Chapter 299
As he got closer, the water mist from the heavy rain dispersed and the girl’s face gradually became clearer.
For a moment, Fu Yunshen thought he was hallucinating.
Who would come here in the early hours of the morning in the middle of a heavy wind and rain?
Fu Yunshen’s eyelashes twitched, his lips curved up as if he was smiling to himself, and he whispered, “Dreaming again ……”
All last night, he didn’t dream of Elder Fu, nor did he dream of Yan Yuehua or Fu Liuying, he only dreamed of one person.
Ying Zigui.
Dreams are a magical thing, they are the manifestation of one’s subconscious.
He remembered the first time he had met her in the snow in the street.
He had never been a good person, and had killed people, and had gotten his hands even more bloody in his search for his enemies.
At that time, he had only intended to let Nie Chao save her, and from then on he would pa*s by, and would only be a stranger.
But she didn’t let anyone save her, she worked it out herself.
That was the reason he had stopped down for her.
In her, he saw himself, and they would fight back.
So he made a decision that he would protect her.
And he did keep looking at her as a little friend as a sister, until yesterday.
She helped him order food, reminded her to eat, and backed him up in front of so many people.
All the feelings that had been suppressed all burst out in an instant.
He thought that he would never love anyone else but her.
But he really couldn’t let her step into the hatred with him.
His youngest child, who was to be given the best in the world like other children, should not see any darkness.
With one hand still holding the umbrella, Ying Ziyang then half crouched down.
With her empty hand she took a tissue from her pocket and wiped the rain from his face.
Her voice was as clear as ever: “Sir, wake up, it’s night time.”
Hearing these words, Fu Yunshen’s long back tightened and he slowly lifted his head.
This time, it was completely clear.
All defences were removed in a moment, and he smiled, “It’s really you, little friend.”
This familiar tone, there was no one else but their little friend.
Ying Ziji didn’t say anything, her eyelashes drooping as she wiped all the water stains from his face bit by bit.
Her fingers occasionally grazed his face, leaving a clear touch with a little warmth.
The rainstorm in Shanghai always comes and goes quickly.
In ten minutes’ time, the rain stopped and the dark clouds parted.
After the rain, the moon and the stars are visible, and the sky and the earth are secluded.
After wiping his face, Ying Ziji paused before she said softly, “Happy birthday, Fu Yunshen.”
This was the first time she had called him by his name.
Fu Yunshen looked sideways and noticed that the girl was carrying a bag with a cake box and candles in it.
He had only had two birthdays since he was born, one at the age of one and one at his eighteenth bar mitzvah.
He didn’t like birthdays, and they were a constant reminder of the human life he carried.
Fu Yunshen took a slow breath.
He had never felt before that his heart could beat so wildly, almost out of his chest.
Ying took out two floor cushions and handed one of them over, then sat down next to him herself.
As she took the cake box out of the bag, she said, “I might not have told you about me.”
Fu Yunshen pressed his heart: “Hm?”
“Actually, I died once.” Ying Ziji faded, “It was a desperate situation at that time, there was no way out, someone had to die.”
If she hadn’t died, she wouldn’t have returned to Earth again.
Now, it seemed that the plug was not a blessing.
Fu Yunshen’s eyelashes fluttered, “Yoyo, you-”
“It’s alright, it’s all in the past.” Ying Ziji said calmly, “I told you about my best friend, she was pulling me along and wouldn’t let me die.”
Fu Yunshen remembered Dudu, “Brother remembers.”
“I’ll give her that-” Ying leaned against the rock behind her, “Jun Muzheng, look up.”
Hearing these words, Fu Yunshen also lifted his head.
When the heavy rain pa*sed, there was the Milky Way, a starry sky.
In his ears, was the girl’s voice scattered in the wind.
“The clouds are me, the wind is me, the stars are me, the moon is me, everywhere you look, it will be me.”
“I am always there.”
Fu Yunshen looked at the sky without speaking, his eyes gradually darkening.
“They say that when people die, they turn into stars and hang in the sky.” Ying Ziji finished cutting the cake, “No matter what, we will be with you.”
Fu Yunshen gazed sideways, his peach blossom eyes were deeply restrained.
When he looked at a person, he gave off a very deep feeling of affection.
As if he had made some kind of decision, his lips curved up in a genuine smile, “Thank you Yoyo, I know.”
“Well, I thought you were going to give me that-” Ying put the candle in as well, “It’s so cold, little one, you remember to wear your autumn trousers, don’t freeze.”
