Fang Hong didn’t mind her cold attitude. She curved her lips in a good mood, “Alright, if there’s any problem you can’t solve, you can come to me.”

That expression was as if saying she would definitely have a day when she needed her help. Fang Chuning didn’t say anything and left the study.

The next morning, without her needing to contact him, Tang Jiali came uninvited.

As soon as she came downstairs, she saw Father Fang in the living room, laughing heartily at the young man’s words, praising him for his sweet talk. The atmosphere was so harmonious that they looked even more like father and son than actual father and son.

Noticing Fang Chuning coming down the stairs, Father Fang happily waved at her, “Ningning, come over quickly. Jiajia has been here for a long time, waiting for you.”

Tang Jiali looked up at the person standing on the stairs, his eyes brimming with spring, “Senior~”

The way he addressed her hadn’t changed in five years. He seemed to really like calling her that.

Fang Chuning walked over leisurely and sat on a sofa far from them, picking up a magazine nearby to read.

“Ningning, why are you sitting so far away? Come over here and talk with us.”

Fang Chuning’s expression was lazy, not even lifting her eyelids, “No need, you guys can talk.”

“Jiajia is your fiancé. He came to see you, how can you sit there ignoring him? It’s impolite.” Although Father Fang’s words were reproachful, there wasn’t a hint of blame on his handsome face. He smiled at the young man and said, “She’s just like this. Don’t mind her.”

“I understand, Uncle. Mom says it’s a good thing for women to be busy with their own careers. I’m happy about it, let alone minding it.”

The young man’s considerate and understanding behavior pleased Father Fang. “It’s good that you can think this way. Are you hungry? If the snacks aren’t enough, I’ll have someone bring you more.”

Tang Jiali shook his head with a smile. His eyes turned to Fang Chuning sitting on the other side. Suddenly, he took an exquisite and beautiful gift box from the table and walked over, sticking close to her side. “I brought you a gift, look.”

He opened the gift box, inside was a beautiful blue and gold bracelet.

Fang Chuning glanced at it, “Why are you giving me this kind of thing?”

Tang Jiali wanted to hug her arm and lean on her like before, but Father Fang was watching nearby. He couldn’t make such a frivolous and undignified gesture, so he could only look at her pitifully with puppy eyes, “Don’t you know what day it is today?”

“What?”

“Today is Valentine’s Day.”

So what? He deliberately said it so loudly just to let her father hear and blame her for not fulfilling her responsibilities as a fiancée.

“Ningning……”

“I know, Dad.” Before Father Fang could finish speaking, Fang Chuning had already guessed what he wanted to say, “I’ll accompany him for a walk around.”

As soon as they got in the car, Tang Jiali, who had gotten what he wanted, hugged her arm and wouldn’t let go. His chest ambiguously pressed against half of her body, “It’s all your fault for ignoring me, otherwise you wouldn’t have been scolded by Uncle.”

Fang Chuning impatiently pushed him away, “Sit properly.”

Tang Jiali’s hand tightly gripped her arm, his eyes full of unwillingness, “We haven’t seen each other for two months, don’t you miss me at all?”

“No.”

Even though he had guessed the result, Tang Jiali’s heart still hurt a bit. This person was simply stone-hearted. Five years of companionship hadn’t softened her. “If that’s the case, why did you agree to the engagement……”

Fang Chuning looked at him strangely, “Wasn’t the engagement because you asked your mom to conspire with Fang Hong to scheme against me?”

Indeed it was. He originally thought that even if she didn’t like him, as long as he could be with her, it would be fine. But people become greedier and greedier. He wasn’t satisfied with just having her person, he also wanted her heart.

The car drove to a densely populated, prosperous area. Tang Jiali, in low spirits, leaned against the car window looking outside. The couples on the street were particularly eye-catching. He saw an ordinary-looking girl give a flower to her boyfriend, and they smiled at each other, holding hands sweetly.

Such an ugly woman, this man really has no standards, Tang Jiali felt sour.

He seemed to have forgotten the unpleasantness from earlier and snuggled up to the woman who was working, “Senior, I want flowers. Go buy me flowers~”

What’s wrong with this person?

Fang Chuning took out a black card and gave it to him without even looking up, “If you want something, go buy it yourself.”

“No, I want you to buy it for me.”

Fang Chuning couldn’t stand his pestering and helplessly asked the driver to find the nearest flower shop to buy flowers for him.

The flower shop wasn’t big, but it was decorated with a lot of character. As soon as she entered the shop, she heard a cheerful voice: “Welcome, what kind of flowers do you want…”

The words that were about to be said suddenly stopped. Fang Chuning didn’t pay attention and casually picked a bunch of lilies, “I want these.”

“Sister Ningning?” The clear voice sounded cautious.

The voice sounded a bit familiar. Fang Chuning looked over curiously and found that the other person was an “acquaintance”.

“Sister Ningning, it really is you!” Su Qi was so excited that his face turned red, but his voice became a bit softer.

Fang Chuning didn’t expect to meet him here either. She looked around, “Is this your shop?”

Su Qi nodded shyly, “Mm, it’s been open for two years.”

“Not studying anymore?”

“After graduating from high school, I didn’t continue studying. Anyway, I wasn’t good at it. I have a talent for painting, so I thought about finding a job related to painting when I had free time. I earned some money and opened this flower shop.”

The thoughts of the once young boy have matured a lot. Fang Chuning didn’t ask much else, “Being able to open a flower shop with your own abilities is very impressive.”

Su Qi’s face grew hotter, and the lake of his heart, calm for years, once again rippled with waves, “Did Sister Ningning return to the country yesterday?”

“Mm, how did you know?”

Su Qi smiled shyly, “It was said online. Everyone knows Sister Ningning’s name now.”

She was like a dazzling jewel, no one could take away her brilliance.

It was like that before, and even more so now.

“Qi Qi, who are you talking to?” A woman who looked to be in her twenties walked out from the back room, naturally wrapping her arm around the young man’s waist, puzzled, “Who is she?”

Su Qi’s eyes instinctively looked at Fang Chuning’s reaction. When he realized that she wasn’t paying any attention to him at all, a sense of disappointment welled up in his heart like a tide. He removed the hand from his waist and forced a smile, “She’s the older sister of a friend from before.”

“Oh.”

In the car, Tang Jiali was getting a bit impatient waiting. How long could it take to buy flowers? Could it be that someone in the store was thoughtlessly trying to flirt with her?

The more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed. Tang Jiali hurriedly got out of the car. Just as he was about to go over, he saw Fang Chuning returning with a bouquet of flowers. His heart instantly settled, and he eagerly reached out to snatch the flowers, “Senior, you’re so good to me~”

Fang Chuning perfunctorily “mm”ed in response, preparing to get in the car.

Suddenly, her clothes were pulled from behind. Fang Chuning stumbled a step, turning around with furrowed brows, “You……” what are you doing.

Just as she uttered one word, a warmth suddenly filled her arms, and something soft pressed against the corner of her lips.

“Sister Ningning……” Su Qi, who had chased out wanting to explain, happened to see this scene. His footsteps suddenly froze as if rooted to the spot, cruelly shattering his last bit of wishful thinking, his heart aching to the extreme.

Having tasted the sweet flavor, Tang Jiali reluctantly pulled away, his eyes shining brightly as he looked at her, “Senior~”

“Tch” Fang Chuning turned her face to the other side with an displeased expression. Just as she was about to wipe the place where she had been kissed with disgust, her gaze unexpectedly met a pair of eyes as shattered as the setting sun.

That person wore a black baseball cap and a black mask, a pair of beautiful peach blossom eyes filled with tears of disbelief.