"The third young mistress is just too kind, which is why she has to bear all these gossips that shouldn't be hers."
"I saw it just now. It was clearly Li Chunping who moved that vase here. Relying on having worked in the Fu family for thirty years, she acts like a tyrant under the powerful's protection and often bullies the new maids. It's not strange that the third young mistress, who became a young widow and is all alone, is bullied by her."
"Keep your voice down. If she bears a grudge against you, you'll be in for it later."
The maids outside the room were chattering away, seemingly all feeling indignant for Feng Yu.
"Alright."
Grandma Fu glanced at the broken porcelain pieces on the ground, then looked at the pitiful Feng Yu sitting on the ground. She helped her up and said compassionately,
"It's just a vase. Is it necessary to cry like this? Have a good rest today. Dress up nicely tomorrow. Tomorrow, I'll let everyone know that even if you have no one to rely on, you can still have a place here. I'll give you back your due status."
"Thank you, Grandma."
Only then did Feng Yu wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes and stand up without being overbearing or humble.
Grandma Fu gave Li Chunping a sideways glance and blamed her in front of everyone, "I asked you to teach the third young mistress the rules, but you made her so sad. Starting from tomorrow, you'll leave the Fu family and never come back."
"Madam, I was wrong. Please forgive me..."
Li Chunping didn't want to leave the Fu family at all.
Grandma Fu gave her a disdainful look, and Li Chunping was immediately too scared to say another word.
"Alright. It's not a big deal. Girl, go and rest early. You have to be in your best state for the dinner party tomorrow."
Grandma Fu gave her a meaningful look, then had someone clean up the broken vase pieces before leaving her room.
Feng Yu finally saw through it. These two were just acting in front of her.
In the end, it was still Grandma's intention. Don't look at Li Chunping looking extremely scared now, but secretly, she and Grandma were constantly exchanging looks.
Feng Yu returned to her room, picked up the little black cat, stroked its fluffy head, and let out a soft sigh.
"You don't have to stay here."
A magnetic voice sounded, and Feng Yu was slightly startled.
She turned her head and saw Fu Qianchen standing there. His tall and perfectly built figure was comparable to a statue.
He took off his mask, and his extremely good - looking and charming face made her heart flutter.
"Fu..."
Feng Yu had just opened her mouth when she immediately stopped. Then she hurriedly pulled the curtains and closed the door.
Only then did she stare at him. "Mr. Fu, why are you here again? Aren't you afraid of being discovered? It's still daytime!"
Fu Qianchen sat on the edge of the bed and watched the busy girl.
The smile on his lips deepened.
"Do you mean you want me to come at night?"
Feng Yu was speechless.
"At least it's better than during the daytime. Do you think this is something to be seen in broad daylight?"
Fu Qianchen laughed. He stepped forward, hooked the girl's waist, and lowered his head to look at her flustered face. "Come at night so it's convenient for an affair?"
"Do you enjoy the fun of having an affair?"
"Enjoy my foot!"
Feng Yu was so angry that she laughed. "Don't you even look at who's to blame. You still have the nerve to say. If it weren't for you, I would have left on the spot with a straight face. I wouldn't have to be bullied by them one after another like this. In the end, it's all your fault. It's you who made Grandma suspicious, which is why she's trying to put me in my place!"
The angry look on the girl's face made the smile on Fu Qianchen's lips deepen unconsciously.
He lowered his head and covered her chattering red lips.
Feng Yu wanted to resist, but Fu Qianchen whispered in her ear again, "Silly girl. I said, if you want to leave, you can leave at any time. Don't worry about them."
Feng Yu's expression changed. She looked at Fu Qianchen seriously, frowned, and said, "Mr. Fu, I understand what you mean."
"However, I want to prove to you, Mr. Fu, that I won't be the canary you carefully protect. I can fight side by side with you."
She didn't want to rely on Fu Qianchen for everything.
She didn't want Fu Qianchen to think she was a burden either.
At least, let her prove that she was still useful.
"You've worked hard, my Mrs. Fu."
