Charles Yin was stunned for a moment, then suddenly burst out laughing. "I'm actually looking forward to seeing what will happen between those two!"
Inside the room, Cecilia Gu had already told Wendy to go home and celebrate the holiday.
On such an important day, how could she make someone keep working for her?
But Cecilia wasn't idle either; she was chatting on her phone with Rona Muir and Sophie Mo.
The three of them had a little group chat and would gossip there whenever they had nothing to do.
Sophie Mo suddenly came online and started complaining, "I really regret coming home so early! I can't take it anymore!"
"What's wrong? Did something unfortunate happen? Tell me so I can get a good laugh," Rona Muir replied happily.
Sure enough, she immediately got an eye-roll emoji in response.
Then the two of them started bombarding the chat with emojis.
Cecilia couldn't hold back anymore. "Hey, hey, that's enough, you two! If you've got time to send emojis, you could just send red envelopes!"
Mo Zixuan and Mu Ruona both showed their disdain for Cecilia Gu at the same time.
"So, Zixuan, what happened exactly?" Mu Ruona sprawled on the sofa, watching the Spring Festival Gala, chatting on her phone.
"I got scolded again!" Mo Zixuan gritted her teeth. "I just ran away from a marriage once, is it really necessary to harp on it so many times?"
"Ran away from marriage? Wow, that's a juicy topic! I love it!" Mu Ruona's gossip radar and Cecilia Gu's curiosity flared up instantly. "Come on, when did this happen? Who was the groom?"
Cecilia Gu munched on snacks, joining the gossip: "Yeah, how come I've never heard about you running away from a wedding? This is some prime gossip."
Mo Zixuan said pitifully, "Don't even mention it. It was an arranged marriage from when I was a kid, I hadn't even met the guy! Of course I was going to run away! Why would I marry someone I've never seen? Who knows what he looks like? What if he's bald, has a harelip, or is just plain ugly? No way am I gambling my happiness on some unreliable childhood betrothal! So, I pretended to agree and went abroad for the wedding, but I switched flights and escaped."
Mu Ruona and Cecilia Gu's jaws dropped. "Respect!"
"So, who was the fiancé anyway?" Mu Ruona couldn't help but gossip.
"My brother said he was some British noble. But honestly, I don't care about nobles. When I hear 'noble,' all I think about are vampires. I mean, humans are pretty great, and I'm not looking to change species." Mo Zixuan replied with a cheeky grin.
Mu Ruona and Cecilia Gu: "Respect, again!"
At this point, Mo Zixuan suddenly said, "By the way, Ruona, did you hear about Sean Kerr and Helen Jiang's blind date?"
Pfft...
Pfft...
Mu Ruona and Cecilia Gu both spat out their drinks at the same time.
"Stop messing around," Cecilia Gu said. "No way! Helen Jiang is obsessed with her brother. She thinks no guy in the world can compare to him."
"You have to trust the Mo family's intel and credibility," Mo Zixuan said, rolling her eyes. "This was just decided this afternoon. Cecilia, if you don't believe me, ask Charles Yin—he definitely knows already."
Cecilia Gu thought for a moment, then asked Mu Ruona, "What do you think about this?"
Mu Ruona was silent for a few seconds before replying slowly, "Whatever. If both sides agree, there's nothing wrong with it. Helen Jiang may be a fake heiress, but the Jiang family always matches one son and one daughter for good luck. Until the real heiress shows up, Helen is the Jiang family's eldest daughter. The Jiang and Kerr families are a good match."
Mo Zixuan and Cecilia Gu fell silent for a moment, then said in unison, "You really... don't mind?"
Mu Ruona smiled coolly, "Hey, you two, can you not look like you're about to stand up for me? I've never had any feelings for Sean Kerr. I've always just seen him as my boss, my leader. If it weren't for Cecilia's situation, I probably wouldn't have even known he ever had feelings for me. So, can you two chill? Am I that easy to hurt or bully? Please! Right now, I'm the one rejecting Sean Kerr, not the other way around!"
After Mu Ruona said this, Mo Zixuan and Cecilia Gu thought about it and felt relieved.
The conversation gradually drifted to other topics.
Things were calm on one side, but on the other, chaos reigned.
Helen Jiang was forcibly brought home by Jiang Yihai, put under house arrest, and within hours, it was announced she would meet Sean Kerr for a blind date.
Compared to the punitive blind dates Charles Yin used to arrange, this one was official and serious.
Unless something unexpected happened, Helen Jiang had no right to refuse.
The Jiang family might be distinguished, but compared to the Kerrs, they were still a bit lacking in heritage.
