Fu Wenxuan sat in Fu Wenwen's lounge, looking at the wine in his hand and raising his glass for a silent drink.
His parents, Chu Father and Chu Mother, found him. Their intentions were clear: they still did not agree with his relationship with Chu Yao and wanted him to voluntarily withdraw and no longer approach Chu Yao.
Fu Wenxuan let out a heavy sigh. Before anyone noticed, he needed to gather his emotions.
"Fu Wenxuan, are you in there?" Zhao Sisi's voice sounded outside the door. Fu Wenxuan offered a wry smile.
He knew Chu Yao would come to find him.
Now, it was time to end things.
"I am," Fu Wenxuan slowly stood up, walked to the door, and opened it.
Chu Yao and Zhao Sisi stood outside. Seeing Fu Wenxuan, Chu Yao mustered her courage and signed to him, wanting to convey her resolve.
"Chu Yao, let's break up," Fu Wenxuan looked at Chu Yao and said earnestly.
The hand gestures Chu Yao was about to make instantly froze.
She raised her head in disbelief, looking at Fu Wenxuan. Fu Wenxuan grabbed Chu Yao's hand, pulled her into his arms, and then let out a deep breath.
"This is our last hug. I hope you can be happy, and I will wish you happiness," Fu Wenxuan whispered into Chu Yao's ear.
"Goodbye, my smiling girl." Fu Wenxuan slowly released Chu Yao, ruffled her hair, and then turned to leave.
Chu Yao watched Fu Wenxuan's retreating back, her vision blurred by tears. She didn't chase after him; she could only watch his departing figure through her tears.
The light in her eyes dimmed, until there was no brilliance left.
"Yaoyao..." Zhao Sisi, seeing Chu Yao's state, could only embrace her.
Fu Wenwen and Lu Chengsen stood in a corner, watching Zhao Sisi and Chu Yao stand there for a long time before they left.
"It seems there's no luck with having a sister-in-law..." Fu Wenwen looked at Chu Yao and Fu Wenxuan parting ways, feeling sad for her brother.
"Do you want to help your brother a bit?" Lu Chengsen asked, wrapping his arm around Fu Wenwen.
"Brother wouldn't be happy. I understand his thoughts. Even if you used the Lu family's power to cause trouble for the Chu family, and even if the Chu family finally agreed, brother wouldn't be happy," Fu Wenwen looked at Lu Chengsen and patted his hand.
"We are fortunate to be together," Lu Chengsen hugged Fu Wenwen and gently kissed her forehead.
"If I had met you after you returned to the Lu family, perhaps we would have had the same outcome..." Fu Wenwen looked at Lu Chengsen.
"Why?" Lu Chengsen asked displeased.
"I came from the apocalypse and was tired of that kind of fighting. After coming here, my only thought was to live quietly in this world. If I had met you after you returned to the Lu family, given your status, I would have stayed far away from you," Fu Wenwen smiled.
"It seems I need to treat An'an better. If An'an hadn't kept you for me, I wouldn't have a wife," Lu Chengsen playfully bit Fu Wenwen's lip.
Fu Wenwen responded to his kiss with a light laugh.
"It's good you know," Fu Wenwen chuckled.
"Shall I go have a drink with your brother?" Lu Chengsen knew Fu Wenwen was worried about Fu Wenxuan, but Fu Wenwen shook her head.
"Brother wouldn't want any of us to know, especially today, our wedding day. If you go drink with him, wouldn't that be directly telling him we all know?"
Fu Wenwen sighed softly. "Let's let brother have some quiet time alone."
Fu Wenwen and Lu Chengsen's wedding was blessed by everyone.
After the banquet, Fu Wenwen's wedding dress became famous.
Elder Master Lu and the others successfully completed their tasks. The remaining matter was Fu Wenwen and Lu Chengsen's enrollment. Elder Master Lu wanted to send them off, but Fu Wenwen and Lu Chengsen refused in unison.
"Grandpa, we're not children anymore. We can report to school ourselves, really!" Fu Wenwen pestered Elder Master Lu with affection.
Elder Master Lu nodded regretfully, deciding not to accompany them for their enrollment.
"Alright! You're all grown up! I know you're shy..."
"But you have to accompany me to the Bai family today, to see that old stubborn," Elder Master Lu said, looking at Fu Wenwen.
"Okay, okay, I'll go with you," Fu Wenwen smiled.
When Fu Wenwen and Elder Master Lu went to the Bai family, the Fu family was currently in a state of confusion.
"Old Fu, I, I, I... I was suddenly promoted to director today..." Fu Mother returned home, still feeling as if she were dreaming.
Fu Mother had worked at the post office for almost her entire life. She had always been diligent and had never thought about vying for a promotion, only wanting to do her job well.
But today, as soon as she arrived at work, her leader specifically praised her. Then, the leader said she had good seniority and was diligent in her work. Given her outstanding performance, she was now promoted to director.
She, who had never even been a team leader, was being asked to be a director?
"...Me too," Fu Jing looked at Fu Mother. His usually calm expression was tinged with rare anxiety.
"They directly promoted me to captain..."
"What... what is going on? Could it be that our in-laws did this?" Fu Mother looked at Fu Jing. While happy, she truly lacked the confidence to be a director!
"I'll make a phone call to find out what's going on." Fu Jing also suspected that the Lu family had something to do with it.
After Fu Jing finished his call and returned, Fu Mother immediately stepped forward. "How was it?"
"It wasn't the in-laws. Although he did intend to put in a good word for us, he hadn't had the chance yet..." Fu Jing replied, looking at Fu Mother.
"Then who was it?" The two looked at each other, unable to process it.
"Dad, Mom, why are you back so early today..." Fu Wenxuan returned home and saw his parents looking bewildered and at a loss, so he asked.
"Wenxuan, did something happen to you today?" Fu Mother looked at her son and asked, grabbing him.
"Are you referring to the promotion?" Fu Wenxuan asked slowly.
"Yes, yes, yes." Fu Mother nodded vigorously. "You encountered it too?"
"My mentor became a deputy captain," Fu Wenxuan replied, looking at Fu Mother, then turned to Fu Jing.
"I also heard about Dad's situation. Dad became the captain of our transport team."
"No, what is going on?" Fu Jing frowned. "Could someone be trying to mess with us?"
"No." Fu Wenxuan smiled calmly. "Although, it is partly due to my sister's connection."
Fu Wenxuan looked at his parents and explained. "Sister married into the Lu family. Weren't we at her banquet yesterday? They all knew we were Wenwen's family..."
"They won't be trying to force us to do something, will they?" Fu Jing's face darkened.
"Dad, you're overthinking it. They simply want to use us to curry favor with the Lu family," Fu Wenxuan saw through it, knowing this was just the tactic of those families.
They wanted to use them to curry favor with the Lu family, and with Wenwen and Chengsen.
The starting point was the Lu family; they were merely tools...