Conflict with the Fu Family's Fake Young Master

Fu Yanzhi smiled and handed Feng Yunxiao a steamed bun. "Xiaoxiao, go on and eat. Once you're better, I'll take you home."

Feng Yunxiao took the bun, nodded, and began eating. Fu Yanzhi looked at Bo Qing. "Second Brother, you'll be starting school again soon, won't you?"

Bo Qing nodded. "School starts in three days. Why, Big Brother? Is something the matter?"

Fu Yanzhi smiled. "Since school's about to start, I'm going to the mall later to buy you some supplies. The weather's been getting colder too, so it's time to get you some different clothes."

Hearing that his big brother was going to the mall, Wen Shiming immediately sidled up to him. "Big Brother, Big Brother, take me with you! I've never been to the mall with you before. Please, Big Brother!"

Startled by Wen Shiming acting cutesy, Fu Yanzhi hurriedly said, "Fine, fine, I'll take you. Put those divine powers away, Third Brother. You scared me."

Bo Qing laughed at him from the side. "Third Brother, who taught you to act cutesy like that? Look how you scared Big Brother."

Wen Shiming frowned slightly. "Wasn't it cute? That's exactly how Xingxing acts cutesy with me."

Fu Yanzhi and Bo Qing both burst out laughing, while Feng Yunxiao said, "Don't be sad, Third Brother. You did a good job acting cutesy."

Wen Shiming was delighted. "Our Xiaoxiao has a good eye! I'm not going to be friends with Big Brother and Second Brother anymore."

Hearing that, Fu Yanzhi pretended to take Bo Qing's hand. "Come on, Second Brother. Third Brother doesn't want to be friends with us anymore, so let's go to the mall together. Xiaoxiao, you stay at the hospital. I'll buy you something tasty on my way back."

Seeing his big brother take his hand, Bo Qing went along with it and stood up. "We're leaving, then. Bye-bye, Xiaoxiao."

Seeing that his big brothers really were about to leave, Wen Shiming mumbled, "Big Brother, Second Brother, I was wrong. I shouldn't have thrown a tantrum. Take me with you, please?"

Fu Yanzhi saw Wen Shiming's expression and laughed. "All right, all right, I'll stop teasing you. I'll take you. Second Brother, stay here and look after Xiaoxiao."

Bo Qing nodded. "Okay. Big Brother, be careful on the way."

After getting ready, Fu Yanzhi and Wen Shiming took a car to the Great Xia Shopping Mall. As soon as they entered, Wen Shiming was like a wild horse freed from its reins, looking this way and that. One moment a novel trinket caught his eye; the next, the aroma of food stopped him in his tracks.

Fu Yanzhi followed helplessly behind, reminding him over and over, "Third Brother, don't run around. Let's get your school supplies first."

Wen Shiming agreed, but before long, an anime merchandise shop caught his eye. He rushed inside excitedly, weaving among the figurines and posters with his eyes shining.

Fu Yanzhi entered the shop and shook his head with a smile at his bright-eyed third brother, then began picking out suitable stationery and books for him.

After buying the school supplies, Fu Yanzhi took Wen Shiming to pick out clothes. Wen Shiming struck all sorts of poses in front of the fitting-room mirror, asking his big brother from time to time, "Big Brother, do I look handsome in this?"

Looking at his energetic third brother, Fu Yanzhi felt his heart fill with warmth. He spotted a phone store nearby and went inside, with Wen Shiming following behind. Fu Yanzhi intended to buy Xiaoxiao a phone too, so they could keep in touch, and the purchase was soon complete.

Just as they were preparing to leave the mall, laden with purchases, a panicked person suddenly ran straight into Wen Shiming, who was walking in front. After the collision, the person ran on without so much as looking back.

Wen Shiming stumbled and nearly fell, dropping all the bags he was carrying. Fu Yanzhi hurried forward to steady him, frowning at the retreating figure and suspecting the person was a thief.

Fu Yanzhi handed the bags to Wen Shiming. "Third Brother, wait here. I'll go take a look."

With that, he quickly gave chase. Wen Shiming was a little worried about his big brother and was just about to follow, but afraid of losing their things, he could only stamp his feet anxiously where he stood.

Fu Yanzhi soon caught up with the person and seized his arm. The man struggled desperately, but Fu Yanzhi twisted his arm hard, leaving him unable to move.

The mall security guards rushed over too. It turned out the man had just committed a robbery at the mall. When the victim came running over, Fu Yanzhi froze for a moment. Did it have to be such a coincidence? The person who had been robbed was Qiao Shuyan.

