Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Once again, heavy snow covered the city.
The falling snowflakes made the two little girls, Xue Xiang and Xue Nian, very excited.
Without even bothering with their breakfast, they rushed downstairs and began piling snow to build a snowman.
Xue An was all smiles as he stood aside and watched them.
“Papa, look! Does my snowman look good?”
“Yes, it looks good. The snowman that Xiang’er made is the most beautiful one!” Xue An nodded while trying his best to figure out what exactly he was looking at.
“These are Papa’s eyes!” Xue Nian placed two stones on the snowball and giggled uncontrollably.
“This is Papa’s mouth!” Xue Xiang picked up a discarded lipstick and drew a smile.
Xue An laughed as he watched them. Then he pointed to another snowman that was sitting by the side.
“Then what is this?”
“This is Mama, of course,” Xue Xiang said.
“Then why doesn’t Mama have eyes and mouth?”
Xue Xiang and Xue Nian lowered their heads. “We… we’ve never seen what Mama looks like. Auntie Xuan’er says that the person in the photograph is our Mama, but why hasn’t Mama come to see us all this time?”
Xue An was slightly taken aback by this question. He squatted down to look at his kids at eye-level. “Xiang’er, Nian’er, Mama loves the two of you the most,” he said, gently. “But she is busy with some other matters. That’s why she hasn’t been able to come and see you two. But give me some time, and Papa will bring you both to see Mama. Does that sound good?”
“Yes, yes!” The two little girls nodded in unison.
Just then, Han Yao drove up in a white Land Rover.
She was still a little afraid of Xue An, and so, she kept her distance and stood further away from him. She did not dare come any closer.
It was only when Fan Mengxue also came downstairs that Han Yao walked over to join her. She took a closer look at Fan Mengxue and was amazed.
“You… What happened to your face?”
“What about my face?”
Han Yao was visibly shocked.
Fan MengXue has always been extremely beautiful, but part of it could be attributed to modern makeup techniques.
But the Fan MengXue that stood in front of her now was plain-faced, without a trace of makeup. And yet, she was so beautiful that it was soul-stirring.
Her skin was especially exceptional. It had become so delicate that it seemed like it would break at the touch of a mere breath.
If the former Fan MengXue was a nine-point beauty, then now, she was certainly an undisputed ten-point goddess.
Han Yao suppressed any doubts she had in her mind. “Steven is now in a garden outside the city. I’ve arranged an appointment with him, and I’m on my way to see him now.”
Fan MengXue nodded and said, “Alright, but Xue An will be coming along with us.”
“He’s coming too?” Han Yao frowned but did not dare to explicitly show her disapproval.
Meanwhile, Xue An was talking to his two little girls. “Papa shall bring you girls outside the city to look at the flowers. Does that sound good?”
“Yes!”
“But… Papa, I’m so hungry!” Xue Nian covered her stomach and said with an aggrieved face.
“Niannian, what do you feel like eating?”
“Chives pancake!” The two little girls said at the same time.
Soon, sitting in a Land Rover SUV that cost almost a million, two little girls each held a chives pancake in their hands. They were happily munching away.
Han Yao did not dare to show her disapproval. All she could do was to quietly lower her window.
“Why did Steven come to Beijiang? And why to a garden outside the city?” Fan MengXue asked.
“Because Steven is extremely obsessed with flowers and plants. And coincidentally, this year, a master in this field is coming to the garden in Beijiang. This is someone who has planted many rare flowers and plants. When he heard about this, Steven was looking forward to coming here.”
“Oh.”
The car soon arrived at the garden.
After getting out of the car, Xue An noticed that there were a lot of different luxury cars parked here.
There were also a lot of security guards lined up at the doorstep.
Han Yao led the entire group into the compound.
Immediately upon entering, the group realized that they had come to a truly otherworldly place.
Firstly, the temperature here was much higher than in the outside world. Here, it was warm, like it would be in spring.
Secondly, the first thing that greeted one’s eyes was a view full of different types of flowers and plants.
