Сhаpter 12: Yоu’rе Sо Sсаry~
“Looking fоr mе?” Shen Ciуing leisurelу sеt dоwn hеr winе glаss and lооkеd аt Fu Yunxin. “What is it?”
Fu Yunхin spoke elеgаntly, “Тhеrе’s sоmеthing impоrtаnt I nеed to disсuss with уou. Сome with me fоr a mоment.”
Shen Ciуing glanсed аt thе time on hеr phone sсrееn аnd didn’t refuse. “Аlright.”
Sееing Shеn Ciying stаnd up, Qi Yаn beside hеr quickly аsked, “Should I сome with yоu?”
Shеn Сiying rеmаined calm. “Nо neеd.”
Qi Yаn lookеd at Fu Yunxin, сheсkеd thе time оn his wrist, and said unеasily, “If уоu’rе not back in five minutes, I’ll come find уоu.”
Otherwise, if somеthing hаppenеd, hе was afraid he’d get another beating from Second Brother.
Besides, this Fu Yunxin was never one to be at ease. Ever since she married into the Shen family, she had tried every means to take everything left behind by his aunt—Shen Rangchen’s biological mother.
Because of this, Shen Rangchen seized complete control of the Shen family’s finances at a young age, preserving everything his mother had left intact.
Shen Ciying smiled at Qi Yan and didn’t refuse. “Alright, thank you in advance, Young Master Qi.”
Fu Yunxin hadn’t expected Qi Yan to be so protective of Shen Ciying. Her smile stiffened for a moment before quickly returning to its gentle and elegant state.
Shen Ciying followed Fu Yunxin down a corridor that grew quieter and quieter. She instinctively glanced around—no surveillance cameras, as if it were a blind spot. She sneered coldly:
“Where are you planning to lock me up this time?”
“What nonsense are you talking about!” Fu Yunxin snapped coldly. “Who wants to lock you up? You’re so young, yet you have no respect for your elders and spout nothing but lies.”
Shen Ciying simply tilted her head and glared coldly at Fu Yunxin, completely ignoring her words as she continued on her own:
“Are you planning to lock me up with your useless nephew again? Aren’t you afraid I’ll smash a hole in the other side of his head too?”
Fu Yunxin immediately stopped walking. Guiltily, she glanced around to make sure no one was passing by to overhear. Then, she turned back to Shen Ciying, lowering her voice and gritting her teeth:
“Who ever locked you up? Don’t make baseless accusations. Adults must take responsibility for their words. Do you have proof? Without proof, it’s slander! Defamation! I can sue you.”
“Hah~ Are all members of the Fu family so good at stubbornly denying things? Daring to do but not daring to admit?” Shen Ciying retorted mockingly. “A family heirloom skill?”
“You really are sharp-tongued,” Fu Yunxin said, smiling instead of getting angry. “Does Shen Rangchen know about this shrewish side of you?”
“That’s none of your concern,” Shen Ciying said, meeting Fu Yunxin’s eyes without backing down, her tone impatient. “Didn’t you say you had something important to discuss? Hurry up and get it over with. Qi Yan will be looking for me soon.”
As she spoke, she raised her phone as a reminder. “He and I have had location sharing on this whole time.”
Mentioning Qi Yan, Fu Yunxin clenched her palm tightly in secret, her plan to punish Shen Ciying disrupted.
She had no choice but to step back and issue a warning first. “I just wanted to warn you to be mindful of your status and position…”
She took a step closer to Shen Ciying, her words threatening. “In my Fu family’s restaurant, you dared to throw wine at my nephew. You’re far too arrogant. Considering today is Yu Tang’s birthday banquet, I won’t hold it against you.
Otherwise, just see if I have the ability to ruin your reputation in the entire wealthy circle without lifting a finger, just by using my words.
And see, in the Shen family, who matters more—you, a ‘plaything’ born from a servant, or me, the legitimate wife.”In the past, I pitied your lowly background and couldn’t be bothered to argue, but you’ve grown increasingly bold… Ah!”
As Fu Yunxin was speaking, her vision suddenly went dark—an unidentified object smeared directly over her eyes and covered her entire face. Then, a familiar, cold, and ruthless voice rang out:
“Who are you threatening? How dare you bully A Ying again!”
Fu Ye, who had smeared an entire small cake over Fu Yunxin’s face, subtly gave Shen Ciying an ‘OK’ glance.
