Chapter 36 The Guide to Taming a Fake Young Master (12) The Green Tea's Illegitimate Child...
The news of the return of an illegitimate child to the Yan family quickly spread throughout the entire school. Yan Yuesheng also entered the academy around the same time, but was a year younger than Fu Li and the others.
Yan Yuesheng was very kind to everyone at school, always wearing a friendly smile that made people feel close to him. However, because Fu Li, the true heir of the Yan family, was present, not many people dared to get close to him; most were still in the observation stage.
Since Yan He returned, Jing Qibai has removed the collar from her neck, but she still follows Fu Li's orders in her daily life, just like a servant who is loyal only to Fu Li.
Apart from this one thing that made Fu Li feel a little better, everything else went against his expectations.
Not only did the teachers and students at school like Yan Yuesheng, but even the servants in the Yan residence gradually began to be won over. The fact that he was able to extract information about Jing Qibai from the servants as soon as he returned must be related to his interpersonal skills.
The more Fu Li spent time with Yan Yuesheng, the more alarmed she became—this Yan Yuesheng was truly a master of manipulation, sowing discord among those around Fu Li in every way possible. On the surface, he appeared innocent, claiming he wanted to be on friendly terms with her, but in reality, he used a multi-pronged approach, leveraging his personal charm and other shady dealings to cultivate numerous connections.
"He's trying to seize the inheritance," Fu Li complained to the system.
System: [Otherwise what? Didn't I already say there's a part in the story where he and you team up to seize the Yan family's assets? But that'll have to wait until later when your identity is exposed.]
Fu Li: "I just didn't expect this person to show up so early, and to be so...powerful."
System: [What? Feeling threatened?]
"Why should I feel threatened? I can keep him around to watch him fight with the male lead later. How interesting. Anyway, he can't threaten my inheritance right for the time being. When the time comes, I'll be sent away before I even close my eyes, and this trouble will be left to Jing Qibai."
It seemed to carry a hint of schadenfreude.
Jing Qibai could sense that although Fu Li seemed to dislike Yan Yuesheng and his mother, she appeared to be in a good mood lately. This contradiction puzzled him, and he didn't know whether he should deal with Yan Yuesheng.
One day, during a routine student council patrol, Jing Qibai walked to the corner on the third floor with his record board and saw Yan Yuesheng smoking in the corner, contrary to his usual behavior. The smoke swirling around his fingertips rose slowly, which was inconsistent with his image as a well-behaved boy.
Jing Qibai didn't seem particularly surprised. He calmly glanced at him and then wrote it down on the board:
"Smoking in the stairwell will result in a major demerit."
Yan Yuesheng straightened up, looked at him with a half-smile, and said, "Hey, who gives a demerit as soon as they arrive? I'm here waiting for you to talk."
Unexpectedly, Jing Qibai didn't even glance at him, her cold eyes remaining expressionless as she turned to leave.
Yan Yuesheng stood up and stepped forward to stop him, her innocent and adorable demeanor gone, replaced by a haughty air. "I removed your collar on your very first day here. Shouldn't you thank me?"
Jing Qibai frowned slightly, leaning against the railing and gazing at him indifferently.
Yan Yuesheng, however, took this as an attitude of wanting to talk to him, so he went straight to the point:
“You’ve been with Yan Fuli for so long, you should know that my brother is a complete idiot and a good-for-nothing. Instead of helping him, you should help me. I can give you some of the Yan family’s shares. Besides, he tormented you like that, don’t you hate him? Don’t you want revenge? I’ve asked the people in your class. Even though he removed your collar, he still treats you like a dog. I can save you.”
He adopted a savior-like posture, trying to force Jing Qibai to submit. But the latter merely glanced at him indifferently, then lowered his head and added another sentence to the notepad---
"Littering cigarette butts will result in a demerit."
Yan Yuesheng saw everything he did. He didn't understand why Jing Qibai remained unmoved, even though Yan Fuli treated Jing Qibai like a dog and had done things that were enough to cause deep hatred.
Frowning, she stepped forward to stop him, "Hey, you're not really willing to be his dog, are you? With his temper, can you tolerate it? You know, if it weren't for his blood ties with the Xie family, someone like Yan Fuli would have been sent abroad long ago!"
Jing Qibai, as if his patience had run out, stepped forward and grabbed Yan Yuesheng by the collar, pulling him close with such force that no one had time to react.
The two were very close, and Yan Yuesheng finally saw the icy coldness and impatience in Jing Qibai's eyes.
"Stay away from the young master. If you dare to harm him again, I'll do the same to you!"
After saying that, Jing Qibai strode past the other person.
Afterwards, he immediately told Fu Li about it.
Fu Li appeared extremely angry---
"I knew he had bad intentions; he was even trying to steal my partner!"
In order to disgust the other party, Fu Li instructed Jing Qibai to announce over the loudspeaker for three consecutive days that the other party had been given a demerit for smoking in the stairwell, which greatly shocked those who were used to seeing Yan Yuesheng as a well-behaved student.
Afterwards, he went to Yan He and told him everything Yan Yuesheng had said.
Yan Yuesheng was quite surprised by this. He had originally thought that Jing Qibai would surrender the moment he approached him, but not only did the other party not accept his cooperation proposal, he also directly told Fu Li about it, making a scene before Yan He. It seemed that the other party intended to follow Yan Fu Li down this dark path.
