Wen Tingxue bit her lip hesitantly, "I'd better cooperate with Xie Jinyi. I don't want to drag Mom and Dad down..."
"It's okay," Yu Wenli reached out and stroked her head, "Brother will handle this for you."
"You?"
It wasn't that Wen Tingxue doubted him, but the Fu family was too powerful.
They were simply not people of their standing who could afford to offend.
"Forget it, this is too troublesome. You're not omnipotent, so don't get involved in this mess."
The young girl shook her head.
She couldn't drag him down any further, or she would truly be riddled with guilt.
Therefore, Xie Jinyi was the only option for now.
At worst, she'd just take a loss.
It wasn't a big deal.
As she was thinking, her head was suddenly pulled towards him, face to face, their breaths mingling.
"You..."
Wen Tingxue's heart pounded as she looked up, meeting his eyes, deep as a well.
His rough fingertips brushed her chin, lightly or heavily, like an caress, or a punishment.
"If you have something, you don't come to me, who else would you go to? Xie Jinyi? Is she worthy?"
"But she can..." the young girl couldn't help but retort.
The next second, his warm thumb pressed directly onto her lips.
"She's not worth your deference, and I won't allow you to defer."
The young man stood by the bed, his tall, straight figure completely enveloping her.
He was overbearing and unreasonable.
But his lowered gaze was full of tenderness, more captivating than the moon outside the window.
"Brother isn't omnipotent, but for you, he can become omnipotent."
-
While Yu Wenli went out to make a phone call, Wen Tingxue received a call from Sha Zhengxin.
He got straight to the point, "I heard about the Xie family in Jiangcheng.
"What are your plans? Do you need my help?"
"Even you've heard about it?!" Wen Tingxue was shocked.
Sha Zhengxin chuckled, "Under normal circumstances, the Xie family's affairs wouldn't be much.
"But with Second Master Fu involved, the nature of the matter changes."
It was Second Master Fu again.
The young girl pouted unhappily, "You say he's too idle, meddling in Jiangcheng's affairs.
"And it's this kind of childish squabble."
It's downright insane.
Sha Zhengxin pondered for a moment and said, "Probably because you resemble someone."
Wen Tingxue: "??"
When Sha Zhengxin first arrived in the capital, he had worked as a sand art teacher at the Fu family's residence for a period.
He taught none other than the adopted daughter of the Fu family.
After Second Master Fu successfully seized power, the adopted daughter disappeared, and he was invested in by Second Master Fu, establishing his current success with Qing Shang Hua Fu.
It could be said that Second Master Fu was the largest shareholder of Qing Shang Hua Fu.
Therefore, he understood some matters better than the average person.
Fu Yuchuan's repeated targeting of Wen Tingxue was nothing more than his desire to possess her.
Or, simply the lingering shadows of his past.
"Solving this matter isn't difficult."
Sha Zhengxin narrowed his eyes and said, "As long as you give up Yu Wenli, or Yu Wenli gives you up."
What Fu Yuchuan wanted was merely a sense of satisfaction.
Wen Tingxue replied without thinking, "Impossible!"
Sha Zhengxin smiled and said no more.
Corridor.
Lin Wanqing was still coaxing him on the phone.
"With less than a year left, you don't need to offend Fu Yuchuan.
"A Li, do you remember what I told you last time?"
Yu Wenli certainly remembered.
On his eighteenth birthday, she had driven a long distance just to wish him a happy birthday.
And to tell him that the board of directors had decided to sign him directly after he graduated high school and package him for debut.
At that time, he would have skipped many steps.
He could even accomplish in one year what took others several years.
It was a tempting offer, and he had indeed been tempted.
But—
Yu Wenli swallowed hard and said, "I can compromise on everything, but not on Yi Yi."
There were thousands of paths to achieving one's dreams.
But it was too difficult to meet someone in the vast sea of people, and even harder to find them again after losing them.
He didn't believe in past lives or future lives; he only believed in this life.
Therefore, from the moment he met her, he had no intention of letting go.
Lin Wanqing's head ached with anger, but she still respected his choice.
"Don't blame me for not warning you, Fu Yuchuan never fights a battle he isn't sure of winning.
"The young girl likes you now, but that might not be the case in the future. After all, Fu Yuchuan is a scion of a prominent family.
"He's also exceptionally capable and handsome. The socialites in the capital who want to climb into his bed could form a queue to Jiangcheng.
"Do you think your little girl can withstand his pursuit?"
The more Yu Wenli listened, the darker his expression became, until he finally hung up the phone.
The day he met Sha Zhengxin, he had felt something was off.
It was as if every word he spoke was meant to remind him of something.
But he couldn't quite piece it together.
A few days ago, when he investigated, he indeed found that the little girl bore a slight resemblance to Fu Yuchuan's white moonlight.
Especially her pair of moist, almond-shaped eyes, which were almost identical, and they both did sand art.
No wonder Fu Yuchuan harbored a desire to possess her.
Yu Wenli held his phone, his head bowed under the light.
His usually straight and upright back was bent, a rare sight, looking somewhat dejected from afar.
No one could be entirely confident in love, and he was no exception.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have repeatedly confirmed the young girl's feelings.
Nor would he have made vows to so-called deities.
He thought, no matter the method, no matter which deity.
He would be grateful for anything that worked.
Late at night.
Chi Ye had been hiding from Chi Zerui for a day, but was eventually caught by Chi Zerui in the underground parking lot.
Damn it.
Chi Ye cursed inwardly and waved his friends away.
"Don't say anything, I know what you're going to do, shut up!"
Chi Ye impatiently took out a cigarette from his pocket and lit it.
After taking two deep drags, he said:
"The plan targeting those two was personally told to me by Fu Yuchuan.
"If I help you, wouldn't that be slapping the Fu family in the face?
"It's fine for you to be reckless, but there's no reason for me to offend someone for a little girl."
He made his intentions clear: helping was impossible!
But Chi Zerui stubbornly remained in place.
On his usually dissolute face, a rare stubbornness flickered.
Chi Ye had no choice but to drop his cigarette and ask, "Do you like her that much?"
"As long as you help her, I can go abroad. You can send me to any country you want."
His voice was hoarse, as if he had smoked a lot.
Chi Ye frowned with concern and opened his mouth, but before he could speak, Chi Zerui emphasized, "As long as Uncle helps her."
"..."
Chi Ye was so angry he could laugh.
This brat had never asked anyone for anything his whole life.
The only time he asked for help was for a girl he had known for less than a year?
Damn it.
Chi Ye felt like cursing.
Bang—
The sound of knees hitting the ground was exceptionally harsh in the silent night.
Chi Ye stared blankly at his nephew, who was kneeling before him for the first time in his life, and couldn't describe his feelings.
When he noticed the cigarette butt under his knee, Chi Zerui's pants were already burned through.
Chi Ye, both angry and annoyed, yelled, "Chi Zerui, what the hell is wrong with your brain?!
"You're kneeling to force me for an outsider?!"
Chi Zerui was pulled up by him, and he said with a bleak smile, "She's not an outsider."
She was the one he yearned for but could not obtain.
Chi Ye: "..."
Truly a love-struck fool.
"Uncle?" he impatiently urged him.
It's over, I've caught a cold, my head is groggy, and I don't know if I can update tomorrow.
If I can't, please don't blame me.