Chapter 180 The Big Finale (Part 1)

Chapter 180 The Big Finale (Part 1)

Fu Yining suddenly felt that the whole house had a weird vibe today.

Take Yu Zhili, for instance. Even though it was a holiday, he vanished early this morning, claiming he had urgent business, and still hasn't come back.

Then there's Yu Mingze, cradling baby Song Jingcong and whispering to him, but he clammed up the moment she got close.

But come on, what's a three-month-old baby going to understand?

Then there's Song Qingyu, who had plans to hang out with Wu Yuan. When Fu Yining casually asked to tag along, they both surprisingly turned her down.

Even the butler and Hu Ma were acting weird. The butler, who's usually all smiles, was grinning extra wide today, with a touch of something Fu Yining couldn't quite put her finger on.

And then there's Hu Ma...

"Madam, what are you searching for?"

"Oh, nothing, just browsing."

Fu Yining walked by the living room again, feeling more puzzled.

If she wasn't seeing things, Hu Ma had been wiping the same table an hour ago, and she was still at it?

Was the table really that filthy? And Hu Ma usually doesn't linger in one spot for that long.

Weird, right?

Fu Yining roamed around the house and eventually decided to hang out with the cats.

Pipi had just figured out how to open doors and kept popping up in the weirdest spots; Qiuqiu... his first move after waking up was to beg for food, and he was definitely getting chubbier.

Fu Xiaomi's long fur needed daily brushing, and Cheng Yu, the cat caretaker, was on it.

"Mrow!"

"Hey there, good boy, mommy's here!"

Fu Yining plopped down on the plush carpet and gave Fu Xiaomi, who was sprawled out for grooming, a few pets.

"Cheng Yu, I need to ask you something."

"What's up, Madam?"

Fu Yining bit her lip and whispered, "Don't you think everyone's acting a little off today?"

Cheng Yu's eyebrows flickered, but she kept brushing, not missing a beat, "Nope, everyone seems totally normal to me!"

Fu Yining tsked.

"But check out the butler, isn't he grinning extra wide today?"

Cheng Yu replied coolly, "Didn't notice, he's always like that. Maybe he's just in a really good mood today?"

"And Hu Ma, she's been scrubbing the same table for an hour and still isn't done. Isn't that weird?"

Cheng Yu continued to shake her head, "Not at all, maybe the table is just really dirty. You know how diligent and honest Hu Ma is!"

"That may be so, but..."

But every plant and object in their house is cleaned daily, so how dirty could it really be?

Fu Yining didn’t manage to get any useful information out of Cheng Yu, so she scooped up a passing little cow-patterned cat and gave it a good rub.

"Meow!"

"What, I can’t pet you?"

"Meow!"

"I’ll pet you, and there’s nothing you can do about it!"

Cheng Yu glanced at Fu Yining, who was now playing with the cat, and quietly sighed in relief.

She wasn’t good at lying; why couldn’t the butler and Hu Ma act a bit better?

Luckily, the lady is easy to fool, or else her lies would have been exposed!

Fu Yining played with the cats for a while before a knock on the door caught her attention.

"Hey, anyone home?"

"Come in!"

She recognized the voice immediately.

The door to the cat’s room opened, and Wu Yuan and Song Qingyu walked in carrying several large shopping bags.

"Morning, Sis Ning!"

"Morning, you’re back already?"

"Yeah, and we got you a gift, wanna see?"

Fu Yining sighed, noticing Pipi’s eyes gleaming at the shopping bags. "Let’s head to my room."

"Okay!"

"Cheng Yu, you’re in charge of the cats."

"Don’t worry, madam, I’ve got it covered!"

"Mhm."

Fu Yining led the two away.

Back in the room, Wu Yuan handed over her shopping bag with a smile.

"Sis Ning, this one’s for you!"

"Clothes, huh?"

"Mhm."

Fu Yining pulled it out to look; it was a pure white long dress, soft and comfortable, with small flowers embroidered at the collar and cuffs.

It looked kinda familiar.

"Why are you giving me clothes all of a sudden?"

Wu Yuan explained, "It's getting warmer, so this dress is perfect!"

Song Qingyu nodded, "Mom, try it on for us, will you?"

"Alright, I'll go change!"

Fu Yining thought carefully; she seemed to have had a dress like this before, and if she remembered correctly, it was the one she wore on her first date with Yu Zhili.

After putting on the dress, Wu Yuan and Song Qingyu praised her without holding back.

"Looks great!"

Fu Yining looked down at the dress she was wearing, the more she looked, the more familiar it felt.

Wu Yuan jumped at the chance, taking her hand and leading her to the dressing table.

"Sis Ning, how about I do your hair too?"

"Do I need it?"

"Definitely! Just sit still, I've got this!"

Fu Yining sat down reluctantly.

Out of her sight, Wu Yuan gave Song Qingyu an "OK" gesture.

Song Qingyu smiled and proposed, "Mom, the weather is nice today, how about we head to Lingshui Park?"

"Now?"

"Yes." Song Qingyu thought for a moment, then added, "Let's bring the baby along, he loves going out."

"Alright."

Fu Yining could sense they were keeping something from her.

Although she didn't know what they were up to, she was willing to go out with them.

After doing her hair, Wu Yuan put on a bit of light makeup for her.

Song Qingyu had already brought baby Song Jingcong over, and Yu Mingze followed along.

He stood to the side and exclaimed, "Mom, if we go out like this, no one would guess you're my mom! They'd totally think you're my sister!"

Hearing his words, Wu Yuan and Song Qingyu both laughed.

Baby Song Jingcong didn't get it, but seeing his mom laugh, he also grinned a silly little grin.

Fu Yining glanced at Yu Mingze in the mirror and asked, "You're coming too?"

"Of course, I'll drive!"

"..."

Alright then.

Since he's been on his best behavior lately, Fu Yining was okay with him joining.

Song Qingyu got the stroller ready and grabbed her camera, saying she wanted to take pictures of the baby.

Fu Yining nodded, thinking it would be nice if Yu Zhili were here too.

Where in the world has he gone?

-

"Madam, young master, have a safe trip!"

Wang Yue stood at the door, watching them leave.

Hu Ma peeked out from behind the door and whispered, "Mr. Wang, has the madam left?"

Behind her, a group of eager young maids looked at him expectantly, waiting for his answer.

Wang Yue nodded: "Yes, she's left. Let's get started!"

"Understood!"

Hu Ma excitedly called out to the maids behind her: "Hurry up! Get everything ready and follow the plan!"

"Okay, we'll get on it right away!"