"What do you want to know? You can ask me," Fu Yan Ting saw through Yan Xi's thoughts and said calmly.
Old Mr. He had always known that Fu Yan Ting was very capable. The events of the past had been handled so cleanly that even Fu Yan Ting wouldn't know the whole truth.
Therefore, Old Mr. He was not nervous and sat there waiting for Yan Xi's choice.
He Rou was still desperately pleading with Yan Xi, hoping Yan Xi would return with Fu Yan Ting. This way, He Rou and Xia Shi Xue could continue to stay in the He family.
Despite being married for so many years, He Rou's status in the He family was very high. He Rou did not want to give up all that she now possessed.
Xia Shi Xue saw that Yan Xi wasn't responding, yet He Rou was constantly pleading. Xia Shi Xue really couldn't stand it anymore. She grabbed He Rou's hand and said resentfully, "Mom, can't you see? She's ignoring us. What she said about forgiveness, 'be merciful when you can,' is just a lie."
"What do you know? Shut up," He Rou looked at Xia Shi Xue, hating her for not being up to par for the first time. If Xia Shi Xue had even half of Yan Xi's ability to make a man so devoted to her, their mother and daughter wouldn't have to be here begging. For so many years, she hadn't managed to win over Fu Yan Ting. What right did she have to be so arrogant now?
Xia Shi Xue looked at He Rou with teary eyes. In the past, He Rou had always doted on Xia Shi Xue. If it weren't for Yan Xi, He Rou wouldn't have spoken to Xia Shi Xue so loudly. Xia Shi Xue felt hurt. Her gaze towards Yan Xi became even more resentful.
Yan Xi raised an eyebrow. She was not interested in Xia Shi Xue's attitude towards her, nor did she want to know. Right now, Yan Xi only wanted to know what had happened to her parents back then.
Seeing that Yan Xi was still hesitating, Fu Yan Ting suddenly stepped forward. Yan Xi immediately became vigilant, unsure of what Fu Yan Ting intended to do. Fu Yan Ting's lips pressed tightly against Yan Xi's ear, taking a light bite. Yan Xi shivered slightly.
Yan Xi glared at Fu Yan Ting angrily. Five years ago, when they were newly married, Fu Yan Ting had accidentally touched Yan Xi's earlobe, and Yan Xi had lost control. Back then, Fu Yan Ting knew that her earlobe was Yan Xi's sensitive spot. And now, in front of so many people, Fu Yan Ting biting her earlobe was clearly intentional. Yan Xi rolled her eyes at Fu Yan Ting unhappily. Fu Yan Ting, however, remained calm, as if nothing had happened.
Fu Yan Ting's hand tightly held Yan Xi's waist. Just as Yan Xi was about to struggle, he suddenly said, "Actually, you are not He Xue Feng's biological daughter. If you want to know what really happened, then come home with me."
Yan Xi had no other choice and had to go home with Fu Yan Ting.
Looking at Yan Xi, He Yun opened his mouth slightly, as if he had something to say to Yan Xi. However, He Yun didn't know how to say it. In the end, he could only watch helplessly as Yan Xi left with Fu Yan Ting.
Yan Xi packed her luggage simply. In fact, when she left before, she hadn't had any luggage. After being brought back to the He family by He Yun, although He Yun had bought Yan Xi a lot of clothes and jewelry, Yan Xi hadn't taken any of it when she left.
Yan Xi followed Fu Yan Ting to the garage. As Yan Xi opened the car door to get in, He Yun called out to her. Yan Xi stopped and turned to look at He Yun.
He Yun suddenly said, "Xi Xi, I'm sorry. I couldn't stand by your side and speak up for you in everything that happened today."
"You had your own difficulties, and I understand. He Yun, I've never blamed you. On the contrary, I want to thank you. Every time I encountered danger or difficulties, you were always there. To me, you are as warm as sunshine."
Warm as sunshine? Fu Yan Ting's face instantly turned dark. He never knew that He Yun held such an important place in Yan Xi's heart.
Hearing Yan Xi's words, He Yun felt a trace of bitterness in his heart. He knew perfectly well what Yan Xi meant. But He Yun still wanted to stay by Yan Xi's side as an elder brother. He disliked this damn sense of distance. But He Yun couldn't show it, or he would only push Yan Xi further away.
He Yun glanced at Fu Yan Ting from the corner of his eye, knowing that Fu Yan Ting had misunderstood. However, He Yun had no intention of explaining. Since Fu Yan Ting had misunderstood, let him continue to misunderstand.
He Yun looked at Yan Xi and suddenly took out a small box from his pocket. Inside was a green gemstone necklace. Seeing the necklace, Yan Xi frowned. Although she didn't particularly like green gemstones, she could tell that this green gemstone was not cheap.
Yan Xi shook her head. "He Yun, I can't accept it."
"Xi Xi, this wasn't bought with the He family's money. I bought it for you with the money I earned from trading stocks. You can consider it a meeting gift from a brother to a sister, or a gift between friends."
"But this gift is too valuable, I really can't accept it," Yan Xi quickly waved her hands.
He Yun said with a wry smile, "Xi Xi, if you don't accept it, it means you don't consider me a friend or an elder brother. Then everything you said to me before was false, and I will be sad."
Yan Xi frowned. She really didn't want to accept such a valuable gift.
Seeing Yan Xi and He Yun exchanging words and showing no intention of leaving, Fu Yan Ting stepped forward, snatched the box, and said indifferently, "I'll thank you for the gift on Xi Xi's behalf." With that, he took Yan Xi's hand, got into the car, started the engine, and drove away, all in one smooth motion.
He Yun stood in place, looking in the direction of Fu Yan Ting's departing car, with a deep sense of helplessness. Fu Yan Ting was still the same as always, as overbearing as ever. However, after this lesson, he probably wouldn't hurt Yan Xi anymore.
In the car, Fu Yan Ting threw the jewelry box onto the back seat and said coldly, "It's so ugly. I didn't expect your taste to be so poor, liking such old-fashioned things."
Yan Xi: "..." Why the personal attack? If Fu Yan Ting hadn't said that Yan Xi wasn't He Xue Feng's biological daughter, Yan Xi wouldn't have followed him home wanting to know about her origins.
Fu Yan Ting glanced at Yan Xi indifferently. Seeing that Yan Xi didn't explain and seemed to be angry, Fu Yan Ting raised an eyebrow. He wasn't angry, so why was Yan Xi angry? She was being ambiguous with another man, and she had the right to be angry? Although he thought this, Fu Yan Ting dared not say it out loud.