Chapter 50: 050: Good news from Lin Ruri.
Moonlight Lake Mansion
Yue Xuexia was sitting cross-legged on the couch with a huge bowl of ice cream in her hand, a plate of fruits on her left, and a plate of macaroons and creampuffs on her right, all while watching the English television series Lucifer. She was dressed in a great white shark onesie.
Today, Yue Xuexia had nothing to do since her parents had gone fishing this morning, her sister had returned to class, and they would only be going home in the afternoon. Tai Yang and Tang Bingyu, her new bodyguard, were with her in the big house, and they were all currently watching the third season of the marathon series of Lucifer.
On her right, Tai Yang is surrounded by pizza, popcorn, corn dogs, and all other snacks. On the left is Tang Bingyu wearing her special ancient robe seat beside Yue Xuexia eating a plate of pudding while watching the huge screen intently. After being comatose for years, she had missed a lot of drama series. Unexpectedly, she and Yue Xuexia had the same taste in the series, and whatever Yue Xuexia chose to watch matched her favorite genres. Tai Yang is different. He is only there for food.
The three of them were staring at the video before their eyes when Yue Xuexia's phone rang. She picked it up and was shocked to see that Lin Ruri had sent a video of an ultrasound that showed what happens when someone checks on an unborn child. However, she quickly realized what the video was showing.
This video proves that her friend, Lin Ruri, who is currently in Korea, is pregnant. It was shared with the chat group that Ru Lanyu and Xiao Muen are a part of. Yue Xuexia was thrilled to hear the good news and gave the video a heart right away.
On the chat group:
Yue: Congratulations! I became an Aunt! Hahaha~
Lin: You three are the future godmothers and godfathers, okay?
Yue: Sure!
Ru: Congrats! This is our group's first baby!
Xiao: Congratulations! When and where is the wedding? We will attend it even if it's in korea.
Yue: That's right. Xiao Ru sent an invitation. If you want I will also bring Aunt and your brothers to korea to attend the wedding.
Lin: No need. It's too expensive. I don't have that much money to bring mom and brothers to Korea just to attend a wedding.
Yue: Nonsense! A wedding is the most important day for a woman. Don't worry about anything. Leave it to me, Lanyu and Muen. We will bring your family with you.
Lin: But...
Yue: No, but... Give me your husband's number. I want to talk to him about something.
Lin: Okay. I believe you. Thank you, Xuexue.
Yue: You're welcome. All for my future niece or nephew. Hehe~
Lin: This is my husband's number. He is Korean, so speaking English might be a bit hard. Do you want me to translate?
Yue: No need. I'm going to talk to him for a bit.
Yue had logged out.
Ru: Ruru, Xuexue doesn't need it. She can now speak most languages. Let them converse on their own.
Xiao: Don't forget to inform your family. I will drop by personally to explain things.
Ru: So, when is the wedding?
Lin: December, first week.
Xiao: With the date, we can adjust our vacation date accordingly.
Ru: I'm excited. Wait for us there!
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Yue Xuexia terminated the chat, stepped away for a bit, made an international video call using the number Lin Ruri had given her, returned to her room, left the other two to tidy up the theater, put the head of Lotte Tower on hold, and remembered to change into more formal attire before facing the camera.
It appears that Lin Ruri gave her husband a brief explanation about Yue Xuexia and her acquaintances. As a result, when the call came through, Yue Xuexia recognized Han Yoonjun, a gold agent for HYBE Corporation, who was Korean and appeared to be in his late twenties or early thirties.
Of course, before to the conversation, Yue Xuexia purchased some information about this man from the dark web in order to examine his background. She was startled to find that this man came from an affluent family, but he left to pursue his ambition of being an agent. After years of hard effort, he achieved the status of gold agent in his present business, which can only be counted on two hands.
Lin Ruri is a beautiful and sincere girl with pure eyes and kindness in her bones. She thanked Han Yoonjun for saving her and ended their polite exchange. As for how he and Lin Ruri met, he once helped her when one of the rowdy guests of the hotel was about to force her into something she did not like.
They never would have imagined that they would cross paths again during a blind group date set up by their friends; they are already acquainted, so it did not take long for them to grow closer and ultimately fall in love. Han Yoonjun is genuine, despite the fact that their nationalities are different; he truly loves Lin Ruri.
