Mrs. Fu, please be mindful of the appropriate boundaries.

Xu Qingcheng didn't want him to come in, but she couldn't resist his strength and almost fell backward. He stepped forward and hooked his arm around her waist to prevent her from falling, and then he came in smoothly.

"Fu Jingting, you're used to breaking and entering people's homes, aren't you?!" Xu Qingcheng reached out and pushed him, trying to shove him out.

Now that she's inside, he can't let her have her way. Fu Jingting dodged her shoving and stood in the living room. He only glanced at her, and his expression turned ugly.

A small rocking horse was piled up in the corner, children's water cups and hats were on the table, storage boxes were full of plush toys, children's picture books were stuck on the bookshelf, and there was also an electronic keyboard...

It's obvious this isn't a room for a single woman.

"What are you doing here?" Xu Qingcheng asked with a tense face. He came over so aggressively that she didn't know if he had heard something or something else.

After all, her grandparents and parents already knew. Although the old lady said not to tell Fu Jingting, Xu Qingcheng didn't really believe her. If they all knew, how could Fu Jingting not know? It was only a matter of time.

However, her grandfather said that the Fu family would not take the child from her, which was the only thing that could put Xu Qingcheng at ease. But on the day Xu Yuan was about to have surgery, Xu Qingcheng didn't want too many things to do; her mind was already chaotic enough.

The thought of the risks of surgery makes my heart clench.

Xu Yuan was still so young, and she was genuinely scared. She had no energy to deal with anyone, and even when Zhao Lan asked her about hitting someone, Xu Qingcheng brushed it off with a few words.

Fu Jingting suddenly turned around, his eyes glaring fiercely at her. Xu Qingcheng subconsciously took a step back, but the man pressed closer, cornering her against the wall. His eyes were red and fiery, and even speaking was difficult for him. "Are you... remarried or single now?"

His abrupt remark sent a complete jolt through Xu Qingcheng's mind: "Are you crazy?!"

"Or... are you divorced again? Are you single now?"

Fu Jingting had a headache, a terrible headache, so bad that the world seemed to spin around him.

Doesn't he know she's divorced?!

This person is mentally unstable and has a screw loose!

Xu Qingcheng didn't want to answer him. "Whether I'm divorced or married has nothing to do with you. What law says I can't remarry after a divorce?"

"So...you married another man and had a child in the past two years?" He pressed her down, his hand on her waist. Fu Jingting recalled that he hadn't noticed when they got into bed.

Her waist was slender and supple, not like someone who had given birth.

Moreover, when he first returned, he followed her and didn't see any men living with her, nor did he see any children.

but……

What's going on with all these children's items?

"Xu Qingcheng, are you really that incapable of being alone? I've only been gone for two years, and you already have a child with someone else?" No wonder she doesn't care about Xie Yin, who's divorced and has a child!

Fu Jingting was truly furious; he felt like his lungs were about to explode.

It feels like your wife has been taken advantage of by someone else.

They planted a field of lush green wheat on his head.

But what if she gets divorced again and becomes single?

He... wasn't unable to accept it.

But if you have a child, and he thinks about how she was slept with from time to time, that's fucking intoxicating!

Fu Jingting completely forgot that he himself was the ex-husband, so there was no question of being cuckolded.

He... he actually...

Xu Qingcheng's head throbbed with anger. She was trembling with rage. Did he think Xu Yuan was someone else's child?

"Get out! Fu Jingting, I really am!" Xu Qingcheng was so angry that she was incoherent. She pushed him away forcefully and grabbed the broom next to her, whipping it without thinking.

Enraged, he unleashed a set of dog-beating stick techniques with unparalleled skill, leaving the man utterly defenseless.

When Xu Qingyao came up, she saw Fu Jingting being beaten up by his sister!

To be honest, his sister is actually quite pretentious and has a lot of fuss, but perhaps because she has been beautiful since childhood, she has received relatively more preferential treatment, so everyone tries to go along with her.

Even he, her younger brother, would get angry with her when they were kids, and their father would always say, "She's a girl, you should be more accommodating to her."

Xu Qingyao didn't understand at all why he had to give way to girls, since the older ones should give way to the younger ones.

But over the years, this has become a habit: you have to give in to her because she's a girl. When she throws a tantrum, acts out, or is all sorts of dramatic, you either have to pretend you don't see it or you have to coax her.

Then everyone treats her with deference, so you rarely see her throwing a tantrum. Xu Qingcheng is very conscious of her image; she won't laugh so hard that her gums show, and she won't let her facial expressions completely get out of control. She can have a cold face and she can curse, but she rarely resorts to violence because she thinks it's too unsightly.

Xu Qingyao was quite surprised when he first heard that his sister had hit Wen Fei.

