"But you promised to give me the An family if I performed well. You can't go back on your word!"
"I changed my mind."
"You!"
An Ran couldn't find any adjectives to describe Fu Lengyu's shamelessness. Words like despicable, shameless, and vulgar seemed to be praising him.
"What about me?" Fu Lengyu straightened his shirt and instructed An Ran, "Even at home, if you want a salary, you can't be idle. Housekeeper."
"Yes, young master." The housekeeper appeared beside Fu Lengyu like a ghost.
"From now on, she's the maid of the house. Whatever work there is, order her to do it. Her salary will be the same as that of a maid. If she doesn't do it well, deduct her pay."
"Yes."
An Ran was so angry that she trembled all over, biting her lip and not saying a word. Her years of upbringing as a young lady prevented her from uttering any dirty words.
"What are you still standing there for? Go work." Fu Lengyu said expressionlessly before entering the bathroom.
The housekeeper turned to An Ran and said, "Madam,young master will be having dinner at this time. Please bring the food to the kitchen."
An Ran glared at the housekeeper in anger. But the other party seemed to not even notice, not even moving a muscle.
"Madam, please hurry up, or your salary will be deducted." The housekeeper said sternly.
"I won't do it!" An Ran said each word slowly.
"Okay, you don't have to do it, but... your mother's medical expenses may not be enough. The hospital..."
"Fu Lengyu, what else can you do besides threatening me with my mother?" An Ran's eyes were about to spew fire!
"Fine! I'll do it?" An Ran bit her lip. It was just household chores, just serving dishes. What was so difficult about it? If she didn't know how, she could learn! With that thought in mind, An Ran headed towards the kitchen.
Watching her stubborn figure, Fu Lengyu felt an inexplicable feeling in his heart.
The kitchen maid was the only person in the Fu household who still treated An Ran as a human being. Seeing An Ran carefully handing her the dishes with a pair of heat-resistant gloves, the maid smiled.
An Ran carefully carried the soup bowl with the gloves, and was about to reach the table when she tripped oversomething and fell to the ground, spilling the soup all over herself.
Fortunately, the kitchen maid had made her wear gloves, otherwise her whole hand might have been burnt.
"Useless, can't even serve soup properly." Fu Lengyu's voice sounded behind her. "Steward, deduct the cost of this broken bowl from her salary."
"Yes, young master."
This went on for a while, with An Ran falling three times and breaking half of the dishes in the kitchen before Fu Lengyu finally let her go.
The obstacle that tripped her was obviously Fu Lengyu. An Ran was starting to feel numb from all the falling.
When she sat down at the table and the food was served, she didn't even notice that the other maids were eating in the kitchen.
After finishing her meal, An Ran washed the dishes and mopped the floor before dragging her tired body to the study on the second floor.
Handing the tangyuan that the kitchen maid had given her to Fu Lengyu, she spoke slowly, "I can do the household chores, but I won't see Lu Ye Bai again. I want to go back to work at the company."
"No." Fu Lengyu didn't even lift his head.An Ran took a deep breath. "I want to take over the An Group's project. It's our family's conglomerate, and I understand it best. If you let me design the autumn clothing, I believe I can increase the sales volume of this season's clothing by another percentage point, which will create profits for you, won't it?"
Fu Lengyu sneered, "Do you think I need that little money?"
"Mr. Fu, you have a lot of money, but if we do well in the autumn clothing release, we can restore the reputation we lost at the auto show. Isn't this a good deal?"
Fu Lengyu stared at An Ran for a long time without speaking. An Ran didn't dare to speak either. The study was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
"Beg me." Fu Lengyu suddenly said, "Take off your clothes and beg me for this opportunity."
An Ran was shocked at first, then took a deep breath and trembled as she unbuttoned her clothes. This wasn't the first time Fu Lengyu had played this trick, and her dignity had long been trampled on.
But this time, before she even unbuttoned the first button, Fu Lengyu sneered at her.
"You're really cheap, An Ran. Aren't you the little princess of the An family? Aren't you arrogant and look down on everyone? How come you don't even have the bottom line of being a human being? Did your father raise you just to do business for him like this?"
"Don't you dare talk about my father like that!"
An Ran suddenly shouted, "Fu Lengyu, can't you have a little class? You dare to defile even the dead. Aren't you afraid my father will come to you at night?"
"Sure, let him come find me. I want to ask him if he feels ashamed to have a daughter like you, a murderer!"
Fu Lengyu's mouth was like a knife, every word he said was like a stab in An Ran's chest. And he enjoyed watching the blood gush out.
Seeing that An Ran was no longer arguing, Fu Lengyu felt bored. "Get out."
"Can I go back to work?" An Ran was unsure if she should continue taking off her clothes.
Fu Lengyu turned his head to stare at the computer. "Since you're so eager to taste the flavor of failure, I'll give you the chance. But you can't go back to the company anymore. You'll have to design from home."
"From home?"
"Yes. Even as a maid, you still have free time. Don't worry, if you design well, I won't deduct your salary."
He looked at her with disdain. "But I think
you should give up while you still can."
"Okay!" An Ran nodded in agreement. "I'll design from home!"She didn't believe she was any worse than Tang Yu.
At night, looking up at the starry sky, An Ran secretly thought to herself, "Dad, are you watching over us? Please bless the An family, bless Mom..."
...
An Ran felt like she had just fallen asleep when she heard a knocking sound.
"Who is it?" She asked groggily.
The butler's voice came through sternly, "Madam, it's time to cook breakfast. The maids have already woken up."
The words "maid" were emphasized by the butler. An Ran suddenly remembered that she was now a maid in the Fu household. She looked at the time and saw that it was just past four in the morning, barely dawn.
She couldn't afford to be lazy and replied with a "okay" to the butler before quickly getting up to wash up.
Then she went out to cook breakfast with the other maids. After cooking, it was time to clean the rooms. The other maids weren't as kind as the cooking auntie and almost all the work was pushed onto An Ran.
Until Fu Lengyu got up, An Ran was still mopping the floor.
Fu Lengyu walked past without looking and sat at the dining table, picking up the knife and fork. He took only one bite and frowned.
"Who made breakfast today?" he asked.