I Became Super Rich After Resigning

Yuan Xi laughed in frustration at Chu Yan's words, "Hide myself? Chu Yan, do you know why we are hosting this party today?"

Chu Lin frowned and instructed the party planner standing by side, "Quickly remove all the roses first, contact all the major florists to see if other flowers can replace them. Don't worry about the price, thank you for your hard work."

The planner responded, "I'll get it done right away."

Chu Yan, with a deeply furrowed brow, said, "It took me several nights to finalize the design. Replacing it with other flowers would look so ugly! If others saw how ugly I made my sister's return party, they would think I did it because I dislike her!"

Yuan Xi retorted, "So hiding me away and not letting me come out isn't out of dislike then?"

Chu Yan stamped her foot and said, "I don't dislike you at all. If I disliked you, would I spend so much time and effort taking charge of everything for the return party? You previously told me to find a class to attend; you don't understand our circle. Organizing a successful party is much harder than working. I've spent so much energy… I have really put my heart into it for you. I drew all these flower designs with the planner, I cannot count how many nights it took. And you say I did it out of dislike?"

Tears slid down Chu Yan's cheeks.

Chu Lin said, "Alright, alright, don't cry today. Yuan Xi, we didn't know about your pollen allergy, and Yanyan didn't think about your allergy either. Now, we'll just replace the roses with other flowers, just go inside."

Chu Yan wiped her tears and, feeling aggrieved, clutched Yuan Xi's arm. "I'll take you to get ready."

Yuan Xi expressionlessly pulled her arm away from Chu Yan's grasp and walked inside.

Yuan Xi and Huo Shiyuan entered the house where Yang Ying and Chu Qing were contacting important guests.

"Dad, Mom."

Huo Shiyuan also followed Yuan Xi's lead, calling out, "Dad, Mom."

Seeing Yuan Xi wearing a mask, Yang Ying became extremely nervous, "What's wrong? Xin'er, are you ill?"

Chu Yan spoke before Yuan Xi could, crying, "Mom, it's all my fault. I never asked my sister if she was allergic to rose pollen before deciding to use them… I didn't mean to bother her. I only wanted to give her a grand return party which is why I used so many flowers."

"Don't cry, don't blame yourself."

Chu Qing said, "It's not a big deal. Hurry up and contact the floral wholesalers to send over flowers that Xin'er is not allergic to. Some glitches are inevitable in hosting a party."

Yuan Xi chuckled upon hearing the word 'glitches'.

Huo Shiyuan grabbed Yuan Xi's hand.

Yang Ying asked, "Do you have any allergy medicine? Should I get Nanny Zhang to buy some?"

Yuan Xi replied, "No, please bother Nanny Zhang. Loratadine will do."

Yang Ying, looking at Huo Shiyuan, said, "Last time at someone else's wedding, I didn't ask very thoroughly. John, you work in construction, what projects?"

"Currently, I am working on the demolition project over at Ruohu."

Yang Ying somewhat frowned and said, "John, since you're already married to our Xin'er, I'll speak frankly. Both Xin'er and Yanyan are our daughters. For Yanyan, we have prepared a villa worth a hundred million yuan, an eighty million yuan flat at Jiangjing No.1, another hundred million in cash, and a billion in shares as her dowry. We owe Xin'er a lot, her dowry should be more. But you should also be aware of the gap between you and Bo Fan. I still can't trust you, so I'll temporarily keep Xin'er's dowry myself. I hope you join Chuneng Group and show us your efforts. Once we recognize your capabilities, I'll give Xin'er's dowry to you…"

Yuan Xi interjected, "It's not necessary, Mom. I don't need the dowry. John won't be joining Chuneng Group either."

Yuan Xi understood that Yang Ying was afraid she'd chosen a freeloader, a common concern for many mothers, and her approach was nothing to be criticized.

However, Huo Shiyuan's assets were several times those of the Chu Family, and his wealth was only growing, it made no sense for him to safeguard against him, and for her to do so was indeed ridiculous.

Yang Ying frowned and said, "Xinxin, you can't just be smitten by his good looks and go all what's the word the young people use?"

Chu Lin chimed in, "Love-struck."

Yang Ying continued, "Xinxin, Mom is really looking out for your best interest here. If he's unwilling to join the Chuneng Group, at least have him sign a prenuptial agreement stating that assets acquired after the marriage won't be divided equally in case of a divorce."

Huo Shiyuan assured with a deep voice, "Mom, Yuan Xi and I will never get a divorce, not in this lifetime!"

Chu Yan whispered, "He'd definitely not want to get divorced."

A rural man marrying into the wealthiest family, nobody would willingly let go of that.

Yuan Xi spoke softly, "Mom, there's no need to sign that agreement. I trust Huo ... John, and you don't need to provide a dowry for me either."

Yang Ying was visibly annoyed, "Without a dowry, do you plan to just live in the village until your child is born?"

"The village is quite nice," Yuan Xi stated, "It's no worse than a villa in the city center."

Chu Lin quickly tried to mediate, "Mom... let Xinxin go get her makeup and styling done first."

Yuan Xi felt a lump in her throat and clutched her hand as she ran to the bathroom to vomit.

Yang Ying followed her, looking at Yuan Xi with sympathy, "When I was pregnant with your brother, I also vomited severely. But when I carried you, you were so well-behaved, rarely causing me morning sickness. I knew then it must be a daughter."

After rinsing her mouth, Yuan Xi took the wet wipes Yang Ying handed her and gently dabbed her face.

Yang Ying said, "I'll still give you the dowry that's due to you. The Chu family doesn't lack that little, but you should still be cautious with John. Go get your makeup done now."

Yuan Xi caressed her belly and was led by Yang Ying to a guest room for styling.

Yang Ying instructed the stylist, "She's pregnant, so try to avoid using hair spray if possible, and use the special makeup I provided."

"Okay, Mrs. Chu."

...

Three hours had passed by the time Yuan Xi finished her styling.

In the afternoon, the guests began arriving one after another.

Before Yuan Xi had time to change into her haute couture gown, she received a call from Chen Yuan saying they were almost there.

Yuan Xi hurried to the entrance of the estate to meet them.

"Wow, Yanyan, isn't that this year's new haute couture from Elie Saab? You got it so quickly?"

Chu Yan held her head high, pridefully saying, "This dress was so hard to obtain. I had to fly to Dubai twice just to secure it, but it was worth it. This haute couture is just too beautiful."

"It's only Yanyan who can debut in new haute couture dresses at every gala. The dress is indeed beautiful, and you're even more so."

"Yeah, it has to be Yanyan. We wouldn't dare think about debuting in that dress."

Yuan Xi looked over; the haute couture that Chu Yan wore today looked familiar. Wasn't it the same dress that Liang Suisui picked out yesterday?

Could there really be a clash in haute couture dresses from this year's new collection?

From afar, Chu Yan spotted a white Porsche Cayenne parked at the entrance of the estate and scoffed, "Whose car is that? Who would drive a Cayenne to an event like today? It's practically laughable."

Chu Yan, unfamiliar with the car, walked toward the entrance.

Shi Lei rolled down the car window as he drove up to the entrance, "Xiao Xi!"

Yuan Xi walked quickly over and said, "Shi Lei, just leave the car here and give the keys to the security. They'll handle the parking."

Chu Yan sneered disdainfully, "If you had said it was your sister's friend, we could have had our driver pick him up. There's no need to rent a Cayenne, especially an old one from eight years ago…"