I Became Super Rich After Resigning

Chapter 100: The 100th Chapter: Shihuo’s Companion Cannot Be a Bastard Daughter with an Unknown Father

Under so many coincidences, the appearances of the two girls bore no resemblance to each other at all. They could be said to be poles apart.

Yuan Xi couldn’t tell if it was because she had watched her grow up, but she thought that the Yingying from Gu Hanchen’s home was hundreds of times more charming than this timid Yingying.

Xiao Yun looked at the timid little girl and frowned deeply.

The little girl timidly called out, “Daddy.”

Gu Qingyi held the little girl’s hand and said, “Xiao Yun, the child is five years old, she’s at the age where she starts to want a father. All her friends in kindergarten have mommies and daddies, only Yingying doesn’t have a daddy… Yingying has always wanted a daddy.”

Xiao Yun, still furrowing his brow in disgust, said, “Let’s go.”

Gu Qingyi harshly twisted the child’s back, and the little girl suddenly burst into crying, “Wuu, wuu.”

Hearing the child’s crying, Xiao Yun became even more annoyed and ordered the housekeeper to come and send the mother and daughter away.

The housekeeper was Indian, and upon seeing a person different from what she usually encountered, the little girl’s cries grew louder.

Gu Qingyi, looking at her disappointing daughter, grabbed her arm and walked out.

Huo Shiyuan looked at Xiao Yun, “When did you get married and have a daughter?”

Huo Shiyuan had never heard of this.

Leaning back on the couch, Xiao Yun said, “Six years ago, at a banquet, I accidentally drank a drugged wine that Gu Qingyi had prepared for me, and she tricked me. Ten months later, she appeared holding a baby that had just turned a month old, claiming it was mine.”

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Huo Shiyuan asked, “Did you have a DNA comparison done?”

Xiao Yun nodded, “Yes, indeed she’s my child. To not affect the Xiao Family’s reputation, I had to marry her to give the child a legitimate status. But ultimately, it was her scheme. Providing her with a marriage certificate was already the most I could offer, she should not expect anything else.”

Hu Shiyuan said, “No wonder I didn’t know you had a child.”

Yuan Xi asked on the side, “Cousin, is the child called Xiao Ying?”

Xiao Yun shook his head, “Her name is Gu Ying. When her birth was registered, her name was written as Gu Ying.”

Yuan Xi said, “Gu Ying? This coincidence is a bit much.”

Xiao Yun, perplexed, looked at Yuan Xi, “What coincidence?”

Hu Shiyuan said, “Gu Hanchen’s sister’s daughter is also called Gu Ying, and she’s also five years old, born on Children’s Day.”

Xiao Yun asked, “Gu Hanchen has a sister?”

Huo Shiyuan nodded, “Yes, Gu Hanchen’s sister is Gu Nuan, the current CEO of Gu Shipping. Her daughter is also called Gu Ying.”

Yuan Xi could still faintly hear the crying of the child in the distance, “Indeed, the two little Gu Yings are quite a coincidence, having the same name and sharing the same birthday.”

Huo Shiyuan asked Xiao Yun, “How do you know Gu Hanchen? You never mentioned him before.”

Xiao Yun said, “Ten years ago, while on a mission in international waters, we encountered pirates boarding a ship from Gu Shipyard. When we went aboard to rescue them, we found out that Gu Shipyard’s young owner, Gu Hanchen, was also there. We’ve known each other for ten years.”

Huo Shiyuan said, “I see.”

While Xiao Yun was instructing the chef to prepare dinner, he scrolled through Gu Hanchen’s moments.

Gu Hanchen’s moments were quite rich; on Children’s Day, he had posted photos of celebrating his niece’s birthday.

The first photo opened to a woman with a hearty smile and long, wavy hair, holding a little girl cutting a cake, next to a little boy who looked very much like Huo Shiyuan.

Looking at the woman with wavy hair, Xiao Yun felt she looked familiar; he remembered her from that ship ten years ago…

Xiao Yun looked at Huo Shiyuan, “How come this little boy looks so much like you?”

Huo Shiyuan felt a bit more relieved; he was ultimately not the last person in the family to know about his brother.

“He is your five-year-old little cousin, Xiao Shihuo.”

Xiao Yun, “My little uncle and aunt really refuse to grow old.”

Xiao Yun continued scrolling through the photos, previously he hadn’t paid much attention to Gu Hanchen’s moments, and now he realized that there weren’t few times Gu Hanchen showed off his niece.

Between the peers with the same name, Gu Hanchen’s niece was evidently cuter.

Xiao Yun liked all the moments Gu Hanchen had posted about his cute niece.

