3 – He is a beautiful devil
Plop.
She fell into the water.
The current instantly enveloped her.
Xu Ni choked until her lungs ached.
But she quickly regained her composure and, relying on her excellent swimming skills, successfully surfaced.
This turned out to be a swimming pool.
She lifted her head.
From this angle, the man’s figure was no longer visible.
After climbing out of the pool, Xu Ni’s face was pale.
Even though she had fallen into a swimming pool, the first-person sensation of being thrown off a building was something no one could experience without being thoroughly terrified.
Fu Qibai’s fair-skinned, handsome cousin…
was insane!
Xu Ni trembled all over from the cold. It was already late autumn, bordering on winter, and she was soaked in icy water. Combined with the sudden shock, her nerves felt as if they had snapped.
She had no idea what was happening upstairs anymore.
All she knew was…
she needed to leave immediately.
First, because this man clearly disliked trouble. If she went back, things would inevitably drag on endlessly. The current farce had already achieved her goal—it was best to let Fu Qibai stew in confusion and frustration. Second, she was freezing and needed to take care of herself as soon as possible.
Xu Ni’s legs were still weak, but she forced herself up and headed to her car.
She drove away.
“Young Master Fu, are you perhaps mistaken about something? Your brother Fu Liangyan said no one can enter this room without a key. How could Xu Ni possibly be inside? We’ve been calling for a while, and no one answered.”
“Exactly. Instead, Young Master Fu… who’s the one in your room?”
Fu Qibai suddenly snapped back to reality.
He had rushed out in such a hurry that Tao Yan inside must have been discovered.
The people here were all shrewd and worldly. In their daily lives, they indulged in all kinds of pleasures and debauchery.
How could they not understand the private habits of wealthy heirs?
Even after marriage, many kept mistresses, let alone when they were just boyfriend and girlfriend.
But he had clearly seen Xu Ni with a man inside, engaging in an indecent act!
Fu Qibai’s face darkened. “What’s so special about this room?! Why can’t we go in? Isn’t this the summer retreat my family bought at the villa estate?”
His friend Jiang Zisheng tugged at his sleeve. “It is your Fu family’s estate, but this place… belongs to that person from your Fu family. You really didn’t know? Today, we were caught in a sudden downpour, and your cousin had no choice but to bring everyone here to take shelter. Don’t cause trouble for yourself. Let’s all disperse in a bit.”
The mention of “that person” clearly triggered some memories among those present.
Their expressions instantly turned peculiar.
Even Fu Qibai was taken aback.
That person…
Because he had been abroad for years, even when he returned to the country, they rarely had the privilege of meeting him. Over time, he had faded from memory. But once he was truly brought up, who wouldn’t feel a chill?
Fu Qibai stared intently at the door.
Doubt suddenly began to creep into his heart.
Could he have been mistaken?
Inside the room.
Fu Guidu calmly removed the shirt that had been torn by Xu Ni.
The commotion and suspicion outside the door did not reach his ears.
He turned sideways, looking toward the balcony. The steady patter of rain could always mask some screams. Among the greenery in the railing, something glinted faintly—it was the bracelet that had been “tossed back and forth.”
After a long while.
He finally glanced in that direction and made a phone call.
His voice was as cold as snow.
“Send away the people at Yun Jing Guan Ting. Have Fu Liangyan and Fu Qibai kneel in the ancestral hall.”
Xu Ni drove back to the Xu family home.
The Xu family had a joyous event these past two days, so no one paid attention to her.
Returning drenched and dripping, naturally, no one noticed.
Immediately, Xu Ni took a hot bath.
After coming out, she saw a WeChat message from Tang Ru.
“I found out. The woman Fu Qibai cheated with is the second daughter of the Tao family. Their family is wealthy and influential, thriving in the construction industry. Fu Qibai is such a shameless and opportunistic bastard.”
“He found a new target right away. May that dog man’s dick rot off!”
Xu Ni finished her skincare routine at the vanity before replying: [I got my revenge.]
