Chapter 149 - 097 Stunning Return, Gloriously Back_4
Yun Shen’s face was so dark it seemed as if it would drip water, he squinted slightly, staring at the graceful girl standing before him, a trace of deep coldness flashing across the depths of his eyes.
Kang Jinse scoffed, "Ji Yunya, who are you putting on this act for here? Don’t think I don’t know you..."
"Enough," Yun Shen suddenly cut her off, his tone as cold as ice. He turned his head and glowered at Kang Jinse. She subconsciously trembled, unwillingly closing her mouth.
Looking back at Yun Ya, his expression had returned to normal, "It’s good you’re back. We can discuss whatever it is at home, let’s not disturb Aunt Jiang’s party."
Yun Ya curved her lips into a smirk and turned to Kang Jinxian, "Aunt Ah Xian, I hope I’m not causing any trouble at your party. You wouldn’t blame me, would you?"
Kang Jinxian could hardly bear to meet her gaze, squeezing a few words through clenched teeth, "Of course not..."
Yun Ya nodded, her bright eyes once again locking onto Yun Shen, as if saying, even the star of the party doesn’t mind, what more do you have to say?
Yun Shu smiled and took her hand, "Your Aunt Jiang is just joking with you, don’t take it to heart. Today is your Aunt Ah Xian’s big day; everything else can wait until after the party is over and we’re back home, behind closed doors."
Back home, behind closed doors, whatever you say goes, right? Yun Ya thought mockingly, her lips curling sarcastically.
At this moment, Bai Ran approached, smiling as she reached out to pull Yun Ya’s hand, subtly pushing Yun Shu aside, "Back when you left, you were just a little girl. It’s hard to believe how much you’ve grown in the blink of an eye, becoming even more beautiful. If Sister Ji could see you now, she would be so comforted."
The Sister Ji she mentioned, who else could it be but Ji Lanyi.
This woman, who had disappeared for over a decade, was thought dead by many. The once proud and noble top socialite, she had been the dream lover of countless young talents in Jiangzhou, just how much love did it take for her to forsake her status, wealth, and her children...
Reminded by Bai Ran’s words, people recalled how glorious the Ji Family used to be, how dazzling Ji Lanyi once was, and now, the Ji Family had become a thing of the past, leaving a sense of loss and change.
Their gaze upon Yun Shen now was unmasked with disdain; thinking back, he had been just a poor nobody. If he hadn’t been lucky enough to catch Ji Lanyi’s eye and marry into the Ji Family, would he have everything he has today? He had an affair within the marriage, drove Ji Lanyi away, and then ushered his mistress grandly into their home, disregarding his lawful wife.
That wasn’t all, he had turned Elder Ji’s lifelong work, the Ji Group, which was built with great effort and dedication, into the Yun Group. The once charitable and reputable Ji Group had become the profit-driven, unscrupulous Yun Group.
Moreover, Ji Yunya, with the surname Ji, was the rightful first in line to inherit the Ji Group. No doubt Yun Shen had his reasons for sending Ji Yunya abroad for ten years. As she grew older, her mere existence was a mockery to all, highlighting how ludicrous and ill-founded the Yun Group was.
Yun Ya sighed, "Last night I dreamt of mother. She scolded me for being unfilial, for letting grandfather’s grave be lonely every Qingming Festival. He loved me so dearly in life, and I feel deeply ashamed. Yet I remember grandmother’s teachings and dared not return to the country at will. But considering it’s Aunt Ah Xian’s eighteenth birthday, I had to come back no matter what—to congratulate Aunt Ah Xian, to visit grandmother and father, and to pay respects at grandfather’s grave, to express my filial piety..."
Her tearful plea was heart-wrenching to hear.
Yun Shen and Yun Shu’s faces were as dreadful as Yun Ya had anticipated, her lips curled slightly as if she had just thought of something, she looked at Yun Shen, "Father, I wonder if you remember the will that grandfather left behind?"
The crowd suddenly exploded with whispers. A will? What will? Could it be the will left by Elder Ji?
Yun Shen’s brows furrowed deeply, his eyes coldly sweeping across Yun Ya’s face, wondering what kind of game this girl was playing, he said coldly, "What will? I’ve never heard of any will."
Yun Ya shook her head, "It seems father really doesn’t know. Well, it makes sense, although you are a son-in-law, you have no blood relation after all." The irony in her words was biting; after all, he was just a son-in-law who married into the family, how could he possibly be informed about the will.
Yun Shen clenched his teeth, his jaw visibly bulging from the tension, casting a heavy shadow over his entire demeanour.
No blood relation? This girl is deliberately saying this to disgust me.
Yun Shu let out a cold laugh and stepped forward, smiling, "All this talk about a will, what nonsense. Look, you must be tired from the journey. We’ll talk after the party is over, with so many guests waiting, you really shouldn’t be so inconsiderate..."