He feared that she would be threatened and encounter danger.
However, he never explicitly told Tang Xi about these concerns.
Fu Tingzhou was a person with deep emotional restraint; only deep in his heart would he confront his feelings for Tang Xi.
He rarely told Tang Xi he liked her, or that he loved her.
But Fu Tingzhou knew that keeping Tang Xi by his side was not merely a matter of possessiveness.
It was only in the dead of night that he could face his true feelings.
Fu Tingzhou, with one hand, shielded Tang Xi behind him, his gaze cold as he looked at Xu Yunjie, who was flushed with rage. He let out an indifferent snort, "I said it was an accident, and as soon as I find that bodyguard, I’ll immediately hand him over to you."
"A bodyguard raised by the Fu Family since childhood, trained for over a decade. Only obeys commands from you and Old Master Fu. Now that the Fu Family is yours, that bodyguard crashed his car and injured my son, and you tell me this is an accident? Fu Tingzhou, even if it means life and death struggle between our families, I will make you pay for this!"
Fu Tingzhou, from childhood to adulthood, received no shortage of threats and curses.
He never took them to heart, and in this moment, Fu Tingzhou is just indifferently snorting without a flicker of emotion on his face, disdainful and cold.
He was born proud and noble, fearing no threats.
"Fine, Xu Yunjie, I’ll wait for you." His dark eyes narrowed, and even in a hospital gown, his aura was immense.
Xu Yunjie looked towards the woman behind Fu Tingzhou, his eyes narrowing slightly, "Are you Tang Xi?"
"So you are Tang Xi!" He was astonished and angry; recently, he incessantly heard the name Tang Xi from his son’s lips.
Because of this woman of ordinary status, his son was willing to leave the Xu Family, to resign, and even considered giving up his career. Xu Yunjie cut off his son’s credit cards, cut off all of Xu Yiran’s financial resources, yet Xu Yiran still refused to look back.
Now, seeing Fu Tingzhou and Tang Xi together, Xu Yunjie was convinced that this woman was colluding with Fu Tingzhou to harm Xu Yiran.
At this moment, as a father, he had lost all reason, "I won’t let you go! Tang Xi, for you, my son was willing to give up everything of the Xu Family, his job, and what did he get? A coma! I should have dealt with you from the start."
Tang Xi’s heart trembled.
She recalled the time Xu Yiran always stayed by her side.
She regarded him as a brother, a friend.
He took meticulous care of her.
Accompanied her to prenatal appointments, treated her throat.
In face of any difficulty, Xu Yiran chose to stand by her side.
Tang Xi looked at the man lying in the ICU, his figure gaunt and unconscious, and Xu Yiran had become .
The woman’s voice was hoarse, filled with guilt and self-reproach, "I’m sorry, it’s my fault."
"Fu Tingzhou, you and this woman, I will make sure you pay the price sooner or later!"
At this moment, Fu Tingzhou, unlike his previous disregard of Xu Yunjie’s threats, had ripples cross his face. The muscles at the corner of his mouth twitched and his eyes narrowed dangerously—a threat to invulnerable Fu Tingzhou, which he could ignore due to Xu Yunjie’s unhinged wrath over his son’s injury.
But now, Xu Yunjie’s words had provoked him.
"Xu Yunjie, do you really think if I hadn’t held back, the Xu Family would even be able to cling to life as it is? To spare the Xu Family was simply my mercy," he said.
Just then, a commanding elderly voice came through. Shu Chong’an, leaning on a cane, moved with heavy but imposing steps. He squinted his eyes slightly, his cane thumping down as he gave a cold snort looking at Fu Tingzhou, "Fu Tingzhou, you sure have a big mouth."
Su Mengshu’s lips curled into a gentle smile, "Grandfather, uncle, this is Tang Xi... my, nominal, little sister."
She still pu on the demeanor of a gentle big sister.
That facade disgusted Tang Xi as she looked at Su Mengshu.
She really wanted to tear apart Su Mengshu’s hypocritical mask, staring at her, then shifting her gaze to the two persons next to Su Mengshu: the elderly patriarch from the Shu Family.
Beside him, Tang Xi had also seen him in the hospital.
That was Shu Rongjun, the eldest son of the Shu Family.
At this moment, these distinguished and prestigious figures of North City had all appeared here.
In the cramped hospital corridor.
The air was heavy and pungent with the smell of disinfectant.
Tang Xi never expected Su Mengshu to suddenly turn into the beloved daughter of the Shu Family.