Even in high society, there are levels to everything.
The Kerrs, being at the very top, could afford to be picky about the Jiangs.
Right now, Sean Kerr was doing his best to refuse his mother's arrangement: "Whoever wants to go on this blind date can go, but I'm not going!"
It was supposed to be New Year's Eve, a day for family reunions, but things were anything but peaceful.
Sean Kerr had absolutely no interest in Helen Jiang.
He knew exactly what kind of person Helen Jiang was.
Why would he ever choose a woman like her?
What a joke!
Mrs. Kerr rubbed her forehead, clearly exasperated with Sean Kerr. "Are you still hung up on that vixen?"
"Mom, Ruona is not a vixen!" Sean Kerr retorted immediately.
"Hmph, she looks like a temptress, and you say she's not a vixen? If she's not, then why are you so bewitched by her?" Mrs. Kerr said with annoyance. "You have to meet Helen Jiang whether you want to or not! She may not be the Jiang family's blood, but the Jiangs are still a pillar of high society. Girls your age are either abroad or already engaged. Sean, you're not getting any younger. As the Kerr heir, how long do you plan to wait?"
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Sean Kerr suddenly stood up, face dark. "Mom, I'm tired. I'm going to rest!"
Leaving those words behind, Sean Kerr turned and walked away, completely ignoring his mother's hysterical rage.
Sean Kerr sighed inwardly. A perfectly good New Year's Eve, ruined.
He wondered how Mu Ruona was spending her day.
This New Year's Eve, some families were happy, others were worried.
Cecilia Gu went to bed early.
Ever since she got pregnant, Cecilia rarely stayed up late. She always rested and woke up on time.
As long as it was good for her baby, Cecilia was willing to do anything, no matter the cost.
When she woke up early in the morning, Charles Yin was already up.
Cecilia knew that as the heir to the Yin family, Charles had a lot to take care of.
Normally, as the eldest grandson's wife, Cecilia should have joined him.
But now, the whole family understood Cecilia's situation, so no one forced her.
Plus, Mrs. Yin was finally siding with her daughter-in-law, and after yesterday, Grandma Evelyn Yin also realized her own faults. So this morning, everyone silently agreed Cecilia could skip the Yin family's New Year's Day meeting.
Still, when it came time for the main event, Cecilia had to make an appearance.
Otherwise, how else could she show her status as the eldest grandson's wife?
Cecilia took the incense from Mrs. Yin, respectfully offered it to the Yin ancestors, bowed according to tradition, and was immediately helped up by Wendy, her assistant.
Seeing the fatigue in Cecilia's eyes, Mrs. Yin asked, "Didn't sleep well last night?"
Cecilia shook her head gently. "It's nothing, I just had dreams all night."
What Cecilia didn't say was that she dreamed of Yun Nuo last night. In the dream, Yun Nuo seemed much happier, constantly thanking Cecilia for taking care of Jiang Yihai.
After waking up in the middle of the night, Cecilia couldn't fall back asleep.
All the problems she'd been forcing to the back of her mind surfaced at that moment.
With the money in her account, the Yun family had enough to rise again.
But the Yun family's roots had already been moved to their island in Indonesia, and they wouldn't be back any time soon.
The Yun and Yin families were now enemies.
The things she'd said during the day probably wouldn't be so easy to accomplish.
Not to mention Charles Yin's ruthless suppression of the Yun family, which had dealt them a fatal blow.
The Yun family would never forgive Charles Yin so easily. Even if he returned billions, forgiveness might not come.
Take the Mo family, for example. With their pride, they might accept a divorced daughter-in-law with a child, but a test-tube baby? Maybe not.
The Mo family's honor would never allow such a thing to happen.
Of all the royal families in the world, has any prince's child ever been a test-tube baby?
Because of this, Cecilia tossed and turned, unable to sleep for a long time.
She was only a little over a month away from giving birth.
Would she really be able to come up with a workable solution when the time came?
Cecilia didn't know yet that this problem would be solved after she gave birth.
But the solution was so tragic, it would be a pain she'd never recover from.
That heart-wrenching pain nearly cost her life.
But that's a story for another time.
Seeing her family's concerned looks, Cecilia made up an excuse: "Maybe my belly's too big, and the baby is naughty, so I didn't sleep well. This little monkey keeps kicking me, and he's getting stronger—sometimes he kicks for half a day."
Hearing this, everyone finally relaxed and smiled.
Mrs. Yin smiled faintly. "When I was pregnant with Charles, he was naughty too. I remember near the end, he kept kicking so much it gave me stomachaches. Who knew that brat would grow up and still give me stomachaches!"