After Prison, She Shocks the World
Chapter 107: Wu Shi, Don’t Dirty Your Hands

Chapter 107: Chapter 107: Wu Shi, Don’t Dirty Your Hands

Outside the courtyard, Yunhui trembled all over. Fu Ya actually agreed with my approach? But she’s such a talented person!

Fu Bing stared directly at Elder Lady Chu. "I think your ideas are too narrow. Even if embroidery is endowed with profound cultural values, it’s just one of many things that can be passed down. It’s meant to be used in all aspects of life; it can be elegant, and it can be popular. The Chu Family Embroidery House is being gradually replaced by Ya Garden precisely because its positioning has remained unchanged. Furthermore, the embroidery masters at the Chu Family Embroidery House currently lack aesthetic sense, artistic depth, and skill in composing pictorial designs, which has driven away customers who originally liked the Embroidery House."

"I’ve also recently investigated matters related to the Embroidery House and looked into Yunhui’s operations over the years. The root of the gradual decline of the Embroidery House isn’t her, but you."

Elder Lady Chu said angrily, "I see you’re not here to wish me a happy birthday, you’re planning to visit my grave this time next year!"

"You see? As soon as your issues are mentioned, you react intensely. You have your thoughts and ideas, and others have theirs too. Why do you think others should unconditionally accept your views? In my opinion, all the pain Yunhui currently suffers stems from your disapproval. Your disapproval has caused the other embroiderers at the Embroidery House to look down on her, preventing her from implementing many of her ideas. A leader who isn’t respected by their employees is useless, no matter what ideas they have."

Elder Lady Chu said coldly, "You’re actually speaking up for her! Don’t you want to own Yunxi Lane and the Chu Family Embroidery House?"

"My longing for Yunxi Lane comes from the fact that it was a place where my mother once lived, not from the value it represents."

Elder Lady Chu’s complexion grew increasingly unsightly. Yunhui was about to move out of Yunxi Lane, and Fu Bing had no interest in it either. Fu Ya and Yunhui’s ideas on embroidery were vastly different from hers. Is the Chu Family Embroidery House really doomed? A feeling of emptiness suddenly filled Elder Lady Chu’s heart, and she looked blankly ahead. Was I... really wrong? Should the Chu Family come down from their pedestal and cater to ordinary people who can’t afford silk clothes? Earn money from people I don’t even respect?

Elder Lady Chu muttered to herself, "You can leave now."

Fu Bing did not leave but said softly, "I know you’re suffering now. I’ll stay with you."

"Who wants your company? A bastard whose father is unknown, what right do you have to be with me?"

Wu Shi suddenly appeared in front of Elder Lady Chu from behind Fu Bing, his hand clamping around her neck, forcefully lifting her entire body into the air.

Elder Lady Chu struggled to breathe but didn’t cry out for help. I’ve lived long enough and I’m ready to die at any time. It doesn’t matter if I die now!

The nurse, not expecting this situation, hurriedly ran over to grab Wu Shi’s hand. "The old lady’s health is poor; you can’t treat her like this!"

Wu Shi paid her no heed.

Elder Lady Chu’s face turned from white to red, and her survival instincts made her unconsciously tug at Wu Shi’s hand. That large hand was like an iron clamp, steady and without the slightest give.

The nurse ran anxiously to Fu Bing. "Miss Fu, you need to stop him quickly! He’s going to kill her!"

Fu Bing, her face pale, watched Elder Lady Chu, who could faint at any moment, and said nothing. I’ve accepted the fact that I’m an orphan, but being called a bastard still hurts.

Yunhui and Fu Chan, hearing that someone might be killed, hurriedly ran in. The frail Elder Lady Chu was gasping for breath, helplessly kicking her legs in mid-air.

Yunhui shouted sharply, "Let her go! Fu Bing, have your bodyguard let her go! Even if she has done wrong, she has her own life. It’s not our place to end it!"

