The next day, as night fell, a bright moon hung in the sky.
The Liu Family residence was adorned with lights and decorations, and the parking lot of the estate was filled with luxury cars. Many socialites unrelated to the Liu Family had also come to the estate.
Because tonight was the grand celebration of the Patriarch Liu Aimin’s seventieth birthday banquet!
The estate was brightly lit, with the laughter of children and the sound of adults chatting and clinking glasses interwoven, creating a harmonious atmosphere.
The mansion was huge, as large as four football fields, and the fireflies danced amidst the grass under the street lamps, creating a dreamy scene.
"Vroom." The Rolls-Royce engine stopped running and parked steadily in the Liu Family estate’s parking lot.
"Tianyun, why are you so late?"
Before the car door was even opened, an uninvited guest arrived.
"Son of a turtle, when are you going to change your habit of trying to warm cold shoulders with a fervent face?" Ye Huan opened the car door and stepped out, looking serious, "Didn’t I teach you that having thick skin is good, but too thick makes you annoying?"
"Ye Huan, I’m going to chop you up into pieces..."
Bai Yu cursed vehemently, but the moment he saw Liu Tianyun getting out of the car, his eyes lit up, and he swallowed back his curses.
Liu Tianyun remained expressionless, but this only enhanced her extraordinary aura.
Her features seemed to be intricately carved by God himself. Her silky black hair cascaded over her shoulders, her skin was as smooth and fair as a newborn baby’s, even the slightest touch could break it.
A sky-blue form-fitting dress perfectly outlined her exquisitely crafted hourglass figure, every curve appeared absolutely flawless.
Her thighs, wrapped in flesh-colored crystal stockings, added tightness and a touch of allure, while the sky-blue princess heels on her feet made her look incredibly tall.
She seemed like a cloudy moon and a flow of snow in the wind.
Only the word ’celestial’ could describe her aura.
Bai Yu was completely stunned, his mouth opened wide enough to fit a stone, yet a perverse curve unconsciously formed at the corner of his mouth, saliva dripped without him noticing—a truly repulsive appearance.
"Hey, hey, hey, what are you doing?" Ye Huan had his hands in his pockets and scolded, "You unfilial child, staring at your mother for so long? Come on, quickly call her ’Mom’!"
"Mom..." Almost slipping out, Bai Yu hurriedly covered his mouth, his face turned furious "What mom? What are you talking about?"
"You forgot you acknowledged me as your father?"
"Don’t talk nonsense!" Bai Yu raged.
"Since you forgot, let me help you remember..."
Ye Huan smirked and pulled out his phone, lightly tapping the screen.
"Dad." Bai Yu’s voice acknowledging his father sounded from the phone.
Bai Yu’s face was filled with rage: "You actually recorded this?"
"How could receiving such a big gift like a son come without some keepsake?" Ye Huan grinned, "The evidence is there, aren’t you going to call her now?"
"I..." Bai Yu’s face turned red with anger.
However, he managed to suppress his fury.
Bai Yu took out a bouquet of roses from his suit pocket, kneeling on one knee, his eyes filled with emotion as he gazed at Liu Tianyun: "Tianyun, I love..."
Before he could finish, Liu Tianyun gently "reminded" him: "Before speaking, please mind our hierarchy."
Bai Yu was dumbfounded and asked, "What hierarchy?"
"You are my husband’s son, which makes you my son too." Liu Tianyun said expressionlessly, "I understand you, as a son, wanting to express respect to your mother is normal, but there’s no need for flowers, I’m not dead yet."
With that, she walked towards the garden.
"Did you hear that, from now on, speak to me and your mom with respect to hierarchy." Ye Huan smirked and patted Bai Yu’s shoulder, then walked after her.
Bai Yu’s smile froze, holding the bouquet in mid-air.
His expression increasingly became hideous, as his grip tightened fiercely.
The bouquet in his hand turned into a soggy mess scattered on the ground.
"Ye Huan, just you wait!!"
"Tianyun’s here, haven’t seen for so many years, she’s grown more beautiful."
"Yeah, the beauty of our family’s Tianyun rivals the World Celestial Queen!"
"That comment is biased, the World Celestial Queen is just a pretty face, our Liu Family’s Tianyun is a talented woman, look at how well Tianyun International is doing now."
"I heard the latest beauty product from Tianyun International sold out within half an hour of launch, it became a hit and claimed 20% of the domestic cosmetic market, the future looks promising!"
In the garden, relatives and friends of the Liu Family laughed and greeted Liu Tianyun, their eyes showing unrestrained respect.
There’s no familial affection in prestigious families, those who excel are the ones the family follows closely.
Liu Tianyun smiled, nodding her head in return, then approached a woman in the corner holding a goblet: "Mom."
The woman was dressed in a cheongsam with her hair tied into a bun, a gold hairpin inserted, she was in her forties but had a stunning figure that could rival any top model, her charm remained.
She swirled the goblet, not giving Liu Tianyun any expression, nor did she speak.
The middle-aged man next to her noticed the tense atmosphere and smiled: "Dandan, Tianyun is greeting you."
"I know." Liu Dandan replied coolly, "Did you see Xiao Yu?"
"How’s it? Did you warm up your relationship a bit?"
"Mom, may I ask if you’ve made a mistake?" Liu Tianyun’s face turned slightly cold, "I have a husband now, asking me to build a relationship with another man, what’s the meaning of this?"
"What does it matter? Are you telling me you care about what your security guard husband thinks? Does he deserve that?"
"I’m just being direct."
Liu Dandan glanced at Ye Huan, saying coolly, "Your name is Ye Huan, right? Let me ask you, do you think you’re worthy of Tianyun? Or do you think you’re better than Bai Yu?"
Ye Huan smiled, replying, "Whether I’m worthy or not is for Tianyun to judge, not for others to point fingers. As for being better... there’s no need to say, what does Bai Yu have to compare with me?"
Liu Dandan said coldly, "Let’s set aside the previous question, I just want to know what gives you the confidence to say you’re better than Bai Yu?"
"Bai Yu’s just a straw bag." Ye Huan grinned, "I think I’m better in every way!"
"No skills but fantastic at bragging!"
Liu Dandan sneered angering, "I’ll ask you one question, which table are you planning to sit at?"
Ye Huan frowned slightly, asking, "Is there custom for this too?"
"Didn’t you tell him?" Liu Dandan asked coolly.
Liu Tianyun shook her head, saying, "I think it doesn’t matter which table he sits at, I gave him five hundred thousand as a gift preparation."
"Five hundred thousand?" Liu Dandan looked surprised, "Are you mistaken? You only gave him five hundred thousand?"
"Liu Tianyun, are you crazy!"
Liu Dandan burst into rage, smashing the goblet on the ground: "This time, besides the Liu Family, there’s a bunch of socialites and business elites coming to celebrate your grandfather’s birthday, you only prepared five hundred thousand? Are you planning to let us sit at the lowest-tier table?"
"Mom, we don’t need to be that vain, right?" Liu Tianyun’s face remained unchanged.
"Is this about vanity? Don’t you know the lowest-tier table is going to be mocked by everyone? Our whole family’s dignity will be at stake!"
Getting angrier, Liu Dandan directly cursed Ye Huan, "Useless thing, you can’t even prepare the gift money without asking your wife, pathetic!"
"You’re mistaken, the gift I prepared is worth much more than five hundred thousand..."
Ye Huan hesitated for a moment, and then said, "The thing I prepared can be worth up to ten billion!"