Chapter 19 – Heaven wants to ruin me! (1)
Fu Sinian paced back and forth in the room like a caged animal.
This was the first time he had lost his self-control in 30 years.
What did it imply if Yu Duo was going to remarry?
That meant she would be sharing her billion-dollar inheritance with another man.
Which also meant that the money that he, Fu Sinian, had spent his entire life earning, would be enjoyed by another man who didn’t deserve any of it.
If he was dead and had no idea about that, that was one thing. But now, it was happening right under his nose. Was he supposed to just stand by and watch her remarry?
Unless his soul was destroyed; otherwise, not a chance in hell!
He could put up with a lot of bullshit, but not when it comes to these two. No way!
Mrs. Yu sent another text to Yu Duo, reminding her that all the single men in the pictures will be at her father’s birthday party the day after tomorrow and that she should spend some time on dressing up.
Eh? Was this match-making?
Albeit none of the men in the pictures measured up to Fu Sinian, but they were still up there in City S. They were all attractive and from prominent families.
Ever since she married Fu Sinian, she had never looked at another man again. Now that Fu Sinian was gone, and there were so many up-and-coming young men parading in front of her, such eye candies!
She shouldn’t let such a good opportunity slip by.
But, she should be a little bit more conservative about it all. After all, she was newly widowed. She should at least avoid wearing any bright colors like red or green, maybe something more low-key.
Yu Duo stepped into her walk-in closet and starting picking out her outfit for the day after tomorrow
Looking at her putting so much effort in picking her outfit, Fu Sinian’s eyes were about to shoot fire.
Luckily after spending sometime in her closet, Yu Duo finally decided on a plain-looking little black dress.
Fu Sinian snickered. Alright, she wasn’t a complete idiot after all!
***
“What? Madam, you are going to attend Mr. Yu’s birthday banquet?” Aunty Lian looked up and down at the little black dress that Yu Duo was wearing. “Aiyo, my Madam, why do you look so plain? You didn’t even have a necklace on. Why didn’t you tell me beforehand? I could at least book a makeup artist. And your hair wasn’t done up. No! No! You can’t go looking like this. Hang on, let me get ahold of the makeup artist. And let me go pick another dress for you. This one is too plain looking!”
Under the nagging voice of Aunty Lian, Yu Duo lost the battle and finally changed into the dress that Aunty Lian had picked out for her – a sequined green dress. The makeup artist arrived and, per Aunty Lian’s request, worked on her from hair to makeup, everything looking perfect.
“Aunty Lian, this is too much....”
“No way! This is necessary!” said Aunty Lian as she picked up a necklace and earrings for her and modeled them one after another over her ears and neck. “It’s your father’s birthday banquet, of course you need to spend some time on dressing up. You’ll be half a host, you can’t let anyone else outshine you. On top of that, you will feel better looking pretty too!”
“Oh, right. The weather is starting to cool down lately, it’s the perfect weather to go out for some fresh air. So, if the birthday banquet runs too late, you shouldn’t come back here. You should spend some more time with your folks, what do you say?”
“But....”
“Alright, alright. This was the necklace that Master specifically got for you from an auction, it’s perfect for this sequined green dress. And we will pick this pair of earrings. Okay.... Now put it on.... Perfect! Alright, let me see.... Ah, perfect time. You should hurry, it’s almost time.”
As Aunty Lian was rushing her out, Yu Duo got into the car and headed toward the hotel.
Of course, riding along with her was also Fu Sinian, who was sitting in the back seat and looking worse than a ghost.
***
In front of the bustling hotel entrance, Yu Guohui and Mrs. Yu greeted the guests coming to attend his birthday banquet.
A dark, black Mercedes stopped in front of the hotel and from the car exited a young man in a suit. The valet of the hotel immediately went up to him, took the car keys, and drove the car to the garage.
“Yu Yang,” Mrs. Yu spotted him right away in the crowd.
(T/N: Yu Yang and Yu Duo have different last names. They just have the same pinyin. ??)
Yu Yang took a few quick steps forward and said, “How are you, Uncle and Aunty?”