Stealing the moonlight into my arms

The time at noon was short, so Cheng Su could only meet Fu Runing briefly before leaving.

Fu Runing sat alone in the restaurant for a while, thinking about how to edit the recordings she had collected in the village today. It all depended on Zhou Yixing's mouth. She could chat with the aunts and grandmothers in the village, calling them sisters no matter how old they were, so she led the topic to that family.

The result is that the Jian family is not very popular in the village. They flaunted their wealth in the early years and their reputation has long been ruined. One person said she had a grudge, and now seven or eight families have said the same thing, so it can't be a coincidence.

At that time, blur the portrait and change the voice. Old Mrs. Jian has offended so many people in the village. Can she go to each family to quarrel?

Then she will be isolated by the whole village.

The cell phone that Fu Runing often uses is still in flight mode. Old Mrs. Jian directly posted her cell phone number on the show, and now she is receiving a lot of harassing calls and text messages.

She was about to contact Zhou Yixing when a text message came in from another mobile phone on the table. It turned out to be a check-out message from the hotel she was staying in.

check out?

She hasn't even left yet, why would she want to check out? Besides, her belongings and documents are still in the hotel.

Fu Runing called the hotel and received a polite reply from the front desk: "Hello, ma'am, you have already checked out and moved your belongings out. Is there anything else I can help you with?"

Fu Runing frowned and hung up the phone.

Without thinking, she dialed Xiao Jingting's cell phone number.

Xiao Jingting was not slow in answering the phone, and he answered it before the first call ended.

After the call was connected, without waiting for any opening remarks, Fu Runing asked, "Did you cancel my hotel room?"

"Ah."

The man's voice was flat and he didn't deny it.

Fu Runing was also annoyed by his calmness that always irritated people to death. "Where are my things? My computer, wallet, and ID card are all still there! Why didn't you tell me in advance that you wanted to check out of my room? Do you respect my privacy?"

"Have you finished chatting?"

"what?"

Xiao Jingting said calmly: "Come to me, your things are with Chu Yi."

Fu Runing refused, "I won't come."

As soon as she finished speaking in a harsh tone, she remembered Xiao Jingting's calm yet cruel tone when he said "cripple or even kill him". She gave in again and immediately changed her tone.

"Other people bring their own secretaries. How can a cousin like me go there? I'll just wait for you here, okay? When you're done, return my ID card to me."

Hearing this, Xiao Jingting responded, and then said: "Let's leave tomorrow, stay here today."

"you……"

Fu Runing was about to retort, but after saying just one word, the other party hung up the phone.

Forget it, Xiao Jingting was able to make Mrs. Jian’s two sons lose their jobs with just a few words, which was also a way for her to vent her anger.

She called Zhou Yixing and asked him to go back to Shengzhou to process the video first, and she would come back later because she had something to do.

As a result, Fu Runing ordered a cup of coffee and stayed in the restaurant for several hours.

In the evening, she received a call from Cheng Su.

Seeing that it was Cheng Su calling, Fu Runing immediately answered the call, thinking that it contained some important information.

"Aunt Cheng, what's wrong?"

Cheng Su on the other end of the phone said, "Ning Ning, I don't know if my eyes are blurry today. A group of investors came today, but I saw someone in the boss's office. He looks... quite like Fu Zheng, the Fu Zheng from your family."

Fu Runing didn't want to cause any more trouble, so she just smiled and said, "Fu Zheng has a common face. You must have seen it wrong. It's not a coincidence. Besides, those are all big bosses. How could it be Fu Zheng?"

Cheng Su murmured, "Oh, I was saying, he looks very similar, but also very different. He looks similar, but his temperament is different."

Fu Runing also casually echoed a few words.

She didn't want to lie, but she had no choice in this matter.

Eight years ago, the Xiao family marched into her house in a mighty procession. Her yard was not small, with a row of black cars parked there, and the yard was full of bodyguards in black clothes.

At that time, Fu Runing was the first one to go downstairs when she heard the noise. It was also the first time she saw Xiao Hongshen. As if by intuition, she felt that the man had the same aura as Fu Zheng.

Cold, noble, and profound.

Sure enough, the first thing Xiao Hongshen asked when he arrived at her house was, "Where is Fu Zheng?"

Fu Runing didn't understand why, but she didn't know what was going on, and she subconsciously opened her arms to stop the man in front of her and prevented him from entering the house.

While she was a little scared by Xiao Hongshen's cold and sharp eyes, she did not give in at all and asked confidently: "What are you looking for Fu Zheng for? If you have something to say, talk to my father... and my second uncle. If you have anything to say, talk to our parents!"

