Chapter 316 – One Hundred And Ten Invitations.... What the heck? (2)
The hair on the back of Siyi had all stood up.
Talking back to his father-in-law and hanging up on him, his boss surely acted as if he was a deity of some sort.
But, after giving it some more thought, that was understandable too. It wasn't like Miss Gu had just moved into the mansion after the engagement ceremony yesterday.
Yet her father had never once showed up.
Never mind about coming over to check and see how his daughter was doing, he had never even invited her home to have a meal.
He had never heard Miss Gu talking on the phone with her family.
The Gu's were so cold to Miss Gu.
They weren't family at all.
"Just tell him I'm not available if he calls again."
Huo Sishen closed up the document and tossed it onto the seat.
How to Restore Vision Without SurgeryiFocus
He lowered his eyes and the cold fierceness in his eyes were hidden.
They had never even bought her an item of clothing. What else would they contribute at the wedding other than showing off their stupidity of doting on the adopted daughter?
Huo Sishen didn't say a word but the feel of him ready to snap was obvious.
They were afraid of him. So afraid that they wouldn't even call him directly or show up at the engagement ceremony. Then why the heck did they send their daughter his way?
How was that any different than selling off their daughter?
And they didn't even buy her a article of clothing before they sold her off.
Ridiculous!
"Were the Gu's involved in the Huo's mess?"
Siyi smiled bitterly, "Boss Gu has 5% shares."
Huo Sishen gave him a cold look. "Don't let Miss Gu hear about this."
Siyi nodded immediately. "Okay."
Being made so clear that she was nothing more than a chip of the table could not possibly make her feel good
"That jerk!"
Gu Jiangxin started cussing loudly after he hung up the phone.
Zhang Wen, Mrs. Gu, gave her husband a helpless look. "Be careful of your blood pressure. Don't be mad already. Are we really going to go even if he had sent us an invitation?"
"That totally two different things! She wasn't raised by us. What kind of upbringing was that? She doesn't even know to be familial to her parents! If only she was half as mature as Wushuang, she would never have treated us this way!"
Gu Jiangxin found that hard to accept.
"She doesn't' care about her parents at all! I had to find out from Lao Li that her wedding is to be held at Maldives. How ridiculous was that?!"
Even the way he was looking at his wife became somewhat disgruntled. "Neither you nor Wushuang told me about it after you've found out. You didn't see how Lao Li was looking at me when he told me!! There was so much mockery on his look. He even said for me to pay more attention to my real daughter like I was somehow abusing her or something!"
Zhang Wen didn't look too happy either. Twisting in her seat, she said, "That's what he said to you?"
"Jiangxin, it, it is true that we haven't been paying Shishi enough attention."
"Attention? How were we supposed to pay her attention? Did you think I wanted to miss out on her engagement ceremony? You knew that I had to go overseas for a business meeting at the time!"
How to Restore Vision Without SurgeryiFocus
Gu Jiangxin slammed his cellphone down onto the end table irritably.
He loosened up his tie.
"And the few banquets that followed, either you or Wushuang didn't feel well.
"I couldn't very well go to someone else's house to pay attention to my daughter, could I? You didn't hear that Huo kid's tone when he talked to me. Had I gone, he probably would have kicked me out of his house!"
Zhang Wen sighed.
"Back then we wanted her to spend more time with Young Master Huo and thought it'd be best for them to live together and see how the two of them would get along. In others' eyes, we came across as being unfeeling."
As she spoke, her eyes reddened.
Zhang Wen was also a delicate beauty back in her days. With her fair skin and slender waist, she possessed the unique charm and tenderness of a girl from Jiangnan.
She was older now but with regular upkeep and frequent visit to spas, she still looked to be at her prime.
In fact, she had an added maturity from being well experienced as compared to younger girls.
Gu Jiangxin was one who would dote on his wife.
He felt bad when he saw her cry.
He reached around her shoulder and patted her.
"I've explained it to Lao Li already. Shishi will understand where we came from when she has her own children."
