Chapter 411
Last time, she plucked some of Rongshu’s hair and used a few of them for identification, but kept the rest, thinking it might be useful.
The rest, she thought, might be useful, so she kept it. Moreover, she specially arranged her hair and pinned it to a hairpin, and then wore that hairpin every day, just so that when it came into use, she could take Rongshu’s hair off at any time and use it, just like she did just now.
That’s why she refused Fu Jingting’s help to conceal her identity, because she thought that with Rongshu’s hair, everything would be fine.
It was only that she had not counted on Cheng Huai bringing Li Daniu and his wife over, and that Rong Shu had asked her and Li Daniu and his wife to take a paternity test as well.
She was the biological daughter of Li Daniu and his wife, and once the test was done, everything would be exposed immediately, so this hair could never be pulled, and drawing blood would be an even bigger no-no.
Of course, if she opened her mouth and asked Gu Yaotian to take some of the hair she had given out before, Rong Shu’s hair, and then divide it up and take it to Li Daniu and his wife for identification, the identification result would definitely not be biological, only then everyone would suspect her reason for not pulling out the hair, and there might even be a suspicion that there was something wrong with the hair.
So she couldn’t do that either.
What to do?
Just when Gu Man’er was biting her lips, panicking and not knowing what to do, she suddenly felt a sharp gaze.
Gu Man’er hurriedly looked up and met Fu Jingting’s deep, dark eyes.
Instantly, it was as if she had seen a saviour and her eyes glowed.
He had said that he could help her conceal her identity, so it must still be true now, right?
Thinking, Gu Man’er took a deep breath, then pa*sed a begging look towards Fu Jingting.
Fu Jingting’s eyes flashed slightly, and he instantly understood what was going on.
This woman, who dared to make an appraisal with Gu Yaotian, did so because she had Rong Shu’s hair.
But now, she didn’t dare to pull out her hair again to do it with Li Daniu and his wife, so she was begging him for help.
After reading Gu Man’er’s meaning, Fu Jingting nodded his head slightly and agreed.
Gu Man’er breathed a huge sigh of relief, the panic in her heart gradually subsided and she smiled, “I know dad, I’ll pull it out now.”
After saying that, she tugged a few strands of hair down and handed them to Gu Yaotian, “Dad, here.”
Gu Yaotian reached out and took it, then asked his a*sistant to ask for a few waterproof bags to put them in separately.
After filling them, he looked at Rong Shu and Cheng Huai, “See, Mangyi has already pulled out her hair, now it’s your people’s turn.”
“Cheng Huai.” Rong Shu called out to Cheng Huai.
Naturally, Cheng Huai had nothing to say and had Li Daniu and his wife also pluck a few hairs off each and put them into the waterproof bag handed over by Gu Yaotian.
“I’ll personally take them to a few other appraisal agencies for identification now.” He labelled each of these hairs and put them into a large document bag.
Gu Yaotian snorted coldly, “I’ll go too, I’ll watch it personally too, who knows if you’ll tamper with it and turn something that was meant to be, into something that wasn’t.”
“Since that’s the case, then Cheng Huai, you guys will go together.” Rongshu bit her lip and said.
No matter what, she had to prove that Li Zhaodi was not Gu Yaotian’s daughter.
She didn’t believe that all the other agencies, could be bought off by Li Zhaodi.
With Cheng Huai and Gu Yaotian gone, only Rong Shu Fu Jingting, Mrs. Gu Gu Man’er, and Li Daniu and his wife were left at the scene.
Fu Jingting raised his wrist to look at the time, then looked down and said to Rong Shu in her wheelchair, “It’s not a good idea to just wait here, I’ll have someone arrange for a lounge, wait in the lounge.”
Rongshu didn’t object and nodded her head in agreement, “Okay.”
She really didn’t want to stay here all the time, after a long time, the things she couldn’t see would probably be exposed.
Fu Jingting found the staff and opened a lounge, then pushed Rong Shu through.
