Chapter 256: The Fu Family’s Estate

Yun Jinping could not seem to relax at the thought that her daughter was about to travel to a foreign land on her own. “I’ve always been with you wherever you go.”

She was always by her daughter’s side as Shen Xi was growing up, except for the time the latter was taken away by the Su family. Yun Jinping was only at ease taking care of Shen Xi right by her side.

“Mom, I’m all grown up. I can handle it myself.” Heartbroken, Shen Xi wiped away Yun Jinping’s tears. “Now, now. Don’t cry. Old Shen’s going to give me a telling off if he finds out.”

Carrying Shen Xi’s luggage, Yun Jinping advised on all the big and small matters while walking. Her daughter indeed grew up a lot since returning from the Su home. Nevertheless, Shen Xi remained a child in her eyes no matter how grown up she was.

Shen Xi entered the boarding gate and waved at Yun Jinping. “Mom, I’m leaving.”

Yun Jinping did not want her daughter to see her cry. Hence, she waved her arm off before turning her back towards Shen Xi and letting the tears loose. Sure, Yun Jinping said she would not worry but how could she not!

Watching on with a lump on her throat, Shen Xi pulled her luggage and walked away.

She wanted Mom to come with her since her mom was better with her hands than she was. However, Mom caught the flu and had not completely recovered from it.

Acclimatizing to new places was an issue as Shen Xi had trouble eating and sleeping. It would take her a long time before her body could adjust to the new climate.

In the past, she had no problems traveling for a day or two to compete around the country. Nevertheless, this trip would take only about a week.

Having known that Shen Xi was going to Vienna to learn embroidery, Fu Qingye arranged for her to stay at the Fu family’s estate in Vienna.

Since he had a week left of his itinerary in China, Fu Qingye could only rush his trip before Shen Xi was done with hers. Otherwise, he would have gone with her.

Fu Qingye gave Shen Xi a call and showed his concern once he received her message saying she had arrived at the estate. “Is it raining there? Did you get caught in the rain?”

Carrying her luggage, Shen Xi ventured further into and looked at the huge estate. She said with a smile, “It stopped raining long ago. It’s beautiful here.”

Vienna was warmer than the capital in the winter, averaging above zero temperature. It was raining and cloudy when she got off the plane.

The Fu family’s estate had mountains in the back and a river in the front. The scenery was breathtaking amid the misty weather, like a paradise on earth.

The Fu family would have vacations in the estate every once in a while, probably no more than twice a year. The caretakers were a Chinese couple who was in charge of the estate’s overall upkeeping.

Shen Xi arrived at a bad time as the old couple had returned home for the year-end holiday. Thus, the estate was left vacant.

“It’s good that you like the place.” Fu Qingye was pleased to learn that the place was to her liking. Nonetheless, he still had his worries. “You must be scared to be alone without Uncle Chen and his wife around. Let me arrange a few maids over.”

“No need for that. I’m here to learn, not to be on vacation.” Shen Xi grinned. “My teacher told me that Mr. Huo can be scary. I probably won’t have time to have lunch.”

Fu Qingye’s heart went out to her. He solemnly urged her, “Don’t forget your meals and to take breaks. I’ll get a few maids to cook for you. I can get a friend of mine to check up on you daily if you find it hard to adjust to the place.”

Shen Xi replied, “Qingye, there’s really no need for that. I’m happy that you provide me with a great place to live. Don’t worry. I’m not a child and can take care of myself.”

Chapter 257: A Peculiar Room

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Fu Qingye hummed in acknowledgment. “Sure. Stay safe and don’t go out alone at night. There aren’t a lot of people around and you don’t want to run into bad ones. Also, there are wild animals in the mountain so don’t wander unnecessarily. I think I should hire a few bodyguards for you.”

“Qingye.” Shen Xi was filled with warmth as she replied with a smile. “You nag more than my mom. Don’t you worry, I won’t lose a limb and will return in one piece.”

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“What are you talking about?” Fu Qingye had no idea why, but he was just worried. He was afraid that she might not sleep well, eat well, or be in danger. “Call me whenever you have questions.”

The girl would rather have nothing and stay alone in a huge and empty estate. He was afraid that she might be scared.

