Chapter 21: Hubby, Hubby, Give Me a Kiss

Chapter 21: Hubby, Hubby, Come Kiss Me

Chi Xingcun obviously couldn't tell him it was because he had "abandoned" him.

Though, to him it was abandonment, but to Fu Chenzhan, it was probably just par for the course.

"Fu Chenzhan, I don't like you anymore..." Chi Xingcun said softly, unsure if Fu Chenzhan had heard him.

He then realized his feelings didn't matter to the other man anyway, so he continued, "I also know this arranged marriage hasn't satisfied either of us, so let's just call this off..."

After he spoke, he waited a long time but heard nothing behind him. He turned around to find Fu Chenzhan staring at him motionlessly with those dark, inscrutable eyes.

The pressure radiating off him was immense, as if he'd become a different person.

Chi Xingcun's fingers curled slightly.

Without a word, Fu Chenzhan turned and walked out of Chi Xingcun's sight.

Fu Chenzhan reached an empty corridor, his chest heaving violently, his expression turning savage, veins bulging on his forehead.

A dark thought surfaced in his mind—had he cheated? His fiancé.

But then he reconsidered—impossible. He liked him way too much.

Fu Chenzhan forced himself to calm down, thinking, it's no big deal. No need to dig into the root of everything that happens in this world.

People are just users and passersby to each other.

Seeing that Xie Yean still hadn't shown up, Chi Xingcun called him again.

But Xie Yean still didn't pick up.

A sense of dread rose in Chi Xingcun's chest.

But in the storyline, nothing was supposed to happen to Xie Yean today.

At eight o'clock, Qin Liyi showed up too. No one had invited him, but he brought a gift and came anyway.

And Chi Xingcun's expression made the difference obvious—he had a cold face for Fu Chenzhan, but broke into a smile the moment he saw Qin Liyi.

Qin Liyi pulled Chi Xingcun into the bathroom, pressed him against the wall, and pouted, "What's up with Auntie and Uncle? We're so close, why didn't they invite me to dinner?"

Chi Xingcun had been crashing at Qin Liyi's place a lot lately, and his parents definitely knew about it.

Chi Xingcun said, "They probably have something they want to talk to Fu Chenzhan about..."

After all, he and Fu Chenzhan were going to get married—they'd be family.

In his past life, his parents often invited Fu Chenzhan over for dinner, both to build a closer relationship with him and to play matchmaker, trying to gauge Fu Chenzhan's feelings.

His relationship with Fu Chenzhan had always worried his parents. If he'd been more sensible in his past life, he should've stopped clinging to Fu Chenzhan long ago instead of making everyone uncomfortable.

"Alright, I'll just drop off the gift and leave then," Qin Liyi said.

"It's fine, stay for dinner. Mom and Dad wouldn't want you to come all this way and leave without eating," Chi Xingcun said, trying to keep him there.

"Then I can say I have something to do, so they won't feel obligated to keep me."

"...Fine, then go ahead."

"..."

The conversation hit a dead end, but Qin Liyi had only planned to drop off the gift anyway, not to get involved in this "family" matter.

At the dinner table, Fu Chenzhan had returned to his normal self. Chi Xingcun had been waiting for him to bring up calling off the engagement, since that would seem less weird, but Fu Chenzhan never mentioned it. He kept playing the perfect son-in-law, considerate and respectful to Chi's parents, showing every sign of taking the marriage seriously.

Chi Xingcun thought, none of this is necessary anymore. Why does he always have to put on an act? Everyone knows he doesn't love him.

After the meal, his parents chatted with them for a while longer, and then Chi Xingcun went to find Fu Chenzhan.

Fu Chenzhan had just finished a conference call and turned to look at the fair, beautiful man before him.

The pretty young man's lips parted, and he said, "Go tell Mom and Dad we're calling off the engagement."

Fu Chenzhan's expression was blank, his voice low and cold: "I'd like to know the reason first."

After calming down, Fu Chenzhan wondered if his fiancé was saying this out of spite.

If he was just in a bad mood, he shouldn't take it too seriously.

Every part of his life had been perfect from childhood to now—except for Chi Xingcun, someone who had appeared in his life out of nowhere.

He was clingy, liked him so much, always disrupted his plans, forcing him to prioritize him before getting back to what needed to be done.

Later, when he learned they would be engaged and married, Fu Chenzhan didn't think much of it—he just treated it as a step toward inheriting the family business.

But Chi Xingcun was different. Before they were even married, he had already perfectly adapted to being his spouse, wanting him to like him, to treat him well, like a loving couple.

Fu Chenzhan had no choice but to go along with Chi Xingcun's wishes, agreeing to certain things, but he only saw it as a way to keep his fiancé from throwing tantrums. He didn't truly love him.

But Chi Xingcun would still get happy over these little things. He often sat on his lap late at night while he was busy working, cheeks flushed, eyes sparkling like stars, hugging him and saying:

"Hubby, hubby, give me a kiss, I want to kiss you, stop working, keep me company, hubby, hubby."

Always like this, making it impossible for him to get any work done.

Fu Chenzhan had very low desires in that area and never spent any thought on such things, but Chi Xingcun was... very lustful, always dragging him into it.

Sigh...

They had been together for many years, and day after day went by. Even though Fu Chenzhan never fell in love with Chi Xingcun, he had accepted him as his spouse.

He never imagined this would change.

It had always been Chi Xingcun chasing after him. This time, he'd been away for a month and never thought to proactively make up with Chi Xingcun, because he believed—he would always come back to him.

No matter how willful he was, he would still become his spouse.

Chi Xingcun met Fu Chenzhan's gaze, then looked away: "Why ask why? Didn't you not really want to marry me either? This should make you happy. Just tell them directly—I'll go along with it."

Fu Chenzhan's eyes flickered slightly. After a moment of silence, his tone was icy: "To me, marrying anyone is the same. If you're willing, our engagement can continue. You don't need to consider my feelings."

Chi Xingcun felt his chest jolt violently in that instant, his eyes burning. He took a deep, forceful breath.

"Fu Chenzhan, you're not the best option for me anymore. So I want to end this relationship first—it'll be more convenient for me."

The words made it sound like he was merely using Fu Chenzhan, that he had no feelings for him at all.

Fu Chenzhan's hand, resting at his side, twitched.

"Fine, I agree. I hope you don't back out halfway."

"...I won't."

Chi Xingcun really wanted to hurl something at Fu Chenzhan—what a complete and utter bastard! He didn't even like him, and yet he could spout such sanctimonious crap.

In this lifetime, Chi Xingcun understood all over again that he meant nothing to Fu Chenzhan.

So it turned out his occasional kindness was nothing but a show.