The Sweet Life of Superstar and His Goddess Wife
Chapter 160: Yue Youxi’s Inner Thoughts

Chapter 160: 160: Yue Youxi’s Inner Thoughts

During dinner, the old Yue patriarch brought up the project that Zue Youqi was handling and harshly scolded him. He asked if Zue Youqi had any brains, taking on a project that was clearly going to result in a loss.

After berating him, he told Yue Xingyi and Zue Youqi not to worry about it anymore; he would let Yue Youxi take charge of the project.

"Grandfather, that was a project I brought in..." Zue Youqi tried to argue.

"You still have the nerve to say you brought it in? Ask your father, even if he intervenes, how much would our Yue Family lose?" The old patriarch didn’t want to waste time on him.

This second grandson, not even as good as his son, was someone who only knew how to spend money and not earn it. He couldn’t understand how his son raised such a person, and besides having the Yue family’s blood in his veins, he couldn’t see anything admirable in this grandson.

It was true; if not for the fact that the second grandson carried Yue family blood, he wouldn’t think of having the older grandson clean up his mess.

"Youqi, listen to your grandfather..." Yue Xingyi lacked the ambition to expand the Yue family’s estate, but he still had the insight to know if a project would make or lose money.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have "disciplined" his second son before his father got a chance, even getting caught in the act by him. Otherwise, waiting for his father to discipline him would have been a much harsher punishment.

"But, Dad..." Zue Youqi was about to protest, but his mother, He Baihe, smacked him on the thigh, leaving him no choice but to shut up.

From a young age, he was taught by his mother— in this family, you must listen to your father, or else you have no place here.

Zue Youqi felt aggrieved. He originally wanted to achieve something and show everyone what he was capable of. Clearly, nobody thought highly of him, and the big project worth billions that he had a hard time securing was in their eyes bound to fail.

What infuriated him even more was that his grandfather handed the project to his older brother.

Didn’t they say the project wouldn’t profit? To give it to his older brother, once completed, wouldn’t all the credit go to his brother?!

He really disliked this older brother. Not only was he better than him in every way since childhood, but his mother would also always compare him to his brother, telling him, "If you can’t surpass your brother, not only will you fail to earn your grandfather’s favor, but one day you might even lose your father’s favor, maybe even the entire Yue family."

Damn!

If the Yue family were taken away, what would be left for him?

As he grew older, he increasingly experienced the convenience that came with being the second young master of the Yue family, and Zue Youqi became increasingly fearful that the Yue family might be taken away.

The old patriarch snorted coldly: "Hmph! If you have the ability to turn an originally money-losing project into a profit, I’ll give it to you."

Zue Youqi didn’t dare to make a sound: "..."

And so, Yue Youxi took over this mess. Because of this, he busied himself for several days, either going to the site for inspections or sorting out information and data, making sure he had a clear understanding.

Once he was well-prepared, he began to plan the next steps.

His new assistant, Xu Hanshan, was personally assigned to him by the old patriarch, a young and beautiful, talented female college student. He slightly frowned but remained silent.

This Xu Hanshan was a second-generation rich kid, but not the kind who was good for nothing. Instead, she was the kind who, knowing her family’s wealth, had clear goals from a young age, studied hard, and wanted to realize her life’s dreams.

Yue Youxi had encountered women like Xu Hanshan before; since he began handling company affairs, such women often surrounded him.

Possibly because of his own marriage failure, the old patriarch placed great importance on the marriage of his descendants, strongly opposing his sons or grandsons marrying women from mismatched backgrounds.

As for his father, Yue Xingyi, although he married Yue Youxi’s mother according to his grandfather’s arrangement, the result wasn’t happy. Therefore, the grandfather came up with another strategy, which was to ensure that all the women around his eldest grandson had some degree of proper background (not necessarily equal to the Yue family, but at least wealthy second-generation types who had access to the upper class).

Unfortunately, after so many years, Yue Youxi had never met a woman who moved his heart until...

One day after finishing a busy workday, Yue Youxi returned to the Yue home and went straight to his favorite study room. Because of his love for photography, half of the room had been converted into a darkroom where he could develop photos himself.

Among the many photos, there was one not very prominently placed, a photo of a woman stored in a particularly unique way among the others.

Whenever he wanted to see it, he just had to remember the original code to quickly pull it out.

The woman was sitting on a park bench, gently smiling, with a few small birds resting on her shoulders and legs, harmoniously at ease with her.

Why did she look a bit familiar?

Ah?!

It was Mu Qiuniang?!

As it turned out, the photographer who secretly photographed Mu Qiuniang in the park was Yue Youxi himself. Sadly, at the time, Mu Qiuniang was taken away by Jiang Nuo, and he couldn’t find her afterwards.

Even though some time had passed, Yue Youxi still couldn’t forget the woman he had photographed.

He didn’t dare let his grandfather know, fearing that if he did, he might never see this woman again.

Yue Youxi’s fingers tenderly caressed the woman’s face, especially her smiling mouth, a smile that warmed him like a spring breeze, comforting his soul with just a glance.

Losing his mother at a young age, Yue Youxi’s childhood was unhappy. Because of the grandfather’s excessive attention, his father, Yue Xingyi, was extremely hostile towards him. He also had a half-brother by a stepmother, who constantly looked threateningly at him. Not to mention, she had given birth to a pair of twins whom the grandfather adored.

He knew from a young age that if he didn’t meet his grandfather’s high expectations, he would be replaced one day, and possibly lose anyone’s protection.

That’s why he worked tirelessly. His excellence was not innate but earned through hard work and diligence. He had no childhood, and even during his teenage years, he dared not rebel.

Only when he had firmly established himself in the Yue family did he "rebel" once in the face of his father’s burgeoning jealousy by leaving for the so-called "dream" of his away from the Yue family.

In reality, photography was just a hobby. He wandered everywhere with a camera, never relinquishing control over the Yue family.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have chosen this time to return— Zue Youqi caused a huge financial loss to the Yue family, but it was still within his power to redeem it. His return was to ensure everyone realized that he was the most suitable person to lead the Yue family.

Surely, his grandfather realized it now, didn’t he?

The project issue was nearly resolved. Yue Youxi had more and more time to be enamored with this woman, yearning to find her and present her with his most sincere love.

As for whether this woman would accept his feelings, Yue Youxi never contemplated it. He felt he was so exceptional that he was not only the future leader of the new generation of the Yue family but also very handsome and devoted. How could she not like him?

Now, the only thing he needed to be cautious about was not to let the world know about this woman’s existence until he officially became the Family Head of the Yue family and gained complete control over it.