Speaking, Fu Xingchuan suddenly leaned in, whispering a phrase only the two of them could hear.
Chi Yue's cheeks blazed as she was about to retort, but the door burst open, revealing Fu Rongyin and Chi Jianshan outside.
Upon seeing Chi Yue, Chi Jianshan exhaled a sigh of relief, then, wearing a grim expression, he yanked Fu Xingchuan out.
When Fu Rongyin caught sight of Chi Yue's complexion, his shadowed eyes seemed unfathomably deep.
Chi Yue's face, still flushed from Fu Xingchuan's comment, burned anew upon seeing Fu Rongyin.
The two locked eyes in silence, neither uttering a word.
Their standoff was punctuated by cries of pain from Fu Xingchuan downstairs, prompting Fu Rongyin to be the first to look away, "Lock the door well."
He closed the door behind him, severing Chi Yue's view.
Immediately, Chi Yue bolted the door, cursing herself inwardly for lacking resolve, for allowing him to stir her.
What transpired downstairs afterward was unknown to Chi Yue.
