Volume One, Chapter 18: One Rotten Cucumber

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Fu Jingchuan listened to Fu Yunzhen’s words, mistakenly believing he had been approved, and wore a smug expression. “Uncle likes to play? I can lend you my girlfriend to play with… ah!”

Qiao Nian’an heard Fu Jingchuan’s vulgar words and deeply regretted not smashing his head with a wine bottle earlier.

Just as she thought this, someone did just that.

Fu Yunzhen grabbed Fu Jingchuan by the collar with one hand and immediately punched him.

Fu Jingchuan fell to the ground with a thud.

Fu Yunzhen leisurely rolled his fist, sneering, “Play my ass!”

Seeing this, everyone lowered their heads and avoided eye contact with Fu Yunzhen, fearing they might invite trouble.

How could Fu Jingchuan’s uncle act like a raging maniac?

And cursing just like Qiao Nian’an did earlier.

Fu Yunzhen reached out, grabbed Qiao Nian’an’s wrist, and before she could react, pulled her away.

“Hey!”

Qiao Nian’an felt the man’s anger as he dragged her unsteadily along, his grip on her wrist tight and impossible to break free.

Everyone in the private room was stunned.

“Didn’t Young Master Fu call Fu Yunzhen ‘uncle’? He just took his nephew’s fiancée away?”

“Is he here to snatch his nephew’s fiancée? That’s intense!”

Fu Yunzhen took Qiao Nian’an to the stairs, pressing her firmly against the wall, never loosening his grasp.

Qiao Nian’an sensed danger and pulled away. “Let go of me, your grip hurts…”

She had come on business, and now her work was unfinished because he dragged her out.

At her words, Fu Yunzhen slightly loosened his grip but didn’t let go; instead, he intertwined his long fingers with hers.

His hoarse voice whispered near her ear, “Did he touch you anywhere?”

Thinking of Fu Jingchuan’s disgusting side, Fu Yunzhen hated himself for not arriving sooner to take her away.

“If I hadn’t come in time, would you have kissed him? When did you break up with him?”

His wasn’t a question but a statement.

Qiao Nian’an found him irritating, pulled his body down a little, and then kicked him upward.

Fu Yunzhen frowned instantly but didn’t get angry. Instead, he looked at her angry little face with amusement.

“Baby, you really dare to kick me. If you get hurt, how will I feed you?”

Qiao Nian’an frowned at his mischievous handsome face. “Why did you pull me away just now? Aren’t you afraid of misunderstandings?”

If this got back to his mother, would she even survive?

“What’s there to misunderstand?” Fu Yunzhen raised an eyebrow. “Our relationship was never meant to be public; every time we met, it was secretive… like an affair.”

Qiao Nian’an retorted sharply, “Who’s having an affair with you? We broke up six years ago!”

No matter how much Qiao Nian’an distanced herself, Fu Yunzhen always said one thing,

“I never agreed to break up. What kind of breakup is that?”

Qiao Nian’an was so annoyed she felt short of breath. “If it’s a breakup, then it is. You don’t need to agree to it. Besides, you said our relationship wasn’t suitable to be public.”

Out of respect for his pride, she never publicly acknowledged their relationship.

“A relationship that’s not public is considered as if it never happened.”

In university, they were a secret couple; only a few knew, and those who did kept quiet.

If they didn’t admit it, who would know they had dated?

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But it was that big mouth who called her his girlfriend at a reunion.

Not sure how many people heard that.

But it was all in the past now, nothing serious.

Who hasn’t had a youthful romance?

Fu Yunzhen was so frustrated by her attitude he almost lost his breath and coldly asked, “So, during those two years, you just wanted to sleep with me for free?”

Wasn’t the secrecy all because of her concerns?

Wasn’t it because she refused?

He suffered so much in their secret relationship.

How much he wished others would discover they were in love!

Qiao Nian’an frowned, what free sleeping? She was also with him, thank you very much.

“I don’t care. You said we broke up; if we weren’t a real couple, why break up? So what we had was real!”

Fu Yunzhen was eager to find an escape route.

But Qiao Nian’an refused to take the bait.

She ignored him.

Fu Yunzhen looked at her, then tore open his shirt, somehow pulled out a bottle of red wine, and poured it over himself.

“Get paid for a dry kiss, huh? Are you that short on money? Then come on, kiss me dry, I’ll pay you. Kissing anyone is the same, so why not kiss your ex-boyfriend…”

He truly couldn’t understand why she chose Fu Jingchuan, a useless good-for-nothing.