As for the others, he didn’t care.
When he came to the lounge, Fu Jingting poured her a gla*s of water, “Have some, I can see that your lips are a little dry.”
“Thank you.” Rongshu stretched out her hand and was about to take the gla*s of water in front of her.
However, she could not see and did not know exactly where the cup was, so she could only reach out and carefully test it in the air in front of her.
Seeing this, Fu Jingting laughed lightly and then grabbed her hand.
Rongshu was startled, “What are you doing?”
She subconsciously tried to pull her hand back.
But Fu Jingting squeezed it so tightly that she couldn’t pull it out after two jerks and couldn’t help but frown.
“Don’t move!” Fu Jingting whispered, “If you move, the water cup in my hand will also shake, and the water will spill out later.”
“Then let go.” Rongshu pursed her lips and said.
Fu Jingting put the gla*s of water into her hand, which he was holding, “Hold it, don’t spill it.”
He let go of her hand.
Rongshu grunted, “I won’t, you think I’m a child.”
Fu Jingting hooked his lips, a faint smile in his eyes, “Well, you’re not a child.”
But in his heart, she was always the same little child from before, the one who would write all her heart out in letters and tell him.
“Take your time and drink, I’m going out to make a call.” Fu Jingting said as he propped himself up and took out his mobile phone.
Rongshu lowered her head and sipped her water, softly mmming.
Fu Jingting took his phone and went out of the lounge, after closing the door behind him, his face suddenly sank and he dialed a*sistant Zhang’s number.
“Mr. Fu.” a*sistant Zhang’s voice came through.
Fu Jingting leaned against the wall, “Find out which appraisal agencies Cheng Huai went to, and give me the phone numbers of the agency heads.”
“Yes.” a*sistant Zhang nodded his head.
Fu Jingting put down his phone, fished out a box of cigarettes from his pocket, shook out one and lit it, took a puff and then stuck it in his fingers.
The smoke rose up and covered his face, making it impossible to see the expression on his face.
He didn’t know whether he was right or wrong to do so.
All he knew was that he didn’t want Rongshu to become miserable when she knew the truth.
She shouldn’t be going through any more pain either.
Hopefully, he hadn’t done anything wrong. ……
Flicking the cigarette ash, a*sistant Zhang’s findings were sent over one after another.
The company’s main business is to provide a wide range of products and services to the public.
After that, he put away his phone and went back to the lounge.
Aunt Zhang was the only one in the lounge, and Fu Jingting didn’t see Rong Shu’s figure, so his expression froze and he asked, “Where is Rong Shu?”
“Miss Rong is in the washroom.” Aunt Zhang pointed in the direction of the washroom.
Fu Jingting looked over and saw the tightly closed washroom door, and let out a faint sigh of relief.
He had thought that Rong Shu had left the place.
He had to know that he had just made the call not far outside the restroom, and if Rong Shu had come out of the restroom, she would definitely be able to overhear his dealings with which agencies.
When that happened, everything would be in trouble.
Just as she was thinking, the bathroom door opened and Rong Shu, holding onto the wall, came out of it.
Aunt Zhang was about to go over to help her when Fu Jingting took a step ahead of her with a stride of his long legs.
Fu Jingting held on to Rongshu’s arm.
Rongshu smelt the mint fragrance coming from him and immediately stopped in her tracks, “Why is it you?”
“Can’t it be me?” Fu Jingting asked rhetorically as he looked at her.
Rongshu frowned, “You’re not my nanny, you don’t need to do these things.”
With that, she pulled her arm out and shouted, “Aunt Zhang, Aunt Zhang?”
Fu Jingting narrowed his eyes at Aunt Zhang.
Aunt Zhang smiled and stood still, not moving or responding.
Only then did Fu Jingting withdraw his gaze in satisfaction and said to Rong Shu, “Aunt Zhang is not here, she has gone out.”
“Went out?” Rong Shu pursed her lips, “When did she go out, why didn’t she say hello to me?”
