I Became Super Rich After Resigning-Chapter 208 - The Thought of Getting Married
Chapter 208: Chapter 208: The Thought of Getting Married
Chapter 208: Chapter 208: The Thought of Getting Married
Gao Yang watched as the Chu Family relatives had no choice but to leave in agitation and quickly chased after them.
“Hello, Old Madam Chu, Second Mrs. Chu, Miss Chu, I’m journalist Gao Yang. I just heard you complaining that Yuan Xi was unfilial. Do you need my help? I can help you get justice on the internet!”
Chu Li said, “Really? I…”
Second Aunt Chu reached out, pulled Chu Li aside, and said to Second Uncle Chu, “Help Mom get into that car over there and sit down.”
Gao Yang said to Chu Li, “My account is called ‘Finance Journalist Gao Yang’. Miss Chu, if you’re interested, you can contact me.”
Second Aunt Chu pulled Chu Li by the hand into the car.
Chu Li frowned and said, “Mom, why won’t you let me contact that female journalist?!”
Second Aunt Chu said, “Are you silly? Didn’t you see that your eldest uncle and auntie are so supportive of Yuan Xi? Plus, Yuan Xi’s husband is the successor to the Shiyi Group. If this issue really blows up on the internet, forget about living the luxurious life you have now.”
“It’s true that your grandmother doesn’t like Yuan Xi, but that’s because she has always disliked your eldest aunt. In the end, though, Yuan Xi is her own granddaughter. It would look bad to air our dirty laundry online, and besides, your eldest uncle always listens to Yuan Xi and her mother. If this goes online, it won’t benefit us at all; it can only hurt us.”
Second Aunt Chu continued, “We opposed Yuan Xi before because we thought Chu Yan could marry Bo Fan and could support Chu Yan against Yuan Xi. But now there’s no Chu Yan, so you shouldn’t keep hating Yuan Xi like your grandmother does.
Not to mention that your eldest uncle and auntie feel indebted to Yuan Xi, she’s also the Young Madam of the Huo Family. Just now, I saw a Rolls-Royce with a Jiang City license plate. It must have been Yuan Xi’s in-laws coming, which shows how much the Huo Family values Yuan Xi. Why are you foolishly taking your grandmother’s side against Yuan Xi?”
“But…” said Chu Li, “we’ve already seriously offended Yuan Xi before, haven’t we?”
Second Aunt Chu said, “Family ties are strong, we are all daughters of the Chu Family. We haven’t really done anything to hurt Yuan Xi; where would she care? With so much going on in the Mi Chen and Huo families, now is the time to stay close to your grandmother and take some benefits from her, but don’t foolishly offend Yuan Xi anymore.
And that new sister-in-law of yours, I heard that your eldest aunt is going to retire and hand over her position to your new sister-in-law. You’ve just been a nominal vice president in the company, drawing a salary without doing much for three or four years. If you offend her, and she fires you, where will you find another job that easy?”
Chu Li received a friend request but immediately rejected Gao Yang’s request.
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At the engagement party, most of the guests had dispersed.
On the manor lawn, the post-banquet party for the young masters and ladies of Jiang City was just getting started.
At the party, the topic of conversation was not so much about today’s bride, for most people didn’t know her.
More often, it was Bo Fan and Chu Yan who were the topic of discussion. At Jiang City’s social events, Chu Yan used to be the most dazzling center of attention, surrounded and praised like a star among the crowd.
“I ran into Chu Yan in Melbourne a while ago; she’s visibly pregnant. If she can give birth to a son and get the Xu Family trust fund, life would still be pretty good for her.”
“She was so proud before, and now she can only hide abroad, which is really laughable.”
“In the end, what’s fake is fake!”
In a corner of the party, Gu Hanchen approached Yuan Xi and Huo Shiyuan with a glass in hand, “Why are you two hiding in the corner?”
Yuan Xi smiled lightly; she didn’t want to engage in insincere socializing with the young masters and ladies of Jiang City.
After all, Yuan Xi had seen them gather around Chu Yan before, complimenting and fawning over her.
Now, they were using the same flattering manners they used on Chu Yan to try to please her, and Yuan Xi did not appreciate this behavior.