The two of them, however, come from very different backgrounds. As expected, the man's family finds it difficult to accept a simple, background-free woman like Lin Ruri. This caused Han Yoonjun to become enraged and to break away from his family. As a result, the wedding was actually very simple, with only their friends from Korea invited. When comparing the bride's and groom's circles of friends, Lin Ruri's is much smaller than her husband's.
Yue Xuexia's suggestions actually made Lin Ruri very happy because who would not want their family and friends to attend their own wedding? Han Yoonjun actually had not thought of inviting Yue Xuexia, Ru Lanyu, and Xiao Muen, especially his wife's family, and was even willing to pay for their plane tickets, but not because Lin Ruri agreed. She did not want to burden her husband.
Yue Xuexia narrowed her eyes as she continued to read the contents of Han Yoonjun's profile.
"Xiao Ru found a good man. So he works in HYBE Corporation. That's good. I can help promote him even though I am only the second biggest shareholder of HYBE Corporation," She mumbles. "It seems I need to contact the CEO of HYBE Corporation."
As Yue Xuexia prepares to speak with the CEO of HYBE Corporation, he hears the system conversing with him—a highly unusual occurrence.
[Why are you helping this human called Lin Ruri so much? Isn't it enough to send her money?]
Yue Xuexia halted her movements and smiled as if recalling something. She answered the system's question.
"You know that my family is poor before you come to me. The money I received through freelancing isn't enough. There are times when I don't even have enough to spend for a month. Those times were the hardest, there wasn't anything to eat. At that time, Lanyu and Muen would also help but their situation is only a bit better than my family. Lin Ruri is also the same but regardless of her distance, she would always be there to help me in my hardest. Lending me money to buy my family food and not even expecting me to return it. She insists on not making me pay as she understands my situation. She is always there to help even if she is in another country. She is one of the savior in my life."
"Now that my situation is completely different from before, I won't be stingy with money like she did. I am always the type to repay the kind given to me a hundred times. Her kindness was enough for me to continue living in this broken world. Now that she needs me, there is no need to hesitate. I will help her with everything I get. She deserves that much."
The system was stunned by this response. Only he knew how much Yue Xuexia had lived before he took her on as his host; her life had been a downward spiral, and although she had been born with a good star destiny, her fate had ended early. It is apparent that the world was attempting to seal her fate for a reason; she was, like him, a Heavenly defying fate that the Heavenly Dao wanted to suppress, which is why he had chosen her; however, unlike him, who lived his life in conceit and with everything at hand, he now realized that despite their similar destiny, their experiences in life were different.
While he led an immortal king's life, she only had a meek mortal's. Just as Yue Xuexia was unable to comprehend his coldness when observing the world, he was also unable to comprehend her generosity toward the helpless. Consequently, he chose to remain silent and watch her alter her life as she pleased, only offering her his unwavering support as his chosen host.
[I will make sure you will live your life in wealth and happiness.]
Yue Xuexia was startled and the voice of the system just now was so soft that she didn't hear it properly.
"Eh? Did you say something, system?" She asked in confusion.
[Nothing. Do your business.]
"Okay?"
Yue Xuexia made a video call request to the CEO of HYBE Corporation, and the CEO, Kim Doyoung, responded to it as soon as he saw Yue Xuexia's name. He was courteous as usual, considering that Yue Xuexia is merely one of the shareholders and not the largest holder like the owner of HYBE Corporation. In addition, the owner stated that the second shareholder should always have their requests listened to and that there was no need for them to report to him. This illustrates the position of the company's second-largest shareholder.
Click!
The video showed a middle-aged man in a smart white suit who seemed like a dapper mature man. He was taken aback by the ethereal beauty in front of him, but he quickly awoke and smiled politely.
Mr. Kim Doyoung said, "Annyeonghaseyo, Yue seonsaengnim-isingayo?"
[Hello! Are you Miss Yue?]
Yue Xuexia responded, "Ye. Je ileum-eun Yue Xuexia ibnida. Hoesaui juju-ibnida. i daehwaleul gyesoghagi jeon-e sangsa-ege hwag-inhae boseyo."
[Yes. My name is Yue Xuexia. A shareholder of your company. You may check it with your boss before we can continue this conversation.]