“Okay.” Shen Xi gave a nod before cheerfully enquiring. “It’s such a big place. Can I really sleep in any room? It’s all up to me?”

“Of course.” Fu Qingye’s voice was warm. “Stay in whichever room you like. The cars are in the garage and the keys are in the living room’s cabinet. Pick any car you like.”

“Thank you, Qingye.” During the time they were on the call, Shen Xi had already dragged her suitcase to the living room.

It was a massive living room with a handcrafted stained-glass high ceiling. It was as beautiful as a royal palace.

The sofa, coffee table, and furniture in the living room had their own unique sense of design while walls had rare and famous paintings hung all over. The place appeared low-key yet exuded an air of opulence.

Since Shen Xi was not picky and could not be bothered to move after a day of the flight, she chose the room closest to her and that required the least amount of walking.

The room was huge but the layout was a little odd and all over the place.

There was a princess bed, with sky blue silk bedding and a white canopy to match.

The floor was carpeted with a soft and white woolen rug of fancy needlework.

A pink wardrobe and a matching set of the dressing table and chair sat in the room.

There were books of various genres on the gray shelves.

Lots of cute plushies were placed on a saturated orange leather sofa.

The furniture was rather tasteful on its own, but the various styles and colors put together did make it seem chaotic. It was as though the unwanted furniture were dumped here.

Glancing around, Shen Xi believed this may be the storage room and decided to stay there.

She did not feel it was right to stay in the other rooms because it would only be awkward to sleep in the room of someone else’s family member.

She woke after a nap to unpack her luggage, only to feel weirder when she opened the wardrobe.

The wardrobe door opened to access a huge walk-in closet.

The walk-in closet was filled to the brim with clothes – girls’ clothes, jewelry, accessories, and hats of various styles and colors.

Shen Xi was cross-eyed by the sight of it. All the big brands and latest collections of luxury clothes were here. There were also numerous hottest and limited-edition fashion brands as well as a rack of Yun Jin’s latest release.

She was starting to suspect what was the room she casually moved into used for. Did one of the young masters of the Fu family have the hobby of collecting clothes?

Shen Xi could understand that children of the wealthy had their own quirks. These clothes were new and still had tags on them.

The sky was dark outside.

A red sports car drove into the estate.

Chapter 258: Get Out Of Here!

Shen Xi did not touch anything in the room, except propping a rack to hang her clothes. Even though she would only be staying here for a week, the clothes simply could not stay in the suitcase. Otherwise, Shen Xi would not be able to wear them.

By the time she was done unpacking her luggage and putting up her toiletries, Shen Xi realized that she was hungry. She opened the suitcase and fished out a packet of self-heating rice and self-heating hotpot.

Self-heating hotpot, rice, and rice bowl had yet to be a trend during this time. After letting Old Shen in on this, Old Shen sought a manufacturer for production. However, these products were yet to be released into the market.

To survive here, Shen Xi brought along a suitcase full of instant food – hotpot, rice, vegetables, instant noodles, snail noodles, ramen, etc. She brought everything but the kitchen sink.

She was just about to head out.

The door suddenly was pushed open.

Shen Xi turned around and saw a young man dressed in a black windbreaker standing at the door. He carried two huge bags in his hands.

The young man was taken aback by her presence, but he quickly transformed into a provoked beast with flames of rage burning in his eyes. He yelled at Shen Xi, “Get out! Who let you in here?”

Finding it odd, Shen Xi frowned and gazed at the young man. She asked him, “Fu Qingxuan?”

She had seen him before. Qingye gave her a picture of him, and this handsome young man before her was him, all right.

The young man had good looks, red lips, and a chiseled face. His figure was the slender kind unique to this young age, positioning his beauty between genders. The flickering flames in his narrow eyes explicitly expressed his fury.

Looking at the girl’s uncanny resemblance to his mother, Fu Qingxuan sensed a familiarity that spoke to his heart. His heart was beating fast but it did not take long before he faced reality.

She was not!

She was Shen Xi!

Qingye told him about her and sent him a photograph as well.

She was not his younger sister, but the daughter of Li Jingran!

