Chapter 36 Is He Engaged?

Fu Xing doesn’t dodge it, but just raises his head waiting for the arrival of the broom. Just then, the door opens. Han Siqi comes in quickly and grabs the broom which is about to fall on Fu Xing, shouting, “What are you doing?”

Seeing Han Siqi wearing a brand-new suit, Fu Zhengzheng gets angrier. “I am beating my son. It has nothing to do with outsiders.”

“I am not an outsider. I am his daddy!”

“How can you be his daddy?” Fu Zhengzheng says without thinking about it.

Suddenly, Fu Xing shakes off Han Siqi’s hand and cries again, “I don’t have a daddy! I am a child without daddy!”

Fu Zhengzheng feels her heart is aching, but she doesn’t go to comfort Fu Xing, because she wants him to face the reality.

Han Siqi’s expression is somewhat complicated, and his tone becomes very gentle and sincere, “Xingxing, I am sorry. Daddy really had something urgent to do today. Daddy will never stand you up again. Can you forgive Daddy once?”

“But other children have already thought I was a liar.” Fu Xing bends over the table, crying bitterly.

Han Siqi comes to him and holds his shoulder, saying, “I’m sorry, Daddy apologizes to you again. Fu Xing is not a liar. Daddy is a liar, because Daddy has broken the promise. Daddy will take you to kindergarten in person tomorrow, proving to the children that Fu Xing is not a liar at all, okay?”

“Will you?” Fu Xing finally raises his little face.

Han Siqi nods solemnly. “Even if the heaven will collapse, Daddy will take you to the kindergarten to explain this matter.”

“You promise!” Fu Xing says, in a choked voice.

“Ok!”

“No!” Fu Zhengzheng tries to hold back her tears and reaches out her hand to block Han Siqi’s hand. “Let bygones be bygones. There’s nothing to explain.”

She is extremely sad to see Fu Xing think so much of it. She is afraid that Fu Xing will become too reliant on Han Siqi. Then how will he react when she takes him back to B City one day?

They will face more problems about his daddy. She can’t ask Han Siqi for help or randomly ask some stranger for help, can she?

“But Mommy…” Fu Xing pouts his little mouth again and looks at Han Siqi with a grievance.

“It’s OK. Daddy will accompany you tomorrow.”

As Fu Zhengzheng is about to say something, her mobile phone rings. It’s from a stranger.

After getting through, she hears a man saying impolitely, “Why haven’t you come yet?”

It is the man who will change clothes with her!

Looking at the clock on the wall, Fu Zhengzheng realizes that more than an hour has passed since the appointed time. She immediately apologizes, “Sorry, I have something urgent to do. How about we meet another day?”

“At six o’clock tomorrow evening, at the same place. Hurry to bring the clothes to me. My mother’s birthday is coming.” After saying that, Ji Muxian hangs up the phone.

It is a commanding tone! Fu Zhengzheng, who is in high dudgeon, gets more furious.

They order takeout tonight. The three persons all seem to be in a bad mood, so they just eat in silence.

It is almost nine o’clock. Fu Zhengzheng helps Fu Xing with a shower, and then Fu Xing climbs onto the bed and falls asleep soon.

She is sad to see her son get tired after crying.

Someone gently knocks at the door. Fu Zhengzheng goes to open the door and finds that it is Han Siqi standing outside.

“Has Xingxing fallen asleep?”

“Yes.” Fu Zhengzheng nods, but she stops Han Siqi from coming in. “It’s late now, and I need to rest too.”

“Are you also unhappy about what happened today?” Han Siqi looks at Fu Zhengzheng and asks her while preventing the door from closing.

Fu Zhengzheng curves her lips and says softly, “I’m not unhappy about anything.”

“That’s good.” Han Siqi doesn’t say anything more, and turns to go back to his room.

But Fu Zhengzheng stops him by saying, “Did Mr. Li call you?”

Neither Min Zhongxu nor she was able to contact him. Could Li Xiaomeng?

Han Siqi’s answer dispels her doubts, “I called her. I called you too but you didn’t answer it.”

He can even remember Li Xiaomeng’s eleven-digit mobile phone number. Fu Zhengzheng’s jealousy makes her ignore the fact that Han Siqi also called her.

“Well,” Fu Zhengzheng says after hesitating for a while, “Can you not go to kindergarten tomorrow to prove to other children that Fu Xing is not a liar?”

“Why?”

“I am afraid it will damage your reputation.”

“Tell the truth.”

Fu Zhengzheng pauses before saying, “I don’t want Fu Xing to rely too much on you. Anyway, he is just my child.”

“Do you want to leave here again?”

“At least after I finish this month’s work as a maid.”

“You can’t leave with Fu Xing without my permission.”

What a hegemonic tone! Why?

Fu Zhengzheng doesn’t want to argue with him and turns back to her room.

She really wants to ask Han Siqi where he has been, but she knows that she shouldn’t ask. She can only secretly investigate it at most.

Thinking of Yang Tao, she immediately picks up her small cellphone and turns it on, finding there is indeed a message from Yang Tao, “Qiao Keren returned to B City this morning, and Han Siqi picked her up in person.”

It turns out that he went to pick up a beautiful woman. No wonder he dressed so well today!

Fu Zhengzheng is very upset. She deletes the message and then puts the phone back.

