Zheng Ying glanced around and the people who were looking at them quickly averted their eyes, pretending nothing was happening. Leng Sa stood up and said, "I'm sorry, but I have something to attend to. I'm afraid I won't have time to talk with you tonight." Why should I talk to you just because you wanted to?
Seeing her about to leave, Zheng Yin became anxious and tried to grab her, but Leng Sa immediately took a few steps back.
"Miss Zheng, I advise you to be careful not to overexert yourself. Otherwise, if anything happens, I cannot afford the consequences."
Zheng Ying's face instantly turned red. After all, she was a girl who had just turned 20. She wasn't completely ignorant until she did not know what she had done was despicable.
Zheng Ying said sadly, "Miss Leng, you won't forgive us no matter what?"
Leng Sa replied, "Miss Zheng, you worry too much. If you believe you've done nothing wrong, why do you need other's forgiveness? You have the right to do what you want, but others also have the right to decide whether or not to forgive you. Miss Zheng, please don't try to force me to do so."
"We didn't mean to…"
Leng Sa sneered. "Miss Zheng, are you trying to tell me that you were drunk when you made mistakes?"
Zheng Yin blushed, appearing somewhat pitiable.
Leng Sa shook her head and sighed. "If that's the case… I suggest that Miss Zheng report to the police."
Eh? The people eavesdropping immediately perked up their ears.
Zheng Ying was embarrassed. "What… what did you say?"
Leng Sa continued, "Miss Zheng, even if you're not a medical student, you should at least have some common sense. A truly drunk person… cannot perform in bed. So, if he was able to engage in such behavior with you, I believe he deliberately used alcohol as an excuse… Uh-huh. The world is chaotic, and there are many bad people. Girls should protect themselves."
"Cough, cough, cough!" A few muffled coughs came from the corner of the reception hall.
"Not… you, you…" This time, Zheng Yin felt like crying. This Leng Mingyue was truly an unreasonable woman, not giving her any face at all.
The matter had already been settled, and they would eventually have to live under the same roof sooner or later. Fu Fengcheng was already crippled, so what could Leng Mingyue expect from the Fu family in the future? Now, everyone should try to get along amicably, and they could have a harmonious relationship when they entered the Fu family. Wasn't that the best outcome for everyone?
This woman did not care about her feelings and embarrassed her. Could it be that she had reached a point where she did not care at all?
Just by looking at Zheng Yin's expression, Leng Sa knew what she was thinking and thought to herself, "You didn't even rehearse your lines with someone before going on stage, and now you blame me?"
Leng Sa moved closer to Zheng Yin, raised a finger to lift Zheng Yin's chin, and whispered, "It doesn't matter to me whether you want substance or face, but… if you're going to act, and you want me to join you in the play, can you afford my appearance fee?" She then took a step back and turned away gracefully.
Zheng Yin took a step back, fell back onto the sofa, and glanced at the surrounding people who were secretly watching her. She wished she could bury herself in the ground.
"First Fu, your future wife is amazing," said a man in a white suit and tuxedo who was sitting with another man at the corner of the second floor. With a dashing smile, Xiao Yiran held a glass of red wine and leaned against the railing on the second floor. "Ah, Shaoming, what was the last thing she said?"
Xu Shaoming looked at Fu Fengcheng and, seeing that he didn't object, repeated Leng Sa's last sentence expressionlessly.
"She said, 'It doesn't matter to me whether you want substance or face, but… if you're going to act, and you want me to join you in the play, can you afford my appearance fee?'" He recited it word for word.
The young man was speechless for a long time. After a while, he could not help but laugh. "Your future wife is a money-grubber? I think she's a perfect match for Wei Changxiu."
"Xiao Yiran, quiet," Fu Fengcheng said calmly.
Xiao Yiran shrugged. "Alright, I won't say anything. Sigh, where did she go? Let's go over and take a look."
"Get lost."
"Sasa"
Bai Xi and the other two were originally sitting at a table in a corner of the garden, drinking. When they saw Leng Sa approaching, An Lucy immediately waved happily.
Leng Sa walked over. "When did you guys arrive?" Song Xuan pointed in a direction outside the villa. "I just arrived. My house is not far away. Xiaoxiao and Xixi came to my house for a while."
Bai Xi pulled Leng Sa to sit down and looked around before asking softly, "I heard that Zheng Ying went to find you again?"
"Huh?" Leng Sa was a little surprised. She had just come out, and these three years had already received the news.
An Lucy also lowered her head and chuckled. "Everyone at the ball is watching the both of you. How can no one see Zheng Ying go to you? What did she want with you? Apologize?"
Bai Xi's eyes lit up. "Did she agree to give you those three gemstones?"
"What gems?" Song Xuan and An Lucy looked at Bai Xi in unison.
Bai Xi pulled the two of them and whispered in their ears. Song Xuan looked at Leng Sa with an indescribable expression, "1.2 million? You really dare to ask for that price."
"She offered first," Leng Sa said. "It's a pity that Fu Yucheng isn't worth that much."
If a fiancé could be sold for 1.2 million, she could sell him a few more times. Liao Yunting only needed ten thousand to research airplanes. That 1.2 million would be enough for her to start a car manufacturing company. As for… uh, forget about it for now. No matter what era it was, manufacturing private firearms was illegal.
Song Xuan was a bit worried, "By not giving Zheng Ying a face, Mrs. Fu won't have any grievances against you, right? I heard… Mrs. Fu likes Zheng Ying a lot." More importantly, the ugly conflict between Leng Sa and Zheng Ying would not be good for the Fu family; they should hope for a reconciliation between Leng Sa and Zheng Ying, or at least a facade of peaceful coexistence.
Leng Sa sighed, "It's too late; she already has some grievances against me." After the incident at the department store when she confronted Fu Yucheng and Zheng Ying, Mrs. Fu sent someone to the Fu family to warn and advise her.
An Lucy and Bai Xi also had worried expressions. She had already offended her future mother-in-law before even entering the family. Her future days would not be easy.
Leng Sa picked up the drink in front of her and took a sip. "Don't worry, I won't stay in the Fu family for long. As long as we all understand what's going on, there's no need to make things too ugly."
Song Xuan sighed, "I still don't understand why Warlord Fu would come up with such a strange idea for you to marry First Young Master Fu." Even if the Leng family wasn't willing to break off the engagement, there must have been other ways to resolve it. Originally, it was a marriage that people would gossip about, but now it had turned into two separate scandals.
Bai Xi said, "Isn't it simple? Warlord Fu is worried that his son won't be able to find a wife. Sasa is so outstanding, even if the Fu family's reputation isn't great right now, it's still better than casually finding a wife that is unpresentable in public. I heard that Warlord Fu used to value First Young Master Fu the most; he must genuinely care for his son. It can also solve the issue of the Leng family not wanting to call off the engagement. Although the Leng family isn't much now, they have a close relationship with the Xiao family, especially since Prince An is still around. I heard that Prince An respects Old Master Leng as his teacher a lot. If someone uses the Leng family to attack the Fu family, it would be troublesome. So, it's a win-win situation like this."
The three girls looked at Leng Sa in unison. She was so pitiful.
Leng Yue lightly tapped Bai Xi's head, "Just enjoy yourself; why think so much?"
"Okay." Bai Xi, who had been all lively and spirited a moment ago, immediately lowered her head and obediently sipped her drink.