I Became Super Rich After Resigning

Chapter 102: Chapter 102 Uncle, My Dad Has Already Died

Huo Xue frowned, “Who is Gu Nuan? Why would she hit you?”

Gu Qingyi started to cry, “Gu Nuan is the daughter of my third uncle’s family… When my mom and I were living at the Gu Family’s place, Gu Nuan always treated me like the maid’s daughter, calling me a servant and forcing me to serve her…”

Gu Qingyi sobbed uncontrollably, “Mom, anyway, that Gu Nuan likes to bully others just because she can. Everyone in Jiang City knows about Gu Nuan’s terrible temper. Despite knowing that I’m the granddaughter-in-law of the Huo Family, she doesn’t respect the Huo Family at all, ranting about how the Huo Family counts for nothing?”

Yuan Xi’s voice rang out, “I’m also from Jiang City, but how come I have never heard about Gu Nuan bullying others? And when Gu Nuan hit you, she didn’t say that, did she!”

Being the president of Gu Shipping, it was impossible for Gu Nuan not to have a temper, but Yuan Xi really hadn’t encountered her bullying others because of her status.

There was one thing that Yuan Xi remembered clearly. Once, when she accompanied Gu Hanchen to a Gu Family banquet, Zhong Xiaoyi actively helped her mother with chores during her high school winter break.

Gu Nuan told Zhong Xiaoyi that there was no need for her to do it; focusing on preparing for her college entrance exams would be the best way to show filial respect to her mother.

Gu Nuan didn’t seem like someone who would treat a maid’s daughter like a servant.

Gu Qingyi looked at Yuan Xi, who had appeared at the staircase entrance, and grabbed Huo Xue’s wrist, “And her, Mom. She is in cahoots with Gu Nuan. When Gu Nuan hit me, she even had her bodyguard block me, not letting me find Gu Nuan to settle the issue.”

Huo Xue stood up and looked towards Huo Shiyuan and Yuan Xi coming down the stairs.

“Shiyuan, you’re back, and this must be Xiao Xi, right?”

Yuan Xi let out a light laugh, “Auntie, hello, I am Yuan Xi.”

Huo Xue said, “Oh my, I’ve heard Shiyuan talk about Little Xi since she was a child, and I finally get to see her today.”

Gu Qingyi suddenly realized and asked, “Mom, this is Shiyuan?”

Huo Xue replied, “Yes, this is Shiyuan’s new wife, Yuan Xi. You said she had her bodyguard stop you, could there have been a misunderstanding?”

Yuan Xi said, “Auntie, there are no misunderstandings indeed I had the bodyguard stop her.”

Gu Qingyi’s hands trembled even more with fear, “Mom, you heard her. She knows I’m her cousin-in-law, how could she take the side of an outsider to hit me, wuwuwu.”

Huo Xue’s face showed a hint of difficulty, torn between her daughter-in-law who had been hit and her nephew’s wife who was visiting for the first time…

Yuan Xi addressed Huo Xue, “Auntie, she started by calling a five-year-old child illegitimate in front of her face. That’s when Gu Nuan acted, and since the celebration for Mi Chen’s IPO was taking place upstairs at the hotel, I wanted to prevent any disturbance to the event, so I intervened.”

Huo Xue said, “Illegitimate child? What’s going on?”

Gu Qingyi was thoroughly panicked and pretended to be magnanimous, “It’s alright, since she’s my cousin-in-law, let’s leave it at that. I won’t hold a grudge.”

“Yingying, this is your uncle, your aunt.”

In Gu Qingyi’s arms, the little girl who had been crying loudly shyly hid.

Yuan Xi looked at Gu Qingyi and the little girl, exchanging a glance with Huo Shiyuan, both detecting something off in each other’s eyes.

Gu Qingyi’s tactics were clearly not clever enough; as soon as Yuan Xi mentioned Gu Nuan’s daughter, she reacted with such panic.

Huo Xue stood up, “It’s time for breakfast. Qingyi, you should leave with Yingying. You know, the old man doesn’t like you and Yingying around.”

Yuan Xi followed Huo Shiyuan to the dining room, where she saw an elderly man looking at some documents, his hair graying and wearing gold-rimmed glasses that gave him a refined look.

Yuan Xi guessed he must be Huo Shiyuan’s grandfather, the current patriarch, Mr. Huo.

Beside him was the benevolent Old Mrs. Huo whom Yuan Xi had seen in a video. In person, she seemed even more approachable.

“Grandfather, Grandmother.”

Mr. Huo nodded, “Sit down.”

Old Mrs. Huo handed Yuan Xi a bowl of bird’s nest, “You’re pregnant, you need to nourish yourself with bird’s nest and fish maw. Carrying twins isn’t easy; it can take a toll on your body. You need to take good care of yourself.”

Yuan Xi smiled and replied, “Thank you, Grandmother.”

