In the era of fetal wear, she became the first socialite in Hong Kong

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Fu Ziyan lowered her head to look through the documents, and without even looking up, she responded, "Come in."

The person who came in was not the assistant secretary or senior staff she expected. Instead, a smiling and gentle female voice sounded: "Sister Yanyan."

"Xiaozi?" Fu Ziyan stopped writing and looked up, a smile flashing in her eyes. "Since you've been home, you finally have time to look for me."

"Sorry Sister Yanyan, I've just got back and there's a lot going on."

Fu Ziyan said casually, "Are you busy meeting young talents?"

Fu Zizi paused.

When I think of the stack of photos and documents Mommy dragged me through these past couple of days, I can't help but flash back to the young man calculating and debating with her at his desk in the sun. I remember the warmth of the sun on the coat he put on her, and his silent, lonely figure under the gray sky...

Fu Zizi really couldn't control the emotions that surged in her heart like a tide. She could only suppress them with difficulty and curled the corners of her lips to her cousin to pretend that nothing was wrong.

"How did Sister Yanyan know about this?"

Fu Ziyan's brows were calm, her eyes fell on Fu Zizi's eyes, and her voice was gentle: "Xiaozi, just do what you want to do, there is no need to feel wronged."

Fu Zizi felt that her cousin saw through her for a moment. All the heartbroken emotions, the pressure brought by maternal love, and the struggle between ideals and reality were exposed.

"Sister, I..."

She lowered her head and pursed her lips, then looked up at her cousin's gentle and tolerant eyes. Her heartstrings were plucked for a moment, as if all her difficulties could be accepted and solved by her cousin.

"Hmm?" Fu Ziyan smiled, stood up and took Fu Zizi to sit on the sofa. "No rush, you can take your time to think about it. The view from my office is pretty good."

More than good?

Fu Zizi could easily see the scenery outside the window from where she stood.

The so-called looking far and wide from a high place or ruling the world probably refers to this kind of vision and feeling.

Like playing with Lego blocks, tall buildings stand side by side, beneath them are tiny, dust-like streams of people and cars. Beyond, the golden harbour, the hum of steam turbines...

Fu Ziyan said "slowly", and naturally she really gave it "slowly" time.

After Fu Zizi sat down, she walked back to her desk to handle her work. She even dialed the internal phone before looking through the documents again and asked her personal secretary to bring Fu Zizi a drink.

"Xiaozi, what would you like to drink?"

"Huh?" Fu Zizi was emotionally unstable. She was stunned for a moment by the question that didn't fit the atmosphere. But she quickly came to her senses. "Coffee, with milk and sugar. Thank you, Sister Yanyan."

Fu Ziyan nodded slightly and gave instructions to the person on the other end of the phone in a calm tone.

After Fu Ziyan finished dealing with the documents on the table and sat back next to Fu Zizi, Fu Zizi's mood had calmed down.

"How's the view?"

Fu Zizi smiled and nodded: "Sister Yanyan's office has a great view."

"So do you like it?"

"Of course." No one would dislike the magnificent feeling of overlooking the mountains and rivers from a high place.

Fu Ziyan looked at her with a smile, and said encouragingly: "Since you like it, go for it."

Fu Zizi lowered her eyes and slowly spoke of her experiences in England, saying that she had met someone she really liked, and that they would discuss things together and argue for certain points of view...

"He's a very good person, very talented in scientific research, with an active mind. He's not good at speaking, but he has the implicit gentleness that is common among Chinese people..." Fu Zizi's eyes and eyebrows were filled with a smile when she talked about "him", and she was bright and cheerful. "He was self-disciplined and polite. He gave me his umbrella when it rained, but he refused to get under it no matter what I said, and got soaked like a drowned rat..."

But soon, these smiles disappeared and turned into sighs: "What a pity, perhaps we are really not destined to be together."

Fu Zizi pretended to be calm, but she couldn't hide the regret that lingered in the aftermath of her sigh.

"Is he engaged or are you engaged?"

Fu Zizi shook her head: "No, but I am in Hong Kong and he is in the mainland, we..."

