Rebirth from the Ashes

Chapter 405: Served Himself on a Silver Platter

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Having caught a whiff of the sweet aroma of meat in its sleep, Toffeecito got up and followed the smell to Shen Xi. It meowed at Shen Xi for food.

Li Yuan scooped it up and placed it on his lap before whipping out some catnip from the treat bag. Immediately drawn by the catnip, the little good-for-nothing forgot all about the meat.

Shen Xi glanced at Toffeecito. Jeez, what a clingy cat.

Li Yuan explained with a smile. “It’s feeling insecure to be in an unfamiliar environment. Toffeecito refuses to go anywhere but on my lap, afraid that I might ditch it.”

The little thing was a smart one!

Shen Xi murmured in disdain, “Good for nothing!”

The catnip had Toffeecito purring, but it still managed to find time in between to whine in protest.

Shen Xi and Li Yuan just took off while Fu Qingli got into the car for a drive home.

Like a gust of wind, Fu Qingxuan made a dash out of the laboratory. However, Fu Qingxuan was scared witless and turned around to flee as soon as he came close enough to see the person behind the wheel was Fu Qingli instead of their personal driver.

Fu Qingli opened the car door and caught him in a few strides. If only looks could kill. “Who are you looking for if it’s not me?”

Caught red-handed, Fu Qingxuan wanted to cry. His voice was trembling with fear. “Qingli, let’s talk this through.”

Fu Qingli gritted his teeth and scoffed. “So now you want to talk? What did I tell you? Are my orders a pile of sh*t to you?”

“Manners.” Fu Qingxuan was shaking from head to toe. “Qingli, you shouldn’t speak that way.”

Since Fu Qingli was ticked off by Shen Xi and received a double whammy from Li Yuan, naturally he was looking for someone to blow his steam off.

Fu Qingxuan basically served himself on a silver platter. Unable to fight his way out of it, he begged for mercy. “She has a friend who was injected by some sort of neurotoxin and had been in a coma for two years. She’s only using the laboratory for her own experiment. It’s all business.”

Fu Qingli scoffed coldly. His hushed and flat tone indicated his brewing fury. “Is this business or a favor? What right does she have to enter the lab?”

Those worthy to step into the laboratory were the world’s best medical experts. What credentials did she have to proceed with her own experiments?

“She… She will sooner or later come to that level.” Fu Qingxuan had no idea how good Shen Xi was as he had not had the time to go through the video of Shen Xi’s experiment. “She said she’s going to enroll in a medical school.”

He and Shen Xi made a promise that she would become his assistant during the summer break.

“What about now?” Fu Qingli fought back the urge to give him a beating while keeping his voice lower. “You changed the lab’s entry rules for her. What would the medical staff think of you? How would the medical world think of the Fu family if word ever gets out?”

This was no trivial matter.

Fu Qingxi’s Medical Lab was not a place some Tom, Dick, or Harry could storm in to use the facilities and conduct experiments.

“Mom!” Unable to take it any longer, Fu Qingxuan yelled for help as he put up a struggle to bolt for the car.

“That’s all you’re good for.” Fu Qingli kicked Fu Qingxuan in the butt while the latter staggered in his footing before making a break for the car door.

With her mind focused on Shen Xi and her safety, Mama Fu had not noticed her sons nearly coming to blows outside. She only turned her head when Fu Qingxuan called out to her. The boy entered the car in a fluster.

“Mom, Qingli hit me,” Fu Qingxuan tattled.

Fu Qingli could roll his eyes to think this spineless coward was his brother.

“What did you do to make your big brother angry?” Mama Fu absent-mindedly enquired.

Fu Qingxuan pulled himself together. “I… Jennifer said you met her. I gave her access to the laboratory, but Qingli said I’ve broken protocol.”

He rushed to check things out the moment he heard that Mom had met with Meanie. Fu Qingxuan bumped into his brother instead of Meanie.

Had he known Qingli was here to pick Mom up, Fu Qingxuan would never have come over. He was discovered before he could make a run for it.

“Why is her last name Shen?” Mama Fu had been wondering about this.

“She…” Fu Qingxuan bit his tongue following a chilling look from his brother. He swallowed the pill and lied, “I don’t know. I’m not close with her.”

“What’s her full name?” Mama Fu ignored the tension between the siblings as her sole concern was Shen Xi.

“Shen Xi.” Fu Qingxuan observed his mother’s reaction when he spurted out the name. Mama Fu’s eyes welled up rather quickly.

“Shen Xi.” Mama Fu mumbled repeatedly to herself. Xixi. It was the same name as her Lil’ Xi.

Fu Qingli blamed Fu Qingxuan for this. Fu Qingxuan was out of his mind to bring Shen Xi here.

It would only make things more difficult now that Mom had met Shen Xi. It took a lot of effort on his part to convince his aunt and great-uncle against telling Mom about Shen Xi. Fu Qingli was afraid Mom would be upset and emotional.

Great. Now sh*t hit the fan thanks to this b*stard.

Fretful, Fu Qingxuan heartachingly wiped away her tears. “Don’t cry, Mom. Don’t cry. Please, don’t. We’d definitely find Lil’ Xi.”

If the Su family could find Meanie, how could they not find their sister too?

“It’s okay.” Mama Fu wiped her tears and stared at Fu Qingxuan to ask another question. “What’s her relationship with Li Yuan?”

Fu Qingxuan shook her head. “I’m not sure.”

Meanie would never look for him for anything that was not of urgency, and this time was such an incident. The last time it happened was when she sent him Li Yuan’s examination report to request a treatment plan.

During that time, Fu Qingxuan knew Li Yuan was special to her. However, he did not ask about their relationship.

He discreetly asked Pei Xu if she had a crush or was in a relationship. The latter said she had a crush and advised that it was best he gave up now because his unrequited love would not be reciprocated.

Fu Qingxuan suspected that her crush was likely Li Yuan, also Toffeecito’s dad as mentioned by Pei Xu. Toffeecito was in Li Yuan’s car yesterday.

“Do you have her number?” Mama threw another question.

Fu Qingxuan held his tongue out of fear before firmly shaking his eyes. His eyes were flighty. “No.”

Mama Fu could tell by his reaction that Fu Qingxuan had her number.. She darted a glare at her eldest son. “What are you up to?”