“Get out!” Suppressing the overwhelming rage, Fu Qingxuan fixated his eyes on her with a dangerous look on his face. He did not even bother to hide his detest. “Take your things and get out of here.”

This was his younger sister’s room. Shen Xi, with the tainted Li family’s blood running through her veins, had no right to occupy his younger sister’s room.

Qingye said that Shen Xi was great but Fu Qingxuan could not see anything good in her. She must have bewitched Qingye as the latter always talked about her every time he called him.

Fu Qingxuan lost his temper and argued with Qingye. How could he be like this? How could he be nice to a stranger when their younger sister was yet to be found?

How dare Shen Xi steal Qingye’s love and care that was supposedly for their sister?

As a member of the Li family, Shen Xi was unworthy to compete with their younger sister!

“Sure.” Shen Xi had no idea why he threw a tantrum out of the blue, but she calmly nodded and put all her stuff back into her luggage while letting out a sigh. It seemed not everyone in the Fu family was as good-natured as Qingye.

It never occurred to Fu Qingxuan that she would accept the fact willingly and remain collected. He looked askance at her. “What trick do you have up your sleeve?”

Shen Xi sighed and turned back to smile at him. Although there was a smile across her lips, her eyes reflected a chilling taunt. “Young Master Fu, I’m complying with your order and getting out of your house.”

She refused to argue with a child out of respect for Qingye.

“You must be Li Jingran’s daughter! I’m warning you. Stay away from my brother.” With a menacing hint in his eyes, Fu Qingxuan warned her. “My brother may be easily fooled and have taken pity on you, but I’m not my brother.”

Chapter 259: Go After

Fu Qingxuan was told by Fu Qingye that Shen Xi was a poor soul that was driven out of the family by Li Jingran and was not to pick on her should he run into her one day.

However, what was so pitiful about her? Was she abandoned the day she was born? Mom suffered a similar fate. However, apart from being abandoned, did she suffer an impairment, a congenital defect that could never be cured?

“Young Master, you’re overreacting.” Shen Xi found it weird. Qingye seemed to bear quite a grudge against Li Jingran, and now this hot-tempered fella brought up Li Jingran and was angry because she was the daughter of Li Jingran.

What was the feud between the Fu family and Li Jingran? By right, Fu Qingxuan should not bear such animosity towards her since Qingye was nice to her.

Shen Xi went to the walk-in closet to retrieve her items.

Fu Qingxuan suddenly pulled her back and darted an angry look at her. “Don’t touch my sister’s stuff!”

Gazing at him, Shen Xi was taken in by an urge to laugh at him. He wanted to be a vicious wolf but judging by his expression, he was obviously a harmless cub with a tough exterior. “My clothes are in there. Please help me take them out.”

Fu Qingxuan pushed all her clothes out before carrying the two huge bags into the closet.

Shen Xi was packing up her clothes when she saw the young man taking out the clothes from the bags. They were ladies’ clothes from the latest spring collection from Milan’s fashion week.

The young man carefully took out the clothes one by one and hung them on a hanger before putting them in the closet. He handled the task as though it was something sacred.

While dragging her suitcase out, Shen Xi could not help herself from taking a glance at the young man.

Although the young man had a bad temper, he was really good to his sister. He probably yelled at her because she stayed in his sister’s room unknowingly.

Since Shen Xi had accepted Fu Qingye’s kindness, she really did not have the heart to beat up the young man in front of her.

The house was empty by the time Fu Qingxuan turned around.

The girl was long gone. For a moment, emptiness seemed to be seeping into his heart as he walked towards the bay window.

It was dark and foggy outside and it was drizzling as well.

He wondered when the girl could have gone as he could not see her anywhere.

For no reason, Fu Qingxuan started to worry. He stood still for a while before going after her.

When did he become so mean?

She had no idea. She was the innocent party and did not know that the room belonged to his sister.

How could he lose his temper and drive her away?

The air was filled with heavy fog outside.

Fu Qingxuan could feel his guilt rising as he went out to search for Shen Xi

D*mn girl!

Why did she do as she was told and leave when he asked her to?

It was raining on such a cold day. What if she caught a cold being out in the rain?

With the estate surrounded by large villas and other estates, the area was empty and barely populated. What if she bumped into bad guys on her way out?

