Fu Yan Ting saw Yan Xi remain silent, taking it as an implicit admission, which made him even more agitated.
Mu Jing Chen, unable to stand by any longer, saw Fu Yan Ting speaking to Yan Xi with sarcasm and couldn't help but interject, "Mr. Fu, you are being a bit too harsh. After all, a fair lady attracts a gentleman."
Fu Yan Ting already disliked Mu Jing Chen, and with Mu Jing Chen being so chummy with Yan Xi and now defending her, it only fueled his annoyance.
Fu Yan Ting looked at Mu Jing Chen, raised an eyebrow, and said indifferently, "What business is it of yours when I speak with Miss Yan? Why are you meddling here?"
"As far as I know, Xi Xi divorced you five years ago. She has no relationship with you now, so it's not illegal for me to speak with her," Mu Jing Chen replied calmly.
His words instantly infuriated Fu Yan Ting.
Fu Yan Ting wanted to retort verbally, but he found himself unable to. After all, legally, he and Yan Xi truly had no connection.
Fu Yan Ting suddenly shifted his gaze to Yan Xi, his expression calm as he asked, "Miss Yan, he says I have no connection with you. What do you think?"
His gaze was full of threat.
Yan Xi had intended to say they had no connection.
But then she thought of her daughter, still lying in the hospital.
Yan Xi couldn't utter the words.
Fu Yan Ting was very pleased with Yan Xi's silent response. He looked at Mu Jing Chen triumphantly and said, "See? Even the person involved doesn't admit it. As an outsider, what right do you have to act so high and mighty in front of me?"
In the courtyard of the Fu family, Fu Yan Ting and Mu Jing Chen were at a standoff, two men unwilling to back down over a woman.
Yan Xi felt extremely awkward caught between them.
She didn't even notice Yan Zi Tong was missing.
Yan Zi Tong heard a servant say the old madam had woken up and wanted to see him.
Coincidentally, he also had many questions for the old madam.
He really wanted to know why his mother, who hadn't even touched that old woman, suddenly fainted and framed his mother.
Upon arriving in the courtyard, Yan Zi Tong saw Mu Qing Xiang and a middle-aged couple. Yan Zi Tong didn't recognize them, but he sensed their gazes towards him were different, and that kind of look made him very uncomfortable.
Yan Zi Tong couldn't help but frown.
After his mother's incident last time, Yan Zi Tong realized that Mu Qing Xiang was not as good as she appeared, so he had to be vigilant.
Seeing Yan Zi Tong approach, Mu Qing Xiang's previous warmth vanished. She treated Yan Zi Tong like any other strange child.
Although the child looked soft and delicate, making her want to get close, the thought that he wasn't Fu Yan Ting's son and his birth mother was Yan Xi, left Mu Qing Xiang with no affection for Yan Zi Tong.
However, Yan Zi Tong didn't pay much attention to Mu Qing Xiang's attitude.
He walked over, looked at Mu Qing Xiang, and asked, "You called me here, was there something you needed?"
"Just like your mother, no manners. You don't even know to greet elders proactively," Li Qin couldn't help but speak first, before Mu Qing Xiang could.
Mu Qing Xiang was blinded by her emotions.
But Li Qin, as an observer, saw it clearly. Yan Zi Tong looked almost exactly like Fu Yan Ting did as a child.
Therefore, Li Qin was certain that Yan Zi Tong was Fu Yan Ting's son.
Now, not only did she have to sow discord with Mu Qing Xiang, but she also had to get rid of this child quickly.
Keeping this child here was always a major threat to them.
Even though Yan Zi Tong was Yan Xi's son and Mu Qing Xiang's attitude towards him was no longer as warm as before, she couldn't help but frown upon hearing Li Qin speak about a child like that.
She looked at Li Qin and said indifferently, "Don't talk nonsense. He's just a child."
Seeing Mu Qing Xiang so protective of this brat, Li Qin felt a bit nervous. Indeed, blood relations couldn't be faked.
"Auntie, in my opinion, we still need to teach Yan Xi a lesson. Have you forgotten the injuries Fu Yan Ting sustained five years ago? This woman shamelessly appearing at the Fu family now, isn't she just relying on Fu Yan Ting's affection for her?"
"Then what do you suggest we do?"
Mu Qing Xiang frowned. Now that Yan Xi had arrived at the Fu family, she was staying in Fu Yan Ting's room and refused to leave.
This was indeed giving Mu Qing Xiang a headache. She hadn't intended to wake up so soon.
However, Yan Xi had disrupted her plans.
She feared that if she continued to feign illness, Yan Xi and Fu Yan Ting would get back together.
Mu Qing Xiang knew her grandson's character very well.
Although Fu Yan Ting hadn't said anything, Mu Qing Xiang could see that Fu Yan Ting still had feelings for Yan Xi.
When Li Qin heard Mu Qing Xiang's question, she knew Mu Qing Xiang agreed with her plan.
She whispered a few words into Mu Qing Xiang's ear.
Then, she looked at Yan Zi Tong with murderous intent in her eyes.
Yan Zi Tong sensed this woman's hostility towards him and wanted to escape.
But this was the front courtyard, and it was still a long distance to the back courtyard. He wouldn't have time to call for his mother's help.
Mu Qing Xiang remained silent, tacitly agreeing to let Li Qin proceed with her plan.
Li Qin stepped forward to grab Yan Zi Tong. Yan Zi Tong prepared to flee, but he couldn't react as quickly as an adult. After running a few steps, he was pulled back by a bodyguard next to Li Qin.
Yan Zi Tong shouted angrily, "Let go of me, you wicked woman!"
But Li Qin ignored Yan Zi Tong's pleas.
She sneered and said to the bodyguard, "Let's go. Take this little brat with us."
With that, they left the Fu family.
Watching their retreating figures, Mu Qing Xiang felt a pang of regret, but thinking of Fu Yan Ting, she held back.
Yan Xi, in the backyard, realized Yan Zi Tong was missing and panicked, beginning to search for him.
Fu Yan Ting also hadn't expected that brat to disappear from under his nose.
Seeing that Mu Jing Chen was also going to look for Yan Zi Tong, Fu Yan Ting sneered.
No matter how hard Mu Jing Chen tried to impress, he was no match for Fu Yan Ting.
Fu Yan Ting said indifferently, "Xin Yi."
Xin Yi nodded and stepped forward, asking, "Boss, what are your orders?"
"I want to see the surveillance footage."
Xin Yi understood immediately.
Although Xin Yi was displeased with Yan Xi's actions, Yan Zi Tong was just a child, and he didn't dislike that child at all.
He was now also worried that Yan Zi Tong might be in danger.
Xin Yi dared not delay and quickly went to retrieve the surveillance recordings.
Fu Yan Ting sat there, as steady as a rock. He believed that no matter how much Mu Jing Chen helped Yan Xi find the child, he would be the one to find him first.
Xin Yi brought the surveillance footage to Fu Yan Ting. After watching it, Fu Yan Ting's expression changed drastically...