Fang Yuan certainly wouldn't let it go easily.
If one way didn't work, there was always another.
Compared to Fu Lian's coldness, it was obvious that it would be easier to communicate with Li Wenshu.
Sure enough.
Li Wenshu didn't turn her away. Instead, she warmly entertained her.
"Have a taste. This is the black tea that was just delivered." Li Wenshu smiled and motioned. The servant quickly stepped forward to refill the tea.
Fang Yuan was extremely anxious and had no mood to savor the tea.
But after all, she was asking for a favor. Since Li Wenshu didn't bring up the topic first, she didn't dare to get straight to the point.
Although Fu Lian had proposed to break off the engagement, he had still spared the Fang family some face and hadn't made it public.
But there was no such thing as an airtight wall. Rumors could spread overnight.
She didn't believe that Li Wenshu was completely unaware.
After sipping the tea, Fang Yuan pinched the ear of the cup and gently put it back on the table. "Madam."
"Yuanyuan, I've heard about it." Li Wenshu said softly, pulling Fang Yuan's hand into her palm. "Recently, you and A Lian have been having a quarrel?"
It had already escalated to the point of breaking off the engagement. How could it be called just a quarrel?
Fang Yuan lowered her eyes and said in a humble voice, "Madam, it's my fault this time. I want to apologize to A Lian, but he doesn't want to see me."
"A Lian is a man who values affection. You messed with his younger brother's woman, so it's natural for him to get angry."
"Moreover, Wen Baozhu is carrying the blood of our Fu family. Logically, even I shouldn't help you."
Fang Yuan panicked. "But now Wen Baozhu is being well taken care of in the hospital, and the baby... the baby is also fine."
Hearing that the baby was okay, Li Wenshu quietly let out a sigh of relief.
The strife among women in the wealthy families was nothing new. Li Wenshu even enjoyed seeing the fire in Fu Lian's backyard.
Because then he would have no time to care about other things.
As long as the baby in Wen Baozhu's belly was still there, she didn't care how they fought. In any case, she would just sit on the sidelines and watch.
Li Wenshu frowned and sighed, "You're going to marry into the Fu family in the future. How could you not understand these things?"
After being scolded mildly, Fang Yuan knew it was her fault and didn't offer any defense. She accepted it all.
"Madam, I really know I was wrong." Fang Yuan lowered her eyes. "I just want to give it a try and see if there's still any room for our engagement."
"Oh, you." Li Wenshu took a sip of the hot tea and shook her head helplessly. "Over the years, A Lian has become mature and independent. I can't quite figure out his character anymore."
Fang Yuan's heart suddenly sank.
"However, I'll try my best to plead your case." Li Wenshu didn't shut the door completely and left a glimmer of hope for Fang Yuan.
Since things had come to this, Fang Yuan knew she had done all she could.
All she could do now was wait for the news.
Li Wenshu pushed the teacup forward and said with a smile, "It's better to drink less tea, or you'll have trouble sleeping at night, right?"
After the servant saw Fang Yuan off, Li Wenshu leaned back on the sofa and closed her eyes to rest.
The servant very sensibly came over and massaged the mistress's temples and scalp with her fingers to relax her nerves.
With her eyes closed, Li Wenshu had roughly sensed some unknown secrets from Fang Yuan's words.
Over the years, her eldest son had never been negligent or slack in his career. He was almost flawless.
At home, he was humble and polite, a good elder brother praised by everyone. Outside, he was decisive and yet a gentleman. He built the Fu Empire with both kindness and severity.
Even in his private life, he was very self - disciplined. He never kept a woman by his side. Even under the lenses of those gossip paparazzi, no romantic affairs of his had ever been captured.
But she never expected that there would come a day when Fu Lian would fly into a rage for a woman.
She had always known her son's character.
Breaking off an engagement would cause too much influence and trouble. Even after weighing the pros and cons, it wouldn't be a good choice.
But he still chose to break off the engagement.
Just to vent his anger for Wen Baozhu?
While feeling surprised, Li Wenshu was also more and more satisfied with her initial judgment.
Sure enough, Wen Baozhu would be a good pawn.
Li Wenshu wasn't in a hurry. She was fully confident that Wen Baozhu would one day stand on her side.
She was certain.
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Since Wen Baozhu was fished out of the water, she had been staying in the hospital and was taken care of around the clock.
Except for the necessary work schedules, Fu Lian spent most of his time accompanying her in the ward.
The two rarely communicated. Most of the time, they just quietly stayed in the same room.
Wen Baozhu took the initiative to say, "Mr. Fu, you can just go and do your own things. I don't need someone to watch over me here."
Fu Lian turned a page of the document in his hand without even raising his eyes. "There's not much to be busy with during the New Year."
He was lying.
Although the Spring Festival was a traditional Chinese festival, it wasn't in foreign countries.
Several investment projects in Europe and the operation of the branch companies never stopped for a moment.
The suspension of domestic projects didn't mean he could be completely idle.
In the past few days, Wen Baozhu had witnessed him working non - stop. He would go out of the ward to answer the phone, come back to hold video conferences, and even the computer screen was still on late at night.
The environment in the ward was not only inconvenient for work but also not suitable for a good rest.
For both emotional and rational reasons, he shouldn't condescend to stay here around the clock.
Wen Baozhu opened her mouth, about to say something else, when Fu Lian interrupted her. "I'm not tired."
Wen Baozhu's eyelashes fluttered.
During this period of convalescence in the hospital, she had no other forms of entertainment. She either read books or browsed the news.
Naturally, she also saw the explosive gossip revealed by the paparazzi that Fu Lian was about to break off his engagement.
She didn't believe it at first, but after observing for a few days, she found that Fu Lian had indeed taken off that engagement ring.
His finger was empty, and there was no longer the symbol of a married man.
Since there were no formal meetings and no important social events to attend, Fu Lian was dressed very casually.
He paired a linen shirt with dark brown tailored trousers and leaned on the only rest sofa in the ward. He looked very pleasing to the eye.
Maybe because she had been staring at this face for most of the time in the past few days, Wen Baozhu no longer felt nervous when she saw him as before.
Sensing her gaze, Fu Lian looked up and met her eyes. "What's wrong?"
"Mr. Fu... broke off the engagement with Miss Fang?"
Fu Lian's expression was as calm as ever. "Yes."
He answered so casually, as if it was just a trivial matter.
It was just one word, but it still set off a storm in Wen Baozhu's heart.
It turned out that the paparazzi weren't making things up.
She was in a daze. After thinking for a long time, she lowered her eyes. "Why did Mr. Fu break off the engagement?"
Fu Lian raised his eyebrows. "What do you think?"
How could Wen Baozhu figure out this man's mind?
She had to guess and probe. "Is it because Mr. Fu has a new plan and no longer needs a stable marriage to cover things up?"