Yan Zhi sat in front of his desk fighting to dispel a wave of dizziness and rubbed his forehead wearily.
He called out to his assistant who came in and stood at the corner.
"What has the young master been up to these days?"
His voice was warm and clear and if you didn't know him, you'd think he was a sunny and friendly person but it was this same voice that made the assistant become stiff and wiped sweat from his forehead.
While he was still hesitating, Yan Zhi lost his patience
"Speak."
The assistant immediately lost his backbone and spilled everything.
Yan Zhi frowned. It seems like his teachings were not taken into consideration at all. The leader of his Yan family could not be such a short sighted person.
"You may leave. And collect your paycheck on the way out. I don't like people who keep things from me."
Yan Zhi thought to himself that his sister had not stopped trying to stuff people by his side. He was really getting tired.
He called a friend and asked for a favor
"I need you to investigate someone for me."
An hour later, everything about that person was sent to his phone. He paused slightly at the school names and academic achievements then compared it to his work experience and was speechless.
This person could be said to be his junior who followed his steps from middle school to university but he had no impression of such a person.
And given his impressive academic record there's no way he should be bullied at a small company right? But he was. Yan Zhi closed the contrasting information and made a decision in his heart.
He went to the garage amidst the shocked gaze of his employees and asked the driver to stop at the mall.
He went in and picked out a watch under the flattering eyes of the manager and went back to the car.
He gave the address and leaned back in the chair. He told himself he was only doing this to apologize for his nephew but he knew very well in his heart that he just wanted to see this Fu Ling in person. For whatever reason. He had never been an impulsive person but today he found a good reason for his impulse. He smiled wryly.
The driver stopped at the gate of the community and Yan Zhi got off.
He went in and saw a young boy
"Hello, I'm looking for Fu Ling"
The boy looked at him in suspicion and he showed what he thought was his most approachable smile
"I'm his friend "
The boy didn't comment on that and lead Yan Zhi to a house. Before they could reach the door, the boy shouted at the top of his voice
"UNCLE FU SOMEONE WHO SAID HE'S YOUR FRIEND IS HERE!"
Yan Zhi looked at the boy in surprise and then lowered his head with a smile. And here he was thinking the child was easy to fool.
Fu Ling came out in shorts and a tank top. He looked straight at Yan Zhi
"Yeah?"
Yan Zhi pursed his lips
"Can I come in?"
Fu Ling peered at him and then moved aside.
"Thanks Xiao Meng"
"No problem uncle Fu."
Yan Zhi sat down when someone else came out. The two looked at each other and Tao Ran turned to Fu Ling
"Who is he?"
Fu Ling sat down and crossed his legs
"Don't know"
Tao Ran's eyes widened
"Don't know and you let him in the house? How can you do that?"
Fu Ling couldn't help but laugh
"Kid go get me some water"
Tao Ran realized that he might have been tricked by Fu Ling and pursed his lips. But he still honestly delivered the water before running off to his room.
When he left, Fu Ling lost his careless demeanor
"How can I help you Mr. Yan?"
Yan Zhi cleared his throat.
"I'm here to apologize for my nephew. I only found out about what he did now and I'm terribly sorry for not educating him properly "
Fu Ling waved his hand
"No need to apologize. I don't have a problem with you. As for your nephew, I forgot about him weeks ago."
Yan Zhi smiled
"I'm relieved then."
He dropped the watch on the table
"Please accept this as a token of my lo-"he suddenly choked and started coughing.
Fu Ling handed him the water he hadn't had time to drink yet and Yan Zhi thanked him.
"This is umm a token of my sincerity-?"
Yan Zhi thought it sounded weird no matter how he said it.
"Thank you for not taking it out on my nephew "
Fu Ling who tried his best not to laugh tilted his head
"It's not like I could do anything about him anyways"
Yan Zhi scoffed
"We both know you can"
Fu Ling narrowed his eyes
"Yes I can. So is that why you came? To ensure the safety of your nephew?"
Yan Zhi knew if he didn't answer correctly things could get very difficult
"I also came to see you."
No wait why did that sound even more weird.
Fu Ling however nodded his head in approval.
"Good good. Honesty is a way of showing sincerity. Now that you're honest with me, naturally I'll accept this apology. But if your nephew keeps bothering me-"
Yan Zhi immediately understood
"I'll talk to him. If he keeps looking for you, you can handle him in any way you want."
Fu Ling smiled brightly and stood up.
"Thanks for coming Mr Yan I'll see you out. "
Yan Zhi felt a sense of loss but stood up regardless.
Fu Ling walked behind him and took that opportunity to trip him up and then caught him secretly taking his pulse and his brows furrowed.
He helped Yan Zhi up
"Are you okay?"
Yan Zhi touched his forehead.
"No I just felt a little dizzy"
Fu Ling frowned
"Mr. Yan, I'm telling you this today because you took your time to come and apologize for your nephew's actions. You've been poisoned. You can investigate for yourself and take tests to be sure but if I were you, I'd avoid the people I usually go to"
Yan Zhi's brows furrowed and he straighted up. For some reason he felt like this young man was telling the truth and that was what scared him the most.
He nodded slightly
"Thanks for the warning Mr Fu. I'll make sure to check it out."
Fu Ling looked at his back with a hint if sadness in his eyes. Family affection has trapped people in quagmires for centuries. In his opinion family was both a blessing and a curse.
Chaos was a decisive person. Fu Ling knew he would deal with whoever it was after finding out. He was just afraid it would leave a scar on his heart.
After all Chaos in this world seemed to pay a lot of attention to familial love.
Fu Ling shook his head to dispel the thoughts and told himself he would cross the bridge when they got there.