Chapter 9
Upon hearing this, Xia Zhiyi shifted slightly, and she turned to look at Fu Chi.
Fu Chi nodded slightly, his tone calm. "Your sister has people protecting her."
Hearing this, Xia Zhiyi a slight sigh of relief.
That's good.
Fu Chi's statement implies that the people following Xia Wanyi were not arranged by him; otherwise, Fu Chi would have said, "I had people following and protecting her."
Such an explanation might mislead uninformed people into believing that Fu Chi had arranged for people to protect Xia Wanyi, but in reality, they were people Xia Zhiyi had previously borrowed in cooperation with Li Jing's side.
In that case, Xia Wanyi should be fine.
Unless Xia Zhiyi's plan goes wrong.
However, Xia Zhiyi felt that her luck was pretty good these days, and she shouldn't be that unlucky.
Even so, Xia Zhiyi was still a little nervous after learning that Xia Wanyi might have dinner with her newly acquainted girlfriends before going home.
However, he couldn't show this nervousness in front of the old man; this was a consensus he shared with Fu Chi.
Those things are not suitable for more people to know.
Xia Zhiyi are beyond question, so until the meal was over, neither Old Master Fu nor Xia Zhen noticed anything amiss.
Only Fu Chi.
"Brother, let's watch TV." Xia Zhen walked to Xia Zhiyi's side, looking at him expectantly.
The little girl knew that Xia Zhen had just finished work and that work was a very tiring thing. So, although she really wanted to play games with her brother, she didn't make that request. Instead, she wanted to sit with her brother and watch TV.
There's nothing else to do, just sit together in the same space.
Xia Zhiyi was still thinking about Xia Wanyi. She wondered if contacting Xia Wanyi or the person protecting Xia Wanyi at this time would make her sister feel uncomfortable, as if she were being monitored. She paused for a second after hearing Xia Zhen's words and was about to speak.
Just then, Fu Chi, who had somehow appeared beside them, placed his large hand on Xia Zhen's head and patted it gently, saying in a calm tone, " Xia Zhen, your brother still needs to take a bath. Can you go see him yourself first?"
Although Fu Chi already knew that Song Zhen was practically an enemy of his nephew and niece-in-law in the original storyline, he still treated the young girl with a calm demeanor.
After all, it's Xia Zhen standing here now, not Song Zhen.
The Song family, however, can no longer make a fuss.
In this family, Xia Zhen is relatively lively, whether she is facing Xia Zhiyi or Old Master Fu.
Only when facing Fu Chi, perhaps influenced by his aura, she always appears a bit reserved. Although not to the point of fear, she is indeed much quieter than usual, and may even unconsciously avoid him.
Upon hearing Fu Chi speak, Xia Zhen's smile faded without her even realizing it, and the light in her eyes dimmed slightly, but she still nodded obediently. "Okay, I understand, Brother Fu."
She knew this man was Xia Zhiyi's boyfriend.
Therefore, when it came to addressing Fu Chi, Xia Zhen followed Xia Zhiyi's lead.
As for whether Fu Yunyi will get a toothache from hearing this address... well, that's none of the little girl's business.
Xia Zhiyi naturally noticed the change in the little girl's eyes. She wanted to speak, but Fu Chi patted her, and she swallowed the words that were on the tip of her tongue.
"Never mind, I don't have anything to do for the next few days, so I'll play with Xia Zhen then." Xia Zhiyi thought to herself, then reached out and patted Xia Zhen's head. " Xiao Zhen, Zhen, I have some things to take care of later. You play by yourself tonight, and I'll take you out to play tomorrow, okay?"
Xia Zhen only had a slight cold; Xia Zhiyi didn't even need to prescribe any medicine. She could recover in one night without missing out on going out to play.
Upon hearing this, Xia Zhen's eyes lit up again, and she nodded vigorously, giving a loud "Mmm."
Then, she looked up at Fu Chi, hesitated for a moment, smiled at Fu Chi, and then turned and walked off to the living room.
Xia Zhiyi and Fu Chi went upstairs to their shared bedroom. After closing the door, Xia Zhiyi asked, "Is there something you want to tell me?"
Otherwise, he wouldn't have stopped Xia Zhen from inviting him.
Fu Chi a soft "hmm," put his arm around Xia Zhiyi's shoulder, and led him to sit down on the bedside. "These past few days, I've made some attempts."
"What kind of attempt?" Xia Zhiyi looked at him curiously.
Fu Chi: "You were worried about your sister's safety, weren't you?"
Xia Zhiyi: "Mm."
Fu Chi: "Your sister has many people protecting her, so you're only worried about that one person, right?"
He suddenly changed the subject, and Xia Zhiyi naturally realized that Fu Chi's attempt was related to something.
Although he had grown quite a bit taller, the boy, who still retained a baby face, widened his eyes slightly. "You mean...?"
"Hmm." Fu Chi gave a low hum, and after a moment, a clear smile appeared on his handsome face, "When Gu Miaomiao was almost trapped by Zhao Changye before, I sensed something was wrong. I've been trying to cooperate with Gu Miaomiao these past few days, and the results have been quite good."
Xia Zhiyi: "What did you do?"
Fu Chi gently stroked his cheek, then lowered his head and lightly kissed his lips. The kiss was devoid of any lust, merely a reassurance. "It might be weaker than you and I imagine."
"It's like an old, poorly maintained computer. It can turn on and run, but it can only barely handle one program. If there's more, it can't keep up."
Why was Gu Miaomiao so unlucky as to stumble upon Zhao Changye and his associates' clandestine money-for-sex deals with their business partners?
Because of the entity behind her, they are eager to use all sorts of methods and means to push Gu Miaomiao back onto the "right track" from her supposedly deviated path.
In this matter, the so-called plot doesn't take into account whether Gu Miaomiao, as the "female lead," will experience any pain deep in her heart after going through these things.
It wasn't human to begin with, it doesn't have human emotions, and it wouldn't consider these things.
To some extent, these so-called Power of the Plot are actually just using the so-called protagonists as tools. However, compared to those cannon fodder who are easily pushed to the brink of death, the so-called protagonists and villains are relatively important tools, which is why there is a contrast.
Therefore, after realizing this, Xia Zhiyi never directly regards the "protagonist" as her enemy.
He once used various means, including killing the protagonist, to violently break the control of the Power of the Plot. However, he also saved protagonists who were destined to have tragic backgrounds and walk alone until they encountered "destiny" and achieved a so-called happy ending.
He knew very well who his enemy was.