Chapter 38 "Hello? Hello..."

Lin Zhao didn't have time to ponder the strangeness in Fu Yansheng's words.

They got into the car with Fu Yansheng, and the vehicle started and headed straight for the Fu family's old residence.

Lin Zhao had visited the location of the Fu family's old residence once before and remembered its approximate direction.

However, the security around the Fu family's old residence was even tighter than when I last visited.

Lin Zhao frowned instinctively upon seeing this scene.

"Brother Fu, something seems off."

Lin Zhao turned her gaze to Fu Yansheng, only to see Fu Yansheng lightly tapping the steering wheel with his fingertips, seemingly indifferent.

"fine."

Lin Zhao was finally relieved.

When Fu Yansheng arrived at the door, the Fu family butler was already standing there waiting. Seeing that there was another person in the passenger seat, the Fu family butler quickly stepped forward and opened the car door.

Lin Zhao nodded to the Fu family's butler.

Looking at Fu Yansheng, who had already gotten out of the car.

They headed towards Fu Yansheng.

The Fu family steward knew of Lin Zhao.

It can be said that everyone around Fu Yansheng, and the Fu family members, knew everything about him.

Not to mention this young master of the Lin family, who is different from the others.

Although he was a fake young master, Fu Yansheng still kept Lin Zhao by his side, which shows how important Lin Zhao was.

"Young Master Lin."

"The Fu family butler said softly."

Lin Zhao remained silent and followed Fu Yansheng into the Fu family's gate.

The Fu family's old house has existed for a long time, and both its layout and decoration are more in line with the old style.

The gardens complement each other, and last time Lin Zhao visited, she didn't really observe the Fu family's old residence much.

Now it seems that every detail was meticulously crafted at great expense.

The main gate wasn't far from the reception room, so Fu Yansheng didn't drive in directly. Instead, he led Lin Zhao on foot through the front garden and into the reception room.

As soon as Fu Yansheng entered the room, he saw that the Fu family members were already sitting among them.

The moment Fu Yansheng entered, he attracted everyone's attention.

The elderly woman at the head of the group gave Fu Yansheng a cold look, while the maid beside her held the old woman's cane, creating a serious atmosphere.

It's as if Fu Yansheng isn't going home now, but rather... being held accountable.

It was only then that Lin Zhao realized why Fu Yansheng disliked the Fu family.

The atmosphere was oppressive, as if everything was being placed on Fu Yansheng's shoulders.

"Why did you call me back?"

Fu Yansheng walked to another seat next to the old lady and sat down. His gaze fell on Lin Zhao, and he asked the servant next to him to add a seat next to him.

That place was still the main seat, and it was definitely not where Lin Zhao should sit.

However, Lin Zhao listened to Fu Yansheng's words.

He lifted his foot and walked over there.

This is blatant disregard for the rest of the Fu family.

The Fu family members looked grim, but since the old lady hadn't spoken, they didn't dare say anything.

The old lady took a sip of tea, and seeing that Lin Zhao really wanted to sit down, she said coldly, "This is a family matter of the Fu family. Yan Sheng, isn't it inappropriate for you to bring your friends here to discuss family matters?"

Upon hearing this, Fu Yansheng reached out and pulled Lin Zhao to sit down.

“What family matters could the Fu family possibly have? Besides, I’m the head of the Fu family now. Whoever I say is an outsider is an outsider. Zhao Zhao is one of us.”

The old lady's cup landed on the table with a crisp sound.

But he didn't say anything more.

Everyone knew that the old lady had tacitly approved.

"Master, why did the Fu Group cut off funding for cooperative projects with the branch company? And what about the recent reshuffle of senior management? Was that on your orders? We are all members of the Fu family!"

Finally, someone couldn't hold back any longer and stood up abruptly, his face grim as he stared intently at Fu Yansheng.

The old lady's expression was not good. She had known about this for a long time, but she had asked someone to call Fu Yansheng back to the old house. However, Fu Yansheng did not move for a long time.

They even acted faster against direct and collateral relatives.

This displeased the old lady. If Fu Yansheng wasn't stopped sooner, the Fu Group would eventually become Fu Yansheng's personal fiefdom.

"Do you really think I don't know what you've been doing behind my back?" Fu Yansheng's words calmed everyone down.

Constantly reflect on what you should not have done.

But they had done so many things like that that they couldn't remember exactly which one Fu Yansheng was referring to.

However, they didn't think Fu Yansheng had caught them red-handed. After all, given Fu Yansheng's personality, if he really had caught them red-handed, he wouldn't have just kicked them out.

