In the old-fashioned office, Fu Jiu was engrossed in looking at reports when the telephone on the desk suddenly rang. Startled, she reached out to answer it.
"Uncle, this is Fu Quan." A voice that was both strange and familiar came from the other end. Fu Jiu was stunned and looked at the screen. It was the landline of the main house.
I just went back to report on my work last year. Logically speaking, it hasn't even been a year yet, so why did the clan chief suddenly call me?
After the only son of the direct line was involved in the accident, the family has been searching for him with all its might. Now it has been twenty years. Apart from the three-year reporting period, the clan leader never lets them go back or contact them. The bills and reports are collected by Elder Jin from the direct line at the end of the year; it is even more impossible for the clan leader to call them personally.
Currently, the clan's main industries are still in the hands of the direct line, but most of the others have gradually been controlled and divided up by their collateral branches. On the surface, they belong to the clan, but in private, they have already gone into their own pockets. No one intends to return them. Does the direct line not know this? With Fu Quan's intelligence, he couldn't possibly not know, but why hasn't he done anything about it? No one can guess.
Of course, ignoring everything is the best time for them to fish in troubled waters, and they wouldn't be foolish enough to offer any warnings.
When they gathered in private, they would laugh at the dwindling number of direct descendants, who were all eagerly waiting for their chance to rise to power. After all, the current clan leader was a womanizer. He had never looked for another woman since his death, and had been searching for his missing direct descendant.
Suddenly, the phone rang again, and it was the clan chief himself calling. He was bewildered, yet also terrified.
"Uncle, your youngest son is named Fu Mingle, right?" The question came straight to the point, without any pleasantries.
"Yes, so what?" It is this kind of bluntness that is most frightening.
Hearing the name of his most unruly youngest son come out of the clan chief's mouth, Fu Jiu's throat tightened, and he put his left hand under the table, nervously pinching his knee.
This kid, can't even find peace in the hospital? Did he offend someone from the main branch of the family?
"Tomorrow you go and expel him from school, along with the four who were with him. They won't be allowed to enroll until they're thoroughly disciplined."
Upon hearing this, Fu Jiu felt dizzy and almost collapsed onto his desk.
What serious crime did he commit that made the clan chief personally call to expel him from school?
"Cheng Xi!" Fu Jiu called out in alarm as the other end of the phone hung up.
"Master." The butler knocked and entered. "What's wrong?" Why is the master's face so pale?
"Make preparations to bring the Second Young Master back and send him to the manor in England. Keep him under strict supervision there! He is not allowed to set foot in the country until he learns the rules! Inform Secretary Wen to process his expulsion from school tomorrow."
The butler was taken aback upon hearing this, but immediately realized what was happening and, without daring to ask any further questions, went to handle the matter.
In the ward, Tu Du sat silently on the edge of the bed. On the small table to his left, an open lunchbox emitted the aroma of food, but it was not appreciated.
"Adu, eat your food and talk to your mother, okay?" Qin Zhiwei is very well-maintained. Her exquisite makeup highlights her beautiful features, making her radiant. Her light purple dress accentuates her perfect figure. Even if she just stands there without saying a word, she can attract the attention of those around her.
Tu Du silently shifted his gaze to the woman in front of him, familiar yet strange.
It has to be admitted that his mother is really beautiful; otherwise, the old man wouldn't have insisted on marrying her no matter how much his son complained.
"Just say what you want to say. I'm a little sleepy and want to go to sleep."
Tu Du didn't want to eat her food, nor did he want to spend a single penny of her money.
When he was five years old, his father died in a car accident. She abandoned him and his brother and disappeared without a trace. Although she did not take the compensation money with her, his feelings for her had long since vanished in his tears.
Over the years, his older brother had been taking care of him until last year when his brother participated in the military recruitment and was selected. He promised that he could take care of himself, and the two brothers were separated.
Last year, she suddenly appeared at the school gate, but it was to give money to her future stepson, Fu Mingle. He just happened to call out to her and gave him five yuan.
Even under the glaring sunlight, their mother was still stunningly beautiful.
She said that she has her own family now, and being a stepmother is difficult, so she can't visit him and her brother often.
Yes, not often, just seven years, that's all.
It was during that time that Fu Mingle learned of his existence, which began his journey of being bullied.
He didn't contact her or tell her, because he knew all too well that this woman wouldn't protect him; he could only protect himself.
"Adu, I'm your mother! How can you talk to your mother like that?" Qin Zhiwei looked at her youngest son, who had grown up, with teary eyes.
"My brother and I are both old enough that we don't need our mother anymore. Just say what you want to say, or I'm going to sleep." A trace of fatigue appeared on the boy's pale face, and his left hand under the blanket gripped the sheets tightly to suppress the accusations that were about to burst forth from his heart.
"You child... Mingle and his friends were expelled from school, did you know that?"
Upon hearing this, Tu Du's lips curled into a sarcastic smile. Just as expected…
"I heard that his injury this time is related to you, is that right? You complained to the principal, saying..." As she spoke, Qin Zhiwei unconsciously adopted a reprimanding tone, and the pitiful sadness and disappointment in her eyes were nowhere to be seen from before.
"roll!"
A conversation between mother and son ended with Tu Du's furious and painful screams!
Qin Zhiwei was pushed out, and the ward door was tightly closed.
The boy clutched the wound on his chest, slid down to the floor with his back against the door, and bit his dry lips to keep himself from crying out loud.
He had clearly tried so hard to forget this irresponsible woman, but why did she still appear in his life, and why did she speak up for that bully at all costs? He was hospitalized because he was beaten by that bully, couldn't she see that?
Yuan Zhuan only came on a whim to check on Tu Du's situation; little did he know he would witness such a 'world war'!
Her own child was injured and hospitalized, but she didn't come to see how the child was doing; instead, she came to plead for Fu Mingle.
Even Yuan Zhuan, who was usually very composed, was somewhat swayed. Damn it! Selfish bastard!
The woman was kicked out, but she still wanted to go back in. She grabbed the door lock and banged on the door a few times, but was stopped by the nurse. She had no choice but to leave with a long face, without considering whether the boy inside was upset or in good health.
Yuan Zhuan stood in the corridor for a while before approaching the ward. With her good hearing, she could hear suppressed sobbing inside, almost like breathy sounds. No wonder the person making the sound was also breathing.
For some reason, Yuan Zhuan just sat cross-legged with his back against the door until the crying inside gradually subsided, and then the auntie who delivered the food came over with her cart.
"Little girl, what are you doing sitting on the ground?"
Having been discovered, Yuan Zhuan was so embarrassed that he didn't even have time to stand up before the door behind him was opened.
Yuan Zhuan lost his balance and fell backward awkwardly onto the boy's feet.
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