Chapter 108 Don’t forget what you promised me

After dinner, Xie Qingcen originally planned to talk about something with Ruan Liuzheng, but Fu Jingcheng was particularly clingy today.

As soon as he saw Xie Qingcen’s action, he hugged Xie Qingcen’s thighs tightly, his big eyes like black grapes blinking, "Dad, please accompany me to do homework."

He tilted his head, his fair face showing a healthy red, and his voice was soft with a hint of coquettishness.

His eyes were simple and innocent.

Xie Qingcen lowered his eyes, and his dark black eyes quietly looked at the little kid in front of him who was not even as tall as his thigh.

A hint of helplessness flashed across his clear and elegant eyebrows.

He reached out and gently squeezed Fu Jingcheng's chubby cheek, his eyes warm and doting. Then, looking up at Ruan Liuzheng, his voice clear and gentle, "Shall we talk later?"

Ruan Liuzheng glanced at Fu Jingcheng lying by his lap and nodded with a faint smile, "Okay. I'll wait in the living room."

Xie Qingcen smiled and then led Fu Jingcheng to his room. As soon as

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Jingcheng entered the room, he quickly released Xie Qingcen's hand. He walked to the desk and sat down on his small chair.

Then, he raised his hand and gestured to the bed across from him, motioning for Xie Qingcen to sit down.

Xie Qingcen's eyebrows arched slightly, his dark eyes quietly observing Fu Jingcheng's tense face. The corners of his thin lips curled up uncontrollably.

He nodded, obediently walked to the bedside and sat down. Then, looking up at Fu Jingcheng, his voice clear and gentle, "What do you want to talk to me about?"

He didn't treat Fu Jingcheng as a child, but rather as his equal, his tone calm and serious.

Fu Jingcheng pursed his lips, his chubby, fair face set in a serious tone. "Can you really do this? Don't forget what you promised me from the very beginning!"

Ever since they'd first met and Xie Qingcen had expressed their feelings for Ruan Liuzheng, Fu Jingcheng had privately approached Xie Qingcen and laid out three rules.

He would help Xie Qingcen create opportunities for him and Ruan Liuzheng, but Xie Qingcen would, after being with Ruan Liuzheng, help him and Ruan Liuzheng escape the Fu family's entanglement.

Help Ruan Liuzheng completely eliminate this troublesome Fu family.

Recalling the past, Fu Jingcheng's heart sank. He pursed his lips, his eyes, like black grapes, a deep, tinged with a hint of resentment.

There was no trace of the outward innocence.

Xie Qingcen's expression paused.

As if remembering something, he chuckled softly. "I haven't forgotten. Don't worry, I won't let your mother be bullied again."

Hearing this, Fu Jingcheng snorted coldly, his dark eyes gleaming with anger.

He opened his mouth and said, "But today that man still threatened my mother, and made my mother angry!"

"You haven't gotten rid of that man yet."

Fu Jingcheng's voice was serious, and his eyes like black grapes were full of fierceness.

His expression was not like that of a five-year-old child at all, but rather like an adult who had experienced the vicissitudes of life.

Xie Qingcen smiled lightly, he looked at Fu Jingcheng, and a hint of admiration passed through his dark eyes.

As expected of the blood of the Xie family, he was a bit more ruthless and bloody than Fu Yanci.

He stood up and walked forward, gently rubbing Fu Jingcheng's head, then slowly squatted down and lowered his eyes to the same level as Fu Jingcheng.

There was a smile on his deep eyebrows.

"Although I admire your ruthlessness, children should be simple and not think too much. Too much wisdom will hurt

you." Fu Jingcheng turned his head away uncooperatively, and said seriously with a stern face, "Don't change the subject. Believe it or not, I can ask my mother to change my father at any time!"

"You just need to promise me that the man will never appear in front of me and my mother again, and will never disturb my mother's life again!"

He looked at Xie Qingcen steadily, his voice solemn and serious.

Xie Qingcen was slightly startled.

He raised his eyelids, and a hint of helplessness flashed across his clear and elegant eyebrows. "No matter what, he is your nominal father. Now we live in a society ruled by law. As long as you are not an adult, he has legal visitation rights."

"It is impossible for you to isolate him from your lives forever. But... why do you always seek help from outsiders instead of choosing to trust your mother?"

Xie Qingcen changed his tone, and a faint smile appeared in his dark eyes, and his eyes softened.

"You should trust your mother's abilities. She's not a dodder who clings to men. And even if I could solve this problem, do you think, given her personality, she'd be willing to accept my help?"

Fu Jingcheng fell silent.

He clenched his palms, a rare flicker of confusion in his large, black grape-like eyes.

After a long pause, he frowned, a hint of vulnerability etched across his beautiful, fair, and chubby face. He bit his lip and said, "But if Mom gets involved with that man, I'm worried she'll soften her heart."

