Chapter 168 Knowing What's Going On
Fu Chenzhou remained silent, only his dark, peach-blossom eyes flashing with a chilling, sharp light.
"Xuehua, I don't understand what you're saying. Are you implying that my son is having an affair with your daughter-in-law?"
Han Xiangyi's face darkened, her chest heaving, clearly angered. "My son is an upright and virtuous man. Like your son, he grew up in a wealthy family and received an elite education. How could he possibly be entangled with a married woman? You can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want!"
Madam Xie curled her lips arrogantly and narrowed her eyes. "If not, that would be even better. Just consider it that I was overthinking it."
Han Xiangyi still felt a tightness in her chest and was about to retort when Fu Chenzhou's strong, firm hand squeezed her shoulder:
"Mom, let's go."
Without saying a word, he pushed his mother past the Xie mother and daughter like a gust of wind.
"Mom, I'm shocked."
Xie Yuexi stared at Fu Chenzhou's tall and straight back before revealing a look of shock. "The son of Madam Fu is actually Fu Chenzhou! I only knew that the Fu family had an illegitimate son who couldn't be brought into the light and that Chairman Fu kept quiet about him. I never imagined that it was this Fu Chenzhou!"
Madam Xie's gaze was as cold as the coldest day of winter. "His original name was Fu Chen. I didn't expect him to change his name later. It's normal that I didn't recognize him."
"Why did he change his name?"
Xie Yuexi frowned and complained, "But the word 'Chen' doesn't sound very good. It sounds gloomy. I don't know why Chairman Fu would give the child such a name."
"How can a mere illegitimate child be compared to a prodigy like your elder brother? A child who is not valued by his father is even given such a careless and inconspicuous name."
Madam Xie could not hide her smugness. "If Han Xiangyi hadn't been pregnant with this son, how could she have entered the Fu family? Her rise to power was dishonorable, and her son was also disliked because of it. So the mother and son have always been ostracized and marginalized in the Fu family."
Presumably, this young master of the Fu family was forced to leave the Fu Corporation and seek his fortune in a foreign land. He even changed his name, probably to sever ties with the Fu family.
"Hmph, so that's how it is. I thought he was some kind of powerful figure, but he's just a discarded son of the Fu family, worthless trash. Compared to him, my brother is a dragon in the sky, while he's just a beast on the ground!"
Xie Yuexi asked, puzzled, "Mom, didn't you want her to cut ties with my brother completely? Why are you defending that bitch in front of Madam Fu this time? Even if you wanted to upset Madam Fu, isn't this going a bit too far..."
"What is Han Xiangyi anyway? She's just a defeated opponent."
Madam Xie slowly twirled the emerald green prayer beads between her fingers. "My purpose is to make Fu Chenzhou unhappy."
She looked across the lake. By now, Jiang Shiyuan and Xie Jinghuai had already left with the old lady. She couldn't help but sneer, "Today, it was just a show in front of the old lady. Jiang Shiyuan and Jinghuai's divorce is a foregone conclusion."
But with someone as capable as Fu Chenzhou backing Jiang Shiyuan up in the future, I can't feel at ease. So I need to sow discord between them first, create rifts, and make things easier for me later.”
"Mom, you're so smart!"
Xie Yuexi praised him, but in her heart she was thinking the words "defeated opponent".
Why did Mom use this word to describe Madam Fu?
They don't seem to have had any interaction before. Could it be that they had a grudge against each other?
Fu Chenzhou pushed Han Xiangyi back to her ward, and the mother and son remained silent the whole way.
Only after closing the door did Han Xiangyi show a hint of worry on her face, and said earnestly:
"Ah Chen, you're not young anymore. You've been working hard away from home for so many years, and you still haven't brought a girlfriend home for your mother to meet. Don't you have anyone you like?"
Fu Chenzhou's gaze was unfocused. In his mind, the image of Xie Jinghuai embracing Jiang Shiyuan was like a dark cloud, like a nightmare, lingering and impossible to shake off.
