However, since Zhao Kun was able to become Yan Jinyu’s “ally” and was specially arranged to be Yan Jinyu’s “helper” in North City, it meant that he wasn’t stupid.
Through Yin Jiujin’s phone call just now, Zhao Kun had already roughly guessed why he asked this.
But so what?
He did not dare to respond!
If Master Nine asked him to take out the invitation letter, how was he going to show it?
The boss had handed over Elegant Bamboo to him to manage. Of course, he knew the meaning of his existence. Although he didn’t know who the boss was and how was he connected to the eldest daughter of the Yan Family, who had been missing for many years and grew up in a remote town, he knew that the reason why Eldest Miss Yan called at this moment and mentioned the invitation. It was to save him.
Even though she did not say it explicitly.
Looking at Master Nine’s doting and gentle attitude when he answered the call just now, one could tell that if Miss Yan really gave him an invitation personally, Master Nine would definitely not invite him to be his “guest” on her account.
But…
If Miss Yan wanted to help him, then she should help him all the way. He didn’t have the invitation letter on hand, so it didn’t seem to be of any use!
He gathered his thoughts and braced himself. “How… how did Master Nine know…”
Before he could finish speaking, the waiter standing at the side said, “B-Brother Zhao, this is…”
Zhao Kun’s eyes lit up when he saw the navy blue invitation in his hands.
Savior!
“Brother Zhao, this is the Yan Family’s banquet invitation that the eldest daughter of the Yan Family got someone to send over. I received it around seven o’clock. It’s just that you’ve been busy and I didn’t have the chance to pass it to you. Later on, the clubhouse… and I forgot to give it to you. I only remembered it when I heard Master Nine asking about it.”
“According to the person who sent the invitation, Miss Yan is thanking you for pointing the way for her and personally giving her a ride when she got lost a few days ago.” The service staff felt immense pressure when he spoke under the gaze of countless eyes.
However, this was a mission given by the lady who was with Miss Yan just now. Although he didn’t know who that lady was, he knew that she was an important guest that Brother Zhao had to treat respectfully.
He did not dare to delay.
“Why did you only give me such an important thing now!” Zhao Kun pretended to be angry and snatched the invitation.
Holding the invitation letter with both hands, he said, “Miss Yan is really polite. It’s just a small favor. I forgot about it, but she still remembers…” He looked up at Yin Jiujin.” Master Nine, this… is probably the invitation card you mentioned just now. ”
Yin Jiujin glanced at the invitation letter with an inscrutable expression. “Since you accepted her invitation, you’ll be on time.” With that said, he turned and left.
The little girl had only sent out a few invitations in total. This Zhao Kun actually received the same invitation letter he had received. Perhaps, even the two words “Zhao Kun” on the invitation letter were written by the little girl herself!
An unimportant person was treated the same way as him.
It was depressing.
It was better not to see.
Seeing him leave with a tense expression, Min Ting and Lin Zimu didn’t dare to say anything. However, they knew that Yin Jiujin gave up on “inviting” Zhao Kun over as “guest” on account of Yan Jinyu.
Although this seemed a little foolish, he still had to give Miss Yan some face. After all, Zhao Kun happened to be so lucky to have helped Miss Yan once.
Be it Min Ting or Lin Zimu, they didn’t think too much about this matter. It wasn’t because they trusted Yan Jinyu.
They only saw that Yin Jiujin seemed to be in a bad mood and didn’t dare to voice the doubts in their hearts. They were just affected by Yin Jiujin’s anger.
They kept this doubt in their hearts.
Speaking of which, if they didn’t know that Yan Jinyu had such amazing driving skills, they might really believe that it was just a coincidence that she and Zhao Kun knew each other.
It was hard to say now.
If Min Ting and Lin Zimu could think of this, how could Yin Jiujin not?
However, what he cared about now wasn’t whether Yan Jinyu had anything to do with the person who had sneaked away from him in the private room earlier. What he cared about was that even an unknown nobody like Zhao Kun received the same treatment as him from Yan Jinyu.
It put him in a bad mood.
After they left, Zhao Kun’s legs went limp and he almost fell to the ground. He had to support himself on the table beside him to steady himself.
He thought to himself that he must get his boss to raise his salary!
Looking at the waiter who had just handed him the invitation, he said, “Come with me to the office. The others can do whatever they need to do. The wall of the private room has collapsed, and we’ve got to close for a week.”
“Yes, Brother Zhao.” Everyone in the private room answered in unison.
No one asked him why he was in contact with Yan Jinyu. No one asked why the walls of the private room that had been renovated extremely well would collapse, and no one asked why there were problems with the surveillance cameras.
It was obvious that everyone in the Elegant Bamboo Clubhouse, including the service staff, was “one of them.”
The help that they had prepared for Yan Jinyu was that it would be best if they could help Yan Jinyu. It was also fine if they couldn’t help her. At the very least, they shouldn’t be a burden to her.
At the main entrance of Elegant Bamboo.
Lin Zimu went to get the car.
Min Ting didn’t leave immediately. Instead, he hesitated for a moment before taking two steps forward and standing beside Yin Jiujin. “Second Brother, are you still investigating the boss behind Elegant Bamboo?”
Yin Jiujin’s depressed mood had already eased up greatly. When he heard that, he said indifferently, “Investigate.”
Regardless of friend or foe, he didn’t like others to be in the dark while he was in the open, especially since this Elegant Bamboo might be involved with the young lady.
Regardless of whether it was simply Zhao Kun helping her with a small favor or something more, he had to find out the other party’s background. Only then would he be at ease.
Although the young lady was not what he had imagined, she was still a child after all. It was inevitable that she might be deceived.
He had never suspected that Yan Jinyu, who was so different from the information he found, would harm him if she approached him.
It was his self-confidence that made him feel secure that even if she had ulterior motives. Hence, he didn’t suspect her. Perhaps he had an inexplicable trust in her, or perhaps he didn’t want to think of her as such a complicated person. Even Yin Jiujin himself couldn’t explain it in a short period of time.
Since he couldn’t explain it, he would put it aside.
From his point of view, no matter who the girl was or why she was so different from what he had found out about her, he would not let her go easily if she returned to North City… or if she had any intentions of approaching him.
“I’ll investigate it.” The meaning was for Min Ting not to interfere.
Min Ting nodded. “Okay. If Second Brother finds out anything, especially something related to me, just tell me.” Perhaps, it was related to Miss Yan, so he knew that Second Brother would not let him interfere. Then, he would not investigate. Anyway, Second Brother would not hide it from him if he really found out something that might affect him.
On the other hand, Second Brother would definitely investigate more thoroughly than him.
He had not forgotten that the problematic wall was most likely there to keep an eye on him.
Min Ting wanted to ask if he wanted to investigate Yan Jinyu, but he suddenly recalled that Yin Jiujin had said that he didn’t care about this matter in the private room earlier, so he didn’t ask.
“Oh right, Miss Yan called you and it reminded me that tomorrow is the coming-of-age ceremony for the two young ladies of the Yan Family. The Yan Family seems to have sent me an invitation too. I’ll join in the fun tomorrow.”
“Remember to bring a gift.”
Hearing this, Min Ting’s lips twitched.
Since when did Second Brother care about gifts? Was this still the Second Brother he knew?
Was Master Nine, who was in charge of the Empire Group, someone who lacked the money to buy gifts?
He was even thinking about his share!
Tsk.
“Look at what you’re saying, Second Brother. I’m not the kind of person who would go to someone else’s birthday party empty-handed.”
Yin Jiujin opened the backseat door and turned to look at him. “Return to the capital tomorrow after attending the Yan Family’s banquet.”
The nonchalant smile on Min Ting’s face faded slightly. “I know, Second Brother, don’t worry.” There might be an unknown enemy in North City. Of course, he knew it was not safe to stay here for long.
Second Brother even specially reminded him…
He was a little touched.
He wondered where the rumors about Second Brother being indifferent and not even close to the Yin Family came from.
Second Brother was obviously very protective of his own people.
***
“We’re here, Beauty Yu.” Somewhere outside the Yan Family’s wall, Huo Siyu stopped the motorcycle.
Yan Jinyu got down from the motorcycle.
Huo Siyu looked at her and said what was on her mind, “Beauty Yu, Zhao Kun will be fine even if you don’t call him. Sister Fengling will step in.”
“Although Second Young Master Yin might not give Sister Fengling face, at the end of the day, only one wall at Elegant Bamboo had collapsed. It even collapsed after Second Young Master Yin left. It didn’t have any substantial impact on him. Furthermore, if they really wanted to investigate Sister Fengling’s relationship with Brother Feng, it would only be an internal conflict of the Min Family. Second Young Master Yin couldn’t interfere too much.”
He would not interfere too much, but he would still interfere.
Moreover, Yan Jinyu knew that although Min Ting, the Third Young Master of the Min Family, was known as a playboy, he was very capable.
“A phone call can help Feng solve many problems, so why not?”
