I Became Super Rich After Resigning

Chapter 91: Chapter 91: Proving Bo Fan’s Love for Me

Yang Ying was startled, “Huo Shiyuan? The young heir of Shiyi Group?”

Huo Shiyuan nodded slightly.

Chu Qing asked, “Weren’t you called Shi Dazhuang?”

Huo Shiyuan replied with a light chuckle, “Gu Hanchen knew I didn’t want to reveal my identity in Jiang City, so he made up that name for me on the spot.”

Chu Qing then asked, “So your brother is also a Shi by surname?”

Xiao Shihuo looked up and said, “I took my mom’s surname! That’s why I’m surnamed Shi, and my brother took our dad’s surname. I like being surnamed after my mom.”

Yang Ying was truly astonished and remembered what Chu Yan had said about her boyfriend Huo Shiyuan…

Yang Ying frowned, “You are Chu Yan’s ex-boyfriend? No, wait! Chu Yan didn’t seem to know you were Huo Shiyuan?”

Yuan Xi explained, “That is a long story. Last time, Gu Hanchen fell into a public relations crisis because of Bo Fan’s behind-the-scenes manipulation. To get back at Bo Fan, who sought something from Huo Shiyuan, Gu Hanchen found someone to impersonate Huo Shiyuan.”

Chu Qing furrowed his brows and said, “Hanchen is about to become the president of a listed company, yet he’s acting as immature as a three-year-old?”

Yang Ying glanced at Huo Shiyuan and then looked toward Yuan Xi with concern.

Yuan Xi was quite good-looking, wearing light makeup suitable for the workplace, revealing her clear and lovely features. While indeed an attractive woman in a crowd, she didn’t compare to the top stunners within celebrity circles.

As for her family background, before she had been officially recognized by her family, she had already married Huo Shiyuan and was pregnant. At that time, Yuan Xi was an orphan with no parents.

Why would Huo Shiyuan marry Yuan Xi?

While Yuan Xi’s looks and education were upper class but not top-tier, her abilities at work were exceptional. However, there was no shortage of capable female professionals around Huo Shiyuan.

Yang Ying asked Huo Shiyuan, “Does your family know that you are married to Yuan Xi?”

Huo Shiyuan nodded and said, “They do, and they all like Yuan Xi very much. Especially my grandmother, she was very happy to learn that Yuan Xi and I got married.”

Yuan Xi glanced sideways at Huo Shiyuan. She had only met Huo Shiyuan’s mother; how could it be that they all liked her?

But then she thought, since she was pregnant with twins, maybe the elders from both the Shi and Huo families would favor her for the sake of the children.

Hearing this, Yang Ying let out a sigh of relief. It was difficult to get integrated into wealthy families, and even though she and Chu Qing had built the Chuneng Group with their own hands, and her maiden family was powerful, she still had to endure hardships in front of her in-laws, let alone Yuan Xi.

Although the Chuneng Group was the richest in Jiang City, it still fell short compared to a household like the Huo Family.

Her elder brother was still working under someone who used to work for Huo Shiyuan’s uncle…

As long as the Huo Family liked Yuan Xi, Yang Ying didn’t have to worry about her being mistreated in the Huo Family.

Halfway through lunch, Chu Lin returned from outside, addressing Yang Ying and Chu Qing:

“Mom, Dad, I’ve found out. It’s true that Bo Fan lost two billion overseas, and it was a trap set by his second grandfather.

The Bo Family’s wealth has indeed been passed down for a hundred years, but it rose to riches because Bo Fan’s second grandfather was ruthless and decisive in his actions.

Who knew the Old Master of Bo Family would leave all the family wealth to Bo Fan’s incompetent grandfather before he died, insisting that the eldest son’s lineage should inherit it.

Bo Fan’s second grandfather, with the meager inheritance he received, went to Southeast Asia and has become a well-known casino tycoon there.

This grudge dates back over forty years. Bo Fan’s second grandfather has watched the Bo Family’s situation deteriorate, calling for transformation without forming a final industry chain.

Bo Fan’s founded Fan Yan couldn’t make it into the top echelons of the entertainment circle, and Madam Bo’s high-end jewelry brand has been losing money year after year, with many jade pieces unsold. It’s only a matter of time before the Bo Family’s ancestral fortune is squandered, so this was designed to retrieve his legacy.”

