chapter 3 I wish you happiness (2)

"Wishing you happiness!"
These simple words, yet they felt like sharp knives, piercing directly into Olivia Wang's heart.
The pain was profound.
It hurt so much that Olivia Wang felt like she was about to faint.
Just a few minutes ago, to secure her position as Kevin Li's lover, she was mocking Eric Ye for not being able to afford an LV bag, a BMW, or even a house.
But a few minutes later, this young man whom she had relentlessly mocked, the one who was wholeheartedly determined to marry her, could buy the entire LV company for her, acquire the BMW company for her, design a car specifically for her, and provide her with many properties wherever she wished to reside.
For money's sake, she rejected Eric Ye, who genuinely cared for her, and chose Kevin Li, who had a home and a family!
But now it seemed she had lost everything for the sake of her vanity.
She wanted to call Eric Ye to tell him she liked him.
She wanted to tell Eric Ye that she would return to Rongdu City with him.
She wanted to tell Eric Ye that she wanted to be with him for the rest of her life.
But as she watched the forlorn figure of Eric Ye, she understood that she had lost it all forever.
Tears blurred Olivia Wang's eyes, and she sat there foolishly. At this moment, she felt like a dirty and despicable clown.
Not far away, Kevin Li stood just as foolishly, watching the woman he liked fall to the ground. He didn't dare to look at her too much, as if afraid Eric Ye would catch him.
Especially thinking about how he had mocked the other for being poor just a while ago, he wished he could slap himself.
The only fortunate thing was that the other didn't seem to want to have anything to do with him. If Chairman Wang found out he was keeping the woman Eric Ye liked, he didn't know what consequences he would face.
"Oh, by the way..." Just when Kevin Li thought this matter might end, Eric Ye, who was already in the car, suddenly lowered the car window.
"Is he with you?" Eric Ye pointed at Kevin Li and asked Ethan Wang, who was beside him.
"Yes, Mr. Ye..." Ethan Wang was puzzled, not understanding why the esteemed Eric Ye, who even Dominic Qin respected, would mention Kevin Li.
"I don't like him." Eric Ye said lightly.
"Mr. Ye, I'll fire him right away..." Ethan Wang suddenly understood. It seemed that Kevin Li, this scoundrel, must have done something that displeased Eric Ye. Cold sweat immediately poured down his forehead at the thought.
Without hesitation, he spoke, afraid of incurring Eric Ye's displeasure.
This was a person whom even Mr. Dominic Qin, the president, had to treat with respect. Such a significant figure. How could a small Dragon Hidden City tycoon like him provoke?
"Very well!" Eric Ye nodded in satisfaction and raised the car window directly. He no longer wanted to look at the woman who had disappointed him so thoroughly.
Everyone was stunned by the power exhibited by Eric Ye, devoid of any reasoning or explanation. With just a phrase, "I don't like him," Eric Ye had Ethan Wang, the wealthiest man in Dragon Hidden City, dismiss his trusted right-hand man. Such was his immense influence.
Many girls were dazzled. If not for the black-clad bodyguards surrounding them, they might have eagerly stepped forward to offer their affections.
As for Kevin Li, his legs turned weak. Like Olivia Wang, he sat on the ground with a look of despair.
Dominic Qin only gave Kevin Li a casual glance. He then entered the car under Ethan Wang's respectful gaze. Aside from Ethan Wang's Mercedes, the other luxury cars slowly departed, gradually fading from the onlookers' sight.
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Inside the extended Rolls-Royce, Eric Ye sat silently in the back seat. Dominic Qin sat beside him, taking a bottle of exquisite Lafite from the icebox and pouring a glass for Eric Ye and himself.
"Mr. Ye, it's just a woman. There's nothing to be upset about. With your status, what kind of woman can't you find?" Seeing Eric Ye still silent, Dominic Qin spoke.
"I'm not upset, just a little puzzled. She wasn't like this before..." Eric Ye shook his head.
In his memory, Olivia Wang was cheerful and kind-hearted. She didn't seem like a materialistic person at all. Yet, in just a few months since they last met, she had become someone else's mistress. It was hard for him to accept.
"People change, Mr. Ye," Dominic Qin sighed lightly.
Eric Ye hesitated and thought about the experiences the older man in the Dragnor Village had imparted him. He chuckled, "Indeed, people change. Here's to my first love that ended before it even began..."
Seeing that mischievous smile reappear on Eric Ye's face, Dominic Qin's lingering worry finally dissipated. He raised his glass and gently clinked it with Eric Ye's.
"Tell me, during these years I've been away, have there been any interesting happenings in Rongdu City?" After finishing a glass of wine, Eric Ye had completely recovered.
Ultimately, as a scion of the top-tier Ye family in Rongdu City, he was surrounded by women from a young age. Throughout Rongdu City, which heiress from prestigious families wouldn't want to marry into the Ye family? These women were much more outstanding than Olivia Wang. Eric Ye's infatuation with Olivia Wang resulted from his youthful passion during his three years in the Dragnor Village.
Being born into the Ye family with a golden spoon and sent to a remote mountain village to learn from an older man was an extremely frustrating experience.
Olivia Wang's appearance brought a ray of light into his dark life. Discovering that this woman had once shown him boundless tenderness and became someone else's mistress for money made that initial fondness disappear entirely.
"It's those things again. The Chu family and the Bai family have been at odds. The young ones from both families have fought fiercely over Luna Qin. The relationship between the Xie family and the Leng family has improved somewhat. As for your sister from the Xie family, she has blossomed into a beautiful young woman. Ferdinand Leng from the Leng family has been pursuing her. Looking at the attitudes of the Xie and Leng families, it seems they intend to match them..."
"Oh? Ferdinand Leng? That ugly b*stard thinks he can marry my sister from the Xie family?" Eric Ye raised an eyebrow.
The Ye family was the most powerful among Rongdu City's seven great aristocratic families, overshadowing the others. Eric Ye had always been demonic, wielding the family's influence. He had thoroughly beaten every same-age member of the other families. Only the Xie family's daughter, Thea Xie, had caught his interest.
The Xie had been addressing Eric Ye politely since childhood. Their relationship was closer than that of real siblings. Upon hearing that someone wanted to marry his sister, Eric Ye couldn't sit still.
Seeing Eric Ye's raised eyebrow, Dominic Qin sighed inwardly. Ferdinand Leng was undoubtedly the most outstanding person of his generation in the Leng family. Not only was he exceptionally talented, but he was also remarkably handsome, earning him the nickname of an indifferent young lad. Yet, in Eric Ye's words, he became an "ugly bastard." It seemed that the position of Thea Xie in Eric Ye's heart was exceptionally high.
With Eric Ye's protective personality, unless Thea Xie willingly agreed, this marriage would never happen.
From the information Dominic Qin gathered, it was clear that Thea Xie was not interested in Ferdinand Leng. Now that Eric Ye was back, Rongdu City would likely become lively again.
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