Chapter 216: Chapter Two-Hundred and Sixteen: Hitting On
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
All Chen Yao could concentrate on was her husband’s health. She merely said to Shi Nian, “Gu Bei and I don’t manage the Gu family’s affairs, but we have had some success in our own businesses over the years. I know Gu Bei’s intentions, and we do our best to repay those who have helped us.”
“We only had one daughter, Xiao He, and Xiao He only had Yun Nan for a daughter. Therefore, as her husband, we rely on you. Do as your grandfather tells you to on the things he’d instructed, and do as you deem fit for those he hasn’t instructed you on. When we get to Rong City, I’ll ask his assistant to come to you for a debriefing.”
Shi Nian was stunned at that, but he finally nodded. “Grandma, take care of
Grandpa. I’ll take care of everything.”
Chen Yao nodded in satisfaction. The Gu family was a big family. Fortunately, Gu Bei was the second son and didn’t have to bear the responsibility of the rise and fall of the entire family.
Even so, their clan members were quite disgruntled when the couple put all their efforts into finding their daughter, and even Gu Bei’s elder brother, the clan leader, had tried to dissuade them multiple times. However, Gu Bei was someone who put family and relationships first. Since his ‘lack of motivation’ in their family matters had caused dissatisfaction among the clan members, he’d simply resigned from all his positions in the family business and completely separated himself from the Gu family.
For many years, they had been looking for their daughter while starting from scratch, slowly turning what they liked into a career. They had built an independent business empire for their daughter, one that had nothing to do with the Gu family. Whether it was his talent in business or his love for his family, wife, and daughter, Gu Bei was a legend.
Xiang Yang was exhausted both physically and mentally. The trip to Lu Town didn’t ease her mood. She missed Shi Ke, missed him very much. However, she couldn’t call him or even send him a message. She knew the nature of his job and would never risk his safety.
Xiang Yang went to her studio and looked at the painting ‘ Waiting that Yun Nan had given her, thousands of thoughts running through her mind. ‘ What did I do in this life that I got to meet such a good man after my heart was riddled with holes? she wondered.
She took out her sketchbook and stared dazedly at the blank page. Xiang Yang wanted to design a set of unique jewelry that only belonged to her and Shi Ke, one that could represent her love for him and have magic that would make them stay together for the rest of their lives.
However, she couldn’t put down a single stroke after sitting quietly for a long while. Xiang Yang sighed and closed the sketchbook. ‘A trip to the bar might help clear my mind,’ she thought.
In the “Vision of Eternity” bar, Shi Gao straightaway noticed Xiang Yang coming in alone. Her eyes followed Xiang Yang until she sat in a booth and then looked towards the bar entrance—no one familiar came in with Xiang Yang.
“What are you looking at?” someone in her group asked Shi Gao before they followed her gaze and saw Xiang Yang.
One of them wolf-whistled. “Wow, she’s a beauty! Do you know her?” Shi Gao suddenly had an idea and smiled coldly.
Xiang Yang was enjoying the bar scene before her and sighed softly. She was very familiar with such an environment. She was a frequent visitor to such establishments when she was a teenager. Those years of decadence and debauchery were unbearable memories she wanted to erase for the rest of her life. Even though she’d kept herself a virgin during those years, she’d still damaged her reputation in the end. She didn’t care about such things back then, but now… it was too late to regret it.
“Hey, beautiful, are you alone? Do you mind if I have a seat?” A tall and thin man smiled as he tried to chat her up.
“I do,” Xiang Yang coolly replied without hesitation.
The man sat down as if he hadn’t heard her. He waved the waiter over, asked for two bottles of alcohol, and placed them before Xiang Yang. “Here, I bought you a drink. Let me introduce myself; my name is Chen An.”
Xiang Yang looked at him frostily and sipped her drink without saying anything. “Oh, aren’t you a cold one? Well, that’s understandable. With your looks, you can get away with anything. Let’s be friends,” Chen An said as he raised his bottle and waited for Xiang Yang to clink her glass to it.
Xiang Yang ignored him and took another sip. Seeing that Chen An didn’t retract his hand, she slowly enunciated, “Not interested.”
Chen An wasn’t annoyed at her attitude. He withdrew his hand and took a sip from the bottle. “I’ve never seen you here before. Is this your first time here?” he inquired.
Xiang Yang didn’t answer. She had seen many such bar come-ons. Seeing this, Chen An suddenly said, “Why pretend? Weren’t you quite wild in the past? You even used to have three or four boyfriends at the same time. So, what? You got married and decided to turn over a new leaf?”
Xiang Yang was shocked. Her eyes widened as she looked at the unfamiliar man before her. Chen An’s expression remained casual as he chuckled, “What? Am I not as handsome as your husband? Or are you not interested in me because I’m not as rich as he is? He isn’t around anyway, so let’s have some fun together..”