Rose Manor

The Fu family's old house was filled with joy.

Even though it was just an engagement, for such a wealthy family, it was more grand and grand than a formal wedding banquet for ordinary people.

Invitations are scattered on the wooden table in the living room. Some of them have been sent out a few days ago. The rest are local guests in Beicheng and can be sent at any time.

Fu Feibai, who had been missing for many years, was called back by the old man. Even Fu Yunhan, who had made a big mistake before and was sent to the army for self-reflection, came back.

The Fu family has not held a happy event in many years, so the atmosphere was naturally unprecedentedly lively.

Fu Jianfang held a peeled orange in his hand, flipped over the gilded invitations on the table, and said sarcastically: "The old man's vision is also vulgar, does it have to be so fancy?"

No one dared to answer her words.

Fu Yuling hugged the cat and glanced at her. She had been in a bad mood for many days. At this moment, she couldn't hold it in any longer. She was just about to stab the aunt when her elbow was suddenly pulled. When she turned around, she saw Fu Fei's white hands. Holding an invitation card in his hand, he asked in a low voice: "Eldest brother is getting engaged to the daughter of the Xu family?"

Hearing that the eldest brother was getting engaged, Fu Feibai's crew had just finished filming. He turned down the subsequent filming work and rushed back from other places. He only arrived in Beicheng this evening.

Subconsciously, he always thought that the person he was engaged to was Shen Jianian. When he saw the invitation, he discovered that the woman's name was written "Xu Youxuan" in the column.

When Fu Yuling saw the bright red invitation, he felt dazzling and upset. He said angrily: "It's clearly written on it, didn't you see it?"

"Then Shen Jia Nian..." Fu Feibai hesitated.

Fu Yuling sneered coldly and said to himself, there is no such person as Shen Jia Nian in the world, and it is not certain whether the bones will be found.

"I'll have to ask my brother," she said.

As soon as he finished speaking, the door was opened from the outside, and Fu Jichen's tall figure came into view. Fu Yuling instantly forgot all the unpleasantness, dropped the cat in his arms, and ran forward to greet him: "Brother, you are back. "

Last night, my mother came back from Yunding Palace and told her that her brother was very haggard. When she saw him, it turned out to be true.

Knowing that her brother was coming over tonight, my mother started asking the family's chef to make soup at noon, and specifically told her not to make it too greasy. Only her brother was treated like this.

"Fu Da is here. My aunt wants to say congratulations to you first." Fu Jianfang leaned on the wooden table with a smile on his lips. "I saw you bringing the girl from the Shen family back and introducing her to the family. I thought you were here. Really. This man says he likes him, but he really cares about his family background. The Xu family has produced talents for generations, and I heard that Miss Xu’s uncle will be promoted this year. From now on, you, my niece-in-law, will have something to rely on!"

Fu Jichen didn't show any emotion or anger on his face and responded: "When the time comes, I won't miss out on my aunt's benefits."

"You are always good at coaxing people. How can I, your aunt, take advantage of you?" Fu Jianfang smiled and changed the subject, "Have you settled down well for Miss Shen? Don't let any unpleasant things happen in the future. If it gets repaid again like last time, the nature will be different."

"Don't bother auntie."

Fu Jichen didn't show any signs of anger from beginning to end. He simply said nothing and went upstairs to the study to find the old man.

Fu Jianfang stuffed a piece of orange into his mouth and rolled his eyes secretly. He was pretending to be infatuated. He was probably secretly enjoying himself.

The old man asked Fu Jichen to come back for nothing else, but to talk about the engagement.

Fu Jichen's attitude changed from his previous resistance. He just listened and never refuted a word.

His resignation made the old man suspicious. He slowly took a sip of tea and asked him seriously: "Don't you have any objections?"

"Everything is up to grandpa's arrangement." Fu Jichen sat expressionlessly, with his hands on the armrests of the chair, appearing to be indifferent to everything. "Anyway, no matter what the grandson says, grandpa will have his own ideas in the end, so why not save your energy?" I don’t want to make you so angry that others will blame me.”

After saying these words, the old man was speechless. At the same time, he was also afraid that his grandson would really hate him.

Fu Jichen played with the handle hanging from his wrist, rubbing the shiny jade with his fingertips, his mind as calm as water.

The old man showed his weakness, sighed slightly, and said from the bottom of his heart without saying anything to him: "One day in the future you will understand grandpa's painstaking efforts. In the final analysis, grandpa did all this to pave the way for you."

"Grandpa never seemed to think about whether I would want to walk the road you paved." Fu Jichen raised his eyes and looked directly at him, "The road you paved for my father back then, does he now understand your painstaking efforts?"

The old man's expression froze, and a deep meaning gradually appeared in his eyes. Why did he suddenly mention his father?Could it be that he knew something...impossible.The old man immediately rejected this answer in his heart.

