Chapter 576 Four Big Words: “No Interest in Women”
Fu Xiuyuan’s cold gaze traveled over, and Cao Jingxi said as he dodged, “F*ck, is that true? I thought you’d let go, but you haven’t? What did this little devil do to make you fall in love with her?”
“You should call her sister-in-law,” Fu Xiuyuan reminded him.
Cao Jingxi almost fell into the pool. “The two of you are really together? That little devil stopped running? Why did I hear that she’s been in the entertainment industry recently… and she’s doing pretty well? Oh, no wonder. So you’re supporting her from behind.”
He was instantly relieved. Why did Shi Jin suddenly change from being a good-for-nothing to a shining star? With Fu Xiuyuan’s capital and resources behind her back, as long as she wasn’t a pig, anyone could do it, right?
Seeing his expression, Fu Xiuyuan’s gaze turned colder, causing Cao Jingxi to shiver. Was he not allowed to criticize people now?
“She relied on herself.”
Hearing the seriousness in Fu Xiuyuan’s tone, Cao Jingxi surrendered. “My bad.”
Although he said he was convinced, he did not think so on the inside. He probably had the same mindset as Old Master Fu.
The only reason Shi Jin was able to become so popular must be thanks to Fu Xiuyuan’s effort in the background. As for her music compositions, without Fu Xiuyuan, how could Shi Jin do it?
The more popular Shi Jin became, the less popular she became in their circle.
Of course, Cao Jingxi wouldn’t say that aloud.
Seeing that Fu Xiuyuan was unhappy, he shut up and obediently soaked in the bath.
However, he couldn’t help being curious. “Then why didn’t you bring sister-in-law back this time?”
“She’s busy.” Seeing that he really couldn’t get anything out of him, Cao Jingxi changed the topic. Fu Xiuyuan had been like this since he was young. If not for the fact that the two families were long-time friends, Cao Jingxi suspected that Fu Xiuyuan would not even bother to be friends with him. As the two of them were bathing, two young and beautiful girls dressed in bathing suits walked in with red wine and fruits.
Both of them were dressed very lightly. They walked over with a smile and squatted down in front of Cao Jingxi. “Young Master Jing, this is what you wanted.”
“Leave it here.”
“Let me pour it for you.” One of the women picked up a bottle of red wine and slowly poured it into a glass.
Cao Jingxi reached out and touched her hand. She smiled sweetly. “You’re so annoying, Young Master Jing.” “The wine you poured must be very sweet, without any bitterness.”
“Then try it, Young Master Jing.”
Cao Jingxi took the wine glass and held her hand. As he drank, he swept his gaze over her body. Another girl quickly picked up a piece of watermelon and sent it to Cao Jingxi’s mouth.
Fu Xiuyuan frowned slightly. He stood up, picked up the towel, and strode outside. He switched to an empty pool and went back to soaking in the bath.
Cao Jingxi burst into laughter.
“Young Master Jing, is that your friend?”
“Yes, but let me tell you, don’t provoke him,” Cao Jingxi said with a smile. His expression suddenly became serious and carried a hint of warning. “Don’t blame me for not reminding you.”
Fu Xiuyuan was born with the words “not interested in women” plastered on his face. He had never been able to blend in with the people in the circle who liked to play around.
Cao Jingxi liked to play, but he didn’t dare to play too much in front of Fu Xiuyuan, much less drag him down. “Young Master Jing, is this watermelon delicious?”
“Not bad.” Cao Jingxi was already a little distracted. The two models that came today were both tall, long-legged, and good-looking. Knowing that Fu Xiuyuan wouldn’t play with him, he got up from the water and said, “Come, follow me to my room.”
He was holding the hand of the woman who delivered the fruit. The one who delivered the red wine pouted and said, “Young Master Jing, what about me?” “You can go back first. I prefer wine with a hint of bitterness.”
This meant that he didn’t like her. Otherwise, with Cao Jingxi’s playful personality, he definitely wouldn’t let her go.
Cao Jingxi brought the girl who delivered the fruit out.
The girl who delivered the red wine had no choice, but to follow them.
When she went out, she turned back to look at Fu Xiuyuan, who was in another pool. Her eyes were filled with reluctance.
She could tell that this man’s status, figure, and appearance were all above Cao Jingxi’s.
Even if she did not get anything from him, she would not lose out just by having a one night stand. However, his expression was too distant and she didn’t dare to go near him. Besides, she wasn’t here for him.
