Fu Yan Ting could see the thoughts in Yan Xi's mind. He smiled faintly and explained, "Actually, it's not that I can't eat spicy food. I used to quite like it. Later, Lin Qian forced me to eat a lot of extremely spicy Indian peppers. She said that as long as I finished all those peppers, she would acknowledge me as her son. At that time, I still held a sliver of hope for maternal love, so I complied with her request and ate one hundred jin of peppers. After I finished, my stomach couldn't withstand the stimulation and started bleeding. I was rushed to the hospital and was lucky to get timely treatment, otherwise, I would have been dead."
Fu Yan Ting spoke very casually, but Yan Xi felt lingering fear after hearing it.
Thus, five years ago, Yan Xi forced Fu Yan Ting to eat hot pot to make him leave her. Even now, Yan Xi could recall how extremely unpleasant Fu Yan Ting's expression was at that time.
Perhaps, at that moment, Fu Yan Ting thought she, like Lin Qian, wanted to harm him.
At that time, Yan Xi only knew that Fu Yan Ting couldn't eat spicy food and wanted to use this method to force him to retreat. However, Yan Xi never expected that Fu Yan Ting would actually eat hot pot, and even ended up in the hospital for emergency treatment.
Yan Xi now vaguely understood why Xin Yi always harbored hostility towards her whenever she saw her.
In Xin Yi's heart, perhaps she thought Yan Xi, like Lin Qian, was someone who wanted to kill Fu Yan Ting.
Yan Xi didn't know how to explain. Looking at Fu Yan Ting, all she felt was heartache, and more heartache.
How much pain must Fu Yan Ting have endured back then, eating one hundred jin of peppers?
"I was in the hospital for three days and three nights undergoing emergency treatment, and Lin Qian didn't even come to see me. She didn't care about me at all. I was unwilling. After I woke up, Grandma and Xin Yi kept Lin Qian's affairs from me. However, they were careless. The internet was already developed back then, and I saw it myself online. Lin Qian was on vacation abroad with Lin Nan. That's when I realized that I was the abandoned one from the very beginning. No matter how hard I tried, Lin Qian would never acknowledge me. Her forcing me to eat peppers was just to make me give up."
"Husband, I'm sorry."
Yan Xi suddenly spoke.
"Silly girl, what are you sorry to me for? You haven't done anything to wrong me."
Hearing Yan Xi's apology, Fu Yan Ting couldn't help but say.
Yan Xi didn't know how to explain the events of five years ago to Fu Yan Ting.
Indeed, it was Yan Xi's fault five years ago.
At that time, Yan Xi only wanted to leave Fu Yan Ting and knew he couldn't eat spicy food, so she treated him that way. But Yan Xi didn't know that spicy food had such a painful past for Fu Yan Ting.
In fact, Fu Yan Ting knew why Yan Xi was apologizing to him.
However, since Fu Yan Ting could accept Yan Xi again, he would not blame her.
He knew that Yan Xi's forcing him to eat spicy food five years ago was to make him agree to sign the divorce papers. And Yan Xi wanted Fu Yan Ting to agree to sign the divorce papers to protect him. Her intentions were fundamentally different from Lin Qian's.
Fu Yan Ting took Yan Xi to dinner, then to a movie, and an amusement park. Yan Xi was getting a bit sleepy. Fu Yan Ting said, "I'll take you back to the old house."
The reason Fu Yan Ting didn't return to the villa was that he didn't want to face Lin Qian. How could Yan Xi not understand?
Yan Xi nodded and said softly, "Okay. We haven't been back to the old house for a long time since Grandma passed away. Let's go back today while the weather is good. We can also go to the orchard to pick some fruit."
Fu Yan Ting did not reply.
Ten minutes later, the car arrived at the old house.
Fu Yan Ting parked the car and saw several cars parked at the entrance of the old house, including RVs and sports cars. Fu Yan Ting's cold eyes immediately became sharp.
Seeing this, Yan Xi asked, "Are there any guests at the old house today?"
Fu Yan Ting didn't respond to Yan Xi, but simply said, "Let's go, we should go inside."
Yan Xi nodded and followed Fu Yan Ting inside.
In the courtyard were Fu Wen Hai, Li Qin, Fu Hao, and Fu Juan.
Upon seeing Fu Yan Ting and Yan Xi.
Fu Wen Hai quickly stood up and walked to Fu Yan Ting, saying softly, "Yan Ting, your grandmother has been gone for so long, and the old house needs someone to manage it. We, a family of four, have nothing to do, so we've come back to live here and can look after the place."
Fu Wen Hai's words were indeed grand, portraying how wronged he was, being a child of the Fu family and even doing the work of a servant.
But only Fu Yan Ting knew the truth. This was indeed the old house. When their great-grandfather was alive, he had bought this piece of land and built this house. Later, in his grandfather's hands, the house was renovated and expanded into a villa.
Currently, the land value had increased from three million yuan back then to thirty billion yuan now.
Fu Wen Hai's hasty move here was nothing more than an attempt to claim it as his own.
Fu Wen Hai's ambition was clearly written all over his face.
At this moment, Li Qin came out of the room. Seeing Fu Yan Ting and Yan Xi, her expression instantly changed. However, Li Qin maintained her composure and walked up to Fu Yan Ting, saying softly, "Yan Ting, look at you. Why didn't you say anything when you and Xi Xi were coming back? I could have asked the servants to prepare a meal."
This statement, on one hand, implied to Fu Yan Ting that they hadn't prepared any food for him and Yan Xi, and they would have to figure it out themselves if they wanted to eat.
On the other hand, it suggested that their family was now living in the old house and they were in charge.
Fu Yan Ting wasn't angry. He looked at Li Qin, a slight smile playing on his lips.
Li Qin was stunned by Fu Yan Ting's smile, not understanding its meaning.
Looking at Fu Yan Ting, Li Qin dared not lose her temper and could only swallow all her anger.
For many years, although Li Qin was not highly regarded in the Fu family, she had managed to console herself. She told herself that the wealthy families were like deep seas, and if she wanted to establish a firm foothold, she had to be patient and endure all kinds of unpleasantness.
And Li Qin had truly achieved this.
Fu Yan Ting didn't dwell on Li Qin's words. He surveyed her, understanding the implication behind her statement. Fu Yan Ting raised an eyebrow and said, "Second Aunt is truly virtuous. Now that Qiao Yun Long is in trouble, Second Aunt is immediately returning to the family."
"Fu Yan Ting, what do you mean by that?"
Li Qin was terrified. But she gambled that Fu Yan Ting didn't know about her and Qiao Yun Long. She couldn't afford to lose her composure. Assessing Fu Yan Ting, she was silent for a moment and then said, "Yan Ting, have you misunderstood something?"
Misunderstood?
She had been having an affair for so many years, even bearing a child with Qiao Yun Long, and now she used the word "misunderstanding" to cover up everything.