"I heard that you were the one who brought my father and mother together." Fu Jichen said in a casual tone.

The doubts in the old man's mind disappeared. He pondered for a while and said with a slight smile: "Aren't they very good now, and you three children."

Fu Jichen did not discuss this topic with him in depth. He drank a cup of tea, got up and left the study.

At the corner of the second floor, I met Fu Feibai, who was leaning against the wall and playing with his mobile phone. He was about [-] or taller. In order to look good in the camera, he was slimmer than the average man, but not weak. His exposed arms were firm. He has muscular lines, wearing a loose trendy T-shirt and black overalls, stuffed into his trouser pocket with one hand.

Hearing the sound of footsteps, Fu Feibai put his mobile phone in his pocket, put away his lazy posture, and stood up straight: "Brother, are you really going to get engaged to Miss Xu?"

Because he had seen his brother's love and care for Shen Jianian with his own eyes, he didn't believe that his brother could let go of that person.

Fu Jichen obviously didn't want to talk about this, so he raised his hand and patted him on the shoulder: "Now that you're back, rest for a few more days. You shouldn't worry about other things."

Fu Feibai did not follow his wishes and avoid the topic, but persisted: "I care about you. You are engaged, what will Miss Shen do?"

For a long time, Fu Jichen didn't speak.

"Why are you two brothers hiding here chatting?" Wei Ronghua's voice came from the bottom of the stairs, and he breathed a sigh of relief while speaking.

She heard that Ji Chen had gone to the study on the third floor after he came back. She was worried that he would have another dispute with the old man over the engagement, so she came here specifically to have a look. Unexpectedly, she met the two brothers talking here.

Fu Jichen glanced over and looked at the man condescendingly. The strength of his grip on the handle gradually increased, and his knuckles raised sharp arcs.

He didn't look at Fu Feibai, but he said to him: "You go down first, I have something to say to... mother."

When Fu Jichen said the title "mother", he couldn't hide the sarcasm. There was a crack in the calm expression he maintained, and a coldness seeped out.

When Wei Ronghua heard this, she was stunned for a moment, but she didn't think much about it. When Fu Feibai went downstairs, she walked up a few steps with a gentle smile on her face: "What do you want to tell mom?"

This was not the place to talk. Fu Jichen walked straight through the corridor on the second floor and headed towards the west terrace.

In May, night falls not as early as in winter, and you can still glimpse the afterglow of the sunset on the horizon.There are several flower stands on the spacious terrace with some potted plants on them. Parasols are set up on the other side, and a set of tables and chairs are placed under the umbrellas.

Fu Jichen stood in front of the railing, holding his hands on it, with his back to Wei Ronghua, without mincing words: "Aren't you curious why I went to Jiangcheng after returning to China? You didn't seem to ask me when you went to the villa in Yunding Palace yesterday."

Wei Ronghua's heart skipped a beat, and cold sweat broke out in his palms.

Fu Jichen turned around, took in her suddenly nervous expression, and couldn't help but laugh in his heart. His "mother" was ruthless in her methods, but average in courage.

"I...I don't understand what you are talking about." Wei Ronghua straightened his expression and tried to change the subject, "Dinner is almost ready. Let's go ask your grandpa to eat. We can talk about anything at the dinner table."

"What are we talking about at the dinner table?" Fu Jichen sneered, his voice low, "Shen Jia Nian had a car accident in Jiangcheng and his body was not found. Do you really not know that?"

Everyone mentioned Shen Jianian in front of him, but she kept silent. If it wasn't that she had a ghost in her heart, what else could it be?
Wei Ronghua's face turned slightly pale. When he saw the coldness in Fu Jichen's eyes, it was fake that he wasn't sad. He came here to question her about a woman, but had he ever thought about what she would think?

Yes, she did threaten Shen Jia Nian and told her to leave Beicheng. However, the car accident was her bad luck and she was not to blame!

"Why don't you speak?" Fu Jichen walked towards her, his steps seemed to be stepping on her heart, making her scalp tingle step by step. His words became more direct, "Did you find someone to trick you?"

"I didn't!" Wei Ronghua shook his head and his eyes suddenly turned red. He grabbed his arm with both hands and confessed to him, "I talked to Shen Jianian and told her that you were getting engaged to the daughter of the Xu family and asked her to leave you. She Promise me, I don’t need to make things difficult for her anymore. The car accident was an accident, not something I did. Ji Chen, how could you...how could you doubt mom? "

What was even more unacceptable to her than being treated coldly by her son was his doubts about her.

Before he finished speaking, Wei Ronghua had already burst into tears.

She was the mother who was pregnant with him for ten months and almost lost her life before giving birth to him. How could he think that she was a murderer? It just broke her heart.