CH 71

Aunt.

‘Dad,’ Lam Ting greeted.

‘I heard you have a classmate name Zhen Wu,’ Lam Huang said.

‘Yes dad,’ Lam Ting said.

‘News about Zhen Wu’s dad retiring will be publicly announced soon,’ Lam Huang said. ‘Zhen Wu will be his dad’s successor. He’ll be the new leader of Ni Sheng and the head of the national security department. Find a way to get close to him.’

‘Dad, is the news reliable?’ Lam Ting asked.

Lam Ting didn’t believe a mistress’ son like Zhen Wu would suddenly turn into Yue Gu Zai’s son.

‘Do you think I would believe nonsense?’ Lam Huang asked. ‘Xiao Ting, do you know how powerful Ni Sheng is after the treaty with Tan Lang? Look at the Yan Household who saved Yue Gu Zai’s wife’s life. They’re living the high life. Xiao Ting, you’re a beautiful girl, use your looks to attract Zhen Wu and your future will be secured.’

Lam Ting remembered how handsome Zhen Wu looked when he smiled. She wondered if her looks were enough to attract Zhen Wu.

In the building of Su Xiao Ya’s second job, Su Xiao Ya cleaned and she thought about the weeks she spent with Huyen Di. Su Xiao Ya couldn’t believe how much her life changed since Huyen Di accidently hit her with his car. The bruises on her thighs have healed. But Huyen Di assigned someone to deliver her nutritious meals. Huyen Di wasn’t an easy man to befriend, but he was straight forward and a disciplined man.

Su Xiao Ya was cleaning the tables in the cafeteria. She noticed a beautiful young girl was smiling at her. The girl’s face looked familiar.

A woman approached Su Xiao Ya and obstructed Su Xiao Ya’s view of the girl.

‘Are you Su Xiao Ya?’ Zi Lan asked.

‘Yes,’ Su Xiao Ya said.

‘Can we talk in private?’ Zi Lan asked.

‘My work shift is almost over,’ Su Xiao Ya said. ‘We can talk in the lobby.’

‘I’ll wait for you there,’ Zi Lan said.

The smiling girl was Yue Ni. Yue Ni heard about Huyen Di’s girlfriend, and she was curious to meet Huyen Di’s girlfriend in person. She investigated Su Xiao Ya’s background so she recognised Zi Lan was Su Xiao Ya’s ex-husband’s fiance.

In the lobby, Yue Ni called Huyen Di.

‘Hello,’ Huyen Di greeted.

‘Uncle Huyen, do you know where I am?’ Yue Ni asked.

Huyen Di hung up the phone.

Yue Ni pouted her lips, and she called Huyen Di again.

‘Uncle Huyen, listen to me before you hang up otherwise you’ll have something to regret,’ Yue Ni said. ‘I’m at the future Mrs Huyen’s second workplace. Guess who I saw?’

‘Who?’ Huyen Di asked.

‘Uncle Huyen, I need your help with the mission assigned to me for next week,’ Yue Ni negotiated.

‘I’ll do it,’ Huyen Di said.

‘Zi Lan is the fiance of the future Mrs Huyen’s ex-husband,’ Yue Ni said.

‘Get to the point,’ Huyen Di said.

‘Fine,’ Yue Ni said. ‘Zi Lan is here because she thinks the future Mrs Huyen is easy to bully.’

‘Young mistress, I’ll help you with your missions for the next month if you watch over her for me,’ Huyen Di said.

‘Uncle Huyen, leave it up to me,’ Yue Ni said. ‘I won’t let anything happen to the future Mrs Huyen.’

After Su Xiao Ya’s work shift was over, she changed out of her uniform into a simple black dress and talked privately with Zi Lan.

Zi Lan couldn’t believe Li Cheng married an ugly country bumpkin like Su Xiao Ya.

‘Miss Su, I’m Zi Lan,’ Zi Lan said. ‘I’m Li Cheng’s fiance. I don’t want you to interfere in my relationship with Li Cheng. Li Tu told me you’ve been disturbing everyone in the Li Household to beg for money. I don’t care how generous Li Cheng was in the past. After I become Mrs Li, I don’t want any money from the Li Household to be given to you.’

Zi Lan wouldn’t accept her husband having a mistress, even if it was his ex-wife.

‘I’m a woman and I have a right to protect my marriage,’ Zi Lan said. ‘Also, I want you to quit your work here. You’ll embarrass Li Cheng if people found out his ex-wife is working here as a cleaner.’

‘I’m sorry,’ Su Xiao Ya said. ‘I need this job. I can’t quit.’

If Yue Ni was in Zi Lan’s shoes, she would do the same and get rid of her husband’s ex-wife. Unfortunately for Zi Lan, Li Cheng’s ex-wife was Su Xiao Ya. Yue Ni promised to watch over Su Xiao Ya for Huyen Di so she wouldn’t let anyone bully Su Xiao Ya.