Tang Ru: [?]
Xu Ni: [I slept with his brother.]
Tang Ru: [??]
Xu Ni took her phone and returned to bed.
She recalled everything about that man—like a poisonous flower with no known antidote. Despite his cold demeanor, he was lethally alluring, drawing people to throw themselves into the fire.
Beyond his beautiful exterior, his core was carved from ice and venom.
The forbidden aura around him was so sharp it felt untouchable.
Even now, Xu Ni felt a lingering sense of unease.
She touched her lips.
They were swollen.
That man showed no mercy or tenderness.
He didn’t let her gain any advantage.
Xu Ni took a deep breath.
Being thrown from the upper floor—such a mad act, who in their right mind would dare imagine it? Yet he did it so decisively. If it weren’t for the pool below, she would have died or been crippled.
Honestly.
When she kissed him, her mind went blank for a fleeting, insane moment. She even thought about truly indulging in passion with him, his allure lethally pulling her under.
But now, she was sober.
This man was a rare and ruthless character. She couldn’t easily fool him.
Her phone kept vibrating.
Tang Ru: “What happened!!”
Tang Ru: “How can you bear to watch me, this frantic gossip-monger, jumping around without quenching my thirst??”
Xu Ni replied: “I’m going to pull off something big.”
Then she turned off her phone and fell asleep.
The next day.
Xu Ni woke up from the heat.
She was drenched in sweat, alternating between chills and fever, her throat aching terribly. Sitting up, she touched her forehead—it was burning.
She had a fever.
As expected, she couldn’t escape falling ill.
Xu Ni frowned and cursed under her breath.
Reluctantly, she got up to wash up and change clothes.
She needed to go to the hospital.
Downstairs.
An elegant elderly woman was sitting in the living room. Hearing the noise, she turned around and, upon seeing Xu Ni, her face turned cold. “Sleeping until the sun is high in the sky, with no sense of propriety at all. How can you expect to marry into a respectable family in the future? Who would ever approve of your behavior?”
Xu Ni didn’t stop walking or respond.
The elderly woman, Madam Xu, glared sharply. “Can’t you hear your elder speaking to you!?”
Xu Ni walked out the door, her tone calm. “All thanks to the excellent upbringing from my elders.”
Madam Xu’s eyes widened in fury, but she could only watch helplessly as the figure walked away.
“That wretched creature!”
The elderly servant beside her quickly comforted her. “Madam, why bother getting angry? Our young lady is about to return. Once she’s back, Xu Ni will be an outsider. How could she dare act so recklessly then? She’ll have to live meekly and obediently.”
Only then did Madam Xu’s anger subside slightly.
Right.
Her biological granddaughter had finally been found. She wouldn’t have to endure the daily irritation of looking at this adopted wild child anymore!
In a remote corner of Hong Kong.
The deep, secluded mansion was eerily silent.
Outside the ancestral hall.
A middle-aged woman paced anxiously back and forth, muttering incessantly, “What did my Liangyan do wrong? Why was he suddenly punished to kneel in the ancestral hall and confined as soon as he returned to the country? It’s been a whole night now. Why hasn’t he been allowed out yet? Who exactly ordered this punishment?”
Her son had returned from abroad less than half a month ago. What mistake could he possibly have made!?
The person beside her replied expressionlessly, “Fifth Master.”
The woman’s face instantly paled, losing all color.
If this matter was ordered by Fu Guidu…
If Fu Guidu doesn’t speak up for a day, her son will have to kneel there indefinitely!
“He… he just returned the day before yesterday, how could Liangyan have offended him…”
“Why not ask Fifth Master yourself, madam?”
The woman was instantly silenced.
Although she was Fu Guidu’s sister-in-law and had been married into the Fu family for many years, Fu Guidu, as the youngest son of the old master, was the most unfathomable and held the power of life and death.
He usually kept a low profile.
Having been abroad for many years, he had just returned home these past two days.
He had already taken up the position of vice president at Jingsheng Hospital.