As a nanny, to leave without greeting her employer was clearly a bit unethical.
Chapter 412
Seeing Rong Shu’s dissatisfaction, Fu Jingting coughed lightly and lowered his eyes and lied, “It seems that her company had some urgent business to call her, and she was outside to answer the phone.”
“So that’s it.” Rongshu lifted her chin, indicating that she knew.
It was just that there was an emergency and she didn’t care about it.
“Can I help you over now?” Fu Jingting’s eyelids lifted when he saw that she believed his words.
Rongshu pursed her red lips and didn’t answer, a tacit acknowledgement.
Fu Jingting rea*sisted her arm and helped her to the heel of the sofa.
“It’s almost noon, I’ve ordered lunch, let’s have some together?” After sitting down, Fu Jingting said.
Rongshu wanted to refuse, but before she could say anything, her stomach rumbled twice.
She touched her stomach, her face slightly red, and her whole body became embarra*sed, “I ……”
She didn’t expect that her stomach was so indisputable that it actually made a sound.
This time, if she was refusing, it would seem like she was deliberately not giving him face.
Thinking about it, Rong Shu sighed and resigned herself to her fate, ruffling the hair around her ears and said “Then, thank you, Mr. Fu.”
“It’s nothing, it’s just a meal.” Fu Jingting’s thin lips curled up, a smile in his eyes.
She hadn’t rejected him forcefully.
Could he a*sume that she had somewhat accepted him.
With such a thought, Fu Jingting was in a happy mood.
When Aunt Zhang saw him like this, she was happy for him.
But very soon, this happiness faded away.
Because she didn’t see a bit of affection for Young Master on Miss Rong’s face, Miss Rong hadn’t recovered her feelings for Young Master yet.
So the Young Master still had to cheer up.
Soon, there was a knock on the door of the lounge.
Aunt Zhang subconsciously wanted to go over and open the door, but was stopped by a look from Fu Jingting.
Aunt Zhang immediately withdrew one of her feet and only then did she realize that she was still ‘outside answering the phone’ and hadn’t returned’.
“I’ll go and open the door, it should be the lunch I ordered arriving.” Fu Jingting got up and walked towards the door.
Not long after, he came over with the food and put it on the coffee table at the heel of the sofa.
Rongshu smelled the dishes and immediately recognised what he had ordered from the aromas, and a subtle emotion flashed through her heart.
Because these were all dishes that she loved to eat.
“You ……” Rong Shu turned her head to the man beside her, her lips moving as if she wanted to say something.
Fu Jingting was fetching her dishes and raised his head at the sound of her voice, “What’s wrong?”
“These dishes ……”
“All of them are what you love to eat.” Fu Jingting knew what she wanted to say and cut off her words.
Then, he thought of something else and added, “Don’t worry, these dishes, I didn’t order them for Gu Manyin.”
Rongshu raised her eyebrows, “Do you think I believe that?”
“I know you don’t believe me, but it’s the truth, after Gu Manyin woke up from her vegetative state, she couldn’t eat many things, so I really haven’t ordered these dishes for her, of course, I’ve ordered mangoes and mango by-products, sorry.” Fu Jingting said in a low voice.
Rongshu’s eyelashes twitched twice, “You don’t need to say sorry to me, there are so many people in the world who like mangoes, it’s not like I’m the only one who loves them, and it’s not my exclusive right to eat mangoes, so it’s right for you to order them for anyone.”
“I know, but with me, it’s your right alone, it’s never changed, I just used to think of Gu Manyin as you, that’s why I ordered mangoes for her, but I realised later that she’s allergic to mangoes.” Fu Jingting broke a pair of chopsticks and put them into her hand.
Rongshu twirled the chopsticks, “Actually, I’m confused, how on earth did you recognize Gu Manyin as me? Of course, it’s true that there are mistaken identities in the world, and quite a few of them, but not finding out about a mistaken identity for six years just strikes me as too ……”
She gave a mocking laugh, and the words that followed were not said.
