An Ran woke up and saw the snow-white ceiling. The faint smell of disinfectant filled her nostrils. A nurse was hanging an IV drip for her, but she didn't say much when An Ran woke up. After finishing the drip, the nurse left. An Ran looked around the empty ward and moved slightly. Her body was so painful that it felt like she had been run over by a train. She couldn't help but burst into tears when she moved.
Thinking of what happened before she fainted, she urgently wanted to see Fu Lengyu and get her mother's contact information from him. But no one came to answer her calls, no matter how many times she shouted.
The butler came to deliver food and whispered, "Madam, you have some external injuries. You should take care of your body first." The butler knew Fu Lengyu's personality better than anyone else. An Ran couldn't help but smile bitterly. When she opened her mouth, her voice was hoarse, like a broken trumpet.
"But that person is my mother. I can't just ignore her..."
"Don't worry, although Mr. Fu is domineering, he won't harm innocent people..."
After hearing this, An Ran couldn't help but sharply retort, "Aren't I the best example of his madness? Am I not innocent?"The butler, who had originally meant well, was taken aback by her sharp and hostile attitude. He put down the lunch box and walked out of the ward without looking back.
An Ran didn't give up and shouted loudly, "I want to see Fu Lengyu... You tell him I want to see him!"
The butler didn't even turn around and left without any hesitation. Just when she thought she wouldn't get an answer, she heard the butler's voice from outside the ward, "Mr. Fu is very busy with work and can't spare the time to come to the hospital to see you. You'll naturally see him when you're discharged and return to the villa."
An Ran paused, lowered her head and remained silent for a long time, then quietly drank the porridge brought by the butler. Two days later, An Ran was discharged from the hospital.
Returning to the villa, she finally saw Fu Lengyu, but there were also a group of men and women who came back with him...and they were all carrying big and small bags from various high-end stores. These men and women were all dressed in trendy and fashionable clothes.
Fu Lengyu glanced at An Ran and was very dissatisfied with her lack of energy and haggard appearance. "You have half an hour to get her hair and makeup done."
With Fu Lengyu's order, those men and women all smiled confidently and promised, "Mr. Fu, rest assured! We guarantee that we will make Mrs. Fu the most dazzling oneat tonight's party!"
An Ran was dragged by those people to sit on the side, and at the same time, four or five people were working on her. They touched her nose and eyebrows, styled her hair, and whenever she moved a little, she would be held down by two people behind her.
"Fu Lengyu, let me go. I don't want to attend any party. Where's my mother? Where did you take her?"
"If you want to know, then behave!"
After about half an hour, her makeup, hair, and clothes were all changed, and she looked completely different. Her eyes, which had been dimmed by the many blows she had suffered in the past few days, now had a cold and arrogant distance from others due to her numbness.
"My mother's contact information..." An Ran lowered her voice and her posture, but was still ruthlessly interrupted by Fu Lengyu.
"Come with me to the party. This is your first public appearance! If you mess up, you'll never see your mother again in your life!" An Ran trembled all over, took a deep breath, and calmed down. She forced out a smile that was even uglier than crying.
"Okay... I promise I won't mess up." As she spoke, she hooked her arm around Fu Lengyu's arm. He didn't shake her off, letting her lead him out the door. "It's better that way." The party was held at the top of the seven-star hotel in the imperial capital.
The lighting was soft, the music was elegant, and the handsome men and beautiful women, social celebrities, and many bigwigs that could only be seen on TV in normal times were all elegant and graceful at the party. How many people longed for such a life of luxury and extravagance? Since the incident at home, she hadn't attended such a party for a long time.
This time, An Ran felt as if she had traveled to another world. Fu Lengyu noticed her distraction and coldly snorted, warning her in a voice that only the two of them could hear. "Think of your mother if you make any mistakes!"
An Ran's dazed expression disappeared in an instant, and a faintly elegant smile gradually appeared on her delicate and pretty face. Following Fu Lengyu, she walked into the crowd at the party, tilting her head slightly and whispering in his ear,
"Don't worry, I won't mess up." As soon as the two of them entered, the whispers in the room suddenly stopped. Perhaps it was because of Fu Lengyu's familiarity with his business friends, but they all walked over with smiling faces to greet him.
"Mr. Fu, I didn't expect you to really come. I thought... you were too busy to make it." The first person to speak was the father of Lu Ye Bai, a good friend of Fu Lengyu's father, so naturally, Fu Lengyu had to give him face.
"My uncle is joking. Although he's busy, he can't neglect introducing my wife to everyone. Otherwise, she won't let me off the hook," Fu Lengyu said, glancing at An Ran with a cold and indifferent look, but his smile added a touch of nonexistent tenderness to his expression.
An Ran sneered inwardly. It was just an act, wasn't it? Shetightened her grip on Fu Lengyu's hand and said, "Yulu, you're so good to me."
An Ran felt indifferent to the unfriendly looks from the unmarried women in the room who had been eyeing Fu Lengyu and the position of Mrs. Fu. They had all been hoping to get what they wanted, but An Ran had taken the lead. They probably didn't like her now.
An Ran cooperated with Fu Lengyu and skillfully greeted him and the other executives. After the pleasantries, Lu Ye Bai came out smiling, followed by a woman who looked stunningly beautiful.
"If you didn't come, my cousin would have complained about you," Lu Ye Bai said, introducing his cousin, Tang Yu, a wealthy heiress whom An Ran had heard of before but had no previous interaction with.
Tang Yu wore a waist-cinching dress and exquisite makeup, exuding a bright and elegant temperament. She looked at An Ran and extended her hand to Fu Lengyu in a straightforward manner, saying,
"Congratulations, Mr. Fu, on your marriage."