Fu Qianchen's lips curled up, and his eyes looking at her were extremely tender. He gently pecked her lips.
"If it's too hard, don't stay here. I want you to come home. I want to hold you in my arms while sleeping all the time."
He always casually said the most charming words. Feng Yu's heart skipped a beat. She slapped Fu Qianchen and said, "Stop joking."
Fu Qianchen leaned over and kissed the girl's side face. The tenderness in his eyes seemed to be dripping water. "I believe in you."
Feng Yu looked at the man in front of her.
This was probably the difference between Fu Qianchen and Mu Shiyan.
Mu Shiyan would never truly trust her.
But the man in front of her, no matter what she did, would unconditionally trust and support her.
How could she not fall for such a man?
"I should go." Fu Qianchen reluctantly let go of her hand, then whispered in her ear again, "At noon tomorrow, I'll wait for you at the company."
After saying that, before Feng Yu could reply, Fu Qianchen directly left her room.
On the other side, in Grandma Fu's room.
Li Chunping was crying and pleading, "Madam, I don't know why she turned against me. I... I just wanted to teach her a lesson so that she would behave herself outside and not disgrace our Fu family! I really didn't break that vase."
"I know." Grandma Fu replied with a cold face.
"Then why did you go along with her and..." Li Chunping hesitated.
Grandma Fu suddenly reached out and slapped Li Chunping across the face. "You can't even deal with a woman who has been locked up in the Feng family for ten years. Do you still blame me for not helping you?"
Li Chunping was too scared to say a word.
"However, this may not be a bad thing. After this commotion, it's easy for her to enter the Fu family, but it will be hard for her to leave." Thinking of this, a smile curled up on Grandma Fu's lips, as if she had other plans in mind.
"Madam means..."
"Alright, you go back to the countryside first to lie low for a while. I'll pick you up back after some time." Grandma Fu didn't want to say more. She gave Li Chunping a sum of money and told her to go back to the countryside to hide for a while.
After sending Li Chunping away, Grandma Fu called the old butler over. "Send some jewelry to the third young mistress. The third young mistress who comes to the family dinner tomorrow must look magnificent."
"Yes." The old butler followed Grandma Fu's instructions and sent a lot of precious jewelry to the third young mistress.
Overnight, Feng Yu went from being the most insignificant widow in the Fu family to the highly - regarded third young mistress. All the maids in the Fu family were extremely respectful to her, for fear of becoming the next Li Chunping.
The next day, Feng Yu came to Hailan Company to find Fu Qianchen as promised.
"Wow, you're amazing. You even managed to make that stingy old lady be so generous to you." Thinking of the countless pieces of jewelry in her room, Fu Geyue was extremely admiring.
That old lady was well - known for being partial.
Although she was a member of the Fu family, because she was just an illegitimate daughter, the old lady had never even given her a proper look. She only had eyes for her precious grandson.
But this time, Grandma Fu had clearly gone all out for Feng Yu.
"No, no. This old lady is up to no good when she's being overly nice!" Fu Geyue thought and thought, still feeling that something was wrong with this matter. There must be something strange going on.
Didn't Feng Yu think about the relationship between them?
It's just that she understood the principle of not making a move until the enemy does.
"This is the evening dress I prepared for you." Fu Qianchen interrupted their conversation. He stared at Fu Geyue with a somewhat aggrieved look in his eyes, as if blaming her for not leaving his office soon enough.
Fu Geyue felt his intimidating look and had no choice but to leave the office aggrievedly.
"Aren't you worried about me at all? You're even sending me a dress?" Feng Yu snorted. It was a bit like a coquettish complaint and also seemed to show her dissatisfaction with his behavior.
Fu Qianchen just smiled and didn't say a word. He still fiddled with the evening dress in front of him.
"Mr. Fu!" Feng Yu gave him an angry look.
Only then did Fu Qianchen shift his gaze to her. He gently kissed her on the cheek, then started to fiddle with the dress again, as if this dress was the most precious thing in his life.