The Sweet Life of Superstar and His Goddess Wife
Chapter 159: Yue Family (Extra updates with monthly ticket)

Chapter 159: 159: Yue Family (Extra updates with monthly ticket)

After Yue Youxi returned to the Yue Family, he was thrown into the company by his grandfather to clean up his second brother’s mess.

Zue Youqi had been drunk by some bad friends and recently took on a lousy project, investing one billion, and if it goes wrong, everything would be lost, as if throwing money into water without a ripple.

Even if handled well, it probably won’t earn much, clearly a thankless task.

Zue Youqi was severely beaten by his father. No matter how wasteful he was, he couldn’t squander money like this. No matter how much money the Yue Family had, it couldn’t be squandered this way.

"Zue Youqi, if you don’t have your elder brother’s skills, don’t do this kind of thing. Look at what you’ve been doing lately. Are you uncomfortable unless you bankrupt the Yue Family?"

Yue Xingyi knew he couldn’t do great things to take the Yue Family to the next level, so he placed all his hopes on this second son, but he didn’t expect this son to be so useless.

His wife, He Baihe, was anxious beside him, but didn’t dare to interfere in her husband’s affairs.

"Hubby, be gentle. If you hurt him, it’ll be troublesome. No matter what, he’s your biological son, and he’s still young. He’ll have plenty of opportunities to change in the future..."

"When Yue Youxi was his age, he was already the executive director of the company!" Yue Xingyi said.

He Baihe immediately started crying, pear blossom with rain: "I knew it, you complain that I lack skills, not as smart, wise, and sensible as your ex-wife, so my son isn’t even a match for her son... I might as well have my son give up the position to her son, let her son be your treasure, your precious son..."

"Mom, stop saying that. In his heart, I’ve never matched up to big brother, not for a day. Let it be, who’s making me pitiful, unloved..." Zue Youqi also cried beside her.

He, a man in his twenties, didn’t feel ashamed.

Old Master Yue had a headache. His precious grandson had finally come back, only to face this kind of situation as soon as he returned, which was really...

Zhao Youxi’s expression was somewhat mocking. Every time he came back, this kind of scene would play out, what was it all for? If not for his grandfather being in this house, he really didn’t want to return.

"Enough!" Old Master Yue shouted loudly.

Yue Xingyi, He Baihe, Zue Youqi shuddered and looked at him with some fear.

"Youxi finally comes back for a visit, can you stop fussing?" Old Master Yue really didn’t want to bother with this eldest son.

In fact, when Old Master Yue was young, he was quite handsome and had many achievements in business. But sometimes, as they say, beauties are the ruin of heroes, and that holds true to some extent.

Old Master Yue encountered the calamity of his life, an ordinary girl from a poor family.

His parents naturally disapproved at the time, but he married this woman, who clearly didn’t match the Yue Family’s status, by going on a hunger strike.

In his view, the Yue Family already had such a vast estate, it didn’t need a woman of equal status to add more. Marrying a woman he loved was the greatest happiness.

It seemed he forgot that equal status didn’t mean everything, but whether the woman he loved could keep up with his pace was crucial.

His parents clearly disliked his wife, and his wife was not happy marrying him, unable to adjust to the rich life of the Yue Family, especially Old Master Yue’s "social circle."

How could someone who discussed mundane matters daily converse with those discussing pearls and jade? His wife was quickly rejected by that circle, and not only did she fail to help Old Master Yue but sometimes caused trouble.

There was no choice but to take her to such events less and less. But since he couldn’t be without a female companion, his secretary or some advanced assistant had to fill the role.

Rumors then reached his wife’s ears, becoming him having an affair outside. She had many quarrels and fights with him, leaving him exhausted.

At that time, he seemed to understand the reason for his parents’ opposition. Just as he was about to get divorced, the woman became pregnant, and their first and only child, Yue Xingyi, was born.

She died in childbirth.

Old Master Yue, after all, loved her, felt he had pulled her into this circle and failed to protect her, causing her to die so young, very remorseful. So, Old Master Yue spoiled this only son, overly indulgent, resulting in this son being "inept."

Yue Xingyi couldn’t make any significant achievements in business, only able to maintain what was there, requiring constant supervision, lest it all gets plotted away by that woman’s connivance.

Later, Old Master Yue forcefully insisted he marry a friend’s daughter, who was Yue Youxi’s mother, from an upper-class background, well-educated, equally ambitious.

Unfortunately, this woman couldn’t capture Yue Xingyi’s heart. Like Old Master Yue, he fell in love with a woman of ordinary background, He Baihe.

Yue Xingyi’s infidelity dealt a great blow to Yue Youxi’s mother, who became depressed and passed away not long after his birth. Yue Xingyi then defied Old Master Yue’s expectations, married He Baihe, and had the Yue Family’s second grandson, Zue Youqi.

Strangely, Old Master Yue didn’t want this woman in the family, but when she got pregnant and he had few grandchildren, he allowed her in.

She indeed bore children, giving the Yue Family a pair of twins, Yue Youyun and Yue Youlin, after Zue Youqi’s birth.

To prevent his eldest grandson from being schemed against or led astray by this woman, Old Master Yue decided to raise Yue Youxi himself. Under strict guidance, Yue Youxi grew.

Yue Youxi’s education was highly successful, excelling from a young age and winning many awards. Before he even reached adulthood, he began accompanying Old Master Yue to company businesses, achieving certain success.

By graduation, he was already independent and capable.

Nevertheless, Yue Xingyi had a soft ear, and He Baihe knew Old Master Yue disliked her. She feared that if Old Master Yue handed the Yue Family leadership to Yue Youxi, her own son would have nothing. So, she often murmured to Yue Xingyi, insisting his elder son was nothing like him, not close, and if his elder son took power, what would happen to their family of five?

Moreover, Yue Youxi’s competence contrasted strongly with Yue Xingyi’s ineptitude, embarrassing him as a father. Especially since this eldest son didn’t respect or regard him at all.

He could only place more hope on Zue Youqi.

He also feared Old Master Yue would bypass his position, giving the family leadership to his eldest son, leaving him with nothing. Therefore, when Yue Youxi decided to resign from the executive director position at Yue Group to pursue his ambition as a photographer, Yue Xingyi whole-heartedly supported it.

Old Master Yue, deeply fond of Yue Youxi, recalled not providing a joyful childhood due to his remorse for Yue Youxi’s mother, hoping his grandson would have a better life, nodded in agreement.

Thus, his eldest grandson left and didn’t return for many years.

Now, having finally returned, Old Master Yue absolutely did not wish for him to leave again. His age increasingly advanced, health declining, uncertain how much longer he could hold on.

"Youxi, don’t get upset. They’re always like this, arguing all the time, who knows what about. You must be tired. Let the housekeeper take you to your room for a good rest, and come down for dinner later. Your room, ah, it’s still just as before, nothing has changed..."

Turning back, the displeasure vanished from Old Master Yue’s face, his attitude towards Yue Youxi was like a spring breeze, wonderfully amiable.

He Baihe and Zue Youqi looked on with some jealousy. The same grandson, but Old Master Yue was too biased, wasn’t he?