“No, I’m not drunk.” Fu Chengyu swatted away his hand and picked up the wine glass to continue drinking. Lin Bai, seeing that his attention had shifted, breathed a sigh of relief. Fu Chengyu was a madman right now, with emotions very unstable. Whenever something didn’t go his way, he would take it out on him. Lin Bai was covered with marks from Fu Chengyu’s bites, both old and new, all painfully throbbing. He wanted to escape Fu Chengyu, but there was no opportunity, so he could only silently endure it. Besides Fu Chengyu’s prominent family background, Lin Bai thought he was a terrible person. His character was bad, his temper worse, and his performance in bed was even worse. Now, Lin Bai felt no love for Fu Chengyu at all and just hoped to escape this torment as soon as possible.

The sound of a wine glass crashing to the floor snapped Lin Bai out of his thoughts. He looked up and saw that Fu Chengyu had collapsed on the table, unconscious from the alcohol. Lin Bai hesitated for a moment, then walked up to him, shaking his body, trying to wake him up. “Chengyu, Chengyu, wake up…” Fu Chengyu remained completely unresponsive, as if he were dead drunk. Helpless, Lin Bai draped Fu Chengyu’s arm over his shoulder and with difficulty helped him out of the bar.

As they reached the door, two well-trained, intimidating bodyguards walked toward them. “Mr. Lin, right?” Lin Bai looked at them in confusion, “Yes, what’s going on?” One of the bodyguards grabbed Fu Chengyu and gave Lin Bai a warning glare, “Mr. Lin, please stay away from Young Master Fu in the future. The consequences will be something you can’t bear!” After that, they tossed Fu Chengyu into the car and drove off.

Lin Bai rolled his eyes. “Who the hell would care about your young master!” Soon, Fu Chengyu was brought back to the Fu family home. In the living room, Bai Mengqi saw Fu Chengyu in a drunken stupor and was furious. “All you do is go out and fool around! When will you amount to anything!” “You’re so disappointing, I should’ve…” Bai Mengqi cursed and waved her hand, instructing the bodyguards to take Fu Chengyu to his room.

She then looked at the bodyguards as they left and said, “Keep an eye on Chengyu and don’t let that Lin Bai get near him again!” It was all because of that poor student that Chengyu ended up like this. She had to find a way to break them apart!

“Yes, Madam,” the bodyguards answered in unison. “You may go now,” Bai Mengqi was very satisfied with their attitude, her vanity feeling immensely satisfied. Recently, Fu Laozi was away, and Fu Ningjin had been disappearing for days. Now, everything in the Fu family had to go through her, and for the first time, she felt like the mistress of the Fu family. She walked briskly into Fu Chengyu’s room.

“Chengyu, wake up!” Bai Mengqi gently shook Fu Chengyu. He groggily woke up, still dazed. “Mom, what are you doing at the bar?” This question infuriated Bai Mengqi. She slapped him on the head, “Drink, drink, drink, all you do is drink! I swear one day, I’ll sell you and you won’t even know it!” Fu Chengyu rubbed his eyes and realized he was in his own bed. “Mom, did you send someone to bring me back?”

“Who else could it be?” Bai Mengqi said, “Chengyu, didn’t I tell you not to get involved with Lin Bai? If your grandfather finds out, even if you don’t die, you’ll be in big trouble!” “Why can’t you be a bit more ambitious? Tomorrow, I’ll have your uncle arrange for you to join the company. You’re not allowed to fool around outside anymore!”

“And also, isn’t Nanxing’s birthday coming soon? Pick out a proper gift for him and apologize. Got it?” Bai Mengqi spoke earnestly. She didn’t want to see Fu Chengyu feeling dejected over a little setback anymore.

When Fu Chengyu heard the name Shen Nanxing, his expression darkened again. “Mom, Nanxing won’t even talk to me, how could he accept my gift?”

“You fool! You’ll attend his birthday as a member of the Fu family. What reason would he have to reject it?” Bai Mengqi was frustrated with her son’s stupidity, not understanding such a simple thing.

Fu Chengyu replied indifferently, “Okay, fine. I understand.” He clearly didn’t have much hope.

“Remember what I said, don’t get entangled with Lin Bai anymore, or I’ll have your grandfather cancel your card!” Bai Mengqi reminded him anxiously.

Fu Chengyu impatiently covered his face with a pillow, “I know.”

Bai Mengqi sighed and left his room.

She returned to the bedroom and saw the person inside. Surprised, she asked, “Why are you back?”

Fu Ningjin had a faint look of sadness between his brows. “Why wouldn’t I come back?”

“I didn’t mean it like that. I just meant you didn’t even say anything when you came back,” Bai Mengqi lowered her voice, not daring to provoke him.

Fu Ningjin was irritated by her tone and shouted, “This is the Fu family! Do I need to report to you every time I come back?”

Bai Mengqi, suddenly scolded for no reason, grew angry. “Fu Ningjin, are you crazy? Since this is the Fu family, why did you even marry me in the first place? Do you think I really want to stay here?”

“How impressive you are, completely absorbed in your high-class art, leaving your son and wife to fend for themselves. Do you know how lost our son has become recently? He…”

Before she could finish, Fu Ningjin kicked a nearby vase, as if venting his frustration.

“Is that my son? You know exactly whose he is!” Fu Ningjin was furious, his face turning red as he raised his voice to confront her.

Bai Mengqi had long been fed up with his attitude. She sneered and sarcastically looked at him. “How could he not be your son? You were the one who admitted he was your son back then. How can the son of the person you love the most not be your son?”

Her words hit Fu Ningjin right in the heart. Trembling with anger, he asked, “Are you getting back at me?”

“Yes, I’m getting back at you. This is what you owe me. Even if Fu Chengyu isn’t your son, you still have to acknowledge it!”

“Isn’t Chengyu’s face like your first love? Hahaha…”

At this moment, Bai Mengqi had completely lost the elegance of a wealthy wife. She looked at Fu Ningjin with madness in her eyes, feeling an overwhelming sense of satisfaction.

Fu Ningjin destroyed her, so now she would destroy the person he loved. No one would come out unscathed.

Fu Ningjin looked at her in pain, “You’re crazy!”

Their argument was overheard by Fu Chengyu. He was going downstairs to get some water and heard their argument when he passed by their room. Worried something had happened, he was about to knock on the door when he heard words that left him in shock, freezing in place.

Fu Chengyu felt cold all over, unable to believe it, deeply shaken. He muttered to himself, “No, no way, this can’t be true. How could I not be Dad’s biological son? They must be just saying things out of anger.”

In the end, Fu Chengyu fled back to his room, devastated. He wanted to know the truth, but he was also afraid to face it because he didn’t want to lose everything he had now.

“I must be dreaming. Everything in the dream is fake. I’m not an illegitimate child, I’m not! I’m not!” Fu Chengyu buried his head under the blanket, repeatedly trying to convince himself, attempting to escape reality in this way.