Chapter 114 -114: Quickly Let Miss Fu In
Huo Shiyuan’s voice carried sternness, “Shihuo, throw that mouse away at once!”
Little Shihuo, hearing Huo Shiyuan’s angry voice for the first time, hid fearfully behind Xiao Yun.
Yet his voice remained defiant, “I won’t throw it away. I like cute mousies, I can’t throw it away.”
Huo Shiyuan looked towards Qin Lang, and Qin Lang caught Huo Shiyuan’s gaze and went over to snatch the cage from Little Shihuo’s hands.
“Wuwu! No, don’t throw away my little hamster!”
“Wuwuwu, meanie, you can’t take away my little hamster.”
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Yuan Xi heard Shihuo’s cries but kept her eyes tightly closed, “There’s no need to throw away the hamster, just let Little Huohuo keep the little hamster in his room, just don’t bring it out of his room, there’s no need to make the child cry.”
Huo Shiyuan frowned slightly and said to Shihuo, “Take your mouse back to your room at once.”
Zhou Mengfei took Shihuo’s hand, “Little Huohuo, sister will take you back to your room.”
Little Shihuo’s eyes still brimmed with tears as he obediently followed Zhou Mengfei back to the room.
Once in Little Shihuo’s room, Zhou Mengfei wiped Little Shihuo’s tears and said, “Huohuo is a kind child. Those who like small animals are compassionate and kind people. Only baddies wouldn’t like a cute little hamster.”
Little Shihuo looked at Zhou Mengfei, “Sister isn’t a baddie, but my brother is! Brother wants to throw away the little hamster.”
“I hate my brother. I don’t like my brother! Wuwuwu.”
Zhou Mengfei soothed Little Shihuo gently, “You really are a little silly, your brother is throwing away your little hamster because of Yuan Xi. Yuan Xi can’t even stand such a cute little hamster and pretends to be scared. Who knows what she might whisper in your brother’s ear in the future? Little Huohuo, you must be wary of Yuan Xi.”
Little Shihuo’s eyes darted around as he hugged the hamster cage tightly.
Zhou Mengfei smiled and said, “Let’s feed the hamster baby some food, shall we?”
“Okay!”
Little Shihuo happily wiped the tears from the corner of his eyes.
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Before going to bed, Yuan Xi received a message from the doctor’s assistant asking her to schedule a time for a checkup.
Yuan Xi was now 13 weeks pregnant, and this time, there were numerous checkup items needed. She planned to wait until the day after Michen’s celebration party to go for the checkup.
After scheduling the appointment, Yuan Xi gently placed her hand over her stomach.
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She wasn’t sure if she had gained weight or if she had already started to show a little, her abdomen was definitely rounder than before.
Having drunk so much on the day she conceived, Yuan Xi always felt a little scared whenever it came to checkup time.
She just hoped this checkup would also pass safely.
In mid-July, the afternoon sun in Jiang City was blazing enough to dry a person out, inside Michen Building, the air conditioning was on high.
Today, there was a party celebrating Mi Chen’s IPO.
In the afternoon, Yuan Xi went to the villa where the party was being held.
The villa was located at the foot of Yun Mountain, surrounded by green trees, and there was a reservoir nearby, so the temperature inside the villa was about five or six degrees cooler than in the city area.
By evening, the temperature here would be even more suitable.
Inside the estate hotel, the stage was already set up.
The outdoor grassland party area was also ready, and Huang Hui, the director of the administrative department, was busy organizing. Yuan Xi confirmed the security with the security company and then went to the room inside the villa to get ready.
Due to her pregnancy, Yuan Xi dared not apply too much makeup or hair gel. She just wanted to be presentable; for the evening banquet, she prepared an extremely simple and elegant sleeveless black dress.
When Gu Hanchen appeared behind Yuan Xi, he clicked his tongue and said, “Yuan Xi, today is Michen’s celebration banquet. Aren’t you being a little too low-key with such attire?”
Yuan Xi looked up at Gu Hanchen, who appeared behind her, almost spitting the water she was drinking.
Today, Gu Hanchen was wearing a bejeweled and sequined suit with a slicked-back hairdo, apparently with quite a bit of hair gel. Yuan Xi could smell the scent of his hair gel even from a distance.
Most importantly, Gu Hanchen had actually put on makeup today, his lips red and his teeth white.
Yuan Xi coughed and said, “Today is Mr. Gu’s important day, so I won’t steal the spotlight from Mr. Gu.”
Gu Hanchen responded, “You’re hardly the one to compete with me for the spotlight. Just make sure your husband doesn’t steal it from me.”
