Chapter 28: The Divination Reveals Great Misfortune
As soon as these words were spoken, Madam Fu’s face immediately stiffened.
Fu Qiongshuang is the future of the Fu Family, the Eldest Miss of the Fu Family. Not to mention Fu Qiongshuang’s inherently proud nature, how could she possibly acknowledge a servant as her godmother? Even if W*ng Xiurong is the housekeeper of the Fu Family, she is essentially still a servant. If Fu Qiongshuang were to truly acknowledge a godmother, Madam Fu herself would be utterly disgusted!
Thinking about it this way, Madam Fu felt uncomfortable. She glanced at W*ng Xiurong, her expression unpleasant, clearly blaming her for speaking out of turn.
W*ng Xiurong didn’t dare to show any dissatisfaction either.
She only dared to put on airs in front of Fu Ziqi, the Second Miss who had been exiled since childhood. Facing Madam Fu and Fu Qiongshuang, how would she have the guts?
Madam Fu felt uncomfortable, but she still remembered that Fu Ziqi was her own daughter. After a moment of hesitation, she said, “Mom was wrong about this. Mom shouldn’t have made such a demand of you.”
After finishing, Madam Fu added, “You’ve lived outside for long enough. You refused to come back when Mama W*ng came to pick you up before. I know you’re sulking. Now, Mom has come to pick you up personally. Go pack your things and come home with me.”
Madam Fu softened her tone, but there was still a hint of command in her voice.
Fu Ziqi’s eyes flickered, and she smiled, “It’s not impossible to go back.”
She turned and walked into the house.
Madam Fu had no choice but to follow her inside.
The living room had been under renovation these past few days, and the floor wasn’t very clean. As soon as Madam Fu walked in, she frowned deeply, her face filled with disgust.
Fu Ziqi sat down on the sofa, leaning sideways with her legs crossed, not sitting properly, as unrestrained as could be.
Seeing her like this, Madam Fu’s dissatisfaction rose again.
Where did she learn these bad habits? Qiongshuang had been a model socialite since childhood, every move personally cultivated by her. How could she be like this?
Fu Ziqi caught the dissatisfaction in Madam Fu’s eyes, but she didn’t take it seriously.
She lazily rested her head on her hand and even yawned.
She had woken up too early to play games today and hadn’t gotten enough sleep.
“Since you said you came to take me home, you don’t mind me asking a question, do you?” Fu Ziqi answered her own question, “I don’t think you would mind.”
Madam Fu swallowed the words in her mouth instantly, her expression showing a bit of frustration.
Fu Ziqi: “Twenty years ago, you said you didn’t need a daughter who was born a waste, so you gave me to Aunt Tao. What does this mean now?”
“Tao Xi, she… told you everything?” Madam Fu stammered, subconsciously trying to explain, “Your father and I didn’t give you away, it’s just… you’re not suited to life in the Ancient Martial World. I… I did it for your own good.”
Perhaps twenty years ago, when Fu Yuan said he wanted to send Fu Ziqi away, she had struggled and felt heartbroken. But after twenty years, all her attention had been focused on her eldest daughter and youngest son. Gradually, she also agreed with her husband’s words: The second daughter would only be a fool her whole life, not suitable for survival in the Ancient Martial World…
This self-deception made her deliberately ignore the fact that other families in the Ancient Martial World also had children with low talent, but they still lived well under the protection of their families in the Ancient Martial World.
Fu Ziqi lowered her eyes, playing with her fingers, a faint smile playing on her lips, not saying whether she believed it or not.
Madam Fu looked at this daughter whom she had only seen in photos since her birth, and for some reason, a sense of trance arose in her heart.
Back then, when she gave birth to a pair of twins, she was very happy. But soon she discovered that her younger daughter not only cried very little at birth, but her reactions were also slow. A few days later, that fate reading almost rubbed her heart against the tip of a knife.
Why were the twins born together, yet their fates so drastically different?
Born a waste, born a waste! How could she have a daughter who was born a waste?
Everything that followed was beyond her control!
“Ziqi—”
“Sorry, you still haven’t answered me. After twenty years, why are you taking me back?” Fu Ziqi raised her eyes, her gaze sharp and piercing, extremely aggressive.
Madam Fu was slightly taken aback.
After a long while, she replied, “You’re already twenty years old. It’s not appropriate to stay outside all the time… Your father and I didn’t think things through properly back then. This time, your father discussed it with me and said that you’ve grown up and it’s time to come home.”
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“Is that so?” Fu Ziqi responded casually, as if it wasn’t about her own life.
Seeing her like this, Madam Fu felt a bit embarrassed.
She paused and said, “Ziqi, Mom and Dad really want to make it up to you.”
“Tsk.” Fu Ziqi lifted her eyes and chuckled softly, “Madam Fu, don’t make it sound so nice. If I were still a fool, would you want to take me back?”
Madam Fu’s face stiffened.
Because Fu Ziqi was right.
The Fu Family couldn’t afford to lose face by eagerly taking back a foolish daughter!
Fu Ziqi took in all the changes in Madam Fu’s expression and felt even more sarcastic.
Why bother?
It’s been over a thousand years, and Changli has already perished in the long river of history. Why haven’t humans changed at all?
Still so hypocritical.
Sometimes, this fact can really make one feel disgusted.
Fu Ziqi indifferently concealed the coldness in her eyes, her voice filled with weariness, “Madam Fu, this is the last time I’ll ask you, does the Fu Family really have no other motives for taking me back?”
Hearing this, Madam Fu was also unhappy, “The Fu family has everything. What could they possibly want from you? Ziqi, are you being too sensitive? I’m your mother, would I harm you?”
Fu Ziqi: “…”
She twitched her lips, her expression unreadable.
Really no ulterior motives?
That’s not necessarily true.
Whether it’s physiognomy or divination, there’s a saying: “Don’t divine for yourself.” This is because of the old saying, “Those involved are blind, while onlookers see clearly.” It’s always difficult to see things clearly when you’re personally involved.
Fu Ziqi’s abilities are strong, but she also can’t see her specific fate trajectory. However, even so, divining good or bad fortune is still possible.
She had just casually cast a divination using that toy.
Great misfortune.
But no matter how bad the misfortune, Fu Ziqi could resolve it. However, since there was this omen, it meant that there was an unknown danger waiting for her in the Fu Family. If it were the foolish Fu Ziqi from before, she would probably have succumbed to this calamity and died.
And yet, Madam Fu still said that the Fu Family had no ulterior motives towards her?
Perhaps Madam Fu herself truly didn’t know, but the omen of great misfortune was already there!
Fu Ziqi didn’t like hiding and dodging. Hiding wouldn’t allow her to escape the karmic fate. It seems she has to return to the Fu Family?
Fu Ziqi suppressed her emotions and said to Madam Fu, “Alright, I agree. I’ll go back with you.”
Madam Fu was surprised by her sudden change in attitude, “Really?”
Fu Ziqi nodded, “But…”
