章節 7: The Framework of Blind Dates
"Ah Lina, how are you? What happened? I made an excuse for you today to the boss, but you need to return to the office tomorrow!" Zhou Zhili cried as soon as Wu Lina picked the phone.
"I'll call you back in some time Jia," she replied and cut the phone. After taking a warm bath, Wu Lina went to the bedroom to wear something comfortable. She wore a pale yellow shirt with a cartoon printed in front and paired it with casual white shorts. By the time she finished drying her hair, she realized she hadn't eaten anything till now.
She went to the kitchen to prepare ginger tea and rice noodles. Once again her whole body ached. She was feeling very cold, and her body was hurting. She started shivering and again went to the bedside drawer to take out medicine. She just swallowed the medicine, as she didn't have the energy left to fetch water from the kitchen to gulp with it.
She looked at her phone to see that Zhou Zhili had texted her.
[Wu Lina, please call me the moment you see this. What is wrong? I am worried.]
Wu Lina: [I am down with fever Jia. Sorry to have messaged you after so long. I think the fever will go down by tomorrow. I would like to take another day's leave. Please inform the superiors about it.]
Zhou Zhili messaged her immediately. [Oh God! Wu Lina, take care! Don't bother coming tomorrow. I will inform the boss about your absence.]
Wu Lina: [Thank you.]
Wu Lina kept the phone beside her and went back to sleep. She took extra duvets to cover herself, as she was feeling cold. Her head, limbs and every muscle of her body were paining. Soon she fell asleep.
***
Yang Xinyu drove to his parent's place for dinner. He was prepared for his mother's onslaught of lament regarding proposals. She was keen on setting him up on blind dates.
When he reached home, his mother greeted him happily, "Ah Xinyu! It's so nice to see you. Such a treat to my old eyes!" She was very happy to see her son, who hadn't visited them for a week. She was always this melodramatic. Yang Xinyu hugged her and rolled his eyes! She caught his hand and pulled him to the dining area. She wanted him to eat first and then talk to his father. However, Yang Xinyu went to greet his father first and together they came to the dining table to have dinner.
She then ran excitedly between the kitchen and the dining room ordering servants to serve the dishes she had prepared so painstakingly since morning.
The conversation on the table was very general at the beginning with Senior Yang enquiring about the business in general and the upcoming project in Spain. However, when Mrs. Yang joined them, the conversation automatically took another direction.
"Yang Xinyu, you must get married soon. We want to see our grandchildren before we die. You are already twenty-nine and aren't getting any younger," she stated in a matter of fact.
"I have chosen around ten possible girls for you who are heirs to large businesses. Give me your schedule, and I will set you on blind dates with them. If you cannot give your schedule, I will take it from Zhou Zhili!" She knew that Yang Xinyu would never give his schedule and she had to threaten Zhou Zhili to send it to her, as she was instructed not to divulge it to anyone.
"Mother, can you stop pestering me! I am not ready!" retorted Yang Xinyu.
"Not ready? Don't be mad Yang Xinyu! I am talking in your best interest. Please go to these blind dates. You might like one of them. They all come from very fine backgrounds and have graduated from elite schools and colleges." She was nonstop nagging him. She looked at Chairman Yang Ming-Chang for help.
"Yang Xinyu, it is high time you look into the matter your mother is mentioning," said senior Yang and continued having his dinner.
章節 8: It’s time to Move On
"Yes, almost all other boys of your age have already married and have babies. I am keen on seeing my grandchild! Why must you delay and make your parent sad?" Mother Yang was firm with her plans, and since this was one of those rare opportunities when her son came home, she would never let it go in vain. She tried every possible way to convince him to go on blind dates.
Yang Xinyu put his hands up, and exasperatedly agreed! 'Okay! I will!"
Mother Yang happily exclaimed! "Thank you…Ah! Xinyu!"
She had already mentally started making plans as to which girl should he meet first.
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Mrs. Yang or Yang Chún qiàn was married at a very young age of eighteen. Her father was senior Yang's father's business partner and held a large number of shares in the company. To consolidate the business further, the two decided to get their children's married. For this reason, Yang Chún qiàn never received a college education. She was an elegant woman with an open mind.
When she had married Chairman Yang Ming-Chang, everything wasn't that smooth. Yang Ming-Chang was dissatisfied with his wife and disliked her since his marriage was out of compulsion. He started having extra marital affairs one after the other. By the time Yang Chún qiàn had their son, his first mistress had given birth to their daughter. He had had two more mistresses who each gave birth to a girl and a boy. The boy from his third mistress was the youngest at fifteen.
Initially Yang Chún qiàn couldn't say much as she was afraid that Yang Ming-Chang would leave her and the company's shares would suffer in the market. There was a point of time when he brought his mistresses at home and gave them separate rooms to stay.
However, as the time passed Yang Chún qiàn realized that no matter what, Yang Ming-Chang didn't have the guts to leave her, and she became dominant.
At one point of time she even dragged his second mistress out of the house and threw her on streets with her daughter! She threatened her husband that if she sees any of his mistresses' in or around the house, she would not hesitate in divorcing him and taking away the only legitimate heir of the business Yang Xinyu with her!
Realizing the gravity of the situation Yang Ming-Chang had to keep his mistresses in separate apartments.
After that time, she didn't hear about either of them!
Since she had suffered so much she never forced Yang Xinyu to choose a wife from business families. She was of the opinion that he should marry someone he loves. And that was one of the reasons why she cherished his relationship with Ying Yue. But the episode with Ying Yue led her to doubt her perceptive...
So when Yang Xinyu recovered from his distress, she suggested that he goes on blind dates with the girls she knew about...
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The conversation on the dining table became awkward as Yang Xinyu stopped talking after agreeing to his mother.
To make things less awkward, she continued, "Yang Xinyu, you must sleep here tonight. This is your home, and we will feel very nice if you stay here."
"Mmm..." came a monotonous reply.
Yang Xinyu didn't want to argue with his mom, so after finishing dinner, Yang Xinyu went upstairs to his room.
His room was very luxurious with a huge four-poster bed and a canopy in the center. It was a bespoke room designed expensively by the most famous interior designer, Eryk Nymen of City B. It had a color scheme consisting soft and soothing grays, whites and silvers that created a sparkly, luxurious feel. There was a grand chandelier dangling over the bed. The plush silver gray carpet begged for the bare feet, which would sink in it. It felt like waking up in a cloud in his bedroom.
The bedroom led to a "U" shaped walk-in closet, which was more spacious than some people's apartments! There was a flat-screen TV, a grand leather chaise and a small refrigerator. A chandelier that was touching the ground along with recessed lighting provided illumination to the closet. Light wood floors and shelves were filled with expensive branded clothes, shoes, watches, ties and other accessories.
The bathroom had ornamental elements. There were floor to ceiling windows with a panoramic view. The white marble floor gave it a unique and sophisticated appearance. It was a room which everyone would dream of!
Lazily, Yang Xinyu went in to take a hot water tub bath. After taking bath, he slowly walked towards the closet to dress in his night pajamas and a cotton shirt. Once changed, he ambled towards his bed and crashed on it. He missed home…
He had worked for most of the day, but it still felt like forever since he last touched her... He wondered idly what Wu Lina must be doing while scanning his room at the same time. His gaze fell on the fireplace mantel where an assortment of framed photographs was kept. He got up from the bed and slowly walked towards the mantel. There were photos of him when he was a toddler, a photo where he was holding the trophy of the best athlete in his school when he fifteen. As his gaze shifted to the right, he saw a familiar face… face of the person because of whom he had suffered both emotionally and physically… face of Ying Yue...
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