I Became Super Rich After Resigning

Chapter 68: Chapter 68 Demanding Alimony from the Chu Family

On Monday, a fine drizzle persisted, and although it wasn’t yet the season of plum rains, such gloomy, unending rain made it hard to feel energized.

Even the president’s office at Mi Chen was lifeless.

The lights were on bright in the Michen Building.

Today, a new director was coming to present the plan for the IPO roadshow promotional film before Mi Chen’s IPO.

Yuan Xi met the director of the promotional film, who was a very young girl, looking not even twenty-five years old.

“Hello, President Yuan, my name is Zhang Ying.”

“Director Zhang, let’s go inside to the meeting room.”

Yuan Xi was satisfied with the filming plan Zhang Ying displayed on the PPT; initially, they planned to use Fan Yan’s team for the promotional film, and the directors introduced by Bo Fan had not met Gu Hanchen’s expectations, but Zhang Ying had caught Gu Hanchen’s eye with her documentary filming.

Gu Hanchen endorsed the idea of Zhang Ying’s script plan.

“What do you think, Yuan Xi?”

Yuan Xi nodded, “It’s pretty good.”

Gu Hanchen set his expectations with Zhang Ying, “How long will the filming period take? Can you finish it in a month?”

“I can,” Zhang Ying replied.

“That’s good,” Gu Hanchen said.

Zhang Ying said, “Mr. Gu, you need to narrate the entire promotional film in English, is that convenient for you?”

“It’s convenient,” Gu Hanchen replied.

Over lunchtime, Yuan Xi received a sumptuous lunch delivered by the housekeeper from the mansion.

Right after lunch, Yuan Xi received a call from Chen Yuan.

“Hey, Xiao Xi, oh my god, your grandparents there are just shameless. Yesterday, when Yuan Jiao found out you were Chu Family’s daughter, she went straight to your uncles and aunts overnight. Now they’re planning to band together and go to the Chu Family to demand your child support.”

“What?” Yuan Xi frowned.

Chen Yuan said, “Your neighbor Xiaomeng told me about it, they were discussing it in the courtyard last night, not avoiding anyone. They said you should have no part in the compensation housing, and they want to demand tens of millions for child support from the Chu Family.

They said that the car Chu Lin drove to the village yesterday was worth over twenty million, and since they raised you, asking the Chu Family for thirty or fifty million is not excessive at all.”

Yuan Xi frowned deeply, “They didn’t raise me.”

Her parents did.

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They kicked her when she was down; what right did they now have to ask for money?

Chen Yuan continued, “The Yuan Family is just the epitome of shameless, but they feel entitled to a share of the Chu Family’s vast wealth, just watch out for yourself, okay?”

“I know,” Yuan Xi replied.

Yuan Xi hung up the phone, took a deep breath, and returned to her office to review approvals on the OA system.

Gu Hanchen had gone to shoot the promotional film, and Yuan Xi spent the afternoon attending three meetings in a row for Gu Hanchen. When she came out of the meeting room, it was already 8:30 p.m.

As Yuan Xi left the Michen Building and walked to her car, Qin Lang opened the rear car door for her.

Sitting in the backseat, Yuan Xi saw Huo Shiyan beside her, looking unwell.

“Shiyan, I’m really sorry, I didn’t expect that meeting to last three hours. I’ve kept you waiting too long, Huohuo must have gone home already, right?”

Huo Shiyan’s face was stern, obviously angry.

Yuan Xi had never seen Huo Shiyan this angry before.

Huo Shiyan was usually much more emotionally stable than Gu Hanchen, who would often curse vehemently in a rage.

Huo Shiyan’s emotions were always very steady, rarely showing the fierce anger now visible in his eyes.

Yuan Xi whispered, “You don’t have to come to pick me up anymore. I can drive myself, and if it’s really too late, I can ask a driver, or just head home since my house is very close to the Michen Building. Sometimes it’s hard to know how long I might have to overtime, and you don’t need to get angry about waiting.”

Huo Shiyan looked down at Yuan Xi’s belly, “Do you think I’m angry because I’ve been waiting too long for you?”

“Isn’t that the case?” Yuan Xi asked.

Huo Shiyan sighed in exasperation, “Yuan Xi, it’s already 8:30 p.m., and it’s been eight hours since you had lunch. You haven’t eaten anything for such a long time, do you want to starve your stomach? You already suffer from severe morning sickness and need to eat more.”

Huo Shiyan’s annoyance settled as he spoke gently, “I’m not angry because I’ve been waiting too long; I’m angry because you’re so careless with your health.”

