Fu Ling opened his eyes and looked at the surroundings. He was sitting on the cold floor and there was a faint smell of alcohol on him.
After receiving the memories, he understood the cause and effect. A manager at work wanted to make a deal with another company's executive but he was unwilling to be filled with alcohol so he pushed Fu Ling out to be the cover and claimed Fu Ling was his assistant.
And Fu Ling had already discovered the male and female protagonists reunion so he felt a bit depressed in his heart and decided since he couldn't resist why not indulge?
Fu Ling got up from the floor and sat on the chair carefully massaging his head managing to sober up somewhat. He immediately noticed the presence of another person in the room but just reclined on the chair and waited to see what they would do.
Fu Yanxi looked at the man sitting quietly and felt a hint of shyness in her heart. She bit her lips and walked closer to him. Ever since she had been able to know about the affairs between men and women, she knew that her feelings for her father were not simple. She thought she would have to burry it in her heart due to moral constraints but it seems like even the heavens were on her part and he was not her biological father. Could it be that he had the same feelings for her? If not why else would someone carefully take care of a daughter that wasn't their own?
She walked forward until she was standing right in front of him and bent down to take his glasses but his eyes flew open. Fu Yanxi was so scared that she almost fell back.
She looked at him again and although his eyes were opened he didn't say anything. He was really drunk right? Seems like Jiang Chen did his part. She regained her courage and inched closer.
"Dad?"
His eyes gained focus snd he looked at her quietly for a few seconds before calling out.
"Xixi? Is that you?"
His voice was hoarse and Fu Yanxi felt like her underwear was going to be soaked through. She twisted her waist and tried to touch him but he avoided her.
"Xixi where's mom?"
Fu Yanxi's face twisted in anger. What was he pretending for? She already knew they were never a real couple.
"Dad mom's out playing with some uncles"
He seemed taken aback but then nodded
"I understand"
Fu Yanxi felt her teeth itching in anger. This man had been living like a monk for over fourteen years she didn't believe she couldn't seduce him"
"Dad~ do you know? I've been in love with you for three years now. At first I didn't know what it meant but later on I realized that I like you how a woman likes a man and not the love between father and daughter"
Fu Ling seemed to have heard something extremely shocking
"What are you talking about Fu Yanxi!? I'm your father. Your mother's husband. What do you mean by saying these things?"
Fu Yanxi pouted
"But you're not my biological father. And you raised me so carefully I can't believe it's not because you have feelings for me. Otherwise why would you raise someone else's daughter so lovingly? I also know that you and mom never consummated your marriage. It's okay don't be shy I love y—"
Fu Ling's sharp voice cut her off
"Fu Yan Xi! I raised you as a daughter for fourteen years and this is what you think? Where did I go wrong in my education that you would turn into something like this?"
"Dad. It's not a matter of education. I'm my mother's daughter you seems to have forgotten that. I saw you peeing in the bathroom one day and I just thought to myself that I had to have this high quality man to mys-"
Fu Ling knocked her out before she could say more but he still controlled the strength as there would be another show tomorrow. His eyes were clear and there were no signs of drunkenness.
He didn't have much feelings for this so called daughter but hearing her talk about his body in such a frivolous way made him almost lose his rationality.
He sighed deeply and seemed to be muttering to himself.
"What - did I do.... wrong? Why...is this ...happening? All I wanted ... was to ... hic... live a ... normal life with my... hic... family."
He sobbed sadly for effect and then turned off the recording. Breaking up his words showed his slight lack of soberity too.
He took her phone and bypassed the lock screen only to realize she had also been recording. She probably wanted to use this to blackmail him after everything was over not knowing that Fu Ling would not cooperate. That would make things easier.
He copied the recording into a hidden file and set a time for it to start playing automatically then dropped the phone.
What would her reaction be like when the recording she thought had been deleted started playing and couldn't be turned off?
He went to the bedroom and endured his nausea going to bed without having a bath. 'Fu Ling' was used to covering up his emotions and downplaying everything so even after he was harassed by his daughter, he still took good care of himself in order for people not to talk.
Fu Ling wasn't like that. He would only take steps that were sure to bring maximum profits to him.
He forcefully kept himself awake and in the latter part of the night, he heard rustling sounds from the living room followed by the sound of the front door opening and closing.
'Fu Lings' case wouldn't have been so open-close if evidence hadn't been found in her. But whether that 'evidence' came from Fu Ling or someone else, it's obvious to all.
He knew that he had bad blood with the protagonists but unexpectedly their children also caused him trouble. She tried to seduce him, couldn't get him and then decided to frame him. She was smart he'd give her that. But in front of this Fu Ling she's still a young child who's wet behind the ears.
Fu Ling took a mirror and looked at the faint dark circles under his eyes in satisfaction then waited for the next part of the drama.