However, compared to now, he felt that Xu Qingcheng was still restrained in the video of hitting Wen Fei.

This is probably her true strength now.

As soon as Fu Jingting stepped out the door, Xu Qingcheng slammed the door shut.

Fu Jingting reacted quickly and pulled his other foot out.

He stood at the door, so angry that the veins on his forehead twitched. He was angry, but why was she angry?

She turned her head and met Xu Qingyao's face.

The two of them just stood there, facing each other.

Xu Qingyao looked at him coldly and said, "My sister doesn't welcome you. You should leave."

Fu Jingting truly left all his humiliation and misery to Xu Qingcheng.

……

There was a knock at the door. Xu Qingcheng looked up, still holding a broom in her hand.

She didn't open the door until she heard Qingyao's voice, at which point she went over and opened it.

Xu Qingyao saw her peeking out and said, "They're already gone."

Xu Qingcheng then released her grip on the doorknob.

"Are you all packed? Just these two bags?" Xu Qingyao picked them up. "Let's go."

Xu Qingyao didn't ask any more questions. In his mind, once it was over, it was over. Everyone had experienced pain and suffering, and no one owed anyone anything.

He was grateful to Fu Jingting for standing by his sister's side when he was powerless.

But he couldn't forgive Fu Jingting for hurting his sister so deeply.

He didn't ask because he felt it was unnecessary; whether the Fu family knew about Xu Yuan or not, things wouldn't change.

Once in the car, Xu Qingyao spoke up, "Sis, someone sent me a video source file today, the same as the one I received. It confirms that the video itself didn't record any sound, so there's no issue with audio restoration. This has nothing to do with my skill level."

In other words, it's impossible to know what Wen Fei said at the time based solely on the video.

Xu Qingcheng hummed in agreement, "It's alright. I didn't expect it to be able to be restored in the first place. It's just that some rumors have leaked out, making things difficult for Wen Fei."

Xu Qingcheng's face was cold; she wasn't the type to simply suffer losses.

However, she does not intend to do anything before the surgery is over.

Wen Fei and Pang Shenghua came out of the hospital leader's office. Because public opinion was now in two directions, the hospital also needed to investigate and find out the truth of the matter.

Wen Fei naturally couldn't admit it, saying it was absolutely a frame-up.

With the two of them alone, Pang Shenghua asked her, "Feifei, tell me the truth, you really didn't say anything to provoke Xu Qingcheng?"

"I really didn't, and I had no reason to provoke her," Wen Fei said, feeling wronged. "I don't know how this kind of statement came about."

Seeing her aggrieved expression, Pang Shenghua sighed, "Alright, don't be sad anymore."

"Oh, by the way, your Aunt Zhong is here, waiting in the office. She's worried about you too." The two returned to Pang Shenghua's office.

When Zhong Wanxiu saw Wen Fei, she hurried over with concern, "Feifei, how's your face? Are you alright?"

"Auntie, I'm sorry to have worried you. I'm fine." Wen Fei called out softly, casually tucking the hair behind her ear to reveal her left profile.

The swelling on her face hadn't gone down yet, and the clear red fingerprints looked even worse than in the video.

Zhong Wanxiu reached out and touched her face with heartache, "Oh dear, the injury is quite serious! How could you have hit her so hard! Just because of a surgical risk? That was too impulsive! Really... Xu Qingcheng doesn't seem like the type to be so reckless!"

"Auntie, she's probably just too worried. After all, it's natural for a mother to be anxious and worried about her child's surgery," Wen Fei said at the right moment.

"That's true. Being a mother is never easy; the worries and anxieties are things others can't understand. Different perspectives inevitably lead to arguments, and it's good that you can understand her."

Wen Fei hadn't expected Zhong Wanxiu to react this way. She felt a lump in her throat. She thought that the Fu family would be surprised to hear this news and would investigate, and that once they investigated, Xu Qingcheng would be exposed.

But now, Zhong Wanxiu not only doesn't ask about the child, but also speaks from Xu Qingcheng's perspective.

Wen Fei's expression changed, but she tried her best to regain her composure.

Zhong Wanxiu observed her discreetly, then smiled and said, "Jingting told me before that he would introduce you to someone suitable, since you're of marriageable age. I just went to your father's place to talk about this, to see what his future father-in-law's requirements are. He's quite understanding; he doesn't have any requirements, as long as you like each other. Feifei, you can tell me what kind of person you like, and I can help you get together if I see someone suitable."

Zhong Wanxiu's words conveyed her meaning very tactfully: she would no longer try to match Wen Fei and Fu Jingting together.

Another meaning is that her father also knows that there is no relationship between her and Fu Jingting, and her father has also expressed that he understands.

