Spoiled Sparrow

Lan Yin shook her head: "That child isn't exactly good, but he's not bad either. It's just..."

"Just what?"

"But he's showing signs of having an affair with the girl he likes... so I let her escape. Now he's caught up with me here, and I don't know what to do."

Lan Yin was terrified; she feared that Fu Chen would follow in Fu Yancheng's footsteps.

However, he rushed to find Ruan Qing as soon as he was out of danger after the car accident, and she hesitated again. Perhaps it was because he had half of Fu Yancheng's blood in him, so she was prejudiced against him.

Ji Yuyao took her hand and comforted her, "Let the children handle their own affairs. As long as he doesn't break the law or commit a crime, just let him be. You should focus on yourself now and make up for the decades you wasted."

Lan Yin smiled bitterly: "You're right. I spent half of my life in resentment and regret. I want to live it all over again."

Ji Yuyao put her arm around her shoulder: "Okay, I'll go with you. You can attend the wedding banquet with me. She's your goddaughter. I've secretly offered incense for you and my children. The ancestors have all given their approval..."

......

In the afternoon, Chen Yan woke up feeling like there was something he hadn't done, but he just couldn't remember what it was.

He twisted his aching neck and answered a call from his subordinate.

"What?!" He quickly put on his clothes. "Okay, I understand. You all need to be careful and not alert them."

Chen Yan knocked urgently on Fu Chen's door.

"Enter."

He steadied himself, still breathing as he ran over: "President Fu, He Xunnan has made a move, at the Ji family's wedding banquet tomorrow night."

Fu Chen moved all the organized evidence into an encrypted document, then looked up and asked, "Specifically?"

Chen Yan: "That's right, the cruise ship will be very crowded tomorrow night..."

"I understand, you may leave."

It was worth the wait; He Xunnan finally couldn't hold back any longer.

Ruan Qing, please forgive me.

Fu Chen picked up his phone, found her contact information, and made a call.

The phone rang for a long time before being answered. Half-asleep, Ruan Qing answered the phone with her eyes closed and put it to her ear.

Seeing no response from the other end, Fu Chen asked worriedly, "Ruan Qing?"

"What?" Ruan Qing replied groggily, and it took her a few seconds to realize who was speaking.

She patted her face and sat up, still groggy: "What is it? Tell me quickly, I'm so sleepy."

"There's a banquet tomorrow night, and your mother will be there. She's invited you to come with her."

Ruan Qing frowned and thought for a moment, her voice brimming with excitement: "Your mother is here?"

"Hmm." Fu Chen responded indifferently, but he sensed expectation in Ruan Qing's words, and an invisible envy arose in his heart.

Wait, tomorrow night's banquet... could it be the wedding banquet Henry mentioned?

She asked, "Is the banquet you're talking about on the cruise ship?"

Fu Chen paused, his first reaction being that He Xunnan had actually asked her to get on the ship as well.

He replied, "Yes, you will go?"

Ruan Qing truthfully replied, "Yes, I didn't expect it to be such a coincidence. I promised someone in advance that you could apologize to Aunt Lan Yin for not being able to attend with her."

Fu Chen's breathing was clearly unsteady; he asked in a low voice, "Is it He Xunnan?"

He uttered the name He Xunnan through gritted teeth.

Ruan Qing sighed helplessly: "No, why are you always prejudiced against him?"

"Am I prejudiced?" He laughed in exasperation.

"I think you're the one who's prejudiced against me."

For some reason, Ruan Qing could detect a sense of resentment in his tone.

She knew that Fu Chen didn't like He Xun Nan, but He Xun Nan was, after all, her own brother.

She was too lazy to argue with him: "Give me Aunt Lan Yin's contact information, and I'm hanging up."

After saying that, she hung up the phone and went back to sleeping soundly.

Fu Chen stared at the page where the call had ended, so angry he wanted to smash his phone.

He restrained his nature; since Ruan Qing didn't like being restrained, he would change.

His fingertips dug into his flesh, and the pain reminded him not to lose control and not to repeat the same mistake.

After hanging up the phone, Ruan Qing couldn't fall asleep.

She stared blankly at Fu Chen's chat window.

She suddenly remembered what he had said about He Xunnan when they were in China, and combined with her recent sixth sense, her heart was even more confused, and she didn't want to think about it too much.

A few minutes later, she received a contact recommendation from Fu Chen and immediately clicked to add him as a friend.

The other side approved it instantly.

She called Lan Yin directly: "Auntie~ what brings you here?"

Lan Yin placed the phone on the table, and Ji Yuyao sat down next to her.

"I've come to see a friend."

Ruan Qing softened her tone as she spoke to Lan Yin: "I'm sorry, I've already made a promise to someone else for tomorrow night, so I can't accompany you. But it's all at the same banquet, so I'll come find you then."

Lan Yin didn't ask her to accompany her; it's probably just that kid Fu Chen using her as an excuse again.

Lan Yin didn't expose him: "Of course."

Ji Yuyao was tired of listening to the two of them chatting cryptically. It was obvious that Lan Yin really liked the child opposite her, but she just wouldn't take any action.

She said directly, "Qingqing, I'm Aunt Ji. Tomorrow's wedding banquet is my youngest daughter's engagement banquet. Your Aunt Lan Yin and I have been close friends for many years. She's here with me right now. It's her first time going abroad, and she doesn't know anything. She's just an old-fashioned person."

If you're free, come over for dinner tonight! Your Aunt Lan Yin misses you terribly.

Ruan Qing also wanted to see Lan Yin, so she agreed, "Sure, no problem."

"Okay, give me a spot and I'll have the driver pick you up."

Ruan Qing changed into a proper long dress, put on light makeup, and went out.

Uncle Zhang watched as Ruan Qing got into the car and immediately reported it to He Xunnan.

Upon arriving at the Monsoon Hotel, Ruan Qing was led to a suite.

As soon as she entered and saw the familiar face, she immediately ran forward and gave Lan Yin a big hug.

Then, looking at Ji Yuyao, he said, "Hello, Aunt Ji."

"Alright, come, sit down." Ji Yuyao looked at her carefully. No wonder Lan Yin liked her; this child looked like a blessed person.

I just heard Lan Yin talk a lot about what happened between her and Fu Chen.

If the two of them really can't be together, being her daughter-in-law is just as good.

But the more I look at that face, the more familiar it seems.

Ji Yuyao asked, "Qingqing, I heard about your situation from your Aunt Lan Yin. You've settled here now, right? Which family are you with?"

Ruan Qing nodded: "The He family."

"The He family?"

There is only one He family in the whole city.

But where did the He family get a daughter?

She immediately became suspicious and subtly inquired, "Qingqing, what are your parents' names?"

Ruan Qing replied with a smile, "Hezhou, Pei Yu, my brother's name is He Xunnan."

Ji Yuyao couldn't hide her expression, and her smile froze instantly.