Chapter 382: Nobody Invited You Here

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Li Zhongfa and Pei Wencong hadn't even reached Pengcheng yet, but two unexpected guests arrived ahead of schedule.

Li Ye was napping at home when he heard the doorbell ring.

He opened the door wearing nothing but big shorts, and froze upon seeing who was there.

At the door stood a woman with big curls, reeking of perfume, staring blankly at a little boy.

Li Ye had never met the woman before, but he'd seen the photos and documents Pei Wencong gave him—he immediately recognized her as Fu Guiyin, Fu Guiru's cousin, whom he was supposed to call "Auntie."

The teenage boy was even more familiar—he was Fu Guiru's adopted son, Fu Zhiman.

"Why are you here?"

"Why are you here?"

Fu Zhiman and Li Ye asked the same question at the exact same moment, both voices dripping with hostility.

Li Ye had met Fu Zhiman back in Lijiapo, and he'd already disliked the so-called "younger brother."

So seeing him in Pengcheng now, he naturally had no patience for him.

And Fu Zhiman, having been slapped hard by Fu Guiru over their fight for the Breguet watch, naturally saw Li Ye as his enemy.

"This is my mother's house—what right do you have to be here?"

Fu Zhiman had a bad temper, and Li Ye's question only made him angrier.

Li Ye smiled faintly and pointed at the ground beneath his feet: "This land grows flowers—who invited you here?"

"Who the hell are you to ask?"

Fu Zhiman cut himself off mid-sentence, and Li Ye silently cursed his luck.

Li Ye knew Fu Guiru hadn't invited Fu Zhiman or Fu Guiyin to Pengcheng—if she had, she'd have told him. So how did these two get here? Surely not by smuggling?

"You must be Student Li Ye? I've heard so much about you—finally meeting you in person, you're way more handsome than in the newspapers and on TV!"

Li Ye was still blocking the doorway, facing off against Fu Zhiman, when the big-haired woman suddenly stepped forward, closing the distance to his face.

Li Ye quickly stepped back to put space between them, but Fu Guiyin pressed forward even harder, advancing relentlessly.

What the fuck, do you have zero boundaries?

From the files Pei Wencong gave him, Li Ye already knew this woman had a loose reputation, but he hadn't expected her to flirt with her own nephew.

Hmm, maybe she doesn't know who I am yet—but you're a thirty-seven-or-eight-year-old overripe tomato, trying to hit on a twenty-something six-pack hunk like me?

Where did you get the nerve? Where did you get the confidence?

"Auntie? You're here? Don't stand in the doorway—come in, come in!"

Fu Yiruo, also woken from her nap, stepped out of her room and saw Fu Guiyin's behavior—her drowsiness vanished instantly. She rushed over and grabbed Li Ye's arm, pulling him to her side.

She knew her aunt all too well—ever since being abandoned by that man, she'd transformed from a lovesick girl into a predatory seductress, and countless men had fallen victim to her.

Seeing Fu Yiruo's reaction, Fu Guiyin smirked and asked with a sly tone: "Xiao Ruo, is this your new boyfriend?"

"Li Ye is my senior brother and my tutor."

Fu Yiruo replied instantly: "After coming to the mainland, I planned to apply to Beijing University, so I hired Li Ye to tutor me.

He was the top scorer in Dongshan Province's college entrance exam—I owe my admission to Beijing University entirely to his help!"

"Oh."

Fu Guiyin drew out the syllable, then smiled: "With your grades, do you really need tutoring to get into Beijing University? You could pass with your eyes closed."

"It's not like that—the admission rate here is extremely low, and Beijing University is the best school on the mainland. Auntie, how did you get here? Why didn't Mom tell me? I would've come to pick you up."

As she ushered Fu Guiyin and Fu Zhiman inside, Fu Yiruo shifted the topic to the question Li Ye wanted answered.

But Fu Guiyin dodged it: "We've been staying at Mr. Pei's villa on Hong Kong Island. We planned to stay longer, but school's starting soon in the mainland, and Xiao Man's enrollment paperwork isn't done, so we came early."

Fu Yiruo stared blankly for a long moment, then asked in shock: "Auntie, you mean Xiao Man is coming to study on the mainland?"

"Of course," Fu Yiruo replied, equally surprised: "Your mother has decided to settle permanently in the mainland—so aren't you going to bring your brother over to live with her? Are you leaving him alone in Malaysia?"

"But—"

Fu Yiruo hesitated, then couldn't help saying: "Isn't Xiao Man fond of being with you? He can't even read simplified characters—how will he manage school here?"

Fu Guiyin cut her off before she finished: "Who said Xiao Man likes being with me? Xiao Ruo, don't make things up!

Besides, I'm constantly flying around the world for the family business—how could I possibly take care of Xiao Man? What are you trying to do? You took custody of him, then dumped him on me? How is that fair?"

Fu Yiruo wanted to snap back: "You're a slut constantly jet-setting around the world—aren't you just enjoying the differences between boyfriends of different skin tones? How can you use family business as an excuse?"

