The cat in her mind was jumping up and down and making a lot of noise, but Gou An couldn’t suppress her resistance to the cruise ship—a series of things that happened on the ship last time made this way of traveling that she had originally liked become particularly hateful.

At this moment, she followed behind her parents, a sullen look on her face, moving very quietly at a snail’s pace, as if deliberately delaying the need to board the ship to be as late as possible.

“An’an!”

“Gou An!”

“An’an!”

This group of daughters from wealthy families who were familiar with each other gathered together. Zhou Yutong and Tang Xinjiu each held this girl favored by her parents on the arm—one on the left and another on the right—and after greeting the Gou couple with a smile, they dragged Miss Gou away from her parents.

The bodyguard who had always been following the young lady just nodded slightly to Gou Yu, turned around without hesitation and followed the group of chattering girls diligently.

Ye Lang’s gaze fell on the little miss who was surrounded by the crowd, being pushed forward unwillingly.

… These girls around her were like sparrows.

“I heard that today’s cruise ship was also provided by the He family. It’s He Jinxing’s personal property. Damn it! Why is the He family so ridiculously rich?”

“Wow, this ship belongs to the He family?! You’re joking!”

“What joke? If you don’t believe me, go ask around—the He family’s young uncle already had a lot of assets abroad before returning to China, so when he returned, he bought a whole bunch of things. Things that swim in the water, things that fly in the sky, things that drive on the ground… I heard he didn’t even use a penny of the He family’s money!”

“So awesome? How ridiculously powerful! Rich and with a perky butt, oh my god! I’m also in my twenties but I was still hanging on to my dad’s neck yesterday, begging him to buy me a motorcycle. Today, the younger generation of the He family will participate in the opening dance. Isn’t it a great honor to hold it on their own turf?”

“Younger generation of the He family? Are there still people this age in the He family? Which one?”

“Don’t you know this? The news has been spreading for a while now. He Ran’s younger cousin, who came back from the United States, is said to be a very inconspicuous—“

Zhou Yutong was halfway through her words when she felt her clothes being tugged. She seemed to have also realized something and immediately stopped talking, looking at Gou An nervously.

At this time, the group had already boarded the ship. Gou An used her hands to fan herself impatiently and had to accept the fact that she was now firmly back on the Nightmare Cruise.

“No need to look at me.”

She said listlessly, “I’m just dancing the opening dance with that guy. No one said that he would be my future husband.”

Everyone in this group of daughters from wealthy families looked at each other awkwardly—

Recently everyone has heard some rumors. It was said that after Gou An officially broke off her engagement with He Ran, the He family casually gave her a cousin of He Ran in his place, someone who was not very qualified, had been ignored for thousands of years, and had been exiled to the United States for many years according to the tenets of survival of the fittest, and that this person could not even speak Chinese fluently.

Many people who disliked Gou An were gloating over her misfortune and waiting to see her make a fool of herself at this coming-of-age ceremony.

Her friends kept silent about the matter and were full of worries about today.

In contrast, Gou An seemed to be fine. She said goodbye to her friends and dragged her luggage back to her assigned room.

Because the coming-of-age festivities would being held over three consecutive days, everyone had their own room on the ship. The cruise ship was so big, and there were only a few wealthy families active in Jiangcheng, so the young people didn’t even have to squeeze on the same floor with their elders.

Gou An sat in her room and waited for the scheduled stylist to arrive. 

Then, amidst the stylist’s endless praise, she completed a series of arrangements and finally changed into the little dress and jewelry she would wear in the evening.

… … translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

It was already late afternoon when she walked out of her room.

The sun slanted onto the deck. Her companions who had also dressed up were hiding in the shade near the swimming pool. When Gou An approached, Tang Xinjiu, who was the first to notice her, was stunned for a moment and cursed.

“If that kid from the He family is really as ordinary as they say, I might be the first one to kill him tonight.”

Tang Xinjiu took Gou An’s hand with great affection.

Today, Gou An changed into the six-figure dress she bought at the mall that day. After some slight adjustments to the tailoring, the dress now fit her body better.

The hem of the black dress swayed gently, and the laces of the smoky pink bow fluttered in the sea breeze. Stilettos of the same color were on her feet, also sporting tulle bows at the ankles. The exaggerated hour glass shape was definitely that of someone born for the red carpet.

The pampered Miss Gou wasn’t particularly thin; the key was that her flesh was very obedient and grew where it should. 