However, Yuan Xi, although disliking it, also thought it was natural human behavior. In this circle, flattery and opportunism were the norm, so she just stayed out of sight with Huo Shiyuan.
Huo Shiyuan looked at Yuan Xi and said, “Feeling better? If you’re feeling better, we can leave.”
“Back to Jiang City?” Yuan Xi asked.
“No, back to the hotel.”
Yuan Xi had drunk a bit too much at the banquet and leaned on Huo Shiyuan’s shoulder in discomfort, “Let’s go back to Jiang City; I miss Lele and Anan.”
Huo Shiyuan glanced at the time: “It’s already past nine; they’ll be asleep by the time you get back. With the amount you’ve drunk, it won’t be comfortable to travel for two more hours. Why not stay another night in Jiang City?”
“Sure.” Yuan Xi said, “Then let’s stay another night in Jiang City. We can go back after lunch tomorrow.”
Gu Hanchen watched their exchange, in which he was obviously an afterthought, and felt like a glaring electric light bulb.
Gu Hanchen found it utterly uninteresting and went to look for Chu Lin.
When Gu Hanchen found Chu Lin, he was lying on the sofa in the living room, resting.
The aftereffects of a cup of baijiu really were powerful.
Especially since Chu Lin had drunk quite a bit of other alcohol as well.
Cheng Yue received a cup of hangover tea from Nanny Zhang and handed it to Chu Lin, saying, “This is hangover tea. Drink it up, and you won’t have a headache tomorrow morning.”
Chu Lin frowned, “Nagging.”
Cheng Yue passed the tea to Chu Lin and made him drink the hangover tea.
Upon seeing this scene, Gu Hanchen didn’t want to disturb the newlyweds.
Once outside, Gu Hanchen was surrounded by people who came to chat with him about the young riches and ladies of Jiang City, each with their own ulterior motives.
Gu Hanchen looked at Yuan Xi and Huo Shiyuan in the corner, then thought about Chu Lin and Cheng Yue inside, and for the first time, considered the idea of getting married.
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Sunday.
Yuan Xi woke up at almost ten o’clock.
Having drunk too much the night before, Yuan Xi felt a slight headache as soon as she opened her eyes.
Huo Shiyuan was no longer by her side.
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Yuan Xi checked the messages in the group chat, where Chen Yuan and Shi Lei suggested that since Yuan Xi seldom returned to Jiang City, they should get together for a meal.
Yuan Xi, who really had a headache, sent a message back, “Casual lunch at Shiyi Hotel?”
Yuanyuan Yuanyuan: “Okay.”
Yuan Xi got out of bed and saw a message from Huo Shiyuan, “Are you up? I’m in the hotel gym.”
Yuan Xi changed out of her pajamas and took a casual set of sweatshirt and jeans from the wardrobe, a style she had worn back in her college days.
When Yuan Xi arrived at the gym, she saw that Huo Shiyuan was nearly done with his workout, running on the treadmill.
Huo Shiyuan saw Yuan Xi come in and gestured to the treadmill beside him, “Want to work out?”
Yuan Xi shook her head continuously, her life philosophy being to keep still whenever possible. She sometimes admired those who could exercise with self-discipline after busy work.
For Yuan Xi, work was already enough to make her lose all interest in exercising.
Huo Shiyuan chuckled, “You’re too weak. After we go back to City A, you should start working out with me.”
Yuan Xi waved her hands dismissively, “No need, I’ve already slimmed down. No need to exercise.”
Yuan Xi clutched at her left tooth, hissing in pain; she didn’t know if it was because of her headache, but her tooth was also hurting.
Seeing Yuan Xi gasping in pain, Huo Shiyuan even stopped his workout to ask, “What’s wrong?”
Yuan Xi said, “I think it might really be my wisdom tooth getting inflamed.”
Huo Shiyuan said, “I’ll make a dentist appointment for you. It’s better to have the wisdom tooth pulled out sooner.”
Yuan Xi said, “Some medicine will do, there’s no need for extraction.”
Huo Shiyuan looked at Yuan Xi and said, “You’re not still afraid of getting a tooth pulled, are you?”
