Chapter 41
“I had long admired you, Mr. Fu…”
“Mr. Fu, the last cooperation…”
As soon as Fu Yanhe showed up, many people gathered around and rushed to greet him.
This kind of banquet, no matter what kind it was, whether a charity banquet or a birthday banquet, for most guests, its essence was to make more friends and expand their network resources. The banquet was just a reasonable and decent excuse. After all, in a banquet, few people were really thinking about eating and drinking. Everyone was busy socializing.
In the eyes of the outside world, the Fu Group was a very powerful large enterprise, so of course, they couldn’t let go of any opportunity to have a relationship with the Fu Group. If nothing else, the Gu Family, an ordinary small and medium-sized enterprise, had received a lot of benefits just from being the future in-laws of the Fu Group, and the partners had to take care of them for the Fu Group to some extent.
During that time, Gu family’s company developed rapidly and was extremely proud of being the best company among similar ones.
But later, under the disgusting manipulation of the Gu family and under the instruction of Fu Yanhe, the Gu family’s business was severely affected. The blow to the Gu family was quite serious. Business people were all smart, and when their relationship didn’t seem right, they became less enthusiastic about establishing cooperative relationships with the Gu family. Many were still holding a wait-and-see attitude.
Socializing and entertaining were commonplace for Fu Yanhe. He looked calm and composed, and after chatting with some business people, he found a relatively quiet place to sit down.
Fu Yanhe really felt that socializing was quite tiring. Everyone said nice things: ‘you compliment me, and I praise you’. It seemed like there was a back-and-forth, graceful exchange, but in fact, everyone had their own plans in their hearts. Often, just by turning around, they could perform what was called a “face-changing” at the speed of light.
Fortunately, with Fu Yanhe’s current status, he had more choices, so he didn’t have to force himself when he didn’t want to socialize.
However, some interactions were unavoidable.
With the arrival of a respected senior who was nearly eighty years old, Fu Yanhe, who had just sat down, immediately stood up and went up to say hello to the senior.
The senior’s surname was Xi, and he was respectfully called Mr. Xi. He had a good relationship with Fu Yanhe’s deceased grandfather. Fu Yanhe, as a junior, had no reason to sit still and wait for Mr. Xi to come and greet him.
As the host, Yin Shenghuan, after learning that Mr. Xi had arrived, quickly walked toward him and exchanged greetings with a smile on his face.
When his eyes touched Fu Yanhe, Yin Shenghuan’s expression paused slightly.
The party went on as usual.
When the banquet was coming to an end, Fu Yanhe was invited to what looked like a living room.
“Mr. Fu, you have been kept waiting for a long time due to the many chores.”
After a while, Yin Shenghuan came in from outside.
Probably because he had finished socializing, Yin Shenghuan’s posture was relatively relaxed at that moment. He had changed into a linen gown. After sitting down, he took his time to make tea. His expression was peaceful, his appearance was upright, and his every move was quite like Fu Yanhe’s. He had the temperament of a noble son from a noble family, whom he had befriended in his previous life.
“This is this year’s new tea, Mr. Fu, try it.”
Fu Yanhe took the teacup and took a sip. The unique fragrance of tea filled his lips and teeth, making his mind calm down unconsciously.
After a few polite words and a taste of tea, it was time to get to the point.
Yin Shenghuan took out a stack of information, which contained details about He Xi’s life experience. Yin Shenghuan had already sent someone to verify the authenticity of the information, whether it had been fabricated or was true.
The result was that He Xi was indeed the illegitimate son left behind by He Ting’s affair.
To be honest, Yin Shenghuan didn’t believe it at first and even thought that Fu Yanhe was bored and had nothing to do, so he had deliberately entertained him and made up such a story.
For the past twenty years, Yin Shenghuan had always regarded He Xi as his younger brother. The children in his uncle’s family had a certain blood relationship with him; their grandfathers were the same, so they were cousins.
Although Yin Shenghuan had a cold nature and didn’t have a deep relationship with He Xi, he was always willing to help him when he could.
However, Yin Shenghuan never expected that the cousin he had always cared for was actually his biological brother—not his same father and mother, but his half-brother.
