Chapter 9
A few days later was Meng Yu's twenty-eighth birthday, and the Wang family planned to hold a party for her. As the stepdaughter of the Wang family, Meng Yu did not have the qualifications to have a birthday banquet. Unlike the princesses like Wang Shuyuan who had a birthday banquet every year, the Wang family only gave Meng Yu a simple small party when she turned 18 years old.
This time, they helped her to organize a birthday banquet with great fanfare. It was probably for the sake of the Xia family. To be precise, it was for the sake of Chu Xiujin. After all, Meng Yu was about to marry Chu Xiujin, and the Wang family had to give him some face.
As a pretty girl who was always glamorous in front of people, Meng Yu started picking dresses and makeup early on the day of the birthday party. The Wang family prepared several sets of dresses for her, and unexpectedly, they were all new dresses that had never been worn by Wang Shuyuan before.
Meng Yu picked a shoulderless apple-green gauze dress with a tulle texture with a light gauze ribbon on the right shoulder, which looked like a fairy when she walked around. The color was a bit corny, but it would not affect Meng Yu’s beauty.
Meng Yu did makeup herself. She had been doing make-up since she was a child, and knew better than any makeup artist what kind of makeup looked best for her face.
While drawing her eyebrows, she saw someone pushing the door in, in the mirror. This person was the daughter of the Uncle of Wang Shuyuan, Yan Wenwen. She was about the same age as Meng Yu, and both of them used to be in the same high school. Wang Shuyuan didn't like Meng Yu, this step-sister, since she was a child, and Yan Wenwen, as Wang Shuyuan's lackey, naturally didn't like Meng Yu either.
Yan Wenwen came in, leaned over and smiled at Meng Yu in the mirror, "you are going to marry into a wealthy family, how do you feel? It was a blessing in disguise that you found yourself such a great husband just right after you got dumped by a man. I bet you are definitely over the moon.”
Meng Yu didn't even look at her. "Knocking on the door before coming in is the most basic manner. Haven't your parents taught you?"
Yan Wenwen blinked at her without paying any attention, "Manner is something that is shown to other people, not to you. Oh, right… you are going to be married to a wealthy man soon, so I should show some. Do you want me to go out, and knock on the door before coming in again?"
Meng Yu waved at her and said unceremoniously, "Go away, you blocked the light."
Yan Wenwen didn't keep it in mind, moved away a little. She walked around her and said, "We grew up together after all, so before you get married, I want to give you a few kind reminders."
"That's not necessary, you know, I don't need your kindness."
Yan Wenwen's mouth twitched, but she still continued, "Marrying into the Xia family is not something you should be proud of. Do you remember Xia Jing’s wife? The one who almost died in the delivery room in order to give birth to the child of the Xia family... I’m afraid you will not be better than her if you marry into the Xia family. The reason that Mr. Chu wants to marry you only because he needs a woman, or in other words, he just needs a womb to give birth to his children, so whoever he marries is the same."
Meng Yu finished the eyebrows and began to draw eyeshadow, "I remember that Mr. Chu was originally going to marry Wang Shuyuan. So such a dignified lady was actually regarded as a womb. How sad."
Yan Wenwen was reduced to silence by her for a moment. "Who do you think you are that you can compare yourself to my cousin?”
Meng Yu shrugged, "Didn't you say it yourself that the Xia family just needs a womb and any woman is fine?"
"You..."
Meng Yu finished with the makeup and slowly stood up. In fact, Meng Yu knew why Yan Wenwen hated her so much, firstly because of Wang Shuyuan, and secondly because Meng Yu was extremely popular with boys when she was in school. As long as it was a holiday, she would always receive the most gifts. She didn't need to make any request, and boys were willing to do anything for her. Naturally, this also included people Yan Wenwen liked.
Meng Yu sometimes thought that beauty was really a crime. She was sentenced to life imprisonment in this crime, and it was quite annoying to think about it.
