Chapter 205: Chapter 205
In the video, she looked bright and dazzling, with an expression of leisurely pampering on her face.
Thinking of Su Kexin, who was once in the Su Family, Su Junhui realized she more closely resembled the carefully cultivated daughter of a prominent family.
She handled matters with apparent ease, was flamboyant and radiant, yet always kept within bounds.
Su Junxian and Su Junzhe were also watching that live stream.
Su Junzhe couldn’t understand why his older brother had lately seemed fixated on Fu Bing whenever he had free time.
Surely he hasn’t suddenly fallen for Fu Bing and wants to compete with our third brother for her?
Considering this possibility, Su Junzhe broke out in a cold sweat despite the freezing weather.
He tentatively asked, "Big Brother, why are you suddenly watching Miss Fu and smiling so mysteriously?"
The smile on Su Junxian’s face faded. "It’s nothing. Have all the staff’s pre-New Year activities been arranged?"
"They have been arranged," Su Junzhe replied, feeling a huge weight lift off his chest at the question.
So he was watching Fu Bing’s video because of the annual meeting.
The situation wasn’t as bad as he had imagined.
Still, that unconscious, faintly suggestive smile on his brother’s face gave him pause.
Su Junzhe added, "I think Miss Fu’s company arranged a pretty good annual meeting. We could take some cues from it."
Su Junzhe sneaked a glance at him and said, "Big Brother, is something bothering you? I feel like you’ve been absent-minded these past few days. Did you have a fight with Xi Simiao?"
"We hardly see each other as it is; how could I bear to fight with her?" Su Junxian said softly. "I just suddenly realized Miss Fu is an invaluable business partner. I’m wondering if there might be opportunities for us to collaborate more often."
"Isn’t Junling already in a long-term collaboration with her? Isn’t that enough?" Su Junzhe didn’t understand.
His brother’s reasoning sounded just like that of a scumbag about to cheat.
It seemed he needed to have Su Junling keep a closer eye on Fu Bing, lest their own big brother snatch her away.
Su Junxian was rendered speechless by his questioning and changed the subject. "Has Junling mentioned when he’ll be back?"
"Not yet. I’ll ask him later."
"If he doesn’t want to come home for the New Year, he can just stay in Jiangnan."
"It won’t look good if he doesn’t come back when Grandma is ill."
Su Junxian, however, uncharacteristically said, "Mouths are on other people. Let them say whatever they want."
"Okay. I’ll go and make the arrangements then."
Su Junzhe still felt some hesitation.
He couldn’t shake the feeling that his big brother had changed.
Su Junzhe sent a message to Xi Simiao: "Xi Simiao, did you have a fight with my big brother?"
As soon as he sent the message, Xi Simiao called him.
"What happened with my dream guy? Can’t you ever get straight to the point?" Xi Simiao sounded quite upset.
"I wanted to ask you that! He’s been acting strange these days, always secretly looking at Fu Bing’s photos and videos."
"Damn, my love rival is also my idol. Life’s getting pretty exciting," Xi Simiao remarked with a sigh.
"Can’t you focus on the main point? Your man seems interested in another woman," Su Junzhe said, completely exasperated with her.
He and Xi Simiao had been classmates, originally just ordinary ones.
Later, when Xi Simiao developed an interest in his big brother, their classmate relationship deepened, and he became her stepping stone in her pursuit.
Xi Simiao, however, wasn’t overly concerned. "If he were looking at other women, I might have some doubts, but I trust Sis Bing’s character. Even if Junxian pursued her, she wouldn’t accept."
"You’re certainly confident," he said.
"I’m confident in my Sis Bing," Xi Simiao replied cheerfully. "Alright, I know you’re worried about my relationship with your big brother hitting a snag. I’m at the annual meeting in Yu City right now. After it’s over, I’m planning to visit Elder Jiang to see if I can get someone from the Jiang Family to treat Grandma."
"What’s the current situation with Elder Jiang?"
Since it concerned his grandmother’s illness, Su Junzhe immediately became serious.
"From what I understand, he’s been claiming illness and not seeing patients since winter began. He only sees patients if they come to the Jiang Family residence, and even then, he doesn’t treat many—just three to five a day. Therefore, I’ve given up hope of Elder Jiang personally treating Grandma. It would already be great if Jiang Fu or Jiang Yuan could come, don’t you think?"
"Just do what you can. Our family will handle the rest, so you don’t end up putting in effort without getting due credit."
Xi Simiao might be carefree, but she wasn’t naive. Having navigated the professional world, she understood the importance of discretion and propriety.
"I’ll act according to the situation. At the same time, I also believe that with the two Doctors Li on the case, they will cure Grandma’s illness."
After hanging up, Xi Simiao’s demeanor changed in an instant. She immediately sent Su Junxian a pitiable-looking emoji, along with a line of text:
"Your fiancée is about to go BOO-HOO."
The furrow that had been etched on Su Junxian’s brow finally smoothed out.
As he typed, the corners of his mouth unconsciously turned up.
"Can you come back today?"
"I won’t be able to return until the twenty-eighth of the twelfth lunar month."
"I’ll come to see you tomorrow."
"Grandma is still sick, and you rarely get any rest. Spend more time with her. I’ll be back in Jiangcheng once I’m done here."
Xi Simiao was also a Jiangcheng local.
The Xi Family could be considered middle-class.
They owned their own company and some properties, so they were financially comfortable.
"Book your flight and let me know. I’ll drive to pick you up."
"Absolutely! Thanks in advance, my personal chauffeur."
A smile touched Su Junxian’s eyes as well.
After the annual meeting concluded, Fu Bing officially began her vacation.
Cheng Shuangqing and Yang Ningzheng also returned to their respective homes.
Fu Bing brought the two cats back with her. The little creatures had become quite adept at acting spoiled.
A room in the house had been cleared out specifically for their things and was now stuffed full of their food and supplies.
As Fu Bing played with the cats using a feather wand, she pondered, Should I start a company specializing in pet food?
Human food safety is already an issue; pet food is likely even more unregulated.
The more Fu Bing thought about it, the more feasible it seemed. She said to Xiaomei, "Let’s start a pet food company. Go and find out how much capital we’ll need."
Xiaomei was excited. "Can I be in charge?"
She’d seen pet food companies that kept pets, and she wanted to try her hand at it too.
"Certainly. You can be in charge along with Jian Gui," Fu Bing agreed.
"Okay, okay! I’ll go discuss it with her right away!" Xiaomei responded eagerly.
Xiaomei immediately scurried off.
Seeing Wu Shi was still around, Fu Bing asked, "Do you need to spend the New Year with your family or friends?"
"And you don’t need to go see her?"
It took Wu Shi a good while to recall that he had once told Fu Bing about a woman he deeply loved who had passed away.
Wu Shi’s mouth twitched. "Treat them well while they’re alive. Once they’re gone, you dig them out of your heart."
Fu Bing stopped playing with the feather wand. "I envy your mindset, always able to live so precisely in the present."
"I can’t. I know death means they’re gone for good, and it’s pointless for the living to keep dwelling on it. Yet I can’t let go; I always get so muddled," she admitted.
Wu Shi took the feather wand from her hand. "Let’s go out and buy New Year’s supplies, shall we?"
Fu Bing’s eyes lit up. Since middle school, she hadn’t experienced the joy of shopping for New Year’s supplies with her family.
Back then, her mother’s health was already poor, and she couldn’t leave the house.
"Let’s take Uncle He and Aunt Ning with us," she suggested.
Wu Shi had no objections.
Even though he only wanted to go with her.
He still respected her wishes.