Furthermore, Pang Shenghua, an observer, also learned that there was no relationship between Fu Jingting and Wen Fei.

Women from wealthy families are masters of using minimal effort to achieve maximum results.

I can be misunderstood, but when I don't want to, I can clear things up in just a few words.

Wen Fei's face stiffened slightly, but she still agreed.

After Zhong Wanxiu left, Pang Shenghua said to Wen Fei, "Feifei, regarding the surgery, the family's opinion is that you should recuse yourself, and of course, the hospital has agreed."

"That's such a pity," Wen Fei said regretfully.

Pang Shenghua patted her shoulder to comfort her.

Wen Fei didn't say anything more. After she came out, she turned around and went to the testing room. She walked around inside, looked at the surrounding instruments and equipment, greeted her colleagues, and then left as if nothing had happened.

When they came out of the building where the testing was being conducted, Xu Qingcheng and her brother had just brought Xu Yuan there for the final check-up before her surgery the next day.

Let Qingyao take Xuyuan over first.

"Miss Xu really knows how to handle things; she can beat someone up and still get away scot-free," Wen Fei said with a smile.

Xu Qingcheng stood before her. "Dr. Wen, do you think a silent video can erase the truth? A doctor curses a child's surgery and verbally abuses the child—where is your medical ethics?"

"Miss Xu, you can't just say things like that. You hit someone first. You say I insulted a child, so show me the evidence! If you say this without evidence, I can say you're framing me." Wen Fei calmly faced Xu Qingcheng. This was outside the testing building, in an open-air environment, with no recording equipment.

"Are you so sure I can't produce any evidence?" Xu Qingcheng chuckled softly. "Then why do you think the hospital's investigation team summoned you for questioning? Qingyao has been obsessed with computers since he was a child, and he has already obtained the original video files from the hospital. Restoring the video audio is just a matter of minutes, and Qingyao will then directly release the audio files on the online platform."

"Dr. Wen, we'll see if you can stay safely in the hospital then."

"Impossible, the microphone of that camera..." Wen Fei's expression suddenly changed, and she gritted her teeth, no longer uttering a single word.

Xu Qingcheng sneered, "You mean that camera doesn't have a microphone and can't record any sound, so it can't be repaired at all? But unfortunately, Qingyao said that the camera next to it is very close, so it picked up the sound and can be used to filter out the audio file."

Wen Fei's face suddenly turned extremely ugly. "Impossible, there's only one surveillance camera in that place."

"Why not? Go check for yourself. Aren't the two cameras close enough to record the sound?" Xu Qingcheng scoffed. "Oh, you don't need to check. Just wait and listen to your own voice online."

Wen Fei gritted her teeth, then suddenly gave Xu Qingcheng a sinister smile, "Miss Xu, I wish you a successful surgery tomorrow."

For no apparent reason, Xu Qingcheng felt a chill run down her spine.

Xu Qingcheng watched as Wen Fei turned left and entered the testing building of the tuning fork laboratory next door, the place where she had hit Wen Fei that day.

Xu Qingcheng took out her phone from her pocket and saved the recording file.

After the check-up, perhaps due to the adults' anxiety, the little one seemed a bit listless, clinging to Xu Qingyao's neck and whimpering, "Uncle, Yuanyuan doesn't want to have the check-up anymore."

"I'm not doing it anymore. Tomorrow is the last time. Yuanyuan will be fine, and you won't have to do it again." Xu Qingyao coaxed her.

"I don't want to, I don't want to, not even tomorrow..." Little Xu Yuan threw a tantrum, her little legs kicking in Xu Qingyao's arms.

"Yuanyuan, be good." Xu Qingcheng took Xu Yuan, and the three of them went back to the ward together.

……

The old man called me back to the old house, saying there was something important to discuss.

What's so important?!

After Fu Jingting came in, the old man and woman were busy with their own things, some playing with the birds, others watering the flowers.

Nobody paid any attention to him.

Fu Jingting was very agitated. He had a hundred questions in his mind, and to be honest, he couldn't sit still.

There's a lot of information, it seems to connect, yet it also seems disconnected.

Zhou Qian was incredibly slow this time; he didn't even utter a single word.

The old lady came in after watering the flowers, glanced at him, and said, "Do you have nails in your butt? Can't you sit still? What are you doing wandering around like that?"

"..."

Fu Jingting clicked his tongue. "Grandma, I really have something to take care of. What exactly does Grandpa want with me?"

Even the most urgent matters can wait until tomorrow.

Before Fu Jingting could speak again, Fu Shiqing leaned on his cane and came over, glancing at him. "What did you ask Zhou Qian to investigate for you?"

"..."

