Chapter 34: Confrontation (1)
A few minutes before.
Xinyi tied Chyou's hair in a neat and adorable bun.
"Ready! Ah, you look so cute."
Chyou's small face glead in happiness.
"Aunty! It's really pretty."
"Do you like it?"
She nodded furiously. "En! Thank you!"
Xinyi chuckled. "You are welco, dear. Let's go and find your parents now."
She held her hand and entered the gathering hall. The won instantly started murmuring as they saw her.
"Isn't she Mrs. Han?"
"Yes, Han Zhiyuan's wife. Well, she does look okay I guess."
In reality, Xinyi was beautiful but they felt annoyed that she looked so perfect and had nothing to point fingers at her.
"Who is that little girl with her? Don't they have a son?"
Everybody was curious.
From far away, Xiaosi was calmly watching Xinyi enter with Chyou. On the other side, he already found Caihong talking to Siying.
He sneered. He took out his phone and texted Mu Chuanli about his announcent.
Xinyi searched for Zhiyuan and she found him talking to a few businessn. She thought to introduce this little girl to him and then et her parents together with him.
Seems like Zhiyuan is busy…
Then she looked around.
Wait. Where is Siying? He is not with him.
Then she sighed.
He must have run off sowhere.
Xinyi looked at Chyou and smiled. "Do you see your Mama and Dada anywhere?"
Chyou looked around and found Caihong at a distance. She seed to be talking to sobody. She craned her neck but didn't find Xiaosi anywhere.
She hesitated.
Dada said he would be there too…
Chyou bit her lip. "M-Mama is there…" she pointed her finger towards her.
Xinyi raised her head and found her. But her back was facing Xinyi's side so she couldn't see her face. But she did see a familiar face as she lowered her gaze.
"Ah, there is Siying!" She chuckled. "I think your Mama is already talking to my son. So let's et her."
But Chyou stopped her by gently tugging her.
"What happened, dear?"
"D-Dada. Dada is not there."
She blinked her eyes. "Hmm. I think he would be busy talking to soone too like Zhiyuan is. Why don't we et your Mama first?"
She nervously lowered her head.
Xinyi found it a little strange how she hesitated to et her mother.
Even before, she seed uncomfortable…
She smiled. "Don't worry. I am with you. Let's go."
Xinyi walked up to her. "Excuse ."
Siying brightened. "Mama!"
Xinyi chuckled and nodded at him.
The woman slowly turned to face, freezing Xinyi to her spot.
"You are...Soo Xinyi, right?"
Xinyi's world ca to a deadly halt. She unblinkingly stared at Caihong. Her heart raced in panic and trepidation.
Caihong...she is here…s-she is on this cruise trip.
'She is back.'
Zhiyuan's words loudly resounded in her ears as if a drum was beating hard and fast. Everything else beca silent for her. The very woman who Zhiyuan was in love with was standing right in front of her. Her body was mildly trembling and she found it difficult to breathe.
"Xinyi?"
Caihong is here…
Xinyi knew that she was back but she didn't know she would et her so soon and out of the blue like that.
"Xinyi, you are sweating. Are you okay?"
Her voice finally snapped her out. "H-huh?" She touched her forehead and found it slightly moist. "This is just… nothing."
Caihong raised her brow and shrugged. "I am shocked to see you here. I had no clue you were on this cruise too."
Xinyi tried her best to smile. " too...it's a surprise. How long has it been?"
"Hmm... seven years I guess? You have changed so much from the ti I last saw you."
Then Caihong's gaze shifted at Chyou and she turned cold. While the adults were busy getting shocked by the sudden reunion, the children got their own share.
Siying widened his eyes as he saw the sa girl who had pushed him in the school while Chyou stiffened to see him again here.
Caihong narrowed her eyes at Chyou. "You…why are you with Xinyi?"
But Chyou wasn't listening. Suddenly, she got afraid of Siying that he might spill out the truth.
"Chyou. I am talking to you, not your ghost," Caihong spoke sharply this ti.
She got startled. "Ma-mama…"
Xinyi was stunned.
Mama…?
"Y-you are her mother?"
Caihong froze. She murmured. "I wish I wouldn't be…"
Xinyi was taken aback by shocks one after the other.
Caihong's daughter…That ans she is Caihong and Xiaosi's daughter.
She looked down at the little girl with a complicated gaze.
Siying's choked voice brought attention to him. He pointed his finger at Chyou. "Ma-mama...she is…"
This ti, it was Caihong's turn to be stunned. She rapidly looked between Xinyi and Siying. "He is your son?"
Xinyi froze. Her heart raced again in nervousness.
"Yes…"
"I see. I just thought that he couldn't be one of those arrogant socialite's son. I was right. No wonder he is your child."
Xinyi faintly smiled.
"Who is the lucky man?" Caihong curiously asked.
She stiffened at first, but then it confused her. Now that she rembered, she faintly recalled Caihong addressing her as Soo Xinyi.
Doesn't she know about Zhiyuan and ?
"That…y-you don't know?"
Caihong blinked her eyes. "Know what?"
Xinyi clenched her dress. "My husband…he…"
Suddenly the lights went out and a spotlight shone at the center.
Mu Chuanli stepped into the light and smiled. "Ladies and gentlen. Please welco on this wonderful cruise by yours truly. I hope you are enjoying your ti in the midst of this beautiful sea."
Everybody clapped.
He grinned. "Before we begin the party, I would like to raise a toast for the two most important corporations who are a part of this huge project."
Xinyi suddenly got a bad feeling.
"Let introduce you to the CEO of the first company. They have the largest hotel spread and chain in the world and are leading in the hospitality industry. Please welco the CEO of the Han Corps, Mr. Han Zhiyuan, and his lovely wife, Mrs. Han Xinyi."
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