Chapter 143 - 096 Dreams of Butterflies, Pull of the Heart_6
"Auntie, auntie, do you think the Yan Family’s people will come?" the girl asked with a pair of bright, curious eyes.
Bai Ran replied indifferently, "How would I know?"
Bai Xiangxiang covered her chest with one hand, her cheeks flushing with a young girl’s shy redness: "It would be great if the Yan Family’s people came too; I could finally meet the male god I’ve been dreaming about."
With the appearance of a girl in the throes of springtime yearnings, Bai Ran couldn’t help but curl her lips: "Oh? Your male god?"
Bai Xiangxiang immediately nodded vigorously: "It’s the Eldest Young Master Yan, Yan Song. You don’t know how popular he is at our school. Almost all the girls have a crush on him, including me. I’ve seen him play basketball, and he’s just so cool. If he would just speak a single word to me, I’d be willing to die content...."
The way the girl spoke revealed her longing for love and a willingness to risk it all.
Bai Ran watched her and unconsciously smiled.
"They should come, I think you’ll get your wish."
Bai Xiangxiang immediately covered her face excitedly, her cheeks burning with blush. Feeling too warm, she lowered the car window, and cool air streamed in with the smooth speed of the car, gradually dissipating the heat on her face.
She couldn’t help but lean against the car window, her gaze yearningly toward the sky, where the setting sun was like drunken gold, softly casting its glow on her. The butterfly, seeming ready to take flight in the breeze, shone with a golden light—radiant, dazzling, and as intoxicating as the sunset itself.
A black, unassuming sedan passed by; the man inside had glanced over without much thought but suddenly froze, and in that moment of distraction, the car had already driven away.
"Stop the car," the man said, rarely showing such a stern demeanor; the driver, in a panic, hurriedly pulled over to the side of the road.
The man stepped out of the car and, without a second thought, chased after the direction from which the car had gone. His striding legs were firm and powerful, yet his pace betrayed an urgent anxiety...
As if he were following the footsteps of a dream, tirelessly pursuing...
The butterfly that often appeared in his dreams, entwining all his sorrows and joys—he wanted to catch it, yet it always eluded him.
Don’t go...
However, the car had already vanished into the traffic, and the man, in a lost stance, stopped, his lone figure starkly at odds with the warmth of the bustling city.
After standing for a long time, he turned and walked away, his lean figure emanating resolve.
"Master Han..." the driver spoke up tentatively, his voice shaking.
The man indifferently smoothed the slight wrinkles in his clothes, his jade-like composure emanating a cool serenity akin to frosty jade.
"Let’s go." His voice, touched with the chill of night’s air and the cold of winter, made one shiver involuntarily.
The driver quickly started the car.
The man’s gaze shifted to the window, watching the neon lights turning on one by one. The changing reflections lingered on his jade-like visage, the corners of his crimson lips slightly upturned, his dark eyes a pool of tenderness.
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Tonight at Huadu Hotel, it was extremely bustling.
Starting at six o’clock, one luxury car after another arrived, and many celebrities only seen on television also made appearances.
Just how much clout does the Yun Family have?
Speaking of Yun Shen, he was indeed a figure to behold. His bold reforms halted many of Ji’s previous projects, and although he faced opposition from some elders, they were but a drop in the bucket against the formidable Yun Shen.
Later, Yun Shen set his sights on the real estate industry, making moves at its most depressed point. Yun Shen himself was certainly blessed with a talent for business. After ten years of development, Yun’s had become the largest real estate company in the country. As the real estate sector was booming and closely tied to national livelihood and economy, one could imagine just how much wealth was in Yun Shen’s hands.
With his substantial assets and handsome maturity, entertainment gossip loved to report on his scandals, the most talked-about being his love triangle with Bai Ran and Kang Jinse. The fight between the wife and the mistress ended with the wife’s withdrawal, and later rumors circulated that Bai Ran’s son was not Yun Shen’s at all; Yun Shen was said to be wearing a rather big and bright green hat.
Some said the two were not together for love and each did their own thing after marriage, not interfering with one another. Others joked about Yun Shen raising another man’s child, suggesting he had a magnanimous heart.
The other protagonist of the affair, Kang Jinse, certainly reaped the benefits of this infamy, creating an image of a seductive lover in the entertainment circle. Though many women scorned her as a vixen and homewrecker, men adored her, elevating her to the status of a goddess.