Fall in love with your enemy

Continuing from the last time, after losing the game, I returned to the familiar position. The mattress I had just used collapsed again before I had time to replace it. I always felt a sense of guilt that the emptiness of frustration was filled, and of course, satisfaction.

Just like Gao Xinci said, nothing can be said too confidently. All the conditions he gave me were for my own good. If he really just wanted to snatch me away, he could have threatened my second uncle and younger uncle. In this way, for the sake of the family, they would have to make this marriage happen. It would just mean that I would be penniless when I go out, and I would just think of the Fu family abandoning this chess piece. It would also be a blow to Chengcheng, but he also had to consider his own future.

He would do stupid things, but he would not really commit suicide. Chengcheng himself told me that he died because Lao Fu and Lu Yinyin pressured him too much. He was 30 years old and had to deal with his parents' fickle attitudes. Suddenly he thought of me and then cut his wrists.

Now there is no one to control him like this, and he no longer likes me as much as when he first saw me. The influence of power is more useful than any other emotion. It is a tonic and also a drug. Chengcheng is trapped in it. Now what I have to consider more is whether I should stay with him in silence or escape.

When I woke up again, it was already daybreak. Gao Xinci had left long ago, and the bedding beside me was cold. I put on my clothes and went out. After a quick wash, I asked the steward to clean the room and serve breakfast. Apart from that, the "reality" was exactly as I thought. The people who were monitoring me were always there, even what I ate, how much I ate, what expressions I made every minute and every second, and what expressions I made when I saw them were all recorded. One person held a notebook and a pen and blatantly wrote down everything beside me. I understood that this was an obedience test, but I didn't expect it to be so cruel from the beginning.

I glanced at the person standing aside writing something. She was both well-behaved and unbehaved. She did whatever she was asked to do. She was so busy that she was sweating but never complained. When she had some free time, she started recording again. When I asked her to stop writing, she really didn't move. She just kept muttering and mechanically looked in one direction. I looked at that place and I didn't know when a large surveillance camera was installed.

I smiled, lowered my head and continued to eat leisurely. I wondered if anyone had told my second uncle that it was really obvious that I was doing this. Although Chengcheng's style was morbid and it was possible that it would develop like this in the long run, he would not force me into this state all at once. If he were a child, he would indeed be impulsive and reckless. Unfortunately, my second uncle didn't know that Chengcheng had also embarked on the road of rebirth. Now he is older than me, but he looks like a child just because he is unreasonable. He has the style of doing things that a head of the family should have.

However, this is also the most crucial point. If I want to resist, I cannot rule out the possibility that Chengcheng will fight with Gao Xinci. It is hard to estimate whether Gao Xinci will suffer for this. It is true that Second Uncle will take advantage of the situation. After that night in Hongtang, Zhou Zhi's attitude will definitely change. He is the best at perceiving, and it is good enough for a child to distinguish right from wrong. I can't ask Zhou Zhi to learn to disguise. Children are Second Uncle's weak spot. His brother's attitude is enough to give him a headache. Add to that Zhou Zhi...

A most beloved grandson, a grandson who will also influence the views of the two major families of the Chenjia and Lujia. There is no guarantee that he will not choose a quick victory, and then the peace I have maintained for so many years will be shattered.

However, the forced peace is not true harmony in the first place, and it will fall apart sooner or later, if not today, then maybe tomorrow.

I looked at the girl who was recording stiffly again. I have to say, she looked familiar. She was the one who went to Yangyang's room the night before. I knew everything she did. That was the next scene, and it was up to me whether to perform it or not. Now I had to let her be my puppet and shake it so that I could enjoy it.

"You, come here." I pointed, and the little girl immediately took two quick steps forward. Her behavior seemed very familiar. Even the way of training people was the same for my second uncle. Except for Brother Qingyun who was free and easy to be his adopted son, all the people who grew up under his care were extremely rigid. Maybe they had their own ulterior motives in their hearts, but their faces looked like machines without any emotion.

Too deliberate.

Qi Cheng, Qin Ke, and Ying Qi are all like this. Ying Qi is old, so he behaved abnormally later on.

"Miss." The man bowed.

I asked, "What's your name? How old are you?"

The little girl bowed again and smiled slightly: "Zhu Siying, nineteen."

"You're working hard at the age of 19?" I glanced at her sideways. She was still young, and her expression was obviously stunned. She had to pull the corners of her mouth to keep smiling.

