Cold-faced Empress

As the cruise ship slowly sailed away, Fu Siying stood on the boat and waved goodbye to Hu Lingjing, who was standing on the shore, with a smile on her face.

Hu Lingjing was so angry that she lost all her temper and stormed off.

Upon seeing this, Fu Yunzhi was overjoyed, grinning from ear to ear: "Sister is indeed amazing, that was so satisfying!"

Fu Siying smiled and glanced at Yunzhi, then glanced at Wei Lanling behind her with a strange expression. After thinking for a moment, she sent Yunzhi into the cabin to play with the other girls.

When only Fu Siying and Wei Lanling remained on the deck, Fu Siying reached out and handed a gold hairpin to Wei Lanling.

"Give."

Wei Lanling was taken aback, not understanding what Fu Siying meant. She just stared blankly at Fu Siying and did not dare to accept the hairpin.

After suffering losses time and again, Wei Lanling now has absolutely no trust in Fu Siying. Regardless of whether Fu Siying is genuinely kind to her or not, she dares not accept her anymore, fearing that she might be doomed at any moment.

Sensing Wei Lanling's wariness and suspicion, Fu Siying chuckled softly, "What are you afraid of? Didn't you just see with your own eyes that I took this hairpin from Miss Hu?"

Such a large gold hairpin, it looked heavy and valuable. Wei Lanling paused for a moment, then said in a hoarse voice, "I cannot accept a gift without merit. This hairpin is too precious for me to accept."

“Heh, this isn’t a reward, it’s compensation,” Fu Siying said. “Did you willingly let Miss Hu beat you up like that?”

Upon hearing the conversation, Wei Lanling hesitated for a moment before decisively accepting the hairpin. She certainly hadn't been beaten willingly, so she had every right to accept the hairpin!

Seeing Wei Lanling clutching the hairpin tightly, Fu Siying nodded: "I'm sorry you had to go through that earlier. You're a new face and also my cousin. Thanks to you, I was able to keep Hu Lingjing in check."

Wei Lanling's expression improved slightly upon hearing Fu Siying's explanation, but she remained depressed and gloomy.

Upon seeing this, Fu Siying slightly curled the corners of her lips: "However, I still need to teach you a few things. You must be quick-witted in the future. When Hu Lingjing disembarked and went ashore, you should have left instead of standing there stupidly waiting to be beaten."

Wei Lanling remained silent for a while before saying, "My cousin is right."

Realizing that Wei Lanling's mood and thoughts were in a state of confusion, Fu Siying casually said, "Pawn this hairpin, and you'll have enough to buy yourself some decent clothes."

"Yes."

What Wei Lanling saw and heard today had a huge impact on her, leaving her unable to recover for a while.

Fu Siying naturally wouldn't offer any kind advice to Wei Lanling. Just as she turned to go into the cabin and leave Wei Lanling alone at the bow to enjoy the breeze, she suddenly heard the sound of a zither and flute playing together drifting from the lake behind her.

The sound of the flute is plaintive, yet the mind is frivolous; the clear sound of the zither, however, conceals a restless heart.

The music puzzled Fu Siying: How shameless must two people be to play such mismatched music?

Looking back, they saw a pleasure boat carrying a group of young gentlemen, heading towards Fu Siying's boat. Five or six men stood at the bow, each with an elegant demeanor and extraordinary bearing.

Fu Siying could tell from the sounds of the xiao and qin that the group of men were frivolous and restless, so she didn't bother with them.

Unexpectedly, as soon as they saw her about to leave, the music of the flute and zither stopped abruptly, and the men hurriedly called out to stop her: "Miss Fu, please wait!"

Fu Siying seemed not to hear at all, directly lifting the cabin curtain and entering the cabin, disappearing from sight. Only Wei Lanling remained on the bow.