Chapter 267 Above the High Position
In the coffee shop downstairs from the hospital, Jiang Ranxing's breathing became much more steady after eating a whole slice of sugary cake. She gently put down her spoon.
"Are you feeling better?" Fu Shenyuan asked with concern as he sat opposite her.
Jiang Ranxing nodded: "Yes, nothing's wrong."
Fu Shenyuan finally let out a long sigh of relief, picked up the coffee in front of him for the first time, and took a sip. It was extremely bitter, but it immediately awakened his spirit and soul.
"How is your grandfather?" Jiang Ranxing asked after regaining his composure.
Fu Shenyuan did not mind hiding the truth from Jiang Ranxing.
"It's not good. It's still unknown whether we can make it through this. The doctor said that even if we do, we won't have more than six months to live."
Fu Shenyuan sighed, his whole being enveloped in a sense of helplessness, wanting to do his best to save them but having nowhere to start.
"..." Jiang Ranxing opened his mouth, but didn't say anything. He opened his mouth several times, wanting to say something, but didn't know which sentence to say.
She didn't want to be sarcastic about this, nor did she know what words of comfort would be helpful.
In fact, nothing you say can comfort the person involved.
Try to think more positively.
After much thought, Jiang Ranxing could only say this one sentence.
Jiang Ranxing blinked and said, "I know there are some things I shouldn't say now, but you need to know. When you left just now, I heard what Xu Hui said. She was calling your sister, saying that Fu Yuqi should hurry back and get married, just like you said before."
Fu Shenyuan was not surprised by this.
"Grandpa is still fine, but they've already started eyeing the Fu family's assets. Whether they get a lot or a little is a huge deal to them."
“Shouldn’t you have gotten used to it by now?” Jiang Ranxing said, unusually. “It should have been like this since you were a child, otherwise how could your second uncle have sent you to that place in the countryside?”
"Yes, you're right. From a very young age, I've been a thorn in their side."
"Your grandfather's health is certainly very important. You'd better also spare some thought for how to preserve his life's work, otherwise he might not rest in peace after he passes away."
Fu Shenyuan nodded: "Soon, all these matters concerning the Fu family will come to an end."
Jiang Ranxing hummed in agreement and glanced at his wristwatch: "Go upstairs and see your grandfather."
"And you?" Fu Shenyuan asked, "Where are you going?"
“I…” Jiang Ranxing originally wanted to say that she had something to do and wanted to leave, but after thinking about it, she decided against it. “I’ll go up with you and take a look.”
"you……"
"Out of sympathy, don't overthink it."
What Jiang Ranxing said was true. She was indeed acting out of sympathy, and since Grandpa Fu had treated her fairly well before, Jiang Ranxing couldn't completely ignore him as an elder.
A few days later, after landing, Fu Yuqi was picked up by a driver and taken home. Fu Yuqi walked into her villa with an impatient look on her face.
"Where's my dad?" Fu Yuqi asked.
The secretary replied, "The master and madam are taking care of the chairman at the hospital. The master said that after you return and rest for a while, you should go to the hospital immediately."
"They've been admitting him for several days now, why hasn't Grandpa been discharged yet?" Fu Yuqi was still impatient.
Secretary: "The chairman is still in critical condition. We hope you can go to the hospital as soon as possible. The master said it's not good for you to not show up."
"Alright, alright, I got it. Just wait."
Two hours later, Fu Yuqi appeared outside the hospital's intensive care unit. The entire Fu family looked at her, each with their own expression and opinion.
Knowing she was in the wrong, Xu Hui quickly went over to pull Fu Yuqi aside and smooth things over.
“Look at Yuqi. After learning that Grandpa was sick, she turned down a big client she had secured, insisting on transferring flights back to China as soon as possible to see Grandpa,” Xu Hui said.
Someone chimed in, "Yes, Miss Yuqi is truly filial, that's great."
