After Bankruptcy, the Billionaire Asked Me to Marry Him!
Chapter 469: The Best Arrangement

Chapter 469: Chapter 469: The Best Arrangement

Fu Yanci returned to the Imperial City in the afternoon of the second day.

The car sped forward, and in the driver’s seat, Fu Yi looked remorseful, "Boss, this time it’s all my fault, you can punish me!"

His mind was full of completing the task, capturing Mario alive, and figuring out who the mastermind was.

Yet he almost let the Lady fall into a kidnapping situation.

Thinking of the consequences afterward, Fu Yi broke out in a cold sweat.

Luckily, he wasn’t foolish enough to act recklessly and listened to the Lady.

Otherwise...

Even though the matter had passed, thinking of last night, Fu Yi felt like all the mistakes were his own.

When the cold voice sounded from the back seat, Fu Yi instinctively held his breath.

He heard Fu Yanci say, "This must not happen again!"

Fu Yi was taken aback.

Fu Yanci said in a deep voice, "Whenever something is done, it will leave traces. At most, it just requires spending more time and effort to investigate. No matter what happens, nothing is more important than the Lady’s safety. Remember that?"

"Yes!"

The car stopped at the entrance of the Fu Mansion, and Fu Yanci headed straight to Xiao Bao’s courtyard.

As soon as he walked into the corridor, he heard laughter coming from the main room.

Fu Yanci paused his steps.

"Our Xiao Bao is a brave and good child. The great-grandmother wants to reward you well. Tell me, what do you want?"

"I want... I wish for great-grandmother to be healthy and live long. As long as great-grandmother is good, I don’t want anything else!"

"Oh my, such a stunning remark after all this silence. Well, well, well..."

"Brother Mu, should we plan a prank to scare your little uncle to death?"

"??? Ye Xiaoli, are you serious? That’s your own husband!"

"!!!"

Fu Yanci couldn’t remember when he last heard his grandmother laugh so heartily.

But at this moment, the old lady’s laughter was accompanied by the sound of Ah Li and Xiao Bao playing, and the anxiety and anger he felt for hours seemed to vanish instantly.

Only peace remained in his heart.

Just a moment ago, he was thinking that when he catches the mastermind behind the kidnapping, he’d surely kill him, letting them know what it means to ignore the path to heaven and venture into hell.

But at this moment, a trace of gratitude inexplicably arose in Fu Yanci’s heart.

The psychologist said Xiao Bao’s vocal cords were fine, and his emotional adjustment had been good this past year; it was only a matter of time before he started talking.

He was advised to be patient and wait for the flowers to bloom.

If not for yesterday’s unexpected events, it was unknown when Xiao Bao would have started speaking.

As it stands, it was a pleasant surprise out of an accident.

Turning danger into safety, encountering misfortune and transforming it into fortune, it was indeed a perilous kidnapping case, but because of his Ah Li, it inadvertently became the best arrangement from heaven.

"Fu Yanci!"

Ye Li turned around and saw Fu Yanci standing dazed at the doorway.

She called out loudly, then turned back and poked Xiao Bao’s face.

Just a moment ago, Xiao Bao was chatty, but now he seemed to retreat into silence, pursing his lips.

Fu Yanci didn’t rush him, opened the curtain, and walked in, sitting beside Ye Li and holding Old Mrs. Fu’s hand, "Grandmother, were you scared?"

"I’ve lived to this age, seen big storms and waves, would I be scared by such small skirmishes? That would be a shame!"

Old Mrs. Fu laughed cheerfully and patted Fu Yanci’s hand, "Grandmother is fine."

Though everyone said they kept it from Old Mrs. Fu, the old butler even came back from school happily, claiming Xiao Bao was visiting a classmate’s house.

But being old and wise, when it got dark and Xiao Bao still wasn’t back, Old Mrs. Fu knew something was wrong.

Thankfully, after two hours of worry, Ye Li returned with Xiao Bao.

The sound of "great-grandmother" made Old Mrs. Fu’s unease fly away, leaving her with only joy as she hugged Xiao Bao.

The details of the kidnapping were only asked about during breakfast when Ye Li finally told her.

Ye Li described it lightly, but Old Mrs. Fu knew the danger was self-evident.

Moreover, Fu Yanci wasn’t around, and Ye Li brought Xiao Bao back herself.

Already fond of Ye Li, now Old Mrs. Fu looked at her with increased satisfaction.

"With Xiao Li Zi as the matriarch of the Fu Family, even if I closed my eyes now to meet your grandfather, I could give him a report!"

Facing the somber gaze from Fu Yanci, Ye Li and Xiao Bao, Old Mrs. Fu smiled with her face full of wrinkles, "I was just dreaming, not what you think. Okay, okay, you can go back to your courtyard now, I need to rest for a while!"

She waved them off, getting up and heading to the bedroom.

Hand in hand, the three of them walked down the corridor towards the courtyard.

Fu Yanci ruffled Xiao Bao’s hair, "Were you scared yesterday?"

He nodded and then shook his head, Xiao Bao whispered, "I’m not afraid to die."

Ye Li’s hand tightened subconsciously, Xiao Bao smiled, "Ye Xiaoli, because I know you and my little uncle will protect me, I won’t have anything happen to me. So, I’m not afraid to die!"

Ye Li breathed a sigh of relief, then poked his forehead, "But you still can’t talk nonsense!"

After speaking, Ye Li clasped her hands together, made a bow to the azure sky, "Children talking nonsense, passing immortals, please don’t pay attention, please take good care of him, and also protect us!"

Turning back, she saw both big and small figures looking at her.

Xiao Bao blinked, looking incredulous: Ye Xiaoli, didn’t you say you don’t believe in ghosts and gods?

The man’s eyes were deep, with a slight smile at the bottom, it wasn’t clear if he was laughing at her.

Feeling a bit uneasy, Ye Li looked away.

Knowing Fu Yanci had words to say to Xiao Bao, Ye Li waved, and went straight back to her room.

The girl’s brisk footsteps disappeared behind the creaking closed door, and silence gradually settled around.

Returning all the way to Xiao Bao’s room, Fu Yanci sat on the bench under the eaves.

He patted the spot beside him, and Xiao Bao obediently sat down.

"Fu Muzhi, when did you decide not to want her anymore?"

Xiao Bao was shocked, looked up, meeting Fu Yanci’s calm eyes.

Just a single ’her,’ no further clarification on who it might be.

But Xiao Bao seemed to understand.

As if the little secret hidden in his heart was seen through, Xiao Bao evasively looked away, lowering his head to stare at the wall beneath the window’s edge, "From... from when she said I was Snow White’s Prince, and Ye Xiaoli was the evil Queen."

She kept pleading, saying Mom knew she was wrong, could he just give Mom another chance?

But she didn’t know that ever since he went out secretly to meet her, he’d already given her a chance.

It was she who personally severed the opportunity he gave her.

"She’s your mom, and Ye Xiaoli is just your little aunt, are you sure you won’t regret this later?"

"I won’t!"

Xiao Bao replied decisively and resolutely, and Fu Yanci looked at him a bit surprised.

The little guy’s expression was serious, as if he’d considered this matter for a long time and finally made up his mind.

For a fleeting moment, Fu Yanci felt like he wasn’t looking at Xiao Bao.

But rather, at his childhood self.

Stubborn and unfeeling as he was, it took him a long time back then to accept the fact that his mother didn’t want him.

Yet Xiao Bao was much more straightforward.

He wanted to know what Xiao Bao was thinking.

He also wanted to be sure that his past struggles were warranted.

Fu Yanci asked in a deep voice, "Why?"