Rebirth from the Ashes

Yun Jinping was embarrassed but seeing Fu Qingli’s resolute response, she could only let him tag along.

She understood her daughter best and knew that her daughter was prejudiced against the eldest of the Fu brothers.

This was the first time Shen Xi went to a supermarket with a tyrant. With Fu Qingli’s looks and attire, this big boss seemed to attract everyone’s attention wherever he went as if his body was glowing.

This was a lively neighborhood with stalls selling snacks on both sides of the road. There were all kinds of things and 5:30 pm was the peak hour.

Shen Xi knew that Fu Qingli had a purpose in tagging along and seemed to be testing her. If so, she would play along as well.

Yun Jinping watched as her daughter bought so many snacks from both sides of the road and threw all the things she bought to Fu Qingli.

Fu Qingli was good-natured and did not seem to mind carrying whatever Shen Xi chucked at him. However, such a noble-looking and striking man carrying a handful of plastic bags just seemed incongruous.

Many of the snack stall owners knew Yun Jinping who often bought from them since she had lived in this area for a long time. She was a frequent customer.

“Is this your son-in-law?” The florist’s lady boss was in her forties and asked Yun Jinping in a whisper when she was receiving payment.

The man was tall and handsome. With one glance, she knew that he must come from an extraordinary background. However, his hands were full, with plastic bags of food and a bunch of flowers that Shen Xi just stuffed into his arms.

He just stood there like a mannequin and was so good-looking that people could not move their eyes away from him.

Yun Jinping took the change and said in a warm voice, “No.”

The Fu family was prestigious, so their family could only wish to be connected with them. Moreover, her daughter was still young and was not of marrying age.

However, Yun Jingping felt that her daughter treated Fu Qingli differently from others as if she had a problem with him and was deliberately making things difficult for him.

The owner of the florist smiled and looked at her dubiously. “It’s not easy to find such a good-looking and good-tempered man! I think he’s fine and a good match for your girl.”

Yun Jinping coughed slightly and said, “Don’t talk nonsense, my daughter isn’t an adult yet!”

“How is this nonsense? You should lock down a good man before it is too late. Xixi’s almost 18 anyway.” The florist looked like a sage imparting her wisdom.

Yun Jinping was a little vexed.

When the florist saw that Yun Jinping was unhappy, she changed the subject. “Your daughter left.”

‘What’s so wrong talking about such a good-looking man? Who wouldn’t want him? Why is she unhappy about it? Every girl will grow up and get married one day. Won’t any parents want their daughter to marry a good-looking man with some background?’

Fu Qingli attracted a lot of attention with his handsome face, extraordinary figure, expensive suit, and noble aura. Even the plastic bags he was holding seemed to be glowing.

Shen Xi was eating a candied hawthorn. She looked at him through the corner of her eyes and still could not figure out why he wanted to follow them to the supermarket.

Fu Qingli walked behind her and looked like her little follower as the sun gradually set.

Shen Xi pulled her long hair into a messy bun and skipped around. The small bun on the top of her head bounced and made her look like a small penguin.

“Hey, do you eat this?” Shen Xi turned around and asked him as she pointed to the stewed dishes next to her.

Fu Qingli glanced over and did not know what they were.

Shen Xi approached the stall and said, “Can I get two pig’s trotters, one boneless and one with bone. Another half a catty of boneless chicken feet, please.”

Fu Qingli looked at the things in his hands, then looked at her. She was chewing on the candied hawthorn. From the side, her fair cheeks were bulging like a small hamster. It was adorable.

Shen Xi happily ate the last candied hawthorn and threw the bamboo stick into the trash can. She looked at the plastic bags Fu Qingli was carrying and tilted her head to look at him. A moment later, she wore a disposable plastic glove and began to eat the stewed chicken feet that she just bought.

Fu Qingli frowned and was rendered speechless.

‘What kind of bad habit is this?! She walked and ate the whole way… I can’t even keep track of all the things she ate.’

Shen Xi bought snacks and was indeed eating all the way. Ten minutes later, they finally arrived at the supermarket entrance.

She removed the gloves and threw them away, then looked at Fu Qingli. “The supermarket doesn’t allow us to bring things from outside. Go leave the stuff over there.”

Fu Qingli was a little vexed. ‘This little girl really treats me as her slave?!’

Yun Jinping could not bear to see this and went over to help. She was embarrassed and said, “Mr. Fu, let me do it. Just give me the things.”

Fu Qingli looked at the little girl’s smug face and said in a deep voice, “Auntie, wait here. I’ll go with her.”

Shen Xi hooked her finger at him. “This way.”

Yun Jinping watched the two leave and looked puzzled. Her daughter was not a reckless child and usually treated people with courtesy. Yun Jinping did not know why Shen Xi was acting so strange today with such an aggressive and bad attitude like she was deliberately looking for trouble.

Shen Xi bought a little too much stuff, so she got two storage boxes. One was at the top, so she tiptoed to put the bag of stewed dishes inside.

Suddenly, someone took the bag from her and she felt a figure overshadowing her. She tilted her head and saw the man’s chiseled, sharp jaw that made him look so aloof.

Fu Qingli looked down at her. His eyes were cold and deep as he scrutinized her as if he wanted to look into her soul.

They looked at each other with the same cold, deep, and black eyes that bore suspicion and query.

Shen Xi’s cold face was no longer smiling. Her voice was clear, cold, and a little dangerous as she said, “Mr. Fu, just ask whatever you want to ask. There’s no need to follow me and test me. As long as I can answer, I’ll tell you whatever you wanna know.”

Fu Qingli looked at the girl in front of him, and for a while, he was curious and wondered which version was her true self.

Was she the scrawny teenager that he ran into at Tianheng Entertainment?

Was she the girl that pretended not to see him earlier and brushed past him to deliberately draw his attention?

Was she the girl who ate while she walked, like a cute little hamster?

Or was she the girl in front of him now who suddenly turned cold and sharp as she spat out frank and unforgiving words?

Shen Xi saw that Fu Qingli was silent and was only staring at her with his deep, dark eyes. She felt annoyed and said, “Let’s be upfront with each other. You hate me, and I hate you too. We might as well make this clear.”

Fu Qingli took a step back. His thin lips parted slightly. “What do you have to say?”

“Aren’t you here to tell me to stay away from your brothers?” Shen Xi then extended her hand. “Then show me your sincerity!”