428 This Is the Last Time (1/2)
Old Madam Fu took out the assets in her bag that Lin Nuan ultimately didn't accept and placed them on the coffee table. She sounded fatigued. ”Huai'an, you're aware of Grandma's condition, I won't be able to last for a year! For your mother's sake, you must not lose Kaide Corporation! This is your grandma's final wish. I'd only be able to die in peace if I can see Kaide Corporation land in your hands.”
The longer Fu Huai'an remained silent, the more unsure Old Madam Fu felt.
”You chose your wife yourself. As your elder, I don't intend to intervene. I merely ask that you don't announce your marriage publicly. Lin Nuan had the same intentions, so just as well…”
At this point, Old Madam Fu seemed to have recalled something, so she suddenly smiled and looked at Fu Huai'an.
”To be honest, I'm really fond of Lin Nuan. She's very considerate of you. She said… she wants to keep your marriage under wraps because she doesn't want you to become the subject of others' gossips like she once was. She doesn't want others to mock you behind your back for having a wife with a crazy mother. That your wife might go crazy one day…”
Fu Huai'an, who had been silent all along, darkened his gaze and clenched his phone tightly. He moved the cigarette away from his lips and turned to see Old Madam Fu, who wore a lonely smile at the corner of her lips. He pulled the ashtray closer and tipped the cigarette ash into the ashtray.
Fu Huai'an never expected Lin Nuan to be so bothered about the fact that her mother had a mental illness.
”As your maternal grandmother, after hearing what Lin Nuan had to say, I'm comforted that you found yourself such a wife. However, at the same time, I'm worried. Worried that Lin Nuan might turn out like her mother and one day forget how much she used to love you! You're so similar to your mother, so stubborn when you fall for someone. I'm afraid should something happen to Lin Nuan…”
”Nothing's gonna happen to Lin Nuan!” Fu Huai'an's tone of voice was as cold and serious as his facial features.
Old Madam Fu's sharp senses detected that Fu Huai'an was trying to hold back his anger, so she didn't continue.
Old Madam Fu pursed her lips together and nodded. ”I hope so too…”
She pointed at the document folder. ”Huai'an, here are all my assets. I'm leaving it all to you and Lin Nuan.”
”You don't need to do this. I will get back the Kaide Corporation myself anyway.”
As for the rest, Fu Huai'an didn't speak further.
Fu Huai'an had sacrificed too much for the Kaide Corporation. He had painstakingly cultivated Kaide from the perilous seedling it once was to the deep-rooted, massive tree that it was today, so he certainly wasn't going to give it up to someone else without a fight.
Even if not for Old Madam Fu, Fu Huai'an would get it back for himself. A man's pride and ambition were at stake here.
Fu Huai'an placed the ashtray on the office desk, and with one hand in his pocket, his rich vocals carried with them a piercing coldness. ”Don't worry about the Kaide Corporation and take good care of your health. As for Lin Nuan, if you can be fond of her as an elder, that'd be great. Even if you don't like her, that's fine. I'll just try not to bring her with me in your presence! Regardless of whether it's for the Kaide Corporation or for my own good, I will not allow you to interfere in our matters as a married couple. This will be the last time!”
Old Madam Fu lightly smiled, tearing up at the corner of her eyes. Having heard this from Fu Huai'an, she was a tinge envious of Lin Nuan. At least Lin Nuan's husband was protective of her.
She looked at her increasingly bony hands, which even when adorned with jewels, were unable to hide the traces of age. She felt inevitably sorrowed.
”The old man sent Secretary Song to me the day before with divorce papers, saying… that Fu Tianci's mother is his one true love! Since there are no more feelings between the two of us, he wants me to relinquish my position…”