Behind the estate was a huge mountain where wild animals often roamed around. What if she was eaten up by wild animals?

With each hand pulling a large suitcase, Shen Xi had her hands full to carry an umbrella. Fortunately, she would not get sick from a light drizzle and mist. Despite walking for a while now, she had not seen any taxi stand, let alone a living being.

The foreign place had more land than people!

Even though Shen Xi was thrown out, she was not in the position to let Fu Qingye know. She fell asleep and forgot to charge her phone after checking in with everyone. The phone had shut off itself by the time she remembered to do so. Hence, there was no way she could call for help.

Chapter 260: Why Are You Crying

The weather was cold, especially on a rainy day.

It was a damp and cold weather, with chills to the bone brought by gusts of wind. Drizzles of rain were as cold as little icicles on the skin.

Shen Xi reflexively wanted to kick when she felt a sudden tug on her luggage. After taking a closer look at the person, she put down the suitcases. “Let go.”

Did he not just throw her out?

Why was he back?

Did he just grow a conscience?

“Give them to me.” Fu Qingxuan looked at her with an idle threat. “Hand the suitcases to me.”

Shen Xi pulled back and regained her grip on the suitcases while keeping a straight face on. Without sparing him another glance, she continued her journey with her luggage in hand.

Fu Qingxuan’s complexion was beaming red as he picked up the pace to catch up to her. He pulled her arm and said, “Come home with me.”

Shen Xi walked on without looking back. “Not going with you. That’s your home, not mine.”

Fu Qingxuan’s tone became fierce, but it was just all bark no bite. “Come back with me!”

Shen Xi coldly smirked and finally listlessly looked at him. “Please let go, Young Master Fu. I can’t afford nor do I want to stay at your house.”

Fuming, Fu Qingxuan’s eyes turned red. With a flicker in his eyes, he aggrievedly shouted at her, “Come… Come with me!”

Shen Xi was surprised and gazed back at him amusedly. “Why are you crying when you’re the one who drove me away?”

She never had the chance to be upset and cry!

Yet, there he was, acting all sad as though she bullied him!

“Who’s crying!” Fu Qingxuan cried out loud to disguise his awkwardness. Panic drove him to come up with an excuse. “I’m not crying. It’s the rain. Come back with me. Qingye’s going to kill me if he finds out you’re gone.”

“What does your brother killing you have to do with me?” Shen Xi scoffed and warned him. “Let go or I won’t hold back on you.”

“I won’t.” His narrow eyes were glossy from the tears and rain drops lingering on his luscious lashes. Yet, Fu Qingxuan was not turning his gaze away. “I’m not going to let go unless you come back with me.”

Shen Xi was having a blast. Jesus. The young master was so cute and adorable. Yet, she kept a blank look on her face. “Are you in your right mind? You’re the one who threw me out and you’re also the one who wants me back now. What makes you think I should listen to your every word?”

He was such a cub!

Fu Qingxuan appeared as though he was bullied before she could really give it to him. That look on his face motivated her to get a tease out of him.

Biting his lip, Fu Qingxuan made up his mind. “I’m sorry!”

Shen Xi was afraid that he may cry if she continued to refuse. She should forgive him and go with him since she had nowhere to go, and the young man had apologized. She enquired, “Are you going to throw me out again?”

Fu Qingxu replied, “You’re not allowed to stay in my sister’s room.”

She retorted, “Fair enough.”

He carried the suitcases and walked ahead.

With an umbrella over her head, Shen Xi strode happily behind him.

Fu Qingxuan turned around and glared at her, “You selfish brat! I’m in the rain!’

She pretended not to hear and blabbed about something else. “You’ve got great scenery here.”

He puffed his cheeks sulkily. What a mean girl. She was a bad girl, as bad as the rest of the Li family!

Shen Xi curled her lips at the young man who was clearly not having it. She caught up to him to share the umbrella.

Sensing that she was drawing close, Fu Qingxuan soon saw a cover above his head. He faintly grinned before throwing her a look of disdain. “Short legs.”

Gritting her teeth, Shen Xi glared at him. This was a personal attack. No way was she going to share the umbrella with him!