Chapter 46

Fu Qingshu had been so traumatized by the series of plot events that her personality had suddenly taken an abnormal turn.

Besides, her wealthy young lady friends were all characters following the plot. None of them wanted anything to do with that so-called male lead, yet those girls were acting a little lovestruck. Of course she had to take an uncompromising stance.

At that thought, she sneered. "Suit yourselves, but all of you owe me and the Fu Family a debt of gratitude. I hope you remember that."

By then, it was probably time for the plot sequence to end. In reality, a long time had passed since the thugs began harassing them before someone finally called the police, and people from the young ladies' families arrived to pick them up.

Gu Yubai, meanwhile, looked thunderous. After hearing what Fu Qingshu said, he turned and left without looking back.

With things having developed this way, there was even less chance of any further involvement.

Su Wanqiao, however, was very surprised by Fu Qingshu's transformation. She also found it hard to believe that she could take that attitude toward her wealthy young lady friends.

[In the plot, Fu Qingshu was thick as thieves with her best friends. Those girls were always praising Gu Yubai in front of her, saying how handsome and capable he was. It was hardly surprising that her heart began to flutter. But now Fu Qingshu actually had a mind of her own and had taken the lead in her relationships with those young ladies.]

There was a fundamental difference between taking the lead and being passive. When someone was passive, everything they took in came from what they heard and saw from others.

Taking the lead, on the other hand, meant being able to control how things developed. Fu Qingshu had actually gone from being passive to steering her circle of best friends' thinking. She really had changed a great deal.

After everyone left, on the way home.

Fu Huaiyan and Fu Siyao let out deep sighs of relief. They had handled today's incident promptly, preventing any mishap from occurring. From Fu Qingshu's attitude, they could tell she definitely would not associate with Gu Yubai in the future.

Fu Qingshu stayed silent all the way home, constantly going over everything in her mind.

Everyone's expressions today, how the incident had started-and then she suddenly recalled the incredulous looks her wealthy young lady friends had given her before leaving.

They had seemed so shocked, so unable to accept it.

She rather liked those looks. She honestly wished they had gotten even more worked up.

Fu Qingshu suddenly raised her head, a sharp glint flashing through her eyes.

She decided that she would not be the one being controlled. If anything, she would be the one controlling others.

She wanted to be the plot's puppeteer, controlling others to achieve her aims.

Because that feeling was simply too satisfying-so satisfying it was addictive, giving her a sense of accomplishment.

Besides, this was the only way she could escape her fear of the plot.

Rather than wait for the plot to harm her and her family step by step, she might as well use it to eliminate every danger in advance.

Neither Su Wanqiao nor the others noticed the strange smile that subtly appeared on Fu Qingshu's face. She felt she could play the character who liked the male lead, but every development had to benefit her.

The next day, the young ladies and their parents came to the Fu Family's home in person to thank them for what had happened.

First, the Fu Family had saved their daughters, leaving them owing an enormous favor, so they had come to express their thanks.

Second, with such a good opportunity, they naturally had to take the chance to establish a connection with the Fu Family and work together.

Thus, these people came practically the very next day, bringing gifts worth a fortune, truly precious things. Their tones were full of sincerity when they spoke to Fu Huaiyan, Su Wanqiao, and Fu Siyao.

Fu Qingshu softly invited the young ladies upstairs to talk in her bedroom.

Their parents remained in the living room, talking with Fu Huaiyan, his wife, and Fu Siyao.

During the conversation, there were audible hints about a marriage alliance.

But Fu Huaiyan deflected them all, parrying with tai chi.

Fu Siyao likewise wore a smile that did not reach her eyes and said nothing.

After hearing the words "marriage alliance," Su Wanqiao could not help thinking.

[Why doesn't Siyao have a man marry into her family?]

"!"

Fu Siyao's face betrayed nothing, but the sight of that line of text suddenly excited her.

She really had to thank her sister-in-law. Every idea she suggested was so delightful. She absolutely loved this suggestion.

Fu Huaiyan also choked on his coffee.

Hmm...

That did seem feasible.

The only concern was ending up with someone like that scumbag Old Wu, who swallowed up a family's assets when it had no male heir. But the Fu Family had vast holdings and plenty of family members, so they had no need to fear a son-in-law harboring ulterior motives. After all, the Fu Family was not afraid of turning the tables on other wolves. If he had ill intentions, he could hardly blame Fu Huaiyan for showing no mercy.

Once the cooperation between the two families was sufficiently underway, that scumbag Old Wu would need to be taught a lesson too. They would expose his dirty deeds so he met the same end as the Chen Family. When the share price plunged, the Fu Group could seize the opportunity to acquire the company.

So, even though Fu Huaiyan had already steered the conversation away from a marriage alliance, after some thought, he brought it back up.

"The Fu Family will only consider a man marrying into our family. As for corporate cooperation, business is business. But if we become in-laws, we'll be family, and everything will be open to discussion."

"..."

The visiting parents of the young ladies from the Sun, Li, Liu, and Wang families were all stunned.

Su Wanqiao was stunned too. Could Fu Huaiyan tell what she was thinking? Why had he suggested having a man marry into the family, just as she had?

That was downright uncanny.

And this was not the first time something like this had happened. She had also experienced Fu Siyao knowing what she was thinking.

So this definitely was not a coincidence. The more she thought about it, the stranger it felt. Once the guests left, she absolutely had to ask what was going on.

No one had expected Fu Huaiyan to suggest having a man marry into the family. After all, unless they were of inferior standing, or an illegitimate son whose status could not be presented in public, what family would let its legitimate son-its heir-marry into another family?

Besides, the prevailing view these days was that marrying into a woman's family was disgraceful. Although this was a new era and a new society with equality between men and women, many people still clung to old-fashioned ideas. Any man who married into his wife's family would be looked down upon.

Thus, the families immediately began to hesitate upon hearing this. They found the suggestion somewhat unacceptable, yet they could not bear to give up the opportunity to forge ties with the Fu Family.