“……”
Fu Yunshen turned around, he lifted his hand and poked her face, “Little friend, you’re so cute today.”
Ying Ziji was slightly silent and glanced at him, “You’re not right.”
It wasn’t that she had gotten soaked in the rain that her brain was damaged, was it?
Fu Yunshen took the paper plate from her hand and lit the candle.
He thought better of it.
He had to work hard to climb out of the darkness so that he could give her a bright future.
**
The other side.
The old Fu family home.
Ian followed Yunshan and Yunmu as they squatted outside.
This squatting lasted for three hours.
Ian had just arrived from O Chau and hadn’t even changed his clothes, so he was a bit cold.
He couldn’t help but hug his body tighter: “Wouldn’t it be better to just go in? Is it hard to think you’ll be taken away for trespa*sing?”
“What do you know?” Yun Shan snorted coldly, “We’re waiting for that old woman to get up for the night, to be in her presence.”
“The old woman?” Ian thought for a moment, “Fu Mingcheng his wife.”
“The lights are on.” Cloud Mist suddenly spoke, “Go, go inside.”
Before Ian could look back, the two brothers had rushed into the old Fu family mansion.
The sound of the gate being kicked open startled Mrs. Fu, who had gone to the kitchen for a drink of water.
She quickly stepped out to take a look and before she had time to react to anything, she saw Yun Shan and Yun Wu going upstairs and tying down Fu Yichen who was still asleep.
Fu Yichen was suddenly awakened and saw the familiar faces again, and shouted out in fright: “Mum, help me! It’s them, last time too, save me!”
“Yichen!” Looking at the scene before her, Mrs. Fu’s eyes went black and she almost fainted, “Who are you? Quickly let go of Yichen!”
“Old woman, take it easy.” Yun Shan sneered, “Your son owes our young master a debt, pay it first, it will be your turn in a moment.”
He didn’t even give Fu Yichen the barest of words as he shoved a ball of smelly socks into Fu Yichen’s mouth.
Madam Fu was no match for Yunshan and Yunmu on her own.
She could only watch as Fu Yichen was kidnapped away.
“Who is your young master?” Madam Fu’s mind buzzed, “When did our Fu family offend your young master?”
She and Fu Mingcheng had always been cautious and never bothered to offend any big shots.
There was simply no one in Shanghai City who dared to barge into the Fu family with such recklessness.
“You’ll see.” Yun Shan let out another cold laugh, “What you owe the young master, we’ll make you pay it back ten times a hundred times over.”
Madam Fu stood frozen in place for a good half day before she shivered and picked up the phone, calling Fu Mingcheng.
**
Fu Yichen was tied up in an empty villa.
On the way, he was already so scared that he was incontinent: “Brothers, I really didn’t do anything, I’m a good citizen, I don’t even dare to trample on ants, you guys let me go back, if there’s anything, I’ll be a cow, I’ll go up to the mountains of sword and down to the sea of fire!”
He had thought that once Elder Fu left, Fu Yunshen would have no one to rely on, and everything in the Fu family would fall on him and Fu Yikan.
The dream had not yet come true, and now it was shattered.
“Nothing has been done?” Yun Shan kicked up, “Then I ask you, wasn’t it you who locked our young master in the secret room and tried to kill him with a poisonous snake?”
“Wasn’t it you who changed our young master’s rice to one with poison and wanted him dead?”
Yun Shan lifted Fu Yichen’s collar, “Fu Yichen, since you are here, now, don’t try to get out alive.”
Fu Yichen listened in cold sweat and suddenly shouted, “You …… your young master is Fu Yunshen?!”
He instantly remembered the blind spot he had ignored for a long time.
He had been locked up by Fu Yunshen for several days and couldn’t even eat.
Fu Yunshen also cleaned up the va*sals Fu Mingcheng had cultivated.
But Fu Mingcheng and Madam Fu always said he was out of his mind, saying Fu Yunshen was just a fop and had no power whatsoever.
The first thing that happened after that was that Fu Yichen had forgotten about it.
Fu Yichen raised his head shivering and saw Yunwu carrying two large cages in.
There were thirty poisonous snakes in all.
They included the most poisonous king cobra and the original spearhead pit viper.
Chapter 300
When Fu Yichen looked at the thirty poisonous snakes that had been brought in by Cloud Mist, his legs went limp and he fell straight to the ground.
His body shook like sieve chaff: “What do you, what do you want?”
Fu Yichen knew that these were snakes, but did not know what species they were.
He was not able to distinguish between the four bodies and the five grains, let alone identify the poisonous snakes.
