Brilliant Years 1991

Chapter 225 Mrs. Cao, the second wife, the third wife.

Saturday morning, almost eleven o'clock.

Repulse Bay Villa District, Cao’s House.

Starting early in the morning, under the leadership of Li Qingxia, everyone in the villa began to get nervous. Li Qingxia herself, the three maids, and the driver were all busy.

In fact, I started getting busy the day before yesterday.

Although Cao Yukun rejected the idea of ​​hiring an outside chef to cook, he still insisted that it was just a family dinner and should be natural. There was no need to make it too grand or like a ceremony. But Li Qingxia still did not dare to neglect it. Not only had she started ordering ingredients in advance, but today, although she did not cook herself, she almost started watching the maid clean up from the beginning.

As for herself, she got up early in the morning to dress up, trying to make herself look gentle and refreshing, but not too ostentatious or gaudy.

In short, it was destined to be an awkward meeting, but one could not take it lightly at all.

Just after eleven o'clock, Cao Yukun's Mercedes drove into the house.

After receiving the notification from the driver, Li Qingxia hurried out and stood at the door of the villa to greet them.

Well, I saw her in person - she was beautiful, especially her temperament, which was indeed noble and noble like a lady from a rich family. Moreover, this Miss Guo seemed to have a kind of competence and sharpness that was rarely seen in other young ladies from wealthy families. In short, she was definitely not an ordinary person.

"Let me introduce you to Li Qingxia and Guo Chaoqiong."

"Hello, Sister Qingxia. Wow, you are even more beautiful than in the movies."

"Thank you Miss Guo, you are so beautiful too."

"Oh, nonsense, I picked them all!"

Several maids, including the driver from Li Qingxia's villa, as well as the driver and bodyguards who followed Cao Yukun's car, were all there. Although they didn't dare to watch, they were able to witness it from the side - this scene is not common, even in Hongkong, it has been rare in recent years. Seeing it once is really an eye-opener.

There are countless wealthy men who are in love with female celebrities. In the best case, their wives won't say anything, but in the worse case, their wives will curse them as vixens. It's not uncommon for a man to have two girlfriends at the same time, but it's very normal for the girlfriends of both sides to have a quarrel, and for the famous ones, the quarrels will even be reported in the newspapers.

It’s better here, both sides are very polite when they meet.

This slightly polite and courteous, and of course a bit awkward, scene was broken by Cao Yukun's words. He even openly hugged both women, one in each hand.

However, just as he was about to speak, a car drove in from behind.

So he loosened his arm and turned around.

The car stopped and the driver got out quickly, opened the door for the back, and covered the top of the door with his hand. Then Zhou Aimin, who was dressed elegantly, got out of the car, looked up, smiled, and walked over quickly.

Cao Yukun directly extended his hand and caught her from a distance, turned around and introduced, "You have all seen them in the newspapers, Guo Chaoqiong, Li Qingxia... This is Zhou Aimin."

"Hello, Miss Li, Hello, Miss Guo!"

Zhou Aimin took the initiative to greet him in a rather humbly manner.

Pansy Kwok and Cheryl Lai also responded quickly.

"Okay, go in, we can talk inside."

Actually... they probably don't have much to say to each other.

What can be said?

Although they shared the same man, and because of this man's strength and dominance, they had to bite the bullet and participate in such a meeting, but even if they could not be called enemies, they were definitely not friends.

Give each other gifts.

Cao Yukun had instructed us in advance, just show some friendship!

Lai Ching-ha prepared two pairs of earrings, one for each of the other two; Chow Ai-min prepared two bracelets; and Pansy Kwok was somewhat creative, preparing two sets of immortality locks, saying they were for her unborn children.

Well, that's enough to be content with.

No matter how conceited Cao Yukun is, he would feel that he is already very awesome for having achieved this point, and he would not even expect the relationship between them to get any better.

But when I actually sat down, there wasn't really nothing to talk about.

They couldn't and didn't want to talk about their innermost feelings, but since they were both celebrities, there was plenty of material to talk about.

Sister Qingxia, you are really popular recently. Everyone says that you are one of the few who has successfully transformed yourself. Are you really not going to take on acting jobs in the future? Even after you give birth?

Well, she doesn’t like me staying in the entertainment industry all the time, which is also good. Filming is actually very dangerous. I almost went blind while filming “New Dragon Inn”!

