The Outcast Heiress’s Secret Identities
Chapter 729 - 0719 The meaning of childhood sweethearts

Chapter 729: 0719 The meaning of childhood sweethearts

He knew that once this ancestor made a move, it would be absolutely astonishing!

The Fu family of Hua Country happened to be within the scope they feared!

However, more troublesome than the Fu family was the person in charge of the Fu family—Fu Qiyuan!

Originally, they all thought she would be with that person, but who knew she would provoke an even more troublesome figure.

An Yi’s usually calm face finally showed a crack as he couldn’t hold back any longer and said,

"Can’t you fancy an ordinary person?"

Su Ran frowned, "What’s so extraordinary about him?"

An Yi: "..."

The dignified head of the Fu family, how was he in any way ordinary?

An Yi pinched his brow, his tone becoming more serious.

"R, I must remind you, Fu Qiyuan is not as simple as he appears on the surface. Even the R Corporation can’t grasp his intelligence; he’s not just an ordinary businessman!"

"This is not important," Su Ran said.

"Hmm?" An Yi was puzzled. A person whom even their R Corporation couldn’t grasp was still not important?

What then was most important?

Then, with an air of it being the most natural thing in the world, Su Ran said, "He is mine now, what does it matter if he is simple or not?"

An Yi: "..."

Could it be that R is someone bewitched by passion?

Why Su Ran was so certain was that she knew Fu Qiyuan would not harm her.

If they couldn’t find anything, why bother worrying?

"All right, let’s talk about business. How is the investigation into my mother going?"

When it came to Yaosang Qianyue, Su Ran’s tone suddenly became serious.

An Yi also snapped back to attention, his tone grave.

"It will take some more time."

Upon hearing An Yi’s words, Su Ran narrowed her eyes, her tone certain.

"Is someone obstructing?"

"Yes."

"Who?"

An Yi took a deep breath and said gravely, "The military of Country A."

Su Ran was startled—The military of Country A?

How could her mother be involved with someone from the military of Country A?

Impossible, the military of Country A, no matter what, would not interfere in such things, unless...

It was someone with military connections who was obstructing!

Su Ran felt a headache coming on; things were getting more and more complicated.

She was now doubting whether she should continue the investigation at all.

"R?" After waiting a long time without a response from Su Ran, An Yi called out to her.

Su Ran let out a light sigh, "It’s nothing, just be very careful."

"Okay."

Su Ran felt somewhat dispirited and, after giving a few words of caution, ended the call.

How could her mother be related to Country A?

In her memory, she had never left Hua Country.

Unable to make heads or tails of it, she decided not to think about it any longer. Now, all she could do was wait for news from An Yi.

When the servant brought the meal to the separate courtyard, Fu Qiyuan also returned with a change of clothes.

He sat down beside Su Ran, "Would you like to eat first, or take a bath?"

Su Ran touched her flat stomach, "Let’s eat first!"

After being busy all afternoon, she was indeed hungry!

Seeing the tea table laden with exquisite dishes, she didn’t hesitate, picking up her chopsticks and starting to eat.

Fu Qiyuan occasionally added food to her bowl, "Eat more, you finally put on a little weight, but these past few days you’ve lost quite a bit."

Su Ran looked down at herself, still in her evening gown, and said skeptically, "Lost weight? No, I haven’t!"

But Fu Qiyuan was certain, "You have lost weight!"

"All right then!" Su Ran didn’t dwell on it, but glancing at her evening gown, she did remember something.

"Fu Qiyuan, why did you think to prepare a black dress for me?"

Fu Qiyuan raised an eyebrow, "What do you think?"

Su Ran rolled her eyes, "How would I know? If I knew, would I still need to ask you? You don’t know how devastated I was when I saw that I was wearing the same dress as your little childhood sweetheart."

Fu Qiyuan frowned, "It wasn’t mine."

"What?" Su Ran was puzzled.

Fu Qiyuan said, "She’s not my childhood sweetheart."

Su Ran huffed, "If she’s not yours, whose is she? Could it be mine... Well, okay, she’s mine."

Seeing the man’s displeased look, Su Ran promptly changed her tune.

However, thinking about Chu Xiyao’s hostile yet overtly friendly demeanor, she still tilted her head to ask the man beside her.

"What’s the deal with you and Chu Xiyao?"

Fu Qiyuan calmly replied, "It’s nothing."

"Huh?" ’It’s nothing’ how?

"The Fu family and the Chu family are both prominent clans, and since we lived relatively close to each other, we grew up together."

Fu Qiyuan’s expression showed no change, speaking quite nonchalantly.

Su Ran pouted, "Grew up together? Isn’t that the definition of childhood sweethearts?"

Fu Qiyuan suddenly looked at her with a strange expression.

"Do you have some kind of misunderstanding about childhood sweethearts?"

Su Ran put down her chopsticks, looking displeased.

"Where is the misunderstanding? A boy and a girl, growing up together, living close to each other, their families being old friends, and most importantly, the elders in both families are quite fond of you two. If that’s not childhood sweethearts, what is it?"

And the most crucial point was, she was clearly upset right now, yet this guy, who was so straightforward, not only wasn’t coaxing her but was also being stubborn with her.

In this world, which man could ever out-stubborn his girlfriend?

Su Ran looked at the man huffily, waiting for his explanation, then she saw—

The man took out his phone from his bag, opened Baidu, and typed in directly "What does it mean to be childhood sweethearts?"

Su Ran’s eyes widened as she heard his deep voice slowly rise:

"Childhood sweethearts refer to the innocent and intimate way boys and girls play together as children!"

"I just grew up with her; there was no intimate playing, and besides, there’s Qi Xiu, so it doesn’t count as childhood sweethearts, at most we’re neighbors!"

Su Ran: "..."

So there really were men who could be more stubborn than their girlfriends.

The answer was already searched up on Baidu; what else could she say?

"Hey, Fu Qiyuan! Can’t you tell I’m upset? Can’t you just pamper me a bit?"

Fu Qiyuan, puzzled: "Upset? Why?"

Su Ran: "..."

She couldn’t help but feel exasperated. Just how did such a completely oblivious man manage to find a girlfriend?

He didn’t even realize why she was upset!

Thus, Su Ran had to ask outright, "Fu Qiyuan, how did you manage to find a girlfriend?"

Fu Qiyuan: "That’s a question for you."

Su Ran: "?"

Fu Qiyuan said, "After all, you are my girlfriend."

Su Ran: "..."

Su Ran was furious, gritting her teeth as she looked at him.

Seeing her state, Fu Qiyuan then realized that his girlfriend was truly upset and gave it some serious thought.

He then ventured hesitantly, "Because of Chu Xiyao?"

"Hmph!"

Fu Qiyuan’s eyes suddenly brightened, "So... you’re jealous?"

Su Ran’s face couldn’t quite hide her embarrassment as she defiantly retorted, "So what? Is there a problem with that?"

Fu Qiyuan stared at her steadily, a hint of amusement swirling in the depths of his eyes.

"No problem at all, of course!"

Su Ran felt a bit embarrassed to meet Fu Qiyuan’s surprised gaze, so she quickly changed the subject.

"You still haven’t told me why you chose a black dress."

Fu Qiyuan loosened his tie, fastened her loose hair up, and his deep eyes were filled with stars. He smiled and said: