Summer Kiss

Chapter 179 Lend a helping hand
Fu Xicheng examined his face. After Jiang Yuning wiped it, his skin had a healthy rosy glow, no longer the sickly pale color.

"If there's a next time, you'll be in for a beating."

Jiang Yuning looked up; she couldn't believe that someone as good-tempered as Fu Xicheng would lay a hand on her.

She said, "You still want to beat me up?"

Suddenly, Fu Xicheng slapped Jiang Yuning's buttocks. His tone was stern and carried a hint of warning, "Be careful or I'll beat your buttocks until they're bruised and battered."

This intimate gesture, though playful, still made Jiang Yuning blush involuntarily.

How could Fu Xicheng treat her like this? She felt extremely resentful.

By the time she realized what was happening, Fu Xicheng had already disappeared. She stomped her foot in frustration.

This Fu Xicheng slipped away faster than anyone else.

She washed her hands and splashed cold water on her cheeks, but the heat on her face had not yet subsided.

...

Downstairs, Fu Xicheng came down and saw Pei Yanting sitting on the sofa with a lit cigar between his fingers.

He walked over to him, coughed a few times, and said, "Put out your cigarette. I can't stand the smell of smoke right now."

Pei Yanting took a light puff of his cigar and exhaled a cloud of smoke. "It's just a gunshot wound, not some lung disease that makes it hard to breathe."

Fu Xicheng retorted without any politeness, "Pei Yanting, are you cursing me? If you can't speak properly, then shut up."

Pei Yanting stubbed out his cigar and leaned back on the sofa, his posture casual and carefree.

"Fu Xicheng, you're so weak. I heard you just got shot and then got beaten up by some nobody without being able to fight back."

Fu Xicheng narrowed his eyes; Pei Yanting's information channels were indeed not to be underestimated.

His visit today is probably not just for a few sarcastic remarks.

He asked, "What brings you here today?"

Pei Yanting shifted his posture and chuckled softly, "I'm not doing anything, I just wanted to see just how weak you've become."

"Looking at you now, I see that your complexion is rosy and you don't look like you're about to die as the rumors say."

Fu Xicheng rubbed his forehead helplessly. The rosy face in front of him was all Jiang Yuning's doing.

He didn't want to explain too much to Pei Yanting, and he didn't want him to know what Jiang Yuning had done to him.

"Did you come all this way just to chat with me about this nonsense?"

Pei Yanting felt that Fu Xicheng's hurried manner made it seem as if he wanted to get rid of him. He had only been there for a short time, so naturally he wouldn't leave just like that.

He spoke slowly and deliberately: "Where is Miss Jiang?"

Fu Xicheng casually replied, "She's upstairs."

Pei Yanting drawled, his eyes full of mockery, "Keeping a mistress in a golden house, huh?"

Fu Xicheng didn't speak, but stared at him with cold eyes.

Pei Yanting noticed Fu Xicheng's gaze and placed his hand on his knee. "What do you plan to do with the Fu family?"

When this matter was brought up, Fu Xicheng planned to emulate Pei Yanting's way of handling things.

He slowly began, “I need to learn from you, for example, how to put righteousness before family and personally send all your relatives to prison.”

Pei Yanting smiled gently, his eyes as deep as the sea, "That's because they crossed my bottom line."

Fu Xicheng naturally didn't believe Pei Yanting's words. Pei Yanting was a cunning man who quickly rose to become the top figure in the Hong Kong business district.

In Hong Kong today, everyone calls him Mr. Pei, and even the Hong Kong Police Chief bows and scrapes before him.

Fu Xicheng: "That's why I want to learn from you, and I'm also willing to put righteousness before family."

Pei Yanting's laughter echoed in the air. He believed Fu Xicheng had the ability; otherwise, why would they have become friends? "Alright, then let's take care of them all."

Their conversation felt as relaxed and comfortable as if they were discussing everyday matters.

Pei Yanting was more than willing to lend a helping hand, and he asked, "Do you need my help?"

Fu Xicheng countered, "What do you think?"

Having a helper is always better than fighting alone, and Fu Xicheng understood this principle.

"Now that you're in Kyoto, aren't you planning to stay for a few days?"

Pei Yanting said bluntly, "I'm not as free as you are."

Fu Xicheng smiled faintly, "If you have to do everything yourself, you'll eventually get sick from exhaustion."

"Mr. Pei, you need to learn to enjoy life."

Pei Yanting touched the lighter in his hand, seemingly having the urge to smoke a cigar again.

However, considering that Fu Xicheng was ill, he restrained himself and did not light a cigar.

"Aqi".

Aqi placed a sealed yellow file folder on the table and then stepped back behind Pei Yanting.

Pei Yanting gestured with his eyes, "Take a look. Here's the evidence I've gathered about the illegal and criminal activities of other members of the Fu family. It'll save you the trouble of sending people to investigate."

Fu Xicheng's gaze swept over the yellow sealed bag on the table, his expression calm and composed. "Thanks."

"When you're fully recovered, we'll play a few more games of chess together."

Fu Xicheng raised an eyebrow, seemingly surprised by the suggestion. "Is that all you ask for?"

Pei Yanting's eyes gleamed with a teasing light as he retorted, "What, do you want me to make even more outrageous demands?"

Fu Xicheng thought to himself that even if Pei Yanting helped him, he would not agree to his unreasonable demands.

"Okay, I'll definitely spend three days and three nights with you another day."

Pei Yanting rested his finger on his chin, remaining silent for two seconds, seemingly testing Fu Xicheng, "If you stay with me for three days and three nights, are you willing to abandon your Miss Jiang?"

Fu Xicheng certainly wouldn't play chess with him for that long. Three days was impossible, but three hours was possible. He was just using an analogy.

"Pei Yanting, you don't need to worry about my girlfriend."

"Is that so?" He raised his voice at the end, his tone teasing, "Fu Xicheng, you've changed. Now you get jealous of everyone, whether it's a man or a woman. I've finally seen through you."

Fu Xicheng smiled upon hearing this, "Speak less."

Pei Yanting raised his wrist to check the time, then slowly stood up. "Take good care of yourself. I'll be going now."

"Do you need me to give you a ride?"

His relationship with Fu Xicheng was such that such formalities were unnecessary.

Pei Yanting looked down at him and said, "How could I trouble you? Go upstairs and be with your girlfriend."

Fu Xicheng didn't even think of getting up to see him off; it was just a polite gesture. He half-jokingly said, "It's just a token gesture, do you really think I would actually go see you off?"

Pei Yanting: "..."

A phrase popped into Pei Yanting's mind: "a good dog of a man." He had learned this phrase from Yan Qingwu, and it seemed particularly fitting at this moment.

Fu Xicheng watched them leave, glanced at his phone messages, and went upstairs.

The moment he pushed open the door, he saw Jiang Yuning holding a black keyboard in her arms.

He paused, a hint of doubt creeping into his mind, "Ningning, what are you doing?"

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