I Want a Lifetime with You novel Chapter 180

Su Shaoqing was surprised to hear what Shi Nuan said. “Then you are really…”

“What?” Shi Nuan looked up at him. Su Shaoqing’s eyes sparkled for a moment as he broke out into a smile. “Nothing much, I just feel that you are really thoughtful!”

Shi Nuan laughed. “I just don’t want to burden him. All these will just become an unnecessary distraction for him.”

Shi Nuan knew her family very well. If they knew about their relationship, they would certainly try to take advantage of it. It would put Fu Chengyan in a difficult spot and their relationship would lose its simplicity. She wasn’t keen to let that happen.

Su Shaoqing shrugged his shoulders and didn’t continue with that topic. “Where would you like to eat?” Since Fu Chengyan was not around, he was now responsible for taking care of her. If Fu Chengyan found out that they left her hungry, it would be very difficult for him and Li Heng to explain themselves. There was nothing he could do about it. Both of them always deferred to Fu Chengyan due to what happened in the past.

Shi Nuan didn’t know what Su Shaoqing had in mind. She wondered what was so important that the Fu clan had called Fu Chengyan back so urgently. She was worried that it could be something serious. As Fu Chengyan’s wife, there was no way she could help shoulder his burden. The only thing she could do was to not be in his way.

“What would you like to eat?”

Su Shaoqing smacked his lips as he recalled, “I can still remember how delicious your cooking was.”

Shi Nuan smiled when she heard his compliment. “Are you asking me to cook? It’s not a problem for me. I’m just worried if that’s acceptable to Li Heng. We do have to take his opinion into account!”

“I’m fine with anything!” Li Heng’s voice suddenly surrounded the car and gave Shi Nuan a fright.

Shi Nuan looked around in surprise. “How can he hear us?”

Su Shaoqing grinned as he took out a walkie-talkie. “I’m sorry. I think I forgot to turn it off just now.”

Shi Nuan, “…”

Su Shaoqing chuckled. “I hope you don’t mind!”

Shi Nuan eye’s twitched. “No, no I don’t. By the way, what would both of you like to eat?”

“Hotpot? It’s a great choice under this weather. But it’s kind of weird for us to eat together like that!” Su Shaoqing pointed out. Shi Nuan understood what he meant immediately. She smiled in response. “If both of you don’t mind, I can invite two of my friends. I think you might know them!”

“Song Rongrong and Su Yian?” Su Shaoqing remembered them because of Shi Nuan. Or else, it’s not like him to remember anyone that isn’t really related to him.

Shi Nuan nodded. “They are both my best friends and are pretty nice too.”

“It’s settled then!” Su Shaoqing and Li Heng liked the idea so Shi Nuan gave both Song Rongrong and Su Yian a call. The two of them had just finished work. Song Rongrong’s work required her to work everyday while the teahouse that Su Yian ran was open daily.

They readily agreed when Shi Nuan invited them to dinner.

Shi Nuan went to the mall to shop for ingredients with the two men. Once they returned to her home, she went straight into the kitchen and started preparing for dinner.

Li Heng and Su Shaoqing sat in the living room and chatted. When they started talking about Shi Nuan, they paused for a moment. “It looks like Fu Chengyan is serious this time?”

“That’s what I said!” Su Shaoqing had met Shi Nuan before Li Heng did. Hence, he had a better understanding of what was going on. “It’s just that I’m a little worried!”

“What are you worried about?” Li Heng raised his eyebrow. “Worried if the other woman returned?”

Su Shaoqing nodded. “You were there when it happened and saw for yourself how serious the incident was. Ever since then, Fu Chengyan’s disposition became more gloomy.” Su Shaoqing recalled what had happened then and felt melancholic about it. “Everyone was sure they would be together then!”

Su Shaoqing noticed that Li Heng was looking in the direction of the kitchen when he finished. “What are you thinking about?”

“I think it might not be the case!” Li Heng grinned. “Shi Nuan is different from her. Although Fu Chengyan loved that woman a lot, it probably wasn’t as much as you thought!” Li Heng didn’t think that she would be a threat to Shi Nuan.

Su Shaoqing didn’t agree. “Just wait and see! I just feel that it would become a real issue unless she doesn’t come back at all. Or else Chengyan might…I’m just not optimistic about it. However, I do feel Shi Nuan is an amazing person and they do complement each other very well. Ever since they got together, Chengyan’s disposition improved a lot.”

Su Shaoqing had a good opinion of Shi Nuan, probably because he had met her a few times already. Ever since she got together with Fu Chengyan, she did not seem to have any other motive.

“Oh? Just leave them there. I’ll do it myself!”

“Please don’t treat me like a stranger. You should treat me the same way as you treat Shaoqing.”

Shi Nuan felt that Li Heng was actually someone that was quite affable. She wondered if she had misunderstood him previously and had the impression that he was not approachable.

The fact was that Shi Nuan’s first impression was correct. Li Heng was indeed hard to get along with. What she didn’t know was that he was seldom friendly with any other women. After so many years, the only person he was nice to was Pei Huan. The reason he was being friendly to Shi Nuan now was so that he could find out more about her background.

When Song Rongrong and Su Yian were stunned when they saw Su Shaoqing opened the door. It was Song Rongrong that was the first to recover her senses. “Oh, didn’t Nuan invite us for dinner? Are you here to join the party too?”

Su Shaoqing squinted his eyes. “It seems that you don’t welcome me.”

Song Rongrong pouted. “No I didn’t. You are misunderstood.”

“Hello!” Su Yian greeted Su Shaoqing politely before tugging at Song Rongrong’s sleeve. “That’s enough!”

Song Rongrong walked past Su Shaoqing reluctantly as she entered the living room. “Nuan, where are you?”

Shi Nuan was busy in the kitchen when she heard Song Rongrong’s loud voice. She couldn’t help but look at Li Heng awkwardly. Li Heng narrowed his eyes and said, “You should go out and entertain your friends. I’ve got this!”

“Are you sure?” Shi Nuan looked worried but Li Heng nodded. “There’s nothing that I can’t handle.”

Shi Nuan left the kitchen after he had put her mind to ease. When she saw Su Yian holding Song Rongrong’s hands, she motioned them not to be too loud. “I’m here!”

“Nuan, it’s been such a long time since we met and I missed you!” Song Rongrong rushed over excitedly. Shi Nuan was caught by surprise and fell two steps back before she could regain her balance. She was so happy that she wasn’t sure whether to laugh or to cry. “Rongrong, don’t exaggerate! It hasn’t been that long since we saw each other!”

“How dare you didn’t stay in touch for such a long time. You invited us for dinner and yet you brought him too?” Song Rongrong touched her nose as she said it. “Where’s my brother-in-law? Is he in the kitchen?” Song Rongrong rushed into the kitchen and yelled, “Brother-in-law, it’s very nice of you to treat us to dinner today.”