‘I’m sorry for interrupting, Yue Ni said.

Su Xiao Ya recognised Yue Ni was the beautiful girl smiling at her during her work shift.

‘It’s you,’ Su Xiao Ya said.

Yue Ni sat between Su Xiao Ya and Zi Lan on the sofa.

‘Miss Zi,’ Yue Ni said. ‘This is my future aunt Huyen. You don’t have to worry my aunt Huyen will steal your rotten fiance. My uncle Huyen is Huyen Di. In Ni Sheng, all Huyen Wu’s districts are under uncle Huyen’s control. He’s a rich and powerful man. For him buying a small company like Tu’s company is like buying a toy. Miss Zi, you don’t need to worry your rotten fiance will bump into my aunt Huyen here. Today I bought this building, and I informed the security guards not to let you and your rotten fiance enter this building starting tomorrow.’

Yue Ni signalled the security guards to bring the sign to her.

‘Miss Zi, this is the sign I’ll ask someone to attach to the front entrance of this building,’ Yue Ni said. ‘As you can see the sign says anyone from the Li Household is prohibited from entering this building.’

Zi Lan had come to the building to threaten Su Xiao Ya, she didn’t expect to be threatened by a little girl. If the little girl put up the sign, it would disgrace the Li Household.

‘Who are you?’ Zi Lan asked.

‘Miss Zi, I forgot to mention one other thing,’ Yue Ni said. ‘After you and Li Cheng divorce, you can come find me and I’ll help you get half of Li Cheng’s assets.’

Yue Ni gave Zi Lan a Yue’s law firm’s business card.

‘You!’ Zi Lan said.

Zi Lan was confident Li Cheng wouldn’t divorce her. Li Cheng was married to Su Xiao Ya for five years, but Li Cheng didn’t stop loving Zi Lan. She stood, held her chin high and walked out of the building.

‘Aunt Huyen, I’m Yue Ni,’ Yue Ni said. ‘My big brother is Zhen Wu. It’s my pleasure to meet aunt Huyen.’

‘Hello,’ Su Xiao Ya greeted.

Su Xiao Ya couldn’t believe Yue Ni was her CEO’s little sister.

Yue Ni’s eyes lit up while she looked at Su Xiao Ya. Su Xiao Ya was her ticket to a six month work leave. She was going to give Su Xiao Ya a makeover to knock Huyen Di’s socks off at the celebration party after the press conference announcing Zhen Wu as the CEO of Yue’s company. Then Huyen Di would gratefully take on her missions for six months. The party was in two days, it gave her plenty of time to give Su Xiao Ya a makeover.

‘Aunt Huyen, do you want me to help you take revenge on the Li Household?’ Yue Ni asked.

Yue Ni checked out Su Xiao Ya’s body figure. Underneath the frumpy black dress was a model’s body.

‘I only want them to leave me and my little sister, Xiao Min alone,’ Su Xiao Ya said. ‘Li Cheng even went to my little sister’s school to look for me.’

For the next two days, Yue Ni’s family members were curious why she mysteriously disappeared. When they called Yue Ni, she told them she was busy with a secret mission.

Yue Ni instructed the best hairstylist in the city to straighten and cut Su Xiao Ya’s hair to suit Su Xiao Ya’s facial structure. Then Yue Ni brought Su Xiao Ya to a dress boutique, and she bought Su Xiao Ya a short designer cocktail dress that flattered Su Xiao Ya’s model body. Finally Yue Ni booked a makeup artist to apply makeup on Su Xiao Ya’s face, Yue Ni specifically asked the makeup artist to accentuate Su Xiao Ya’s beautiful eyes.

‘Aunt Huyen, what do you think?’ Yue Ni asked.

Su Xiao Ya stared at herself in the mirror. She couldn’t believe the beautiful woman in the mirror was her. Yue Ni bought her a short silver dress with silver kitty heels, because Yue Ni didn’t want her to injure herself while pregnant.

Yue Ni walked a circle around Su Xiao Ya.

‘Aunt Huyen, you’re missing one thing,’ Yue Ni said. ‘Confidence. It’ll make you look even more beautiful.’

‘Xiao Ni, thank you,’ Su Xiao Ya said. ‘But you can stop teasing me by calling me aunt Huyen all day long.’

‘Aunt Huyen it doesn’t matter if I stop calling you aunt Huyen,’ Yue Ni said. ‘You’ll still become my aunt Huyen soon, and a beautiful woman inside and out. Later let’s go into the banquet hall, and show how blind the Li Household are to overlook my beautiful aunt Huyen.’

‘Young mistress, here are the jewellery you asked us to prepare,’ a Ni Sheng gang member said.

‘Thank you,’ Yue Ni said.