And all these flowers and plants were lush and in full bloom.
It was an amazingly beautiful view. All the flowers and plants seemed to be competing with one another to be the most beautiful and captivating species around. Fan MengXue and the two little girls were completely mesmerized.
Han Yao sighed understandingly. “The first time I saw this, I was amazed too,” she said. “There’s probably nothing like this that exists in the Middle Capital. No wonder Steven is willing to come all the way here just to take a look at this place.”
Xue An on the other hand, was indifferent to the sights that surrounded him. These flowers and plants were indeed quite pretty, but to him, they were simply not pretty enough.
Once upon a time, he had stood above the Milky Way and looked upon a view of billions of stars. That scene was truly brilliant beyond comparison.
After having seen such magnificent wonders, and then looking at these flowers and plants of the mortal world, Xue An simply could not feel anything in his heart.
A voice came from behind. “Oh look! That’s Fan MengXue!” The voice carried a hint of mockery.
Fan MengXue turned around and saw a man and woman walking over.
The woman was fascinating to look at as she exuded charm and beauty. The man on the other hand, was shout and stout.
It was a weird pairing that did not look like they belonged together.
And yet, the woman was practically wrapping her entire body around this man.
Fan MengXue recognized the woman immediately. “He Ying? Why are you here?”
This woman was He Ying. She was quite a famous actress in the entertainment circle.
At one point in time, Fan MengXue and He Ying had collaborated and worked together.
But as time went on, Fan MengXue simply could not tolerate He Ying’s actions and behaviors.
As such, the two went their separate ways. All this happened about two years ago.
As time went on, the gap between the two of them had grown bigger and bigger.
Now, Fan MengXue was already an award-winning actress.
He Ying on the other hand, remained in this little province called Beijiang.
At this moment, He Ying was also staring at Fan MengXue. Her eyes were filled with jealousy. Upon hearing Fan MengXue’s question, He Ying could not help sneering when she gave her reply.
“What? Do you think you’re the only one who can come here? You’re not the only one who heard the news about Steven being here.”
Then He Ying shifted her attention to Xue An. She studied him thoroughly. “Oh, so this is the lover of the great actress, Fan. Quite good-looking… But what a pity…”
He Ying noticed that Xue An did not have any expensive accessories on him. He was not even wearing a watch. She could not help but look at him with a somewhat contemptuous gaze.
“See, this is my husband, Chairman Dong Tiancheng of Tiancheng Group,” she continued talking to Fan MengXue. “He’s worth hundreds of millions. Any single ring on his finger can cost easily as much as your little lover’s entire fortune. Girl, sometimes you’ve got to treat yourself right!” He Ying was obviously proud of her achievements.
Fan MengXue frowned slightly.
This was because she noticed the look that Dong Tiancheng was giving her. It was a look of lust and greed.
This was the kind of look that Fan MengXue had seen too many times.
Dong Tiancheng was indeed filled with desire at the moment. He had seen Fan MengXue on television, but he did not expect her to be even more beautiful in person!
He was especially drawn to the sight of her skin. It seemed to be so delicate that it might break with the touch of a mere breath. It was enough to make anyone drool with desire.
But Dong Tiancheng was a very cautious man. He was worried that Xue An might be the son of some wealthy and influential family. So the first thing he did was to laugh nonchalantly.
“Nice to meet you, Miss Fan. And this gentleman is…”
Before Fan MengXue could reply, Xue Xiang and Xue Nian were already speaking in unison. “That’s my Papa!”
“Oh…” Dong Tiancheng and He Ying’s expressions showed their understanding.
He turned out to be a man with kids. To the two of them, it seemed that Fan had quite strange taste in men.
Dong Tiancheng thought for a moment. From what he could recall, there was not any wealthy and influential family with young children. This helped to put his mind at ease. So with a smile, he said, “Miss Fan, are you also here to see Director Steven?”
“Yes!”
“So, what gift did you bring him?”
“Gift?”