Those who made mistakes never felt that they had done anything wrong.
Especially those who were very successful in certain areas; they would always feel that they were in the right.
That they were good enough to think for others, make decision for others, and that others would be appreciative of their efforts in the future.
Gu Jiangxin doubtless had that type of confidence in himself.
Chapter 317 – One Hundred And Ten Invitations.... What the heck? (3)
"The most important thing right now is Wushuang's surgery. Never mind about anything else. Let's put those aside for the time being."
Zhang Wen wiped her tears.
"I know it's not fair to Shishi but... I really can't just let Wushuang, the daughter that I have raised for over 20 years, die like this.
"If Wushuang had returned to her parents and we stopped caring for her, how'd she live giving her health condition? Every time I think of that, my heart aches so much that I can't breathe.
"Jiangxin, it is all my fault. As a mother, I have limited energy and that's why I had overlooked Shishi... and let you be blamed for not caring for your daughter."
Having said that, she started crying.
Had Gu Shishi witnessed that right now, she would probably have been stunned speechless.
Gu Wushuang wasn't born with that talent; she picked it all up from Zheng Wen, her mother.
Under Zhang Wen's influence, Gu Wushuang had picked up most of her skill if not exceeding her.
All in all, what did it mean not enough energy to care for her real daughter?
How to Restore Vision Without SurgeryiFocus
Did that mean all families with two children should throw away the second one?
Zhang Wen's irrational reasoning, along with her crying, was, however, sufficient enough to fool Gu Jiangxin. He didn't think there was anything wrong with that logic.
A little white flower plus a stubborn and conceited one.
And, just like that, the one who felt that she was being other than loving and another caring about nothing other than his own gains, became the perfect match for each other.
Gu Jiangxin gave his wife a hug.
"Stop crying now. We are all dealt our own hands in life.
"There is not much we can do about it.
"Besides, now that Shishi can marry into the Huo, the rest of her life is set. In any case, it is better than staying with her adopted parents. Anyway you look at it, she is already luckier than Wushuang. She is healthy and will not be disliked by her husband's family."
Zhang Wen nodded and a smile appeared on her through her tears.
"You are right. We won't go on the day of. We will just send her a message on WeChat wishing her her happiness in the future and to have a child with Young Master Huo soon."
The chauvinistic chauvinistic Gu Jiangxin's face dropped immediately. "You can send it if you want to. No way I will send something like that."
"Daddy. Mommy."
As they were talking, someone knocked on their room door.
Gu Wushuang, whose eyes were also reddened, walked inside.
"You two should go to Sister Shishi's wedding. Brother Cheng will accompany me to my surgery. Besides, the surgery might not take place on the same day... ... even if it does, perhaps, I will still be around when you two return... ..."
Once again, tears started streaming down Zhang Wen's face.
She stood up and threw her arms around Gu Wushuang.
"What are you talking about, my darling? Of course we will go with you!
"We will be there for you on the day of. You must recover and come home with us!
"After we all get back, we will go visit your Sister Shishi at the Huo's together.
"Your sister will understand why we won't be at her wedding."*
With tears in her eyes, Gu Wushuang said, "Ma...."
How to Restore Vision Without SurgeryiFocus
The mother and daughter held onto each other and bawled.
Gu Jiangxin sighed as he looked at the two of them.
Gu Shishi had no idea about this "touching" scene that was taking place over at the Gu's.
In fact, to be perfectly honest, she had almost forgotten about the fact that she needed to inform her parents that she would be getting married.
It had only been a few days since she had returned from the Jiang's to the Gu's before the Gu's had pushed her off onto Huo Sishen.
And, ever since she had transmigrated, Gu Shishi had only met up with her birth parents once or twice and she could count every sentence that they had exchanged with one hand.
They were practically strangers.
And, having strangers at your wedding was odd, right?
Gu Shishi had almost forgotten about them completely.
She finally recalled when she received another text from her adoptive mother.
Chapter 318 – "Thank you for the reminder, big Huohuo~~" (1)
So... she was someone with parents after all......
