Dawn arrived, and Fu Jingshu bought Shen Qingqing breakfast. He watched her change her dressing, then stayed with her for a while, reluctant to leave. In the end, Shen Qingqing was the one who urged him to go.
Only then did he depart.
He had a multitude of matters to attend to as well. The projects that Fu Tingyi had previously signed were all halted, and he needed to resume and continue with them.
Fu Jingshu left with Lin Mo. As they got into the car, he instructed, "Prepare some gifts."
Lin Mo replied, "Don't worry, sir. They're in the trunk."
This wasn't his first time working with Master Fu, so he had already made all the necessary preparations without needing to be told.
Fu Jingshu nodded slightly.
Lin Mo added, "Master Fu, I'm afraid our visit this time won't go smoothly."
Fu Jingshu's sharp eyes gazed out the window. "Smooth or not, we still have to go."
Lin Mo sighed. "It's all Fu Tingyi's fault. Otherwise, we wouldn't have to go out of our way to apologize to those clients."
Fu Jingshu glanced at him.
Lin Mo realized he had spoken too much. Master Fu was apparently finding him too noisy, so he quickly shut his mouth, focused on the road ahead, and drove diligently.
However, the reality was the exact opposite of what they had anticipated. These partners had rather difficult personalities, each with their own quirks. After their cooperation was inexplicably halted, Fu Jingshu had been prepared to be subjected to all sorts of difficulties. To his surprise, they were remarkably accommodating.
After leaving a client's home, Lin Mo was utterly bewildered. "What's going on? Why have they all become so agreeable?"
Fu Jingshu appeared deep in thought.
"Let's go."
He turned and strode towards the car, and Lin Mo quickly followed.
Since the person responsible wasn't curious, Lin Mo decided not to dwell on it either. After all, the clients being accommodating was beneficial to them.
It wasn't until they visited the last client that the client, while seeing them off, casually remarked,
"Your wife is truly your excellent assistant."
Fu Jingshu paused for a moment and turned to look at him. "What do you mean?"
The client, in turn, was surprised. "Don't you know about this?"
Fu Jingshu's gaze remained fixed on him.
The client felt a chill run down his spine, mistakenly thinking he had said something wrong. "It was your wife. After Fu Tingyi stopped our cooperation, she sent someone named Ke Lin to apologize to us, and asked us to give you some more time. She said you'd provide a reasonable explanation and compensation when you returned."
"Even if Ruisi Group doesn't cooperate with us, the companies under her name will, and they'll offer us preferential terms. In any case, we won't lose out."
...
Even after getting into the car, Lin Mo was still in awe of Shen Qingqing. He never imagined that Mrs. Fu would be so farsighted!
Yet, at that time, she herself was in so much trouble, and had even been sent to the police station. Even in such a situation, she had managed to handle so many matters.
The more Lin Mo thought about it, the more impressed he became. Coincidentally, they stopped at a red light. He brought the car to a halt and gave Fu Jingshu in the back a thumbs-up.
"Master Fu, your wife is truly amazing! I'm utterly impressed!"
If it were him, with so many troubles, being sent to the police, falsely accused, and left with no support, he would have been overwhelmed and had no energy to manage anything else.
Fu Jingshu's hand, resting on his knee, subtly rubbed. When he had left that morning, he had held his wife's hand. He hadn't thought much of it then, but now, he suddenly felt as if that smooth, delicate touch was still present.
He suddenly felt an urgent need to see his wife.
"To the hospital."
Lin Mo let out a sound of surprise. "But you have to go back to hold a meeting..."
There were still many company matters for Master Fu to handle.
Fu Jingshu gave him a cold glance, a silent warning in his eyes. Lin Mo immediately dared not speak and obediently turned the car around, heading towards the company.
Upon returning to the hospital, Fu Jingshu got out of the car and strode towards the hospital. Lin Mo hesitated, feeling that the scene that would follow was not something he, a single dog, should witness.
Inside the ward, Shen Qingqing didn't understand why Fu Jingshu had immediately embraced her upon entering. However, she still hugged him with her good right hand and patted his back.
"What's wrong?"
Fu Jingshu remained silent.
Shen Qingqing became even more perplexed. "Tell me, what's wrong? Is there a problem with the clients or the company?"
Fu Jingshu looked up, his gaze fixed on her intently.
Dark, turbulent currents surged in the depths of his eyes. Shen Qingqing, however, didn't sense anything amiss and truly believed he was troubled because of company matters.
"Did those clients give you a hard time? What's wrong with these people? I explicitly told them not to... Forget it, we won't cooperate with them next time. They're breaking their promises and going back on their word! This..."
She chattered on, complaining endlessly, but not a single word was for herself; it was all for Fu Jingshu's sake, filled with anger.
Fu Jingshu suddenly kissed her.
Shen Qingqing's eyes widened slightly, but she soon slowly closed them, immersing herself in this incredibly gentle and lingering kiss.
The kiss ended.
Shen Qingqing was slightly breathless. "What exactly happened?"
Fu Jingshu touched his forehead to hers. "Wife, thank you."
Shen Qingqing's lips curved upwards. "Why are you suddenly thanking me? We're husband and wife, you're being too formal like this."
Fu Jingshu said earnestly, "This 'thank you' is what you deserve. You've earned it, wife. Grandmother said something right."
"What did she say?"
"Marrying you is truly my fortune!"
Shen Qingqing's face bloomed into a smile. "You're only realizing this now? I thought you already knew I was a treasure and would cherish me dearly."
"No."
Shen Qingqing raised an eyebrow.
Fu Jingshu immediately continued, "You are my entire world."
He rarely spoke such words proactively. After saying them, he held his wife and kissed her again, not wanting her to see his discomfort, and also because she was without makeup, her natural elegance and quiet demeanor, her lips naturally rosy, were too alluring.
He simply couldn't control himself.
As the two of them basked in sweet affection, time always passed quickly. Inadvertently, two hours had gone by. It was time for lunch.
However, Fu Jingshu was unwilling to leave his wife just yet, so he decided to have Lin Mo buy food. The moment the phone call connected, Lin Mo said, "Master Fu, I just received a call. We've found out where one of the financial manager's funds went."
Fu Jingshu's gaze deepened. "Into whose account?"
"Fu Tingyi."
This was something Lin Mo hadn't expected.
Fu Jingshu narrowed his eyes slightly but showed no surprise. "That's normal. This person is insatiably greedy... Go investigate what other assets Fu Tingyi owns."
"Yes, I'll go check right away."
After hanging up, Fu Jingshu turned around and saw Shen Qingqing staring at him intently. He subtly put away his phone.
"Let's eat first. After eating, I'll take you for a walk downstairs. The weather is nice today, very sunny, you should like it."
"Did you find out about Fu Tingyi?"
However, Shen Qingqing gave him no chance to change the subject and asked directly.
Fu Jingshu walked to the bedside and sat down. "No, just a small clue. I've asked Lin Mo to investigate. Your task now is to rest well. You don't need to worry about these things."