Yue Ni took out the diamond necklace and diamond earring and she helped Su Xiao Ya wear them.

‘Xiao Ni, this is too valuable,’ Su Xiao Ya said. ‘Even if I combined my whole life’s earnings, I still can’t afford to buy these diamond jewellery.’

‘Aunt Huyen, don’t worry,’ Yue Ni said. ‘I sent the invoices to uncle Huyen, and he’ll reimburse me. Besides, I designed these diamond jewellery for aunt Huyen. If you don’t wear them then it means you hate my designs.’

‘Xiao Ni, I love your designs,’ Su Xiao Ya said.

Su Xiao Ya thought the mischievous Yue Ni was a loveable girl.

‘Uncle Huyen, what took you so long?’ Yue Ni asked.

‘I was busy with someone’s mission,’ Huyen Di said.

Huyen Di stepped in front of Su Xiao Ya, and he linked arms with her.

‘Everything looks good on you,’ Huyen Di said.

Su Xiao Ya realised the main reason she agreed to the makeover was because she wanted to impress Huyen Di instead of making Li Cheng regretful.

Yue Ni patted Huyen Di’s stiff shoulder.

‘Uncle Huyen, if you think aunt Huyen looks beautiful then say so,’ Yue Ni said. ‘Aunt Huyen ignore uncle Huyen. Uncle Huyen watched me grow up, and not once have I heard him praise someone.’

Su Xiao Ya agreed with Yue Ni. Huyen Di was someone who didn’t like to flatter people, he was a straight forward man but that made him endearing to her.

Huyen Di escorted Su Xiao Ya into the banquet hall. Wo Ta Tian brought his pregnant wife to attend the celebration. Zhen Wu the guest of honor was missing. The other guests didn’t recognise Su Xiao Ya, they thought she was Huyen Di’s girlfriend.

Huyen Di led Su Xiao Ya to where Cheng Yi, Bai Yu Tian and Chu Gian were chatting while the other guests were admiring them.

‘My fiance, Su Xiao Ya,’ Huyen Di said.

The four of them were taken back by Huyen Di’s words. Chu Gian was the first to recover.

‘Congratulations,’ Chu Gian said.

‘Old man Huyen Di, if you’re getting hitched too then I’m the only bachelor left,’ Cheng Yi said.

Chu Gian patted Cheng Yi’s shoulder.

‘Cheng Yi, do your best,’ Chu Gian said.

Bai Yu Tian and Cheng Yi followed Chu Gian to the buffet table to give Huyen Di and Su Xiao Ya privacy.

‘Why did you say I’m your fiance?’ Su Xiao Ya asked.

‘Don’t you like me?’ Huyen Di asked.

‘I… are you being serious?’ Su Xiao Ya asked.

‘Do I look like I’m joking?’ Huyen Di asked.

‘No,’ Su Xiao Ya said.

‘Boss Huyen,’ a Ni Sheng gang member called.

‘We’ll discuss this later,’ Huyen Di said. ‘I have to go take care of something.’

Su Xiao Ya went to get a glass of juice, and she bumped into a man.

‘I’m sorry,’ Su Xiao Ya said.

‘It’s OK… Su Xiao Ya?’ Li Cheng asked.

Li Cheng thought Su Xiao Ya was Huyen Di’s beautiful girlfriend. But after he heard Su Xiao Ya’s voice, he recognised her.

Su Xiao Ya remembered Yue Ni’s advice to be confident.

‘I’m sorry,’ Su Xiao Ya said. ‘I don’t know who you are.’

Li Cheng grabbed Su Xiao Ya’s arm before she walked away.

‘I know it’s you,’ Li Cheng said. ‘Why are you dressed like this?’

‘Yes, I’m Su Xiao Ya,’ Su Xiao Ya. ‘I can dress however I want to. We are strangers.’

‘Are you acting like you don’t know me because you want to be with Huyen Di?’ Li Cheng asked. ‘Does he know you’re my ex-wife, and second hand goods?’

Li Cheng didn’t know why he said cruel words to Su Xiao Ya. He was jealous Su Xiao Ya dressed plainly when she was married to him, but turned into a different woman for Huyen Di.

Su Xiao Ya was used to insults from members of the Li Household.

‘Huyen Di knows who I am,’ Su Xiao Ya said. ‘He said he doesn’t care because he loves me. He’s my fiance. Mr Li, leave me and my fiance alone. Go and spend time with your fiance.’

‘Li Cheng, what’s wrong?’ Zi Lan asked.

‘Nothing,’ Li Cheng said.

‘Su Xiao Ya?’ Zi Lan asked.

After Su Xiao Ya met Huyen Di, she realised she didn’t love Li Cheng. If Zi Lan wanted to be with a pathetic man like Li Cheng then that was Zi Lan’s mistake to make.

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End of Chapter Seventy-One