Substitute Bride to the Crippled Billionaire
Chapter 68: Mysterious Object

Chapter 68: Chapter 68: Mysterious Object

"You!" Shen Lin’an pointed at Lianyi, unable to contain his anger, "You’re simply unreasonable!"

"And you are reasonable? Thinking about students in front of the teacher, you’re the one who’s unreasonable!"

"....."

Shen Lin’an had never met a woman like Lianyi before, unable to argue with her or scold her, and angrily walked away.

Seeing Shen Lin’an so aggrieved for the first time, Su Qingnuan laughed and gave a thumbs up.

"Lianyi! You’re amazing!"

Lianyi brushed the stray hairs from her bangs and smiled modestly, "You’re too kind. Men like him who are persistent can’t be treated kindly; the more polite you are, the more presumptuous he gets!"

Gu Xiaoxiao nodded in agreement.

Since then, Shen Lin’an hadn’t had a chance to get close to Su Qingnuan.

Whenever he got near Su Qingnuan, Lianyi would rush over.

Seeing Lianyi, Shen Lin’an’s face would change drastically, and he’d quickly walk away.

Because of Lianyi’s presence, the area around Su Qingnuan became much quieter.

As the competition time approached, Su Qingnuan faced more and more challenges, continuously deepening her explorations, expanding the range of problems she tackled more broadly.

She also spent more and more time in Fu Yihan’s room.

One day, Su Qingnuan was working on the problems Fu Yihan left for her, while Fu Yihan stared at his computer, working on his own tasks.

The door suddenly opened.

Both looked up at the same time.

"Yo? Still not asleep?" Old Master Fu poked his head in, smiling as he looked at the two, "I heard you two have been sleeping late these days, so I brought you some fruit."

"..." Fu Yihan closed his computer expressionlessly, "Seems like our servants are about to lose their jobs if even the old master needs to personally deliver fruit."

"Hey!" The old master walked in leisurely, smiling, "I just thought I hadn’t seen you in days, leaving early and returning late, so I came to check on you."

Fu Yihan raised an eyebrow, "You’ve seen us now, so the old master can leave, right?"

"..."

Facing such a cold-hearted grandson, the old master sighed softly, placed the fruit plate on the table, and turned to leave.

As the door closed, it was opened again.

"Yuerou, come out, I have something to tell you."

Su Qingnuan was taken aback, looking at Fu Yihan.

Fu Yihan frowned slightly, "What do you want now?"

"Important business!"

Retracting his gaze, Fu Yihan’s cold voice came, "Go ahead."

It was only then that Su Qingnuan got up and followed her grandfather out.

"Grandpa, what is it?" Su Qingnuan asked curiously.

The old master mysteriously took something out and placed it in Su Qingnuan’s hand.

"This is something grandpa asked someone to get. I heard from the He family that it’s very effective, remember to keep it with you."

Su Qingnuan spread her hand to find it was a sachet.

"Okay, grandpa." Su Qingnuan obediently nodded.

"Good girl, alright, you can go back to what you were doing."

The old master left contentedly.

Su Qingnuan returned to the room with the sachet.

"What did he say to you?" Fu Yihan asked coldly without lifting his head.

Spreading open the sachet in her hand, Su Qingnuan smiled, "Nothing much, just gave me this, said it was specially requested for me."

"Requested for you?" Fu Yihan took the sachet and examined it carefully.

Su Qingnuan sat down and continued with her problems.

A rustling sound suddenly came from the side, prompting Su Qingnuan to look up.

She saw that Fu Yihan had already taken apart the sachet, revealing a yellow piece of paper.

Unfolding the paper, the red words "May you have a son soon" clearly came into view.

"You say this is what he got for you?" Fu Yihan smirked coldly, looking straight at her.

Su Qingnuan didn’t dare take a breath, and nodded cautiously.

"Ha!"

With a swift tear, Fu Yihan ripped the charm paper and threw the remaining sachet back to Su Qingnuan, "Keep it."

"...Alright."

On the first day of the new moon, there was a sachet hanging on Su Qingnuan’s backpack, looking quite out of place.

"What era is this, still carrying around that thing, aren’t you afraid of embarrassing yourself!" Fu Yixing mocked.

"Snap—"

A crisp sound cut off Fu Yixing’s words.

All eyes turned to Old Master Fu.

The old master coldly glared at Fu Yixing, looking displeased.

Seeing this, Yun Meifeng quickly served the old master some food, smiling, "I think it looks nice. Although it’s not used much these days, this sachet is part of our traditional craftsmanship, it’s delicate! Right, Yuerou?"

Su Qingnuan nodded repeatedly, smiling, "I like it, I’ll carry it with me from now on."

The old man’s expression eased slightly and he picked up his chopsticks to continue eating.

After this little incident, Fu Yixing dared not mock Su Qingnuan’s sachet again.

However, Gu Xiaoxiao became intrigued by the sachet and kept asking where it was bought,

Su Qingnuan could only smile wryly in response.

After telling Gu Xiaoxiao how she got the sachet, the latter was also left speechless.

"I didn’t expect your old master to still believe in this stuff?" Gu Xiaoxiao laughed, "My grandfather doesn’t believe in it anymore."

"Elders often enjoy these mystical things," Lianyi teased, "as long as it makes them happy."

"That’s true."

Gu Xiaoxiao and Lianyi grew more and more compatible, even secretly adding each other as friends behind Su Qingnuan’s back, connecting privately.

Originally, Su Qingnuan sat in the middle position, but now Lianyi sat in the middle.

Lianyi and Su Qingnuan walked in and out together, which greatly displeased Fu Yixing.

"Forget Su Yuerou, but what’s with this person? Hanging around our house all the time?" Fu Yixing furiously banged on the table photo, eyes full of anger and contempt.

Yun Meifeng helplessly patted Fu Yixing’s shoulder, "Have a glass of water, calm down."

"I can’t calm down!" Fu Yixing snapped, "You see it too, now the whole Fu family is watching those two, if they really have a child, our lives will be even harder."

"Who told you they could have a child?" Yun Meifeng laughed helplessly, "My child, you’re oversimplifying this."

"Simplifying? Mom! Look how the old man is fixated on Su Yuerou, where is our chance?" He gripped Yun Meifeng’s hand, looking flustered.

"There is one." Yun Meifeng patted Fu Yixing’s hand, smiling gently, "Having a child is a matter between two people; if Fu Yihan can’t die, then if the other person does, the child can’t be born, right?"

"...What do you mean?"

Yun Meifeng smiled without answering.

Fu Yixing understood, and the previous restlessness and anxiety in his heart settled instantly.

...

"Young Mistress, shall I take you?" Aqi followed behind, saying reluctantly.

"No need!" Su Qingnuan smiled, pulling Lianyi over, "I’m with Lianyi, and that place is crowded, you won’t be able to drive the car in."

"Are you sure?" Aqi confirmed again.

Su Qingnuan nodded, winding her arm around Lianyi as they walked forward.

"Why didn’t you let him drive you?" Lianyi asked.