But the meaning Fu Jingting understood.
He looked down and pulled the corners of his mouth in self-deprecation, “If I say, I was hypnotized, that’s why I didn’t recognize Gu Mangyin as a fake, do you believe me?”
“Mr. Fu is such a high status, who would dare to hypnotize you.” Rongshu returned indifferently.
Hypnosis?
That was a good excuse!
Fu Jingting could see that Rong Shu was full of disdain for his explanation, and let out a bitter laugh in his heart.
Sure enough, she didn’t believe it.
“Alright, let’s not talk about that, let’s eat first, aren’t you hungry?” Fu Jingting put the bowl with the dishes in it into her hands, “I’ve put some of each dish in it, eat.”
He would have liked to feed her himself.
But he knew that she would definitely refuse his feeding even if she preferred not to eat.
So the thought of feeding her himself was forcibly suppressed by him.
Maybe later, when their relationship had recovered a little, he would be able to fulfil this wish.
Rongshu did not know what Fu Jingting was thinking and was quietly eating her meal.
Fu Jingting was slightly bent over, his elbows resting on his thighs, his palms slightly clenched in fists to support his forehead, and the corners of his mouth smiling as he watched her eat.
Watching her eat the food he personally served her, one bite at a time, was quite satisfying.
Across the table, Aunt Zhang looked at her face so quietly, her heart full of relief.
Especially when she saw the smile on Fu Jingting’s face, her eyes slightly flushed with a hint of heat.
Because a smiling young master like this made her feel as if she was seeing the gentle young master six years ago.
Could she now think that the Eldest Young Master had changed back to a little bit of what he used to be?
Aunt Zhang couldn’t help but lift her arm and wipe the corners of her eyes with her cuffs.
“You’re not eating?” Rongshu asked as she was halfway through her meal when she finally remembered that she hadn’t heard Fu Jingting move to eat and stopped her chopsticks.
Fu Jingting lifted his head up and lowered his arm, “I’ll eat this.”
Fu Jingting picked up his bowl, and only then did he start eating.
She could even notice that he hadn’t eaten when she was seriously eating.
It seemed that she still cared about him, right?
Fu Jingting thought, his heart melting into a pool of water.
At that moment, Rongshu’s mobile phone rang.
Rongshu put down her dishes and reached out to touch her own phone.
Fu Jingting glanced at her phone’s screen and his eyes froze, “It’s Cheng Huai.”
Hearing his reminder, Rong Shu’s expression immediately got serious, and according to her memory, she answered the call, “Cheng Huai, are the results out?”
“……” came Cheng Huai’s heavy breathing from the phone.
When Rongshu saw that he didn’t say anything, her heart was a little uneasy and she couldn’t help but grip the phone tighter, “Cheng Huai? Are you there?”
“I’m here.” Cheng Huai’s voice was hoarse as he answered back.
Rongshu bit her lip, “Then why didn’t you say anything just now?”
At the other end of the phone, Cheng Huai looked at the several identification results in his hand and felt his throat clogging up.
He subconsciously clutched these identification results, took a deep breath and said back as calmly as possible, “Rongshu …… identification results are out, but the results are not what we want.”
“What do you mean?” Rong Shu pupils vibrated, mouth opened, “You mean …… Li Zhaodi ……”
“She’s not Li Daniu couple’s daughter, it’s Gu Yaotian couple’s, and the results from several institutions that have identified her show this.” Cheng Huai said as the corners of his mouth pulled out a mocking curve.
Rong Shu stood up in shock, “How is this possible! How is she not the daughter of Li Daniu and his wife?”
Next to her, Fu Jingting heard her words and fiercely gripped the chopsticks in his hand, his eyelids dropping to hide the apology under his eyes.
On the other end of the phone, Cheng Huai took a long breath, “Yes, she looks so much like Li Daniu, how could she not be Li Daniu’s daughter, and Li Daniu has also said many times that Li Zhaodi was born under his watch, yet the identification result is so surprising.”