Chapter 71: 069 Fu Yunshen: I've never even touched a woman's hand

“Get in the car with brother?” Nie Chao was gobbling down a rice ball when he heard this and, without thinking, blurted out, “Seventh Young Master, how can you talk dirty in front of the big boss? That’s so indecent.”

“…”

Fu Yunshen turned his head, his peach blossom eyes slightly narrowed.

A second later, he lifted his leg and kicked Nie Chao’s butt.

“Cough cough cough!” Nie Chao was successfully choked, almost falling flat on his face; he hurriedly begged for mercy, “I was wrong, brother, spare my life, spare my life.”

It was his fault for thinking wrong.

Fu Yunshen glanced at him, reached into the car, took out a paper bag, and handed it to the girl, his voice gentle, “Yaoyao, freshly steamed xiao long bao, and also yogurt. It’s a bit of a long ride to the courthouse, eat something to fill your stomach.”

“Thank you.” Ying Zijin took it and bit open the yogurt pouch.

She opened the door with one hand, sat down in the passenger seat, and fastened her seatbelt.

Nie Chao rolled into the back seat, clicking his tongue in wonder.

If the other socialites in Shanghai City knew that this dissolute young master, whose twenty-second birthday had just passed a few months ago, now had the heart of an old father, they would be heartbroken, their hearts shattered into eight pieces.

The car started and sped away.

While waiting for the red light halfway there, Fu Yunshen looked ahead and asked, “How are you feeling now?”

Nie Chao carelessly replied, “Great, my self-healing ability is strong, I don’t even have scars anymore.”

He thought to himself that the Seventh Young Master actually cared about him now, something that never happened before.

But before he could be touched for a second, the next moment—

“Wasn’t asking you.”

“…”

Nie Chao felt a pang in his heart.

“Much better,” Ying Zijin paused, “I’m fine.”

She understood her own body.

When she had woken up, she indeed had been full of wounds, but now she was gradually healing.

Fu Yunshen kept looking ahead, freeing up a hand to gently pat the girl’s head and chuckled, “That’s good then.”

He was aware of the saying ‘physician, heal thyself.’

In addition, he found their little one quite worrisome.

Despite being frail, she still fought and probably didn’t care much about her health.

So he took the liberty of contacting some specialists to prepare some food to help her replenish her qi and blood.

Well, their little one indeed loved to eat, especially sweets.

But that made her quite easy to take care of.

The red light turned green, and the Maserati was particularly conspicuous among the cars.

Bored, Nie Chao began counting the eggs he had brought when suddenly he slapped his thigh as if he had remembered something, “Seventh Young Master, it’s maddening, you know who wanted to kill me?”

Fu Yunshen’s eyelashes fluttered, feigning indifference, “Hmm?”

“It was actually my ex-girlfriend!” Nie Chao fumed, “We broke up amicably, and I even gave her one million dollars as a break-up fee. Then she turns around and hires someone to kill me; what kind of person does that?”

Fu Yunshen didn’t comment, his gaze growing deeper.

Nie Chao wasn’t aware of the NOK forum, so he had no idea about the existence of a Bounty List, and even less that only those with an NOK account could place a bounty on someone.

He didn’t have much of an impression of Nie Chao’s ex-girlfriends, vaguely recalling they were either daughters of families seeking to attach themselves to the Imperial Capital’s Nie Family or stars in the entertainment industry.

But whether they were the former or the latter, they couldn’t possibly access the NOK forum, let alone place a bounty on Nie Chao or hire a hitman from the top ranks of the hunters.

Any hunter on that list, even those ranked in the hundreds, wouldn’t take a job for less than one million US dollars.

The so-called ex-girlfriend was just someone pushed out to take the fall.

After all, the Imperial Capital’s Nie Family’s direct grandson encountered such an incident in Shanghai City; they had to give an explanation.

Fu Yunshen didn’t elaborate further and continued to inquire, “Which ex-girlfriend?”

“This…” Nie Chao scratched his head, “Too many, I forgot.”

There was a moment of silence in the car.

“I see,” Ying Zijin finished the xiao long bao and spoke unhurriedly, “Weibo says that’s called being a scumbag, and you’re asking to be beaten.”

Nie Chao: “…”

Nonsense, he was still a virgin.

So many people were lusting after his body, yet he had fought to protect it.

Who let his old man say, he couldn’t casually have kids before getting married.

Fu Yunshen suddenly chuckled, raising his eyebrows, “Yaoyao, don’t worry, brother is definitely not a scumbag, not like some people.”

Ying Zijin paused for a moment, then raised her eyebrows as well.

“Damn, Seventh Young Master, could you be any more shameless?” Nie Chao was shocked, “Have you forgotten that you are known as Shanghai City’s number one playboy?”

Fu Yunshen lifted his gaze lightly, “I haven’t even held hands with a woman, and another thing—”

“The word ‘playboy’ can also mean outstanding and extraordinary, have you ever heard ‘among the many outstanding figures, one should still watch for the present age’?”

