Chapter 426 John Stood Her Up
Snow was falling that night.
The snow fell in feather-like flurries, coasting gently to settle on the car roof, floating across the
windshield, and dancing in the pale yellow light of the headlights.
More snow covered the car windows like a pristine nket, and Vivian could only faintly see the figures
inside. With the roar of the car engine, the car left.
The road was dark.
Frozen with shock, Vivian stood unmoving until the snow on her hair melted and flew into her cor.
Julie hade over with an umbre to find her. "Vivi?"
"Mom?" Vivian turned around and saw her mother. She walked to her mother and took shelter under
the umbre.
Vivian''s hands and cheeks were frozen red, and her breath came out in warm, foggy puffs. "Why are
you here?"
"You ran out in a hurry. I was worried about you, so I came out. It''s snowing again. You might get sick
walking under the snow fall without an umbre."
Julie angled the umbre a little towards her daughter and continued to nag. "You''re going to get
married soon, so you can''t get sick now. Nothing is more important than your marriage with Mr. Shi."
"Mom, I''m fine," Vivian answered absentmindedly. Her mother continued to speak, but she was not
listening at all. All she could think about was the sight of Henry kissing the back of Adrian''s hand in the
car.
Social kisses were normal in some countries, but she had never seen any man kiss the back of another
man''s hand.
Besides, she saw Adrian put his arm around Henry''s neck and kiss him on the mouth.
The kiss onlysted for one second, but her mind couldn''t process what she saw.
It was hard for her to ept a rtionship between the two men.
Her mind reyed the scene over and over in her head like a video yer on loop.
Her insides churning, Vivian kept walking with a frown on her face. She was not paying attention to
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where she was going.
"Be careful. Turn right." Julie reached out to pull her daughter''s hand and gave her a sidelong nce.
"What are you thinking about? You''re not even looking at where you''re walking. What should we do if
you end up hurting yourself?"
"What?" Vivian raised her head at the sound of her mother''s admonishment and saw a wall right in
front of her. If she had taken two more steps forward, she would have bumped into it.
She turned right at once. "Nothing. I''m just thinking about something."
"About what?" Julie asked. "Are you missing Mr. Shi?"
Normally, Vivian''s face would turn red at the teasing. Now, all she could think about was the kiss
between Henry and Adrian, which made her extremely ufortable.
"Mom, do you know the person who Henry likes?" Vivian stopped walking to ask.
Julie also halted in her tracks "Wait, what''s going on? Didn''t he admit it in front of us just now? He has
fallen in love with someone, but I don''t know which family she is from. Of course, there''s a possibility
that she''s a nobody.
I''m hoping that it''s thetter because that would be beneficial for us since we don''t need to deal with
her family." Henry was thorn in Julie''s side. Both she and Henry''s mother were shameful mistresses,
but Henry became the CEO of the Ye Group, while Vivian was left with no controlling power over the
Julie thought it would be great if Henry''s girlfriend was just an ordinary person.
Vivian frowned, her insides burning with mixed emotions. She shook her head and said, "No. Neither
an ordinary person nor ady from a rich family."
Julie''s expression turned serious. "Did you see her just now? Who is she? Did you see her clearly?"
"I..." Vivian stammered, stopping herself from saying anything. She had never encountered something
like that, so she found herself unequipped to judge the situation for herself.
Maybe she had seen it wrong—after all, it was snowing heavily at the time, and she was slightly
blinded by the car''s headlights when she saw the scene through the window.
She didn''t daree to a conclusion about something that she wasn''t sure of, or she would get in
trouble.
It was better to keep the knowledge close to her chest for now. To be sure, she would investigate this
matter thoroughly before she said anything.
Vivian had always been cautious, so she wouldn''t tell anyone about it. She took a deep breath to calm
herself down and said, "It''s all right. Let''s go back."
"What?" Julie was confused by Vivian''s about-face. "Did you see anything or not? What do you mean
by saying that she was neither an ordinary person nor ady from a rich family? Is she from a poor
family?"
"No, I must have been mistaken," Vivian quickly denied to cover up what she knew.
She wasn''t sure about it yet, so she didn''t want her mother to find out. She was worried that her mother
would spread it and end up causing trouble for them.
"You don''t have to care about who Henry likes, and you shouldn''t tell others about it. If you piss him off,
we both will suffer," Vivian warned her mother. "Noah is not here, and Dad thinks highly of Henry at this
point. Don''t provoke him."
"Okay, okay. I''ll listen to you." Now, Julie relied entirely on her daughter for herfort, so she was
willing to listen to her. "I still have to remind you—even if you marry Mr. Shi and enjoy a high position in
society and great wealth as his wife, don''t forget that you should have your own money and power so
that you can make important decisions and control others.
Look at me—I''m being supported by your father, and I don''t have the ability to make money. I don''t
have the right to decide on anything important." Julie sighed at the thought.
If she could only decide on important matters in this family, she would have never allowed Henry to
step foot in the Ye family''s vi.
However, the fact remained that she had no voice in such matters. She couldn''t prevent Henry from
Julie''s words touched Vivian''s heart. Her eyes shed with a dark glint. "One day, I will overthrow
Henry and get back the position of CEO of the Ye Group."
"That''s right." Julie held her daughter''s hand, and the two walked back side by side in the snow.
Nothing summarized the rtionship between mother and daughter as sinctly as that moment. Julie
held an umbre to block the snow, and Vivian held onto her mother''s arm and gave advice. They
cheered on each other to go farther.
A week passed in a blink of an eye.
The chilly winter persisted. It did not snow, but the sun was nowhere to be found. The harsh, frigid
breeze buffeted the pedestrians.
Winter in Lexingport City was particrly cold this year.
As scheduled, Vivian went to FG headquarters on Saturday.
She arrived ten minutes early to her scheduled appointment.
"Miss Ye, you''re here." Lisa, who was responsible for receiving Vivian, greeted her courteously. She led
Vivian to a seat inside the shop and prepared a cup of coffee for her.
The shop interiors were heated, so Vivian shrugged off her light tan overcoat, revealing a well-fitting
milky white sweater dress.
A pair of warm skin-toned leggings that matched herplexion and a pair of shiny ck boots
Vivian handed the overcoat to Lisa and said with a smile, "Thank you."
"It''s my job, Miss Ye. Please wait a moment. I''ll ask someone to take the wedding dresses down from
the second floor."
"There''s no rush," Vivian said lightly, although the hand holding the cup of coffee was trembling. She
was feeling anxious for some reason. "I want to wait until John gets here."
Lisa, who had just reached the top of the stairs, stopped and turned around. "Miss Ye, Mr. Shi has sent
word that he is busy at the moment. I''m afraid he won''t be joining us today."