Lu Wanying shivered in fear, hiding behind Fu Jingshu, her small hand clutching his sleeve. "Jingshu, no, I don't want to leave here..."
Her voice trembled, her knuckles turning white.
Fu Jingshu suppressed the urge to push her away and said in a deep voice, "Grandma, she cannot leave."
Old Madam Fu looked incredulous. "What did you say? Fu Jingshu, are you crazy? You know this woman has almost torn your family apart, and you're still entangled with her?!"
The fact that she called him by his full name meant the Old Madam was truly furious.
Fu Jingshu pursed his lips. He was in a dilemma. Seeing his silence, Lu Wanying behind him felt a sense of foreboding and tugged at his sleeve, shaking her body.
When he looked back, she displayed a perfectly timed look of dazed despair.
Such an expression made it seem as if she was having an episode.
Fu Jingshu instinctively grabbed her wrist to steady her. Gritting his teeth, he said, "Grandma, she cannot leave. This is not what you think it is."
However, his words and actions were completely contradictory.
Shen Qingqing supported Old Madam Fu. "Grandma, let it go."
Old Madam Fu repeatedly shook her head, her anger causing her to feel dizzy. "You, you cannot..."
Before she could finish, she fainted.
"Grandma!"
Fu Jingshu no longer paid attention to Lu Wanying. He strode forward to check on the Old Madam, who was being supported by Shen Qingqing and had not fallen to the ground. Lu Wanying, who had been leaning on him, suddenly lost her support and almost fell.
She stumbled, her face looking unsightly for a moment, then she also went forward to show concern. "Grandma, are you alright?"
Shen Qingqing completely ignored the two of them. She picked up Old Madam Fu and placed her on the sofa. From her bag, she took out a needle bag and spread it out on the coffee table.
The silver needles were arranged neatly.
Lu Wanying gasped, "Miss Shen, what are you doing? You know acupuncture?"
Shen Qingqing paid no attention to her. Lu Wanying stepped forward and grabbed her wrist, her expression serious. "Miss Shen, this is not a game. Do you know how many acupoints there are in the human body?"
"If you hit one wrong, you could harm Grandma! I can't let you..."
She pushed Shen Qingqing away and stood in front of the Old Madam, appearing righteous as if Shen Qingqing intended to harm her. She even pulled Fu Jingshu to block her.
Fu Jingshu paused. Before he could react, he saw Shen Qingqing cast a cold glance at him.
"If you don't want the Old Madam to get worse, then move aside."
"If you let you treat her, Grandma will get worse!" Lu Wanying firmly blocked her, not letting her get near the Old Madam, her face full of defensiveness.
Life was at stake, and Shen Qingqing had no time to argue with her. She directly pulled Lu Wanying aside and flung her onto the sofa.
As Lu Wanying landed on the sofa, she was stunned. She weighed about eighty jin, and she hadn't expected to be thrown onto the sofa so easily.
Was this woman so strong?
She was about to say something else when she saw Shen Qingqing already begin to acupuncture the Old Madam. Her selection of points was precise, and her movements were swift, decisive, and without hesitation.
Lu Wanying was dumbfounded. She actually knew acupuncture.
She subconsciously looked at Fu Jingshu and saw him staring intently at Old Madam Fu, or rather, at Shen Qingqing. His gaze held a light she had never seen before.
Such a light made her heart panic.
He had never looked at her with such an expression!
Her gaze darkened as she looked at Old Madam Fu, an evil thought inevitably surfacing in her mind: if the old woman died or never woke up, no one would stand in her way with Jingshu, and Shen Qingqing would definitely be implicated!
But the reality was the opposite of what she thought. Old Madam Fu was not only fine but had also woken up.
Her complexion had improved significantly. As soon as she woke up, she grabbed Shen Qingqing's hand, as if afraid she would leave. "Qingqing, don't go."
Shen Qingqing hummed. "Don't worry, Grandma, I'm not leaving."
Old Madam Fu looked at Lu Wanying. Her eyes flickered, and she avoided the Old Madam's gaze, as it was because of her that the Old Madam had been angered into a coma.
"Jingshu, I see Grandma doesn't want to see me. For his health, I think I should leave first. We can contact each other by phone later."
Fu Jingshu nodded. "Mm."
Such a cold reaction made Lu Wanying bite her lip. But she remembered that Jingshu always valued his grandmother, and now the old lady was clearly not in good health. If she insisted on leaving...
Jingshu might just compromise.
Thinking this, she dared not stay any longer and left in a hurry.
Old Madam Fu turned to Fu Jingshu. "Go out."
"Grandma?"
"Go out!"
Old Madam Fu's complexion had not recovered, and Fu Jingshu dared not disobey her. He could only look at Shen Qingqing. "Qingqing, please take care of Grandma."
"You don't need to tell me, I know."
Shen Qingqing didn't even look at him. Fu Jingshu stood silently for a moment before being glared at by Old Madam Fu, and he left helplessly. As he stepped out the door, he leaned against the wall.
In the living room, Old Madam Fu asked Shen Qingqing to help her sit up and lean against the sofa, looking at her affectionately. "Qingqing, are you angry with Jingshu?"
Shen Qingqing was silent for a moment. "No."
"Liar." Old Madam Fu held her hand, her face showing a hint of playful anger. "You girl, you're just stubborn. My old eyes are still sharp, I can tell you're angry with him."
She sighed. Without waiting for Shen Qingqing's reply, she slowly began to recount the past.
"Actually, they were quite a match made in heaven back then."
"They... dated?" Shen Qingqing immediately grasped the key point.
"Yes." Old Madam Fu hadn't wanted to bring up this past, but now she felt she had to. "Jingshu was young and reckless back then, offending many people. Those people, fearing the Fu family and his temperament, didn't dare to confront him, so they focused on Lu Wanying."
At that time, she was a weakness for Fu Jingshu. Once she was captured, he naturally had to go. What happened afterward, she didn't know, but she did know that Lu Wanying had chosen to sacrifice her body to save Jingshu.
From then on, Fu Jingshu's personality changed drastically, from unrestrained and willful to cold and indifferent, all within a single night. Lu Wanying also fell ill.
She was very seriously ill, suffering from severe depression.
No one knew what she had experienced, except for Fu Jingshu.
Later, Old Madam Fu planned to bring Lu Wanying to her home and find her the best doctors, but she disappeared. This made it impossible for her to make amends, even if she wanted to.
The Old Madam sighed. "Child, don't blame him. He had no choice. He has always been loyal and righteous, and besides, Lu Wanying is indebted to him."
Gratitude greater than affection, and the hardest to repay.
Shen Qingqing's expression was complicated, and she remained silent.
"Qingqing," Old Madam Fu said softly, "he hasn't had it easy either. But I know that's no excuse for his mistakes. It's normal for you not to forgive him, but it would be a shame if you just broke up like this."