But he wasn’t blind, these snakes were scarier than one, and they were hissing and spitting, the sound constantly rubbing against his eardrums, almost making his liver and guts crack.
“Yo, don’t recognize it?” Yun Shan pointed at one of the snakes and explained thoughtfully, “This is a king cobra, its venom contains neurotoxin, and cardiotoxin.”
“One bite and it will be able to kill you quickly.”
Pointing to another patterned snake, “This is the proto-spearhead pit viper, the head is a more poisonous snake than the king cobra, the venom lethal dose, only 0.12mg, see if you can get away with it.”
“And this one.” Yun Shan’s finger landed on a green snake, “It’s a white-lipped bamboo leaf green, pretty good looking isn’t it? But then again, it can kill you with heart failure.”
Ian was listening on the sidelines in a cold sweat, not to mention Fu Yichen.
Fu Yichen wanted to faint, but his nerves stayed tense because of the extreme fear.
He suddenly remembered something that happened a long, long time ago, almost twenty years had pa*sed, but the image was able to float clearly in his mind at this time.
At that time, Fu Yunshen was only three years old.
He was a beautiful little boy, but he could neither cry nor laugh, and his expression was indifferent, always looking at others with light amber pupils.
Fu Yichen hated this sudden brother, but Master Fu liked him and he was jealous.
He often bullied Fu Yunshen in different ways, just because he was older than him, but he never got the benefit of the doubt, and a few times he even got his own way.
Until one time, Fu Mingcheng warned him not to go near the innermost room on the fourth floor because there were poisonous snakes inside that would kill people.
In a moment of evil, Fu Yichen found an opportunity to lock Fu Yunshen into that room, and locked the door specifically.
After that, he happily followed Mrs. Fu to the playground, leaving this matter behind him long ago.
Fu Yichen thought that a three-year-old child could not have survived.
But three days later, he saw Fu Yunshen, who had been sent to hospital by Master Fu.
He was alive and well, but badly injured.
No one knew how Fu Yunshen had gotten out.
Including Fu Yunshen himself.
Sometimes the word “live” can make a person explode with unprecedented potential.
If he wanted to take revenge, he had to stay alive.
Even if he was bruised and battered.
“Nothing to do with, nothing to do with me!” Fu Yichen finally recalled everything, and he shouted out in cold sweat, “It’s my father, it’s all my father’s doing! You guys go find him, go find him!”
“Don’t rush, don’t rush, Fu Mingcheng is going to be even worse, the young master will clean him up himself.” Yun Shan said, already opening a cage, “You’ll find out today, I’ll show you the news later.”
These venomous snakes were well trained and did not attack the others, slowly crawling towards Fu Yichen.
“Do you know that you are killing people?” Fu Yichen backed up frantically, “If I die, you will all be finished too!”
“Don’t worry.” Yun Shan bared his teeth in a grim smile, “You won’t die, you will only experience the suffocating sensation of near death and the feeling of the toxins paralyzing your heart.”
“Once you are dying, we have the antidote here and will inject you, then you will be bitten again and we will inject you again, and so on and so forth.”
“You locked up the young master for three days, he was only three years old then, you’re almost thirty now, it’s not too much for us to lock you up for thirty days, is it?”
Fu Yichen’s eyes widened, he couldn’t believe his ears, “Lunatics, you bunch of lunatics!”
At this moment, a white-lipped bamboo leaf green swished forward and bit Fu Yichen’s arm.
The pain was so intense that he screamed out in agony and his eyes went black.
Another less poisonous snake strangled his shoulder, spitting its letters.
“What’s with the madness?” Yun Shan clapped his hands, “Didn’t you do this before? The wind and water are just karma, don’t say we’re bullies.”
“You’re so clever.” Ian couldn’t help but compliment, “How did you come up with this?”
It was almost perverse.
But he liked it.
“We didn’t come up with it.” Yun Shan shook his head, “We thought of throwing the boy straight into the mountains where the vipers live and let him fend for himself, it was Miss Ying’s idea, and she gave the antidote.”
“Awesome awesome.” Ian thought for a moment and then asked, “Who is Miss Ying?”
Yunshan was silent for a moment, “Probably the only person who can keep the young master going.”
**
The Fu family.
After receiving a phone call from Madam Fu, Fu Mingcheng hurriedly rushed back from the Imperial Fragrance Factory.
His face was cold and stern: “Did Fu Yichen do something bad again?”
Fu Mingcheng had always thought that it was someone that Master Fu knew.
If it wasn’t, how could he have taken him away after Fu Yichen had made Master Fu faint?
