Chapter 17 He wanted to catch it, but couldn't.
Shen Qianyu shook off his hand and mounted Fu Yanci's horse without looking back.
"Mr. Fu, your horse brought me here, so you have to take responsibility for getting me back."
Fu Yanci came up behind her, his long legs straddling his horse, and he took Shen Qianyu away.
He didn't even turn his head.
Lin Weixia didn't say a word; she could sense the anger emanating from Lu Xiuyuan.
Lu Xiuyuan's mind was filled with the resolute look in Shen Qianyu's eyes, as if something had quietly left his heart.
He wanted to grab it, but he couldn't.
Fu Yanci let Shen Qianyu ride the horse, while he sat behind her.
His gaze lingered on her hair, her ears, and then down to her neck.
Although she was the housekeeper's daughter, she grew up in the Lu family and had a privileged life since childhood. She had very good skin and gave off the air of a young lady from a wealthy family.
When riding a horse, there is a breeze, and with the breeze, he can smell her feminine fragrance.
It is refreshing to the nose, lungs, and heart.
We've arrived at our destination.
Seeing that the horse had stopped for a long time and that no one behind it showed any intention of getting off, Shen Qianyu turned her head and looked at Fu Yanci suspiciously, only to meet his burning eyes.
Shen Qianyu immediately looked away and asked awkwardly, "President Fu, aren't you coming down?"
Fu Yanci dismounted from his horse as if nothing had happened.
Shen Qianyu followed her down.
"Thank you, Mr. Fu. If it weren't for you, I don't know what would have become of me today. You saved my life again."
"Or do you just want to invite me to dinner?"
Fu Yanci ordered his men to move the horses away.
"Whatever Mr. Fu needs, I will do my best to do it within my power."
Fu Yanci thought about it carefully: "I do have something I want you to do."
Shen Qianyu knew that the debt of saving her life was not something that could be easily repaid. She made up her mind that she would do anything Fu Yanci needed her in the future.
"There's a banquet the day after tomorrow, and I'd like you to be my date."
Shen Qianyu was stunned. She naturally knew about the banquet the day after tomorrow; it was very high-end and would be attended by many bigwigs.
Some of them even flew in from other cities. This is a large banquet, Shen Qianyu quickly said:
"No, no, that banquet is too important, Mr. Fu. You should ask someone else, not me."
What if I only want to find you?
Fu Yanci stared intently at her.
“I am merely the daughter of a servant, and I am far too unworthy of your status, I…”
Before he could finish speaking, Fu Yanci interrupted him.
"Has no one told you that your parents are housekeepers in the Lu family? It's just their job. There's never any distinction between high and low status in work."
All people are born equal. If one day you become rich while the Lu family is poor, the Lu family members can also serve as your servants.
So you were never inferior to them.
This was the first time Shen Qianyu had heard anyone other than Yun Shu say these words to her.
Her interactions with Fu Yanci truly revealed his respect for her; he never treated her like a servant.
Unlike others, when Shen Qianyu goes out to banquets with Lu Xiuyuan, people will talk about it behind her back, even if they don't say it openly.
As time went on, Shen Qianyu stopped going with Lu Xiuyuan, and Lu Xiuyuan never asked why.
But she believed that Lu Xiuyuan had actually heard it.
He probably felt ashamed that she was around, which is why he tolerated her behavior.
"You said you would do your best to do anything you can."
Fu Yanci kept staring at her, giving her no chance to refuse.
"Mr. Fu, are you really not bothered?"
Shen Qianyu raised her eyes and asked again.
“If I go with you, a lot of people will say that I am the daughter of the Lu family's butler or the daughter of a servant. Won't you feel ashamed?”
"Did I just say I wasn't very clear? Or are you really that useless, caring about what others say?"
Shen Qianyu immediately understood and composed herself.
"Mr. Fu, I promise you."
Fu Yanci's lips curled up, finally revealing a smile.
When Shen Qianyu returned, she was still riding in Fu Yanci's car.
It takes more than an hour to drive from here to the city center; there are no buses or taxis available here.
Shen Qianyu didn't want to go back with Lu Xiuyuan and Lin Weixia.
Upon arriving at the Lu family residence, Shen Qianyu made sure to thank Fu Yanci.
"Remember what you promised me."
Before leaving, Fu Yanci gave her a piece of advice.
Shen Qianyu nodded: "Okay, I remember."
As Shen Qianyu watched Fu Yanci's car drive away, a smile crept onto her lips.
Perhaps because she had always been with Lu Xiuyuan since childhood, she never knew that there were men like Fu Yanci in the world besides Lu Xiuyuan.
Previously, my interactions with Fu Yanci were only professional; we never had any personal interactions.
Perhaps it really is true what Yun Shu said: Qianyu, you've always followed Lu Xiuyuan since you were little, and you thought that Lu Xiuyuan was the only man in the world. You could actually meet more men, and maybe you would discover something different.
As soon as Shen Qianyu entered the house, she saw her mother Fang Hui's unpleasant expression.
"Did Mr. Fu bring you back just now?"
Shen Qianyu didn't know what she had done wrong again: "Yes, Mom, what's wrong?"
"You're getting too close to President Fu. If the young master finds out, won't he be angry?"
Shen Qianyu really wanted to laugh.
"Mom, on the one hand you don't want me to get too close to the young master, and on the other hand you don't want to make him angry. I am your daughter. Why do you always have to consider the young master's feelings? Can't you consider mine?"
“This is what we, as servants of the Lu family, should do. I’ve told you this since you were little. Have you forgotten?”
At this point, Fang Hui added, "I've noticed you've been acting increasingly strange lately. You do the things I tell you not to do."
You only have these last ten days or so. Can't you just settle down, stop making me worry, and leave smoothly?
Shen Qianyu knew that no matter what she said, it would be useless; their minds were already set.
At first, Shen Qianyu had tried to explain this to them, but they wouldn't listen at all and even scolded her, saying that she shouldn't have such thoughts.
Such thinking is disloyal to the Lu family and is absolutely unacceptable.
Shen Qianyu gave up, but then, she suddenly thought of something.
"Mom, let me also process your and Dad's paperwork to go abroad. We've made a lot of money in the Lu family, accumulated over generations. It's a huge amount. We can completely leave the Lu family and live the life we want."
"What did you say?"
Fang Hui suddenly stood up, but then remembered something, quickly sat down and covered her mouth, then looked nervously outside.
"Qianyu, I won't allow you to say such things. You want to leave because Madam told you to leave. If Madam didn't let us leave, we absolutely cannot leave."
Listen to me carefully, you're not allowed to say things like that again. Even after you settle down over there, if you meet the right person, get married, and have children, your children will still need to continue working as servants for the Lu family.
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