Page 283 of Entangled with My Ex’s Uncle

A car stopped in front of her, and a tall man got out, stuffed her into the back seat, and the car quickly drove away.

The moment the man drew close to her, she realized it was him, so she did not resist.

"How much longer do you want to hold on?"

The man’s deep voice brought her back to reality.

Chi Yue lifted her head and saw the superior line of his jaw.

His body always carried a faint scent of sandalwood, which although subtle, always managed to soothe her restless emotions.

Further up were his deep, unfathomable eyes, and as their eyes met, Chi Yue nearly got sucked into those black whirlpools.

"Not seeing you for two days and you look at me with such eyes, it’s easy for me to get the wrong idea."

The indifferent tone of his voice pulled her thoughts back, but she did not let go of him.

"The great Fifth Young Master Fu, fled from his own wedding, aren’t you afraid of being laughed at?"

His eyes darkened, "Did I not tell you before that if you did not show up at my wedding, you’d be responsible for the consequences?"

Chi Yue was silent.

So what he meant was, he didn’t attend his wedding because she wasn’t there?

"You’re being unreasonable!" Chi Yue was infuriated, she had never seen anyone so shameless.

Fu Rongyin looked down, the petite woman clinging to his waist, her face pressed against his chest, gave him the illusion that she depended on him.

"How much longer are you going to hold on?"

At his words, Chi Yue’s face heated up, and she pushed him away to sit up straight.

"Just drop me off up front."

Fu Rongyin squinted, "Do you take me for a driver?"

"I was forced to be a passenger." Though she said this, Chi Yue had no intention of getting off the car.

She recalled the conversation between Xu Zhenwen and Fu Hanyan, then looked at the face which was completely unfamiliar to her from her memories; if they had been together before...

The car unexpectedly stopped on the roadside, Fu Rongyin opened the door, "Get out."

Chi Yue was silent.

"What, weren’t you trying every possible way to avoid me?"

Chi Yue, holding her breath, opened the door and got out, "Fu Rongyin, you really are impossible to like."

Fu Rongyin paused as he was closing the car door, seemingly struck by a thought, he chuckled, "So you fell for someone else?"

"Not everyone falls in love with every person they see like you do."

"Then do you like me?"

Chi Yue’s breath hitched, "You could be a bit more narcissistic."

Fu Rongyin laughed, then turned his head and instructed the driver to drive on.

Chi Yue stood by the roadside for a long time, watching the car disappear among the traffic before she withdrew her gaze.

In their recent encounters, Fu Rongyin had not had deeper contact with her, which was exactly what she had wished for.

That was good; it meant they could finally cut ties completely.

——

On Saturday, Chi Yue, who rarely got a break, was woken up early in the morning by Mrs. Bai Senior, who said she wanted to take her to a temple in the countryside to pray for a marital match.

Chi Yue could not refuse, and sat in the car with drooping eyes and brows.

Mrs. Bai Senior spoke earnestly, "The most important thing when praying for a marital match is sincerity; sincerity brings spirituality. How can you expect to pray for a good marriage with such an attitude?"

Chi Yue replied, "Grandma, good marriages are stumbled upon, not sought."

"But at least you need to go out to stumble upon one. Cheer up and pray earnestly for it. Let’s not have you follow in your mother’s footsteps."

Mention of Bai Qing cleared the sleep from Chi Yue’s eyes.

Bai Qing, such a shrewd person, why did she end up with Chi Jianshan?

Could it be because she knew she was pregnant and therefore agreed to her family’s arrangement to marry Chi Jianshan?

Mrs. Bai Senior’s words confirmed her thoughts.

All she heard her sigh, "It was all your grandfather’s fault back then, insisting on her marrying Chi Jianshan. Your mother was unwilling, she even ran away from home for a while..."

She sighed again, "In the end, we were too presumptuous, misjudging the situation."

Chi Yue thought, with her mother’s precedent, why did her grandma still insist on her marrying Nan Yuan?

"Yueyue, Grandma knows you’re unwilling to marry Nan Yuan, but Nan Yuan is a trustworthy man. If you don’t want to marry him, why not date him first and then decide?"

Chi Yue narrowed her eyes, "I understand."

The concept of arranged marriages was deeply rooted in the older generation’s minds; it was too hard to change their views. It might be better to agree for now and find an opportunity to explain later.

This time at the temple, it was just Chi Yue and Mrs. Bai Senior, accompanied by a caregiver, Bai Bixuan did not come along.

Mrs. Bai Senior led Chi Yue to draw a fortune, and Chi Yue drew a very unfortunate one, changing Mrs. Bai Senior’s expectant look to one of worry.