“But… Second Young Master Yin will probably suspect you now”
“It’s fine. If he suspects me, so be it.” Anyway, she wasn’t Yin Jiujin’s enemy. It was best to let Yin Jiujin know that she wasn’t as she appeared to be, lest he kept saying that she was silly.
Yin Jiujin always felt that she was silly and treated her like a child.
Hmph! Don’t think that she didn’t care just because she didn’t say anything. She remembered it!
Now, she hoped that Yin Jiujin would find out about her identity sooner. She wanted to see if he still dared to underestimate her!
However, she wouldn’t say it out loud if it was too troublesome. However, if Yin Jiujin wanted to investigate, she definitely wouldn’t stop him.
If Huo Siyu knew what Yan Jinyu was thinking, her jaw would probably drop.
The Beauty Yu they knew would never have the thought of exposing her identity to “scare” people.
The Beauty Yu they knew had always been low-key.
She was lazy and afraid of trouble.
“Will Second Young Master Yin let Zhao Kun off if you make a call just like that? Second Young Master Yin has never been a soft-hearted person.”
“Of course.” She had no relatives or friends in North City, and Yin Jiujin treated her well from the bottom of his heart. She suddenly had a friend who wanted to attend her coming-of-age ceremony, so Yin Jiujin naturally would let him come, even if that person had a huge problem.
Under the dim street lamp, the smile on the outstanding young girl’s face dazzled Huo Siyu’s eyes.
She had forgotten how long it had been since she saw Beauty Yu smile so sincerely and relaxedly. No, it should be said that she had never seen Beauty Yu smile like this before.
Beauty Yu treated Yin Jiujin very differently!
Tears welled and she felt comforted.
She was relieved that Beauty Yu could meet someone she trusted wholeheartedly.
If Yin Jiujin was really good to Beauty Yu, it would be best for him to accompany her for life.
However, they were also a little worried. After all, that person was Yin Jiujin. If he didn’t treat Beauty Yu well or had any ill intentions towards her, even they would find it difficult to seek justice for her.
Sigh, why wasn’t her brother the one engaged to Beauty Yu?
Her brother was in charge of the Huo Family and was considered a big shot. He was also good-looking and was quite compatible with Beauty Yu.
If her brother was engaged to Beauty Yu, her brother would not treat her badly even if he had no feelings for her because of her. Moreover, with her around, the Huo Family would not neglect Beauty Yu.
Huo Siyu shook her head.
No, no, she couldn’t think about it. The more she thought about it, the more excited she got.
Beauty Yu had finally found the meaning of life. As her buddy, she wanted to be Beauty Yu’s help, not her resistance!
But why couldn’t she stop thinking about it?
If, she was saying if. If Yin Jiujin didn’t treat Beauty Yu well, then should she matchmake Beauty Yu and her brother?
Good stuff should be kept within the family?
Of course, even if she had such thoughts, she could only keep it to herself for the time being. Even if she ignored what would happen if Yin Jiujin found out, even Beauty Yu would probably not be happy if she found out.
At the thought of this, the worry in her heart lessened.
At the very least, they didn’t have to worry about Beauty Yu losing Yin Jiujin, the meaning of her life and she would return to being a zombie like before. They wouldn’t be helpless anymore.
“Alright, then I’ll go back first. Beauty Yu, you should quickly go back and rest too.” Yan Jinyu waved her left hand and something landed on the wall. She used the force to jump lightly and landed on the wall.
However, Huo Siyu did not leave immediately. “By the way, Beauty Yu, there’s something I forgot to mention. Brother Feng asked me to remind you that you have to remember to drink the medicine he sent over.”
Yan Jinyu blinked and lied without changing her expression, “I drank it all. I drank it every day. Tell Feng not to keep thinking about it. I’m not a child.” She couldn’t bear to reject their kindness so she could only drink the medicine…
Chinese medicine was very bitter, especially the medicine prescribed by Feng.
She had been drinking it with Feng’s supervision for a period of time, and now that she thought about it, she felt a lingering fear. She would be stupid to drink it every day now that no one was monitoring at her.
Although Ah Feng had long used Brother Nine’s name to send the Chinese medicine that he had concocted to the Yan Family, due to Brother Nine’s authority, the Yan Family’s servants would prepare it for her every day for a week at the start.
However, seeing that she did not drink it, they stopped brewing it.
It suited her.
Otherwise, once she smelled the medicine, she would imagine Feng’s nagging. She had to hesitate for a while before she could ignore the existence of the bowl of medicine.
“Really?” Huo Siyu was in disbelief.
“Yes. If you don’t believe me, I’ll show you the medicinal dregs. Oh, it seems like the medicinal dregs were poured out by the Yan Family’s servants.”
“…” Huo Siyu. She was just coaxing her. She knew that Beauty Yu would not obediently take the medicine.
However, after not seeing her for a year, Beauty Yu’s ability to hoodwink people was getting better and better.
The professionalism of a killer—to keep a straight face—had been used by Beauty Yu as a method to not drink medicine.
“Forget it. I let Brother Feng watch you drink when you go to the capital.”
“Little Rain.”
One second, she was lying without changing her expression, and the next, she was serious. Even someone as calm as Huo Siyu was not used to it. “Beauty Yu, just say what you want to say. Don’t suddenly call my name so seriously. I…”
Looking into her big round eyes, Huo Siyu suddenly couldn’t continue.
Beauty Yu was really…
After retracting her killing intent, even though she had a serious expression on her face, there was also an innocent and adorable feeling that made one’s heart soften.
“Actually, you don’t have to do anything. I’ve already drunk all the medicine that needs to be drunk. If it was really useful, I wouldn’t have waited until today.” She was referring to the fact that she couldn’t stop feeling frustrated and that she couldn’t control herself from drinking yogurt once she felt frustrated.
Huo Siyu fell silent and pretended to be relaxed. “Beauty Yu, what are you thinking about? Brother Feng gave you prescriptions to nourish your body. You can’t control yourself once you touch yogurt. If you don’t drink some medicine to nourish your body, do you still want your stomach?”
After saying that, she didn’t dare to look at Yan Jinyu’s expression and hurriedly said, “Alright, Beauty Yu, it’s very late now. I really have to go. Brother Feng and Sister Fengling will mail your birthday gift to the Yan Family. Remember to sign for it.” After saying that, the motorcycle roared and rushed out.
Yan Jinyu pursed her lips when she could no longer see Huo Siyu at all. She leaped down from the high wall with a complicated expression.
It was already late at night. Other than a few dim street lamps in the courtyard, all the rooms in the Yan Family’s residence were dark.
Yan Jinyu looked up at the second floor of the Yan Family’s main building and then headed straight for her temporary room.
Although the lights in Yan Jinyun’s room were switched off, Yan Jinyu knew that there was someone standing by the window.
As the wind blew, she saw a figure beside the curtain in the faint streetlight.
It was another day where she did not want to use her brain, but her mind was spinning uncontrollably.
After returning to the small villa, Yan Jinyu took three packets of yogurt from the first floor. She only lay down to sleep after drinking them.
Perhaps, because she remembered Yin Jiujin’s reminders and his “Happy Birthday”, she didn’t suffer from insomnia even though she was feeling vexed and her stomach was uncomfortable.
***
The birthday party started at 5pm. There were no guests in the Yan Family in the morning. Only at three in the afternoon did the guests arrive with invitations.
Although she slept late at night, Yan Jinyu’s biological clock wasn’t affected. She still woke up at 6am.
However, she did not go to the main building immediately after she got up. After her routine exercise, she took a shower and changed into a convenient long dress. She sat on the bench in the courtyard of the small villa and read.
Yes, read.
Yan Jinyu didn’t want to go to school because she didn’t like to be controlled. It wasn’t that she didn’t like to learn.
She would not have been able to possess so much knowledge at the age of 18 if she had not put in so much effort in her studies.
However, since she had already passed those days where she was controlled by others, Yan Jinyu naturally couldn’t be bothered to study anymore. She was only reading to kill time now. However, she, who had a good mind, could almost remember all the books she had read once even if she only read them to kill time.
Zhao Ling sent her breakfast and lunch. She started reading at 2pm, but it was only 3:30pm after she finished three books.
There was still more than an hour before the banquet.
The reason why she was still not busy changing into her gown and heading to the main building was because she couldn’t be bothered to deal with those people. As for Yin Jiujin, Huo Siyu, and the others who had come on her invitation, she didn’t think that they would come to the Yan Family before the banquet started.
That would be giving the Yan Family too much face.
However, it was one thing that she was too lazy to go to the main building’s banquet hall to deal with it. It was another thing that no one from the Yan Family had called her up until now.
She thought that she wouldn’t mind. However, she couldn’t help but feel frustrated when she thought about how she was the eldest daughter of the Yan Family and was completely ignored by her family at her coming-of-age ceremony.
If she did not remember wrongly, for a family like the Yan Family, they should have hired a makeup team to put on makeup and styling for their daughter on her birthday.
Forget it. It’s just makeup and changing into a gown. It’s not like she couldn’t do it.