Seeing that Fu Yanzhi was the one who had helped retrieve her bag, Qiao Shuyan said, "Xiaozhi, what are you doing here? Have your injuries healed? You're already running around out here."

Fu Yanzhi scratched his head. "I'm mostly better. I came out to buy a few things for my younger brothers."

After the mall security guards dealt with the robber, Fu Yanzhi took Qiao Shuyan back to Wen Shiming.

Wen Shiming breathed a sigh of relief when he saw his big brother return safely. Then he spotted Qiao Shuyan and said, pleasantly surprised, "Sister Yan, what are you doing here?"

Qiao Shuyan said, "The Fu Family from Hua City suddenly moved to Luo City. They're holding a banquet tomorrow and invited Qiao Shi, so I came to the mall to pick out a gift. It's our own mall anyway."

Hearing about the Fu Family from Hua City, Fu Yanzhi asked, "Sister Yan, why did the Fu Family leave Hua City and come to Luo City?"

Qiao Shuyan said, "They're telling people the Fu Family's young master is going to school in Luo City, so the whole family moved here. But I heard it was to avoid an enemy. A while ago, a nanny from the Fu Family died. That might be why."

Fu Yanzhi had already wanted nothing more to do with the original owner's parents. He hadn't expected them to come here themselves. It was best to stay away from them.

Seeing his big brother standing there in a daze without saying a word, Wen Shiming nudged him. "What is it, Big Brother? Do you know this Fu Family?"

Fu Yanzhi came back to his senses and forced a faint smile. "Yeah, you could say I know them. But we won't have anything to do with them in the future, so we don't need to concern ourselves with them."

Qiao Shuyan looked at Fu Yanzhi's somewhat unnatural expression and felt puzzled, but didn't ask any more questions. "All right, let's not talk about them. You've bought so many things, you must be tired. How about we get something to eat together?" she suggested.

Wen Shiming's eyes lit up. "Sure, sure! Sister Yan, I just saw a hot pot restaurant in the mall that looked super tasty."

Fu Yanzhi nodded too. "All right, let's have hot pot."

The three went to the hot pot restaurant and found a table. A steaming hot pot was brought out, and they chatted as they ate, the atmosphere gradually growing more relaxed.

Fu Yanzhi silently told himself that he had to keep his distance from the Fu Family.

Just as they were enjoying their meal, the hot pot restaurant's door was shoved open, and a group of people in gaudy clothes walked in.

Fu Yanzhi looked up and saw that it was the young master of the Fu Family from Hua City. Seriously? What you fear is what comes knocking. If he hadn't seen a photo on the computer, who would have believed that this man dressed like a flashy peacock was the Fu Family's young master from Hua City?

Fu Li came in making a great racket. He spotted Fu Yanzhi at once and found it strange that the man looked so much like his dad. How annoying.

Fu Li led his group straight to the table behind Fu Yanzhi's. He pulled out a chair and sat down, then leaned back so that his chair pressed against Fu Yanzhi's. Fu Yanzhi frowned but ignored him.

Fu Li refused to let up and deliberately said in a loud voice, "Oh, you look pretty familiar. Could you be some distant relative of mine? Dressed so plainly—did you come to Luo City to scrape out a living?"

Wen Shiming's anger flared at once. He was about to stand up and argue when Fu Yanzhi held him down and said softly, "Ignore him."

Qiao Shuyan tugged at Wen Shiming too, giving him a look that told him to sit down. When Fu Li saw that they weren't responding, he found it boring and began boasting loudly to the people around him about how formidable he was in Hua City. He also said he had come to Luo City this time to show everyone there how powerful the Fu Family was.

Fu Yanzhi kept his head down and continued eating, as though he hadn't heard him. But Fu Li grew more worked up the more he talked and even began kicking Fu Yanzhi's chair.

Fu Yanzhi finally reached the end of his patience. He put down his chopsticks, slowly turned around, and looked coldly at Fu Li. "Are you done making a scene?"

Fu Li laughed. "No, I'm not. Come on, hit me, you coward. Looking at your face makes me sick."

Qiao Shuyan frowned too. She stood up, stepped in front of Fu Yanzhi, and said coldly, "Fu Li, watch your mouth. This is the Qiao Family's territory, not a place for you to run wild."

Qiao Shuyan's words choked Fu Li, and his arrogance weakened a little, but he still talked tough. "So what if I said it? I didn't do anything."