Fu Ziyan interrupted her bluntly: "The centennial agreement is coming soon, you must believe in the motherland."

"Of course I believe it, but sister, my last name is Fu after all." As a member of the Fu family, she has enjoyed the resources provided by the family since childhood. Naturally, she should give something back after she grows up. She cannot bring trouble to the family out of her own selfishness.

What's more, she didn't want to make her mommy worry.

Although the Fu family lives a life of luxury, Mommy has suffered a lot as a concubine over the years. Mommy has worked hard to accompany and educate the four siblings. The naughty younger brother has caused Mommy a lot of trouble, and she doesn't want to cause Mommy any more trouble.

"What's wrong with the surname Fu? There is no rule that daughters of the Fu family must marry. No one can force them. It's all voluntary." Fu Ziyan emphasized the word "voluntary" and did not directly point out the concubine of her fifth uncle. After all, she was Xiaozi's biological mother. With her status, it was not easy for her to show any attitude towards this concubine, not even when comforting Xiaozi.

Fu Zizi was silent, her voice a little hoarse: "But he comes from a family of high-ranking officials in the mainland. If I continue this relationship, I'm afraid..."

Fu Zizi didn't finish her words, but Fu Ziyan could hear the hidden meaning in her words.

Hong Kong is quite sensitive at this time. As one of the top Chinese families in Hong Kong, the Fu family can invest in the mainland and take the opportunity to swallow up British assets. However, if the daughter of the Fu family marries the son of a high-ranking official in the mainland, there will inevitably be some trouble.

It turns out that Xiaozi’s concerns aren’t just about her mommy.

Fu Ziyan curved her lips, but didn't answer Fu Zizi's worries. She chuckled and said, "Xiao Zi, you look down on the Fu family and your second uncle."

Fu Zizi looked up in surprise.

What do you mean?

Fu Ziyan didn't explain, but just smiled and asked her, "Do you really want to... By the way, what's his name? I have a few friends in mainland China who can help you check it out."

She was thinking about Gao Linghua and Deng Yuanfei.

The former, as a member of the first class after the reinstatement of the Gaokao, was a student who was able to study abroad at public expense, and was undoubtedly well-known in the student community. Gao Linghua was likely familiar with this person. The latter was a backup option. After all, Fu Ziyan and Deng Yuanfei weren't particularly close, but Deng Yuanfei had also studied in Germany, and as students studying in the same country, he was definitely acquainted with this person.

Fu Ziyan was thinking about it in her heart, but unexpectedly she heard a familiar name from Fu Zizi's mouth.

"You mean...Deng Yuanfei?"

Isn't he a nerd?

How could he be the same person as the reserved and gentle young man who was self-disciplined and polite? ! !

Fu Ziyan's mind was filled with exclamation marks, but her face remained calm. Fu Zizi didn't notice anything wrong.

"Yes, his name is a bit difficult to pronounce. He said it embodies his hope for the rapid development of the motherland."

"Hmm, good name."

What could Fu Ziyan say? Apart from the amazement that beauty is in the eyes of the beholder, the only thing left was the absurdity of her blind date, who had been a dead end from the beginning to the end, becoming her cousin's lover.

This world is so amazing!

However...Fu Ziyan suddenly realized her blind spot: "Xiaozi, do you know each other's identities?"

Fu Zizi looked dazed for a moment.

"To save time for study and experiments, I lived in an apartment provided by the school and kept a low profile. He only knew that I lived in Hong Kong, and I didn't mention anything else. As for him, I only knew that his father worked in the government and was very busy, and that his ability to study abroad was the result of his own hard work."

In fact, Fu Zizi initially just wanted to be in a purely academic atmosphere, but later she didn't want her family background to affect the atmosphere between them, so she deliberately didn't mention it.

Fu Ziyan remained silent and smiled.

emm...the two people who have a tacit understanding of love for each other but don't point it out, don't even know each other's true identity.

pretty good.

She was now a little curious about Deng Yuanfei's expression after he knew that Xiaozi was her cousin.