Chapter 190 - The Undercurrent

If not because Yu Yan's husband exhorting a lot of money from her husband, she knew that the situation wouldn't be this dire.

No company was willing to offer their collaboration to Bao Gold Family Company, making it increasingly difficult for Bao Tu to keep up with the demands' rate that was cropping up from time to time. 

"Yu Xin?" Bao Tu asked, his tone was no longer coated with warmth like it was before.

Yu Xin raised her head and looked at Bao Tu as her hatred and anger was concealed deeply. All that was left was the gaze of a loving and caring young woman who stared back at her husband.

"Yes, Bao Tu?"

"What are you looking at?" Bao Tu asked back. His eyes were scanning the people in front of him too as he furrowed his brows, feeling that it was a bit inappropriate for them to stare to someone for a long time.

Yu Xin's eyes flashed as she lowered her gaze. "I'm only looking at my sister. She looks at this way but it didn't look like she wants to greet us."

"Sister?" Bao Tu sneered. "Don't even call her as your sister anymore."

"Yes."

Hearing how Bao Tu didn't seem to care about Yu Yan anymore delighted Yu Xin. In any case, it meant that she didn't need to worry about having to quarrel with Yu Yan regarding her husband anymore. it was a good news for her because she knew that it would get ugly.

'Hmph, I'm already pregnant too… but the business is really bad these days.'

Looking at Bao Tu, Yu Xin no longer thought of him as someone who was powerful or anything else like before. In fact, she began to think that he was a tad bit useless because he couldn't even do business properly.

She also didn't have much saving anymore. It seemed that her mother was right that she needed to rely on herself and not on other people like this. He was too useless without the ability to give her what she needed.

"Let's find a few more people to talk with."

"Yes."

Bao Tu had no time to care for Yu Yan or the others. He was feeling the pinch because he failed to get the bidding last time. And now, it was clear that there was almost no one who would dare to be his supplier, pushing him to the deep abyss with his current condition.

And whenever he asked them, they only gave him some vague answer that he couldn't use. He didn't even know where he did things wrongly for everything to spiral into this mess. He felt thoroughly annoyed and yet there was simply nothing that he could do because there was no way out.

Who should he ask for help?

While Bao Tu and Yu Yan were feeling indignant, Yu Yan had walked inside and noticed someone familiar. She smiled. "Cousin Lei Xing Yi."

"Sister Yan." Lei Xing Yi smiled back. "I didn't know you have arrived. If only I know, I would have greeted you much earlier."

"I was at the back garden since it's a bit stuffy here."

"Ah, it's no wonder that I didn't see you. I spend my time in this hall." Lei Xing Yi sighed and looked at Yu Yan with an apologetic smile.

"It's fine." Yu Yan waved her hand. She certainly didn't mind it at all since she was simply moving to avoid meeting with annoying people. Though, her plan didn't work that well. 

Lei Xing Yi moved her gaze to the stage and chuckled lightly. "The count will start anytime soon."

"You're right."

By now, Long Shu Ting had started to walk towards the stage. His brother, Long Shu Xing was also there but it was clear that his expression was sour. He didn't want to stand there because it was really not something he wanted to do. Unfortunately, it was impossible for him to not attend here for now.

"Second Brother," Long Shu Ting greeted with a smile.

Long Shu Xing's eyes narrowed when he heard his first brother's greeting. "No one will know who the winner will be."

"Be it as it may." Long Shu Ting shifted his attention back to the crowd and started his speech. He told them that their father was sick and thus unable to come here to celebrate the New Year. At the same time, he was saying that the Long Family will be making big moves after New Year and hoped for their collaboration.

Of course, the hall was soon filled with pleasantries of these people saying that they would surely help.

"What kind of big moves?" Yu Yan was surprised.

"One that will change the entire face of City A." Long Ying passed a look at Yu Yan and sighed. "You don't have to do anything and just stay safe, Yan'er."

"En."

Lei Xing Yi fell into deep contemplation as she listened to her cousin's conversation with her husband and felt that the matter might not be simple. The information that Long Ying knew was simply too much, certainly totally unlike his claim for only being a jobless person who should have known nothing.

Jobless…what if the reason he said that word was because he couldn't divulge his real job?

When Lei Xing Yi's thoughts reached this point, she looked at Long Ying for a while longer. This was not the first time Long Ying came with black glasses but there was something that Lei Xing Yi felt different. It didn't match with his image that Lei Xing Yi had seen from time to time in the past.

The light?

No…it's the color. That color… Lei Xing Yi's pupil constricted because she felt that she had just found out a big secret. 

"Yu Yan, your husband…"

"Hmm?"

At this moment, the countdown had started, drowning their voices in the middle of the shouts.

"10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, HAPPY NEW YEAR!"