"Ah Chen? Are you listening?"
His throat was hoarse. "No."
“Since there isn’t one, I’ll ask your father to arrange some blind dates for you. Those girls are all exceptionally beautiful and from excellent families, a thousand times better than Li Xuehua’s daughter-in-law. Marrying one of them will greatly benefit your future.”
Fu Chenzhou's brow furrowed deeply. "No need."
Han Xiangyi paused for a moment, then her tone became serious, "Achen, do you really know Xie Jinghuai's wife?"
"know."
"Are you really as Li Xuehua said...?"
His breath hitched. "We don't."
"That's good, that's good. That woman is not only married, but also has children. Instead of taking good care of her husband and children, she is secretly having close contact with you. Such a woman is probably up to no good. You should keep your distance from her."
Han Xiangyi breathed a sigh of relief and held his cold hand tightly. "Achen, your father finally relented and let you return to the Fu family. No one knows the hardships you went through better than my son and me."
Everything Mom has done is for you. You must seize this opportunity and not act recklessly again.
Fu Chenzhou smiled faintly, his dark eyes gleaming with a chilling light.
"Are you really doing this for me?"
Han Xiangyi's shoulders trembled, and her lips turned white.
"I'll assume you did this for me."
Fu Chenzhou pressed down on the woman's shoulders with both hands, slowly but firmly, and down half an inch. "After all, what mother in the world doesn't think about her own son? Even before I returned to China, you never once considered things from my perspective."
You are my mother, but most of the time, you are Chairman Fu's wife, and Fu Chong and Fu Ling's stepmother.
Han Xiangyi's face showed bitterness, "Ah Chen..."
"As for my relationship with Mrs. Xie, you don't need to worry about that."
Fu Chenzhou slightly raised the corners of his lips, but there was no smile in his eyes. "I know what I'm doing."
...
After accompanying his mother to the doctor, Fu Chenzhou arrived at the underground parking lot with a gloomy expression and got into a black McLaren.
He hadn't driven far when a Bugatti sports car suddenly sped out and blocked his path a short distance in front of him.
Fu Chenzhou's pupils contracted sharply, and he slammed on the brakes, the screeching sound echoing throughout the parking lot.
The two luxury cars stood frozen in a "T" formation for a moment.
The Bugatti's door opened, and Xie Jinghuai, a lit cigarette between his fingers, strode down and casually walked to the front of the car.
He took a deep breath and exhaled a thick cloud of white smoke at him, arrogant, rude, and utterly contemptuous.
Fu Chenzhou's dark eyes burned with intense heat. He pressed his tongue against his cheek and got out of the car.
Two equally handsome men, at this moment, are naked, facing each other openly.
"You saw everything today?" Xie Jinghuai flicked his cigarette.
Fu Chenzhou's handsome face darkened. "Did you show this to me on purpose?"
"Is Mr. Fu joking with me, or are you just fooling yourself?"
Xie Jinghuai narrowed his phoenix eyes, his arrogant and domineering demeanor returning. "We are husband and wife after all. These things will happen naturally. There's no need to do it intentionally."
"If that's the kind of nonsense you're trying to say, then don't waste my time."
Fu Chenzhou had just turned around when the man suddenly raised his voice:
"Last time you said that Jiang Shiyuan withdrew her love for me without leaving a trace, that was rather arbitrary."
Fu Chenzhou turned his back to him and clenched his long, slender fingers.
"Let me tell you, she loved me deeply, but love is like spilled water that can never be taken back."
Xie Jinghuai stared at his stiff back, laughing wildly, with a hint of arrogance, "Soon, she will be back by my side. How can being a woman who is not recognized by the family as an illegitimate child compare to being the mistress of the Xie Group? Besides, we have a child. No matter how tough a woman's mouth is, her heart will always be soft."
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