"Oh, I declined."
Shu Lingyi spoke without any mercy.
"..."
Fu Rong's words caught in her throat.
"Ling Yi, do you really have no regard for our relationship as grandparents and grandchildren?"
She played the family card.
"Doesn't Grandma only have one granddaughter, Shu Xueyin?"
Shu Lingyi's tone was ambiguous, neither mocking nor sarcastic.
Fu Rong's aged hand suddenly gripped the phone tightly.
She felt guilty and thought Shu Lingyi was implying something in his words.
"Ling Yi, I admit I'm a little biased towards Yin Yin, but I love you brothers just as much. You can't deny that, can you?"
She suppressed her guilt and said...
"Yes, she really dotes on us. Every year, my mom has to organize our birthday celebrations before you even remember them."
Shu Lingyi said indifferently, "You are so wealthy, yet you are stingy with giving us New Year's money during holidays, while Shu Xueyin has had many princess dresses since she was young, and has more pocket money than she can spend. If we had to rely on your charity to survive, we would probably have starved to death long ago."
"That's...that's..."
Fu Rong racked her brains trying to explain, only to find that all her words seemed so pale and ineffective.
It was only after comparing herself to Shu Xueyin that she realized she was really just average with the five Shu brothers.
“Ling Yi, Grandma just felt that boys with too much money would easily go astray, so she restrained the urge to give him money.”
She forced herself to speak.
"So Grandma means that because Grandpa and Mom and Dad give us so much pocket money every year, we've become bad?"
Shu Lingyi countered with a question.
"..."
Fu Rong was stumped by the question.
Realizing she couldn't win an argument with Shu Lingyi, she retorted angrily, "Shu Lingyi, what do you want from me to let me see Yin Yin?"
"Grandma is capable; go see her if you dare."
Shu Lingyi said.
The implication is that you shouldn't even think about using his connections!
Fu Rong angrily hung up the phone.
She shouldn't have wasted her time making that phone call with Shu Lingyi.
Once she rescues Yin Yin, let's see how she settles accounts with Shu Chu Xiao.
I just want to ask Shu Chuxiao, how did she raise her children to treat their own grandmother like that?
"Tell Shu Lingyi for me that this ungrateful wretch will get his comeuppance sooner or later."
Before leaving, Fu Rong left this message for her secretary.
The secretary watched her stormy departure and shook her head in disdain.
This was the first time she had ever seen someone scold their own grandson like this for the sake of an adopted granddaughter.
The real world is vast and full of wonders.
After leaving the company, Fu Rong reluctantly went to see that important person again. Unexpectedly, as soon as she explained the reason, he agreed immediately.
She left in a daze, and when she finally saw the dejected Shu Xueyin, she excitedly hugged her.
"Yinyin, you're saved! You're absolutely saved!"
Fu Rong happily repeated.
Shu Xueyin's eyes were deathly still.
She admitted that Fu Rong was somewhat capable, but now that the eldest brother was in charge and Si Tingyu was involved, the two of them working together meant that Fu Rong had no way to get her out of trouble.
"Yinyin, what's wrong? Are you unhappy?"
Seeing that she wasn't as happy as expected, Fu Rong cupped her face in her hands and asked, puzzled.
Shu Xueyin forced a smile, "Grandma, I know you want to rescue me, but... please don't comfort me."
"Yinyin, do you think Grandma has ever lied to you?"
Fu Rong countered with a question.
Shu Xueyin thought about it and realized that she had never done it.
A glimmer of starlight appeared in her lifeless eyes. She grabbed Fu Rong's hand and asked urgently, "Grandma, have you finally convinced Mom and Dad to forgive us?"
Fu Rong shook her head.
The light in Shu Xueyin's eyes slowly faded again.
"My parents haven't forgiven me, so why do you say I'm salvageable?"
She complained a little.
It ruined her hopes.
Fu Rong wasn't angry at her attitude, and happily whispered something in her ear.
The light in Shu Xueyin's eyes was rekindled.
"Grandma, are you serious? You're not lying to me?"
She said urgently.
Why would I lie to you?
Fu Rong reassured her, "The person above is easier to talk to than I thought. I've only met him a few times, but as soon as I went to his door and explained the matter, he agreed to try to put in a good word for me. With him involved, Chu Xiao and the others will give us some face."
Upon hearing this, Shu Xueyin's joy cooled somewhat.
She frowned slightly and hesitated, "Grandma, isn't this person a little too easy to talk to?"
If you have a close relationship with Grandma, it would be fine if this person agreed to help, but you've only met them a few times...
Are the people in power really this humane now?
"Yinyin, don't worry unnecessarily. I am, after all, Madam Shu. It's normal for him to give me some face."
Fu Rong, however, did not share Shu Xueyin's concerns. Her intuition was that she had a lot of influence. "Once he helps you get out of trouble, I will offer him a lot of benefits. He has no reason to refuse."
Shu Xueyin's unease subsided somewhat, but she still vaguely felt something was off.
"Yinyin, just stay here and relax. Grandma will come and take you home soon."
Fu Rong patted Shu Xueyin's hand, "When you get home, apologize to Shu Mowan properly and be as close to her as you used to be. Leave the matter of dealing with her to Grandma. Don't get your hands dirty."
"..."
Shu Xueyin didn't say anything.
She had a premonition that even if she could leave, she wouldn't be able to stay in the Shu family.
That overprotective family would never allow her to linger in front of Shu Mowan again, and only Fu Rong still naively believed that she had more face than anything else in their eyes.
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