Just when everyone in the entire Yong City was sympathizing with the tragic fate of the Third Young Lady Leng, she was calmly sitting in the most famous teahouse in the city, sipping tea and enjoying pastries. "Ming… Sasa."
Leng Sa looked up and saw a slightly chubby girl coming upstairs, waving at her. "Xixi, come over here. I ordered your favorite Ruyi Crisp. Bai Xi walked over with a book in her arms and observed Leng Sa curiously, "You seem… to be in a good mood?" Leng Sa wiped her eyes with her hand and said solemnly, "No, you're mistaken. I'm heartbroken right now."
Bai Xi glanced at the two empty plates on the table and was speechless. How could you eat so heartily when you were heartbroken?
"Being devastated can easily lead to binge eating and drinking. Consuming sugar helps alleviate my sorrow." Leng Sa pushed the plate of Ruyi Crisp forward and supported her chin.
Bai Xi put her book down at the corner of the table and sat down. "I'm relieved to see you like this. You haven't been to school for the past few days, and rumors are spreading that you hung yourself to resist marrying the First Young Master Fu."
"…," Leng Sa nearly choked on her tea and coughed a couple of times. "Thanks for the classmates' concern, but I'm far from hanging myself." With the recent substantial income she earned, she was living quite comfortably.
Bai Xi glanced at the empty tables nearby, leaned in, and lowered her voice to ask, "What's going on? Do you intend to marry him?"
"Any problem with that?"
Was that a question? There was a huge problem!
"Have you thought it through? It's not that easy to enter a family like the Fu's. In the past, it might have been fine, but with the current state of the First Young Master, what good could come from marrying into that family?" Bai Xi frowned and looked at her. "Honestly, you were engaged to the Fourth Young Master before, so nobody dared to think too much. These days, a lot of boys have been asking me about you."
Leng Sa raised her eyebrows. "Fourth Young Master Fu doesn't dare, but First Young Master Fu would?"
Bai Xi grinned mischievously. "Well, you know how it goes."
Leng Sa shook her head, uninterested in the topic, and Bai Xi didn't dwell on it either. "When are you going back to school? You don't know how bad the rumors about you have become in the past few days. Especially from Zheng Xian's group. It's really strange even though it was her sister who behaved shamelessly and wronged you. Why does she have the courage to spread rumors about you everywhere?"
Leng Sa replied. "If nothing happens, I'll return to school on Monday. Those two from the Zheng family went abroad to study back then. Although Zheng Ying and Zheng Xian didn't go abroad, they've had foreign tutors since they were young. That's why they are more open-minded, right?"
Bai Xi snorted. "There aren't many foreign tutors as shameless as they are. By the way… are you just letting this matter go?"
Leng Sa smiled. "Why don't you think about it? Once I marry into the Fu family, those two will have to call me 'First Sister-in-law'."
"What's the point?" Bai Xi said listlessly. "Sasa, you should think it through. After all, it's about your whole life."
Leng Sa looked at Bai Xi and nodded sincerely. "I know you're looking out for me. Don't worry, I know what I'm doing. Many people say that a woman's life is given by her parents once and then once by her husband. I think that's pure nonsense. As long as I can still breathe, my life is always in my own hands."
Bai Xi blinked, her big eyes shining as she looked at Leng Sa.
Leng Sa was puzzled. "What are you looking at?"
Bai Xi cupped her cheek and smiled until her eyes curved into crescents. "Sasa, you're so beautiful."
Leng Sa reached out and pinched her cheek. "Xixi, you're beautiful too."
Seeing that Leng Sa didn't seem to be sad or upset, Bai Xi perked up. "Let's go, why sit in a teahouse? Let's go out shopping. We can buy clothes and then I'll treat you to a movie!"
Leng Sa was a bit helpless. "You should eat something first so you'll have the energy to shop. Let's wait a while."
"Wait for what? We'll eat after shopping, and then it'll be perfect to watch a movie!"
