Fu Ling came back and met two unfamiliar people in his house. He didn't like strangers in his private space so he immediately frowned. Xiu Jing was the first to notice his presence.
"You're here" she said
Fu Ling noticed that since they went out to meet Fu Haoming, she had become more enthusiastic. He replied with a simple "ummm"
They girl stood up and stared at Fu Ling's face unblinkingly which caused him to narrow his eyes. She lowered her head sharply but gritted her teeth and looked at him again and called out in a pitiful tone
"Brother Fu-"
Fu Ling recognized her as the girl with Fu Haoming at the restaurant but so what? He wasn't familiar with her so he cut her off calmly. "I don't remember my mother having another child. Where did this sister come from?"
Jian Yiran bit her lower lip in embarrassment and turned away hoping to hide the unwillingness in her heart.
Even though everyone said Fu Ling is a dandy who knows how to do nothing but eat, drink and play, she knows that isn't the truth. As someone who grew up with him she long realized he's far more intelligent than he let on but the older they grew, the more 'useless' he became.
She tried to tell them but it was as though they forgot the fear of being dominated by him at school and all the adults acted like they had forgotten he was simply the epitome of the 'other person's child.
She always held on to the belief that Fu Ling was just pretending but after years she began to doubt her own judgement and then the Fu family encountered trouble. She watched silently and when after jumping around like ants in a pot, the Fu family managed to scale through and their attitude towards Fu Ling made a drastic turn, she realized she had made the right bet.
She was happy her patience paid off and tried getting closer to Fu Ling. He didn't chase her away so she regarded it as his acquiescence. Everything was going perfectly.
When the news of the true and false young masters broke out, she was dumbfounded and wanted nothing more than to put distance between herself and Fu Ling. She thought that the real young master of the Fu family must not be inferior to Fu Ling but this time she was wrong.
Fu Haoming was inferior in every way! She should have known that a person like Fu Ling would shine brightly despite any circumstances. She was too hasty in her decision but fortunately she didn't outrightly embarrass him and just pretended that her family forced her which leaves room for maneuver now.
As for the whole thing about selling himself, she sneered. Fu Ling had slight mysophobia. Despite being known as a playboy, she knew clearly that his more private life was a clean slate. He had never had any women around him besides herself.
The fact that he is able to make friends with Gu shows that his abilities are not to be underestimated. Thinking of what she overheard Fu Haoming saying, she couldn't conceal the disgust in her heart.
Fu Ling saw that the girl stopped talking and looked down at the floor with blank eyes so he went to fetch himself a cup of water.
The couple had just gone upstairs to give them privacy to talk. Fu Ling re-entered the room and she was still starting at the floor in a daze.
"If you like my tiles so much I can give you the contact information if the contractor"
Her eyes snapped up and she took a deep breath
"Fu Ling I have something very important to tell you"
He looked at her quietly waiting for her to continue
"Fu Haoming wants to kill you!"
Jian Yiran looked at his face closely careful not to miss any reaction but she was bound to be disappointed
Fu Ling raised an eyebrow at her
"Is that all?"
Jing Yiran looked at his calm expression and made a guess "you know?"
Fu Ling shrugged " Even a fool would be able to tell based on his animosity towards me. Is that all you had to say?"
Jing Yiran faltered but felt like she had to make it clear
"I'm not talking as a joke. I'm serious he really wants to kill you. Completely wipe off your existence from the earth!"
Jian Yiran saw he was looking at her quietly with slight amusement and felt her knees go weak. She could no longer stay here. She walked out with hasty footsteps and the other person went out behind her
Fu Ling looked at his back until it disappeared. That person had a very weak sense of existence. Since coming in, Fu Ling noticed he had deliberately made his presence weaker and basically no one paid attention to him including the person he came with. Is there anyone so willing to be a background character? Unless there's something he's hiding.
Fu Ling went up the stairs but before he could teach the couples room, his phone started ringing. He checked it and his furrowed brows straightened unconsciously when he looked at the caller ID. He answered the call with a smile and his voice was alot softer than usual.
"Hello"
Gu Yunnain on the other side also smiled
"Come downstairs"
Fu Ling immediately understand what he meant and rushed back down the stairs. He opened the door and saw someone standing there with a bouquet of flowers.
"Why didn't you come inside?" He asked curiously while holding the door wider. He had already registered Gu Yunnain's facial and hand recognition on the door so he could have just come in if he wanted to.
Gu Yunnain stepped in and handed him the flowers
"I wanted you to let me in yourself"
Fu Ling shook his head with a smile and shut the door then walked forwards
"How's everything coming along?"
Gu Yunnain stepped gently behind him
"Pretty good. Everything's starting to fall in place"
Fu Ling hummed and went to place the flowers in a vase
Gu Yunnain frowned with worry. He received the news that Fu Ling was being targeted and rushed over immediately without thinking too much about it. Now he had to find a way to stay here without making Fu Ling suspicious.
Fu Ling came back and saw Gu Yunnain lost in thought
"What's wrong?"
Gu Yunnain snapped back to reality and smiled slightly
"Nothing I just have quite a bit on my mind"
Fu Ling blinked
"Like?-"
"Like how to make you agree to let me stay here tonight "
Fu Ling laughed lightly
"Is that it? There's no need to be so thoughtful over that. What's mine is yours. You can stay for as long as you like. I'll go arrange your things"
Gu Yunnain watched him walk up the stairs with light steps and smiled faintly managing to temporarily dispell the haze in his heart.