Yuan Xi hadn’t known such care in ages and replied with a faint smile, “I am pretty hungry. There’s a seafood noodle shop nearby that I like, shall we go have some noodles there?”

Huo Shiyuan said, “Sure.”

Yuan Xi gave Assistant Qin the address, and it took less than three minutes to drive there.

The seafood noodle shop Yuan Xi loved was always busy, and even at eight thirty in the evening, there were quite a few customers inside.

“I’ll have the polong seafood noodles.”

Yuan Xi agonized between the polong noodles and the yellow croaker noodles for a while before deciding on the polong noodles, “Shiyan, what would you like to eat?”

Huo Shiyuan said, “Pickled vegetable yellow croaker noodles.”

Yuan Xi then asked the assistant standing behind Huo Shiyuan, “Assistant Qin, what will you have?”

Assistant Qin hadn’t expected Yuan Xi to consider him, “Thank you, Madam, no need. I’m not quite accustomed to the seafood noodles from Jiang City.”

After Yuan Xi and Huo Shiyuan sat down at a spot to the side, she finally realized she was indeed very hungry and felt somewhat guilty toward the child as she touched her abdomen.

When Huo Shiyuan’s yellow croaker noodles were served first, he passed them to Yuan Xi, “You eat a bit first.”

Yuan Xi didn’t refuse; it had been a long time since she last tasted yellow croaker noodles.

Huo Shiyuan watched Yuan Xi eat the noodles and said, “From now on, even if you’re in a meeting, you must stop to eat. You can’t neglect your body like this.”

Yuan Xi chuckled and replied, “Okay.”

After finishing the noodles, Yuan Xi and Huo Shiyuan went back to the mansion.

Little Shihuo at the mansion was quite upset to see the two of them.

“Brother, Sister, Mom said Brother would play with me, but now you’re back so late. In the future, after the baby in Sister’s tummy is born, will you come back late to play with Xiao Bao too?”

Yuan Xi laughed lightly and tousled Little Shihuo’s hair, “Sister knows her mistake, I’ll come back earlier from now on.”

Xiao Shihuo gave Yuan Xi a smile, “Then Sister should come play with Huohuo earlier in the future!”

“Okay,” Yuan Xi smiled gently.

…

Jiangjing No.1.

Chu Yan nestled into Bo Fan’s arms and said, “Bo Fan.”

Bo Fan wrapped his hand around Chu Yan’s waist, looking at her pretty, delicate makeup, while Father Bo’s words echoed in his ears.

Chu Yan’s biological father was a ne’er-do-well rascal who only played mahjong, and her paternal ancestors up to five generations back were all poor farmers from the deep mountains.

Chu Yan’s blood was filled with poverty and laziness; Bo Fan’s desires gradually subsided.

Chu Yan looked at Bo Fan, “Bo Fan?”

Bo Fan lifted Chu Yan horizontally and placed her onto the bed, trying to speak as gently as possible, “Chu Yan, Fan Yan still has some business matters to attend to. Chao Qing wants to terminate her contract now, so I need to find her and continue the contract signing. You should rest well first.”

Chu Yan looked at Bo Fan with concern, “Do you have to work so late? Bo Fan, can’t you work on it tomorrow?”

Bo Fan rubbed Chu Yan’s forehead, “You go to sleep first.”

Chu Yan watched Bo Fan’s retreating figure and sighed deeply.

As soon as Chu Yan woke up early in the morning, she went back to the Chu Family’s home, and upon entering, she saw Yang Ying and Chu Qing having breakfast.

“Yanyan.”

Chu Yan went up and hugged Yang Ying’s neck, “Mom, the Dragon Boat Festival is approaching. Bo Fan is busy with official duties these days, and I plan to stay home until after the festival.”

Yang Ying and Chu Qing exchanged glances, both showing difficulty in their expression.

Seeing the look on her parents’ faces, Chu Yan quickly said, “Dad, Mom, never mind, I won’t stay, I won’t make things difficult for you in front of my sister…”

Chu Qing looked at Chu Yan with tearful eyes; after all, she was the daughter they had raised for twenty-five years, and they were reluctant to let her go.

“Bo Fan is busy; it would be good for you to come home and stay. You’re getting married soon, and you’ll have fewer days to stay here in the future.”

As soon as Chu Qing finished speaking, a loud commotion was heard at the entrance of the Chu Family home:

“I am your eldest Miss’s biological uncle, how dare you stop us from coming in!”

“I am your eldest Miss’s biological grandfather!”