Fu Qinglun stretched his hand out to stroke Little Lemon’s head and said, “Little Lemon, what do you want Daddy to do? They said mean things. How about we slap their mouths?”
He had just spoken these words when a few bodyguards walked ahead and stood in front of the ladies. They raised their hands and slapped their faces.
Slap! Slap!
“Ah!”
Those ladies had never been slapped before and they cried out in pain. “Young Master, we’re sorry, we shouldn’t have slandered… Little Princess. Cici, come and save us, help us to plead with Young Master for mercy.”
Qiu Cici was still rooted to the spot in shock. What?! Lin Shiyu’s daughter was Young Master’s flesh and blood? This Little Lemon was the Little Princess of Guding Family?
No, she did not believe it!
“Young Master, have you made a mistake? How could this Little Lemon be your daughter? Lin Shiyu married twice, and this Little Lemon definitely belonged to her ex-husband. I hope Young Master does a DNA paternity test. Don’t help someone else to raise their child!” Qiu Cici exclaimed.
Fu Qinglun carried Little Lemon with one arm. Little Lemon only weighed 20kg and she was extremely light in his strong arm. As he was carrying the child, there were creases on his suit in the chest and shoulder areas, but he looked even more masculine now.
He looked up and stared at Qiu Cici quietly before saying, “Miss Qiu Cici, are you intellectually challenged or born retarded? I am the ex-husband that you keep harping on about. Little Lemon is Shi’shi and my daughter. With regard to the rumors about both brothers fighting over a wife and Shi’shi marrying twice, all these are plain nonsense. If I hear such rumors again, don’t blame me for being ruthless!”
Lin Shiyu and Fu Jingtong had obtained their marriage certificate but at that point in time, Fu Jingtong had asked someone to obtain it behind Lin Shiyu’s back. That day at the party at Guding Castle, Old Master Fu had broad-casted this news, but it was shot down by Fu Qinglun the very next day.
Now that these ladies were brazen enough to bring up the topic of Shiyu marrying twice, Fu Qinglun immediately issued a harsh warning to them.
With regard to Shiyu’s past involving Fu Jingtong, Fu Qinglun could only dismiss it and let everyone know that he was the only one that she had married. He would absolutely not allow anyone to tarnish her reputation.
The Young Master was actually Lin Shiyu’s ex-husband??
Those ladies gasped and their eyes revealed panic and fear. If they had known of this earlier, they would not have messed with Lin Shiyu.
Meanwhile, Qiu Cici still could not bring herself to believe that Lin Shiyu was actually Young Master’ ex-wife!
“Young Master, I’m sorry. I won’t dare to spout nonsense again,” Qiu Cici apologized and gave an innocent look.
“It’s not me that you should apologize to. Apologize to Shi’shi!” Fu Qinglun said with his face devoid of any expression.
Apologize to Lin Shiyu?
Qiu Cici promptly clenched her fists. She refused to do so. Why was Young Master defending Lin Shiyu like this and making things difficult for her?
Fu Qinglun glanced at Qiu Cici impassively. “Why, you’re not willing to? I’m already being kind to you. If you don’t follow what I say, then I’ll have to let the bodyguard slap your face.”
What? Let the bodyguard slap her?
“Young Master, just now Lin Shiyu slapped me twice and my face is still swollen. I’m already your wife-to-be. How can you let the bodyguard humiliate me like this?” Qiu Cici’s eyes glinted sinisterly.
Fu Qinglun smiled. “We’re not married yet. I can marry you, and I can also… refuse to marry you.”
Did Qiu Cici not understand this point, considering the underhanded methods she had taken to obtain that ’18’ number plate?
Of course Qiu Cici understood. He could choose to give or not give her the status of Young Madam of the Guding Castle.
“Miss Lin, sorry, I was wrong!” Qiu Cici promptly apologized to Lin Shiyu. There was nothing she wanted more than to be married the Young Master of the Guding family.
Lin Shiyu’s countenance was cold and aloof. She ignored Qiu Cici and extended her arms to carry Little Lemon. “Little Lemon, let’s go home.”
“Okay, Mommy.” Little Lemon returned to Lin Shiyu’s arms. Lin Shiyu turned around to leave.
At this moment, a large hand grasped her slender wrist. “I’ll get the chauffeur to send both of you back.”
“There’s no need to. Thank you Mr Smithson.” Lin Shiyu thanked him aloofly before leaving with Little Lemon.
Fu Qinglun stood rooted to the spot. These three days, he had not taken the initiative to contact her, and she actually had not made any attempts to contact him either. She was still so cold and aloof towards him.
“Young Master, my face hurts. Can you help me to apply some soothing cream?” Upon seeing Lin Shiyu walk away, Qiu Cici promptly walked ahead, hugged Fu Qinglun’s strong arm and whined with pouted lips.
Fu Qinglun looked down at Qiu Cici’s hand and spat out coldly, “Let go!”
Qiu Cici froze. She felt as if the man’s baleful gaze was going to pierce through her arm. He did not allow her to touch him.
Actually not only had he not contacted Lin Shiyu these three days, he had not made any attempts to contact his wife-to-be either.
Heartbroken, Qiu Cici stammered, “Y-Young Master, you don’t want to marry me anymore?”
Fu Qinglun gradually curved his thin lips. “Ever since you locked Shi’shi in the washroom and took her number plate, you’ve already been embroiled in this game.”
With that, Fu Qinglun left the room, his personal assistant and the group of business elites followed behind.
Qiu Cici froze on the spot. He mentioned about a game…
What game was it?
Qiu Cici was a little fearful. In these three years that Fu Qinglun had undertaken the role of Young Master of the Guding Castle, he had demonstrated that he could be ruthless and merciless when handling matters. Whoever that offended him would be subjected to punishment.
But she still wanted to gamble.
She was only one step away from being Young Madam!
…
Fu Qinglun arrived at his office. He stood by the full-length window, took out his cell phone and dialed a number.
The melodious ringtone rang once and the phone was picked up on the other line. Gu Mohan’s deep and charismatic voice came through the phone. “Hello.”
Fu Qinglun knitted his brows. “Are you fooling me? You told me not to contact Shi’shi, so that she would contact me voluntarily. But now she doesn’t even want to talk to me!”
This was a method that Gu Mohan had taught him, something about playing hard to get. Fu Qinglun really fell for his trick.
“Ha.” Gu Mohan gave a low laugh. “Why are you anxious? If this method was used on Mo’er, within three days she would fall for it. But you’re talking about Lin Shiyu now. Don’t you love her for her cool and standoffish demeanor? If she’s passionate and eager, she’s not Lin Shiyu anymore.”
Fu Qinglun pursed his thin lips. “You’re saying that your method will surely work?”
“Don’t worry, you won’t go wrong with what I taught you. Now call me Master.”