Then Gu Hanchen’s message came: “Brother, are you into my sister? Why are you suddenly liking all her moments?”

“Considering that you saved my life, I can secretly tell you, my sister is a real she-devil, don’t jump into the fire pit.

Don’t be fooled by her name Gu Nuan and think she’s warm and gentle. She should be called Gu Yan, firing off tempers every other hour.”

Xiao Yun: Don’t misunderstand, I just found your niece adorable, so I liked posts for her.

Gu Hanchen: You have good taste; my niece indeed takes after me, very cute.

Xiao Yun smiled gently.

…

The next morning.

Yuan Xi got up early to do her makeup and put on her bespoke shirt and suit, having spent almost half an hour styling her long hair into a fluffy high ponytail.

By nine o’clock, everyone had arrived at the NASDAQ building.

At half-past nine, Gu Hanchen and Yuan Xi’s hands rested on the electronic bell-ringing button, and they pressed it as the countdown ended.

After the press, applause thundered, and the senior management of Mi Chen jumped for joy. The difficult preparations for the IPO were settled at this moment, and Mi Chen was finally listed.

Under the large screens of NASDAQ, Huo Shiyuan raised his phone and snapped a photo of Yuan Xi’s smiling face on the display; she looked incredibly beautiful at that moment.

Many Chinese people also stopped to take photos of the bell-ringing ceremony displayed on the big screen.

Mi Chen’s IPO quickly made it onto the domestic hot search list.

#MiChenRingsBellAtIPO#

#MiChenGameIPOBonuses#

#NewGameOceanDominatorOfficiallyLaunched#

There weren’t many online congratulating Mi Chen’s Game IPO.

Most were gamers criticizing Mi Chen for being stingy since the IPO bonuses were so minimal.

The new game offered few free items, and it was another game that required heavy spending on in-app purchases.

But despite the criticisms, Ocean Dominator’s download rates soared, and first-time purchases by players hit new highs.

Yuan Xi watched the stock price climb, calculating the wealth she could possess. Huo Shiyuan had transferred all his Mi Chen’s shares to her.

The soaring stock price was somewhat unexpected for Yuan Xi.

After the IPO’s dilution, Yuan Xi held forty-one percent of Mi Chen’s shares.

Based on the closing stock price today, Yuan Xi’s personal assets had reached nearly ninety billion. This was wealth she could never have imagined owning…

The celebration was held in the hotel.

As night fell,

Yuan Xi looked down from the window, and the New York night view captivated her.

The neon lights of the global financial center dazzled. She had finally witnessed this intoxicating world.

Yuan Xi, pregnant, couldn’t drink, and Huo Shiyuan stayed by her side, drinking on her behalf at many toasts.

Due to the pregnancy, time difference, and spending the whole day monitoring Mi Chen’s stock fluctuations and the new game data, Yuan Xi was completely exhausted.

After the banquet, Yuan Xi didn’t stay for the party and dance; she planned to head back with Huo Shiyuan.

Just as they left the hotel elevator, a woman’s high-pitched voice rang out.

“Gu Nuan, what are you doing in New York?”

Gu Nuan, holding her daughter’s hand, ignored Gu Qingyi in front and approached the elevator, “Yuan Xi.”

Yuan Xi greeted her with a light smile, “Miss Gu, Little Yingying.”

Gu Qingyi came forward, seeing Huo Shiyuan and Yuan Xi, remembered seeing them at Xiao Yun’s house the night before, and felt a sudden panic.

Gu Nuan said to Yuan Xi, “It looks like I’m late.”

Yuan Xi replied, “Not too late, the celebration hasn’t ended early; I’m just too tired and leaving ahead.”

Yingying: “Sister Xiao Xi, where’s Shihuo? I haven’t seen Little Huohuo since the holiday.”

Yuan Xi smiled faintly at Little Yingying, “When you come back to the country, come find Little Shihuo by Ruohu.”

Little Yingying smiled at Yuan Xi showing her teeth, “Okay, tell Shihuo, I will come to play with him.”

Xiao Yun in the United States didn’t know Little Huohuo, the little cousin, while Gu Qingyi and her mother-in-law Huo Xue, who had lived together for five years, were aware of Shihuo.

Little Shihuo was extremely cherished in the Huo Family in City A, and Huo Xue adored the little nephew, often favoring him even over her granddaughter.

Gu Qingyi had never expected that Gu Nuan’s daughter would know Little Shihuo!

How could Little Shihuo be close to Gu Nuan’s daughter?

Gu Qingyi looked towards Yuan Xi and said, “Who are you? How can you let Shihuo play with people of dubious background?

Shihuo is destined to be Shi Yi’s successor, his playmates cannot be daughters of questionable lineage!”