Vivian, what about you? Big Times is so popular, I see you've been getting a lot of attention recently, are you not taking on acting jobs anymore? Are you going to release an album? Oh, that's right, then just take good care of your pregnancy!
Oh, your due date is July, mine is June.

Arjun, your dress is so beautiful and elegant. Oh, it's from Tiffany. OK, I'll call you later and let's go shopping together. You are so elegant. You look great in this dress.

No way, let alone now, even if I were ten years younger, I still couldn’t compare with you.

Barabara...

Okay, that's good.

Cao Yukun's rules are actually very simple. No matter whether he is doing business, managing a company, picking up girls, or dealing with family affairs, there is only one rule - you all behave yourself, and I will do whatever I say!

Being obedient means being a good employee!

Being obedient means you are a good girl!
He does not really need his employees to have any pioneering ideas, because his ideas carry a thirty-year perspective, and he believes that they must be the most pioneering, the most imaginative, and the most visionary.

He hates all the things his women do, and hates that they have so-called opinions about themselves, saying that they can't do this or that.

No, none of that is necessary.

Just listen to me.

Like now, I feel that since we have seen the newspapers, we might as well just get together and have a friendly meeting. At least we should have some feelings for each other and not engage in any intrigue or sniping, because although you are all smart, you are not as smart as me! Very good, the purpose has been fully achieved.

Even... although these were just some topics that were on the tip of their tongues, they were still able to chat seriously, with some words going back and forth. At first glance, it sounded quite lively. From the moment they met, there wasn't even a single awkward silence that would have made everyone feel awkward. This could be considered an over-achievement.

Li Qingxia prepared a large table of dishes and filled the big table in the villa's restaurant.

Although they are all home-cooked flavors, they still look very grand.

The two pregnant women drank water instead of wine, but Cao Yukun and Guo Chaoqiong still poured a little red wine. Before eating, Cao Yukun knocked on the table to quiet the three women, and then he said: "I know that you all feel awkward when you meet today. I don't have any other requirements. You don't even have to be friends in the future, but at least don't be enemies and live your own lives."

"Although I, Cao Yukun, may not have great abilities, I can guarantee you a lifetime of wealth and glory."

"Of course... I'll drink this glass of wine first. I know I've wronged you."

He tilted his head back and drank a glass of red wine. When he put down the glass, the three women subconsciously stood up at the same time, but the decanter was on Li Qingxia's side. Guo Chaoqiong and Zhou Aimin both stood up halfway and sat down again.

Li Qingxia helped Cao Yukun pour another half cup of wine.

However, just as she turned around and sat down, Cao Yukun continued, "I don't plan to marry anyone in this life..."

With just this one sentence, the three women who were originally paying attention to him suddenly had different expressions.

There was only a slight flash of disappointment on Li Qingxia's face, and Zhou Aimin also had an expression of "as expected", but Guo Chaoqiong's face suddenly became a little ugly.

The reason is obvious. Li Qingxia is already very old, 19 years older than Cao Yukun. Although Cao Yukun had expressed his desire to marry her in order to lure her into bed, she was later caught by Cao Yukun. She gradually came to her senses and realized that it was impossible for Cao Yukun to marry her.

Today, when Cao Yukun's three-timing affair was exposed, she obviously understood at the first moment that even if Zhou Aimin was younger, she would have no chance of competing with Guo's eldest daughter, Guo Chaoqiong - she gave up and decided to be a concubine.

Zhou Aimin had held out a glimmer of hope for a long time. Although she knew that Cao Yukun must be having affairs outside and had more than one girlfriend, she thought she was in a good condition after all. As long as she took good care of him and gave him a child, maybe when he reached marriageable age and wanted to choose someone to marry, she would have a good chance of getting married.

However, it was the outbreak of the three-timing incident that made her realize at the same time as Li Qingxia that facing a girl like Miss Guo, who could provide him with a considerable degree of career growth, her youthful beauty was really not worth mentioning - the other girl had plenty of it, and was even one year younger than her. Not to mention that according to media reports, Miss Guo had been a virgin and had never had a love history.

As for his so-called fame as a star, to be frank, it could even be considered a minus in this matter. Wasn't the fact that the media had been reporting on the incident because he and Lai Ching-ha were so famous?