"I originally wanted to apply the eyeshadow a little heavier, but I didn’t expect that a light eyeshadow would be more than enough for me. It seems like I might be able to save a lot of money on cosmetics in the future." She looked at Yan Wenwen from the mirror and said. She knew why she hated her, it was her look. Since she didn’t like how she looked, then she just let her hate her look to her heart's content.
‘You don’t like my pretty look? I will keep showing my pretty face to you. What are you going to do about it?’
She spun before the mirror and smiled at her, "It's time to go out and let everyone appreciate my beauty. By the way, I heard that Cheng Xi will also come today."
Cheng Xi was the man Yan Wenwen liked.
"What gift do you think he will bring me?" She winked at her, "he knew I had a boyfriend, but last year, he still came back from abroad to give me a gift. Ah, so embarrassing." Although she refused in the end, there was no need to let Yan Wenwen know.
Yan Wenwen was enraged, "Bitch!" She cursed.
You reap what you sow. Who asked her to provoke her first.
Seeing that it was very effective, Meng Yu lost interest in provoking her. She didn't even look at her, and left gracefully with her head high.
For Meng Yu's birthday party, Wang Weiguo specially invited a well-known variety show host to host it. Before Meng Yu went downstairs, it was him who livened up the atmosphere. After someone whispered a few words in his ear, he looked at Meng Yu, was stunned for a second, and then said to everyone, "Next, let’s welcome the star of today’s banquet, Miss Meng Yu."
As he waved his hand and pointed upstairs, everyone looked in the direction where he pointed. At this time, Meng Yu came down the stairs slowly and gracefully while holding the skirt
The bright light of the big chandelier above her was shining on her, and under the warm yellow light, her white skin seemed to be glowing, like a superb mutton white jade.
The slim-fit dress adorned her well-proportioned figure, every curve of her figure was just right.
However, the most eye-catching thing was the small and exquisite face. Every facial feature seemed to be meticulously sculpted by a craftsman. Her hair was half-rolled up behind her head, revealing the forehead; however, it did not make people feel abrupt, but rather elongated the shape of the face. She seemed to have such self-confidence that her face was peerless without any decoration.
Wang Shuyuan was holding champagne and chatting with people downstairs. She had always been familiar with such occasions. She had strong social skills and could talk to different people. Everyone was willing to chat about fashion with famous designers, but after Meng Yu appeared, almost everyone in the room focused on her.
She even heard the two people standing before her whispering.
"My God, this Meng Yu is really a rare beauty. Her step-sister, Miss Wang, is already recognized in the circle as a talented and talented lady, but she is still inferior to Meng Yu. It's a pity. She can't enter that circle without a status, otherwise people like her will be the focus wherever they go."
"It's a pity that she is going to get married soon, and she will marry..."
The person didn't dare to go on.
Wang Shuyuan quietly drank the wine in the glass, she found the butler in charge of the banquet, and whispered to him, "find a way to kick those two people out."
After Meng Yu went downstairs, Qi Mei dragged her to Wang Weiguo's side. Wang Weiguo politely introduced her to several elders. A servant hurried in and whispered in Wang Weiguo's ear, "Pangda Leading Vice President Xiao Qi is here."
Meng Yu stood close to him and naturally heard this.
Wang Weiguo glanced at Meng Yu subconsciously. Meng Yu and Xiao Qi had been dating for many years. Of course, they knew him, but... the two’s relationship was over, so why was he here? Moreover, Meng Yu had already agreed to marry into the Xia family; it would not look good if he appeared at this banquet.
However, the status of the vice president of Pangda Leading was not something he could afford to offend. Since he was already here, he couldn’t block him outside.
After a while, Xiao Qi was brought in. Today Xiao Qi was dressed very formally. He was brought in by a servant and greeted Wang Weiguo and Qi Mei first.
"Meng Yu, happy birthday." He handed her the box in his hand, "This is a birthday gift I bought for you."
Meng Yu politely said, "Thank you, Mr. Xiao." She took the gift and handed it to the servant in charge of receiving the gift.
He frowned subconsciously when he heard the words "Mr. Xiao".
"Don't you want to open it and take a look?"
