Tang Xi slowly opened her eyes.
Her biological clock was always punctual.
Moreover, with the recent continuous rain, the room was damp and stuffy which also made it hard to sleep well.
She sat up and looked at the man’s clothes scattered on the floor; she raised her hand to rub her temples, she hadn’t been drunk last night and naturally remembered everything clearly.
Remembering the frenzy of last night, Tang Xi’s cheeks flushed.
But, where was Fu Tingzhou?
Why wasn’t he here; did he leave?
She got out of bed, opened the wardrobe to get dressed in two garments, and looked at the floor, men’s shoes and the suit jacket draped over a chair indicated that he hadn’t left.
Walking out of the bedroom, she heard the pitter-patter of water in the bathroom.
Under the frosted glass, the tall silhouette of a man was faintly visible.
The small place she was renting had only one bedroom, with no bathroom inside, and there was a bathroom next to the kitchen which sometimes had hot water, sometimes cold, and that was just the condition she was in, but Tang Xi felt free here.
During the deep indulgence of last night, Tang Xi had thought.
Fu Tingzhou would open his eyes and would sarcastically chastise her coldly, definitely thinking that she was sneaky, had heard about his private itinerary, bribed someone with a price, and then brought him here, and Tang Xi didn’t care, let him think whatever.
Aunt Qin was awake now, as long as she recovers well, after leaving the ICU, she would be fine.
And she and he should find a time for divorce.
He would marry his Su Mengshu.
She would go to her England.
The small living room was damp, Tang Xi raised her head and looked at a leaking corner, beneath which a basin was placed, already filled with rainwater, she told herself that in two more weeks, she could leave this place.
The living room light suddenly went out.
Tang Xi raised her head and sighed, she had forgotten to turn off the light last night, the wiring here couldn’t handle it, running a light day and night, it broke...
While it was still daytime, she needed to replace the lightbulb, otherwise when she returns in the evening, it would be inconvenient in the darkness.
There was a spare bulb in the home drawer.
Tang Xi found two stools and stacked them together.
She climbed up barefoot; the stools were a bit wobbly.
She held her breath, the lightbulb in her mouth clenched away, unscrewed the old lightbulb, and was ready to install the new one.
Fu Tingzhou came out of the bathroom and saw the woman standing on the stools, her body trembling, wobbling, and at that moment, Tang Xi was wearing an ordinary light pink nightgown, standing on tiptoes, revealing fair skin; he frowned, "What are you doing—"
Tang Xi got startled, lost her balance all at once, and fell down from the stool.
The man quickly stepped forward and in the instant before she fell, he grabbed her waist and lifted her horizontally.
With the loss of gravity, Tang Xi’s heartbeat sped up, involuntarily wrapping her arms around his neck to stabilize her body.
Upon regaining her senses, she released her hands.
Getting off the man’s body, she didn’t speak, and lowered her eyes to pick up the lightbulb from the ground, luckily it had not shattered. She stacked the stools again, ready to climb up when a strong hand gripped her wrist.
Tang Xi pricked her ears, ready to hear the man’s scornful cold words.
But unexpectedly, he just pulled her to his side, took the lightbulb from her hand, and stepped onto the stool.
Tang Xi was somewhat startled.
She raised her head, watching his figure.
The man is tall, he doesn’t even need to stand on two stools.
With his superior height, his movements are effortless.
From this angle, Tang Xi watches the man who appears as magnificent and handsome as a god descending to earth. A trace of surprise flashes in her eyes. She thought he would mock her a few times then leave coldly with the door slammed behind him.
But at this moment, he is actually changing the lightbulb for her.
Probably for the first time in his life President Fu is changing a lightbulb ...
Born with a silver spoon, yet at this moment, he carries an air of mundanity.
Tang Xi went back to the bathroom, ready to take a shower, turned it on, but only cold water came out. She sighed softly. Normally, she would have just endured it, but now she was pregnant. Fearing a cold might affect the baby’s development, she simply washed her face instead.
By the time she emerged, Fu Tingzhou had already left.
The faint scent of ebony in the air told her that this man had been here last night. He did not just refrain from mocking her but actually replaced her lightbulb.
Looking at the empty bedroom and living room, Tang Xi’s lips carried a trace of a bitter smile.
Last night, everything seemed like a dream.
Let it be a dream then.
Fu Tingzhou’s car was parked downstairs.
In this slum alley, it was rare, to be exact, quite unusual, to see such an upscale car.
There were a few street women in the tube-house building who, while they did encounter such clientele on occasion, there weren’t many in all of North City who could afford such a car.
Several flamboyantly dressed women stood downstairs. Seeing Fu Tingzhou emerge, they immediately greeted him with a smile, "Sir, I’m very cheap, diverse styles, you can contact me if interested."
As she spoke, she stuffed her business card into the car.
Fu Tingzhou frowned in disgust.
Looking at the woman’s heavily made-up face and red lips, he restrained his patience, "How much is the rent here?"
"Huh?" The two women were stunned.
"Very cheap, it’s the cheapest area in the four districts of North City... eight hundred a month. Sir, if you’re interested in this, why not come over to my place, we can chat slowly."
Fu Tingzhou frowned, lit a cigarette, "How much for the penthouse?"
"This place? The penthouse? They could give it to me for free and I wouldn’t live in it, it leaks in the summer and it’s stuffy hot, freezing in winter, even the flies and rats won’t stay, not sure what happened, some poor woman insisted on living here a while ago, the landlord charged her five hundred a month... that woman looks so rustic... yet she somehow attracts men, probably fooled them with her innocent appearance, must have taken in quite a few clients and made a good chunk of money..."
The woman hadn’t finished speaking when she met a pair of eyes cold as blades, which seemed to shred her into pieces instantly, she was startled and dared not speak.
"Watch your mouth, say one more word, and I’ll make you disappear from North City completely!"
With that, the man floored the accelerator.
Fu Tingzhou was perturbed all the way back to the company and pressed his fingers to his brow.
Xu Ze knocked and entered, pausing upon seeing Fu Tingzhou.
Because usually, Fu Tingzhou would be impeccably dressed in a crisply ironed suit without a single wrinkle, but at this moment, his shirt was somewhat creased and his freshly washed hair somewhat fluffy, seemingly unstyled.
"President Fu, I’ll order a suit for you to be delivered here."
The man grunted affirmatively.
Xu Ze said, "This is Chenxi Road’s demolition agreement, it needs your signature, and the project can proceed normally by the end of this month."
Fu Tingzhou nodded, glanced at it, and signed his name.
As Xu Ze was about to leave, he was called back.
"What kind of person do you think Su Mengshu is?"