Chapter 74 We were separated for six years after our last breakup…
The video is only five seconds long, with no sound, and only shows Lin Xi slapping Su Yi'an twice.
Because of the shooting distance, the video doesn't clearly show the faces of the two people; you can only see their general outlines.
However, the account that posted the video then posted photos of Lin Xi and Su Yi'an from the day of the incident. The two were dressed the same as the people in the video, and their similar builds also corroborated that the people in the video were indeed them.
Netizens speculated about the feud between the two.
Soon, someone discovered a clue that had been overlooked by everyone that morning.
That is the commemorative pendant designed by Su Yi-an for the anniversary celebration. It is 70-80% similar to the logo of Qingyuan Technology, both of which are a combination of water ripples and the sun.
The netizens who were shipping them as a couple before have reappeared, convinced that this is solid proof of their relationship.
Just then, several alumni from Jinan University of Technology suddenly jumped out and said that Lin Xi had been Fu Qingli's girlfriend.
As a result, a moral drama of a love triangle has been unfolding online.
The official Su family account liked a post by Lin Xi, who, as an ex, wanted to ruin the relationship between Su Yi'an and Fu Qingli, bringing this moral condemnation to its peak.
Netizens flocked to Songjia's official account to leave messages, demanding the dismissal of Lin Xi, a woman with no moral bottom line.
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The moment Fu Qingli got out of the car and saw Su Yi'an, she knew it was yet another conspiracy.
But deep down, I still held onto a sliver of hope.
He walked into the villa along the path, with Su Yi'an following closely behind, trying her best to keep up with his pace and walk alongside him.
The moment she pushed open the door, Fu Qingli's last glimmer of hope vanished.
Fu Wenxun and the housekeeper claimed that his seriously ill grandfather, Fu Huahui, was sitting perfectly fine on the sofa, holding a cane and looking quite energetic.
Fu Qingli hesitated for a moment, but finally walked over and respectfully called out, "Grandpa."
Fu Huahui smiled and patted the seat next to him: "Qingli, come and sit down."
"No, thank you." Fu Qingli couldn't help but laugh self-deprecatingly. "Please get to the point."
Fu Huahui's smile faded, realizing that it was wrong of him to deceive him in this way. His tone became somewhat weak: "Qingli, you haven't been here in a long time. Grandpa only resorted to this because he missed you. Please don't blame me..."
Fu Qingli's smile was bitter: "Whenever you call me, have I ever refused to come?"
He sighed helplessly, his usual calm expression returning. "Just say it, what is it?"
"How dare you talk to your grandfather like that?!" Fu Wenxun slammed his hand on the table. "Don't you even know the meaning of filial piety? If you hadn't insisted on going against me, would your grandfather have needed to tell such a vicious lie?"
Fu Qingli's expression remained unchanged as she continued to look at Fu Huahui: "So, you called me here to advise me not to compete with him for the project, or to advise me to get engaged to Su Yi'an?"
Fu Huahui coughed twice, finding it difficult to speak, but still adopted the demeanor of an elder, his expression serious: "Both! Although your marriage to Yi'an was not agreed to by you, since ancient times, marriages have been arranged by parents and matchmakers. Since your father has arranged this marriage for you, you should obey his wishes. Since the Fu family and the Su family will be one in the future, they should share honor and disgrace. You should relinquish the Haicheng project now and give it to the Su family to show our Fu family's sincerity."
Is there anything else?
"Also, Yi'an's new design is similar to your Qingyuan Technology's logo. Some people say she plagiarized it, which is not good for her future development. When you go back, have the company release a statement that you two are getting engaged to protect her reputation."
Fu Qingli genuinely laughed out loud this time: "Grandpa, this is the last time I'll call you that!"
"I thought you were open-minded, not caring about social status, and wouldn't force younger people to do things they didn't like. I didn't expect you to be the same as him! I forgot that he also has half your blood in him!"
"Fu Qingli, how dare you!" Fu Wenxun picked up the cup in front of him and smashed it hard at Fu Qingli. "Such rudeness! Don't forget, you also have the surname Fu!"
Fu Qingli remained unmoved as the teacup smashed against her chest and tea spilled all over her.
"Do you think I want to have the surname Fu?" he sneered. "I still have the surname Fu because, although my mother felt sorry for herself and later tried to kill herself for you, she never regretted loving you so passionately back then. I have the surname Fu only to preserve the traces of that brief love that existed for her."
"But I think it's not necessary today."
With that, he turned to leave.
Fu Wenxun roared furiously, "You dare to step out of this door and see if you come back!"
“What’s there to be afraid of?” Fu Qingli turned around, her smile bitter. “Fu Wenxun, do you think I wanted to come back? I wish I had never been born in this family!”
"What, are you going to lock me up again? I was able to jump off the second floor to escape back then, do you think you can still keep me locked up now?"
"Stop being naive! My connection with the Fu family ends here!"
Fu Wenxun tried to stop him again, but Fu Huahui hit him on the calf with his cane, making him unable to straighten up in pain.
"Fu Wenxun, it's all your fault for coming up with such a terrible idea! Now look what's happened, the Fu family... the Fu family is really going to die out!"
Although he didn't watch Fu Qingli grow up, Fu Huahui understood his grandson's personality.
At this moment, Fu Qingli's reaction showed that she had truly given up on the Fu family!