"Tsk.
"That's why I kept thinking that I've forgotten something."
She was a little stunned when she looked at her cellphone.
[Mother Jiang: Shishi, I heard from Wushuang that you are about to get married? I heard that your husband give all guest a 1-carat diamond in the wedding invitation. You are so lucky!]
[Mother Jiang: Oh, I told a few of your aunts and uncles that you are getting married and they all said they will attend your wedding! Not a lot on our end. I figured 110 invitations should about cover it. Just mail those to my place. Oh yeah, we have just moved and I haven't given you our new address yet.]
[New address: ... .... Don't send to the wrong place now!]
[Oh, right. No need to fill in the guest names in the invitations. Just send them to me. I will fill them out from my end!]
Gu Shishi rubbed her nose and was speechless.
It just now occurred to them to let her know that they had moved?
How to Restore Vision Without SurgeryiFocus
110 invitations..... was she kidding?
No. She just wanted 110 carats of diamonds... how shameless was that!
Wedding invitation usually invite the entire family. To put it simply, each family would only receive one invitation.
It didn't go by headcount!
And there were no 110 households on her side of the family!
Was she going to grab passersby from the middle of the street?!
[Gu Shishi: Eh? My cellphone is broken and I can't see your texts... Oh, don't send any invitations and you won't be coming to my wedding? Okay. Okay. Take care of yourself!]
Gu Shishi rolled her eyes after she finished typing.
It wasn't that she wasn't familial.
But she resent to be familial in a stupid way.
Besides, original owner was already gone. Her deciding to take her own life out of despair had a lot to do with her birth and adoptive parents.
She couldn't just pretend all those had never happened.
Gu Shishi sighed and, recalling something important, went to knock on the door of Boss Huo's study.
"Hello, big Huohuo, I seemed to have forgotten."
"About... my parents."
Huo Sishen's back straightened.
Siyi, who was reporting the progress on work, shrank his neck back a little.
Miss Gu strongly insisted on inviting her parents, which went against the boss's wish. How would this turn out?
Would the two of them get into a fight...... Wait, wait!
Siyi's browse raised up. Big Huohuo?
His look became very colorful all of a sudden. He looked at the man sitting in front of him. Every strand of his hair was neat and tidy.
His boss... big Huohuo?
How to Restore Vision Without SurgeryiFocus
Sweat. Was that a nickname that Miss Gu had come up for him?
Puuufff—-
Siyi looked down immediately and gritted his teeth to stop himself from laughing out loud!
"You wish to invite your parents?"
Huo Sishen's voice was a little cold.
Siyi's smile froze on him immediately.
The atmosphere in the room turned stiff all of a sudden.
Nevertheless — —
"No, no, no. I am here to ask you to not send them any invitations.
"My parents... Aye. Is it too late already? Have you sent them out already?"
Gu Shishi looked nervous.
Inside the room, Siyi let out a sigh of relief.
He felt that the alarm had been disarmed.
The two of them were truly seeing eye to eye with each other!
But Gu Shishi was still somewhat worried.
Many would perceive her ways of being unfamilial.
The boss had, indeed, been banished from the Huo's. Her, on the other hand, had not been abandoned by the Gu's in the eyes of the others. Even if she wasn't going to invite her birth parents, she should at least invite her adoptive parents to the wedding.
Twenty years of upbringing and she forgot all about them overnight. She must be extremely ungrateful in the eyes of the others.
Gu Shishi bit her lower lips nervously.
"My adoptive parents had asked me for money in the past. They found out that you were sending out diamonds and plane tickets with the invitation and straight up asked me for 110 of them. I've already told her no.
"I can't produce them and you don't need to give them any either.
"No...nobody sends invitation to their own parents for their daughter's wedding. Besides, I am sure they don't have that many relatives. They just wanted to profit off of them."
How to Restore Vision Without SurgeryiFocus
She seemed to want to explain herself urgently and also nervously pinched the bottom of her dress.
"As for the Gu's... ... I had forgotten all about them.