Fu Yuqin was furious: "Is this what you call filial piety? How long would it take to cancel a client's flight and fly back? Would it really take several days? She even had the mood to put on makeup before coming to the hospital. I don't see any filial piety in her at all."
"Fu Yuqin! Have you taken the wrong medicine? I'm your older sister! What's wrong with you?!"
Fu Yuqin glared at Fu Yuqi, about to say something, when Fu Shenyuan stopped her with a gesture.
"Yuqin, stand at the back."
"elder brother!"
"Stand at the back and behave."
Fu Yuqin stepped back, looking unconvinced.
Fu Shenyuan strode over, and with each step he took closer, Fu Yuqi felt a growing sense of pressure. Her unease made her cross her arms and look at him.
"What, are you here to stand up for Fu Yuqin and argue with me?" Fu Yuqi said stubbornly.
Fu Shenyuan said coldly, "I'm not in the mood to argue with you, and neither is Yuqin. You'd better know where you're standing right now. If you disturb Grandpa, I'll have someone throw you out."
"You dare!" Fu Yuqi said, but still looked at Fu Hongkai and Xu Hui, signaling them to come and help.
Fu Hongkai looked at his daughter with obvious helplessness, realizing she was hopelessly hopeless.
"Alright, alright, you all stop talking. Seeing your grandfather is the important thing. What's the point of bickering?"
As soon as Fu Hongkai finished speaking, Fu Shenyuan shot him a cold, sharp glare.
His eyes were filled with frost, sending chills down the spines of everyone who saw them.
Fu Hongkai knew he was unhappy and didn't want to cause any unpleasantness at this crucial moment.
"Yuqi, apologize to Yuqin, and let's call it even," Fu Hongkai said.
Fu Yuqi almost exploded: "Me? Apologize to her? She's the daughter of a mistress. The fact that she's included in our Fu family's genealogy and uses the character 'Yu' in her name, just like me, is already an honor for her. She wants me to bow down to her? Don't even think about it!"
"Fu Yuqi!" Seeing that Fu Shenyuan's face had become even more gloomy, Fu Hongkai stepped forward and slapped Fu Yuqi. Fu Yuqi was immediately silenced by the slap and turned her anger on Fu Hongkai.
"Dad! You hit me because of Fu Yuqin! Are you my dad or her dad?!"
Fu Yuqi's words became increasingly outrageous: "Since you like her so much, then let her be your daughter and go through an arranged marriage! I won't marry her—"
With a loud slap, Fu Yuqi received another slap on the face.
Fu Hongkai used even more force than before.
"You unfilial daughter! Shut up!" To prevent Fu Yuqi from saying the wrong thing in front of everyone while she was emotionally agitated, Fu Hongkai used violence to stop the emotionally unstable Fu Yuqi.
Sure enough, once Fu Yuqi got carried away with her emotions, she didn't care about anything else.
"You called me back not so I could see Grandpa, but so you want me to get married! I'm not getting married! Do you know what kind of people those arranged marriage partners you found for me are? They're all just playing around. I'd rather be alone for the rest of my life than marry one of them!"
Fu Hongkai was also angered by Fu Yuqi's disobedience: "What nonsense are you talking about! If you keep this up, go home. Your grandfather doesn't need you making a scene here!"
Fu Yuqi smiled, her spirits still high.
"As if I said something wrong? The rich and powerful young men you introduced to me, what are they anyway? Who knows how many mistresses they've been keeping on the side? You want me to marry one of them? I'd rather marry a poor guy like Fu Shenyuan, it would save me so much trouble! He wouldn't dare to interfere with what I do outside!"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Ranxing, who had just walked over from the corner, smiled faintly, his smile enigmatic.
Fu Yuqin quickly noticed her and went over to try to comfort her: "Sister-in-law, don't listen to her nonsense."
Jiang Ranxing smiled at Fu Yuqin, then hummed softly, slowly walked over, stood behind Fu Shenyuan, met his eyes, and gestured for him to get rid of this annoying Fu Yuqi.