She closed the book and stood up. Holding the three books in one hand, she threw the 10 empty yogurt packets on the bench to the nearby trash can.
Bang! Bang! Bang! The tosses were all accurate. Only after she was done did the frustration in her heart lessen a little.
She carried the books and walked to the villa. She was preparing to put the books back on the first floo’s book shelf before going upstairs to change into her gown.
Others did not matter but she could not let Brother Nine and Little Rain, who specially came to attend her party, see her like this.
However, just as she reached the entrance of the small villa and was about to step in, she heard a shout from behind. “Elder Cousin!”
Looking back.
Oh, not behind her, but beyond the small courtyard.
The teenager was sweating like he had been running for a long time.
“It’s Yu Xiao.”
Her smile was exactly the same as yesterday, but Yu Xiao suddenly felt uncomfortable.
How did she manage to smile so carelessly after suffering such unfair treatment?
“Elder Cousin, you…” He glanced at the small villa.” Stay here? ”
It was not Yu Xiao’s first time visiting the Yan Family. Although he was still young the last time he came to the Yan Family, he remembered that their family lived here the last time he visited the Yan Family.
This villa building was actually specially prepared by the Yan Family to entertain their guests.
Elder Cousin was the eldest daughter of the Yan Family, but she lived here. What was she considered as?
No wonder Aunt insisted on letting the family stay at the old residence last night. She even used the excuse that his mother’s room was at the old residence before she got married.
If she really cared so much for his mother, why did she arrange for them to stay here when they came to the Yan Family years ago?
The reason was that the old residence had been deserted for a long time and was very difficult to clean.
He even felt that his aunt had changed yesterday and was finally thinking for others.
“Yes, I live here. The sun is scorching outside. Do you want to come in and have a seat?” There was a laurel tree on the bench that she had just sat on. It was just nice to shade her from the sun.
She admitted that she lived here directly not to gain sympathy or anything else, but because it was not a secret in the Yan Family that she lived here. As long as he asked around, he would know. There was nothing to deny.
Originally, the room that the Yan Family had arranged for her was here. It was not like she was the one who requested to stay here. Although they did not dare to scold her casually anymore later on, they did not mention letting her move out from here.
It was still the same saying. Yan Qingyu and Fu Ya were the ones who embarrassed the Yan Family, and not her.
She would not tell anyone what they did, but if someone found out, she would not help them cover it up.
“There’s no need to sit. The banquet is about to begin. Cousin, aren’t you… going over?” Yu Xiao wanted to ask her why she was not changing her gown and putting on makeup. Today was her birthday banquet. However, he quickly changed his question.
He was afraid that she would be sad if he mentioned it.
He woke up very early today and went to the main building’s banquet hall early too.
The Yan Family was the number one family in North City, so the successors’ coming-of-age ceremony was naturally very grand. The banquet hall was very nicely decorated.
As he was admiring the decorations, he saw his aunt ushering a group of people to the second floor of the main building, where Second Cousin’s room was.
From the servants’ whispers, he learned that the group was the most famous makeup team in North City.
It was not even nine in the morning then.
Those people had left only an hour ago.
So, to be honest, Second Cousin’s styling took about six hours.
Again, he marveled at the life of a capitalist.
After not seeing his elder cousin for a long time, he thought that she was also doing her makeup, so he did not ask too much. When the makeup team left and he did not see her, his mother got anxious.
However, his mother was the eldest daughter of the Yan Family and had many old friends in North City. She was busy entertaining guests and couldn’t leave, so she asked him to find her.
He asked many servants where his eldest cousin lived, but no one told him. They all ran away after stammering, “I don’t know, I’m sorry.”
It was understandable that one or two of them were like this. All the servants were like this. He was not stupid. How could he not come to the conclusion that they did not dare to say it because someone had given the servants orders?
To be honest, he really could not figure it out. Even if his uncle and auntie did not treat his elder cousin well, they should not give others something to gossip on a day like today, right? Even if they had to put on a show!
Couldn’t Uncle and Auntie understand the simple rationale that even he understood?
Even if Aunt lacked the perception and did not understand, what about Uncle?
Her uncle was the head of a big family like the Yan Family after all. Could it be that he didn’t even have this little bit of perception?
However, what Yu Xiao didn’t know was that Yan Qingyu still had this bit of perception. It was just that he thought that Fu Ya would make arrangements. He didn’t care much about Yan Jinyu, and since he wanted to greet the guests, he didn’t ask much.
Yan Qingyu never expected Fu Ya to ignore Yan Jinyu so completely.
Did Fu Ya not know that if she didn’t care about Yan Jinyu on such a day, the Yan Family would also lose face?
Of course not.
She was only focused on the top socialite that she had nurtured. She wanted to let others see how outstanding the top socialite that she had raised was on such a day. Hence, she personally found a makeup team with an extremely good reputation in North City and even focused on supervising them as they styled Yan Jinyun. That was why she completely forgot about Yan Jinyu.
Yu Xiao couldn’t find out where Yan Jinyu lived, so he searched through the villas in the Yan Family’s mansion. But he couldn’t find her.
He had never thought that Yan Jinyu would live in a small villa that was specially prepared to house guests. He had simply run past the door of the small courtyard and casually raised his head to look inside. He happened to see Yan Jinyu carrying the books and walking towards the small building.
“My mom hasn’t seen you in a long time, so she asked me to call you.”
Yan Jinyu smiled, “Aunt still remembers me. Go back and tell Aunt first. I’ll go over there later.”
“I… I’ll wait for you.” How would he know if she would really go over after he turned around?
Uncle and Aunt had really gone overboard this time.
Yan Jinyu glanced at him. “Alright, go to the living room and wait then.”
After speaking, Yan Jinyu didn’t turn around to enter the house. Instead, she looked up at the door of the small courtyard.
There was someone standing there.
She was wearing a luxurious purple gown with a shiny crown on her head. The necklace she was wearing was obviously expensive. Her makeup was exquisite and cold.
It was Yan Jinyun. She was holding something that looked like a gift box in her hand. She should have been in a good mood when she came over, but her expression looked a little stiff after her mood changed too drastically.
She stared straight at Yan Jinyu, who was standing there in an ordinary light-colored long dress and with her long hair free-flowing as usual. The emotions in Yan Jinyun’s eyes were so complicated that Yan Jinyu, who was too lazy to think, couldn’t help but think about how to speak so that she wouldn’t feel so bad.
It seemed that her younger sister had really suffered a huge blow when she saw her like this.
However, after pondering for a while, the words that came out of her mouth were, “Yun’er is here. Why did you bother to bring gifts?”
There was nothing wrong with what she said at first, but it was obviously inappropriate in such a situation.
Yan Jinyu then realized that she really couldn’t handle such a situation. If it were other unimportant people in the Yan Family, she could just ignore them. However, Yan Jinyun…
Especially Yan Jinyun, who looked like she was about to cry.
If she had known earlier, she would have gotten up half an hour earlier and gone upstairs to change her gown. She wouldn’t have gone upstairs only now as she would only need a short time to change and put on makeup. At least, Yan Jinyun wouldn’t see her “slovenly” appearance.
However, at this moment, her frustration had dissipated quite a bit. However, there seemed to be some other emotions.
Some emotions she could not understand.
She didn’t expect that someone would come to her small place on a day like today where the Yan Family’s guests had gathered. She especially didn’t expect Yan Jinyun, the main character, to appear in this small courtyard instead of staying in the main building and entertaining her friends and classmates.
Yan Jinyun stared at her without saying a word and her eyes were red.
Yu Xiao naturally saw Yan Jinyun too.
His emotions were complicated.
Uncle and Aunt did not care about Elder Cousin, but Second Cousin…
She even prepared a birthday present for her.
There was nothing wrong with that.
In fact, to prevent his mother from ruining today’s birthday party in a fit of anger, he had not told his mother about what he had overheard from his two cousins yesterday. He planned to talk about it after the birthday party. He did not expect his uncle and aunt to ignore his elder cousin so thoroughly today.
He felt that this matter could not be hidden from his mother anymore. He only hoped that his mother would hold it in and wait for the guests to leave.
However, this was how things were sometimes. The more people worried about something, the more it would happen.
Just as the three of them fell silent, a voice sounded, “Yun’er, why aren’t you entertaining the guests at the banquet hall at this time?”
Yu Xiao’s heart skipped a beat at that voice.
His mother appeared in his vision.
Not far behind Second Cousin.
“Yu Xiao, why are you here? Didn’t I tell you to look for your elder cousin…” Before she could finish speaking, she saw Yan Jinyu standing on the stairs of the small villa with three books in her arms.
Yan Ruyu was speechless for a long time.
Yan Jinyu really regretted not going upstairs half an hour earlier.
Since she had told Yan Jinyun that she wouldn’t openly make trouble with the Yan Family, she would do her best. However, she had to leave the Yan Family.
In that case, she had to think of a suitable reason.