"Nor have they ever asked. I think we can just pass on them."
Chapter 319 – "Thank you for the reminder, big Huohuo~~" (2)
Huo Sishen squinted his black eyes.
She at least had something to say when it came to her adoptive parents; when it came to the Gu's, she just briefly mentioned them.
Was it because she never really had any contact with them and never felt that they had cared for her?
"Mmm."
He nodded.
"I get it. No invitations to them."
He gave her the perfect answer.
"If they visit the island on their own, I will have security stop them and not let them get close to the resort."
Gu Shishi busted out laughing. "I don't think we have to go that far. Maldives is a tourist area and they are free to go where they want. We just won't be hosting them is all."
"Okay."
How to Restore Vision Without SurgeryiFocus
Huo Sishen nodded.
He even reached out and pressed his hand on her head quickly.
"Now go to bed.
"Old Mrs. Chen had confirmed that she will be there. And the Li's as well."
Gu Shishi acknowledged him. There was still a smile on her.
He was the one who sent out the invitations but Uncle Li who punished Li Yiru and Old Mrs. Chen, her loyal fan, were the two whom she had personally requested for them to be invited.
She quite liked these two elderlies.
"Okay. I am turning in then, big Huohuo."
Siyi stretched out his neck, wanted to see the look on the two of them while they interacted. Unfortunately, Huo Sishen's back blocked it all.
Gu Shishi, too, could not see him. Assuming that there was nobody in the room, she continued with her intimate nickname.
"By the way, we will head out to Maldives on the day off and will be staying there for a week.
"I will have Aunty Li help you pack as well."
Huo Sishen added.
"You let her know if you need anything."
Gu Shishi acknowledged that.
It was the day of the wedding when she noticed that the entire island seemed to have been reserved.
No strangers could be found on this hot tourist spot other than workers for the wedding and local works on the days of!
She also quickly came to the realization that the numbers of guests attending the wedding were a lot more than she had anticipated!
There was Zhou Mi, the girl whom she had helped with her body art, and her other girlfriends...
Li Yiru and her parents. Chen Kexin and her grandmother. And they even brought along with them a Chen's nephew...
Old Mrs. Chen also brought along with her two close friends. They were said to be Old Mrs. Gu's girlfriends, the two grandmothers from the Zhang's and the Jia's.
Surprisingly, Luo Zheng was there as well, along with a few of his bum friends.
How to Restore Vision Without SurgeryiFocus
Then there was Ling Xiaomei whom she had invited along with... maids, butler, Mr. Chef and his two apprentices, Siyi and Sier from the mansion.
That was right. This was the first time she met Sier.
As though doing it on purpose, the two of them wore identical, custom-made black suit and white shirt with sunglasses. Anyway one looked at them, they looked like securities on site.
"Miss Gu."
"Miss Gu."
The two said to her at the same time. Even the angle of their nod was almost identical.
Their height, the width of their shoulders, were almost identical.
Gu Shishi, "... ... Good morning. Hmm, did you intend for me to figure out which one of you is Siyi?"
Siyi and Sier exchanged a look visibly.
"No, only if that's what Miss Gu wish to do."
"No, only if that's what Miss Gu wish to do."
Gu Shishi, "... ..."
The tacit understanding between these two siblings was amazing!
While they were talking, Huo Sishen and Butler Lin were already walking toward her.
"Hi, Miss Gu, would you like a hint?"
Even Butler Lin, who has always had a straight face, was smiling today.
Huo Sishen, on the other hand, looked dumbfounded, surprised by the two identical faces.
Clearly, she couldn't tell them apart either.
"You can just randomly make a guess, Miss Gu. It's alright if you are wrong. Truth is, I get the two of them mixed up all the as well."
Butler Lin wanted to make the bride feel better.
"Young Master doesn't allow them to dress identically normally."
Siyi and Sier cracked their mouths and smiled at the same time.
How to Restore Vision Without SurgeryiFocus
The two of them handled different work.
If people couldn't tell them apart, mistakes could be made when relaying work to them and that could lead to mistakes and a decrease in efficiency.