No sooner had Gu Hanchen finished speaking than Huo Shiyuan entered the room. He saw Yuan Xi applying makeup and placed a brocade box in front of her.
Yuan Xi opened it and saw a string of pearls that shone brightly under the light.
Huo Shiyuan helped Yuan Xi put on the pearl necklace.
Yuan Xi glanced at the reflection of Huo Shiyuan in the mirror and smiled gently, “Thank you.”
The celebration dinner for Mi Chen’s IPO was attended by almost all the important figures in Jiang City who had received an invitation.
Chaiman Gu often criticized his son for being worthless and looked down on Gu Hanchen’s establishment of some lesser gaming company. Yet, in a mere six years, Mi Chen had gone public and now its market value exceeded two hundred billion.
The century-old legacy of the Gu Shipping family did not even reach a market value of a hundred billion.
Though Chairman Gu verbally disliked Gu Hanchen, in recent days everyone in Jiang City could see that Chairman Gu’s mouth hadn’t stopped smiling.
At four o’clock in the afternoon, when the sun was still blazing, guests began to arrive one after another.
Chairman Gu and Mrs. Gu were among the earliest to arrive, since their son had made them proud. Arriving early to hear some praise was certainly a good thing.
Young men of Jiang City who were around Gu Hanchen’s age, like Chu Lin, Si Chen, and Bo Fan, used to be talked about as more outstanding than Gu Hanchen.
Yet, it was Gu Hanchen, the least favored one, who hadn’t relied on his family’s support but became the president of a public company.
With Chairman Gu and Mrs. Gu present to help entertain the arriving guests, Yuan Xi felt quite relaxed, although she still needed to mingle.
“Dad, Mom.”
Yuan Xi greeted Chu Qing and Yang Ying as they arrived.
Yang Ying laughed softly, clasping Yuan Xi’s hand, and spoke in a gentle voice, “You haven’t come home since you returned from the United States. After tonight’s event, make some time to visit us more.”
Yuan Xi replied with a light smile, “Sure, I still have some guests to attend to…”
Yang Ying said, “Just attend to your guests, that’s fine.”
After nodding lightly to Yang Ying, Yuan Xi continued to greet the guests at the banquet.
At six-thirty, most of the guests had arrived.
Bo Fan and Yu Xiaoxiao, both dressed in haute couture, caught the attention of many other guests as they entered.
Yu Xiaoxiao was as arrogant as ever, while Bo Fan tenderly wrapped his arm around her waist in a loving embrace, having seemingly forgotten about the city’s wedding of the century with Chu Yan just a month earlier.
Since Gu Hanchen had invited Bo Fan and Yu Xiaoxiao, Yuan Xi also stepped forward to greet them politely, “Mr. Bo, Miss Yu.”
Bo Fan said, “It’s been a while, and I haven’t had the chance to congratulate you on becoming the Chairman of Mi Chen! From Gu Hanchen’s secretary to the chairman in just two short months, it really is cause for celebration.”
Bo Fan emphasized the word “chairman,” as if Gu Hanchen was brazenly boasting about something. After all, for his own startup, he wasn’t chairman, but president – which was essentially working for the board.
Yet recently, everyone in the Jiang City circle seemed to be praising Gu Hanchen.
Bo Fan’s mention of “chairman” seemed like an attempt to bring Gu Hanchen down a notch, as if Mi Chen had been rebranded “Yuan,” yet Gu Hanchen still appeared so happy about it.
Gu Hanchen had been cheerfully accepting compliments from Mr. Bo’s father when Bo Fan’s sarcastic comment suddenly turned Gu Hanchen’s expression sour.
Yuan Xi defended Gu Hanchen, “Congrats to you as well, Mr. Bo, on finding your true love so soon after your divorce.”
Yu Xiaoxiao, hearing Yuan Xi’s sarcastic comment, craned her neck and retorted, “Stop with your sarcasm! Chu Yan and Bo Fan are divorced now. Who says one can’t find new love after a divorce?”
Yuan Xi smiled lightly and said, “The dinner is about to begin. Please take your seats.”
As guests continued to arrive, Huang Hui from the administrative department approached Gu Hanchen and said, “Mr. Gu, the daughter of Fu An Group from A City has arrived, asking to offer a congratulatory gift. However, she doesn’t have an invitation. Should we let her in?”
Hearing about Fu An Group, Madam Bo’s eyes lit up, “Hanchen, I didn’t expect you to know the heiress of Fu An Group. With this heat, let Miss Fu in quickly.”