Since the current situation could not be changed, she would just let it be. She could use it to leave the Yan Family right away.
It would also save her the trouble of coming up with a reason later.
“Yu’er…” After a long while, Yan Ruyu finally spoke with difficulty.
For the sake of this occasion, Yan Ruyu did not wear the black dresses that she liked. Instead, she wore a cheongsam that was rather colorful. Even so, her cold temperament had remained.
A cold, elegant woman who suddenly choked on her words, gave them a visual shock.
Yan Jinyu’s eyes flickered slightly before she quickly put on a smile and said, “Aunt.”
Yan Ruyu was, after all, an experienced young mistress of a big family. She kept her emotions very quickly, even though she was already furious.
Fu Ya was such a good mother!
The guests of the Yan Family today were almost all famous figures in North City. As the daughter of the Yan Family, although she had already been married, she couldn’t just watch as the Yan Family lost all their face.
She would slowly settle the anger in her heart after the guests had left!
“Yu’er, are you… feeling unwell somewhere? Why haven’t you gone over yet? Most of the guests have arrived. Oh right, Feng Yuan and your uncle and aunt are here too.” Yan Ruyu was afraid that she would hurt Yan Jinyu if she said it too directly, so she deliberated for a moment before saying.
The Feng Family and the Yan Family had fallen out, but they still came to the Yan Family to attend the banquet. Yan Ruyu knew that they were here for Yan Jinyu after thinking about it. She asked the gatekeeper and found out that Yan Jinyu was the one who personally gave the Feng Family an invitation. That was why she mentioned them at this time, making Yan Jinyu not that resistant about going to the banquet hall at the main building.
“I have bothered Aunt to specially make a trip down. I’ll go over after I go upstairs and change my clothes.” She smiled at Yan Jinyun. “Yun’er, is the present in your hand for me?”
Yan Jinyun’s eyes were red just now, but she recovered her composure when Yan Ruyu appeared.
She glanced at Yan Jinyu before biting her lip and entering the small courtyard. She handed the present to her. “This is for you.”
Yes, a gift in return.
After Zhao Ling brought Yan Jinyu breakfast, she got Zhao Ling to send the birthday present to Yan Jinyun.
As her elder sister, it was normal to give her younger sister a birthday present.
This was also the reason why Yan Jinyun, who was doing her makeup, never suspected that Fu Ya had neglected Yan Jinyu.
When Yan Jinyun received Yan Jinyu’s gift, the corners of her lips couldn’t help but curve up. Yan Jinyun didn’t think that Yan Jinyu, who had been completely ignored by her parents on the day of her coming-of-age ceremony, would still have the grace to give her a gift.
Although Fu Ya was watching the makeup artist styling Yan Jinyun, she didn’t stay in her room the entire time. Yan Jinyun thought that Fu Ya left occasionally to visit Yan Jinyu.
Yan Jinyun felt a little regretful.
Why didn’t she think of asking?
Yes, she didn’t want others to see that she was meddling in Yan Jinyu’s affairs.
If she had known that Yan Jinyu was in such a situation, it wouldn’t have mattered if she had interfered, right?
Although Yan Jinyun said that she was returning the gift, she didn’t buy it after knowing that Yan Jinyu had prepared a gift for her. Instead, she had prepared it long ago.
Yan Jinyu took it. “Thank you, Yun’er.”
Yan Jinyu smiled as she stood on the stone steps and looked at her. “Congratulations to Yun’er for being 18 years old. You’ll be an adult in the future. No matter what happens, you have to keep your mind clear. Don’t act rashly. Think twice before you act.”
Yan Jinyu was clearly also only 18 years old today, but she was speaking to her like an elder sister.
But…
She actually felt warm inside?
However, seeing Yan Jinyu like this, she couldn’t help but heave a sigh of relief.
Yan Jinyu shouldn’t be sad that she was ignored by her parents, right?
She had hoped that Yan Jinyu would get along well with her parents, but now, she felt that there was nothing wrong with Yan Jinyu’s attitude towards her parents.
At least, what her parents did wouldn’t hurt Yan Jinyu.
Yan Jinyun stared at Yan Jinyu and said, “I know. Congratulations on turning 18.”
Seeing Yan Jinyu’s attire, she bit her lip and said, “I brought your gown back yesterday. I asked Zhao Ling to put it in your room.”
“Yes, I saw it. I was about to go upstairs to change when you guys came.” She chuckled. “However, I’m afraid I won’t be able to go upstairs for a while.”
Before Yan Jinyun could ask, she heard a commotion outside the small courtyard.
Someone was coming this way. From the sound, it was obviously not just one person.
Yan Jinyun was familiar with these voices.
They were Yan Qingyu and Fu Ya.
“I’ll put the books and your gift in the room first. If anyone comes, Yun’er will help me greet them first.” Her hearing was sharper than ordinary people. Not long after Yan Ruyu appeared, she heard the commotion outside.
It was good that they were all here together. They could settle it all at once and save the trouble in the future.
However, if she were to stand here with books and a present, it would appear a little lacking in grandeur. It would be better for her to put things down first.
Yan Jinyun didn’t reply, so Yan Jinyu turned around and entered the house.
Yu Xiao looked at her back view, then at Yan Jinyun who was standing there. Finally, he looked at Yan Ruyu and called, “Mom.”
“Mm.” Yan Ruyu glanced at him and then turned to look at the group of people walking over.
She remembered the person in the lead. It was the girl who she had met at the airport yesterday with Yin Jiujin.
Huo Siyu, the daughter of the Huo Family in South City.
The people who led the girl over were her brother, Yan Qingyu, and her sister-in-law, Fu Ya.
Their attitudes were respectful.
After all, it was the Huo Family in South City. They weren’t someone that the Yan Family could offend.
The girl’s face was cold. She must have an unhappy experience in the front hall.
Yan Ruyu could roughly guess why she was unhappy.
This girl should have been invited to the Yan Family’s birthday party by Yu’er, but she didn’t see Yu’er in the front hall. The servants were ambiguous and didn’t want to tell her where Yu’er was. In the end, the girl must have found her brother and sister-in-law, and after arguing for a while, they brought her over.
As for why she was so clear about it, it was naturally because she had asked the servants of the Yan Family where Yu’er was more than once in the front hall just now and the servants were all vague.
What she could not figure out was that Huo Siyu seemed to have only officially met Yu’er yesterday. Why would she be willing to get into trouble with the Yan Family for Yu’er?
No matter what, the Yan Family would definitely lose face today.
Not only were there three people, but there was also a group of guests following behind. Huo Siyu must have caused a huge commotion in the living room.
Just as she was thinking about it, the phone in Yan Ruyu’s bag rang. It was her husband, Yu Wen. Yu Wen roughly told her what happened in the front hall just now. It was almost as she had guessed.
Fu Ya’s heart tightened when she saw Yan Ruyu standing at the entrance of the small courtyard. She didn’t expect that her sister-in-law would still be able to find her here after she had already given the order to the servants and tried her best to send her sister-in-law away!
It was all her fault for being careless. She had forgotten that she still had to take care of Yan Jinyu at home. If she had known earlier, she would have casually asked two makeup artists to come here to deal with her!
Given her sister-in-law’s bad temper, this matter would not be easy to resolve.
It was all that girl’s fault for always staying in this small courtyard and not even going to the main building for breakfast and lunch. That was why she forgot that there was such a person at home!
She had no idea how that girl got so lucky to be acquainted with the daughter of the Huo Family!
She felt angry when she thought about how this daughter of the Huo Family had used a questioning tone to ask her where Yan Jinyu was in the living room just now in front of all the guests!
The daughter of the Huo Family actually used her status to ask them to bring her over to look for Yan Jinyu! She didn’t dare to offend the daughter of the Huo Family, and the Yan Family also didn’t dare to offend the Huo Family. In the end, her husband and most of the guests had followed them over.
She was embarrassed!
“Miss Huo, we’re here. Jinyu just came back not long ago. Her new room is still being renovated, so she’ll be staying here temporarily.” Fu Ya tried her best to save her face with a smile on her face.
Actually, Fu Ya had already sent the renovation company away after Yan Jinyun and Yan Jinyu didn’t remind her about the renovating room.
Huo Siyu looked at the small building in front that had a courtyard. It was not bad, but the premise was that this place was not specially prepared by the Yan Family to entertain guests!
She snorted coldly, “I asked the servants of the Yan Family just now. I heard that this small building of the Yan Family is a guest room specially prepared for entertaining guests. There are so many villas in the Yan Family’s mansion. Any one of them should be better than staying here, right? Why? Could it be that in the Yan Family’s eyes, Miss Yan is only a guest of the Yan Family?”
“How could you even say that the new room is being renovated. I’ve already asked around just now. The Yan Family’s servants all said that the Yan Family doesn’t have a room that is being renovated.”
Huo Siyu was not faking it. She was really angry.
She knew that the Yan family didn’t treat Beauty Yu well, but she didn’t expect it to be so bad.
She wasn’t going to let the Yan Family save their reputation!
