Although Li Qin was unhappy, she dared not show it on the surface.
She looked at Fu Yanting, wanting to beg, but Fu Yanting gave her no opportunity.
Fu Hao looked at Fu Yanting, seeming to hesitate, but not knowing how to explain.
Now that his elder brother was awake, he couldn't go against him.
Fu Hao, even after losing a hand, dared not be angry with Fu Yanting and had to suffer in silence.
Li Qin glanced at Yan Xi beside Fu Yanting and a plan suddenly formed in her mind.
Yan Xi was the eldest daughter of the Yan family, but she had a bad relationship with her parents. If she could win over Yan Xi's parents, they would surely help Li Qin confront Fu Yanting.
With this thought, Li Qin's lips curved slightly upwards.
Even though she was being taken away by the new arrivals, Li Qin was not flustered. It seemed she had already thought of a countermeasure.
After Li Qin's family left, Fu Yanting glanced at He Qi and said indifferently, "It's getting late, you should head back."
Shi Wenwen watched Fu Yanting from the side, unwilling, but dared not show it too obviously.
She knew very well Fu Yanting's bottom line. If she appeared too concerned, she wouldn't even have the chance to stay by Fu Yanting's side.
To remain by Fu Yanting's side, Shi Wenwen could only feign ignorance.
Despite her unwillingness, this was all she could do for now.
Shi Wenwen said softly, "Then Yanting, you should rest early. We'll be going now."
After speaking, Shi Wenwen turned to leave.
Fu Yanting suddenly called out to stop her.
Shi Wenwen was surprised and delighted internally, but didn't reveal it. She simply turned back to look at Fu Yanting, a flicker of heat in her eyes.
"Many things I don't say, doesn't mean I don't know."
Upon hearing Fu Yanting's words, Shi Wenwen's face changed dramatically.
Although Fu Yanting had only said this one sentence lightly, Shi Wenwen understood his meaning.
He knew everything?
Shi Wenwen despaired. She had thought Fu Yanting had stopped her to say something sweet, but she never expected that her meticulously crafted plan had been seen through by Fu Yanting.
Shi Wenwen dared not stay any longer and turned to leave.
After everyone had left, Yan Xi looked at Fu Yanting and couldn't help but ask gossipingly, "What did you mean by what you said to Miss Shi just now? What exactly do you know?"
"You want to know?"
Fu Yanting dropped his previously cold expression, casually glanced at Yan Xi, his lips curving slightly upwards into a smile that was hard to detect.
Of course.
If she didn't want to know, she wouldn't have proactively asked Fu Yanting out of curiosity.
Yan Xi couldn't help but roll her eyes.
Fu Yanting's lips gently moved close to Yan Xi's ear, and he whispered, "If you want to know, you can come to my room tonight."
"You... " Before Yan Xi could finish, she turned and her lips met Fu Yanting's.
Yan Xi was taken aback.
Although she and Fu Yanting had been married for some time, Yan Xi and Fu Yanting had never had any intimate contact.
And after their marriage, they didn't even sleep in the same room.
Now, this unexpected kiss left Yan Xi somewhat flustered.
Yan Xi raised her hand, wanting to push Fu Yanting away, but Fu Yanting seemed to sense her intention and pulled her into an embrace.
He deepened the kiss.
After an unknown amount of time, Fu Yanting reluctantly let go of Yan Xi.
He gently flicked her nose with his finger and said, "From now on, if you want to know anything, you can come and ask me."
Faced with Fu Yanting's sudden warmth, Yan Xi felt overwhelmed. Her face flushed with embarrassment, she forcefully pushed Fu Yanting away and whispered, "I'm going back to my room."
Watching Yan Xi flee in a hurry, Fu Yanting couldn't help but shake his head.
He suddenly realized that the feeling of having a wife waiting for him at home was actually quite good.
Fu Yanting did not return to his room with Yan Xi, but went to the study alone.
He looked at the portrait on the wall and said softly, "Girl, I'm sorry. This time, I let you down."
The portrait depicted a five-year-old girl with a pea-shaped birthmark on her arm.
When he was five, Fu Yanting was kidnapped, and it was that little girl who bravely saved him.
After the girl saved him, Fu Yanting didn't have time to ask her name or where she lived.
He was rescued by the Fu family's bodyguards and taken back.
For so many years, Fu Yanting had used all his connections but couldn't find that little girl.
The little girl seemed to have vanished into thin air.
Fu Yanting had the girl's portrait painted, would stare at it for a while every day, and then silently vowed not to be swayed by his grandmother's pressure to marry. If he couldn't find her, he would rather remain unmarried his entire life.
But all of this was disrupted when he lay in bed pretending to be a vegetable.
He never expected his grandmother to use his household registration book without his consent to complete his marriage.
He had already failed that girl.
He didn't want to fail Yan Xi as well.
"Girl, this is the last time I'll look at you and speak to you. From now on, I'll return to my own life."
After speaking, Fu Yanting took down the portrait from the wall and placed it on the highest shelf of the bookshelf.
When Yan Xi returned to her room, her face still felt hot.
She hadn't expected her relationship with Fu Yanting to progress so quickly.
It was so unexpected, they had kissed.
This was not within Yan Xi's expectations.
No, she needed to take a shower to calm down.
Yan Xi went into the bathroom and took off her coat. There was a very distinct pea-shaped birthmark on her arm.
After showering and coming out of the bathroom, Yan Xi was about to blow-dry her hair when her phone suddenly rang. It was Yan Jiapeng.
Yan Xi answered, snapping back, "How dare you still call me?"
"Xixi, I had no choice. Can you say a few good words to Fu Yanting for us and beg him to let us Yan family off? If he continues to suppress us, our Yan family will go bankrupt."
Hearing Yan Jiapeng's words, Yan Xi's heart chilled to its very depths.
Now they remembered she was part of the Yan family?
What about before?
When they had treated her the way they did before, did they consider her family?
"I'm sorry, that's your Yan family's problem and has nothing to do with me. Besides, even if I beg Fu Yanting, he might not agree. So, don't waste your time on me."
Before Yan Xi could hang up the phone, Yan Jiapeng beat her to it and hung up.
Then, Yan Xi heard a beep from her phone, and an image popped up.
Yan Xi frowned. She had a feeling Yan Jiapeng wouldn't send her anything good, and she didn't want to open it.
Immediately after, Yan Jiapeng sent another message.
Yan Xi reluctantly opened the message. Upon seeing what Yan Jiapeng had sent, Yan Xi's face changed dramatically...