CHAPTER 700: CHAPTER 700 HE’S GETTING ENGAGED

"I’m warning you, that’s enough. Don’t cause any more trouble, or I won’t be able to protect you when the time comes," Lin Wanyun spoke with a thick tone of warning.

Fu Xingchuan chuckled carelessly, as if he hadn’t taken her words to heart, and then fell silent.

Still worried that Fu Xingchuan might cause trouble, Lin Wanyun said, "You have no business here anymore. Leave tomorrow; I’ve arranged everything for you."

"I’m not leaving. I still need to stay and watch Fu Rongyin and Zhan Youyou enter the bridal chamber," he replied.

"Fu Xingchuan, you’d better not cause any trouble for me."

"Relax, I’m just here to watch the show. Once it’s over, I’ll leave," he assured her.

Only then did Lin Wanyun let it be.

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Chi Yue learned that Fu Rongyin was getting engaged only the day before the engagement, and she heard it from Jiang Ruan.

Nan Yuan and Fu Hanyan were right by her side, both watching her with concern.

Chi Yue’s expression was indifferent. "There’s no need to look at me like that. He’s getting engaged, and there’s nothing I can do about it."

"Are we just going to stand by and watch him accept this identity?"

Fu Hanyan was unwilling to give up; he was all the family she had left. If he lived as Qi Yizhou from now on, what was she to do?

Chi Yue said, "All we can do for now is wait and see if we can find Chang Jinnian later."

With Chang Jinnian appearing at the Qi family residence and Jiang Ye missing, even if they found Chang Jinnian, how easy would it be to get his help in restoring Fu Rongyin’s memory?

While everyone was downcast, Fan Xuesong showed up at their door.

"Xiao Yan, Xiao Yan, come out; Mom has something to say to you."

Fu Hanyan pressed her lips together, "How did she find this place? I’ll go see."

Nan Yuan held her back, "Stay here, I’ll go."

"But..."

"You’re easily swayed. Let me handle it," he said.

Fu Hanyan thought about it and agreed; facing Fan Xuesong, she would often remain silent, easily led by her. It might be better to let Nan Yuan go instead.

Chi Yue shook her head, "You guys stay here. I’ll go."

With that, she walked out the door.

When Fan Xuesong saw Chi Yue upon opening the door, she did not put on a friendly face. "I’m here for Xiao Yan; where’s Xiao Yan? Tell her to come out and see me."

"She’s not with me," Chi Yue said.

"Impossible! Fu Xingchuan said that both she and Nan Yuan are staying at your place!"

Realizing her slip of the tongue, Fan Xuesong immediately added, "Are you trying to use Xiao Yan to lure Ah Yin over? He’s forgotten even you, how could he remember Xiao Yan? Chi Yue, instead of wasting time arguing with me, you should think of a way to stop him from attending tomorrow’s engagement banquet."

Chi Yue replied indifferently, "If you’re so anxious, why don’t you figure something out yourself? You are his mother, and you have every right to attend his engagement banquet."

Seeing that Chi Yue didn’t take the bait, Fan Xuesong quickly said, "Of course I can attend, but just me attending won’t have the desired effect."

"So, you want to use Xiao Yan. Lady Fan, are you aware at all that Xiao Yan was taken away by the Qi family recently and was almost sent to such a place? If you still consider her your child, then stop talking nonsense here."

"What about Ah Yin, then? Are you just going to ignore Ah Yin?"

"If you’re helpless, what can we younger ones do?"

Chi Yue closed the door in her face and went back inside.

Chi Yue hadn’t lowered her voice when she spoke, so both Fu Hanyan and Nan Yuan had heard her conversation and didn’t know how to comfort her.

Picking up her bag, Chi Yue said, "I need to step out for a bit."

"Where are you going?"

"I’m going to the Zhan Family."

Fu Hanyan stood up, "I’ll go with you."

"You two stay here; I’ll be back soon and won’t be late," Chi Yue reassured them.

Fu Hanyan wouldn’t let go, "I can’t let you go alone, sister-in-law... I..." She took a deep breath, "There’s something I think I need to tell you."

"What is it?"

"The last time I saw my brother in the private room, even though I sat down next to him on my own initiative, someone tried to take me away later on. It was my brother who stopped them..."