However, since Zhao Kun was able to become Yan Jinyu’s “ally” and was specially arranged to be Yan Jinyu’s “helper” in North City, it meant that he wasn’t stupid.
Through Yin Jiujin’s phone call just now, Zhao Kun had already roughly guessed why he asked this.
But so what?
He did not dare to respond!
If Master Nine asked him to take out the invitation letter, how was he going to show it?
The boss had handed over Elegant Bamboo to him to manage. Of course, he knew the meaning of his existence. Although he didn’t know who the boss was and how was he connected to the eldest daughter of the Yan Family, who had been missing for many years and grew up in a remote town, he knew that the reason why Eldest Miss Yan called at this moment and mentioned the invitation. It was to save him.
Even though she did not say it explicitly.
Looking at Master Nine’s doting and gentle attitude when he answered the call just now, one could tell that if Miss Yan really gave him an invitation personally, Master Nine would definitely not invite him to be his “guest” on her account.
But…
If Miss Yan wanted to help him, then she should help him all the way. He didn’t have the invitation letter on hand, so it didn’t seem to be of any use!
He gathered his thoughts and braced himself. “How… how did Master Nine know…”
Before he could finish speaking, the waiter standing at the side said, “B-Brother Zhao, this is…”
Zhao Kun’s eyes lit up when he saw the navy blue invitation in his hands.
Savior!
“Brother Zhao, this is the Yan Family’s banquet invitation that the eldest daughter of the Yan Family got someone to send over. I received it around seven o’clock. It’s just that you’ve been busy and I didn’t have the chance to pass it to you. Later on, the clubhouse… and I forgot to give it to you. I only remembered it when I heard Master Nine asking about it.”
“According to the person who sent the invitation, Miss Yan is thanking you for pointing the way for her and personally giving her a ride when she got lost a few days ago.” The service staff felt immense pressure when he spoke under the gaze of countless eyes.
However, this was a mission given by the lady who was with Miss Yan just now. Although he didn’t know who that lady was, he knew that she was an important guest that Brother Zhao had to treat respectfully.
He did not dare to delay.
“Why did you only give me such an important thing now!” Zhao Kun pretended to be angry and snatched the invitation.
Holding the invitation letter with both hands, he said, “Miss Yan is really polite. It’s just a small favor. I forgot about it, but she still remembers…” He looked up at Yin Jiujin.” Master Nine, this… is probably the invitation card you mentioned just now. ”
Yin Jiujin glanced at the invitation letter with an inscrutable expression. “Since you accepted her invitation, you’ll be on time.” With that said, he turned and left.
The little girl had only sent out a few invitations in total. This Zhao Kun actually received the same invitation letter he had received. Perhaps, even the two words “Zhao Kun” on the invitation letter were written by the little girl herself!
An unimportant person was treated the same way as him.
It was depressing.
It was better not to see.
Seeing him leave with a tense expression, Min Ting and Lin Zimu didn’t dare to say anything. However, they knew that Yin Jiujin gave up on “inviting” Zhao Kun over as “guest” on account of Yan Jinyu.
Although this seemed a little foolish, he still had to give Miss Yan some face. After all, Zhao Kun happened to be so lucky to have helped Miss Yan once.
Be it Min Ting or Lin Zimu, they didn’t think too much about this matter. It wasn’t because they trusted Yan Jinyu.
They only saw that Yin Jiujin seemed to be in a bad mood and didn’t dare to voice the doubts in their hearts. They were just affected by Yin Jiujin’s anger.
They kept this doubt in their hearts.
Speaking of which, if they didn’t know that Yan Jinyu had such amazing driving skills, they might really believe that it was just a coincidence that she and Zhao Kun knew each other.
It was hard to say now.
If Min Ting and Lin Zimu could think of this, how could Yin Jiujin not?
However, what he cared about now wasn’t whether Yan Jinyu had anything to do with the person who had sneaked away from him in the private room earlier. What he cared about was that even an unknown nobody like Zhao Kun received the same treatment as him from Yan Jinyu.
It put him in a bad mood.
After they left, Zhao Kun’s legs went limp and he almost fell to the ground. He had to support himself on the table beside him to steady himself.
He thought to himself that he must get his boss to raise his salary!
Looking at the waiter who had just handed him the invitation, he said, “Come with me to the office. The others can do whatever they need to do. The wall of the private room has collapsed, and we’ve got to close for a week.”
“Yes, Brother Zhao.” Everyone in the private room answered in unison.
No one asked him why he was in contact with Yan Jinyu. No one asked why the walls of the private room that had been renovated extremely well would collapse, and no one asked why there were problems with the surveillance cameras.
It was obvious that everyone in the Elegant Bamboo Clubhouse, including the service staff, was “one of them.”
The help that they had prepared for Yan Jinyu was that it would be best if they could help Yan Jinyu. It was also fine if they couldn’t help her. At the very least, they shouldn’t be a burden to her.
At the main entrance of Elegant Bamboo.
Lin Zimu went to get the car.
Min Ting didn’t leave immediately. Instead, he hesitated for a moment before taking two steps forward and standing beside Yin Jiujin. “Second Brother, are you still investigating the boss behind Elegant Bamboo?”
Yin Jiujin’s depressed mood had already eased up greatly. When he heard that, he said indifferently, “Investigate.”
Regardless of friend or foe, he didn’t like others to be in the dark while he was in the open, especially since this Elegant Bamboo might be involved with the young lady.
Regardless of whether it was simply Zhao Kun helping her with a small favor or something more, he had to find out the other party’s background. Only then would he be at ease.
Although the young lady was not what he had imagined, she was still a child after all. It was inevitable that she might be deceived.
He had never suspected that Yan Jinyu, who was so different from the information he found, would harm him if she approached him.
It was his self-confidence that made him feel secure that even if she had ulterior motives. Hence, he didn’t suspect her. Perhaps he had an inexplicable trust in her, or perhaps he didn’t want to think of her as such a complicated person. Even Yin Jiujin himself couldn’t explain it in a short period of time.
Since he couldn’t explain it, he would put it aside.
From his point of view, no matter who the girl was or why she was so different from what he had found out about her, he would not let her go easily if she returned to North City… or if she had any intentions of approaching him.
“I’ll investigate it.” The meaning was for Min Ting not to interfere.
Min Ting nodded. “Okay. If Second Brother finds out anything, especially something related to me, just tell me.” Perhaps, it was related to Miss Yan, so he knew that Second Brother would not let him interfere. Then, he would not investigate. Anyway, Second Brother would not hide it from him if he really found out something that might affect him.
On the other hand, Second Brother would definitely investigate more thoroughly than him.
He had not forgotten that the problematic wall was most likely there to keep an eye on him.
Min Ting wanted to ask if he wanted to investigate Yan Jinyu, but he suddenly recalled that Yin Jiujin had said that he didn’t care about this matter in the private room earlier, so he didn’t ask.
“Oh right, Miss Yan called you and it reminded me that tomorrow is the coming-of-age ceremony for the two young ladies of the Yan Family. The Yan Family seems to have sent me an invitation too. I’ll join in the fun tomorrow.”
“Remember to bring a gift.”
Hearing this, Min Ting’s lips twitched.
Since when did Second Brother care about gifts? Was this still the Second Brother he knew?
Was Master Nine, who was in charge of the Empire Group, someone who lacked the money to buy gifts?
He was even thinking about his share!
Tsk.
“Look at what you’re saying, Second Brother. I’m not the kind of person who would go to someone else’s birthday party empty-handed.”
Yin Jiujin opened the backseat door and turned to look at him. “Return to the capital tomorrow after attending the Yan Family’s banquet.”
The nonchalant smile on Min Ting’s face faded slightly. “I know, Second Brother, don’t worry.” There might be an unknown enemy in North City. Of course, he knew it was not safe to stay here for long.
Second Brother even specially reminded him…
He was a little touched.
He wondered where the rumors about Second Brother being indifferent and not even close to the Yin Family came from.
Second Brother was obviously very protective of his own people.
***
“We’re here, Beauty Yu.” Somewhere outside the Yan Family’s wall, Huo Siyu stopped the motorcycle.
Yan Jinyu got down from the motorcycle.
Huo Siyu looked at her and said what was on her mind, “Beauty Yu, Zhao Kun will be fine even if you don’t call him. Sister Fengling will step in.”
“Although Second Young Master Yin might not give Sister Fengling face, at the end of the day, only one wall at Elegant Bamboo had collapsed. It even collapsed after Second Young Master Yin left. It didn’t have any substantial impact on him. Furthermore, if they really wanted to investigate Sister Fengling’s relationship with Brother Feng, it would only be an internal conflict of the Min Family. Second Young Master Yin couldn’t interfere too much.”
He would not interfere too much, but he would still interfere.
Moreover, Yan Jinyu knew that although Min Ting, the Third Young Master of the Min Family, was known as a playboy, he was very capable.
“A phone call can help Feng solve many problems, so why not?”