Old Mrs. Huo asked, “How long are you two staying in A City?”

Yuan Xi answered, “There are still quite a few things to handle at the Jiang City company, so we have to return this afternoon. We’ll visit you and Grandfather again when we have more time.”

Old Mrs. Huo said, “No worries, as long as you two are busy, that’s good. Little Huohuo hasn’t been bothering you two, has he?”

“No.”

“Yes.”

Yuan Xi and Huo Shiyuan answered at the same time.

Yuan Xi laughed, “Little Huohuo is quite sensible and well-behaved.”

Old Mrs. Huo said to Yuan Xi, “As long as you don’t feel bothered, that’s good.”

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…

Le Bernadin Restaurant.

At dusk, the place was filled with guests.

Xiao Yun heard a childish voice behind him, and recognizing it, he turned to see the little girl he had been seeing in Gu Hanchen’s friend circle for several days.

Xiao Yun walked over to Gu Nuan and said, “Hello.”

Gu Nuan, seeing the man before her, paused before replying, “Hello.”

Xiao Yun looked at the little girl across from Gu Nuan, “Your daughter is cuter than in Gu Hanchen’s friend circle. Didn’t her father come with her?”

Xiao Yun looked at their tabletop, which had only two sets of tableware.

Little Gu Ying looked up and said, “Uncle, my dad is already dead, totally dead…”

“I’m sorry,” Xiao Yun said to Gu Nuan.

Gu Nuan gripped her fork tighter and responded, “It’s okay, her father indeed has been dead for a long time.”

Xiao Yun found his heart softening for a moment as he watched Little Gu Ying eat with her chubby cheeks puffed out.

Gu Nuan, with a cold expression, looked up and said, “Captain Xiao, do you need something?”

Xiao Yun replied, “I’ve retired, you can just call me Xiao Yun, you don’t mind if I sit and eat, do you?”

Gu Nuan: “I do mind, and please control your wife so she doesn’t let Gu Qingyi go crazy and call Little Ying an illegitimate child. Little Ying’s father simply died early.”

Little Gu Ying lifted her head and said in her milky voice, “I’m not an illegitimate child, I am my mom’s treasure.”

Xiao Yun told Gu Nuan, “She’s not my wife, I’ll be returning to China to divorce her.”

Gu Nuan scoffed.

…

Xinzhi Top Luxury Club was the favorite haunt of A-city’s top socialites and wealthy ladies.

Chu Yan arrived at this place and had already gained a new little follower, the daughter of a vice president of Fu An Group, Li Ping.

Chu Yan didn’t expect to see here a familiar face she hadn’t seen for a while, Gu Qingyi.

Gu Qingyi used to be a distant relative of the Gu Family and had attended a few Gu Family banquets.

Chu Yan still remembered the bitterness of being kicked out of Gu Hanchen’s home and approached Gu Qingyi, “Is this place so low that any Tom, Dick, or Harry can come?”

Li Ping, frightened, whispered into Chu Yan’s ear, “Yanyan, she’s the daughter-in-law of Minister Xiao, the granddaughter-in-law of Huo Family!

Do you know Shiyi Group? Her mother-in-law is the rich heiress of Shiyi Group!”

Chu Yan: “…”

Chu Yan coughed and said, “Sister Qingyi!”

Gu Qingyi actually didn’t recognize Chu Yan at first, it took her a while to recall that she must be that arrogant Chu Family heiress, who wouldn’t have deigned to address her as ‘sister’ in the past.

Chu Yan looked at Gu Qingyi, “Sister Qingyi, I didn’t expect to meet you here, you seem upset, is something troubling you?”

Gu Qingyi sneered, “Chu Yan, what do you want?”

Chu Yan said, “Sister Qingyi, it seems we are fated, I no longer go by Chu Yan, my surname is now Fu, as in Fu An Group, my name is Fu Yan.”

Gu Qingyi was surprised, “You’re not the Chu Family heiress?”

Chu Yan replied, “I was just an adopted daughter of the Chu Family, they were blind to chase me out, and now I’ve found my biological father.”

Gu Qingyi actually began to treat Chu Yan with a bit of courtesy since the Huo Fu families were always on good terms.

Chu Yan quietly asked Gu Qingyi, “Sister Qingyi, do you know Brother Shiyan? Do you have his WeChat?”

Chu Yan very well knew that although she was the real heiress of the Fu Family, if she wanted to take over the Fu Family business, she still needed to marry a big shot within the circle to ensure she could take over the Fu Family assets.

Gu Qingyi looked at Chu Yan, and obviously, the wife who had been at Huo Shiyuan’s side was quite obtuse.

Since Yuan Xi was ruthless, she could not blame her for being unjust; she might as well help Chu Yan win over Huo Shiyuan.

Gu Qingyi said, “I don’t have his WeChat for now, but I can introduce you to Shiyan.”

“Thank you, Sister Qingyi.”

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