So... Cao Yukun said that he didn't plan to get married in this life. As for Li Qingxia and Zhou Aimin, they had nothing to lose, so their expressions were naturally calm.

On the other hand, Guo Chaoqiong's face would certainly not look good.

How can I not get married?
But at this moment, despite all kinds of thoughts rising and falling in her mind, she only moved her lips slightly, and in the end she did not open her mouth to interrupt Cao Yukun - it was obvious that he had gathered the three of them together and was setting rules for everyone. Even if they had opinions, they must not raise them in public like this. As long as they did so, it would be considered resistance. With his character, if she showed such resistance to him in public, she would be dead.

Let’s break up!
He had mentioned it on his own initiative.

But how could I break up with him!
Never break up! Never break up even if I die!

After breaking up with him, where can I find a man like him?
"I believe that I always keep my word. My words are much more useful than that marriage certificate! And as long as we get married, with my lustful and insatiable personality, I am destined to favor one over the other. There is no need to create conflicts for nothing!"

"Of course, we still need to decide on something."

"I don't like some of the customs here in Hongkong, but since I'm here, I should follow the local customs. Also, I don't like you being called Mrs. Li, Mrs. Zhou, Mrs. Guo, etc. in the future. What a shame! You are all my women, so of course I have to give you some status!"

"It's better to make it right now than to discuss it later when there's a conflict! This idea is mine, and it must be done this way. If any of you have any opinions or disagreements, just say so directly and you can withdraw. If you want any compensation, tell me and I'll give it to you! But as long as you continue to be my woman, you must listen to me. This is my rule."

"From now on, Ah Qiong will be Mrs. Cao to the outside world, Qingxia, you are the second wife, and Aimin, you are the third wife."

"I've finished what I'm saying. Do you have any comments?"

Guo Chaoqiong's brows relaxed at once.

This... works too.

Even if there is no marriage certificate and there will most likely be no wedding in the future, this is still acceptable. At least I have such a public and respectable identity - just kidding, it's not good for the eldest daughter of the Guo family to not even have such a status. With the invincible intelligence of the man I love, I know that he will definitely not deny me even this most basic respect.

As for more...it’s up to you!
Get involved in his career and make your own achievements!

Give him a few more sons to take over our common business in the future!

Even if there is no marriage certificate, as long as you have these, who dares to say that you are not the real Mrs. Cao?

Li Qingxia subconsciously turned her head to look at Zhou Aimin, and Zhou Aimin happened to look at her as well. The two exchanged glances and then quickly looked away.

Although she felt somewhat unhappy that Cao Yukun had raised the topic so openly in front of everyone, in fact, he was only pointing out a situation that everyone had tacitly acknowledged.

This was not a rare thing in the red sky in the past.

Mr. Huo, who is very well-known in both Taiwan, Mainland China and Taiwan, also has several wives. Except for the first wife who accompanies him to some public events, the other wives basically keep a low profile, but they all raise children for him and enjoy the wealth and prosperity he brings to the family. Mr. Huo’s third wife is named Lin Shuduan. Her photo once appeared in the newspapers of Hong Kong, and her beauty once shocked the whole of Hong Kong. After she married Mr. Huo, she gave birth to four boys for him. So what? She is still the third wife.

But then again, what about the third wife? She is still Mrs. Huo.

Apart from the fact that her children would not be able to participate in the first wife's industries in the future, she herself not only lived a life of luxury and never had to worry about money, but also had no worries about food and clothing. She raised several children in peace and security, and they all later became successful in their own ways, and her life was very happy.

This is a past event that countless women in Hongkong envy - and it's not even too past, as not only is it right next to them, but the person is still alive, and it hasn't been that many years!

Only little girls who have not yet left school would yearn for a perfect fairy-tale love. Any girl who has been hit by reality would understand that the life of the third wife of the Huo family is, in fact, a perfect life that 99% of women in the world can only dream of.

To stay with such a great man for a lifetime, to love him, to bear children for him, and at the same time to enjoy the stable and affluent life he brings to oneself, just like this... is also love.

"Any comments?"

Cao Yukun asked again.

Still no one spoke.

Even the expressions of the three women were almost identical—they all lowered their eyes slightly, looking obedient and submissive, listening obediently to their men's arrangements and having no objection no matter how they were arranged.

So Cao Yukun knocked on the table and said, "Come on, have a drink and eat!"

(End of this chapter)