“But… Second Young Master Yin will probably suspect you now”
“It’s fine. If he suspects me, so be it.” Anyway, she wasn’t Yin Jiujin’s enemy. It was best to let Yin Jiujin know that she wasn’t as she appeared to be, lest he kept saying that she was silly.
Yin Jiujin always felt that she was silly and treated her like a child.
Hmph! Don’t think that she didn’t care just because she didn’t say anything. She remembered it!
Now, she hoped that Yin Jiujin would find out about her identity sooner. She wanted to see if he still dared to underestimate her!
However, she wouldn’t say it out loud if it was too troublesome. However, if Yin Jiujin wanted to investigate, she definitely wouldn’t stop him.
If Huo Siyu knew what Yan Jinyu was thinking, her jaw would probably drop.
The Beauty Yu they knew would never have the thought of exposing her identity to “scare” people.
The Beauty Yu they knew had always been low-key.
She was lazy and afraid of trouble.
“Will Second Young Master Yin let Zhao Kun off if you make a call just like that? Second Young Master Yin has never been a soft-hearted person.”
“Of course.” She had no relatives or friends in North City, and Yin Jiujin treated her well from the bottom of his heart. She suddenly had a friend who wanted to attend her coming-of-age ceremony, so Yin Jiujin naturally would let him come, even if that person had a huge problem.
Under the dim street lamp, the smile on the outstanding young girl’s face dazzled Huo Siyu’s eyes.
She had forgotten how long it had been since she saw Beauty Yu smile so sincerely and relaxedly. No, it should be said that she had never seen Beauty Yu smile like this before.
Beauty Yu treated Yin Jiujin very differently!
Tears welled and she felt comforted.
She was relieved that Beauty Yu could meet someone she trusted wholeheartedly.
If Yin Jiujin was really good to Beauty Yu, it would be best for him to accompany her for life.
However, they were also a little worried. After all, that person was Yin Jiujin. If he didn’t treat Beauty Yu well or had any ill intentions towards her, even they would find it difficult to seek justice for her.
Sigh, why wasn’t her brother the one engaged to Beauty Yu?
Her brother was in charge of the Huo Family and was considered a big shot. He was also good-looking and was quite compatible with Beauty Yu.
If her brother was engaged to Beauty Yu, her brother would not treat her badly even if he had no feelings for her because of her. Moreover, with her around, the Huo Family would not neglect Beauty Yu.
Huo Siyu shook her head.
No, no, she couldn’t think about it. The more she thought about it, the more excited she got.
Beauty Yu had finally found the meaning of life. As her buddy, she wanted to be Beauty Yu’s help, not her resistance!
But why couldn’t she stop thinking about it?
If, she was saying if. If Yin Jiujin didn’t treat Beauty Yu well, then should she matchmake Beauty Yu and her brother?
Good stuff should be kept within the family?
Of course, even if she had such thoughts, she could only keep it to herself for the time being. Even if she ignored what would happen if Yin Jiujin found out, even Beauty Yu would probably not be happy if she found out.
At the thought of this, the worry in her heart lessened.
At the very least, they didn’t have to worry about Beauty Yu losing Yin Jiujin, the meaning of her life and she would return to being a zombie like before. They wouldn’t be helpless anymore.
“Alright, then I’ll go back first. Beauty Yu, you should quickly go back and rest too.” Yan Jinyu waved her left hand and something landed on the wall. She used the force to jump lightly and landed on the wall.
However, Huo Siyu did not leave immediately. “By the way, Beauty Yu, there’s something I forgot to mention. Brother Feng asked me to remind you that you have to remember to drink the medicine he sent over.”
Yan Jinyu blinked and lied without changing her expression, “I drank it all. I drank it every day. Tell Feng not to keep thinking about it. I’m not a child.” She couldn’t bear to reject their kindness so she could only drink the medicine…
Chinese medicine was very bitter, especially the medicine prescribed by Feng.
She had been drinking it with Feng’s supervision for a period of time, and now that she thought about it, she felt a lingering fear. She would be stupid to drink it every day now that no one was monitoring at her.
Although Ah Feng had long used Brother Nine’s name to send the Chinese medicine that he had concocted to the Yan Family, due to Brother Nine’s authority, the Yan Family’s servants would prepare it for her every day for a week at the start.
However, seeing that she did not drink it, they stopped brewing it.
It suited her.
Otherwise, once she smelled the medicine, she would imagine Feng’s nagging. She had to hesitate for a while before she could ignore the existence of the bowl of medicine.
“Really?” Huo Siyu was in disbelief.
“Yes. If you don’t believe me, I’ll show you the medicinal dregs. Oh, it seems like the medicinal dregs were poured out by the Yan Family’s servants.”
“…” Huo Siyu. She was just coaxing her. She knew that Beauty Yu would not obediently take the medicine.
However, after not seeing her for a year, Beauty Yu’s ability to hoodwink people was getting better and better.
The professionalism of a killer—to keep a straight face—had been used by Beauty Yu as a method to not drink medicine.
“Forget it. I let Brother Feng watch you drink when you go to the capital.”
“Little Rain.”
One second, she was lying without changing her expression, and the next, she was serious. Even someone as calm as Huo Siyu was not used to it. “Beauty Yu, just say what you want to say. Don’t suddenly call my name so seriously. I…”
Looking into her big round eyes, Huo Siyu suddenly couldn’t continue.
Beauty Yu was really…
After retracting her killing intent, even though she had a serious expression on her face, there was also an innocent and adorable feeling that made one’s heart soften.
“Actually, you don’t have to do anything. I’ve already drunk all the medicine that needs to be drunk. If it was really useful, I wouldn’t have waited until today.” She was referring to the fact that she couldn’t stop feeling frustrated and that she couldn’t control herself from drinking yogurt once she felt frustrated.
Huo Siyu fell silent and pretended to be relaxed. “Beauty Yu, what are you thinking about? Brother Feng gave you prescriptions to nourish your body. You can’t control yourself once you touch yogurt. If you don’t drink some medicine to nourish your body, do you still want your stomach?”
After saying that, she didn’t dare to look at Yan Jinyu’s expression and hurriedly said, “Alright, Beauty Yu, it’s very late now. I really have to go. Brother Feng and Sister Fengling will mail your birthday gift to the Yan Family. Remember to sign for it.” After saying that, the motorcycle roared and rushed out.
Yan Jinyu pursed her lips when she could no longer see Huo Siyu at all. She leaped down from the high wall with a complicated expression.
It was already late at night. Other than a few dim street lamps in the courtyard, all the rooms in the Yan Family’s residence were dark.
Yan Jinyu looked up at the second floor of the Yan Family’s main building and then headed straight for her temporary room.
Although the lights in Yan Jinyun’s room were switched off, Yan Jinyu knew that there was someone standing by the window.
As the wind blew, she saw a figure beside the curtain in the faint streetlight.
It was another day where she did not want to use her brain, but her mind was spinning uncontrollably.
After returning to the small villa, Yan Jinyu took three packets of yogurt from the first floor. She only lay down to sleep after drinking them.
Perhaps, because she remembered Yin Jiujin’s reminders and his “Happy Birthday”, she didn’t suffer from insomnia even though she was feeling vexed and her stomach was uncomfortable.
***
The birthday party started at 5pm. There were no guests in the Yan Family in the morning. Only at three in the afternoon did the guests arrive with invitations.
Although she slept late at night, Yan Jinyu’s biological clock wasn’t affected. She still woke up at 6am.
However, she did not go to the main building immediately after she got up. After her routine exercise, she took a shower and changed into a convenient long dress. She sat on the bench in the courtyard of the small villa and read.
Yes, read.
Yan Jinyu didn’t want to go to school because she didn’t like to be controlled. It wasn’t that she didn’t like to learn.
She would not have been able to possess so much knowledge at the age of 18 if she had not put in so much effort in her studies.
However, since she had already passed those days where she was controlled by others, Yan Jinyu naturally couldn’t be bothered to study anymore. She was only reading to kill time now. However, she, who had a good mind, could almost remember all the books she had read once even if she only read them to kill time.
Zhao Ling sent her breakfast and lunch. She started reading at 2pm, but it was only 3:30pm after she finished three books.
There was still more than an hour before the banquet.
The reason why she was still not busy changing into her gown and heading to the main building was because she couldn’t be bothered to deal with those people. As for Yin Jiujin, Huo Siyu, and the others who had come on her invitation, she didn’t think that they would come to the Yan Family before the banquet started.
That would be giving the Yan Family too much face.
However, it was one thing that she was too lazy to go to the main building’s banquet hall to deal with it. It was another thing that no one from the Yan Family had called her up until now.
She thought that she wouldn’t mind. However, she couldn’t help but feel frustrated when she thought about how she was the eldest daughter of the Yan Family and was completely ignored by her family at her coming-of-age ceremony.
If she did not remember wrongly, for a family like the Yan Family, they should have hired a makeup team to put on makeup and styling for their daughter on her birthday.
Forget it. It’s just makeup and changing into a gown. It’s not like she couldn’t do it.
