Everyone was dumbfounded.
The man's commotion not only failed to extinguish the fire, but his arm hurt even more. Moreover, the alcohol hadn't worn off, and he was completely dazed. In extreme pain, he cursed at Shen Qingqing.
"Shen Yaoyao, are you crazy? You bitch!"
Shen Qingqing's lips curved slightly. It seemed he was delirious and mistook her for someone else. She calmly looked at Shen Yaoyao and saw a flash of surprise and panic on her face.
The crowd was also astonished and instinctively looked at her, catching her expression.
The man finally extinguished the fire and collapsed on the ground, exhausted. The burning pain made him dizzy, and he couldn't see the person in front of him clearly. Only Shen Yaoyao's face became increasingly vivid in his mind.
"You slut, you seduced me, but then you acted so virtuous and even burned me with fire. Just you wait, I will make your life hell!"
"Stupid bitch, just a used rag, do you really think I fancy you!"
He struggled to curse a few times, then his head lolled, and he fainted.
Silence descended upon the bedroom. Shen Qingqing looked at Shen Yaoyao and chuckled, "I never expected this, sister. You're playing quite the game. What, is Young Master Ye not satisfying you?"
Shen Yaoyao was furious and ashamed, "You're talking nonsense! I don't know him!"
"Then how could he call your name?" Shen Qingqing tapped her chin, which was as white as jade. "Now I understand why he kept calling me Yaoyao when I came in. He was calling for you."
The crowd looked, realizing that Shen Qingqing and Shen Yaoyao were sisters, and they naturally shared some resemblance.
Moreover, they were wearing similar colors today, one wine red and the other light red. A drunk person would find it difficult to distinguish between them.
Feeling the strange glances, Shen Yaoyao trembled, "No, I don't know him. What he said is slandering me!"
"It seems inviting the Ye family today was a mistake."
An aged voice rang out. The crowd slowly parted, revealing Fu Jingshu supporting Madam Fu. She beckoned to Shen Qingqing, her eyes full of affection.
However, when she looked at Shen Yaoyao, her gaze turned from loving to icy.
"Miss Shen, please leave."
Shen Yaoyao panicked, trying to explain, "Grandmother, I..."
"Miss Shen, please mind your words," Fang Ru said coldly from behind Madam Fu. "We do not have a granddaughter like you."
"I..."
Shen Yaoyao stammered, wanting to explain. The scornful eyes of the crowd, Ye Tianbao's angry gaze, and Madam Fu's unceremonious dismissal...
All made her shiver and her mind go blank.
Ye Tianbao couldn't bear to see her so humiliated and dragged her away. She left in a daze, but no one sympathized with her.
Fu Jingshu hadn't spared Shen Yaoyao a glance from beginning to end. His gaze swept over Shen Qingqing, and only after confirming she was unharmed did the tension in his eyes subside.
He said nothing, but Madam Fu saw the situation clearly.
It seemed her grandson was truly smitten.
She had the unconscious person in the room taken away and led everyone back to the living room to continue the birthday banquet. Through her calm demeanor, everyone understood.
The old madam unconditionally believed Shen Qingqing, and she was the winner of this farce.
When a cake as tall as a person was brought out, Madam Fu personally cut it and gave the first slice to Shen Qingqing. "To my Fu family's future granddaughter-in-law."
This statement shocked everyone.
Shen Qingqing, receiving the cake, was equally surprised.
Madam Fu chuckled, "I like you very much, Chenchen also likes you, and most importantly, my unpromising grandson also likes you. I want you to be our future granddaughter-in-law. This old woman is making the decision today and will betroth you to my grandson."
Shen Qingqing felt a little flustered, "Grandmother, this..."
Madam Fu held her hand, kindly and affectionately, "Good child, don't feel burdened. I'm only arranging this engagement for you and my unpromising grandson, worrying about when he'll finally have a wife. It's not meant to tie you down. If he treats you poorly in the future, you can leave him. Grandmother will stand by your side."