Huo ChuChu shook her head as well. "I agree with my brother."
Chapter 320 – "Thank you for the reminder, big Huohuo~~" (3)
After Gu Shishi had recollected herself from the initial shock, she had already circled the two brothers once with strong interest.
"Telling the two of you apart isn't difficult. But what do we get if we are right?"
Both Siyi and Sier were taken aback a little by her question.
Behind them, nevertheless, came a deep voice.
"Whoever get it right can have one-month off."
Everybody turned around at the same time and was surprised to find out that owner of the voice was Huo Sishen, the man who never cared to mingle with anyone.
He offered to participate in a game?
Even Huo ChuChu was stunned speechless.
Quickly, she had a big, bright, and silly smile on her. She was so exciting that her speech was slurred. "Then can I, I join in too? I, I want to guess too!"
She was so excited that her cheeks were flushed.
How to Restore Vision Without SurgeryiFocus
How many years had it been since she had last chatted with her brother, let alone interacting with him!
Gu Shishi gave Huo ChuChu a pitiful look before she looked over at the boss who obviously didn't think things through before he opened his mouth.
"A time-off reward is specific to your employees. Chuchu and I don't work for you. It's not like you pay us... ..."
"I can pay."
Huo Sishen's black eyes focused straight at her as he spoke.
Gu Shishi tightened her lips. She was very tempted!
Teaching classes every day could be quite tiring.
She was a creative person. With classes lined up year-round, her free time to create would be drastically reduced if she didn't have the system.
"I will need the consent of the manager to take time off... ..."
Huo Sishen glanced over in the direction of Siyi and Sier.
The two said simultaneously, "We'll take care of that."
Gu Shishi was very pleased when she heard that. "Okay. Chuchu, you guess with me!"
Poor Little Sister Huo, she was so happy that she was at a loss.
"Okay, then, sister-in-law. You guess the one on the left is Siyi and I will take the one on the right."
Huo ChuChu nodded forcefully and said in a low voice.
"One of us might be right."
She was very smart.
She might have whispered to Gu Shishi but everybody there had good hearing.
They've all heard everything that she had said.
Siyi and Sier quickly swapped their position.
Huo ChuChu cried out loud. "You can't do that."
"It's fine."
How to Restore Vision Without SurgeryiFocus
Gu Shishi patted her calmly.
"Don't worry. You just need to accept the vacation from your brother."
Having said that, Gu Shishi reached out and patted on the one standing closer to her. "This one, is Siyi!"
The two identical men shuddered at the same time.
"How did you do that, Miss Gu?"
"How did you do that, Miss Gu?"
"... ..." Gu Shishi cleared her throat and gave them a casual smile. "I'm an artist."
Huo ChuChu's eyes widened. "Sister-in-law is so awesome!"
Even Butler Lin was very impressed.
"Alright. I am going back to my room now."
Gu Shishi turned around right away and jogged over to the little beach nearby.
When she jogged past a certain someone, she slowed down a little.
Standing on her tip toes, her mouth cracked open.
"Thanks for the tip, Big Huohuo~~"
Huo Sishen pushed his lips out a little.
"Mmhmm."
***
The night before the wedding, the two bridesmaids were in charge of chitchatting.
The reason behind it was stress relief.
Gu Shishi had, in multiple occasions, expressed that she was not nervous.
She had already died once. So what was so troubling about marrying a quality boss?
If the Qin's sisters were not there yakking nonstop, she would have been sound asleep by now.
How to Restore Vision Without SurgeryiFocus
Finally, even single girl Huo ChuChu joined in.
"Uh... what are you...?"
When Gu Shishi opened up the room door and saw Huo ChuChu with her long, black hair and looking very feminine, she was taken aback a little.
"Sister-in-law..."
Had Huo ChuChu didn't start talking or that she had a little mole next to her lips, everybody there would have thought that Huo Sishen had another sister.
A feminine sister – Huo ChuChu.
Her transformation had startled the Qin's sisters and Gu Shishi.