"I have a bad fate, but I have good luck. It is my honor to join the Fu family. Here, as long as you accept the master well and understand your fate, there will be a way to succeed." Zhu Siying said, emphasizing the last few words.

This is another mistake. The people that Chengcheng finds will not confront me. He doesn't like people who talk too much. So they are always like Shen Qilin. He will lower his head when I say a few words to him. If he didn't have that ability, he would have wanted to close his ears. Chengcheng himself is like this too, commonly known as "cold violence". Well, he will secretly confront people. Is this what Qi Cheng taught him?

"Zhu Siying, you are eloquent and careful, you should be the leader among them." I glanced at the servants in the room, no one responded to me, and after a pause, they continued to do their own work quietly. This is their typical character. I looked at the girl and nodded embarrassedly.

"I am young, how can I manage so many people? When the young master asked us to come here, he said that Butler Jiang is not only the butler of the old house, but also the first one on your side. We should not distinguish between big and small for the time being, and wait for Butler Jiang to take a look before making a final decision."

"Oh, so you know someone named Lanlan." I said casually.

Zhu Siying was silent again. I didn't mean to target her with this. Chengcheng certainly had her ways of testing me. Yesterday's disturbance was caused by another older fourth-level manager. If I caught Zhu Siying saying something about it, it would arouse her suspicion. Now, everyone is fair.

This time I waited until after dinner before speaking. Seeing that Zhu Siying was about to learn everything from the people sent by Cheng Cheng in a few minutes, I quickly interrupted this cheating skill that only belongs to the students of the old house: "Come on, you will be the leader of Qianhetang from now on. Lanlan has to take care of the affairs of the whole old house, so how can she take care of you? Since your whole family is entrusted to the old house, you must have seen a lot since you were a child. You can take care of the personnel arrangements yourself."

"Yes, the young lady appreciates me. I am indeed lucky." Zhu Siying lowered her head very low this time. She only raised it when the other servants continued to work. But she was unlucky. When she turned around to get her paper and pen, she ran into Zhizhi and Lanlan who were coming in.

Zhizhi looked around and his face turned gloomy. "The young lady got up late today. Did you call her after she woke up, or did you come in and clean the house before she woke up?"

Zhu Siying didn't reply, as if she was observing how others would react. Everyone was naturally still quiet, so she also lowered her head.

To avoid embarrassment, I sighed and said, "Before I woke up, I guess they were afraid something might happen to me, so they came over to listen for any noise."

"Get out." Zhizhi immediately uttered this word.

The honest wooden people moved out one after another, and I had nothing to say. In order to make themselves sleep more peacefully, there is a rule at home that the master of the house does not make any noise and the servants are not allowed to disturb and eavesdrop. It's just that we have been together for a long time and have become familiar with each other. We have almost become a family, so we don't care so much about "privacy". Now that people have changed, we should be alert. I only called one person.

"By the way, when did the uncle leave?"

Zhu Siying thought for a moment and said, "It was around one or two o'clock in the middle of the night. I heard the room was quiet for a while, and then my son-in-law came out."

"Where's Chengcheng?"

"This..." Zhu Siying held back her breath, pretending to be thinking about Cheng Cheng: "Miss, you should call him in person. The young master didn't tell us where he is, but he won't hide it from you."

"Okay, get out." Lanlan waved her hand, suppressing her disgust.

After the people left, the group sat down at the dining table. They were all young, but looked like they were ten or twenty years older. Li Xi still knew how to take something to eat, but Lan Lan and the others had completely lost their appetites. They just sat on the table, frowning, sighing, and feeling helpless and furious. I smiled bitterly and glanced around, and actually saw You Yijie among them.

"Why did you come back?" I asked.

You Yijie got angry when he heard this, and pounded the table with puffed cheeks: "It's useless for me to stay in Linjiang! Ruiyi and the others are so urgent, as if they are going to go bankrupt! They drove me away without even waiting for the handover, so I went to Huaqiong to take a look, and the result was, sister, you have been helping the young master in recent years. Although Huaqiong has not received much attention, the director is very smart and follows suit! All the better ones who have been trained have been sent to Keyi, so what is left of Huaqiong? If you want to shoot, you have to go to Keyi to borrow people and props, which is no different from a merger..."

Ji Xuan drank his tea and patted him gently. Youyou soon quieted down. Now he wanted to eat something, but unfortunately there was nothing left on the table after I ate all of it. He was about to ask someone to bring more food, but was stopped by Zhizhi.

