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Chapter 39: Chapter 39 Good News
Fu Yihan looked at Gong Qi.
Gong Qi nodded knowingly and took out his phone.
Hearing the beeping sound from the phone, Su Qingnuan froze for a moment, but quickly snapped back to reality.
Are they really going to question her directly over the phone?
"Hello?"
A clear female voice rang out, and Gong Qi’s lips curled into a smile: "Miss Jiang, long time no see!"
There was a moment of silence on the other end before a voice replied: "Gong Qi, you wouldn’t call unless you had something important. What’s the matter?"
"It’s nothing serious, I just have a few questions for you."
"Questions?" The woman sneered, "Don’t pull that trick on me. Did Fu Yihan ask you to call me?"
Gong Qi paused briefly and looked at Fu Yihan.
Fu Yihan’s gaze fell on Su Qingnuan, clearly waiting for her response.
Su Qingnuan frowned and whispered, "It seems like it."
It seemed like it, but Su Qingnuan wasn’t fully certain if it was really her.
Fu Yihan nodded at Gong Qi.
Gong Qi’s smile remained unchanged as he continued, "That’s right! Yihan asked me to ask you—was it fun?"
"Hmph! Fun? Of course, it was fun." Miss Jiang sneered, "No need for your investigations everywhere. Yes, it was me."
Gong Qi raised an eyebrow slightly and gave Fu Yihan a meaningful look.
"Miss Jiang is so straightforward?"
"I know you’ve detained Wu Feng. Release him." Miss Jiang demanded casually from the other end.
Gong Qi chuckled lightly but didn’t respond, instead handing the phone to Fu Yihan.
Fu Yihan took the phone, his voice still icy cold.
"Terms."
There was a pause, a long silence, before Miss Jiang’s voice came through again.
"Fu Yihan, what do you want?"
"Heh." A cold laugh, and Fu Yihan hung up the phone.
"Just hung up like that?" Qin Chuan raised an eyebrow and teased, "Not going to say anything more?"
Fu Yihan glanced at him with a frosty expression, "What would you like me to say?"
"I thought Miss Jiang would show off her previous skills, cling on and nag until you release him!" Qin Chuan said gleefully.
Gong Qi nudged his elbow, gently whispering, "Didn’t you see she didn’t even finish before he hung up?"
Just as the words fell, the phone in Fu Yihan’s hand rang again.
Fu Yihan glanced at it and tossed the phone to Gong Qi.
Gong Qi deftly caught the phone and sighed helplessly, "Don’t take your anger out on my phone—it’s innocent."
Fu Yihan gave him a look, then turned away: "Handle it. Have them give an explanation on her end."
"Hey, hey!" Watching Fu Yihan’s retreating figure, Gong Qi chuckled, "This doesn’t seem like your typical style!"
Fu Yihan walked away, but whether he heard this or not was unclear.
Gong Qi smiled bitterly as he looked at the phone, still vibrating non-stop, and sighed silently.
Seeing this, Su Qingnuan quickly followed Fu Yihan.
Hearing the sound of footsteps, Fu Yihan stopped.
Su Qingnuan walked up naturally, pushing Fu Yihan as they continued heading outside.
"Are we leaving now?" Su Qingnuan asked softly.
"To the courtyard outside."
Su Qingnuan nodded and continued pushing him outside.
Outside the small building, there was a not-too-large courtyard, where Su Qingnuan pushed him to stand on an open patch of ground.
Fu Yihan raised his eyes and looked at the sky.
The cool breeze brushed past, feeling especially refreshing.
"Do you know about the feud between the Jiang family and your Su family?"
Su Qingnuan froze slightly, looking at Fu Yihan in confusion.
Fu Yihan pressed his lips together, his expression still cold, yet tinged with an inexplicable knot of emotion.
"Mr. Fu, if you don’t want to talk about it, there’s no need to force yourself," Su Qingnuan said considerately.
"Force myself?" Fu Yihan’s lips curled into a smile, "No, not at all. I just find it curious that you don’t know about this."
Su Qingnuan frowned, "Not knowing is strange?"
Fu Yihan sneered coldly, "Back then, the Su family and the Jiang family nearly tore each other apart over this. Don’t you think it’s strange you wouldn’t know?"
That was indeed strange...
But Su Qingnuan had never understood the Su family’s business matters since she was young, let alone anything about conflicts like this.
"Back then, between the Su family and Jiang family, the old man chose the Su family. The Jiang family’s hatred toward your Su family must have heightened even further because of that."
Su Qingnuan froze slightly.
"What does that mean?" Su Qingnuan asked in confusion, "Chose the Su family?"
"What else?" Fu Yihan’s gaze held a flicker of amusement, "Why do you think, among so many suitable families, they chose yours?"
She wasn’t chosen; she was forced to accept.
Su Qingnuan lowered her eyes and stared at her fingernails.
"So Mr. Fu is trying to say that if it weren’t the Su family, it would have been the Jiang family, is that right?"
"Haha!" Fu Yihan turned back, his icy eyes fixed quietly on Su Qingnuan, "Not at all. It was always the Su family, never the Jiang family."
He retracted his gaze and looked up at the sky.
"This was predetermined from the start."
Seeing his serious expression, Su Qingnuan’s curiosity grew.
"Why was the Su family the priority?"
Compared to the Su family’s strength, the Jiang family was clearly much stronger, so why was the Su family chosen?
From their earlier conversation, it was clear this Miss Jiang had been set on marrying Fu Yihan, whether or not he had any disabilities.
All considered, the Jiang family should have been the obvious choice.
Fu Yihan turned back and met Su Qingnuan’s confused gaze, a flicker of something unusual flashing in his own eyes.
"What?" Su Qingnuan asked, puzzled by his stare, "Do I have something dirty on my face?"
"No." Fu Yihan looked away, expressionless as his gaze lingered on the distance ahead, "If you want the specifics, just ask your parents yourself."
"....."
The mention of her parents instantly rendered Su Qingnuan silent.
The otherwise fine atmosphere suddenly grew awkward.
Su Qingnuan frowned slightly and averted her gaze elsewhere.
When Gong Qi and the others came out with the group, they saw the two standing there stiffly like statues, unmoving.
"What’s going on here?" Gong Qi chuckled as he approached, breaking the awkwardness from earlier, "Arguing?"
Fu Yihan glanced at him, his brow furrowed, "So nosy."
Seeing this, Gong Qi immediately sobered his expression and spoke seriously, "Miss Jiang’s terms are clear now—ten shops on Yanxi Street."
Fu Yihan nodded, "Fine."
"Then it’ll be settled." Gong Qi clapped his hands with a soft smile, "We’ll return Wu Feng now, and as for you two....."
His gaze darted between the pair, his smile mischievous, "You won’t need us to escort you, right?"
Su Qingnuan looked away awkwardly, lowering her gaze to the ground.
Fu Yihan snorted lightly, his eyes fixed straight ahead: "Let’s go."
As soon as the words fell, he had already turned his wheelchair and was moving forward.
Seeing this, Su Qingnuan hurriedly followed to push him along.
The two got into the car, with Qin Chuan joining them.
"Why are you still here?" Fu Yihan asked impatiently.
Qin Chuan froze, then laughed, "Brother, that’s quite the harsh dismissal! We’re not even at the Fu residence yet!"
"You don’t need to come back with us."
"...So heartless....."