Later, when Fu Jinbei came downstairs, he saw the scene outside the yard. The scene made him think that he had offended some important person, and they were picking up iron bars and ready to fight.

Later, it turned out that Xiao Hongshen was talking with Fu Zhangnan and Fu Jinbei. Fu Runing stayed outside for as long as they stayed in the study.

Later, my father and second uncle came out and called Fu Zheng in.

She was listening outside, listening to the cold voice coming out -

"...From now on, everything here has nothing to do with you. You are no longer called Fu Zheng. Your surname is Xiao. Your name is in the family tree. From today on, you will recognize your ancestors and return to your roots."

After the voice fell, the study was filled with dead silence.

The second uncle immediately complimented him, saying, "A Zheng, I knew you weren't an ordinary guy. Come home with your father soon. This is such a happy occasion..."

Fu Zheng left their house the next day. Fu Runing caught a cold at night and fell into a drowsy sleep in the morning.

That morning, she hugged her quilt and listened to the footsteps coming and going in the house, including those of her father, her second uncle, and some strangers.

Later, the footsteps became less frequent and things gradually returned to calm.

Second Aunt knocked on her door and asked her if she wanted to go out to see Fu Zheng off and say goodbye to him.

At that time, Fu Runing just crawled into the quilt and pretended not to hear.

Seeing that she refused to come out, Second Aunt stood at the door for a while and then left.

Fu Runing didn't want to say goodbye, because she never saw those who said goodbye again.

Not to mention Fu Zheng, who already hated her and should be eager to stay away from her now.

The huge convoy drove out of the Fu family yard, taking away all traces of Fu Zheng's five years of living here.

Fu Runing didn't leave her room the whole day.

She kept telling herself that she was not sad and that she would forget this person soon.

Three years ago, Fu Runing entered the Xiao family for the first time.

She was pregnant at that time, and the person standing in front of her was still Xiao Hongshen, with the same cold voice -

"Since you've married into my family, then be content and don't mention your family's adoption of Jing Ting anymore. To him, it's just a shameful past."

Fu Runing nodded.

Yes, Fu Zheng is just Xiao Jingting’s past that is not worth mentioning.

Later, Fu Runing rarely called him by that name, and would never mention her husband's identity to anyone.

Fu Zheng is Fu Zheng, and Xiao Jingting is Xiao Jingting.

They are different.

……

In the evening, the sky was gloomy.

Fu Runing received a heavy rain warning from Anhai City on her mobile phone.

It seems that I can't leave tonight.

In the evening, raindrops began to fall, and Xiao Jingting's call finally came.

Fu Runing picked up her cell phone and walked out of the restaurant. She had nothing on her except her cell phone.

At the entrance of the restaurant, a beautiful young woman was on the phone, her voice whining, "It's raining. I won't come over. I've been bored all day in this country with you. Why don't you make it up to me? The rain is getting heavy. Come pick me up, or I'll catch a cold..."

A woman who knows how to act coquettishly will always make herself feel more comfortable.

The raindrops left deep and shallow traces on the cement road.

Fu Runing sighed.

She put her palms on her head and jogged forward.

Fu Runing ran all the way to the parking lot. The rain was getting heavy, so she had to quicken her pace. By the time she reached the parking lot and found a place to shelter from the rain, she was already gasping for breath.

The phone was still vibrating. She picked it up and took a look. It was still Xiao Jingting's number.

Fu Runing pressed the answer button, and then a man's voice came over -

"Where are you?"

There was a hint of questioning in the man's cold voice.

Fu Runing looked around and coughed lightly, "The parking lot."

The other party seemed to hesitate for a moment, and then the man's unhappy voice came: "What are you doing in the parking lot?"

"Didn't you say you were done over there? I'll meet you in the parking lot."

The man's voice deepened. "Fu Runing, did I tell you to come to the parking lot? What's your comprehension ability? With your limited intelligence, it's no wonder you only got 25 points in high school physics."

Fu Runing listened to his unreasonable sarcasm and she was so angry that she wanted to fight back immediately.

He's crazy. Who has offended him? He's using her as a punching bag!

A cold wind blew, and Fu Runing wrapped her clothes tightly around her body, too lazy to waste words with him.

She urged, "Okay, okay, okay, you didn't say you didn't say I came here on my own. Hurry up, I'm cold and hungry. If you don't come over, a female corpse will be found here, frozen to death, starved to death! When the police car comes to take you away, you will be the last person to speak to me on the phone, so you are the suspect!"

