"Brother." Fu Yuling no longer has her previous arrogance, tears come easily, even though the person on the other end of the call cannot see them.
Her breathing is a bit rapid, choking out: "I'm at Yunding Palace, the security guard won't let me in. And your girlfriend, she's too much, completely ignoring me, even said you're not home, what does she mean, does she think this place is her own house? I was caught in the rain, and my illness is acting up, I just took some medicine, might need to go to the hospital."
She cried and complained about every detail, but wasn't lying.
She thought she could get comfort from Fu Jichen, but to her surprise, the first thing he said was, "I really am not home."
Fu Yuling's fingers tightened around the phone, that wasn't her main point.
"Why did you go there?" Fu Jichen asked again.