Lin Zhao frowned when she heard the man questioning Fu Yansheng.

Fu Yansheng was always a man of his word when he was out in public, but he never expected to be questioned like this by the Fu family when he returned home.

Subtly, Lin Zhao's expression also turned cold, just like Fu Yansheng's.

“I have evidence. If I wanted to submit it, it would have been enough to make things difficult for you. I didn’t submit it; I just kicked you out. That’s already more than enough.”

Fu Yansheng took a sip of tea, the cold water making him more alert.

"But old lady, you know what I want, otherwise you would have to go down the mountain to see most of the people here."

The old lady understood that Fu Yansheng was reminding her.

Remind yourself to relinquish what you have in control of him.

But the old lady wasn't stupid. If she handed it over, wouldn't Fu Yansheng become even more arrogant?

Upon hearing Fu Yansheng's questioning tone towards the old lady, Fu's father immediately became agitated. With a cold face, he stood up and said, "Fu Yansheng, these are all your uncles and elders. How can you be so disrespectful to your elders!"

"Disrespectful to elders?" Fu Yansheng found this sarcastic and immediately took out his phone to send a message to Assistant Fan.

"The legal department of the Fu Group will send lawyer's letters to you. As for other things, someone has already filed a formal complaint. Mr. Fu, see clearly, this is true disrespect for elders."

Upon hearing Fu Yansheng's words, everyone instantly became agitated.

Unexpectedly, Fu Yansheng went so far as to reveal everything.

Even more unexpectedly, despite his meticulous concealment, Fu Yansheng actually found a clue.

In fact... Fu Yansheng didn't care about the old lady at all.

"Yansheng, don't you want your mother's memorial tablet to be placed in the ancestral hall?" The old lady felt her blood rush to her head, and she stood up with the help of the maid beside her, still maintaining her superior attitude.

Fu Yansheng stood up and smiled indifferently: "Grandma, I'm tired of hearing you say that. You've been saying it since I was a few years old, but have you done anything about it?"

“But it doesn’t matter. I am the current head of the Fu family. My mother will definitely enter the ancestral hall before the New Year.”

Fu Yansheng had previously wanted to gain the old lady's approval because of his mother's wishes, so the matter of entering the ancestral hall became a handle for the old lady to use against Fu Yansheng.

But year after year, day after day, Fu Yansheng had long been fed up with it.

When a person dies, it's like a lamp going out; even if the old lady agrees, the mother can't hear it.

The old lady, on the other hand, seemed to be constantly hitting his sore spots.

Lin Zhao stood quietly to the side. Only when she heard Fu Yansheng mention his mother did Lin Zhao look up at Fu Yansheng's figure and the aggressive manner of the people around him.

Lin Zhao then realized that the Fu family members that Fu Yansheng had mentioned were not good people, and that was indeed the case.

No wonder Fu Yansheng refused when I suggested he come home for the New Year.

So that's how it is.

Lin Zhao felt increasingly sorry for Fu Yansheng. In his eyes, Fu Yansheng was the president of the Fu Group; he was a handsome young man in the villa who was aloof but would still help him gently.

Fu Yansheng was the best person he had ever met.

However, the Fu family treated Fu Yansheng very badly.

No wonder... no wonder Fu Yansheng, at such a young age, lived alone with his butler in Lin Zhao's villa area.

No wonder, Lin Zhao had never seen anyone come to visit Fu Yansheng since she was a child.

That's because the Fu family doesn't care about Fu Yansheng at all.

Even though Fu Yansheng's achievements are now above all his peers.

The Fu family, however, still treated Fu Yansheng as a child who could only be beaten and scolded by them.

"Zhaozhao, let's go home."

Fu Yansheng reached out to Lin Zhao, his smile unwavering. The words of the Fu family had no effect on him whatsoever.

Lin Zhao looked up, tilted her head and smiled at Fu Yansheng, then placed her hand in Fu Yansheng's palm.

The warmth of her palm made Lin Zhao feel even more sorry for the man in front of her.

"Okay, Brother Fu, let's go home."

Lin Zhao and Fu Yansheng walked forward step by step.

The Fu family members instinctively wanted to step forward.

Unexpectedly, Lin Zhao, who was a step behind Fu Yansheng, suddenly turned around and smiled gently at the people behind her: "Mistaking a pearl for a fish eye, the Fu family really has good 'eyesight'. No wonder they are a century-old family."

With a sarcastic tone, Lin Zhao raised an eyebrow, looking at the people behind him with a sharp gaze, quite unlike his usual self.