Fu Shenyuan nodded, and when he turned around, he saw that Fu Yuqi's face was extremely cold.
“Fu Yuqi, your control over the overseas company has vanished at this moment. If you say one more word, I will take back the domestic company as well. At that time, you will really have no choice but to marry a rich young man.”
Fu Hongkai frowned, knowing that Fu Shenyuan's move was a very obvious ruthless and taciturn form of punishment. The best way to shut someone up is to touch their most fundamental interests.
Fu Shenyuan continued, "I don't care who you marry, but you're insulting Ranxing here, which means you're going against me. I'll give you another chance to apologize to Ranxing and Yuqin."
Fu Yuqi lost control of the overseas company in such a short time. Although she was very unwilling, she couldn't say anything because she knew that if she continued to say something, Fu Shenyuan might get even angrier, and she would really have nothing left.
Fu Yuqi didn't dare to speak, but she didn't step forward either, still struggling internally. Xu Hui saw this and pushed her from behind: "Go quickly, don't let Shen Yuan take his anger out on you again."
"Displaced anger?" Fu Shenyuan caught the word. "When Second Aunt uses this word, it sounds like I'm the one bullying my sister, rather than her saying something wrong."
“Yes, yes, Auntie misspoke. Yuqi is wrong,” Xu Hui said, looking at her daughter. “Yuqi! Hurry up and apologize!”
Fu Yuqi was both angry and helpless, but she dared not further provoke the current head of the Fu family.
She moved over and stood in front of Jiang Ranxing and Fu Yuqin, bowed her head and apologized to them one by one.
"Sister-in-law, sister, I misspoke. You adults are so magnanimous. Please tell Shen Yuan not to be angry anymore."
No one had ever seen the proud eldest daughter of the Fu family lower her haughty head.
Fu Yuqin tugged at Jiang Ranxing's sleeve, and Jiang Ranxing patted her hand in comfort. Then, Jiang Ranxing nodded to Fu Shenyuan, who then calmed down and walked past Fu Yuqin.
In this way, all the main figures of the Fu family who were standing here could see that Fu Shenyuan was the person in charge of the Fu family, but the one whose words were truly effective was actually his woman, Jiang Ranxing, who was the most authoritative among the clear-headed people in the Fu family.
Even without remarrying, Jiang Ranxing is already like this. If they were to remarry, given how much Fu Shenyuan dotes on his ex-wife, he would probably have absolute power.
Love really can make people blind, and everyone sighed inwardly.
After losing her temper, Fu Yuqi couldn't save face and decided not to stay in the hospital any longer. She turned around and left, and Xu Hui also made an excuse to leave the hospital, leaving Fu Hongkai alone.
Fu Shenyuan glanced at him indifferently and said, "Second Uncle, why don't you go back first? I have people looking after things here, so Grandpa will be fine."
Fu Hongkai had the same idea, but he was struggling to find an excuse to leave. Fu Shenyuan's words gave him a way out.
"Alright, Shen Yuan, I'll leave this place to you for now. I'm too old to keep going, so I'll go back and rest first."
"Tan Shen, see Second Uncle downstairs."
"Yes, Mr. Fu."
Fu Shenyuan then said to the others, "The doctor said that Grandpa's condition is stabilizing. You don't need to stay here any longer. I will have someone notify you if there is any news."
After Fu Shenyuan dismissed everyone, the hospital corridors and rest rooms became much quieter.
Coincidentally, shortly after these people left, commotion was heard in the intensive care unit.
In a short time, many medical staff rushed over.
After a while, Grandpa Fu's heart rate and blood pressure stabilized. Fu Shenyuan and Fu Yuqin breathed a sigh of relief, and a nurse came out.
“Which of you is Jiang Ranxing? The people inside want to see her. They say they have something important to tell her.”
As Jiang Ranxing stepped forward, her heart pounding rhythmically, she inexplicably sensed that she needed to know something.
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