CEO Kim wanted to make sure that Miss Yue could communicate in their language, so as soon as he accepted the video call, he spoke in Korean. He did not anticipate that she would answer in Korean, speaking with the correct accent and vocabulary that momentarily stunned him.
CEO Kim Doyoung was stunned. "..."
Yue Xuexia frowned for a bit and asked, "Kim seonsaengnim, Yeongyeol-eun jal doesinayo?"
[Mr. Kim, is your connection alright?]
CEO Kim responded, "Ah? Ye. Ne, Jeoui mulyeham-eul yongseohaejuseyo. Naneun jogeum nollassda. Miss Yue-ui hangug-eoneun johseubnida."
[Ah? Yes. Yes, please do forgive my rudeness. I was a bit startled. Miss Yue's Korean is good.]
"Miseu ssiui butag-eul modu deul-eodallaneun myeonglyeong-eul bad-ass-euni ju-in-ege yeonlaghal pil-yoneun eobs-seubnida. Naneun gwihaui modeun yocheong-eul wanlyohagi wihae choeseon-eul dahal geos-ibnida. Jinhae Hasigi balabnida."
[There is no need for me to contact the owner as I was given a command to listen to all requests Miss You will make. I will try my best to complete all your requests. Please go ahead.]
Yue Xuexia thought the owner was a good man; she had already received a call from him directly, and he seemed like a kind uncle who inquired about her needs and whether or not she wanted to change anything about the company. She had already stated that she would not become directly involved in its plans, but that she would be happy to help if they needed a sponsor and that they just needed to comply with a few minor requests of hers.
She replied, "Joh-ayo. nae yocheong-eun gandanhabnida. Dangsin pyeon-en eun han-yujin-ilaneun geum-yowon-i iss-eo ya habnida. Naneun geu ge seungjin-eul chucheonhago sipda."
[That's good. My request is simple. You should have a gold agent named Han Yoojin on your side. I would like to recommend him for promotion.]
"Geuege neomu nop-eun ji wileul jul pil-yoon eun eobs-seubnida. geauga gajoggwa hamkke sigan-eul bonael su issneun anjeongdoen goa-issseubnida. Geuui god anaega doel salam-eun naui gajang chinhan chingu-ibnida. naneun danji geudeul-ui salm-eul jogeum deo johge mandeulgi sip-eul ppun-ibnida. Dangsin-i nae yocheong-eul ihaenghal su issdamyeon naneun dangsin-i hoesa-eseo jinhaeng jung-in modeun peulojegteue sayonghal su issdolog 10eog won-eul jugessseubnida."
[No need to give him too high a position. Just a stable one in which he would have time to spend with his family. His soon to be wife is my best friend. I just want to make their lives a bit better. If you can fulfill my request I will give a billion won for you to use in any active projects you have in your company.]
CEO Kim was shocked. "10eog won?!"
[One billion won?!]
Yue Xuexia nodded her head and said, "Dangsin-i nae yocheong-eul ihaenghal su issneun han dangsin-i geu don-eul eodie sayonghadeun naneun sang-gwanhaji anhseubnida."
[I don't care where you use the money as long as you can fulfill my request.]
CEO Kim thought he had woken up next to a goddess. He became incredibly nice right away, assuming that the one with the money is god. Now, he understood why his boss had granted her every request.
He immediately agreed to the request of Yue Xuexia.
"Modeun geos-eul jeoege matgyeojuseyo Miss Yue. Gwihaui yocheong-eun ganeunghan han choedan sigan naee ihaengdoel geos-ibnida."
[Please leave everything to me Miss Yue. Your request shall be fulfilled in the shortest time possible.]
Yue Xuexia felt delighted that this CEO is an easy man to talk to. Since her business is done, she bids her farewell.
"Geuge jeonbu-ibnida. Joh-eun halu bonaeseyo!"
[That will be all. Have a good day!]
CEO Kim stood up and bowed down in front of the camera. He respectfully bid Yue Xuexia farewell as if seeing off the boss himself.
"Nimdo joh-eun halu bonaeseyo!"
[Have a nice day as well!]
It was only then that Yue Xuexia ended her conversation with the CEO of HYBE Corporation; she was not used to speaking for extended periods of time and felt her throat drying up, so she went to the kitchen to make a frappe and then called Lin Ruri's fiancé.