"Eat out."

You Yijie immediately frowned, and his sharp expression turned into a pitiful one: "Brother Feng - I didn't do anything wrong, why are you so mean to me? I came back to help."

"Did I mean you?" Zhizhi suddenly wondered. After being stared at by a group of people for a long time, they finally determined that he had simply said something. Zhizhi held his forehead and worried that his appearance was still too serious. After a long time, he uttered the next sentence: "I have a few words to say to Shishi, so I asked you to leave."

"Oh——" everyone stretched out their tone.

I also admired Zhizhi's gorgeous face very carefully. I have to say that it's not Youyou's fault that he can't see his emotions. If he is not a top psychologist, no one can see it! The appearance of the strong Yan system has such a disadvantage. Mr. Feng himself is exquisite and gorgeous, but also calm and indifferent. He was born with a face that strangers don't want to approach. Smiling and not smiling are two different things. If I hadn't seen him smiling and asking for a slap, I would stay away from such people even if I saw such people with expressionless faces.

I nodded in support of the previous point, and turned to instruct the people who were leaving: "Lanlan, don't worry about anything else, just manage the household as usual. Wen Xianqin has been removed from my brother's side. Even if Second Uncle has nothing to say, Qi Cheng will be dissatisfied and will always make things difficult for you. Youyou, don't go back to Linjiang yet, stay and help him."

You Yijie cried out: "What about Hua Qiong?"

I took a deep breath and said, "I'll go back and take care of it myself."

You Yijie was immediately very surprised: "Sister, you can still go out?"

"Let's give it a try." I nodded and continued to arrange things: "Tinglin, you take some people to stay in Qianhe Hall first and keep an eye on the stewards to see who is wrong. Xuanze, you know a little bit of pharmacology, watch the kitchen, don't let the food go wrong and poison us all. Also, Lixi, just watch Zhu Siying and record everything you do, don't let her find out. By the way, tell your aunt to help get in touch with the older new steward, and help me get some information after you get familiar with him."

Li Xi scratched the back of his neck: "Who is Zhu Siying?"

"The last one to leave." I answered, and Li Xi responded by taking the others out. Then I turned around and faced Mr. Feng alone, cold as ice... Hey, why aren't you cold anymore? Isn't this destroying my stage?

Helplessly, I stretched out my hands and leaned on the table, with my wrists against my head. I saw that Zhizhi's expression miraculously changed in an instant, from melancholy to gentleness. The cold aura was swept away, and now he looked like a Maine Coon cat with its noble head lowered.

"What's wrong?" I asked.

Zhizhi slowly clenched her hands on the table, and when she turned back to look at me, she pretended to be relaxed: "Cooperate with Gao Xinci."

"Ok?"

"I say, give it a try and go with him. Fu Shuyu has been like this for more than a year or two, and he has been accumulating resentment. You can't let him go on like this. You have to do this for his own good. Not everyone in the world obeys him. Sooner or later he will run into trouble. If he treats you like he did, with arrogance and submissiveness, and without any precautions, he will suffer a great loss. You can't protect him forever."

I was a little surprised, and lowered my head with a sense of loneliness. I pulled the corners of my mouth to smile bitterly: "You support me too?"

"I hope you're well." He raised his face with difficulty.

Very good, I can’t laugh anymore.

Just five simple words, but if they appeared before he kissed me, I would not have understood the meaning. Now that I understand, I admire him very much. A person chooses to be entangled with another person for life since he was a few years old. This kind of feeling is similar to love but is forbidden to fulfill love. After being rejected, they still have to live together all day long. There is no room for others in the world. It feels bad, but he accepted it. He said he only hopes for me.

According to Chengcheng's approach, he actually supported Zhizhi, but Zhizhi gave up.

I don't know whether I should say thank you.

In the end, I could only respond to his literal meaning: "I understand that Gao Xinci is not only a backer, but also a seesaw for a comeback. I will first stabilize Chengcheng's emotions..."

I didn't look at Zhizhi's expression anymore, because I couldn't respond anyway. He didn't force me, but just handed me a business card before leaving. Chengcheng didn't run far, to the hospital run by Zhang Ji and Zhang Mo. I made a report on this and went out smoothly. When I arrived at the ward door and looked in through the small window, Chengcheng and Shen Qilin were still talking and laughing. At most, Shen Qilin was a little tense, until I pushed the door open, he breathed a sigh of relief as if a heavy burden had been lifted from him.