The existence of He Xi was tantamount to evidence that his father, He Ting, had cheated on his mother.
What made Yin Shenghuan even more annoyed was that He Ting had not cut off contact with his lover for all these years and had been secretly dating without telling Yin Ruoyu.
A father still in contact with his affair partner could no longer be called a father in Yin Shenghuan’s eyes.
There was some disappointment and anger, but Yin Shenghuan controlled his emotions relatively rationally.
In order to protect his fragile heart, Yin Shenghuan paid great attention to controlling his emotions and didn’t lose his temper easily, so as not to stimulate his overwhelmed heart.
For Yin Shenghuan, the fact that his father cheated on his mother and had an illegitimate child would certainly cause emotional fluctuations, but it wouldn’t lead to a recurrence of heart disease and death. However, if it had been such a tragic event that his mother had died at the hands of his father, he would have collapsed. This was true even for healthy people, let alone Yin Shenghuan.
Yin Shenghuan first thanked Fu Yanhe and then asked in a sharp tone, “Why did Mr. Fu investigate the affairs of my Yin family for no reason?”
From Yin Shenghuan’s perspective, of course, there was a problem. The Yin and Fu families had only had some business contacts a few years ago and had almost no contact in recent years. Moreover, He Ting’s cheating and having an illegitimate child was a scandal for the Yin family, in the end, it was a family matter, and Fu Yanhe was an outsider. It seemed a bit strange for outsiders to investigate the matter so thoroughly.
That was why Fu Yanhe had been invited to this party. Not only had Fu Yanhe wanted to meet Yin Shenghuan, but Yin Shenghuan also had doubts and wanted to talk to Fu Yanhe in person.
Fu Yanhe smiled slightly and said, “Mr. Yin, don’t worry too much. I have no interest in the Yin family. I have been paying attention to He Xi. I happened to find out some things along the way. I will treat it as a favour to Mr. Yin. You can treat it as a good deed, because I have an invincible and upright outlook on things, and there is no room for cheating or extramarital scum in my eyes.”
“We in the Fu family have a family motto: we should stay together as long as we live together. We will only be widowed, never divorced, and never cheat. I have kept this family motto in mind since I was three years old, and I have never forgotten it for a moment. So, when I see some scumbags who are unfaithful in their marriage, my sense of justice rises all at once, and I can’t stop it, as if I have an invisible sense of mission.”
The family motto was really not Fu Yanhe’s trick to deceive Yin Shenghuan. The family motto passed down from generation to generation in the Fu family indeed stated that the Fu family should be loyal to their feelings and unswerving.
Therefore, Mr. Fu and Mrs. Fu had a real and deep love as husband and wife. Their loving model couple was much more genuine than Yin Shenghuan’s parents. He Ting had cheated on his wife. How could he talk about being inseparable from his wife? If they were really in love, how could he cheat on someone with such profound righteousness and not be able to control his lower body?
Fu Yanhe even kindly comforted Yin Shenghuan, “Mr. Yin, don’t be too sad. The sooner you see the ugly face of the scumbag, the better. This is Mr. Yin’s family matter, and as an outsider, I shouldn’t say anything. But don’t overestimate the moral bottom line of a scumbag. A rabbit bites people when it’s angry. It’s better to be careful. I heard that your mother hasn’t been in good health in recent years. Mr. Yin has to fulfil his filial piety at her bedside and manage the company at the same time, which is a heavy burden.”
Hearing this, Yin Shenghuan’s face suddenly became serious.
If it had been before, he might not have been too worried. After all, treating a disease required a process, and it was normal to proceed step by step. But if someone with intentions took advantage of the situation…
It was easy to talk to smart people. Some things didn’t need to be said, and they both understood each other clearly. Fu Yanhe knew from Yin Shenghuan’s expression that the other party already understood what he meant, so he said no more.
“Mr. Fu has only been back to China for a few months. I’m curious about what unsightly things He Xi did to offend Mr. Fu?”
In Yin Shenghuan’s impression, He Xi or the He family should have had little contact with Fu Yanhe. Although He Xi was now well-known in the entertainment industry and had some traffic, it was not enough to interact with Fu Yanhe.