Even Tang Xinjiu couldn’t hold back, “Jiejie, those things of yours are really too much! It’s totally inhumane.” Even with only thin breast stickers to keep her modesty in place, her ample flesh were still about to burst out from above the bodice of her little dress…

Her waist, tied with a smoky pink bow, was so slender that it seemed less than a hand’s span wide. The bow fluttered with her every move, looking so soft, seemingly impossible to grasp.

Her long hair fell softly, obscuring the dazzling expanse of white skin on her back. Her stylist had originally suggested she tie her hair up, revealing the patch of beautiful skin on her back that would dazzle everyone, thus fulfilling the dress designer’s painstaking efforts. However, Miss Gou only gave a slightly embarrassed chuckle and said, “Dad wouldn’t let me.”

All of this was complemented by the necklace around her neck, which was unexpectedly eye-catching and extremely dazzling in the sunlight.

There was not a single diamond of exaggerated carat, yet people’s attention were unconsciously attracted by the little whale’s dazzling crown and the round pink conch pearl on top.

From a distance, Miss Gou looked as fair as if she had been soaked in snow water. Even Zhou Yutong started yelling, “I’m going to throw away all the sweatshirts in your closet…. Ah, where is Uncle Perky Butt? No, where is my gege? I want him to see how good his vision is!”

… …

The loud voice of the girl from the Zhou family was naturally heard by many people——

Leaving aside this Uncle Perky Butt that she was talking about….

For Zhou Yanji and his group, at least, they didn’t need her reminder at all.

At this time, Zhou Yanji, He Ran, Jiang Zaiye—the fifth son of the Jiang family—and several other second-generation rich guys were standing in the corner chatting, and their attention had long been focused on this side of the deck.

Everyone stopped talking tacitly. Except for Zhou Yanji who had been mentioned—he rubbed his nose and smiled calmly—the rest of them looked at He Ran.

“Do you regret it?”

The sneer sounded in He Ran’s ears.

The one who dared ask this question was Jiang Zaiye. The young master of the Jiang family was reluctant to appear in such an occasion and could only find fun in ridiculing his friends.

The young master of the Jiang family was the leader of their motorcycle club and the only one whose status was higher than He Ran in this circle of second-generation rich guys, so he dared to say what the others dared not.

Even in his formal attire, he couldn’t hide his unruly and swaggering demeanor. The diamond earring in his ear sparkled brightly in the sunlight. He was the first to politely withdraw his gaze from the girl and kicked He Ran. “Eating from the bowl and looking at the pot, don’t you deserve this?”

He Ran glanced at him helplessly, a look that was so sad.

“He should be very regretful. After all, his card was suspended recently and he is so broke that he has to come to the club every day these days for free meals,” Zhou Yanji said.

Jiang Zaiye laughed so hard that he could only hang on Zhou Yanji’s shoulders. His height of almost 1.9 meters nearly crushed the latter’s figure of 1.8 meters.

These two person’s double comedy act seemed to give the others the courage to join the conversation, and everyone immediately started discussing—

“I didn’t expect Gou An to be so, uh— Who let her wear sweatshirts and hide things in public every day??”

“No, Zhou Yanji, you have such a sharp eye!”

“Why didn’t I realize Gou An had this potential before? If you had told me earlier, I would have stopped Ran ge from canceling their engagement…”

Zhou Yanji made a tsk’ing sound. “Tsk, this matter was not his decision.”

The people around were talking non-stop, except He Ran, who had a gloomy face. He looked at Gou An in the distance, surrounded by a group of daughters from wealthy families, chatting and laughing. He almost broke the champagne glass in his hand.

He said nothing, but anyone with eyes could see that he was emotional at the moment—

But there was nothing he could do, the person was no longer his.

Who made the cancellation of He Ran and Gou An’s engagement known to everyone?

Even these former brothers could discuss this matter openly: Gou An no longer belonged to him, He Ran.

Just hearing these discussions made him feel irritated, his chest tight and full of unhappiness.

From the Day the Engagement was Broken translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

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Chapter 37.3 — She Can’t Be Quiet For Even 3 Seconds
Chapter 38.1 — Uncle Perky Butt
Chapter 38.2 — Uncle Perky Butt
Chapter 38.3 — Uncle Perky Butt
Chapter 39.1 — What Kind of Lousy Defense?
Chapter 39.2 — What Kind of Lousy Defense?
Chapter 39.3 — What Kind of Lousy Defense?