With a snap.
Fu Jing Shu slammed the document in his hand onto the table, his face as cold as ice. "Well done, Shen Yao Yao."
It was endless.
Lin Mo tentatively asked, "Master Fu, what should we do next?"
"You go back first."
Fu Jing Shu got up, grabbed his coat and phone, and walked out. Lin Mo quickly followed, wanting to ask how he planned to handle this, where he was going so late at night.
But looking at his expression, he didn't dare to ask anything.
He could only shed two tears of noodles for Shen Yao Yao in his heart. This woman's courage was truly immense!
Fu Jing Shu drove himself to Xiang She Villa. He rang the doorbell for a long time, but no one answered, so he called Shen Qing Qing.
The call was connected, but a man's voice answered, accompanied by deafening music.
He also heard someone on the other end of the phone shout, "Today's masked ball..."
He hung up immediately and called Lin Mo. "Investigate immediately which bar is holding a masked ball tonight."
"Okay."
In less than ten minutes, Lin Mo provided an address.
Fu Jing Shu drove there and arrived at the bar in less than ten minutes. Just as he parked the car, he saw a man and a woman emerge from the bar.
He couldn't see Shen Qing Qing's expression from afar, but he could see their intimate demeanor.
Lu Jun Ze had his arm around her waist, and she didn't refuse. She even rested her head on his shoulder. When the two got into the car, he started it and followed them.
He watched Lu Jun Ze help Shen Qing Qing out of the car, and the two entered the house.
Under the moonlight, the car window slowly rolled down, revealing Fu Jing Shu's icy expression. He stared at the villa for a long time, but Lu Jun Ze didn't come out. A cold glint flashed in his eyes, he rolled up the window, stepped on the accelerator, and the car slowly merged into the night.
Inside the villa.
Lu Jun Ze looked at Shen Qing Qing, who was lying on the sofa, drowsy, and sighed, "Tell me, is it worth getting drunk for a man?"
She was already drunk and couldn't answer.
Lu Jun Ze had no choice but to make a sobering soup in the kitchen and feed it to her. Fortunately, Shen Qing Qing was very well-behaved when she was drunk, not causing any trouble, and was also very compliant when being fed the soup.
He placed the empty bowl on the coffee table and carried her upstairs.
Shen Jin Xi and Xing Yao heard the sound and came out. He held his sister's hand and followed his mother step by step.
After his mother lay down in bed, he looked up at Lu Jun Ze like a little adult, "Thank you, Uncle Lu. It's too late today, Uncle, don't go back. Driving at night is unsafe, you should stay in the guest room!"
Lu Jun Ze had also had a bit to drink and had called a designated driver to come back. "Alright, then I'll trouble you to take me there."
"No problem!"
Shen Jin Xi showed him to the guest room and told him there were clean blankets in the closet. Then he sent his sister Xing Yao back to her room before going to his mother's room.
He was determined to take good care of his mother.
...
Fu Jing Shu sat in the car all night. By the time dawn broke, he returned home.
The atmosphere in the living room was tense. Fu Ting Yi and Fang Ruo sat on the sofa, their gazes fixed on him. But Fu Jing Shu merely glanced at them coldly and walked upstairs, feeling exhausted.
"Jing Shu, stop right there." Fu Ting Yi called out to him. "What are your plans regarding Shen Yao Yao?"
Fu Jing Shu stopped in his tracks, not looking back. "No plans."
It was fake to begin with, so what plans could there be?
But Fu Ting Yi misunderstood, thinking he didn't care about Shen Yao Yao and would discard her after playing with her. "Jing Shu, do you know what everyone is saying about you online after this incident has fermented?"
"I don't care."
Fu Jing Shu rubbed his temples, which were throbbing with pain.
"You don't care, but we do. Do you not care about the company's reputation, your reputation, or the Fu family's reputation?"
Annoyed by his nagging, Fu Jing Shu turned around and looked at him steadily.
"Speak your mind."
Fu Ting Yi choked for a moment, then suppressed his anger and said, "I want you to get engaged to Shen Yao Yao. No matter how much you like Shen Qing Qing, you must break off the engagement. This matter has blown up too much and cannot be left unchecked. If you don't like Shen Yao Yao, you can break off the engagement after this has blown over."
He spoke eloquently, believing his words were very reasonable, but he didn't notice the mockery in Fu Jing Shu's eyes.
He claimed to be doing this for the Fu family and for Fu Jing Shu, but if engagements and broken engagements were so frequent, would that be good for his reputation?
At this moment, Fu Jing Shu recalled the scene of Lu Jun Ze embracing Shen Qing Qing outside the bar.
"I can."
Fu Ting Yi was stunned. "You agree?"
"Yes."
Fu Jing Shu turned and went upstairs.
Fu Ting Yi still found it hard to believe it was so smooth. "Did he really agree?"
Fang Ruo was also a little surprised. "Did something stimulate him?"
"How would I know?" Fu Ting Yi was also baffled, but his agreement was always a good thing. "No matter what, the engagement between him and Shen Qing Qing must be broken off!"
To ensure this matter was thoroughly settled, he made a phone call.
Then, the news of Fu Jing Shu's engagement to Shen Yao Yao spread throughout the company.
Old Madam Fu heard the household staff chatting about it and only then realized that the granddaughter-in-law she had painstakingly chosen was about to change again!
She immediately sent someone to find Fu Jing Shu, but was told he had gone to work!
The old lady was furious again. "This brat, he's got a lot of nerve! What about Qing Qing? What's her reaction after knowing about this?"
The servant didn't know. "Old Madam, I'm not sure. I only know that Miss Shen hasn't come for several days, and the Master has been in a bad mood."
Could these two be having a quarrel?
Old Madam Fu felt a little worried as soon as she thought of it, so she decided to see her granddaughter-in-law in person. She called Shen Qing Qing, and they arranged to meet at a coffee shop.
As soon as Shen Qing Qing entered, she smiled and greeted her, "Grandma Fu."
Old Madam Fu sensitively noticed that her address to her had changed. Although it was a difference of one word, it was worlds apart. "Child, are you determined to distance yourself from me?"
"How could I? You are an elder, and there's no reason for me to distance myself from you." Shen Qing Qing smiled, appearing flawless, without the slightest hint of anomaly.
Old Madam Fu sighed. "Child, do you know about Jing Shu and Shen Yao Yao..."
Shen Qing Qing smiled without speaking.
Old Madam Fu quickly said, "Give him another chance. I believe there must be a misunderstanding. I brought you two together. I know how well-matched you two are. It would be a shame to miss each other like this."
"Grandma Fu, thank you." Shen Qing Qing suddenly said, her smile gradually fading, but with a hint of relief and decisiveness. "But I have already made up my mind, and Fu Jing Shu also intends to get engaged to her. I cannot interfere, nor can I be the person I despise the most."
What she despised the most was being a third party.
Hearing this, it seemed there was no hope. Old Madam Fu immediately became anxious, her breathing quickened, and even her chest began to ache.
"Grandma Fu?"
The last image in Old Madam Fu's memory was Shen Qing Qing's worried face.
In the hospital, Old Madam Fu was rushed into the emergency room. Shen Qing Qing waited outside and had already notified the Fu family by phone. As soon as Fu Ting Yi and Fang Ruo arrived, they were not concerned about Old Madam Fu but instead accused and questioned her.
"It's you! You caused my mother's condition!" Fu Ting Yi said sternly.