"It took a lot of effort for Mom to make up her mind and leave that mess. I don't want her to go back and be bullied by those people."

It wasn't that he didn't trust Ruan Liuzheng, but rather that the reality of her childhood experiences was too real for him to trust her.

Even though Ruan Liuzheng had changed and promised him, he still didn't dare fully believe her.

It wasn't that he doubted Ruan Liuzheng's abilities, but that he didn't trust her heart.

Looking at Fu Jingcheng's downcast brows, Xie Qingcen sighed softly. He stood up and gently lifted the slightly irritable little lion into his arms.

Fu Jingcheng noticed his behavior and his body stiffened. Then he struggled a little harder.

But his insignificant strength was easily dissolved by Xie Qingcen.

Xie Qingcen held Fu Jingcheng in his arms forcefully, and a hint of tenderness appeared in his handsome eyes. He opened his lips and said in a low and clear voice, "You shouldn't doubt your mother. She is the person closest to you in this world. Fu Jingcheng, today I will tell you a truth."

Xie Qingcen forced Fu Jingcheng to look up without any objection. Although the action was tough, the force was very gentle and did not hurt Fu Jingcheng at all.

Not even a red mark was left.

His brows were serious, "In this world, there is no kindness without reason, nor is there malice without reason. Never put all your trust in others, because your trust may very likely become a sharp arrow that others pierce you, and in the end it will always be you who hurts you seriously."

The truth was a little profound, and Fu Jingcheng couldn't fully understand it for a while. He nestled in Xie Qingcen's arms, his eyes like black grapes were a little puzzled, but he caught the key point of Xie Qingcen's words.

He pursed his lips and said, "So when we first met, you didn't really agree to let me go home out of kindness?"

Xie Qingcen chuckled twice, changed the posture to hug Fu Jingcheng, "Not entirely."

"But fortunately, the person you met was me, but I am your mother's partner now, and I won't hurt you, but theoretically speaking, I also have selfish motives."

Fu Jingcheng's brows knitted together, his large, black grape-like eyes fixed on Xie Qingcen, a hint of confusion flickering across them.

He remained silent, quietly waiting for Xie Qingcen's next words.

Xie Qingcen smiled softly, a touch of tenderness etched into his dark, ink-black eyes. "You may not be my biological child, but you are your mother's child. I love your mother, so I love your mother as well as your children." "

But you have to know that there will always be a barrier between you and me. If there ever comes a time when I need to choose between you and your mother, I will choose your mother without hesitation."

Xie Qingcen seemed to recall something, his eyes flickering as he continued, "But don't worry, except for comparing you to your mother, I will treat everything else fairly, and I may even be extra partial to you." "

Even if your mother and I have other children in the future, this will never change."

Fu Jingcheng heard this, and his palms slowly tightened. He stared at Xie Qingcen, momentarily forgetting to react.

Xie Qingcen wasn't anxious for his answer. He knew it was awkward to bring up the matter now, but he would have to get to the bottom of it sooner or later.

As for Fu Jingcheng's psychological endurance? Xie Qingcen was not worried at all.

Because although Fu Jingcheng has the blood of the Fu family flowing in his body, his personality is completely like that of the Xie family.

He saw this when he first met Fu Jingcheng.

Xie Qingcen smiled gently, he put Fu Jingcheng down, lowered his head, and his dark eyes gradually became level with Fu Jingcheng, "As long as that man does not hurt your mother, I will let your mother handle it herself."

"If things are really out of your mother's control, then I will never give that man a chance. But before that, please believe in your mother with me."

It should have been a question, but Xie Qingcen used an affirmative tone.

He looked straight into Fu Jingcheng's eyes, with an imperceptible tenderness and doting in his eyes.

Fu Jingcheng pursed his lips, and he nodded, "Okay, but don't forget what you promised me!"

He repeated again, his eyes like black grapes full of seriousness.

He didn't care how Xie Qingcen would treat him. The only thing he cared about was how Xie Qingcen treated Ruan Liuzheng.

This was the only thing he cared about.

Because when he was at the Fu family, Fu Jingcheng witnessed too many sad moments of Ruan Liuzheng. Although he was young at that time, the mother and son were connected by heart.

Sometimes, he could also sense Ruan Liuzheng's mood.

Fu Jingcheng didn't want Ruan Liuzheng to live that kind of life again.

He clenched his palms, biting his lower lip subconsciously, and his dark eyes were slightly nervous.

However, he was still too young after all and didn't know how to hide his thoughts. Almost all his thoughts were clearly shown on his face.

Xie Qingcen's expression paused.

For some reason, a hint of discomfort arose in his heart.

He took a deep breath, reached out and hugged Fu Jingcheng, and a faint light appeared in his dark eyes.

"The future life of you and your son will always be bright and brilliant."

"This is my promise and my guarantee. It will never change and will always be remembered in my heart."

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