"Are you going to accompany him for the entire night or are you planning on doing this until he's grown up and no longer needs you?" Fu Huai'an raised his head, still clutching the towel, his deep gaze fixed on Lin Nuan. "If you go to his room today, he will most definitely pout and want you there again tomorrow night, then what should you do? Boys his age should start to learn to be independent, but you are doing the opposite by accompanying him to bed! And if you're there accompanying Tuan Tuan… what about me? Huh?"
Lin Nuan gazed at Fu Huai'an's sophisticated and strong features. It was hard to imagine that a grown man like him would be competing with a child for favor and affection.
She couldn't help but suppress her smile and ask, "Mr. Fu, how old are you exactly?"
Fu Huai'an's lips curled upwards slightly as he reached out to stroke Lin Nuan's slender hand. He gazed at her and said, "I'm at the age where I have a ferocious thirst for you."
Lin Nuan flushed and wanted to pull her hand back, but Fu Huai'an yanked her into his arms.
Fu Huai'an's hand slipped inside Lin Nuan's pajamas and caressed her soft and smooth skin. He grabbed her waist, pulled her tightly towards him, and buried his head in her bosom. His charming voice said teasingly, "Yes… the age where I can get Mrs. Fu to be in seventh heaven."
Fu Huai'an was so bewitching even when he was saying something salacious.
"I've already promised Tuan Tuan!" Lin Nuan clutched Fu Huai'an's wrist and tried to pry it away from her body.
Fu Huai'an gently nibbled on her soft bosom through the thin cloth of her pajamas. Lin Nuan felt herself weaken, and she slumped onto his lap.
"Mrs. Fu, if you do your calculations… how many virile years does a man have? Even if I were to bed you every day, it would just be…"
Fu Huai'an paused, and his gaze turned towards the door…
The doorknob was turning!
The doorknob on Fu Huai'an's door was unlike that of Tuan Tuan's door, where it was located lower for a child to be able to access it easily. Fu Huai'an knew immediately that it was Tuan Tuan at the door when he saw the doorknob turning but not the door swinging open.
Lin Nuan was quick to think on her feet when she turned her gaze to where Fu Huai'an was looking. She hastily jumped up from his lap.
There was the clutter of books falling on the floor as Tuan Tuan tiptoed to try to grab the doorknob. He tumbled into the room as the door swung open…
And the pillow and books spilled into the doorway.
The door was opened, and Tuan Tuan released the doorknob clumsily. He stopped tiptoeing and turned around to pick up his pillow and books and came running into the room.
Lin Nuan saw the pillow, but she didn't immediately realize what it was for.
Fu Huai'an raised his brows. "You brought your pillow here… so you can make your bed on the floor?"
Tuan Tuan asked earnestly, "Make your bed on the floor?"
"Sleep on the floor…" Fu Huai'an held on to his towel and pointed at the floor.
Tuan Tuan widened his eyes. "Papa… sleep on the floor?"
Tuan Tuan was taken aback. Why would Papa not sleep on the bed but on the floor? Was it because Mama didn't allow Papa to sleep on the bed?
Tuan Tuan felt pity for Papa and said, "Papa, you can sleep on Tuan Tuan's bed!"
Fu Huai'an felt that ever since he married Lin Nuan, Tuan Tuan had grown bolder. He had the audacity to come to Fu Huai'an's bedroom to chase him to the kid's room.
"Tuan Tuan, you've grown bolder!"
Tuan Tuan heard the word grown and replied earnestly, "Mama said Tuan Tuan is not plump!"
Fu Huai'an was rendered speechless.
"Tuan Tuan wants to sleep with Papa and Mama?" Lin Nuan bent down to ask Tuan Tuan.
Tuan Tuan nodded.
Lin Nuan turned around to look at Fu Huai'an…
She was inexperienced with children and didn't know if what Fu Huai'an had said earlier was accurate, but it did make sense.
"Tuan Tuan, how old are you?" Fu Huai'an asked as he looked at Tuan Tuan with a poker face.
Tuan Tuan lowered his head and stared at his hands. He stuck out his fingers at Fu Huai'an and pointed the number four. "Four years old!"
Fu Huai'an nodded. "A four-year-old can be considered a man… A man should be strong. You can't ask to sleep in the same room as Papa and Mama, and you shouldn't ask Mama to accompany you either…"
Tuan Tuan pondered for a moment and pointed his little finger boldly at Fu Huai'an. "Papa is older than Tuan Tuan!"
"Papa is older than Tuan Tuan, so Papa can marry Mama. Papa and Mama are supposed to sleep in the same room after we are married!"
Tuan Tuan heard the word married, and Little Candy suddenly came into mind.
He remembered that Little Candy wanted to marry him and wanted Tuan Tuan's parents to become her parents…
So was he supposed to sleep in the same room as Little Candy after they got married?
Tuan Tuan was deep in thought.
There was a frown on his chubby face as he pondered.
Lin Nuan was afraid that Tuan Tuan might be upset. She knelt in front of Tuan Tuan and reached out to grasp his hand. She stroked his hand gently and said, "Tuan Tuan, Mama will accompany you to sleep in your room tonight. But you must know, as a boy, you will have to learn to be brave enough to sleep alone! Mama hasn't been by your side for the past few years, and you've been doing great. Mama is really happy. Can you keep up the good work?"
Tuan Tuan may not be good with words, but he was able to understand what she said.
He knew what Lin Nuan meant, and after pondering for a moment, Tuan Tuan nodded.