Since it was someone Master Fu knew, then there would be no big deal for Fu Yichen, after all, Fu Yichen was still Master Fu’s grandson.
At most, it would just be a lesson.
“How is that possible?” Mrs Fu was so anxious that she was on the verge of tears, “After he was beaten up last time, he stayed at home peacefully and didn’t make any trouble.”
“Go and find someone first.” Fu Mingcheng frowned, “I guess it’s just to tie him up again and starve him for a few meals, nothing major, Su Lianghui’s plane just arrived today, I have to pick him up later, you watch first.”
After saying that, he hurriedly left again.
To Fu Mingcheng, Fu Yichen was not as important as the cooperation between the Royal Fragrance House and Biman.
As long as he took over the management of the Imperial Scent House from Fu Yunshen today, he could go and work with Bieman in the afternoon.
Mrs. Fu was at a loss for words.
I don’t know why, but she always had a bad feeling, but couldn’t say what it was.
Fu Mingcheng didn’t care, so Mrs. Fu had no choice but to call Fu Yichan again.
**
Although Master Fu’s funeral was over, the tide was still dark in Shanghai.
This is the most turbulent time for the Fu family, and it is the easiest time to take advantage of the situation.
Families of all sizes are eyeing the situation.
After Jiang Mo Yuan had finished making plans against the Fu Group at the company, he drove back to the Jiang family’s old residence at noon.
On the way, his eyes strayed and he saw a familiar back figure.
The girl was standing in front of the milk tea shop, holding two cups of milk tea in one hand, while the other was scanning the code to pay.
She was wearing a long trench coat in the colour of mist and arashi, with a beret, her ink hair reaching her waist, indistinct as mist.
A single back view is so beautiful that it makes the heart tremble.
One could not a*sociate her with the silent country girl of Qing Shui County once.
Jiang Moyuan pursed his lips, tapped his finger on the steering wheel, and still got up and got out of the car.
He walked over and didn’t notice that there was a Maserati parked on the side of the road.
Ying Ziyi finished paying and carried the milk tea, ready to get into the car.
“D**key.” Jiang Moyuan said, “Wait.”
Ying Zidian’s footsteps lurched and she turned her head.
“I heard you’ve left the Ying family.” Jiang Moyuan didn’t think there was anything wrong with his address, “Then go to the Jiang family, it’s better than the Ying family, and I can take good care of you.”
Ye Suhe hadn’t engaged him yet either, he didn’t have a marriage contract on him.
These days, he had just figured out that the reason he was relieved when Ye Suhe said she was going to the Ying family to withdraw her marriage was because he had found out he had someone he liked.
In the end, Ying Luwei also went to prison and had nothing more to do with him than half a dozen times.
This sentence caused Fu Yunshen, who was leaning against the pa*senger side, to twitch his eyelashes and open his eyes.
“It’s a pity, Mr Jiang, you’re always so self-righteous.” Ying looked up in a polite manner, but it was so cold it stung, “From the first time we met.”
“What did you say?” Jiang Mo Yuan was stunned, his eyebrows furrowed.
The first time they had met was when he had gone to help the poor over in Qing Shui County, and at that time he had asked her if she wanted to go to Shanghai to study.
His tone was a little colder, so how could he be presumptuous?
Ying Zigui didn’t look at him anymore, she pulled open the car door and sat down on the driver’s seat.
Only then did Jiang Moyuan notice that there was someone else, and his heart instantly stuttered.
The circle was now mocking Fu Yunshen for his lack of money, power and status, but none of them would mock his face.
With a face like that, even if there was nothing, there would still be many people willing to sink into it.
“Because of him?” Jiang Mo Yuan took a deep breath and only wanted to laugh coldly, “Without the Fu family, what can he do? A fop, what can he do to protect you? With his face?”
Hearing these words, Ying Zigui looked sideways and really looked seriously.
“Jiang Moyuan, you don’t have to worry about that.” Fu Yunshen lazily leaned back in his chair, his light amber pupils were gentle in colour, “Yoyo said that she raised me.”
Just one sentence made Jiang Moyuan’s face turn white little by little.
This man, who was successful in his career, revealed an unbelievable look for the first time.
Jiang Moyuan had never seen Fu Yunshen like this before, able to say eating soft rice so openly and seemingly with pride.
“She feeds you?” The first thing you need to do is to get rid of the problem.
He couldn’t finish the words that followed, they were all blocked in his throat.
“Raise you, little friend.” Ying put another cup of milk tea in Fu Yunshen’s hand, “Sweet, drink it while it’s hot.”