CHAPTER 541: CHAPTER 536: SHOCKED

Fang Pingying initially agreed, but after a moment of thought, she immediately called Luo Honglan back, weighing her words, "Wait, I think it’s better for you to give your elder brother a call first to ask for his opinion."

Luo Honglan nodded, saying she would call Luo Zhiyong after breakfast.

After Fang Pingying had breakfast, she made a call to Liu Fengsheng, agreed on a departure time, then went to her room to change her clothes, and headed downstairs to wait for Liu Fengsheng.

Unexpectedly, Liu Fengsheng was even more punctual, already waiting downstairs.

From a distance, as Liu Fengsheng watched Fang Pingying descending from the building, his eyes slightly moved, and his heart seemed to skip half a beat.

Since it was already September and the weather was slightly chilly, Fang Pingying was wearing a grass-green knitted jacket on top, skinny jeans below, paired with mid-high heels, making her look energetic yet youthful.

Liu Fengsheng knew many women, from all levels, but Fang Pingying gave him a very different feeling.

She seemed to be a paradoxical entity, clearly a strong woman, yet at home, she was a complete gentlewoman, an extremely competent mother, keeping the house in perfect order, treating her two children as the most important things in the world.

Divorced, she never considered whether raising two children on her own would burden her future life or marriage; she was determined to raise them alone.

Just like today, if anyone else wore this outfit, they would come across as a competent career woman, but on her, there was an added touch of feminine softness.

As Fang Pingying walked downstairs and met Liu Fengsheng’s gaze, still fixed on her, she smiled, waved her hand in front of him, then looked down at herself, "What’s the matter, isn’t it inappropriate for me to wear this for meeting someone today?"

"It’s appropriate." Feeling the tense atmosphere, Liu Fengsheng coughed slightly, embarrassed, and hurriedly said to Fang Pingying, "Let’s go."

After speaking, Liu Fengsheng hailed a car, mentioning that their destination was somewhat far, about half an hour’s drive.

Fang Pingying never expected Liu Fengsheng to take her to meet his father, at his home.

On the way, Fang Pingying felt something was off, as they moved further away from the city center, not seeming like they were heading to discuss business. She couldn’t help asking Liu Fengsheng several times where exactly they were going.

Liu Fengsheng told her, "Today is the weekend, and people from the banks also need to rest; I’m taking you to someone’s house to find them."

Fang Pingying found it odd, having never heard of discussing business at someone’s home on a weekend.

Seeing this, Liu Fengsheng half-jokingly said, "Pingying, don’t tell me that after all this time together, you still don’t have even this little bit of trust in me."

Caught off guard by Liu Fengsheng’s direct question, Fang Pingying couldn’t say much more, just murmuring, "I thought it was like when I went to the bank for a loan, directly heading to the bank and seeking help from people there."

Liu Fengsheng nodded, indicating his understanding, then comforted her, "I’ve seen your documents; don’t worry, borrowing money shouldn’t be too difficult."

The car drove for about forty minutes before stopping in a residential area.

Liu Fengsheng got out of the car first, then came over to open the door for Fang Pingying, smiling, "We’ve arrived."

After Fang Pingying got out of the car, Liu Fengsheng led her into the residential area.

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Although it’s called a community, the kind Fang Pingying is living in now is definitely not on the same level. This type of community is similar to those terraced villas which are extremely luxurious and grand, with excellent greenery all around.

Following Liu Fengsheng further inside for about ten more minutes, they reached the furthest house where Liu Fengsheng rang the doorbell.

The door opened, and a middle-aged woman in her thirties or forties slightly poked her head out. Seeing Liu Fengsheng, she jubilantly pulled open the door, with a hint of chiding, she said, "Young master, you’re back?"

Young master? Fang Pingying was stunned for a moment, thinking she had misheard, and looked at Liu Fengsheng with confusion.

Liu Fengsheng seemed to have guessed her thoughts and explained with a smile, "When Aunt Li was younger, she joked with us like this, always calling us young master and miss. As we grew up, it became a habit; it definitely isn’t meant in the ancient sense of ’young master’."

As soon as Aunt Li saw Fang Pingying, she had already fixed her gaze on Fang Pingying for quite a while. After Liu Fengsheng finished talking, she had already scrutinized Fang Pingying thoroughly, and she was extremely satisfied with Fang Pingying’s appearance.

She warmly welcomed the two inside. As they headed upstairs, she called out, "Oh, the young master has brought his partner home. I must go and inform your mother; she will be absolutely thrilled."

Hearing this, Fang Pingying opened her mouth to clarify, but Liu Fengsheng was quicker, laughing and stopping Aunt Li, "Aunt Li, don’t just report to my mom haphazardly; she’s not my partner, we have some business with my dad."

Then, she asked, "Is my dad home today?"

Aunt Li immediately nodded and said, "Yes, he’s been waiting for you to come back."

Liu Fengsheng nodded, "Alright, go upstairs and call my dad down. I’ll entertain the guest myself."

"Okay." After Liu Fengsheng spoke, he led Fang Pingying to a small living room on the side, "Pingying, let’s sit over there."

Fang Pingying followed Liu Fengsheng and as he went to pour some tea, she glanced around the house, unable to express her astonishment.

She had always known that Liu Fengsheng’s family was well-off, but she had not expected their home to be this good; living in a villa, having servants, and from his earlier conversation with Li Aiyi, it seemed his father worked at a bank in a probably high position.

Putting aside what his father’s position might be, just taking this house into consideration.

Houses such as this, although not as valuable as they used to be, were still unaffordable for many, definitely needing hundreds of thousands to procure.

Moreover, every furnishing in the house was very finely chosen; probably just the decorative items in any room alone could buy an average house for an ordinary person.

Fang Pingying stared at all this for quite some time.

When Liu Fengsheng brought her the tea, Fang Pingying finally came to her senses.

After thanking the servant, she pursed her lips and glanced at Liu Fengsheng sitting opposite her, her voice slightly faded as she said, "You’ve never told me the true situation of your family."

Liu Fengsheng’s eyes flickered with complexity, yet he smiled and said, "You’ve also never asked."

Fang Pingying slightly frowned as she looked at him; he was right, she had indeed never asked.

Because every time he mentioned his family, he seemed never willing to say much, only willing to elaborate a bit when it came to his mother. How could she ask?

She had always thought his family might have messy, burdensome affairs like Luo Zhiyong’s, hard to discuss; hence she never probed.

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