Fu Yanzhi took a deep breath and stood up. Looking at Fu Li calmly, he said, "Kid, I didn't want anything to do with the Fu Family, but you climbed right up my nose and onto my face. Very well. Go back and tell your dad to wait. I'll come looking for you soon."

Hearing Fu Yanzhi threaten his master, the lackey beside Fu Li jumped up and swung at him.

Fu Yanzhi reacted swiftly, turning sideways to dodge with ease. He immediately kicked the lackey in the stomach. The lackey screamed and fell to the floor, clutching his belly.

Seeing his subordinate get hit, Fu Li flew into a rage out of humiliation and called for the others to attack together. Wen Shiming quickly told Qiao Shuyan to get out of the way, then took a defensive stance himself to protect her.

Fu Yanzhi showed no fear, his gaze icy as he moved nimbly through the crowd, throwing left hooks and right kicks. Before long, they had been beaten and scattered, lying on the floor wailing. Fu Li went pale with fright, his legs turning to jelly as he nearly fell to the floor.

Fu Li hadn't expected the seemingly ordinary Fu Yanzhi to be such a good fighter. Fu Yanzhi walked toward him step by step, and Fu Li backed away in terror. "Y-you stay back!"

Fu Yanzhi paid no attention to what he said and punched him in the face, knocking him to the floor.

Fu Yanzhi said coldly, "Remember what I said. Go back and tell your dad I'll come looking for you."

With that, he led Wen Shiming and Qiao Shuyan out of the hot pot restaurant.

Qiao Shuyan asked worriedly, "Xiaozhi, do you have a grudge against the Fu Family?"

Fu Yanzhi said firmly, "It's all right, Sister Yan. It's not really a grudge. It's my own business."

Wen Shiming said, "Big Brother, your business is our business. We won't let you fight alone."

Fu Yanzhi smiled. "Don't worry, Third Brother. It's all right. I'll handle it."

Back at the hospital, Feng Yunxiao's eyes sparkled when he saw them return. Fu Yanzhi handed him the phone he had bought him. Feng Yunxiao was overjoyed, holding the phone and examining it from every angle.

Bo Qing could tell that something was very wrong with his big brother's expression and wanted to say something, but Wen Shiming gave him a look, so he didn't bring it up.

That night, Fu Yanzhi lay in bed but couldn't fall asleep. His phone suddenly vibrated. It was a message from Qiao Shuyan. She told him that the Fu Family had moved to Luo City this time because Fu Li had caused trouble at his school in Hua City.

Fu Yanzhi fell into thought as he looked at Qiao Shuyan's message. No wonder Fu Li was so arrogant and overbearing. It turned out he had fled to Luo City after getting into trouble in Hua City.

Fu Yanzhi called out in his mind, 127, 127, are you there?

[What is it, Little Zhizhi? Do you need something?]

Fu Yanzhi said, "If you were the original owner, would you want to go back to your biological parents?"

[Little Zhizhi, why are you suddenly asking about that? What, did the Fu Family trace you?]

Fu Yanzhi laughed. "How could they? My killing methods never leave a trace."

[Then what happened? All right, don't tell me. I'll watch the replay myself. You really can't manage a single day without this system. I just went to have a meal with 250, and something happened.]

Fu Yanzhi taunted, "Don't tell me 250 is your partner."

[So what if they are? Just because you don't have a partner, I'm not allowed to have one? Do you live by the sea?]

Fu Yanzhi said helplessly, "Fine, date whoever you want. Nobody's stopping you. You've finished watching the replay, right? Well, what do you have to say?"

[This Fu Li is really vile. How dare he bully my Little Zhizhi! In the novel's plot for this world, the Fu Family was supposed to appear later on. Why have they already come out to cause trouble?]

Fu Yanzhi shook his head. "I didn't want to bother with him, but he came over and acted like a bastard himself. If I hadn't beaten him up, I wouldn't have been myself."

[Don't worry, Little Zhizhi. A mere Fu Li dared to provoke the host this system chose. He'll be finished soon.]

Fu Yanzhi smiled. "What, do you have a way to deal with this?"

[Of course. At the Fu Family's banquet tomorrow, you can just acknowledge each other, can't you? Then kick him out of the Fu Family.]

Fu Yanzhi said, "I don't want to acknowledge them. They make me sick. Could people who raised their son like that be any good?"

[You're right too, Little Zhizhi. It's all right, Little Zhizhi. When the cart reaches the mountain, there'll be a road. It's late, so get some rest.]

Fu Yanzhi nodded. "Yeah. Whatever it is, we can talk about it tomorrow."