“After all, Fu Laoye approves of this granddaughter-in-law very much, so you still need to take good care of her.”
Afterward, Fu Yao became silent. He was not even willing to give a perfunctory reply.
Shen Qieyi held the tray in her hands, feeling her heart aching.
In fact, she knew clearly that the only person who was good to her in the family was the grandfather. Fu Yao’s parents were just polite to her for his grandfather’s sake.
There was a moment of silence in the study. Then, small footsteps were heard.
Then, the door was suddenly opened and Fu Yao walked out. The two were caught off guard and met, the situation was awkward.
Shen Qieyi closed her eyes tightly. She felt so embarrassed and awkward.
She didn’t want to eavesdrop on what others were saying, but their conversation involved her and her father, so she listened.
However, before she could hear any information, Fu Yao caught her in the act. Now, she could not explain herself.
Fu Yao stared coldly at Shen Qieyi, as if he had been frozen in ice. There was a look of scrutiny in his gaze, as if he was silently reprimanding her about why she was at the door.
“What’s the matter? Is there anything else?” Fu Yao’s father’s voice came from behind.
At the door, Fu Yao’s broad body blocked his father’s sight. It was also because of this that Fu Yao’s father did not see Shen Qieyi at the door.
Shen Qieyi stared at Fu Yao with all kinds of emotions; guilt, embarrassment, and helplessness.
But she was thinking about how to explain herself.
“Nothing.” Fu Yao replied softly. Then he stepped forward, closed the door, roughly grabbed Shen Qieyi’s arm and took her away from the door.
Fu Yao’s hand was very strong. He pulled Shen Qieyi and hurried forward. His rough action made Shen Qieyi stagger and follow him.
The glasses on the tray swayed, and the tea splashed on her hands several times.
Although the tea was not as hot as before, the temperature still made Shen Qieyi cry out.
She tried her best to break free from him. “Fu Yao, listen to me.”
Hearing that, Fu Yao suddenly stopped and let go of her hand.
As a result of the inertia, Shen Qieyi lost her center of gravity and leaned forward. She reached out to hold the railings beside her because of her reflexes.
The tray fell to the ground. With a loud noise, the glasses broke into pieces.
After Shen Qieyi stabilized her body, she looked around and suddenly found that she was looking pathetic.
Then, Fu Yao said in a slightly impatient voice, “Go ahead, I’m listening.”
He was suppressing his voice, so it was not loud.
Shen Qieyi felt guilty. After being yelled at by him, her mind was blank and she could not remember anything about the explanation she had thought of before.
“I… I… I’m just here to deliver some drinks.”
Her eyes fell on the broken glass. In an emergency, she came up with such an excuse.
“What did you hear just now?” Fu Yao obviously did not believe it and continued to ask. Every time he looked at her, his disgust deepened.
Hearing what he said, Shen Qieyi quickly thought about how to answer.
If she said that she had not heard anything, he would not believe it. But if she told the truth, he would not believe it either.
No matter what, he would think that she was lying.
Shen Qieyi had a headache. What she was most worried about had happened.
“Did you hear everything?” Fu Yao took a step forward. The sound of his footsteps was dangerous.
“No, I didn’t hear it. I just came to send tea, and then I prepared to knock on the door and you came out. I really didn’t hear what you were talking about.” Shen Qieyi said in a hurry.
The space in the corridor was not big. When Fu Yao stopped in front of Shen Qieyi, the distance between them was very close.
Therefore, Shen Qieyi clearly saw the coldness and contempt in his eyes. “Since you heard it, fine. Everything I said is true.”
Everything was true. So all of her guesses were true. What did Fu Yao and his father say before she arrived? This had become Shen Qieyi’s biggest question.
Fu Yao stared at the woman in front of him deeply. When he saw the confusion and embarrassed expression on her face, he became a little relaxed.
“If you know what’s good for you, don’t talk nonsense.”
After saying this, Fu Yao left, leaving Shen Qieyi alone, but she felt relieved.
Since Fu Yao did not continue asking about her eavesdropping, he was probably afraid that if too much of a ruckus were to be made, his grandfather would blame him.
Shen Qieyi called over the servants. After cleaning up the pieces on the ground, she adjusted her mood and went downstairs.
The living room was bustling. Before they could get close, they heard Fu Laoye’s voice saying, “Fu Yao, be good to Qieyi. I’m very satisfied with this granddaughter-in-law of mine.”
Fu Laoye kept reminding him again and again. In fact, he couldn’t feel assured about Qieyi and was afraid that she would be wronged.
His words stopped in Shen Qieyi’s ears one after another, and her eyes became moist. How did she deserve such love and care from Fu Laoye?
… The evening banquet lasted for nearly three hours. When the time at the clock was almost ten o’clock, Fu Yao opened his mouth and said, “It’s getting late. Qieyi and I should go home early.”
“Alright.” Fu Laoye nodded. Although he was a little reluctant, he didn’t try to keep them. He turned to look at Fu Yao’s mother and instructed, “Lan Qing, take that bracelet and give it to Qieyi.”
Fu Laoye had never forgotten about the bracelet.
Lan Qing, Mrs. Fu, was stunned and reluctantly nodded. Then she said to the butler next to her, “Go to my room and get the bracelet.”
Shen Qieyi had been pulled up by Fu Yao and stopped when he heard this conversation.
And because of this, Shen Qieyi felt Fu Yao quietly let go of her hand. Her hand was empty, and so was her heart.
“Bad news, madam.” Suddenly, an urgent voice came from upstairs. The butler ran down in a hurry and kept calling her, “Madam, bad news.”
The sudden shouting made everyone feel nervous. Lan Qing asked unhappily, “What’s wrong? What’s the fuss?”
The housekeeper trotted over and looked at Lan Qing. Then he looked at everyone and said, “The bracelet is missing.”