She closed the book and stood up. Holding the three books in one hand, she threw the 10 empty yogurt packets on the bench to the nearby trash can.
Bang! Bang! Bang! The tosses were all accurate. Only after she was done did the frustration in her heart lessen a little.
She carried the books and walked to the villa. She was preparing to put the books back on the first floo’s book shelf before going upstairs to change into her gown.
Others did not matter but she could not let Brother Nine and Little Rain, who specially came to attend her party, see her like this.
However, just as she reached the entrance of the small villa and was about to step in, she heard a shout from behind. “Elder Cousin!”
Looking back.
Oh, not behind her, but beyond the small courtyard.
The teenager was sweating like he had been running for a long time.
“It’s Yu Xiao.”
Her smile was exactly the same as yesterday, but Yu Xiao suddenly felt uncomfortable.
How did she manage to smile so carelessly after suffering such unfair treatment?
“Elder Cousin, you…” He glanced at the small villa.” Stay here? ”
It was not Yu Xiao’s first time visiting the Yan Family. Although he was still young the last time he came to the Yan Family, he remembered that their family lived here the last time he visited the Yan Family.
This villa building was actually specially prepared by the Yan Family to entertain their guests.
Elder Cousin was the eldest daughter of the Yan Family, but she lived here. What was she considered as?
No wonder Aunt insisted on letting the family stay at the old residence last night. She even used the excuse that his mother’s room was at the old residence before she got married.
If she really cared so much for his mother, why did she arrange for them to stay here when they came to the Yan Family years ago?
The reason was that the old residence had been deserted for a long time and was very difficult to clean.
He even felt that his aunt had changed yesterday and was finally thinking for others.
“Yes, I live here. The sun is scorching outside. Do you want to come in and have a seat?” There was a laurel tree on the bench that she had just sat on. It was just nice to shade her from the sun.
She admitted that she lived here directly not to gain sympathy or anything else, but because it was not a secret in the Yan Family that she lived here. As long as he asked around, he would know. There was nothing to deny.
Originally, the room that the Yan Family had arranged for her was here. It was not like she was the one who requested to stay here. Although they did not dare to scold her casually anymore later on, they did not mention letting her move out from here.
It was still the same saying. Yan Qingyu and Fu Ya were the ones who embarrassed the Yan Family, and not her.
She would not tell anyone what they did, but if someone found out, she would not help them cover it up.
“There’s no need to sit. The banquet is about to begin. Cousin, aren’t you… going over?” Yu Xiao wanted to ask her why she was not changing her gown and putting on makeup. Today was her birthday banquet. However, he quickly changed his question.
He was afraid that she would be sad if he mentioned it.
He woke up very early today and went to the main building’s banquet hall early too.
The Yan Family was the number one family in North City, so the successors’ coming-of-age ceremony was naturally very grand. The banquet hall was very nicely decorated.
As he was admiring the decorations, he saw his aunt ushering a group of people to the second floor of the main building, where Second Cousin’s room was.
From the servants’ whispers, he learned that the group was the most famous makeup team in North City.
It was not even nine in the morning then.
Those people had left only an hour ago.
So, to be honest, Second Cousin’s styling took about six hours.
Again, he marveled at the life of a capitalist.
After not seeing his elder cousin for a long time, he thought that she was also doing her makeup, so he did not ask too much. When the makeup team left and he did not see her, his mother got anxious.
However, his mother was the eldest daughter of the Yan Family and had many old friends in North City. She was busy entertaining guests and couldn’t leave, so she asked him to find her.
He asked many servants where his eldest cousin lived, but no one told him. They all ran away after stammering, “I don’t know, I’m sorry.”
It was understandable that one or two of them were like this. All the servants were like this. He was not stupid. How could he not come to the conclusion that they did not dare to say it because someone had given the servants orders?
To be honest, he really could not figure it out. Even if his uncle and auntie did not treat his elder cousin well, they should not give others something to gossip on a day like today, right? Even if they had to put on a show!
Couldn’t Uncle and Auntie understand the simple rationale that even he understood?
Even if Aunt lacked the perception and did not understand, what about Uncle?
Her uncle was the head of a big family like the Yan Family after all. Could it be that he didn’t even have this little bit of perception?
However, what Yu Xiao didn’t know was that Yan Qingyu still had this bit of perception. It was just that he thought that Fu Ya would make arrangements. He didn’t care much about Yan Jinyu, and since he wanted to greet the guests, he didn’t ask much.
Yan Qingyu never expected Fu Ya to ignore Yan Jinyu so completely.
Did Fu Ya not know that if she didn’t care about Yan Jinyu on such a day, the Yan Family would also lose face?
Of course not.
She was only focused on the top socialite that she had nurtured. She wanted to let others see how outstanding the top socialite that she had raised was on such a day. Hence, she personally found a makeup team with an extremely good reputation in North City and even focused on supervising them as they styled Yan Jinyun. That was why she completely forgot about Yan Jinyu.
Yu Xiao couldn’t find out where Yan Jinyu lived, so he searched through the villas in the Yan Family’s mansion. But he couldn’t find her.
He had never thought that Yan Jinyu would live in a small villa that was specially prepared to house guests. He had simply run past the door of the small courtyard and casually raised his head to look inside. He happened to see Yan Jinyu carrying the books and walking towards the small building.
“My mom hasn’t seen you in a long time, so she asked me to call you.”
Yan Jinyu smiled, “Aunt still remembers me. Go back and tell Aunt first. I’ll go over there later.”
“I… I’ll wait for you.” How would he know if she would really go over after he turned around?
Uncle and Aunt had really gone overboard this time.
Yan Jinyu glanced at him. “Alright, go to the living room and wait then.”
After speaking, Yan Jinyu didn’t turn around to enter the house. Instead, she looked up at the door of the small courtyard.
There was someone standing there.
She was wearing a luxurious purple gown with a shiny crown on her head. The necklace she was wearing was obviously expensive. Her makeup was exquisite and cold.
It was Yan Jinyun. She was holding something that looked like a gift box in her hand. She should have been in a good mood when she came over, but her expression looked a little stiff after her mood changed too drastically.
She stared straight at Yan Jinyu, who was standing there in an ordinary light-colored long dress and with her long hair free-flowing as usual. The emotions in Yan Jinyun’s eyes were so complicated that Yan Jinyu, who was too lazy to think, couldn’t help but think about how to speak so that she wouldn’t feel so bad.
It seemed that her younger sister had really suffered a huge blow when she saw her like this.
However, after pondering for a while, the words that came out of her mouth were, “Yun’er is here. Why did you bother to bring gifts?”
There was nothing wrong with what she said at first, but it was obviously inappropriate in such a situation.
Yan Jinyu then realized that she really couldn’t handle such a situation. If it were other unimportant people in the Yan Family, she could just ignore them. However, Yan Jinyun…
Especially Yan Jinyun, who looked like she was about to cry.
If she had known earlier, she would have gotten up half an hour earlier and gone upstairs to change her gown. She wouldn’t have gone upstairs only now as she would only need a short time to change and put on makeup. At least, Yan Jinyun wouldn’t see her “slovenly” appearance.
However, at this moment, her frustration had dissipated quite a bit. However, there seemed to be some other emotions.
Some emotions she could not understand.
She didn’t expect that someone would come to her small place on a day like today where the Yan Family’s guests had gathered. She especially didn’t expect Yan Jinyun, the main character, to appear in this small courtyard instead of staying in the main building and entertaining her friends and classmates.
Yan Jinyun stared at her without saying a word and her eyes were red.
Yu Xiao naturally saw Yan Jinyun too.
His emotions were complicated.
Uncle and Aunt did not care about Elder Cousin, but Second Cousin…
She even prepared a birthday present for her.
There was nothing wrong with that.
In fact, to prevent his mother from ruining today’s birthday party in a fit of anger, he had not told his mother about what he had overheard from his two cousins yesterday. He planned to talk about it after the birthday party. He did not expect his uncle and aunt to ignore his elder cousin so thoroughly today.
He felt that this matter could not be hidden from his mother anymore. He only hoped that his mother would hold it in and wait for the guests to leave.
However, this was how things were sometimes. The more people worried about something, the more it would happen.
Just as the three of them fell silent, a voice sounded, “Yun’er, why aren’t you entertaining the guests at the banquet hall at this time?”
Yu Xiao’s heart skipped a beat at that voice.
His mother appeared in his vision.
Not far behind Second Cousin.
“Yu Xiao, why are you here? Didn’t I tell you to look for your elder cousin…” Before she could finish speaking, she saw Yan Jinyu standing on the stairs of the small villa with three books in her arms.
Yan Ruyu was speechless for a long time.
Yan Jinyu really regretted not going upstairs half an hour earlier.
Since she had told Yan Jinyun that she wouldn’t openly make trouble with the Yan Family, she would do her best. However, she had to leave the Yan Family.
In that case, she had to think of a suitable reason.