Why not choose him?

He was wealthy and generous; she had been with him before and knew what he was like.

The wine trickled down his chest muscles, flowing to his abdomen and into his pants.

He leaned closer, nearly pressing against her. The tension in his chest and abs made her ears flush red.

“Kiss me. I’ve got abs, pecs, dimples, and a V-line…”

Qiao Nian’an frowned and snapped, “Fu Yunzhen, I think you’re the one who really needs to see a neurologist!”

Unexpectedly, Fu Yunzhen said, “Then sit on my lap.”

“…”

Qiao Nian’an turned her face away, not wanting to engage. But the next second, his large hand pinched her chin, forcing her to look into his deep eyes.

Even so, she avoided eye contact, lowering her gaze.

Fu Yunzhen tightened his grip, making her reluctantly raise her angry eyes.

His tone was domineering. “If you don’t want to kiss me, then break off your engagement with that ‘fiancé’ of yours!”

His possessiveness was suffocating.

It reminded her of back then when she clung to him like this; he must have felt suffocated too.

Now, the tides had turned.

Qiao Nian’an was clear-headed. She looked at him and said each word carefully, “Fu Yunzhen, who am I to you? What right do you have to judge who I want to marry?”

“Is it because the future head of the Fu family is too proud or has some secret that he can’t satisfy his needs with other women, so he has to cling to his nephew’s fiancée?”

To escape his grasp, she had to disgust herself.

Even if she remained alone forever, she would never marry a playboy like Fu Jingchuan who changed women like clothes.

Besides, she had a daughter and would never risk remarrying.

“Oh?”

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Fu Yunzhen smiled instead of getting angry. He leaned close to her ear and whispered, “Don’t you think it’s even more thrilling for an uncle to snatch his nephew’s fiancée?”

“You like secret relationships, right? Then let’s continue… let’s make it more exciting.”

Fu Yunzhen gave off the air that as long as he lacked morals and decency, he could enjoy life freely without being restrained by anyone.

What nephew’s fiancée nonsense?

She was his woman all along; she just left him, and now he was taking her back!

Moreover, he wanted a title, a name—he wanted her to publicly acknowledge their relationship herself.

Qiao Nian’an saw the possessiveness on his face and shuddered. “You really are a gentlemanly scoundrel!”

He clearly had a cold, ascetic face, but no one knew how he indulged himself in private.

Aside from his overwhelming possessiveness, in that department, he could send her to heaven or make her beg on her knees…

Fu Yunzhen was secretly pleased hearing her words. He approached her, cupping her small face in his large hand, staring at her.

“Nian Nian, let’s get back together! I miss you…”

Qiao Nian’an found it utterly ridiculous. She had just insulted him, yet he was happy?

Like he enjoyed being scolded by her.

Her mind still remembered what his mother had said. She resolutely pushed him away.

Coldly, she said, “Sorry, for now, in terms of relationship, I still have to call your nephew… uncle?”

There was no better excuse at the moment.

Besides, finding someone else might not make Fu Yunzhen give up.

Perhaps Fu Jingchuan was a useful pawn?

As long as Fu Yunzhen stopped pestering her, she could live a peaceful life.

Right now, she only wanted to redefine her relationship with Fu Yunzhen as boss and subordinate.

After all, she really had no better job now, just working under him to earn money and repay debts.

Nine hundred million yuan… six years of repayment, just the interest alone made her want to vomit blood.

The moment she mentioned Fu Jingchuan’s name, his expression darkened.

“Nian Nian, do you want Fu Jingchuan to die sooner?”

How could she keep bringing up that worthless man in front of him again and again!

For a rotten nobody like Fu Jingchuan to covet his wife?

Qiao Nian’an looked at his serious handsome face and knew he would say that.

Actually, Fu Yunzhen was a brute.

When she was bullied at school, he would beat the bullies until they were barely alive.

And now, he didn’t even bother pretending.

Anyone who came near her was beaten up.

Fu Jingchuan was the perfect example just now.

She knew that with Fu Yunzhen’s current status and power, there were countless ways to deal with someone.

“Whether he lives or dies has nothing to do with me,” Qiao Nian’an said. “Is it worth it for you to sacrifice yourself for such a worthless man? You just got back into the Fu family and achieved what you have now. You should cherish it.”

Upon hearing this, Fu Yunzhen’s expression instantly brightened. “I knew you didn’t think highly of him.”

“But I guess after tasting me, you wouldn’t settle for a rotten nobody like Fu Jingchuan.”