Chapter 4
Fu Huaiyan shuddered, his gaze abruptly turning toward Fu Yichu.
Fu Yichu was so startled by those words that his phone flew straight out of his hand.
Suddenly pinned beneath his eldest brother's murderous gaze, he felt that the moment he answered this call, his brother would charge over and break his legs.
Terrified, Fu Yichu immediately hung up, and the phone on the floor stopped ringing.
The other assistants had no idea why Fu Yichu was so nervous, but they were badly frightened too.
Fu Huaiyan's gaze suddenly landed on the name displayed under missed calls on the phone screen.
Jiang Ruoning.
[Wow, it really is the female lead. Looks like she's getting ready to make her move. Speaking of which, that idiot Fu Yichu is Jiang Ruoning's simp number two. There's also simp number one, Fu Yunqi, simp number three, Fu Yuze... simp number N, so-and-so. Because of the female lead's halo, most men fall hopelessly in love with her after meeting her. Apart from the villain, who dies too early to have a romance arc, none of the other men escape.]
[Later on, Second Young Master Fu and Fourth Young Master Fu both become her devoted admirers, turning against their own brothers for her and throwing the Fu family into complete chaos. Their bankruptcy doesn't come out of nowhere.]
"..."
Silence was tonight's Cambridge.
Fu Yichu silently lit a candle for his second brother and fourth brother. Bankrupting the family over a woman was utterly outrageous. However important a woman was, could she matter more than the family?
But as though something had occurred to him, a flicker of conflict still crossed his eyes as he looked at Jiang Ruoning's name.
Although he had feelings for Jiang Ruoning, the events he had just read in Su Wanqiao's thoughts felt like cold water poured over his heart, instantly bringing him to his senses.
He would absolutely never betray the Fu family for Jiang Ruoning. But if his second brother and fourth brother really were bewitched by her, he wouldn't mind putting righteousness before family.
At that moment, Fu Huaiyan's thoughts blazed with fury. He had never been so angry.
His three younger brothers were all elites in their respective fields and had enjoyed the family's finest resources since childhood. In all fairness, they were extremely capable and seemed quite normal.
How could they all fall to the same woman?
He was furious.
Fine, then. If that was how it was going to be.
Fu Huaiyan drew a deep breath. If his brothers really ended up turning against one another and killing each other over the same woman, they couldn't blame their eldest brother for being ruthless.
Your big brother will send three younger brothers to Thailand and bring back three younger sisters.
The more Fu Huaiyan considered it, the more feasible it seemed. This was the best way to rid them of worldly desires.
When the time came, he would make sure to hire the best doctors.
Coming back to his senses, Fu Yichu suddenly felt a chill all over, his face turning a little pale. He felt as if he was about to lose something very important on his body.
Once they had finished dealing with company matters.
Fu Huaiyan had previously promised to accompany Su Wanqiao shopping, and Fu Yichu wanted to tag along with the couple because he still wanted to learn more from Su Wanqiao's inner voice.
At the moment, Fu Huaiyan thoroughly detested this brother of his, whom even dogs would shun. But since having Fu Yichu along might draw out more of Su Wanqiao's thoughts, he merely shot him a glare and said nothing.
Su Wanqiao was determined to make Fu Huaiyan's wallet bleed. If she was going to buy anything, she would buy the most expensive things.
It was also because, as Mrs. Fu, she needed to attend the Fu family's business banquets. The original owner always had to choose a new gown for each banquet.
With the two men accompanying her from behind, Su Wanqiao began browsing gowns and all sorts of costly jewelry at the various high-end counters.
As she browsed, she suddenly saw two impeccably dressed, striking-looking women enter through the doorway. One of them looked very familiar. When that woman spotted Fu Yichu, a flash of delight crossed her eyes before she spoke in an aggrieved tone.
"Yichu, why didn't you answer any of my calls?"
Su Wanqiao was surprised.
[I didn't expect to run into the female lead, Jiang Ruoning, here. Does the plot have to make them bump into each other because Jiang Ruoning wants to pry the bid amount out of Fu Yichu?]
[But I think there's a plotline for me too. I need to attend a business banquet and take a fancy to a limited-edition gown at some top luxury boutique, only for the female lead and her younger sister to insist on fighting me for it right there. There's only one gown, and after the female lead's sister provokes me with a few remarks, I slap her-the Jiang family's adopted daughter, Jiang Cixue-right across the face. A fan of the female lead, already lying in wait, records it and posts the video online. Netizens cyberbully me for bullying the Jiang family's adopted daughter and dig up my personal information.]
[This incident makes the Fu family despise me even more. But the only difference from the plot now is that Fu Yichu was originally supposed to show up with Jiang Ruoning and her sister. Instead, he's here with me and Fu Huaiyan. Though in the original plot, Fu Huaiyan wasn't here either. I came to pick out a gown alone. Afterward, once the cyberbullying ruined my reputation, all the female lead's simps took his side and scolded me, their eldest sister-in-law, for being spoiled and willful. They even demanded that I apologize to the female lead's sister. Whatever. Let's hurry up and finish this plot, fast-forward to the divorce. It's fine, I'll take the money and run...]
"..."
As Fu Huaiyan read the words above Su Wanqiao's head, a harsh glint flashed in his eyes. First, he glared at Fu Yichu, one of the simps, then turned toward Jiang Ruoning, a shadow crossing his gaze.
So it was the Jiang family?
They really don't know how high the heavens are or how deep the earth is.
He turned and suddenly signaled to the bodyguard beside him with his eyes.
A dozen or so black-clad bodyguards abruptly gathered around, blocking Jiang Ruoning as she was about to approach. Several others swiftly searched the surrounding crowd until they spotted a young woman in a mask filming with her phone. They confiscated the phone outright and deleted its contents.
With an unmistakable chill in his eyes, a bodyguard addressed Jiang Ruoning and her sister.
"Our boss has cleared this store. No one else is allowed to shop here. Please leave immediately."
"???"
Chapter 4
Seeing how utterly unyielding the bodyguards were.
Jiang Ruoning grew a little flustered too. Looking on the verge of tears, she gazed pitifully at Fu Yichu and spoke.