"From the day I gave her the divorce certificate, I made it clear that the Fu family would not interfere with or make things difficult for her in her life." The old man was usually a man of few words, but when he spoke, his words were powerful and resolute, like a sharp awl piercing someone's heart.

Fu Jingting suppressed his anger and remained silent, his face tense.

"That scar on your chest, doesn't it hurt anymore?" Fu Shiqing scoffed. "Have you forgotten the pain once the wound has healed?"

Fu Jingting's face tightened, and the old man threw a stack of documents into his hands. "Stay here tonight, and take me and your grandmother to Huanan Hospital tomorrow morning."

"South China Hospital?"

Fu Jingting asked in confusion, "What are you doing over there? Who... has a health problem?"

I don't go to Huanan Hospital for regular checkups, and I already have this year's test results, which show no major problems!

Jiang Wenyu glanced at him and said, "Your grandfather and I are practically immune to all poisons because we haven't been driven to death by you descendants."

Fu Jingting, "..."

He opened the folder in his hand; it was about Fu Hongxin. The old man lit his pipe and saw that Fu Jingting's face had darkened.

The old man simply asked, "Finished reading?"

The information was registered two years ago. Fu Hongxin used Xu Qingcheng to set a trap for him, gradually pushing him into the mire.

Fu Jingting suddenly looked up, his fingers trembling as he gripped the documents. "Why are you only showing them to me now?"

"Are you handless or footless, or brainless?" the old man scoffed. "Why do you always expect to be served everything? This is what I found out; why should I show it to you?"

Fu Jingting, "..."

"That girl didn't do anything to wrong you. Even if she did something, it was out of self-preservation. Before the incident, you knew to distance yourself from her, which is something you did like a man." The old man tapped his pipe. "Since it's over, cut ties cleanly. She has a new life now, so don't bother her."

Fu Jingting gritted his teeth. "Why? Why can't I disturb her now that she has a new life?"

If it hadn't come to that point, if there hadn't been no other way, did she think he would have signed the divorce papers?!

The old man almost hit him on the head with his pipe when he saw him gritting his teeth and looking so stubborn.

That's how it is; he deserves to never be able to find a wife.

"Put it back in the study after you're done reading it," the old man roared.

Jiang Wenyu looked on and sighed.

Okay, at least we have a child. It'll be a little difficult, but we can't break up.

……

The ward was private and very well-equipped.

Xu Yuan was the second surgery. It wasn't time yet, but the ward was already packed with people. Zhong Wanxiu and Fu Pinghui had arrived early in the morning.

Qingyao stayed at the hospital with her last night, so Song Chang brought Zhao Lan over this morning.

On my way to prepare for surgery, I passed by a ward next door and saw a little boy who had just had surgery. He was crying loudly as the anesthesia wore off. His father was holding him and patting his back to comfort him.

Children are probably the most empathetic. Xu Yuan seemed to sense the tension of the day and suddenly burst into tears, clinging to Xu Qingcheng and refusing to let go.

No amount of coaxing worked. Seeing the other child crying while being held by his father, Yuan Yuan said, "Mommy, where's Yuan Yuan's dad? Yuan Yuan wants her dad to be with her too."

The sound of the child's grandmother crying brought tears to Zhong Wanxiu's eyes.

On the highway from Ancheng to Jinzhou, Jiang Wenyu scolded him, "Tell me, what can you do well? You can't even drive a car properly."

"There was a car accident up ahead, what does that have to do with me?" Fu Jingting's face was very unpleasant after being scolded. The traffic was backed up, and he could only wait.

"The pediatrics department at South China Hospital is excellent. You two are so old, what are you doing there getting involved?"

The old lady glanced at him, then turned her face away. This was truly her grandson.

When the car arrived at Huanan Hospital, Zhong Wanxiu was waiting for them as soon as they entered the hospital entrance.

"Mom?" Fu Jingting was stunned, only now becoming nervous. The whole family had come out to help. "What's wrong?"

"Hurry up and park the car!" Zhong Wanxiu urged, helping the two elderly people out of the car first, and then instructed, "We'll go ahead first. After you park the car, go directly to the eighth floor of the pediatric ward."

Fu Jingting was completely baffled.

Parking at the hospital was hard to find, and when Fu Jingting finally managed to park and arrived, he found the whole family there.

Xu Qingcheng was holding a little girl who was crying pitifully, and she was also trying to comfort her with red eyes.

As soon as he came in, his eyes were fixed on the two of them and he couldn't look away, his mind completely blank.

It wasn't until Zhong Wanxiu kicked him that Fu Jingting stepped forward, not knowing what to say or whether to raise his arm or leg.

Xu Yuan saw him first, his big, teary eyes staring at him, "Dad."