Jing Qibai's exceptional intelligence was something he and his mother valued highly, and they thought he would be the easiest to bribe, but they hadn't expected him to be so troublesome. Yan Yuesheng couldn't help but feel that things were spiraling out of control.
However, his acting skills were first-rate. In front of Yan He, he easily faked the situation by using his watery, slightly upturned eyelashes and pitiful look to make the other party believe that Fu Li had deliberately framed him.
There were no security cameras in that stairwell at the time, so apart from Jing Qibai, no one else could testify, and the matter was dropped.
That day, after watching Yan Yuesheng's performance in the study, Fu Li returned to her room and lay on her bed, complaining to the system, "His acting is really too good. I think I should learn from him; it will definitely be very useful in the future."
The system couldn't help but wonder: "Aren't you the universe's most wanted criminal? Shouldn't this be your specialty?"
Fu Li replied, "..."
"Actually, there's a misunderstanding here. I didn't do anything at all. At most, I just cheated and ran away to a distant planet. I also want to know why I became the most wanted criminal."
The system was even more confused: "Then why was your sentence so high?"
Fu Li shrugged: "Good question. It's said that I lied to some member of the royal family, which is why I've been burdened with a bunch of outrageous charges, but I don't remember who it is. Actually, I haven't done anything shocking. They won't let me appeal. So this is how it is."
"Fortunately, I can still enjoy life in this little world."
System: No wonder the host always has a kind of clear-eyed stupidity that doesn't match his persona.
But is Fu Li's statement truly credible? It doesn't know either.
However, one thing is certain: the host can be truly ruthless when he gets angry, but not towards himself, but towards others.
Soon, Yan Yuesheng will experience this firsthand.
A month later, the situation within the Yan family changed drastically due to the arrival of the mother and son.
Yan He returned to handle a business matter in City C, and once again became indifferent to matters at home.
During this period, Yan Yuesheng and her son successfully took over the position of mistresses in the Yan residence.
Yan Yue has a delicate and lovely appearance and a sweet mouth. She is not distant from the servants of the Yan family. She calls them "uncle, uncle, aunt, and sister" all the time. Coupled with her standard and very friendly smile, she is well-behaved and sweet, which makes it easy for people to like her.
He Yueying displayed the demeanor of a matriarch, not only helping to manage the mansion but also proactively assisting the servants. Compared to Yan Fuli's capricious management style, she was clearly more popular.
Rumors even began circulating at school that Yan He brought Yan Yuesheng back to change the heir. Some people who were usually dissatisfied with Fu Li but didn't dare to express it started to side with Yan Yuesheng. After all, compared to the ruthless, autocratic, and arrogant young master Yan, the beautiful and sweet-voiced Yan Yuesheng was easier to talk to.
This had a profound impact on Fu Li's life. Although he knew very well that Yan He had no intention of changing the heir for the time being, the ambition in the eyes of those two men was unstoppable.
On the surface, He Yueying treated Fu Li with gentleness and generosity, as if she were treating him like her own son, but in reality, she wanted to take away his control of the household. As for Yan Yuesheng, he was an even more two-faced king. Every time Fu Li saw him on the street with a bright, innocent smile and a sweet "brother," it made him feel disgusted.
Even his classmates from prominent families began to subtly and overtly probe him, trying to find out if he would still be the heir to the Yan family.
Only Jing Qibai continued to obey his orders as always. Since the doghouse was thrown away, Jing Qibai had been living in the white house where the servants lived. To reward him for refusing Yan Yuesheng's attempt to turn him against his cause, Fu Li arranged for him to stay in a guest room on the third floor of the main house.
That night, after another evening service session, Fu Li did not immediately let Jing Qibai leave. Instead, she asked him to rinse his mouth and come back with questions.
Looking at the slender and handsome boy in his school uniform shirt kneeling obediently on the carpet in front of the bed, Fu Li raised his smooth, white feet, his dark pupils reflecting a gloomy light, and asked, "Has that bastard come looking for you again during this time?"
Jing Qibai tilted his head back and answered truthfully, "We haven't done that privately. We'll greet each other when we run into each other. But recently he wanted to join the student council and even proposed some reform ideas, which I didn't allow."
Since the last incident, Yan Yuesheng had a general idea that Jing Qibai was not someone who could be easily turned, so he never took the initiative to contact him again. When they met on the street, he would put on a standard disguise, gently call out "Brother Qibai," and then there would be no further interaction.
However, he was still a bit too hasty. He actually set his sights on the student council, and even proposed some "reform measures," which sounded like an attempt to divide Fu Li's network of connections and completely replace him.
"An illegitimate child, who knows what he was doing for the first ten years or so, like a rat in the gutter. Now that he's standing in the sunlight, he thinks he's capable of taking over the Yan family. He doesn't even know what kind of person he is." The young master sneered, his face full of arrogance and disdain.
“These days, that mother and son have been doing everything they can to win people over at school and at home. Even that bastard Yan Yuesheng has been invited to gatherings in the circle. Does he even deserve it?! Those people are clearly deliberately going against me! What do you think we should do?” As he spoke, a hint of anger flickered in Fu Li’s dark and indifferent eyes, reflecting the image of the person in front of him.
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