However, Cao Jingxi had already kicked her out of the game and she had gained nothing tonight. She was really unwilling to leave just like that.
She held the glass of red wine and walked out. After some thought, she walked back towards Fu Xiuyuan.
The man was soaking in the pool with his back facing her. There was a thin layer of muscles on his back that perfectly outlined his figure. His hands were casually placed on the wall of the pool, like a lion that was taking a short break. He was lazy, but still mighty.
She slowly walked forward and was about to bend down when she heard a low and impatient voice. “Get lost.”
Her hand was suspended in the air, still thousands of miles away from Fu Xiuyuan. A powerful aura pressed down on her, making her not dare to move for a moment. Suddenly, she recalled Cao Jingxi’s warning to her not to provoke him. Startled, she didn’t dare to do anything else and hurriedly left with her things.
Fu Xiuyuan closed his eyes and soaked in the pool calmly.
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It was getting late by the time Shi Jin finished attending the event.
She called Song Fan and found out that Fu Xiuyuan wasn’t at the Fu residence tonight. Instead, he was out with his friends.
Shi Jin took a taxi to the place Song Fan mentioned.
She was not familiar with Hong Kong, but she knew that there were many things to worry about.
Fu Xiuyuan’s parents were still in Hong Kong, and Old Master Fu had a bad impression of her. However, compared to the bad impression that she had left on others, Shi Jin had never met Old Master Fu before. She had never acted up in front of Old Master Fu, nor had she left any bad impression that could not be salvaged. It was still alright.
However, it was still a bad impression that she had left in the past, so Shi Jin felt that it was necessary for her to come over.
When they arrived at the hotel Song Fan had mentioned, Song Fan quickly came out to welcome them. “Miss Shi, you’re finally here. I told you to let me arrange for a car to pick you up, but you insisted on not letting me. I was even afraid that something would happen to you since you’re unfamiliar with this place.”
“What could happen? Where’s Fu Xiuyuan?”
“He went to the bath house with a friend, but that friend of his has already left. Master Fu hasn’t returned home yet, I think it will take a while.” Song Fan didn’t say that Fu Xiuyuan didn’t want to go home because he didn’t want to meet with Qin Fanya.
Chapter 574 Far Worse
Yao Jiahong suddenly remembered that Hong Kong was the headquarters of the Fu Corporation.
Master Fu seemed to have returned over the past few days.
He immediately understood and said with a smile, “Alright, I’ll arrange it for you.”
“Alright, let’s reject all the other unnecessary activities. During this period of time, you have to take care of Meng Ling and Liang Yu.”
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Before Shi Jin left for Hong Kong, she went to the medical lab.
Gu Jingyuan was already developing other new drugs.
The new drug that was developed last time had already been developed with several large pharmaceutical companies.
When Shi Jin went over, everyone had just finished their experiments.
When Gu Jingyuan saw her, he immediately walked over and handed her a research form.
After taking a look, Shi Jin sighed from the bottom of her heart. “Not bad, Brother. You have developed a new prescription.”
“Everyone’s working hard together.” Shi Jin told him about her recent plans. Gu Jingyuan smiled and said, “I told you to take a good rest. This trip to Hong Kong is a good opportunity.” “I won’t be coming over to the laboratory anytime soon.”
“Mm, it’s fine. I’m here.”
Shi Jin nodded. She knew that her family had Eldest Brother and Second Brother to take care of things. She did not have to worry about things during her trip this time.
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Hong Kong.
Fu Corporation’s headquarters.
It was located in the south, another important economic development area in Country S.
Previously, Fu Corporation’s main company was here. However, after Fu Xiuyuan took over the company’s affairs and quickly took control of the entire company, the development of the company had advanced by leaps and bounds. While this was still called the main headquarters, much of the main development was focused in the capital.
At that moment, Fu Xiuyuan was sitting beside Old Master Fu with a chess piece between his fingers.
Fu Xiuyuan picked up his teacup and elegantly tasted the tea in it, patiently waiting for Old Master Fu to speak.
After a long time, he put down his chess piece and said, “The new generation surpasses the old. I acknowledge peace.”
“Thank you for letting me win, Grandpa.” Fu Xiuyuan put down his teacup, picked up the chess pieces, and placed them back in their respective positions.