Meng Yu said, "After the banquet is over, I will open them together."
"Can I talk to you?"
Xiao Qi said very bluntly, not afraid of Wang Weiguo and Qi Mei by his side.
Before Meng Yu had a chance to answer, she was surprised to find that the servant who had just come in earlier rushed in again and said to Wang Weiguo, "Mr. Chu is currently waiting outside, he is here to celebrate Miss Meng’s birthday. What should we do?”
These words shocked Wang Weiguo. Chu Xiujin, the chairman of a big company, normally had a lot of things he needed to deal with. Moreover, he would not be interested in the small birthday banquet his family organized, so Wang Weiguo didn't send an invitation to him, but he didn't expect him to come over on his own initiative.
‘Xiao Qi is still here. What should I do now?’ When he thought of this, he glanced at Meng Yu coldly. He couldn't afford to offend both of them. He could only hope that nothing would happen between them.
"Go and invite Mr. Chu in." Wang Weiguo immediately ordered.
Yan Wenwen wandered around at the banquet before finding Wang Shuyuan sitting in the corner. She was surprised, "Why are you staying here?"
"Where did you go?"
Yan Wenwen could tell that she was not in a good mood, and her tone became cautious. She got up, "I just wandered around." She glanced at Meng Yu, and then said, "How can you let her get all the attention? This is your home, right?”
Wang Shuyuan said nonchalantly, "Today is her birthday anyway. Just let her be the star for one day.."
Yan Wenwen curled her lips. She saw Xiao Qi next to Meng Yu and said, "Why is Xiao Qi here? Didn’t he break up with her?"
"I don't know."
"Is it possible that he wants to get her back? If he intervenes, will Meng Yu still marry into the Xia family?"
Wang Shuyuan frowned, "Do you think the Xia family’s business is something that other people can interfere with? No matter how successful Xiao Qi is, he is only the vice president of Pangda Leading. Besides, this is Yancheng, not Shen City."
Yan Wenwen was relieved, "That's good, as long as Meng Yu can successfully marry Mr. Chu, I can rest assured."
Then two of them also learned the news of Chu Xiujin’s arrival. Yan Wenwen's eyes lit up. She smiled and said, "There is going to be a good show." She said excitedly, "I heard that Mr. Shorty is very mysterious. We are lucky that we will be able to see what he looks like today. It says that he is very gully, I don’t know if it is true."
Yan Wenwen made no secret of her schadenfreude, "I don't know what birthday present this ugly Mr. Chu will bring to Meng Yu."
Upon hearing this, Wang Shuyuan also felt much better. What was the use of her beauty? So what if her ex-boyfriend was Xiao Qi? She would still marry someone she didn’t want. She looked at the well-dressed beauty at the banquet, and even felt sorry for her.
Just thinking about it, a group of people poured in from the door. The one walking in front of the group was like a moon being surrounded by stars. He who was tall and handsome was dressed in a custom-made suit.
The two stared at the man in a daze.
Yan Wenwen looked at the person who came in, her eyes widened, "My God, who is this man? Is there such a one person in the circle?"
Wang Shuyuan's originally smoothed out eyebrows suddenly frowned again, and she suddenly had a bad feeling. As expected, when the man walked to Wang Weiguo and the others, the assistant beside him introduced to everyone, "This is Mr. Chu."
"Mr.... Mr. Chu?" Yan Wenwen couldn't believe it, "How is it possible? Didn't people say that he is only 1.67 meters tall, and he is very ugly?"
Wang Shuyuan looked at the man without answering for a long time, but her hands gradually clenched.
This was also the first time Wang Weiguo met Chu Xiujin. He was quite different from what the rumor said. Fortunately, he had met with the assistant next to him before. So it must be true that the man standing in front of him was Mr. Chu.
Wang Weiguo recovered and immediately reached out and shook his hand.
Meng Yu didn't expect Chu Xiujin to be there, she stared at the man who appeared suddenly, until his voice made her come back to her senses.
He said to her "Miss Meng, happy birthday."
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