Sun Meifen immediately scrambled to her feet, her eyes wide with anger.
"Huo... Huo Zhixing! How dare you speak to your aunt like that?"
"How dare you speak to my son like that?!" Fu Xiuyu's stern voice stunned the entire room.
Sun Meifen shrank back and then secretly nudged Fu Chengwei, urging him to make a scene.
Fu Chengwei paused for a moment, then started yelling at the top of his lungs, "Sister, you're being so unreasonable! What... what has my Meifen ever done to wrong you! You, you even sent people to follow her!"
"She's carrying my child! You all just dislike her that much? Do you dislike me too?!"
Fu Xiuyu's face was extremely ugly, and she wanted to lash out several times but held back.
The thought of her younger brother risking his life to save her when she was little softened her heart. She couldn't muster any anger and was overwhelmed by guilt.
Huo Zhixing stepped forward, patted her on the shoulder, and told her to step back.
He would vent his anger instead of his mother's. He had never seen his mother so pathetic before.
Besides, this isn't about throwing a tantrum. Constantly giving in to Fu Chengwei isn't doing him any favors; it's pushing him into an even more terrifying abyss.
Why not get rid of this cancer, Sun Meifen, now!
Huo Zhixing remained calm and unhurried, and also took out a stack of photos and slapped them on the table.
“Auntie said someone was following you.” He smiled smirkly. “You took pictures, and so did I. Yes, I admit I sent these people, but Auntie, you’d better take a closer look at what my men photographed!”
Sun Meifen was stunned. She looked through the photos with a puzzled expression, and the more she looked, the more she trembled.
"This, this is..."
"This is my cousin Qingyan," Huo Zhixing said in a cool voice. "Does your aunt not even recognize her own daughter?"
Sun Meifen suddenly looked up, her face deathly pale, her expression terrified.
The photo not only features Fu Qingyan, but also Lü Maokun!
Sun Meifen's heart was pounding, and all the blood in her body seemed to rush to her head. She felt dizzy and disoriented.
How could Fu Qingyan be hanging out with Lü Maokun?!
One was her daughter, the other her lover, yet the two of them actually...
Sun Meifen felt extremely humiliated, but in front of so many people, she could only endure it.
A deep look flashed across Huo Zhixing's eyes. He gently took Jiang Can's small hand and smiled slightly at her.
Jiang Can said softly, "Aunt, please don't blame Zhixing... This whole thing started because of me."
“I felt something was off with my cousin Qingyan a few days ago, so I told Zhixing, and that’s when Zhixing sent people to follow her. Aunt, I was just worried that something might happen to my cousin.”
"I wonder who this Mr. Lü is?" Jiang Can asked innocently. "He seems to be quite old. My cousin is getting so close to him, what if... what if she gets scammed?"
"you……"
Sun Meifen was so angry she almost vomited blood.
Jiang Can and Huo Zhixing both wore identical, ambiguous smiles. The couple's mere presence exuded an aura of power, deterring anyone from acting rashly.
The entire banquet was silent. Everyone looked at each other, and being intelligent, they understood the meaning behind Jiang Can's words without needing to say a word.
Only Fu Chengwei was kept in the dark, foolishly looking left and right.
"Honey, who is Mr. Lü? Why is Qingyan getting so close to him? Could he be Qingyan's boyfriend?"
“Shut up!” Sun Meifen glared at him fiercely.
Fu Xiuyu was displeased and stepped forward to pull Fu Chengwei behind her.
"Sun Meifen, why are you giving my brother such a hard time? Just because you're pregnant, you think you're some kind of empress dowager?"
Sun Meifen was so choked up that she couldn't utter a single word.
"Ha," Fu Xiuyu sneered, "If you ask me, Cancan did the right thing! If Cancan and Zhixing hadn't been careful and had someone follow her, Qingyan might have really been fooled by this old man."
"Sister-in-law, you have another child now, but you can't neglect your daughter's upbringing, right?"
"Enough!" Sun Meifen screamed, spotting Fu Qingyan hiding in the crowd.
Fu Qingyan lowered her head, her expression just as flustered as hers.
However, when their eyes met, Fu Qingyan clearly felt the murderous intent in her mother's eyes, and she trembled violently a few times.
Grandpa Fu walked over from not far away.
He had heard everything that had just happened, and someone had already told him the whole story.
Having lived to this advanced age, the old man had long since mastered the skill of not showing his emotions, yet a storm was brewing beneath his calm eyes, and his silence was merely the brief calm before a volcanic eruption.
"Sun Meifen, Fu Qingyan." The old man's voice, like a heavy hammer, jolted the two awake. "Explain to me clearly what exactly happened!"
"dad……"
"grandfather……"
“Grandpa, let me explain.” Huo Zhixing’s voice was stern. “I’ve investigated this Mr. Lü. He’s just an ordinary businessman who works in venture capital. Apart from being a bit old, he’s nothing special.”
"real?"
Yes, it's true.
Sun Meifen and Fu Qingyan were both taken aback.
The deep look in Huo Zhixing's eyes was chilling.
The two of them couldn't understand what the couple was up to. Since they had already investigated Lü Maokun, why didn't they expose them in front of Old Master Fu?
“Sister-in-law,” Fu Xiuyu sneered, “can an ordinary businessman really seduce your daughter? Be careful, there might be a trap!”
"Although Qingyan is not a child of the Fu family, she still bears the surname Fu! If she does anything shameful, it will be a disgrace to the Fu family!"
Sun Meifen's eyes were filled with resentment, while Old Master Fu slammed his cane down with a deafening roar, unleashing a furious rage.
"You two better behave yourselves! Now that you've entered the Fu family, you have to abide by our rules! From today onwards, Fu Qingyan, you'd better stay home obediently and don't go out!"
The old man turned and left after saying those words, and Fu Xiuyu hurriedly went forward to help him.
The music started again, but the guests ignored it and continued drinking and dancing.
Sun Meifen and her daughter stood frozen in place, their faces pale.
Fu Chengwei was at a loss, and tried to reason with Huo Zhixing and Jiang Can, only to be slapped on the head by Sun Meifen.
"Are you ever going to stop? Stop making a fool of yourself here!"
"Wife, you..."
"Go home right now!"
Sun Meifen shouted this sentence with all her might.
Huo Zhixing glanced at them coldly, then walked away with Jiang Can in his arms.
Fu Qingyan called out in a trembling voice, "Mom..."
Sun Meifen took a deep breath and gritted her teeth: "Come with me!"
The mother and daughter arrived at the swimming pool in the backyard of the old house.
It wasn't far from the front yard, but it was much quieter. The cool moonlight shone on the pond and on the faces of the mother and daughter, each lost in their own thoughts.
Fu Qingyan's heart was pounding. She secretly glanced at Sun Meifen, but before she could say anything, a slap landed hard on half of her face!
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