Recognizing the voice, Fu Yunxin shouted angrily, “Fu Ye!”
Shen Ciying let out an exaggerated and clumsy “Oh my!”: “Ms. Fu, can you still see? Do you need help?”
Then, she pretended to scold Fu Ye: “Fu Ye, you mustn’t be so reckless next time. Ms. Fu was just chatting with me.”
With her eyes covered, Fu Yunxin tightly shut them, as if plunged into endless darkness. In her panic, she grabbed Shen Ciying’s arm and snapped:
“Now! Immediately! Take me to the dressing room to clean up! Don’t let anyone else see!”
Still uneasy, she threatened again: “And don’t try any tricks—there are surveillance cameras everywhere in this restaurant!”
Shen Ciying smirked mischievously: “Then beg me.”
Fu Yunxin: “Shen Ciying! You really have a death wish!”
“You’re so scary,” Shen Ciying pouted playfully. “Fine, I’ll take you.”
In the Fu family’s private dressing room, Fu Yuan, who had originally come to change clothes, had been captivated by the deliberate seduction of the girl beside him.
At this moment, he was in the inner room, shirt unbuttoned, pants off, lost in the girl’s ‘services.’
Compared to his current lewd and unrestrained appearance, the girl was still fully dressed…
Outside, Shen Ciying supported Fu Yunxin and directly escorted her inside.
The door wasn’t locked—the girl beside Fu Yuan had intentionally left it that way.
After leading Fu Yunxin in, Shen Ciying deliberately said, “We’re here. Handle it yourself. Your dress is covered in cake too, so remember to change. We’ll be leaving now.”
Fu Yunxin touched the cake on her dress and was nearly driven mad, ordering with a look of disgust: “Unzip the back of my dress, then go call Fu Yutang over.”
Shen Ciying: “Okay.”
She stepped forward to help Fu Yunxin unzip her dress and quickly left.
Fu Yunxin squinted as she wiped the cake off her face, then removed the dress, its collar sticky and uncomfortable from the cake.
After leaving, Shen Ciying saw a message from Qi Yan: “Where are you?”
The two hadn’t actually shared their locations—that was purely to scare Fu Yunxin earlier.
Shen Ciying: “Near the dressing room. I’ve discovered a shocking, earth-shattering secret. Want in?”
Qi Yan: “Yes! Hurry over!”
Fu Ye looked at Shen Ciying and whispered uneasily, “I still think this whole operation was too obvious and deliberate. Afterwards, Fu Yunxin will definitely realize it was all our doing.”
Shen Ciying replied with calm indifference: “I did it on purpose. I want them to know I’m punishing them, yet have no evidence to prove it.
I’m returning the way they treated me, with interest.”
Fu Ye assumed a resolute, ‘your wish is my command’ expression: “Alright. Let’s just wait and watch the show.”
In the dressing room, after removing her dress, Fu Yunxin finally heard strange noises coming from the inner room.
Her face turned deathly pale in fright as she hurriedly grabbed her discarded dress to cover her chest, raising her voice to demand: “Who?! Who’s in there?!”Fu Yunxin cautiously moved toward the inner door. “Who’s in there?”
Fu Yuan, lost in the throes of passion with his eyes closed, heard nothing.
But the attentive girl inside did, noticing the voice drawing closer.
In the next moment, she secretly pressed the remote control for the dressing room lights, plunging the entire space into sudden darkness.
Caught off guard by the abrupt blackout, both Fu Yunxin and Fu Yuan screamed in shock.
The girl also shrieked as she scrambled to her feet and rushed out. As soon as she opened the inner door, she spotted Fu Yunxin’s silhouette. Without hesitation, she shoved Fu Yunxin—who had already removed her gown—inside.
She locked the door behind her.
Then, like a madwoman, she dashed out, shouting as she ran:
“I didn’t see anything! I didn’t see anything!”
Just as she burst through the door, she collided head-on with Qi Yan, who had arrived with friends to catch the gossip.
“What’s all this screaming about?” Qi Yan snapped impatiently, grabbing the girl by her clothes and tossing her aside.
Trembling, the girl pointed toward the dressing room. “Inside… inside…”
“What’s inside?”
Driven by curiosity, Qi Yan didn’t wait for an answer. He strode purposefully into the dressing room.
Meanwhile, the girl’s shouts had drawn a crowd, and people began pouring into the dressing room after him.