Shen Chuanqiong clicked his tongue impatiently, feeling that Fu Chengyu’s incessant noise was unbearable. “Alright, alright, that’s enough. If I didn’t know better, I’d think the Shen family was bullying you. Since you want to apologize so much, go ahead and apologize to Xingbao. Let’s see if he forgives you.”

Fu Chengyu was overjoyed upon hearing this. In his impression, as long as he said a few nice words, Shen Nanxing’s soft heart would surely forgive him. Apologizing was as easy as breathing for him.

“I’ll go upstairs and apologize to him now,” Fu Chengyu said eagerly.

Shen’s father and mother nodded, though in their minds, they were already planning how to convince Fu Chengyu’s grandmother to dissolve the engagement between the two. The Shen and Fu families had been close for generations, and the engagement between Shen Nanxing and Fu Chengyu was arranged by the elders. They had believed that Fu Chengyu, whom they had watched grow up, would surely be a good match for Nanxing, but now it seemed things weren’t as they had hoped.

Shen Chuanqiong was not at ease and decided to follow them upstairs. He glanced at Fu Zhiyuan, who also seemed ready to go upstairs, and asked, “Why are you going up? Are you going to apologize for your good nephew too?”

Fu Zhiyuan replied calmly, “To supervise.”

Shen Chuanqiong raised his eyebrows. “Right, right, supervision is necessary.”

“Let’s go, we’ll go together,” he said, draping his arm around Fu Zhiyuan’s shoulder, looking like the best of brothers.

Fu Zhiyuan silently removed Shen Chuanqiong’s arm, saying, “Too crowded.”

Shen Chuanqiong stared at him in surprise, muttering, “This wide hallway and you’re calling it crowded?” Suddenly, an image of Su Chen saying that Fu Zhiyuan had a cleanliness obsession and didn’t like being touched by others flashed in his mind. He snorted, “Oh, so you’re sick, huh?”

He thought Fu Zhiyuan fancied himself a domineering CEO with cleanliness issues.

Fu Zhiyuan ignored his sarcastic tone and left him behind.

Meanwhile, Shen Nanxing was practicing the piano in the music room. Shen Nanxing originally couldn’t play the piano; it was the original owner who could. However, as he sat at the piano bench and placed his fingers on the keys, it felt as though his soul had merged with the original owner’s, and beautiful music flowed out.

The exquisite melody filled the room, echoing through the empty hallway. The three men were drawn in by the beautiful music, standing still in place. The door was not closed, and their gazes landed on him, but they couldn’t bring themselves to interrupt.

The young man seemed to be lost in the world of music, his nimble fingers dancing across the keys, producing one beautiful melody after another. His elegant and noble aura was unmistakable.

Fu Zhiyuan looked at the radiant young man before him, and a faint sense of possessiveness flickered in his eyes.

Shen Chuanqiong, on the other hand, wore a proud expression, as if to say, “Xingbao is the best, even his piano playing is this beautiful.”

Fu Chengyu stared at Shen Nanxing playing the piano, his heart shook. Memories of when they were children together flashed in his mind, and a sense of nostalgia filled his eyes.

Soon, the music stopped abruptly. Shen Nanxing’s arms had become a little sore from playing, but his mood was very pleasant, and he felt completely at peace at that moment.

It seemed he was quite talented in this area. Suddenly, there was a round of applause, “Clap, clap, clap,” outside the door, which startled him and broke his thoughts. He turned around and saw Fu Chengyu had entered the room at some point. With a face full of praise, he said, “Nanxing, it’s been so long since I’ve heard you play the piano. I didn’t expect it to still sound this beautiful.”

Shen Nanxing turned around and realized that Fu Chengyu wasn’t the only one there—Shen Chuanqiong and Fu Zhiyuan had also come. He shot Fu Chengyu an annoyed look and said, “What are you here for?”

Fu Chengyu answered with sincerity, “Nanxing, I’m here to apologize. What happened that day was my fault. I shouldn’t have ignored your feelings, and I shouldn’t have let the students at school misunderstand you.”

“But don’t worry, I will make sure they apologize properly to you.”

“Nanxing, you…” Shen Nanxing furrowed his brow, thinking, *What kind of apology is this? He’s not trying to plead for Lin Bai, is he?*

“No need. Are you mistaken? The ones who need to apologize are Lin Bai and the others, not you.”

Fu Chengyu’s heart skipped a beat, and his expression grew flustered. “Lin, Lin Bai?”

Shen Nanxing would never have known Lin Bai. Did someone say something to him? The possibility of this made Fu Chengyu uneasy. Although he liked Lin Bai a little, he didn’t want to give up Shen Nanxing over this. He eagerly asked, “What does this have to do with Lin Bai?”

Shen Chuanqiong clicked his tongue and looked at Fu Chengyu seriously. “Why are you so agitated? Do you know him? Lin Bai is the one who started the rumors!”

Fu Chengyu suppressed his anxiety and denied it firmly. “I don’t know him, I don’t know him.” He glanced at Shen Nanxing, a look of reassurance on his face as he said, “Nanxing, don’t worry, I will deal with those people properly and get justice for you. Can you forgive me first?”

“We’ve grown up together, Nanxing, I’ve always…” Shen Nanxing rolled his eyes inwardly. ‘Maybe you two were even on the same bed when you were younger, yet you still say you don’t know him!‘

He made a “pause” gesture at Fu Chengyu, afraid that if he didn’t stop him now, he might say something even more repulsive.

“You can leave. My brother has already dealt with this, no need for you to worry about it,” he said before turning to act cute toward Shen Chuanqiong. “Brother, I’m a little tired.”

Shen Chuanqiong stood in front of Shen Nanxing, looking displeased as he stared at Fu Chengyu. “Looks like Xingbao doesn’t want to forgive you. You can leave.”

Fu Chengyu, still reluctant, called out, “Nanxing…”

Shen Nanxing deliberately moved back, pretending to avoid speaking with him. ‘Let him leave Lin Bai alone, but that’s not going to happen!‘

“Xingbao, I’ll excuse myself for a moment.” Fu Zhiyuan said, pulling Fu Chengyu, who was about to step forward, by the collar and dragging him out of the room.

Fu Chengyu’s face visibly turned red, and he struggled to speak. “Un-Uncle, I can’t breathe…”

To his surprise, when Fu Zhiyuan heard this, he tightened his grip a little more.

Shen Nanxing watched the scene with amusement, nearly bursting with laughter. He hadn’t expected Fu Chengyu to be so meek in front of his uncle, too afraid to even say a word.

Once they left the room, Fu Zhiyuan finally released him, wiping his hands with a disgusted expression. “Cough, cough…”

It took Fu Chengyu a while to calm down, and with a confused look, he asked, “Uncle, why did you pull me away?”

Fu Zhiyuan glared at him with a dark expression. “Otherwise, should I let you continue embarrassing yourself? You can’t even apologize properly. Leave the rest to me.”

Upon hearing this, Fu Chengyu thought that Fu Zhiyuan was trying to help him and was overjoyed. “Really? Thank you, Uncle! I knew you wouldn’t just stand by and do nothing.”

Fu Zhiyuan had no patience for his nonsense. “Leave.”

“Okay, okay.” Fu Chengyu was scolded, yet he still looked happy. In his mind, with his uncle stepping in, he couldn’t believe that the Shen family would still refuse to relent. Little did he know, Fu Zhiyuan was doing this for his own sake.