He has got an innocent Li Xiaomeng, and then there is a beautiful Qiao Keren. He is really lucky, surrounded by beautiful women everywhere he goes.

He can even recite the phone number of Li Xiaomeng. What is his attitude toward Qiao Keren, who takes the initiative to pursue him?

He even wants to hook the one that hasn’t been hooked. He will certainly not refuse such a woman who actively comes to him!

Fu Zhengzheng smiles bitterly. What do these have to do with her? In a month, she will leave B City together with Fu Xing, and won’t be related to Han Siqi anymore.

*

In Weihan Building Restaurant.

Fu Zhengzheng and Xu Yan are eating at the table by the window.

“Zhengzheng, do you have time in the evening?”

“I will be looking after Fu Xing.” Fu Zhengzheng gazes at a nearby empty seat absent-mindedly.

“Would you like to take Fu Xing to the Glamour Restaurant with me for dinner at night? I had a blind date with a man recently. That man asked me to have dinner at the Glamour Restaurant tonight. Are you listening to me, Zhengzheng?”

Fu Zhengzheng takes back her eyes, finding that Xu Yan is blushing. She says smilingly, “It may be improper for us to join your date.”

“I need your advice. Zhengzheng, sweet Zhengzheng, please come with me.” Xu Yan looks pitiful.

“I am not feeling well today. I am afraid I can’t come with you.”

“I thought you were going to say your period was coming again.” Xu Yan laughs. Then she suddenly thinks of something, looking at Fu Zhengzheng seriously. “Zhengzheng, are you unhappy about Mr. Han’s engagement?”

Fu Zhengzheng’s hand shakes, and then she looks at Xu Yan incredulously, asking, “Engagement? Who is he engaged to?”

“My goodness! Don’t tell me you don’t know about such a big event! The news has spread all over the company today!” Realizing that her voice is a little loud, Xu Yan quickly covers her mouth in panic. After making sure that no one is watching her, she repeats in a low voice, “It is said that Mr. Han will be engaged to Qiao Keren.”

Fu Zhengzheng’s face suddenly pales. Qiao Keren is Han Siqi’s fiancée! She only knows that he went to pick up Qiao Keren yesterday, but doesn’t know she is his fiancée!

Xu Yan quickly sits down beside Fu Zhengzheng, holds her hand and says in a worried tone, “Zhengzheng, am I guessing right? Do you really love Mr. Han? Have you forgotten what I told you before?”

Fu Zhengzheng shakes her head slightly and manages a faint smile. “How can I? I am just not feeling well.”

“That’s good. I’m relieved now.” Xu Yan sighs with relief, and then she signs again. “Actually, it is not always lucky to born in a wealthy family, because they can’t even decide their marriage. It is really a pity to become a victim of family interests.”

“Marriage of convenience?”

“You know, Qiao Keren has always loved Mr. Han. I heard that Mayor Qiao has helped Weihan a lot in order to fulfill his daughter’s wish. But I didn’t expect that Mr. Han would agree with the marriage. How can Qiao Keren match Mr. Han with such a low IQ?”

“Where did you hear about that?”

“When I came to the company, everyone was talking about it. Of course you don’t know since you were staying in Mr. Han’s office.”

Fu Zhengzheng no longer has an appetite to eat. She pretends to have a stomachache and goes back to the office first.

On her way back, she feels her steps are heavy and her head is spinning. Although she always warns herself to adjust her state of mind, she just can’t control herself, which makes her very angry.

Just as she opens the door of the office, she hears Han Siqi’s depressed voice, “The Glamour Restaurant.”

She thought he had gone out for a meal, but she didn’t expect that he hadn’t eaten yet.

Instead of coming in, Fu Zhengzheng just stands at the door.

Having noticed Fu Zhengzheng, Han Siqi says “ok” to the phone, and then hangs up the phone and gets up.

Fu Zhengzheng doesn’t look at him, and she just sits down in her seat.

When Han Siqi passes by her, he asks, “Are you sick?”

“No.”

“Why do you look so pale?”

“Maybe I didn’t sleep well last night.”

“Why didn’t you sleep well?”

Fu Zhengzheng gets a little impatient. “Can I not report to you what happens beyond the eight working hours?”

Han Siqi is a little shocked, probably because he didn’t expect that such a greeting would annoy her. He is about to leave, but then turns around and says to her, “I’ve been invited to dinner this evening. You pick up Fu Xing and cook something delicious for him to eat.”

Fu Zhengzheng doesn’t raise her head, but secretly curls her lips.

Fu Xing is her son!

Han Siqi leaves the office without saying anything more.

He must have been on the phone with Qiao Keren. He was so gentle!

He must be having dinner with Qiao Keren this evening!

Qiao Keren…Qiao Keren…

Fu Zhengzheng rests her chin in one hand and taps on the desktop with the other hand. She doesn’t notice that it is time to get off work until her cellphone rings. She should stare at the computer in a daze for the whole afternoon!

The cellphone is still ringing. When she sees it is from Ji Muxian, she remembers the appointment with him.

“What’s the rush?” After hanging up the phone, Fu Zhengzheng picks up the bag and goes out.

Waking into the lane, she sees that Ji Muxian is standing under a tree waiting with a bag.

Fu Zhengzheng doesn’t say anything. She gives him the bag, and takes her own bag, and then turns around to leave.

“Wait a minute.” Ji Muxian suddenly says.