Fu Bing, seeing the murderous intent in Wu Shi’s eyes, suddenly came to her senses. "Wu Shi, don’t dirty your hands."

Upon hearing this, Wu Shi dropped Elder Lady Chu to the ground. The hard ground not only tore the delicate silk dress but also scraped the skin on Elder Lady Chu’s elbows.

Looking down at Elder Lady Chu, Wu Shi’s voice was as cold as millennia-old ice. "No one has the right to insult her!"

Yunhui and the nurse ran to help the still-recovering Elder Lady Chu and took her back inside.

In the yard, only Fu Bing, Wu Shi, and Fu Chan remained.

Fu Chan spoke with indignation. "This is not a place for you two to run wild. Please leave."

Fu Bing turned her head, her gaze falling on the gate that appeared pitch black under the sunshine. She then looked at Fu Chan with a cold demeanor. "Wu Shi, let’s go."

Wu Shi followed her in silence.

Fu Bing sat in the car, her eyes still somewhat unfocused. I’ve heard even harsher and more brutal scoldings than what Elder Lady Chu said. I’ve been heartbroken and angry before. But nothing compares to the sting in my heart when Elder Lady Chu coldly called me a "bastard." That was the person I wanted to approach with a sincere heart. Although we share no blood relation, and I never thought of taking advantage of her, I just wanted to make her later years a little less regrettable. But Elder Lady Chu might not think the same.

Fu Bing suppressed the grievances in her heart and said to Wu Shi, "Thank you for defending me just now. Don’t do it again in the future. It will bring troubles that should be mine onto you."

"My duty is to protect you." Wu Shi looked into her eyes. "Are you still upset?"

Fu Bing uncomfortably shifted her gaze. "It’s nothing."

His concerned gaze is too intense. I suspect he’s projecting the protection he felt for the person in his heart onto me. Wu Shi sensed her avoidance and withdrew his overly fervent gaze.

The atmosphere in the car became strangely tense for a moment.

I need to find an appropriate time to have a good talk with Wu Shi. The person in his heart only left recently; it’s impossible for him to fall in love with someone else so quickly. Everything in my heart related to love is tightly bound to Qin Jinhai. Even though Qin Jinhai and I have nothing to do with each other anymore, I can’t let go in the short term.

Wu Shi struggled to muster a bit of rationality and asked, "Are you giving up on Yunxi Lane and the Chu Family Embroidery House?"

"I’m trying to understand how my mother felt about these two places. If these were places she loved dearly, I’ll fight to get them back. But if she fled from Yunxi Lane and the Chu Family Embroidery House, bringing her back would be a torment," she explained. Perhaps only Yunhui can solve my puzzle.

Elder Lady Chu lay in bed for a long time before she recovered. Upon opening her eyes and seeing Yunhui, she immediately threw an embroidered pillow at her.

"You’re letting others bully me like this when you’re out there! Are you doing this on purpose?" she accused.

The sides of the embroidered pillow were made of solid wood carvings, with only the soft pillow core and embroidery in the middle. One side of the wooden carving struck Yunhui’s forehead heavily, emitting a loud thud. A buzzing noise rang through Yunhui’s head.

Fu Chan heard it from outside and anxiously called, "Huihui, what happened? Are you alright?"

Yunhui, filled with disappointment towards Elder Lady Chu, said with a trembling voice, "It seems you’re alright now. We don’t need to be an eyesore to you any longer."

After speaking, Yunhui stood up, her figure swaying slightly. Fu Chan saw the swelling on her forehead and his heart ached.

"You must not come here to suffer this kind of humiliation ever again."

Some people, no matter what, can’t be won over. I’m truly tired. Whether the Chu Family Embroidery House lives or dies, I don’t want to care anymore.

Yunhui said softly, "I want to open a small embroidery workshop, just accepting orders from time to time. Would you think less of me?"

"Not at all. As long as it makes you happy, that’s all that matters. Everything else is unimportant."