The Fu family never expected that a mere fake young master from the Lin family would provoke them in such a way.

For a moment, I was stunned.

"Well done, Lin Zhao! Well done, Fu Yansheng!"

After watching the two leave, the Fu family members came to their senses and gritted their teeth.

Especially Fu's father, who did not expect Fu Yansheng to dare to disobey him, and even more unexpectedly, that Lin family boy would say such a thing.

How dare a mere maid's child defy me!

Fu Yansheng naturally heard Lin Zhao's words. When he left the old house, Lin Zhao noticed that there seemed to be something different about the smile on Fu Yansheng's face, which was usually unchanging.

"Will Brother Fu think I'm meddling?"

After all, it was a family matter of the Fu family, but I couldn't help mentioning it.

Upon hearing this, Fu Yansheng shook his head: "I said, Zhaozhao is one of us."

"Brother Fu, I'm hungry. Shall we go grab a late-night snack before going home?"

"By the way, Brother Fu, do you have any favorite islands? We need to prepare well for the Chinese New Year this year!"

Lin Zhao's questions came one after another.

Fu Yansheng answered each question carefully.

Lin Zhao and Fu Yansheng didn't get home until midnight.

Lin Zhao returned to her room in a daze, washed up, and lay down on the bed to rest.

Fu Yansheng, however, sat in his study for several hours without being able to fall asleep.

Uncle Lai got up to check on the villa that night and found that Fu Yansheng hadn't gone to bed yet.

"Mr. Fu, why aren't you resting yet?"

Uncle Lai's tone was filled with concern.

Fu Yansheng put down the documents in his hand: "The old mansion asked me to go back today. I pulled a lot of people down with me. I'll be busy for a while. Zhaozhao wants to go to the island for the New Year. I have to get everything sorted out before the New Year."

Uncle Lai gasped when he heard Fu Yansheng return to the old house.

She stared at Fu Yansheng with wide, uneasy eyes. You see, every time Fu Yansheng returned from the old house, he was seething with anger.

Fu Yansheng, who is used to being treated like dirt in the business world, can probably only suffer in his old house.

"By the way, Zhao Zhao accompanied me to the old house. I'm worried that the old lady will have her eye on Zhao Zhao. Recently, when Zhao Zhao goes out, I'll have more people follow her. I'll also have Lu Zhou accompany Zhao Zhao."

Uncle Lai suddenly breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out that Lin Zhao had accompanied Fu Yansheng to the old house.

No wonder Fu Yansheng wasn't angry at all today.

I thought I was about to run into a gun, but I didn't expect the young master to be there.

Ah, I scared myself~

"Alright, I'll have someone make arrangements for tonight. Mr. Fu, please get some rest. The young master will be worried about you."

Uncle Lai said.

Fu Yansheng hummed in agreement.

Uncle Lai left the study.

Fu Yansheng recalled what Zhao Zhao had said earlier that day: "Mistaking a pearl for a fish eye."

Fu Yansheng's heart was pounding rapidly.

He suddenly longed to hear Zhaozhao's voice.

Zhao Zhao is in his villa; this is his and Zhao Zhao's home.

I used to think that just seeing Zhaozhao once in a while would be enough.

Now, however, I can't help but want to get closer, and even closer.

But Zhao Zhao will be scared.

Fu Yansheng thought of the envelope and the company from last time.

Zhao Zhao will be scared.

But... there are just too many people around Zhao Zhao.

Those men stared at Lin Zhao like wolves and tigers.

Zhao Zhao, however, could not see the dirty covetousness in those people's hearts.

Lin Zhao is so well-behaved; she protects him and comforts him.

Such a wonderful Zhao Zhao will only make Fu Yansheng's ambition grow little by little, and his greed will also increase little by little.

I really want Zhaozhao to belong to me alone.

From body to soul, it's only him.

Fu Yansheng's fingertips touched the phone screen, and a hint of excitement appeared on his usually aloof face.

“Zhaozhao…”

The call was answered, and Lin Zhao's groggy, still-sleepy voice came through to Fu Yansheng's ears.

"Hello? How are you..."

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Author's Note: - Today's Mini-Drama:

Brother Fu (happily): Zhao Zhao defended me today! [droopy-eared rabbit head]

Zhao Zhao (angrily): Those people from the Fu family are utterly ungrateful! [Angry]

Fu Ge (happily): Zhao Zhao, don't be angry! Fu Ge will beat them up for you!!! [Sunglasses]

Lu Zhou (the words he wanted to say were on the tip of his tongue, but he couldn't utter a single word): Never mind, whatever makes you happy. [shrug]