Nie Chao shut his mouth.

Fine, he couldn’t outtalk this young master who was knowledgeable about everything from astronomy to geography.

But…

Nie Chao scratched his head again; he really hadn’t seen the Seventh Young Master get close to any woman.

He got it.

This young master probably liked to raise daughters.

**

The court hearing started at two in the afternoon.

By one o’clock, there were already quite a few people waiting.

Some had even rushed over from other cities, eager to see just how powerful West Wind Law Firm was to expedite a trial that normally would take months down to just a few days.

However, not everyone could enter the courtroom. Most people were holding up their phones to watch from outside.

At the same time, the live broadcast online was also underway.

As the number of viewers increased, so did the barrage of comments.

“Is it true that they’re trying the worst of the fans and rumor-mongers this time? They’re all so young?”

“I know, I know! I’m a student at Verdant. One of the defendants is from our school. They cried and begged the plaintiff the day the police took them away.”

“See that girl? She’s from Ying Luwei’s official fan club, still a college student. I really don’t see what’s so great about Ying Luwei, ruining her own future for a vase of a pianist.”

“It serves them right for cyberbullying a young girl, I’ve long been sick of some keyboard warriors on the internet.”

“Hey, have you guys seen Ying Luwei? I haven’t. Looks like she really has no face to show up.”

Ying Luwei actually had come, wrapped up tightly to prevent being recognized.

Moreover, the rash on her face had not yet healed, so she couldn’t even take off her mask.

However, contrary to what netizens speculated, Ying Luwei was not at all anxious at the moment; rather, she was extremely calm.

Because she knew that today’s court hearing couldn’t possibly go ahead.

West Wind Law Firm would definitely not send a lawyer.

Lu Zhi had already been released from confinement, and she said in a hushed voice, “Luwei, don’t worry. I begged the teacher to have a family from the Imperial Capital intervene. Though it’s not a top-tier wealthy family like the Mu or Nie Family, it’s more than enough to deal with a law firm.”

Her mentor had saved the Old Madam of that family, and they were obliged to grant this favor.

“You’ve done me a great favor.” Ying Luwei patted her hand and smiled. “I’ll buy you that Hermès crocodile bag in return.”

Lu Zhi was astonished, “Luwei, that’s too kind. You don’t have to.”

“It’s no big deal.” Ying Luwei twirled a strand of hair by her ear and smiled gracefully. “Wait here for me for a bit.”

She stood up and walked out the door.

Outside the courthouse.

The sun surged intensely, filtering through the layers of leaves.

Fu Yunshen pulled over and rested his forearm on the car window, “I’ll go park the car. I’ll be in shortly.”

Nie Chao nodded hastily, “The Seventh Young Master, rest assured, I will take good care of my sister.”

After speaking, he realized that Ying Zijin could beat him with no more than a flick of her finger.

“…”

This was heartbreakingly true.

Ying Zijin nodded, “Hmm, I’ll wait for you.”

She pulled out a baseball cap from her backpack and put it on to shield herself from the sun.

Ying Luwei came over at this moment.

Nie Chao immediately became wary and picked up a basket of eggs he had placed on the bench.

Ying Luwei naturally saw Nie Chao but paid him no mind.

Carrying eggs and dressed ostentatiously, he looked like a nouveau riche from who-knows-where.

He was not worth her time to mingle with.

Ying Luwei walked straight up to the girl and said with restrained smile, “Xiao Jin, are you waiting for your lawyer?”

“What a pity, your lawyer might not show up. I’ve asked a family from the Imperial Capital to intervene, to put pressure on West Wind Law Firm.”

Nie Chao looked over, puzzled.

Was this woman a fool?

Could she really summon a major clan from the Imperial Capital?

Could she even gain entry?

“Without a lawyer, your lawsuit is bound to fail,” Ying Luwei sighed, looking genuinely regretful. “Look at this, was it worth escalating to this point? Just apologize to my foster daughter, and she won’t hold it against you.”

“After all, we’re family.”

She smiled gently, like a loving elder lecturing a misbehaving child.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Because the play of light and shadow shifted, Ying Zijin finally noticed Ying Luwei.

She took off her headphones. “Have you been talking?”

Completely ignored.

Ying Luwei’s face turned livid; punching the air made her feel unbearably stifled.

She discarded her facade of kindness and scoffed, “Let’s see how arrogant you are when the trial starts.”

Since they had already burned their bridges, there was no point in pretending any longer.

Ying Luwei turned and left.

Nie Chao was pondering how to hit Ying Luwei with the eggs, lifting his head to pick the right angle.

That’s when he saw a Bugatti Veyron pull up at the courthouse’s main entrance.

The license plate started with “Jing.”

It was a Beijing license plate, a particularly rare one.

Whoever sat in that car must be of no ordinary status.

Nie Chao didn’t pay it much mind, until he saw the very familiar figure stepping down from the Bugatti Veyron, “…”

Shit, he was flabbergasted.