Lin Nuan carried Tuan Tuan as she turned to look at a slightly crestfallen Fu Huai'an and smiled slightly. "I'm bringing Tuan Tuan back to his room…"
Fu Huai'an didn't know what to say.
He was feeling moody… but when he remembered that Lin Nuan would only be accompanying Tuan Tuan for one night, Fu Huai'an thought it was still bearable.
…
Early the next morning, after sending Tuan Tuan to Kindergarten, Lin Nuan received a call from Miss Xia. She wanted to introduce an artist manager, Fang Yan, to Lin Nuan.
Lin Nuan was taken by surprise.
Fang Yan was quite well-known among those in the industry. The only thing was, Fang Yan had disappeared from the scene for many years… how did Miss Xia manage to get her?
Over the phone, Miss Xia said that Fang Yan had already secured a commercial contract for Lin Nuan, as a welcome gift for her. Fang Yan had even managed to negotiate for an impressive seven-digit fee for her, which was comparable to the top celebrities in the industry.
Lin Nuan hung up and hurriedly left home for the broadcast building.
She got out of the cab and hastily made her way into the broadcast building. As she was rummaging through her belongings for her work pass…
"Lin Nuan?"
Lin Nuan suddenly heard someone calling her name. She turned around to see a woman wearing sunglasses, a cap, a mask, and covered up from head to toe, walking towards her direction.
Lin Nuan furrowed her brows and stopped in her tracks.
The woman walked to where Lin Nuan was standing and removed her mask. "It's me!"
Gu Hanyan?
Lin Nuan wasn't surprised that Gu Hanyan was dressed like this. She was detested by many people at the moment and was the target of much scorn.
She didn't want to waste her time talking to Gu Hanyan. Lin Nuan clutched her bag, turned around, and started walking away.
Gu Hanyan dashed forward and grabbed Lin Nuan's wrist. She was trembling as she said, "Lin Nuan, please… I beg you! I'll return Wen Moshen to you! Can you please ask him to let me off?"
"Gu Hanyan, he's your husband. You're begging me to get your husband to let you off?" Lin Nuan said with, her brows furrowed.
"Wen Moshen and I didn't even register our marriage!" Gu Hanyan cried out loud.
In her agitation, Gu Hanyan had clutched Lin Nuan a little too tightly. Lin Nuan pulled her hand back; it was red from where Gu Hanyan had held it.
Lin Nuan couldn't make out how Gu Hanyan felt behind the sunglasses she was wearing. Lin Nuan coldly said, "It's none of my business whether Wen Moshen lets you off or not. If you can stand here and talk to me, I suppose you're free to do as you want… Since you didn't register your marriage and you're thinking of leaving Wen Moshen, you're free to go anywhere your legs take you! Why do you need to beg me? Do you need me to buy you a plane ticket?"
"I escaped! Wen Moshen took my phone too!"
Gu Hanyan said with difficulty as she gulped for breath. She had shamelessly come here to look for Lin Nuan in the hope that she would be able to finally get away from Wen Moshen and that she would be able to persuade Lin Nuan to get together with him. This way, she could beg for Wen Moshen's forgiveness, and then he might give those videos of her back.
From the night they had gotten married until now… she was humiliated by different men every single night.
What made Gu Hanyan shudder was that the humiliation would get worse each time! Gu Hanyan was no longer able to tolerate it!
As long as she was at the place called home, there would be someone waiting in bed for her. Sometimes, it would be two or even three or four men!
Gu Hanyan was abused thoroughly from head to toe!
Wen Moshen had said that since Gu Hanyan liked strong and energetic men, he would present her with some!
Wen Moshen would record her every encounter where she was "serviced" by the different men.
He told Gu Hanyan not to attempt to escape. This was a small world, and there was nowhere she could hide. If she dared to escape or not return at night, these videos would be sure to follow her wherever she went.
There was already a lewd video of Gu Hanyan circulating online; she couldn't afford for more to be exposed!
Otherwise, she could forget about finding someone else to marry her in the future. It was likely she would be punished by her own family as well.
Gu Hanyan thought of escaping to somewhere overseas, but her identification and passport were in Wen Moshen's hands, and she was unable to leave! She was also apprehensive as she thought that Wen Moshen might make good on his threat and leak her videos.
If that indeed happened, she wouldn't be able to start afresh no matter where she went.
Gu Hanyan wasn't able to return to her family home either. Old Man Gu felt that Gu Hanyan had brought shame to the family and wouldn't even let her enter the gate!
Her mother's only advice was for her to get along well with Wen Moshen. At the very least, Wen Moshen didn't mind her scandalous past and had been willing to marry her.
No matter how Gu Hanyan tried to explain the situation to her mother, that Wen Moshen was taking revenge by abusing her, her mother only felt that Gu Hanyan was acting willfully and causing trouble.
Gu Hanyan was desperate, and she felt isolated and helpless.
Because of her scandalous ways, Gu Hanyan had been sacked from the orchestra, and she was getting by with the allowance her mother was giving to her on the side.
In the past, Gu Hanyan had always assumed that men should be the one providing for their women. But now, she didn't dare ask Wen Moshen for money.
Gu Hanyan looked at Lin Nuan walking away and clenched her fists as she shouted, "I thought you loved Wen Moshen so much that you went to Iraq without a care for your life! Now that you have a chance to be with him, why aren't you taking it?"
Lin Nuan didn't bother to reply to Gu Hanyan… she didn't even bother to stop…
Let Gu Hanyan know that Fu Huai'an and her were already married?
Lin Nuan wouldn't do that. She was trying her best to prevent Fu Huai'an from becoming a topic of conversation, and she wouldn't reveal this to Gu Hanyan so easily.