He's Jealous

One hour later, Ye Shengge walked out of the Civil Affairs Bureau with Fu Yushen. She looked at the red marriage certificate in her hand, deep in thought.

Why did she suddenly get married?

How did she suddenly... have a husband?

Ye Shengge, puzzled, grabbed Fu Yushen's arm, her face full of confusion. "Why did you suddenly agree to get married?"

Fu Yushen glanced at her hand holding onto his arm; his voice sounded low and casual. "When Grandfather suggested getting the marriage certificate just now, didn't you give me a look, implying that I should agree?"

Ye Shengge was utterly speechless. "When did I ask you to agree to the certificate? I meant for you to reject Grandpa's proposal!"

Fu Yushen seemed to realize his mistake and looked regretful. "Oh, I see. I misunderstood what you meant. Will you be mad at me, Shengsheng?"

Ye Shengge: "..."

Why did it sound like he was teasing her a bit? She couldn't quite understand. Was Fu Yushen deliberately messing with her again?

Before going to bed that night, Ye Shengge was unfortunately assigned to Fu Yushen's bedroom by Grandpa Fu. She looked at the only bed in the room, feeling a pang of headache.

Fortunately, Fu Yushen had an urgent video conference to attend, so he went to the study to work. Taking advantage of his absence, Ye Shengge decided to take a shower, primarily to clean the small cuts on her shins caused by glass shards; she hadn't properly tended to the wounds yet.

Entering the bathroom, Ye Shengge turned on the shower. The small wounds on her legs hadn't healed completely and stung when they met water. However, her band-aids weren't waterproof, so she had no choice but to endure it.

The hot water cascaded from above, washing away the fatigue of the day. It wasn't until she finished her shower that Ye Shengge realized she had forgotten to bring a change of clothes with her.

Fortunately, Fu Yushen wasn't present, so she could go out and get them.

Ye Shengge picked up a towel, roughly wrapping it around herself, and opened the glass door of the bathroom.

In the next second, Ye Shengge froze in place, as if she had been acupunctured, maintaining the motion of opening the door without moving.

The man standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window...

When did Fu Yushen come back?

Perhaps she hadn't heard him return because of the noise from the shower.

When Ye Shengge opened the glass door of the bathroom, Fu Yushen heard the movement and instinctively turned his head to look.

Then he saw Ye Shengge, barefoot, with wet, pitch-black hair clinging to the sides of her face, making her fair skin appear even whiter, almost translucent. Wrapped in a loosely draped towel, her delicate collarbone was revealed, and the soft curve of her chest was tantalizingly visible...

The towel barely covered her thighs, exposing her long and fair legs that could capture anyone's attention.

It was incredibly eye-catching.

Seeing this enchanting scene, Fu Yushen, who usually had an indifferent expression, was slightly stunned. Then, his brows lifted ever so slightly.

Ye Shengge suddenly realized what was happening, slammed the bathroom door shut, and retreated inside.

Help, this was so embarrassing!

Ye Shengge wished she could find a hole to hide in!

At this moment, a deep voice of the man came from behind the bathroom door. "Is there anything you need help with?"

Ye Shengge: "..."

Oh, he must have guessed, right?

Guessed that she didn't bring her clothes in.

Ye Shengge swallowed hard; her throat was dry, and she said awkwardly, "Um... could you please pass me my change of clothes? Just leave them by the bed. Thank you!"

Fu Yushen glanced in the direction she had pointed and indeed saw her clothes on a chair by the bed.

There lay her silk nightdress, and her underwear...

He calmly picked them up and handed them to her through the door.

Ye Shengge quickly changed into her clothes and stepped out of the bathroom embarrassingly. Fu Yushen looked unperturbed, as if he hadn't given much thought to what had just happened.

This reduced Ye Shengge's embarrassment somewhat.

While she was showering earlier, Ye Shengge had been thinking about a problem: she and Fu Yushen were really not compatible; their personalities clashed from a young age.

Taking a deep breath, Ye Shengge said slowly, "Fu Yushen, let's get a divorce."

After a moment of silence, Fu Yushen narrowed his eyes slightly and asked, "Are you still in love with that high school classmate of yours?"

Ye Shengge: "???"

What on earth was he talking about?

Her high school classmate?

It took Ye Shengge quite a while to understand. He was referring to the year when she had asked her grandfather to cancel the arranged marriage and claimed she had fallen in love with a male classmate.

Could it be that he was still thinking about something that happened so long ago?

The man's dark eyes were clouded with uncertainty, and his voice turned cold. "Is that why you don't want to marry me?"

Ye Shengge was utterly confused. Did you want to marry me?

Fu Yushen's dark gaze remained fixed on her as he spoke, his tone somber and chilly. "In that case, I'll have a divorce agreement drawn up with a one-year term. We'll divorce after a year."

A year?

Ye Shengge was initially taken aback, but she soon understood. By setting a one-year term in the agreement, Grandpa Fu probably wouldn't strongly oppose it when the time came to divorce.

"Okay."

Once they completed this one-year agreement, she and Fu Yushen could go their separate ways.

Ye Shengge hesitated for a moment and then remembered the awkward situation they were in now. "So, what about tonight...?"

She looked at the only bed in the room. How were they going to sleep?

Fu Yushen glanced at her with a deep gaze and lifted his leg to leave the room. "I'll sleep in the guest room."

With a bang, he closed the door, leaving Ye Shengge alone in the room.

Thinking about the look Fu Yushen gave her when he left, she found it reminiscent of their childhood. It was a little intriguing, and laden with meaning that she couldn't decipher.

Indeed, she and this arch-nemesis of hers couldn't get along peacefully.

It didn't take long for a knock at the door.

Ye Shengge went to open it.

It was the estate's old butler standing outside.

The old butler was dressed in a tailcoat, his face kind and friendly as he handed her a tube of ointment. "Miss Ye, your leg is injured. This ointment is very effective, and it won't leave any scars."

Ye Shengge didn't expect the butler to notice her injured leg. She felt touched. "Thank you!"

The old butler smiled kindly. "Miss Ye, this ointment was prepared by the Young Master for you."

Ye Shengge was taken aback.

The Young Master the butler referred to was naturally Fu Yushen.

Ye Shengge was left speechless. The butler was very straightforward and conveyed exactly what Fu Yushen had said. "The Young Master told me, 'Take the ointment to Ye Shengge and don't tell her it's from me.'"

Ye Shengge: "..."

After he finished speaking, the old butler turned and left, keeping his deeds hidden.

Ye Shengge stared blankly at the ointment in her hand. She couldn't quite describe the feeling in her heart. This... was prepared by Fu Yushen?

Her phone vibrated, and she received a text message from her sister, Ye Shanshan:

[Sister, are you okay right now? Where are you spending the night tonight? Is it at the Fu family's place?]

After reading the message, Ye Shengge couldn't help but sneer inwardly.

Still pretending to be a good girl?

In the past, she had been overly eager for love from her family and had constantly accommodated Ye Shanshan. What had she gained in return? This kind of fate.

Starting from today, she would no longer yield to Ye Shanshan and her family.

She would no longer bow and scrape to the Ye family. She would live for herself!