Ignorant Fool

"Heh."

Facing his threats, Sheng Xiangsi just smiled lightly.

Slowly and confidently, she said, "No, you won't."

"Sheng Xiangsi!"

"Master Fu."

Ignoring the man's rising anger, Sheng Xiangsi continued clearly.

"How much do you care about the Fu family's reputation? Today, if you walk out of here, at most it's just because of a dancer, jealous and upset, which is no big deal! But—"

Her tone turned mocking.

"If you expose Mi Se! I will expose my identity! For you, I might not be anything, but who says I'm not still bearing the title of Mrs. Fu?"

She laughed, "At that time, the entire Jiangcheng will know—Fu Hanjiang's wife turned out to be Mi Se's top performer!"

"!" Fu Hanjiang was astonished, a complex mix of coldness and anger enveloping his handsome face.

"Heh."

But Sheng Xiangsi just laughed, "Master Fu, how could you allow such a shameful thing to happen? Right?"

The air fell dead silent.

Fu Hanjiang had to admit that her words hit him where it hurt!

He couldn't gamble with the entire Fu family, making them the laughingstock of Jiangcheng!

"Good, very good!"

Fu Hanjiang narrowed his eyes, a cold sneer appearing on his thin lips, "Sheng Xiangsi, you are truly an ungrateful wolf in sheep's clothing!"

Who was he doing all this for?

"The Fu family raised you, and in the end, you use the Fu family to threaten me?"

"I dare not."

Sheng Xiangsi looked at his cold and stern face, "As long as you leave me alone, nothing will happen. Soon... I won't be part of the Fu family anymore. Why bother meddling?"

Their eyes locked in a tense standoff.

Knock, knock.

There were two soft knocks on the door.

"Who?"

Fu Hanjiang growled impatiently.

"Master Fu..." Manager Wu cautiously stuck half of his head in, "I wanted to ask, do you need anything?"

It was because they had been alone inside for too long.

After what happened with Yu Hongliang, Manager Wu was worried that Sheng Xiangsi might suffer.

"Nothing! Get out..."

"Wait."

Fu Hanjiang was about to speak but was interrupted by Sheng Xiangsi.

"What do you want?" Fu Hanjiang frowned, squinting at her.

"Master Fu."

In front of others, Sheng Xiangsi pretended not to know him, "Ask Manager Wu to get some drinks. You are the guest of honor tonight, Xiangsi... should toast you a drink."

"!" Fu Hanjiang was surprised. Even at this point, she still remembered such things?

She really treated him as her guest!

If she wanted to degrade herself, why should he stop her?

With a clenched jaw, he nodded, "Fine."

"Manager Wu."

Sheng Xiangsi turned to Manager Wu beside the door, "Please arrange it."

"Alright, I'll go right away!"

Manager Wu hurried off and soon returned with a tray carried by a waiter, holding glasses and bottles of wine.

"Master Fu, it's all prepared."

Then, he looked at Sheng Xiangsi and gestured to her.

Sheng Xiangsi took a few steps forward, picked up the wine bottle, and filled the glass. Holding it up with both hands, she handed it to Fu Hanjiang.

"Master Fu, Xiangsi thanks you for your support during this time. This drink... is to toast you. Master Fu, please—"

Fu Hanjiang lowered his eyes, looked at Sheng Xiangsi, then at the glass in her hand.

Humph.

A smirk appeared at the corner of his mouth as he took the glass and closed his eyes, taking a deep breath.

"A 1972 Chianti... good wine."

"It is."

Manager Wu immediately chimed in, "You said you wanted Xiangsi to choose the wine. Isn't this the wine she chose? Xiangsi does have good taste, right?"

Is that so?

Fu Hanjiang neither confirmed nor denied it, raising his eyebrows, tilting his head back, and downing the glass in one gulp.

He placed the empty glass back on the tray and quickly walked towards Sheng Xiangsi, grabbing the back of her head.

"!" Sheng Xiangsi stiffened instantly. "Master Fu?"

But Fu Hanjiang didn't let go immediately. He whispered in her ear in a low voice, a volume only they could hear.

"You've chosen to degrade yourself. I won't stop you! Remember, this is your choice!"

Sheng Xiangsi stiffened her body, a smile appearing, "Yes, rest assured... the path I choose, even if it's a dead end, I won't turn back."

Good, very good.

Fu Hanjiang released her, didn't look at her again, and turned to leave.

Sheng Xiangsi breathed a sigh of relief, stepped back, leaned against the wall, and just managed to stand steady without falling.

"What..."

Manager Wu was dumbfounded, not understanding what had just happened.

"Xiangsi, are you okay?"

"I'm fine."

"But..." Manager Wu was anxious, "Why did Master Fu leave like that? What did you say to each other?"

Sheng Xiangsi shook her head, "Manager Wu, sorry, he won't come back anymore."

"Ah?"

...

For several days in a row, Fu Hanjiang didn't come to Mi Se.

Manager Wu was worried, "Xiangsi, what happened between you and Master Fu? Can't you tell me? Tell me, I'll try to help."

"Nothing."

Sheng Xiangsi shook her head, unable to tell the truth.

"I think, maybe it's because after I took off the mask, he wasn't... satisfied with me."

What?

Manager Wu couldn't believe it. How could he not be satisfied with her face? What kind of aesthetics did Master Fu have?

But the facts were in front of him, and he had no choice but to believe.

"Sigh..."

Manager Wu sighed, "Alright, there's nothing we can do about it."

Sheng Xiangsi wasn't worried, only asking, "Manager Wu, should I still wear the mask?"

"Of course."

Manager Wu nodded without hesitation. Originally, he had hoped that Master Fu would support Sheng Xiangsi, but he never expected things to turn out like this.

If he didn't support her, then the mask couldn't be removed so easily.

But there were some things he couldn't say directly.

"Keep it on for now. With your mask, your reputation as a dancer is already well-known. Since that's the case, why not maintain it? It can be your personal style."

"Okay, I'll listen to you."

The truth was, Manager Wu felt that Sheng Xiangsi's mask should be removed, but it couldn't be done so easily.

After the storm, Sheng Xiangsi became even busier.

The filming crew had just finished shooting, and Sheng Xiangsi was on her way back to West 12th Street in the car when her phone rang.

She took a deep breath and answered the call.

"Doctor William."

Every time she spoke to William, she felt nervous, fearing it might be bad news about Junjun.

"Junjun's mom."

William's voice didn't sound like it had bad news.

"I called today to share some good news with you."

"Oh?" Sheng Xiangsi couldn't help but straighten up, "What good news? Could it be..."

She didn't dare to say the rest, because she was afraid of getting her hopes up for nothing...