Since the current situation could not be changed, she would just let it be. She could use it to leave the Yan Family right away.
It would also save her the trouble of coming up with a reason later.
“Yu’er…” After a long while, Yan Ruyu finally spoke with difficulty.
For the sake of this occasion, Yan Ruyu did not wear the black dresses that she liked. Instead, she wore a cheongsam that was rather colorful. Even so, her cold temperament had remained.
A cold, elegant woman who suddenly choked on her words, gave them a visual shock.
Yan Jinyu’s eyes flickered slightly before she quickly put on a smile and said, “Aunt.”
Yan Ruyu was, after all, an experienced young mistress of a big family. She kept her emotions very quickly, even though she was already furious.
Fu Ya was such a good mother!
The guests of the Yan Family today were almost all famous figures in North City. As the daughter of the Yan Family, although she had already been married, she couldn’t just watch as the Yan Family lost all their face.
She would slowly settle the anger in her heart after the guests had left!
“Yu’er, are you… feeling unwell somewhere? Why haven’t you gone over yet? Most of the guests have arrived. Oh right, Feng Yuan and your uncle and aunt are here too.” Yan Ruyu was afraid that she would hurt Yan Jinyu if she said it too directly, so she deliberated for a moment before saying.
The Feng Family and the Yan Family had fallen out, but they still came to the Yan Family to attend the banquet. Yan Ruyu knew that they were here for Yan Jinyu after thinking about it. She asked the gatekeeper and found out that Yan Jinyu was the one who personally gave the Feng Family an invitation. That was why she mentioned them at this time, making Yan Jinyu not that resistant about going to the banquet hall at the main building.
“I have bothered Aunt to specially make a trip down. I’ll go over after I go upstairs and change my clothes.” She smiled at Yan Jinyun. “Yun’er, is the present in your hand for me?”
Yan Jinyun’s eyes were red just now, but she recovered her composure when Yan Ruyu appeared.
She glanced at Yan Jinyu before biting her lip and entering the small courtyard. She handed the present to her. “This is for you.”
Yes, a gift in return.
After Zhao Ling brought Yan Jinyu breakfast, she got Zhao Ling to send the birthday present to Yan Jinyun.
As her elder sister, it was normal to give her younger sister a birthday present.
This was also the reason why Yan Jinyun, who was doing her makeup, never suspected that Fu Ya had neglected Yan Jinyu.
When Yan Jinyun received Yan Jinyu’s gift, the corners of her lips couldn’t help but curve up. Yan Jinyun didn’t think that Yan Jinyu, who had been completely ignored by her parents on the day of her coming-of-age ceremony, would still have the grace to give her a gift.
Although Fu Ya was watching the makeup artist styling Yan Jinyun, she didn’t stay in her room the entire time. Yan Jinyun thought that Fu Ya left occasionally to visit Yan Jinyu.
Yan Jinyun felt a little regretful.
Why didn’t she think of asking?
Yes, she didn’t want others to see that she was meddling in Yan Jinyu’s affairs.
If she had known that Yan Jinyu was in such a situation, it wouldn’t have mattered if she had interfered, right?
Although Yan Jinyun said that she was returning the gift, she didn’t buy it after knowing that Yan Jinyu had prepared a gift for her. Instead, she had prepared it long ago.
Yan Jinyu took it. “Thank you, Yun’er.”
Yan Jinyu smiled as she stood on the stone steps and looked at her. “Congratulations to Yun’er for being 18 years old. You’ll be an adult in the future. No matter what happens, you have to keep your mind clear. Don’t act rashly. Think twice before you act.”
Yan Jinyu was clearly also only 18 years old today, but she was speaking to her like an elder sister.
But…
She actually felt warm inside?
However, seeing Yan Jinyu like this, she couldn’t help but heave a sigh of relief.
Yan Jinyu shouldn’t be sad that she was ignored by her parents, right?
She had hoped that Yan Jinyu would get along well with her parents, but now, she felt that there was nothing wrong with Yan Jinyu’s attitude towards her parents.
At least, what her parents did wouldn’t hurt Yan Jinyu.
Yan Jinyun stared at Yan Jinyu and said, “I know. Congratulations on turning 18.”
Seeing Yan Jinyu’s attire, she bit her lip and said, “I brought your gown back yesterday. I asked Zhao Ling to put it in your room.”
“Yes, I saw it. I was about to go upstairs to change when you guys came.” She chuckled. “However, I’m afraid I won’t be able to go upstairs for a while.”
Before Yan Jinyun could ask, she heard a commotion outside the small courtyard.
Someone was coming this way. From the sound, it was obviously not just one person.
Yan Jinyun was familiar with these voices.
They were Yan Qingyu and Fu Ya.
“I’ll put the books and your gift in the room first. If anyone comes, Yun’er will help me greet them first.” Her hearing was sharper than ordinary people. Not long after Yan Ruyu appeared, she heard the commotion outside.
It was good that they were all here together. They could settle it all at once and save the trouble in the future.
However, if she were to stand here with books and a present, it would appear a little lacking in grandeur. It would be better for her to put things down first.
Yan Jinyun didn’t reply, so Yan Jinyu turned around and entered the house.
Yu Xiao looked at her back view, then at Yan Jinyun who was standing there. Finally, he looked at Yan Ruyu and called, “Mom.”
“Mm.” Yan Ruyu glanced at him and then turned to look at the group of people walking over.
She remembered the person in the lead. It was the girl who she had met at the airport yesterday with Yin Jiujin.
Huo Siyu, the daughter of the Huo Family in South City.
The people who led the girl over were her brother, Yan Qingyu, and her sister-in-law, Fu Ya.
Their attitudes were respectful.
After all, it was the Huo Family in South City. They weren’t someone that the Yan Family could offend.
The girl’s face was cold. She must have an unhappy experience in the front hall.
Yan Ruyu could roughly guess why she was unhappy.
This girl should have been invited to the Yan Family’s birthday party by Yu’er, but she didn’t see Yu’er in the front hall. The servants were ambiguous and didn’t want to tell her where Yu’er was. In the end, the girl must have found her brother and sister-in-law, and after arguing for a while, they brought her over.
As for why she was so clear about it, it was naturally because she had asked the servants of the Yan Family where Yu’er was more than once in the front hall just now and the servants were all vague.
What she could not figure out was that Huo Siyu seemed to have only officially met Yu’er yesterday. Why would she be willing to get into trouble with the Yan Family for Yu’er?
No matter what, the Yan Family would definitely lose face today.
Not only were there three people, but there was also a group of guests following behind. Huo Siyu must have caused a huge commotion in the living room.
Just as she was thinking about it, the phone in Yan Ruyu’s bag rang. It was her husband, Yu Wen. Yu Wen roughly told her what happened in the front hall just now. It was almost as she had guessed.
Fu Ya’s heart tightened when she saw Yan Ruyu standing at the entrance of the small courtyard. She didn’t expect that her sister-in-law would still be able to find her here after she had already given the order to the servants and tried her best to send her sister-in-law away!
It was all her fault for being careless. She had forgotten that she still had to take care of Yan Jinyu at home. If she had known earlier, she would have casually asked two makeup artists to come here to deal with her!
Given her sister-in-law’s bad temper, this matter would not be easy to resolve.
It was all that girl’s fault for always staying in this small courtyard and not even going to the main building for breakfast and lunch. That was why she forgot that there was such a person at home!
She had no idea how that girl got so lucky to be acquainted with the daughter of the Huo Family!
She felt angry when she thought about how this daughter of the Huo Family had used a questioning tone to ask her where Yan Jinyu was in the living room just now in front of all the guests!
The daughter of the Huo Family actually used her status to ask them to bring her over to look for Yan Jinyu! She didn’t dare to offend the daughter of the Huo Family, and the Yan Family also didn’t dare to offend the Huo Family. In the end, her husband and most of the guests had followed them over.
She was embarrassed!
“Miss Huo, we’re here. Jinyu just came back not long ago. Her new room is still being renovated, so she’ll be staying here temporarily.” Fu Ya tried her best to save her face with a smile on her face.
Actually, Fu Ya had already sent the renovation company away after Yan Jinyun and Yan Jinyu didn’t remind her about the renovating room.
Huo Siyu looked at the small building in front that had a courtyard. It was not bad, but the premise was that this place was not specially prepared by the Yan Family to entertain guests!
She snorted coldly, “I asked the servants of the Yan Family just now. I heard that this small building of the Yan Family is a guest room specially prepared for entertaining guests. There are so many villas in the Yan Family’s mansion. Any one of them should be better than staying here, right? Why? Could it be that in the Yan Family’s eyes, Miss Yan is only a guest of the Yan Family?”
“How could you even say that the new room is being renovated. I’ve already asked around just now. The Yan Family’s servants all said that the Yan Family doesn’t have a room that is being renovated.”
Huo Siyu was not faking it. She was really angry.
She knew that the Yan family didn’t treat Beauty Yu well, but she didn’t expect it to be so bad.
She wasn’t going to let the Yan Family save their reputation!
