Chapter 143 : Eat Your Medicine, You Dunce! 24 (2/2)

The Fu Family… was a family that wasn’t weaker than the Gao Family. The difference was wherein the Gao Family mainly had their power in the government, the Fu Family had theirs in the underworld.

These two families lorded over the worlds of light and dark.

If it was the Fu Family behind this matter, then that would explain the events of late.

The first thing Father Bei did when the meeting ended was to call Shi Sheng’s number. However, Shi Sheng had already blacklisted him so naturally, it didn’t go through.

Father Bei pondered for a bit before deciding to go visit the Fu Family.

According to rumour, the Fu Family had been around since the Qing Dynasty. Their main house had an ancient feel to its architecture, even the very plants seemingly classic and elegant.

“Do wait a moment Mr Bei. Our master shall be here soon.” A servant invited him in. This wait lasted nearly half an hour, yet Father Bei wasn’t able to reveal even the slightest hint of impatience.

The head of the family Fu Rao was pushed in on a wheelchair, causing Father Bei to feel slightly surprised. He had only heard of this person before but had never known that the man was a cripple. With a normal expression, Fu Rao exchanged some pleasantries with Father Bei for a bit before getting to the point.

“I wonder what brought Mr Bei to my doorstep today?”

“It’s about my daughter and your (esteemed) son.” Father Bei straightened in his seat.

Fu Rao’s eyebrows lifted slightly. “What about Xiaoqin and Ms Bei?”

“Is Mr Fu not aware?” Father Bei looked at Fu Rao, attempting to glean any information from his expression yet found nothing but puzzlement.

“My relationship with Xiaoqin isn’t too good; he doesn’t let the people beside him report back to me. What has he done?”

Father Bei soon grew doubtful. He didn’t know whether or not to believe Fu Rao. ‘It looks like he really doesn’t know anything… Then I guess it wasn’t the Fu Family. Who could it be then?’

“Oh, nothing much. It’s just that my daughter and your son have been rather close as of late. Since there’ve been rumours, of course I have to come and ask as her father.” Father Bei changed what he was going to say.

‘If it was not the Fu Family and Bei Zhi and Fu Qin really are close, then perhaps the Bei Family can benefit from this.’

Fu Rao maintained his confused and lost expression throughout and successfully fooled Father Bei.

Only when Father Bei had left did Fu Rao get rid of that fake smile on his face. He asked the middle-aged man standing to the side, “How’s Xiaoqin lately?”

Fu Rao hadn’t lied to Father Bei; his relationship with his son was really bad. The boy also did not allow the people beside him to report back to Fu Rao. But being his father, of course Fu Rao would think of ways to keep track of Fu Qin.

“From the looks of it, the Young Master has already accepted Ms Bei Zhi; he takes his medicine on time whenever he is with her. The doctor, however, was certain that the Young Master only has half a year to live.”

“Have you arranged everything overseas?”

“Yes. But I’m afraid the Young Master won’t agree to go…”

Fu Rao muttered. “He’s my only son; I can’t just watch him die. I have to at least attempt every method available. Go and invite that young lady over.”

“Er…” The middle-aged man appeared hesitant. “Getting Ms Bei Zhi to show up would not be easy.”

“How so?” Fu Rao lifted his brow. ‘How hard can it be to call a young lady over?’

“I believe you’ve heard of the crisis Bei Enterprises is facing, Sir? Well, this matter has the young lady’s fingerprints all over it. Or, I suppose I should say, she’s the one controlling all this. Do you believe this kind of person would be easy to summon?”

Fu Rao chuckled lowly. “No wonder their head of household came looking for me. He must be thinking the Fu Family was behind it, right? And here I thought he was just testing my attitude towards that little lady.”

[1] Attacking something way over of your league. Compare to hitting an egg with a stone: Attacking someone/thing way under your league.

[2] I dunno how to describe this. So, here’s a couple of pics instead:

Also, it’s unsightly for a girl to cross her legs in Chinese culture.

[3] A large entity can collapse because of tiny matters.

[4] He’s a protection deity but is rather powerful. He appears in Journey to the West. Here’s more information on him: