Chapter Sixteen: PUAling with Lu Tian?

“Cancer?” Fei Jing’s hand, holding Lu Tian’s, trembled ever so slightly, as if a sudden thought had struck him.

He murmured softly, “No, that’s impossible. I’ve always controlled the dosage carefully. How could it…”

“Jing, the doctor only said it’s a possibility, not that you actually have cancer. Why are you so scared?” Lu Tian’s gaze held a strange mix of irony and coldness.

Fei Jing took a deep breath, forcing a faint smile, “With the best medical team, no matter the outcome, I have only one request: let my wife live healthily.”

“Yes, Mr. Fei. We will do our best,” the doctor assured.

After the medical team left the room, Lu Tian’s mind fixated on one thing: once the physical examination began, her liver cancer would inevitably be exposed. Yet, if she refused hospitalization immediately, it would only deepen Fei Jing’s suspicions.

“Wife, about Nan Nan’s burial place, I have to explain it to you clearly.” The thought of her reckless behavior—driving and causing an accident—sent chills down his spine.

Hearing this, Lu Tian, who was still pondering how to delay the examination and leave the hospital, suddenly had an idea. She lowered her eyes, her beautiful and composed face breaking into fragile sadness.

“Fei Jing, I dreamed of Nan Nan just now. She said she wants to go to Hawaii, to be finally laid to rest in a place that’s warm forever. Will you come with me?”

“Now?” Fei Jing hesitated.

Lu Tian nodded slowly. “If you’re too busy with work, I’ll go alone. Otherwise, I fear Nan Nan’s spirit can’t rest.”

Before finishing, she sighed deliberately. “After all the trouble at Babaoshan, Nan Nan must hate her parents. But it’s strange—what did Lu Youyou mean by saying ‘son’?”

She turned her head, her clear, innocent eyes looking at him.

Fei Jing felt deeply guilty and, without thinking, agreed immediately.

He notified Chen Yi to lead the team and accompany them.

The next day, they boarded the Fei Group’s private jet bound for Hawaii.

At ten thousand meters above the ground, Chen Yi pulled Fei Jing aside to the restroom for a whispered conversation.

“The drug test results are back. It was just a common sleeping aid. But the testing center was robbed the night before. Do you think someone tampered with the results?”

Chen Yi spoke seriously.

Fei Jing scoffed coldly, “Brains are a wonderful thing, Chen Yi. Stop reading romance novels—you’re a man!”

“…”

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They landed safely at Hilo International Airport.

As they exited the plane, the VIP shuttle bus that awaited them at the remote apron had been parked for some time.

“Hi, Lu! It’s really you. Since you quit, this is our first meeting,” exclaimed a tall, blonde, blue-eyed foreign man. His rough enthusiasm propelled him into a big bear hug as soon as he confirmed her identity.

Fei Jing’s brows knitted sharply.

In a subconscious protective gesture, he grabbed Lu Tian’s slender arm and pulled her into his embrace.

“Ow, Fei Jing!” A circle of red-purple marks appeared instantly on her fair skin, slightly swollen from the grip.

Victor’s straightforward temperament was clearly on display.

The burly man balled his fists, ready to defend his dream girl.

Back when Lu Tian worked at the international tower, her professionalism and calm demeanor in crises made her a goddess envied by everyone.

“Victor, this is my husband. Don’t cause trouble,” she said simply, wanting no complications.

Hearing this, Victor glared at Fei Jing’s handsome but dark face and flipped him the middle finger. “A toad lusting after a swan—how did you manage to get her?”

His Beijing-accented words dripped with contempt.

Fei Jing’s pride was fierce; he could not stand this.

He signaled Chen Yi to protect Lu Tian while he prepared to teach Victor a lesson for not showing proper respect.

“Fei Jing, Nan Nan’s ashes are here. Can you control yourself?” Lu Tian was growing annoyed.

But she didn’t realize that her words stoked a fire within him.

He turned his head, growling low, “Lu Tian, haven’t I been good enough to you? Why do you have to be so entangled with other men?”

“Fei Jing, do you even know what you’re saying?”

Lu Tian’s heart froze, turning to ice from her veins.

Chen Yi took a deep breath, trying to mediate. “Jing, I know you care too much about Tian Tian and tend to overthink, but right now, Nan Nan’s burial is what matters—”

Before he could finish, Fei Jing’s explosive punch landed. Chen Yi’s face was instantly covered in blood as he staggered and collapsed to the floor.

Fei Jing loomed over him, voice full of hatred, “You call her ‘Tian Tian’? Are you also fantasizing about my wife now?”

“Fei Jing, have you gone mad?” Chen Yi wiped his nosebleed and rolled his eyes.

Within their circle, it was known that due to Lu Tian’s high status, Fei Jing was hypersensitive to the presence of any outstanding men around her.

First, she quit the Air Traffic Control Bureau.

Then, she left work after getting pregnant to become a housewife.

On the surface, it seemed Fei Jing wanted to spare her the hardship.

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But in truth?

He only wanted to pluck the beautiful feathers from his wife’s wings, so she would spend her life clinging to him like a parasitic vine…

“Lu, is your husband out of his mind? What use is a man like that to you?” Victor muttered angrily.

Fei Jing still looked ready to come to blows.

Lu Tian stepped between them, “This is my family matter. I’ll handle it myself. Victor, it’s good to see you again, but you have to leave now, please.”

Her tone was pleading.

The skin on her arm, pinched and pulled earlier, burned with unbearable pain.

Victor sighed for a moment.

Before leaving, he slipped Lu Tian an invitation to a reunion party—an end-of-year gathering for their former Air Traffic Control colleagues.

“Lu, I still see a spark in your eyes. Don’t let a worthless man extinguish your future.”

Indeed, Fei Jing had long become a burden she could not shed.

After the chaotic episode, they left the airport by car.

Throughout the ride, the man held her hand tightly, afraid she might suddenly run off with someone else.

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