Chapter 229

Chapter 229: Not Heaven’s Lone Star

After Du An Rao and Xi Jing Yue finished listening to the whole story of how Fu Si Li had been abandoned, they sat in silence for a long time. In the end, it was Du An Rao who spoke first and broke the silence.

“Can I ask a question?”

“What question?” Fu Si Li asked.

“Grandpa Fu said before that his eldest grandson, Mr. Fu’s twin brother, was kidnapped by an enemy when he was a few years old. Is that enemy the same person as the one who caused Mr. Fu to be lost back then?”

Du Bi Xiao subconsciously glanced at Fu Si Li. Seeing that he did not react much, she nodded and said: “Most likely, it’s the same person.”

Du An Rao frowned slightly. If that was true, then Old Master Fu’s enemy was vicious enough. He failed once, so he arranged a second attack. The main thing was, both times had actually worked.

If Fu Si Li had not been lucky enough to be picked up and raised by his adoptive father, the Fu family really would have been cut off completely in this generation.

[Just how much hatred do you have to hold, to insist on wiping out a whole family’s bloodline? When you think about it, it’s really scary.]

Xi Jing Yue nodded in deep agreement. There was a saying: better to offend a petty person than a lunatic. When some people go mad, you never know what they might do. It is impossible to guard against them.

“Was this person caught in the end?” Du An Rao asked.

“He got pulled into another case ten years ago and died,” Du Bi Xiao said.

Du An Rao thought: “……” It was hard to comment.

Part of her felt he deserved it. But another part felt that after doing so many horrible things, just dying like that seemed too easy for him.

Still, no matter how she looked at it, a bad person getting bad karma and no longer being able to hurt good people was a good thing.

Otherwise, with the way he never gave up on hurting others, even after Fu Si Li was found, he might have ended up targeted again.

While they were sorting out the Fu family’s situation, Fu Rui Xiang had already finished cooking all the dishes they had ordered.

By the time all the food was brought in, Fu Rui Xiang came into the private room again. With him came Old Master Fu and his wife, as well as Fu Si Li’s adoptive father, Mr. Fu.

“How come you’re here?” Du An Rao was surprised to see the two elders. She quickly stood up to help them.

“Rui Xiang said you brought a friend here to eat, so we came right away. We didn’t tell you in advance and just showed up. We’re not bothering you too much, are we?” Old Madam took Du An Rao’s arm, smiling so hard that the wrinkles on her face deepened.

“Of course not. My friend and I just wanted to eat Uncle Fu’s cooking. We didn’t tell you ahead of time because we were afraid you would make a big fuss and affect the restaurant’s business. I didn’t expect Uncle Fu to tell you anyway and make you and Grandpa Fu come all this way.”

“You child, what ‘all this way’? Our home is close by. It takes less than ten minutes by car. Usually when we have nothing to do, we like to walk back and treat it as exercise after meals. You rarely come, how could we not show up? If you or your friend want to eat or drink anything, just tell your Uncle Fu. He can cook plenty of things.”

“Your grandmother is right,” Old Master Fu said. “You rarely come here, so don’t be shy with your Uncle Fu. We’ve only just brought Si Li back these last few days, and your grandfather and grandmother’s wedding is coming up soon, so there are a lot of things to do. That’s why we didn’t rush to visit you with the child. We planned to go to your house on your grandfather’s wedding day or after the ceremony to thank you in person, but we didn’t expect you to come here first.”

With just a few sentences, Old Master Fu explained everything, afraid that Du An Rao would think they had forgotten the favor she had done them now that they had their child back.

How could Du An Rao not hear what he meant? She found it both helpless and funny: “You finally found Mr. Fu. Of course you have many things to say and arrange. My grandfather has indeed been quite busy lately too. But it’s fine. Now everything is getting back on track, and from now on things will only get better and better.”

“That’s right, things will only get better and better,” Old Madam said with a smile. “For a family to be together, neat and complete, safe and sound, that’s the best. Your grandfather and I both have to thank you. If not for you, we might have gone into our graves full of regret.”

Seeing that Du An Rao was getting a bit uncomfortable from the elders’ overly warm thanks, Fu Rui Xiang hurried over to smooth things over.

“Alright, Dad, let’s sit down first. An An and the others haven’t eaten yet.”

“Right, right, time to eat. Let’s eat first. It’s almost one o’clock. We can’t let you go hungry.”

The two elders snapped out of it and quickly urged Du An Rao to sit.

Everyone ate a bit first to pad their stomachs. Then Mr. Fu, who was sitting next to Fu Si Li, suddenly stood up with his cup raised and said: “Miss Du, I’ve heard everything from Si Li. If it wasn’t for you, I might have already… a few months ago. You even helped him find his family and let him return to the home that was his from the very start.”

“Now, even if I close my eyes right away, I can go in peace. I really don’t know how to thank you. I can’t drink alcohol in my condition, so I’ll use tea instead of wine to thank you for what you’ve done for me and Si Li.”

Mr. Fu was actually only a little over fifty, but more than half his hair had already turned white. His dark face was full of the marks of time. Losing his loved ones, raising Fu Si Li alone, and his illness, all of it weighed on this honest, kind man’s thin shoulders. But none of it had wiped out the light of his humanity.

When he heard this, Fu Si Li could not help frowning: “Dad, what do you mean, ‘close your eyes’? If you keep talking like that, I’m going to get mad.”

Old Master Fu laughed and said: “Si Li is right. Old friend, your illness is not some big problem. Medical treatment is so advanced now. As long as you follow the treatment, living another twenty or thirty years will not be an issue. Relax. We still have to wait for Si Li to get married and have children so we can play with our grandkids together. The good days are all still ahead.”

Hearing Old Master Fu say that, Du An Rao almost instinctively turned to look at Fu Si Li.

As expected, she saw his expression freeze a little, his face full of awkwardness. She could not help silently feeling sorry for him for two seconds.

[Here we go, here we go, it’s time for the elders’ usual “when are you getting married” speech again. Luckily I’m still young. This kind of thing has nothing to do with me. Don’t look at me, don’t look at me!]

Du Bi Xiao, who was a few years older than Fu Si Li and had already gone through many rounds of “when are you getting married”, thought: “……”

Xi Jing Yue glanced at Du An Rao, who almost wanted to bury her face in her plate to lower her sense of presence. He felt helpless and amused, but soon he also felt a little nervous. His age too might be getting close to the “time to be pushed to get married” stage.

With that thought, even someone as strong as Xi Jing Yue could not help shivering.

Because several elders had joined them, this meal was a bit stifling, and they did not really have a chance to talk about serious matters.

After eating and drinking their fill, Du An Rao left with Xi Jing Yue. The whole Fu family walked them all the way to the door.

Du An Rao’s gaze swept over everyone and finally stopped on Fu Rui Xiang, as if she had sensed something.

“Uncle Fu, I wanted to tell you this last time we met. You are not under a Heaven’s Lone Star Fate. You were just unlucky in the first half of your life. Now the hardships are over. Your family and your career are both full of new life. The family members around you all match your natal chart. From now on, everything will go smoothly and safely. There won’t be any more big ups and downs or sudden changes.”