novelraw Chapter 1743 - 389: Catering to Her Preferences, Getting Whatever She Wants (Part 2)
Chapter 1743 - 389: Catering to Her Preferences, Getting Whatever She Wants (Part 2)
"Why don’t we throw another party? Yan’er’s birthday is just around the corner, we can use it as an excuse to hold a big birthday banquet for her."
"But Lady Yan is abroad on a visit...."
Chen Huan glared at him: "Lady Yan is difficult to approach, but we can take an indirect route. I heard she has a very good relationship with Miss Ji, who has been living at the Yan Family for the past half year. She’s about to marry the Eldest Young Master Yan. We could invite Miss Ji as the main guest, and ask her to speak well of us in front of Lady Yan. Surely, Lady Yan would oblige to Miss Ji’s request."
Tian Ping’s eyes brightened, but then he frowned: "Miss Ji might not be easy to convince either."
"Then we need to cater to her interests."
"Miss Ji is incredibly wealthy, what could she possibly want that she doesn’t already have?"
"That’s what you don’t know. Although Miss Ji can get whatever she wants, she is still a young girl, and she doesn’t have many friends in the Capital City. In that case, let Yan’er become her friend...."
"Do you think it’s that easy? It’s not that simple."
Chen Huan smirked confidently: "Just wait and see."
"Cousin, make sure not to bring Mao Zhu here. Otherwise, who knows what kind of trouble that woman might stir up again. This time, I won’t be lenient with you," Chen Huan warned.
Liu Tian pursed his lips: "Understood."
Leaving the Tian Family, the secretary parked beside him, and Liu Tian opened the car door to get in. The secretary asked: "President Liu, where are we headed?"
Liu Tian glanced out the window, and spoke softly: "To the office."
Suddenly, his phone rang briefly, notifying him of a new WeChat message. He paused and took out his phone.
——What are you doing?
The message was plain and dull, yet for some reason, like a stone thrown into a calm lake, it caused subtle ripples in Liu Tian’s serene heart.
His fingers brushed the cold phone screen, as scenes from that wild night replay in his mind.
His breathing grew slightly heavier, suddenly gripping the phone tightly, he closed his eyes, attempting to calm himself down.
Moments later, he reopened his eyes, and his gaze was once again calm and steady. Meeting the secretary’s curious look, he said expressionlessly: "To the office."
The secretary quickly instructed the driver to start the car.
He turned off the phone and tossed it aside.
Tired of waiting endlessly for a reply, Xue Chengcheng realized she couldn’t remain passive any longer; she had to take the initiative.
This man was her chance at rising up, her opportunity to climb closer to that upper-class society.
After finding out Liu Tian’s company address, she decided to try her luck there, perhaps she might run into him?
When Yun Ya received Chen Huan’s invitation, she was somewhat surprised.
The invitation was specifically sent to her.
Previously, at parties of this scale, Zhuang Xiyue would always take her along. Maybe others believed that she was only there because of Zhuang Xiyue. But now, Zhuang Xiyue was absent, and the invitation was delivered directly to her.
The birthday party for Tian Ping and Chen Huan’s only daughter, Tian Yan. Although labeled as a birthday party, it’s actually a welcome party. Tian Yan studied abroad and recently returned home, and it was organized specifically to help her blend into the domestic circles. However, this party was not solely for that purpose.
Staring at the invitation, Yun Ya’s gaze gradually became enigmatic.
On the day of the party, Yun Ya dressed meticulously. Her black cocktail dress hugged her figure perfectly, accentuating skin like smooth jade, elongating her silhouette, though she appeared slightly too thin, her cheeks hollowed. Yet, shedding the innocence of youth, she gained a touch of mature charm that was mesmerizingly beautiful.
A slight touch of makeup erased any sickly pallor, her cheeks rosy, dazzlingly beautiful.
Yun Ya held her clutch and stepped out of her room. The early summer days were still a bit chilly, the sunlight fell warmly on her. But not far away, a woman clad in a cloud-patterned qipao, the hem embroidered with elegant orchids, stood like a noble flower in the depths of time, exuding sophistication.
"Second Aunt?" Yun Ya approached cautiously; wasn’t the woman evident as Yi Suchen.
Yi Suchen scrutinized her, slightly frowning: "Are you feeling better? You’ve become so thin, it makes my heart ache."
The gentle sun bathes the young lady standing beneath it, her demeanor noble yet gentle, her dark eyes bright and mysterious, unwittingly drawing others in.
"It’s only minor ailments. Thank you for worrying about me. I wonder, why have you come here, Second Aunt...?"
"You’re on your way to attend the Tian Family banquet, aren’t you?"
Yun Ya nodded.
Yi Suchen smiled: "I’ll accompany you."
Yun Ya was mildly surprised.
"It’s Yueyue who called and learned you’re going to the Tian Family banquet. She’s worried about you, and asked me to accompany you, so you’d have someone to rely on."
In the current Yan Family, the only women worth showcasing are Zhuang Xiyue and Yi Suchen. Now, with Zhuang Xiyue abroad, Yi Suchen steps to the fore without hesitation.
Yun Ya thought it was Aunt Zhuang; even abroad, she hadn’t forgotten her.
"It’s kind of you, Second Aunt."
"You child, why are you so polite with me?" Yi Suchen took her hand, and they walked out together.
The two got into the car, headed toward the hotel.
The Tian Family party was held at a luxury hotel today; even before arriving, luxury cars lined the vicinity, filled with notable figures from Capital City’s political and business worlds.
The car parked, they alighted one after the other. Someone was already waiting to respectfully escort them to the banquet hall, treatment other guests didn’t enjoy, sparking envy among them.
"Who is that woman in the black dress? Why such airs?"
"You clearly don’t know, do you? That’s Ji Yunya, she’s engaged to Mr. Yan’s eldest son, the future daughter-in-law of the Yan Family. Look how the Tian Family fawns over her...."
"So that’s Ji Yunya; seduced Young Master Yan with that face, right? Otherwise, with that background, how could she be worthy of the Yan Family lineage?"
The women’s jealous voices rose one after another.
If a woman doesn’t feel envious seeing someone more beautiful or superior, then she isn’t really a woman.
"Oh, you think you’re worthy then?" A teasing voice suddenly chimed in, not even trying to hide its ridicule.
"You wouldn’t dare take a look at yourself, Miss Ji Yunya is Dr. Nyx, a globally renowned surgeon, you don’t even qualify to shine her shoes, who gave you the confidence?"
In front stood a girl in a pink strapless short dress, elegant and refined, except for the gaze cast from the side, carrying a hint of rebellious defiance.
"You...." The humiliated girl reddened and thickened her neck, "Say that again?"
The girl, in high heels, strode to her, suppressing her with presence. She even puffed her own full, round chest up, contrasting starkly with the other’s flat chest, watching her face turn green, smugly curling her lips.
"I don’t like repeating myself, you know?"
The words fell as she flicked her curls, gaze drifting over the other’s attire, eyes filled with open disdain: "Street market goods are better than fakes, at least they show some backbone. Someone in cheap knock-offs laughing at a princess in Prada? The world’s gone mad." Saying that, she sneered briefly, threw a disdainful noise, and strutted off.
Feeling mocked, the girl stomped her foot angrily, as if her dignity was stomped into the mud, and everyone was watching her joke.
"Stop right there...."
Her friend tugged her sleeve, reminding her: "Let’s forget it, she’s the eldest daughter of the Yi Family, Yi Peilan, famously terrible tempered. Going up against her won’t end well...."