But as a junior, facing the stern Fu Guiyin, she ultimately stayed silent.

Fu Zhiman's custody did legally belong to Fu Guiru, but since Pei Wencong invested in the Fu family company, Fu Zhiman had basically been living with Fu Guiyin.

Fu Guiru had assumed this was Fu Guiyin's scheme to seize Fu Zhiman's 26% share of the company, so she hadn't bothered to consider bringing him back.

After all, they were biological mother and son—Fu Guiru held legal custody, but she couldn't sever the bond of blood.

But now Fu Zhiman was coming back to live with Fu Guiru—wasn't this just chaos?

Fu Yiruo fell silent. Li Ye, sitting on the sofa, also fell silent, staring at the mother-son pair—but Li Ye's mind was already racing faster than hers.

When you don't understand why something's happening, look at who benefits—or how they benefit.

Looking at it this way, Fu Zhiman's arrival in Pengcheng was clearly about Pengcheng Red Bull.

The only entity currently tied to the Fu family's interests was Pengcheng Red Bull.

Thanks to the Chinese athletes' performance at the Olympics, Pengcheng Red Bull had become wildly popular across Asia, especially among overseas Chinese who followed Chinese sports.

So how could the Fu family in Malaysia not know about Pengcheng Red Bull's bright prospects?

Some people will call their enemy "Dad" for profit—how much easier is it when Fu Guiru is Fu Zhiman's legal adoptive mother?

"Where's my room?"

Feeling uncomfortable under the stares of Li Ye and his sister, Fu Zhiman dragged his suitcase to find a bedroom.

"Xiao Man, sit down for a bit—your mother will arrange things when she gets back."

Fu Yiruo couldn't assign Fu Zhiman a room—every one of the best rooms was already taken: by Fu Guiru, by herself, by Li Ye, and by Li Yue.

Even though Li Yue had returned to Beijing, Fu Guiru hadn't repurposed her room—she'd even added more feminine decor, anticipating Li Yue's possible visits.

And Fu Yiruo wasn't even sure if Fu Guiru would accept Fu Zhiman staying in Pengcheng.

Fu Zhiman, hearing this, looked wounded: "So none of these rooms are mine? You really don't want me anymore?"

Fu Yiruo shook her head: "No, it's not like that—we just didn't get advance notice, so we weren't prepared. Your mother will be back soon—don't rush."

"How can I not rush? How can I not rush? You're trying to kick me out!"

Fu Zhiman's emotions spiraled—he started yelling at Fu Yiruo.

"Tap tap tap."

Li Ye rapped his knuckles on the table, drawing Fu Zhiman's attention.

Then he said: "No one's trying to kick you out—no one invited you in, either. So why don't you just sit here and wait for the person who can make the decision?"

Fu Zhiman froze, then his face burned red.

"Who the hell are you? You're just a tutor—a commoner—what right do you have to speak here?"

Li Ye's hand itched. He'd felt this way back in Lijiapo—maybe now was the time to teach this brat a lesson?

"Click."

Just as Li Ye's hand twitched, the front door opened—Fu Guiru walked in with Pei Wencong and Pei Wenhui.

Fu Guiyin immediately stood up, her eyes darting between Fu Guiru and Pei Wencong, her face shifting rapidly through shock, fury, jealousy, and rage—her expression was a spectacle.

Finally, she cooed: "Mr. Pei, you're here in Pengcheng too? Why didn't you come with me?"

Pei Wencong opened his mouth, said nothing, and gave Li Ye a helpless, wry smile.

Boss, this is all because of you—this annoying woman's been hounding me. And don't get the wrong idea—

After a brief moment of composure, Fu Zhiman also put on a look of utter victimhood and flung himself at Fu Guiru.

"Mom, you're finally back! Just now, sister said she doesn't want me, and that tutor wants to kick me out—"

Fu Guiru stared blankly for a long moment, then looked at Li Ye with a hint of shame.

This adopted son came to complain to his biological brother? Seriously?

Li Ye didn't explain anything to Fu Guiru—he smiled and asked Pei Wencong: "Mr. Pei, why didn't you come to Pengcheng with Ms. Fu?

She's been staying at your villa for days—why did you end up coming separately?"

"Stayed at your villa for days?"

Pei Wencong glanced at Fu Guiyin in surprise, then told Li Ye: "That's impossible. Ms. Fu did come to Hong Kong looking for me,

but we only met once at my company—I clearly told her… I'm only interested in eighteen-year-olds. So Mr. Li, you must have misunderstood."

Fu Guiyin felt like she'd been struck by lightning.

Pei Wencong had just shattered her lie—she hadn't even stayed at his villa, which was bad enough, since she'd just been using his name to imply she had influence over Pengcheng Red Bull.

But now he'd repeated the exact words he'd said to her in Malaysia.

Why would a billionaire say something like that in front of so many people?

Is this the manners of a billionaire?

(End of Chapter)