Moreover, Second Young Master Bo probably also harbored a grudge for the family business his elder brother had snatched away back then, and now wanted to take everything back. The Bo Family had lost more than just twenty billion.

This time, in selling Hengfan to Fu An for 16 billion in order to pay less in taxes, the Bo Family set up a company in a small island country in Southeast Asia and ran accounts through the small island. Now, these 16 billion were also controlled and impossible for the Bo Family to retrieve; their only lifeline was now gone.

Because of Bo Fan’s marriage, Fan Yan’s stock price had slightly rebounded, but the drop due to his affair was too severe, and it was not easy to sell. Now, it looked like the Bo Family could last at most three more months before declaring bankruptcy.

Yuan Xi had now come to understand why Bo Fan had lost time and again. Even if Bo Fan had a sudden realization and wanted to stop, the Bo Family’s second uncle wouldn’t let Bo Fan stop, not to mention how could a gambler truly give up gambling.

Chu Lin said, “Second Young Master Bo’s reputation was indeed very resplendent when I was a child.”

With a deep sigh, Yang Ying felt the pain even though she had cut ties with Chu Yan; after all, this was the girl she had raised for twenty-five years!

Chu Yan had eagerly wished to marry into the Bo Family and become the Young Madam, but just how long could the Bo Family allow her to hold that title?

Thankfully, she hadn’t been stingy with Chu Yan, leaving her cars, houses, luxury goods, and cash, all of which would be enough for Chu Yan to live well after the Bo Family’s bankruptcy.@@novelbin@@

Having just finished her meal, Yuan Xi received a call from Liang Suisui.

“Yuan Xi, hurry and check out Chu Yan’s live stream. Her fans are all calling you a coward; it’s infuriating!”

“Chu Yan is also saying you’re afraid to show up, suggesting you might welsh on the one billion!”

After hanging up Liang Suisui’s call, Yuan Xi opened Chu Yan’s live stream and saw that Chu Yan had already arrived at the Jiang City Jewelry Identification Center.

With an enchantingly sweet smile, Chu Yan faced the camera, “Someone bet that my diamond ring was a cultured diamond. Lots of media have written nonsense, and I am here today to prove my innocence, while certain people dare not show their faces!”

About several thousand people were in Chu Yan’s live stream, commenting one after another: “Someone’s jealousy is too strong!”

“A one billion bet, I never thought I’d witness such a thing.”

“How could the Bo Family buy fakes? Alas, Yuan Xi is going to lose!”

“There’s also my money in Yuan Xi’s bet. I spent money on Mi Chen, which means I’m also part of that one billion bet.”

“+1 to the comment above, round it up, and I’m also part of the bet.”

“Mi Chen, a non-paying player, charged one yuan for newcomer benefits and joined in on the one billion bet.”

“Where’s the phone? I won a phone during the wedding live stream, but no one has responded about where to claim it!”

“Don’t come to show off, comment above! We all know you won the phone.”

“No, I really don’t know where to claim the phone!”

On a Sunday afternoon, the online audience seemed to be utterly bored, and the number of viewers in the live stream soon surpassed fifty thousand.

Chu Yan had the assistant use a phone for live streaming while her own phone rang with a call from Bao Yan. Chu Yan accidentally turned on the speakerphone, and Bao Yan’s irritated voice came through.

“Chu Yan, who told you to go verify the authenticity of the diamond? Hurry up and end the live stream!”

Chu Yan replied, “Sister, you don’t have to save face for Yuan Xi. Lately, many people have been saying my diamond ring is a cultured diamond. I just wanted to prove the love Bo Fan has for me.”

Watching Chu Yan in the live stream, Yuan Xi herself started to feel a bit sorry for Chu Yan.

To this day, Chu Yan still trusted in Bo Fan?

When Chu Yan saw the identification room open, she went inside, turned toward the live stream camera with a flirtatious smile, “I wonder if Yuan Xi is watching the live stream? I hope she keeps her word and pays me one billion in cash.”

Chu Yan showed the diamond ring on her hand close to the camera.

After handing over the diamond ring to the appraiser, Chu Yan faced the camera and said, “Yuan Xi, remember to prepare that one billion!”