Xiao Jingting sneered coldly, "I'll freeze you to death, but you insist on running out."

Fu Runing taunted back, "If I don't come out, you can still pick me up at the restaurant? Are you that kind of person?"

Xiao Jingting said in a deep voice: "Chu Yi will come to pick you up."

Fu Runing repeatedly questioned, "Why didn't you tell me earlier? You made me run so far!"

"Find a place where there's no ventilation and wait."

Hearing this, Fu Runing rolled her eyes. She had to find it too.

She looked at the parking lot that was drafty on all sides. The only shelter she was standing under was the pavilion that could protect her from the rain.

Soon, a car stopped in front of Fu Runing.

Chu Yi rolled down the car window and stuck his head out, "Madam, get in the car quickly."

Fu Runing opened the car door and sat in the back seat. When she was about to sit down, her foot kicked a black umbrella, the long handle of which was lying across the back seat.

She staggered, and Xiao Jingting reached out to support her in time, helping her to steady herself.

In the back seat, her sullen yet handsome ex-husband spoke calmly—

"Fu Runing, are you going to be the first to complain that it was the umbrella that kicked you?"

Fu Runing rolled her eyes at him. How could she be so unreasonable?

"I... A-choo..." She was about to retort, but turned around and sneezed loudly.

Xiao Jingting frowned slightly.

Chu Yi turned up the temperature of the air conditioner in the car at the right time. The temperature inside the car was already very suitable, and now he felt like he was going to sweat.

Fu Runing stayed in the car for a long time before she felt recovered. She rubbed her hands and looked at Xiao Jingting beside her, who had a thin layer of sweat on his forehead.

She couldn't help but tut and jokingly said, "Is it really that hot?"

Xiao Jingting just raised his eyelids and glanced at her, ignored her, and turned his gaze back to his phone.

Chu Yi said in his heart: It’s really that hot!

But he didn't dare say it!

Look at Mr. Xiao again. He doesn’t say it’s hot. Does that mean he is not afraid of heat by nature?

Even with sweat all over his forehead, he didn't say a word.

……

This investment promotion meeting also arranged a dinner at the destination hotel.

Fu Runing no longer cared about what role she played next to him, she just wanted to eat a meal quickly to fill her stomach.

During the meal, people came over to toast Xiao Jingting from time to time. Some people would look at the young woman next to him, and when they saw the wedding ring on his hand, everyone understood tacitly.

I have a wife at home and a young and beautiful secretary outside.

Fu Runing didn't care about their chaotic looks. The bone plates in front of her had already piled up into a small mountain.

The waiter who collected the plates removed a plate at the right time to give her some respect.

Wearing gloves, she laboriously disassembled a giant prawn. Anhai City is located near the sea, and the prawns in this season are fat and covered with red flesh.

Someone came to toast and greet Xiao Jingting again. He probably didn't want to take the wine glass, so he put on gloves and slowly started to peel the shrimp.

Fu Runing didn't listen to what they were saying. When she saw a peeled shrimp placed in front of her, she said casually, "Thank you, cousin," without even looking up.

Xiao Jingting glanced at her with a look of disgust in his eyes, but he did not stop peeling shrimps.

The person who came to greet Xiao Jingting happened to be Manager Lin, who had received him at the park today. Seeing this, he took out a room card and whispered, "Mr. Xiao, I have prepared a room for you and your cousin. I hope you two have a perfect night tonight."

After Manager Lin left, Fu Runing looked at the pile of shrimps in front of her and moved the plate to the side.

"Cousin, that's enough. I don't want it anymore. The person is gone. Stop pretending."

Xiao Jingting took off his gloves, leaned back, and looked relaxed, his eyes falling on her lightly.

"Fu Runing, I remember your brother has cerebral palsy, didn't he?"

"Cough cough..." Upon hearing this, Fu Runing started coughing. This was an excuse she made up at the company.

"When you go out, you create your own identity. What's wrong with that?"

He is her brother with cerebral palsy who cannot take care of himself at home, her nephew who just started his internship and needs to be brought home for meals, and her husband who is more than 20 years older than her.

How can we let him know all this?

The dinner is over.

Fu Runing followed Xiao Jingting to their room. She originally thought it was a suite of better specifications, but when the door opened, she stood at the door in shock.

This is this...

It turned out to be a hotel used to entertain VIPs.

When high-end hotels become romantic, they can be extremely extravagant.

Fu Runing turned to look at the calm man beside her, "Cousin, do you always have so much fun when you're on business trips?"

Why does he look so calm and as if he is used to it?