Everyone instinctively looked at Fu Jingshu. He had always been aloof to women, and in all these years, only Shen Yaoyao had caught his attention, and she had now been dumped by him.
Would Shen Qingqing be the luckiest woman?
Fu Tingyi and Fang Ru also stared intently at him. If he refused, given his mother's doting nature, she surely wouldn't force him.
Fu Jingshu clearly hadn't expected his grandmother to do this and looked at her abruptly.
Madam Fu was not worried at all. She knew her grandson too well. Ever since he was young, he had always appeared confident and in control of everything.
Even towards his own children, he hadn't shown such a tense expression.
Fu Jingshu pursed his lips and slowly looked at Shen Qingqing, appraising her seriously, as if trying to see into her heart through her eyes. If he had detected even a trace of unwillingness, he wouldn't have forced her.
However, there was none. Besides helplessness, there was only surprise.
He cradled the cake and her soft hand in his palm, his voice deep with hidden tenderness. "Grandmother gave it to you. Eat it."
His attitude made it clear that he was willing.
Shen Qingqing pursed her lips and instinctively glanced at Shen Jinxi. The little boy remained silent, looking at his cheap father with a complex gaze.
"I do not agree!"
Everyone turned to look. It was Fu Tingyi speaking.
Fang Ru also stepped forward, saying, "Mother, this matter requires careful consideration. We cannot make such a hasty decision. After all, it concerns Jing Shu's lifelong happiness!"
Fu Tingyi said coldly, "Mother, I will agree to anything else you want, but not this. Jing Shu absolutely cannot get engaged to this woman!"
Madam Fu's expression also darkened. "Jing Shu himself has agreed. What reason do you have to object?"
"Her family background is not good, and her character needs to be observed," Fu Tingyi said righteously. "The previous Shen Yaoyao was her sister. With such a sister, how can the elder sister be any better?"
Fang Ru said softly, "Mother, Tingyi has a point. Jing Shu is our only heir and is excellent in his own right. When he marries, he must marry someone of equal standing."
Madam Fu's anger flared. "You only care about family background and not Jing Shu's wishes, is that it?"
Fu Tingyi faltered but still said righteously, "Of course, we care. But we are his parents, and we will choose the best for him. We won't harm him."
Madam Fu instinctively looked at her grandson, but seeing his cold expression, she knew this unfilial son had hurt her grandson's heart. In her anxiety, her chest ached, as if a large stone was pressing on it.
Her vision darkened, and she fainted.
Everyone was suddenly in a panic. Fu Jingshu quickly supported Madam Fu. Fu Tingyi and Fang Ru also rushed forward, only to be unceremoniously pushed away by a small hand.
"I suggest you two stay away from Great-Grandmother."
Shen Jinxi crept to Madam Fu's side, his small hands continuously pressing on her chest to provide compressions. However, Madam Fu's face remained pale. So, he repeatedly slapped her elbow, while with his other hand, he vigorously pressed her Renzhong, Neiguan, and Laogong acupoints.
Fu Tingyi felt it was absurd. He moved to grab Shen Jinxi, "What nonsense are you doing? Jing Shu, hurry and take her to the hospital!"
Fu Jingshu's expression shifted multiple times. Seeing the child's serious and meticulous demeanor, he still grabbed Fu Tingyi's hand. "I've already sent someone to fetch a doctor, but it will take time. Let him try."
Fu Tingyi looked at him incredulously, "Are you crazy?!"
Everyone present thought he was crazy.
He was entrusting Madam Fu's life to a child of a few years old.
Shen Qingqing stood behind Shen Jinxi and said with conviction, "I believe him. I believe Chenchen is capable."
Fu Jingshu also stood silently by her side. Fu Tingyi and Fang Ru felt their son had gone mad, actually allowing the child to save someone!
At this moment, Madam Fu, who had been silent, suddenly gasped!
Under everyone's watchful eyes, she slowly opened her eyes.