“I’m getting on in years. I have to admit that I’m old.” Old Master Fu took the cup of tea from Butler Kang and sipped it slowly. “I called you back this time because I wanted you to manage a lot of the company’s business. You can’t just focus on the capital and neglect your family’s business over here.”
“Grandpa’s health has improved a lot recently. I heard from the doctor that everything is going well. There are many things at the headquarters that need Grandpa’s help.”
Fu Xiuyuan knew that his grandfather had long wanted to retire. At this age, there were indeed many things that he could not do even if he wanted to. However, he also understood that his grandfather was not someone who could stay idle. If he really did not allow him to do anything, he would feel empty instead.
Old Master Fu put down the teacup. “Recently, Fanya has been helping me nurse my health, and it has indeed improved. Oh right, you’ve been back for two days. Have you seen Fanya?”
“She’s helping you nurse your body. She only needs to see you.”
“You can’t say that. The Qin family has always been on good terms with us, and Fanya has always done her best for my illness. After you come back, you have to visit her no matter what.” Old Master Fu glanced at Fu Xiuyuan. “Or, I can ask her to come over for a meal.”
Seeing Fu Xiuyuan’s frown, Old Master Fu snorted lightly. “I asked her to come over and have dinner with me. You wouldn’t have any objections, would you?”
“No,” Fu Xiuyuan replied calmly.
Old Master Fu smiled and said to Butler Kang, “Old Kang, give Fanya a call.”
Butler Kang glanced at Fu Xiuyuan before turning to call Qin Fanya. A moment later, someone came looking for Fu Xiuyuan because of work. He got up and left.
Butler Kang walked over and said with a smile, “Old Master, the call has been made. Miss Qin will be here soon. However, I think she has already wanted to come over. She’s been waiting for a suitable time.” “This child, she’s too accommodating to Xiuyuan. She’s afraid that he’ll be unhappy, so she doesn’t dare to come directly. If you ask me, we’re all family friends, so she can come whenever she wants. Why should she care about his attitude?”
Butler Kang nodded. “Old Master’s words make sense, but Miss Qin also cares about Young Master’s thoughts.”
“His thoughts?” Old Master Fu snorted lightly. The thought of Shi Jin filled him with displeasure.
Back then, he had arranged this marriage with Old Master Li on account of the relationship between the two families. It was also because he thought highly of the Li family’s character.
In his opinion, this marriage was supposed to be a strong union and not a one-sided trampling on Fu Xiuyuan by Shi Jin.
His upright grandson Fu Xiuyuan, why did he have to rush to let a naughty little girl trample on him? The Fu family did not want such a daughter-in-law with no taste.
Butler Kang saw the look in Old Master Fu’s eyes and knew what he was thinking. He smiled and said, “That miss from the Li family is indeed a little too arrogant. She’s far inferior to Miss Qin.”
“It’s not just being arrogant!” Old Master Fu reached out and slapped the table fiercely. “I’ve never seen such a despicable person.”
“But Old Master, both Old Madam and the Miss have said that she has changed her personality and that she’s not a bad person. She even treated Old Madam’s illness. It seems like she has changed for Young Master.”
Old Master Fu didn’t believe this. “Could it be that she fed them some sort of bewitching potion? In the past, Xiuyuan used to say good things about her. What, is everyone saying those things now?”
He did not believe that a naughty little girl could change her nature.
Old Madam Fu and Fu Heyan said that Shi Jin had changed. It was probably because she had been too terrible before. Now that she was slightly better, there was a huge contrast. Besides, how could he not know the mentality of his old woman? She praised Shi Jin because she was indulging her grandson and was afraid of hurting his heart.
Seeing that Old Master Fu was concerned about this matter, Butler Kang immediately went to get a cup of calming tea.
“Old Master, these are the tea leaves that Miss Qin specially prepared for you to calm your mind. Drink a bit first, don’t let troublesome matters hurt your mind too much.”
Old Master Fu received the tea and was about to drink it when another butler, Butler Meng, led Qin Fanya in.
Qin Fanya looked mature and steady, her long wavy hair adding to her charm.
Her makeup was simple, elegant, and clean. It was very light and looked very beautiful, but it was not overly eye-catching.
“Grandpa Fu.” Qin Fanya walked over with a smile. “Are you drinking the calming tea? I wonder if you were able to rest better after drinking this recently?”
“Much better, much better.” Old Master Fu nodded with a smile. “Old people don’t sleep well and often suffer from insomnia, but after drinking your calming tea, I really slept well.”