Leng Sa pointed at the viewing platform downstairs. "I'm listening to a story."
Bai Xi looked at her in surprise. "When did you develop such an old-fashioned hobby?" To be accurate, listening to storytelling wasn't that old-fashioned. Bai Xi herself used to enjoy it when she was young. However, in recent years, young students like them naturally preferred more fashionable activities like watching movies, going to karaoke, amusement parks, and watching plays. All were more interesting than listening to storytelling. Even if one liked stories, reading a book oneself was more relaxing than listening to storytelling.
Leng Sa explained, "Now, it's different. Today they're telling 'General Training Son'."
Bai Xi paused. "Which general?"
Leng Sa's lips curled. "Fu, General Fu."
Bai Xi finally caught on and collapsed onto the table. "Could it be… Luo Hua Tower, tsk, I heard that the owner behind Luo Hua Tower seems to be Wei Changxiu. There is no need to fear the Fu family. However, this is a bold move, directly slapping the Fu family's face. I wonder who wrote that book, and is it well-written?"
Leng Sa smiled without saying anything, hiding her achievements.
Clap!
A wooden clapper sounded downstairs, and the storyteller rolled up his sleeves and began.
"Last time, we talked about the Young Master of the Fu family and the Young Lady of the Zeng family…"
Meanwhile, in an inconspicuous private room, two handsome and distinguished-looking men were sitting across from each other, sipping tea.
The younger man wore a white suit with slightly longer hair naturally curled. He was handsome, with narrow eyes and a charming smile that carried a hint of free-spiritedness. The slightly older man, in his late twenties, wore a light-colored robe. A string of sandalwood beads was hanging on his right wrist, and he was playing with an ivory folding fan in his hand. He had a refined and elegant appearance, exuding a scholarly elegance in his every move. However, his gaze was slightly different from his elegant appearance. Even when he smiled, there was a touch of sharpness in his eyes.
"Wei Changxiu, can you change your habit of eavesdropping and spying? You're shameless to eavesdrop on girls' conversation." The younger man glanced at the person across from him and lazily remarked.
The young man raised an eyebrow slightly. "You can plug your ears. Besides… I was here first." Those girls happened to sit right next to the private room. This room was specially reserved for the boss. Even if a fight broke out inside, the noise wouldn't be heard outside, but if one wanted to, they could hear faint sounds from outside.
The young man clicked his tongue. "Anyway, this new fiancée of Fu Fengcheng is quite interesting. I met her once in the capital a year ago. Not my type."
Wei Changxiu took a sip of tea. "You can say that to Fu Fengcheng."
The young man said softly, "That would require me to see him first. Fu's family says he doesn't want to see anyone. Maybe… he's badly injured, otherwise, with his temper, how could he tolerate his fourth brother climbing over him and behaving atrociously? Fu family's fourth son… went too far this time." Wei Changxiu raised his eyebrows. "Xiao Yiran, you should be used to such things by now, right?" The Xiao family was not any better.
The young man rolled his eyes. "Being used to it doesn't mean he's not going overboard."
Wei Changxiu nodded and muttered softly, "He's indeed going overboard."
"By the way, do you want to help Fu Fengcheng teach his disobedient brother a lesson?" The young man rubbed his palms together excitedly.
Wei Changxiu said calmly, "If you're not afraid of death, you can go. Fu the first hates others meddling in his private affairs. Besides…"
"Besides what?"
Wei Changxiu squinted slightly and smiled. "I think… Fu the fourth will have a hard time recently. He has offended not just Fu Fengcheng."
The young man pondered for a moment and sighed. "Fu the fourth doesn't know how fortunate he is. He probably doesn't know how gentle his brother used to be with him."
They exchanged glances and saw in each other's eyes a kind of expression that said: Enjoying the spectacle without worrying about the consequences.
The future of Yong City would surely be interesting. What if he didn't want to leave?