Fu Zhengzheng and Han Siqi go downstairs together, but noise comes from downstairs before they reach the landing. Fu Xing’s grumble is faintly mingled in it. They go downstairs quickly.

She goes to the dining room directly following the sound and sees Fu Xing standing on a chair, while Han Tengyue and Ji Yashu are bending over and saying something before him. She walks over to ask.

“Fu Xing, you aren’t good again, are you?”

Fu Xing stands on ...