The Fiance

Ye Huaijin and Ye Shanshan jogged all the way and reached the mansion's entrance before Ye Shengge did. As the bodyguard had mentioned, a low-key yet luxurious black car was quietly parked by the roadside. Reading the license plate number, Ye Huaijin's chest swelled with excitement, and his heartbeat accelerated incessantly.

In the entire Empire City, only one person dared to use this license plate number - that person was Fu Yushen!

Fu Yushen, at such a young age, had become the helmsman of the top-tier family, the Fu family. He was the current CEO of the Fu Group, with assets in the trillions, and was considered the king of kings in the Empire City.

Today, Fu Yushen personally came, which was such an honor!

Ye Huaijin was so excited that he had a beaming smile on his face. He walked quickly to the front of the car and respectfully and obsequiously greeted, "Mr. Fu, hello! I didn't expect you to come personally. Please forgive our tardy welcome."

However, after Ye Huaijin finished speaking, the person inside the car didn't come out, nor did he respond. What was going on?

The smile on Ye Huaijin's face froze. Ye Shanshan smoothed her hair, adopting a shy demeanor. She walked up to the car with her skirt held up, wearing a graceful and coy smile on her face as she spoke softly, "Mr. Fu, you came all this way personally. May I ask what brings you here?"

However, even after Ye Shanshan finished speaking, there was still no response. What... what was happening?

Ye Shanshan and Ye Huaijin exchanged glances, bewildered. What could be the reason behind this? They were absolutely certain about the license plate; it was Fu Yushen's car. But despite their repeated respectful greetings, they received no response whatsoever.

At this awkward moment, the passenger door suddenly opened, and a man who looked like an assistant got out. Ye Huaijin immediately recognized him - this man was Fu Yushen's chief assistant named Song Yang.

Ye Huaijin quickly figured out the situation. Considering the current status of the Ye family, they were clearly not qualified to have a personal meeting with someone like Fu Yushen. That's why Fu Yushen had sent his assistant, Song Yang, to handle the situation. It made sense.

As the saying goes, "A seventh-grade official in front of the Prime Minister's residence." Moreover, Song Yang was Fu Yushen's chief assistant, so building a relationship with him could be extremely advantageous for the Ye family.

Ye Huaijin understood the dynamics and immediately greeted Song Yang warmly. "Assistant Song, welcome! What brings you here today?"

However, Song Yang didn't even spare a glance at him, walking directly towards Ye Shengge, who was not far away.

Song Yang walked up to Ye Shengge, slightly bowing and politely greeted her, "Miss Ye, hello. I have been entrusted by Mr. Fu Hexuan to come and escort you to the Fu residence."

Fu Hexuan? When Ye Shengge heard this name, a warm feeling surged in her heart. So, it was Grandpa Fu. She had grown up in an orphanage and was later adopted by her grandparents. She had been living with them ever since. Fu Hexuan was her grandfather's close friend and had even held her when she was a child.

Song Yang was holding a string of Buddhist prayer beads, and Ye Shengge recognized it at a glance as the one her grandfather had worn for many years. It seemed that Grandpa Fu had indeed sent Song Yang to pick her up. Since it was an invitation from an elder, Ye Shengge couldn't refuse and nodded, "Thank you for coming."

"Not at all, Miss Ye, you're too polite!" Song Yang smiled warmly and eagerly took Ye Shengge's luggage.

After placing the luggage, Song Yang opened the rear door of the car. "Miss Ye, please."

Ye Shengge bent down and got into the car. However, halfway through, she suddenly realized that there was someone else in the car.

There was a man sitting in the back seat. The man wore a white shirt buttoned meticulously to the top. He had a cool and restrained aura with his long legs casually crossed.

He held a paper document in his hand; his fingers long, fair, and with clearly defined joints. Hearing the door opening, the man's gaze finally lifted from the document, turning towards the direction of the door.

As Ye Shengge boarded the car, she met a pair of dark and deep eyes straight on.

"I'm Fu Yushen and I'm here to pick you up on behalf of my grandfather," the man's voice was clear and low, carrying a hint of lazy warmth, like the gentle drizzle of early spring falling lightly on the lake.

Fu... Yu... Shen?

Hearing this familiar yet unfamiliar name, memories from her childhood rushed into Ye Shengge's mind. Her grandfather had arranged a marriage for her with Fu Hexuan's grandson, Fu Yushen. Was the man in front of her her prospective fiancé?

Ye Shengge had just boarded the car, and the black vehicle swiftly left from in front of the Ye family's gate like an arrow leaving the bowstring.

Ye Huaijin and Ye Shanshan saw this scene, and it felt like a bucket of cold water had been poured over their heads. They stood there as if thunderstruck, not snapping out of it even as the car drove away.

They had been trying so hard to establish a connection with the Fu family, and yet the Fu family had come to meet Ye Shengge? Song Yang had even treated them like insignificant mice!

Inside the car, Ye Shengge quietly sat in the back seat. She took a discreet glance at the handsome man beside her, who was he? Did he still remember their childhood arranged marriage?

She hoped not.

She felt that these arranged marriages were too surreal. However, Fu Yushen seemed to see through her thoughts. The man raised an eyebrow slightly; his voice clear and husky as he uttered two deep, magnetic words, "I remember."

Ye Shengge: "...!!!"

It seemed that her fears had come true.

Talking about her relationship with Fu Yushen was a bit complicated. Although she had been adopted by her grandparents, her life had never been deprived. Her grandfather had a special status, and even the former head of the Fu family, Fu Hexuan, was a good friend of her grandfather. Fu Hexuan often brought Fu Yushen with him to visit her grandfather, and that was how she got to know Fu Yushen.

They could be considered childhood friends, and their relationship was quite good when they were young.

She had no idea what an arranged marriage was back then. She became conscious of its meaning as she grew older, and from then on, the more she stared at Fu Yushen, the more uncomfortable she felt.

Perhaps Fu Yushen also didn't like this arranged marriage. His attitude towards her became inexplicably strange, and he would even target her deliberately. Especially when she played with the neighbor's son, he would criticize her relentlessly.

This made Ye Shengge dislike him more and more. It seemed like they became bitter enemies overnight.

Until they entered high school, Ye Shengge's rebellious phase reached its peak. She had a strong personality and openly told her grandfather that she had fallen in love with a boy from her class. Fu Yushen found out about this and cornered her in her room.

At that moment, Ye Shengge saw the darkest side of Fu Yushen. He was cold and seemed like a bottomless abyss of ice. He asked her if her brain was filled with water that she fell for a nobody.

Ye Shengge had never seen this side of Fu Yushen before, and they fell out completely. Later, Fu Yushen went abroad to study, and they hadn't met since.

When Ye Shengge saw Fu Yushen just now, she didn't recognize him at first. Compared to the one in her memory, he seemed to have changed quite a bit...