Chapter 136: Such Arrogance
However, as soon as Ding Yuejun finished speaking, seven or eight people came running from afar, and one of them pointed at Yiyi, shouting, "She’s here."
Seeing the aggressive group pointing at her daughter, Ding Yuejun quickly ran to stand in front of Yiyi, but someone was faster; Gu Tingyu was already standing in front of Yiyi, shielding her.
"Yes, it’s her. Quickly, take her to Miss."
Gu Tingyu frowned at the people before him, let out a cold snort, and said, "You are quite bold, daring to kidnap someone in broad daylight."
At this moment, Fang Cheng walked over with a sullen face, looking at the leading man and asking, "Housekeeper Fang, what are you doing?"
Housekeeper Fang bowed to Fang Cheng, saying, "Young Master, Miss has come down with a strange illness and is in the hospital. No matter what, the hospital couldn’t find out what’s wrong with her. Later, Madam consulted an expert who revealed that Miss was poisoned, and this young girl here is the one who poisoned her."
Upon hearing this, Yiyi couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow.
It seems Fang Can’s mother indeed found an expert who could detect the poison, but even if they found out, it doesn’t matter—she’s the only one who can cure it. This poison wouldn’t be developed by that old poison master until a few years later.
"You can eat indiscriminately, but you can’t speak indiscriminately. Even if Fang Can and I had conflicts before, where would I get the chance to poison her? Besides, where would I get poison?" Yiyi shot a cold glance at Housekeeper Fang, her expression somewhat ugly.
Gu Tingyu, his expression even more frosty, looked at Housekeeper Fang and said, "So it’s the Fang Family. I was wondering who it was. I’ve heard that the Fang Family has been acting recklessly lately. I didn’t believe it before, but now I do."
Initially, Housekeeper Fang didn’t recognize Gu Tingyu, but upon closer inspection, he realized that the person before him was the oldest grandson of the Gu Family. Panic flashed in his eyes briefly. If they offended the Gu Family, it would not be good for the Fang Family. "Mr. Gu, what I said is true. Our Miss is still lying in the hospital bed."
"Humph... Since Yiyi says she didn’t do it, then she didn’t."
Seeing Gu Tingyu seemed quite familiar with the young girl before him, Housekeeper Fang was shocked and couldn’t help but worry. It seemed that bringing the young woman back today would be difficult.
As Yiyi watched Gu Tingyu standing in front of her, her eyes were full of amusement.
Ding Yuejun was a bit worried at first, but seeing how these people feared Gu Tingyu, she relaxed, followed by a surge of anger. She looked coldly at Housekeeper Fang and said, "You failed to discipline your own children and now unjustly accuse others. This is truly excessive."
Yang Liu blushed with embarrassment.
Though her relationship with her in-laws wasn’t very good, she felt ashamed seeing the Fang Family’s bullying behavior, especially since it was directed at Yiyi. So she immediately wanted to speak up for Yiyi.
However, Fang Cheng directly stopped Yang Liu and stepped forward himself, facing the people, he said, "Housekeeper Fang, take your people and leave here immediately."
Upon seeing Housekeeper Fang hesitate, Fang Cheng’s expression turned completely cold, "So, my words no longer carry weight?"
"Young Master, we’ll leave at once."
Housekeeper Fang hesitated only briefly, then immediately led his people away.
"Yiyi, I’m sorry for the injustice you had to suffer."
With deep apology, Yang Liu stepped forward to apologize to Yiyi.
Yiyi spoke up directly, "Teacher, it wasn’t your fault, so please don’t apologize."
"Yes, Liu’er, the one at fault is Fang Can, not you. This time it was too rushed for me to have her apologize to Yiyi, and now my mother has acted out," Fang Cheng said sincerely to Yiyi and Ding Yuejun.
"Regardless, this is the fault of the Fang Family. Yiyi, Aunt Ding, we apologize."
Seeing Fang Cheng’s sincere attitude, Yiyi smiled and said, "Brother Fang, it’s all in the past, so there’s no need to apologize anymore. We should hurry and board the plane, lest we’re late."
Ding Yuejun also chimed in, "Yes, let’s head back quickly."
Time was indeed running short, so the group grabbed their luggage and prepared to board the plane, while Yiyi reluctantly bid farewell to Gu Tingyu, "See you next time."
"Alright."
Gu Tingyu waved goodbye to Yiyi with a smile and only left after seeing them board.
Meanwhile, Fan Lizhen, upon learning that Yiyi and the others had left, wore a gloomy expression, "Useless, such a small matter and still couldn’t get it done."
"Madam, the Young Master was also there, and... the eldest grandson of the Gu Family seems quite familiar with that young girl, so we couldn’t bring her back."
Upon hearing this from Housekeeper Fang, Fan Lizhen’s expression grew serious.
"What... that young girl actually knows people from the Gu Family? This complicates matters."
She certainly didn’t want to offend the Gu Family, but she couldn’t leave her daughter unattended either. After thinking it over, she decided to call her son in the afternoon, "Alright, you may leave now. I will find another way to handle it."
"Yes."
After Housekeeper Fang left, Fan Lizhen hurried to the inner room.
At this time, Fang Can was lying on the hospital bed, with a woman in a black gown and black veil sitting beside her. Upon seeing Fan Lizhen enter alone, the woman said displeased, "Why didn’t you bring her back?"
"Master, a few things changed midway; the suspected poisoner, that young girl, has already left Shangjing."
The woman’s voice grew even colder.
"Truly useless." But soon, she shook her head, "Though considering that person’s skill, even if you wanted to capture her, it wouldn’t be easy."
Fan Lizhen didn’t retort the woman’s words and instead said softly, "Master, that young girl is quite familiar with my son. I will call my son and ask him to establish contact."
"Alright, I’ll head back now. Let me know when you have news." With that, she didn’t say another word to Fan Lizhen and turned to leave.
Although the woman in black had a dismissive attitude, Fan Lizhen remained respectful and did not utter a word in reply.
After a two-hour flight, Yiyi and the others finally arrived in Zhou City and subsequently drove back to Houshan Town.
"See you at school, Teacher," Yiyi said with a smile, bidding farewell to Yang Liu and her husband, and then went home with Ding Yuejun.
Meanwhile, once Yang Liu and her husband arrived home, they received a call from Shangjing.
"What’s the matter?"
Upon hearing his mother’s voice, Fang Cheng’s expression instantly turned cold.
Fan Lizhen, seeing her son’s attitude, wanted to lash out, but ultimately held it in, speaking mildly, "A cheng, your sister really has been poisoned. Can you bear to see her spend the rest of her life bedridden? Although Xiao Chan can be thoughtless at times, her heart is not inherently bad. She’s just a bit spoiled. Do you really not want to persuade your friend to help?"