Huanhuan’s parents arrived.
Huanhuan’s father worked at a pharmaceutical factory, while her mother was a dispenser at the Chinese medicine pharmacy in the store. Both were reasonable people who understood that the pushing and shoving between children wasn’t intentional.
Like Yu Yue, they only wanted the other little girl to apologize to Huanhuan.
Fu Jingyan hadn’t expected the child’s parents to be just as insistent—only wanting an apology, not compensation.
At that moment, the woman Fu Jingyan had shielded stepped forward.
With a sincere attitude, she bowed deeply. “I’m truly very sorry. My daughter really can’t apologize to your child. She can’t speak. I’m her mother, and I apologize on her behalf.”
Everyone fell silent.
The onlookers, who had been chattering and voicing their opinions, suddenly went quiet.
That little girl looked about three years old, yet she couldn’t speak—was she born mute?
If that was the case, then it really wasn’t right to be too harsh on the child, especially since she had a disability.
Yu Yue and Huanhuan’s parents were equally taken aback by the girl’s condition.
The three exchanged glances, and Huanhuan’s mother quickly replied, “It’s alright,” and added an apology of her own.
The woman shook her head, saying it was fine.
Yu Yue instinctively glanced at Fu Jingyan, thinking, If the little girl can’t speak, why didn’t he explain earlier?
Now it seemed as if she was the unreasonable one, refusing to let it go.
Fu Jingyan didn’t look at her. Instead, he took out a business card and handed it to Huanhuan’s parents. “If your child falls ill because of this, call me.”
“There’s really no need, sir. We work at the pharmacy, so if she does get sick, we can easily get medicine,” Huanhuan’s father replied honestly and kindly, not taking the card.
“Alright, thank you then.”
With that, Fu Jingyan turned and left with the woman and the little girl.
The woman glanced at Yu Yue as if wanting to say something, but Fu Jingyan walked so briskly that she had no chance to speak.
Meanwhile, Fu Ruoxi had been hiding in a corner, watching the entire scene unfold. She had hoped to stir up some drama, but she never expected the conflict she’d orchestrated using the children to end so simply.
She was genuinely surprised that Su Qingyue would publicly reveal her child’s disability—that she couldn’t speak.
Fortunately, Tangtang couldn’t speak, or else she might have given her away.
As for the child who had been pushed into the water tank, she had been standing there, completely engrossed in watching the fish and shrimp, oblivious to Fu Ruoxi’s involvement.
It’s just her bad luck, Fu Ruoxi thought. Who told her to show up with Yu Yue? I did it to spite Yu Yue.
Who told Yu Yue to embarrass me so much at the old house today?
She had no idea what Yu Yue had said to Grandma, but as soon as Grandma saw her, instead of being pleased, she had driven her away.
Fu Ruoxi held grudges.
She couldn’t do anything to Grandma, but she could certainly take her anger out on Yu Yue.
Hmph—
Yu Yue, you got lucky this time.
Next time, it won’t be so easy.
By the time Li Kui returned with the new clothes, the issue had already been resolved, and the crowd had dispersed.
Li Kui handed the clothes to Huanhuan’s mother, urging her to take the child to change.
“How did it end up being resolved?” Li Kui moved closer to Yu Yue, noticing she was lost in thought, and nudged her with an elbow.
Yu Yue briefly recounted what had happened.
“What? That little girl can’t speak? Then why didn’t your ex-husband say anything?” Li Kui couldn’t understand it.
“…”
This was also something Yu Yue couldn’t figure out.
However, that was someone else’s business. Whether to speak about it or not was their own freedom.
As long as the matter was resolved, the two returned to the private room to continue the second half of today’s team-building event.
After eating and drinking their fill, Yu Yue went to pay the bill, with Li Kui insisting on following her out of concern.
When they reached the counter, they ran into Fu Jingyan, who had also come to settle the bill.
Fu Jingyan was surprised to see Li Kui sticking close to Yu Yue, even following her to check the bill when paying.
When the server announced the amount, Yu Yue immediately took out her phone to scan the QR code, but Li Kui reached out to block it. “Wait, no rush to scan. Let me check first.”
The staff turned the computer screen toward them, and Li Kui’s eyes swept over it like a calculator, quickly scanning through the items.
After about ten seconds, Li Kui finished calculating. “It’s fine. Go ahead and pay, Your Majesty.”
Yu Yue kicked him lightly, chiding him for his unnecessary fuss.
Their interaction resembled that of a deeply affectionate couple playfully teasing each other.
Fu Jingyan’s eyes flickered briefly.
With a beep, Yu Yue entered her password and successfully paid the bill.
Fu Jingyan settled his bill even faster—handing over his card, signing, and leaving the rest to the server.
After paying, Yu Yue didn’t feel like dragging her plump body back upstairs. Instead, she sat on the soft sofa chair on the first floor and instructed Li Kui, “Senior Brother, go and settle everyone. I’ll wait for you here. I’m too lazy to go back up.”
“Who said they wanted to lose weight? You’re just lazy,” Li Kui grumbled, but he quickly headed upstairs to the second floor. There were a few drunk singles, both men and women, who needed to be arranged to leave together.
As for those with family members, he didn’t need to worry about them at all.
After Li Kui left, Fu Jingyan, who had been about to go upstairs, suddenly turned and walked toward Yu Yue.
However, before he could speak to her, Fu Ruoxi suddenly appeared behind him. “Big Brother, Tangtang is sleepy. Qingyue said she wants to go back.”
“Alright, I’ll go get the car. Tell them to wait at the entrance,” Fu Jingyan replied.
“Okay,” Fu Ruoxi nodded.
Hearing Fu Jingyan’s pleasant voice, Yu Yue opened her drowsy eyes just as he was already heading toward the door.
Fu Ruoxi slowly turned around. “Yu Yue, did you strike it rich? How could you afford to treat your shabby colleagues at a restaurant like this?”
“Then again, people like you only deserve to sit on the first floor. Don’t even dream about the second or third floors.”
“Didn’t I make a fortune from the divorce?” Yu Yue chuckled lightly. “By the way, your big brother gave me the villa and car in the eastern suburbs. I’ll put them up for sale online later. Miss Fu, are you interested in buying?”
“One fixed price—two hundred million.”
“You’re obsessed with money,” Fu Ruoxi’s expression darkened. As an adopted daughter of the Fu family, where would she get two hundred million?
“Ruoxi—” At that moment, Su Qingyue came downstairs holding Tangtang.
“Qingyue,” Fu Ruoxi waved enthusiastically at Su Qingyue. As Su Qingyue approached, she reached out to help her with her things, then deliberately turned to embarrass Yu Yue. “Yu Yue, let me introduce you—Su Qingyue. She and my big brother are childhood sweethearts.”
“Don’t talk nonsense, Ruoxi,” Su Qingyue stopped her, glancing at Yu Yue. “Miss Yu, don’t listen to her.”
“…”
Yu Yue pursed her lips and said nothing.
Beep—
Fu Jingyan’s car arrived.
Su Qingyue looked at Yu Yue, her voice gentle and soft: “Miss Yu, have you finished your social obligations here? If so, why don’t you go back with A Yan? I can just call a taxi myself.”
“He didn’t tell you? We went to the Civil Affairs Bureau to start the process this afternoon.”
“…”