After leaving the Fu family home, on her way back, Fu Qingli contacted Zou Song and learned about everything that had happened online.
In this situation, he didn't dare to contact Lin Xi, so he remotely turned on the camera and saw Lin Xi sitting on the carpet, calmly putting together a puzzle.
Fu Qingli calmed down, cleared her mind of distractions, and began to analyze the video uploaded by the netizen.
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Fu Qingli returned home at one o'clock in the morning.
At 10 p.m., he called Lin Xi: "Xiao Xi, I haven't finished dealing with things here yet, so I probably won't be able to get back until late at night."
As usual, Lin Xi obediently replied, "Okay."
"How was your day?" Fu Qingli asked cautiously.
"That's great." Lin Xi thought for a moment and added, "Another section of the puzzle has been completed."
"Xiaoxi is great," Fu Qingli coaxed softly. "Then you go to sleep first, don't wait for me."
Okay, good night.
"good evening."
After hanging up the phone, Lin Xi did not go to rest as instructed. Instead, she coaxed Gun Gun to turn off his phone and went into the study. She did not come out until she heard Fu Qingli open the door.
Seeing Lin Xi come out of the study, Fu Qingli asked in surprise, "Xiao Xi, why aren't you asleep yet?"
"Hmm, I can't sleep," Lin Xi walked over and handed Fu Qingli a pair of panda slippers that matched hers. "Fu Qingli, can we talk?"
Fu Qingli observed her expression and found that apart from a hint of weariness between her brows, everything seemed normal, so she was relieved: "Okay, what do you want to talk about?"
He reached out to hug her, but she dodged him.
Lin Xi pointed to the table in the restaurant: "Let's talk over there, wait for me."
As she spoke, she went into the study and soon came out with a few sheets of paper, which she placed in front of Fu Qingli, who was already sitting at the dining table.
She walked around to sit opposite him, settled down, and solemnly asked, "Fu Qingli, I saw the news online, so do you want a divorce?"
Upon seeing the words "Divorce Agreement" on the paper, Fu Qingli clenched her hands tightly, her blood surging and veins standing out.
Hearing Lin Xi's words, he could no longer suppress his emotions and roared, "Lin Xi, didn't I tell you never to mention the word 'divorce'?! Why didn't you listen?!"
"Why do you always want to run away from me whenever something happens? It was like this before, and it's still like this now!"
"Oh, it's different!" He gave a bitter laugh, his eyes red-rimmed. "Before, you would just send a message saying you wanted to break up and then disappear from my life. This time, at least you told me to my face that you were getting a divorce! Last time we broke up, we were separated for six years. How long are you going to leave me this time?"
Hearing his reproach, Lin Xi, who had been trying to maintain her composure, could no longer hold back her emotions and burst into tears: "What do you mean I should run away from you whenever something happens? You're the one who doesn't want me anymore! You were the one who broke up with me first! Fu Qingli, I don't want to be abandoned by you again!"
“I know… if you choose Su Yi’an, you will have much more than you have now. I can grant your wish, but could you let me go first this time?”
The moment she cried, all of Fu Qingli's anger vanished into ashes, and his heart ached as if it were being torn apart by a dull knife.
He stood up, ignoring their ongoing discussion about divorce, and pulled Lin Xi into his arms, coaxing her, "Xiao Xi, I've never thought of that. I said I wouldn't abandon you, that we'd be together forever. I've never thought of breaking up with you, never thought of separating from you! Don't go, don't leave me!"
Lin Xi cried uncontrollably and finally asked the question that had been hiding the deepest fear in her heart: "You said you never thought about breaking up with me, then... why did you break up with me six years ago? Why did you abandon me?"
"What do you mean I want to break up with you?" Fu Qingli finally realized that she was acting on impulse and hadn't fully understood Lin Xi's words.
What she meant was that she was the one who initiated the breakup back then, and she felt that she had been abandoned by herself once.
He lifted Lin Xi's face, wiped away her tears with his palm, and said slowly and deliberately, as if to engrave the words into her heart: "Xiao Xi, I have never said anything about breaking up."
Lin Xi cried even harder, slamming her hands against his shoulders: "You did! You liar! You said you were going abroad according to your family's arrangements. Didn't your family's arrangements mean you and Su Yi'an got engaged and went abroad to study together?"
“No!” Fu Qingli let her vent, cupping her face in her hands to make their eyes meet. “To me, Fu Wenxun is no longer my family! When I say family arrangements, I mean arrangements made by my maternal grandparents.”
“When I was in college, they advised me to go abroad, do you remember? I asked you, and you said you didn’t want to learn English, so I didn’t agree. But after your accident, they advised me to consider studying abroad so that you and my future would no longer be controlled by Fu Wenxun, and so that my mother’s tragedy would not repeat itself. At that time, Uncle Lin also knew about our relationship and advised me to work hard to become strong enough to protect you. That’s when I decided to follow their arrangements and go abroad.”
Hearing Lin Fengyuan's name, Lin Xi finally calmed down a bit.
Fu Qingli asked softly, "But how did you know about this? Did Uncle Lin tell you?"
No matter how I look at it, I don't think Lin Fengyuan would say such things taken out of context.
“No,” Lin Xi choked up, speaking haltingly, “it was me… who received your text message, and my phone… is in the room.”
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