Picking the Golden Romance

Singapore

Astrid finished her sojourn in Paris and returned home in the evening.

It was still early, so she took a bath for her three-year-old son Cassian herself.Evangeline, the French au pair who lives in her home, watched with a disapproving expression (the mother rubbed the baby's hair too hard and used too much baby shampoo).After taking a bath, Astrid put Cassian on the bed and read "Good Night, Moon" to lull him to sleep.

After arranging the children properly, Astrid finally had free time. She carefully took out the new high-end fashion from the suitcase and hid them all in the spare bedroom before Mike came home (she was very happy Be careful not to let the husband find out about all the new purchases he makes each season).

Everyone who develops in the high-tech field works long hours, like poor Mike, his work pressure seems to be particularly high recently, and he and his colleagues at Yunjiu Technology have worked hard to keep this company running smoothly.These days, he flies to China every other week to personally oversee the execution of new projects.Astrid knew her husband was going to be very tired tonight because he was going back to work as soon as he stepped out of the airport, so she hoped that when he walked in the house, everything was in order.

Astrid hurried into the kitchen, discussed the menu with her chef, and decided to dine on the balcony tonight.She lit almond-scented candles and put in a wine cooler a Sauternes she had just bought from France—Mike was on the sweeter side of his wine choices, and he liked late-harvest Sauternes.She was sure he would love the bottle because it had been recommended by Manuel, the clever sommelier at Taiwan.

For most Singaporeans, Astrid would have had a great night out; but to her friends and family, Astrid's pattern of life at home was simply baffling: why did she go into the kitchen with The chef talking, taking things out of the suitcase himself, or worrying about the stress of her husband's work?
Others imagined Astrid's life in a different way - Astrid Leung was supposed to be the mistress of the mansion, her head housekeeper had to know her every need in advance; and she would dress up, Accompanying her powerful husband out and about to any of the exclusive parties in Singapore that night - but Astrid always surprises everyone.

All girls who grew up in the upper class of Singapore must live step by step: from the age of six, they have to choose one of the Methodist Girls' School, the Singapore Chinese Girls' School or the Holy Infant Jesus Girls Convent School; A lot of exams, after school time will be full of tutoring classes (usually Chinese classical literature, multivariate calculus and molecular biology), on weekends there will be piano, violin, flute, ballet or equestrian lessons, and Christian youth fellowship activity.If the grades are excellent, you can enter the National University of Singapore, but if the grades are not good enough, you will be sent to study in the UK (Universities in the United States are considered unqualified).The only majors you can choose in college are medicine or law (unless you are really bad-headed, you will reluctantly accept accounting); The workplace (no more than three years), and then at the age of 25 (28 if the university is medical school) choose the right man to marry.At this stage, you have to give up your job and prepare to conceive and have children (for this kind of family background, the government encourages having three or more children, and at least two boys), and the rest of your life is dominated by banquets, country clubs, Gospel reading clubs, simple volunteer work, bridge, mahjong, and travel dominate; in later years, spending time with grandchildren (as much as possible) until a peaceful and peaceful death.

However, Astrid changed everything.She's not rebellious, because to accuse her of that would be to say she's breaking the rules.Astrid just created her own rules, combined with her special upbringing - huge personal assets, doting parents, and personal social skills - her every move is held breathless by this closed circle View and discuss.

As a child, Astrid was never in Singapore during school holidays.While Felicity had taught her daughter not to show off her trips abroad, a classmate who was invited to play at her house found a framed photo.It shows Astrid on a white horse with a grand country estate in the background.Rumors spread.Many people say that Astrid's cousin has a castle in France, and she goes there every summer vacation, riding a white horse.The fact is that the manor in the photo is located in England, the horse was still a pony, and the classmate was never invited to her house again.

As a teenager, rumors about Astrid became even more widespread.Once, at Charles de Gaulle Airport, Celeste Chen casually picked up a copy of "Viewpoint" magazine and flipped through it, and accidentally discovered that the paparazzi had secretly photographed Astrid in Port Ercole (located in Italy) with several European princes. Photo of diving on a yacht.Her daughter was with Astrid in the Methodist Junior Fellowship.

That year, Astrid returned from vacation with a precocious, sophisticated aesthetic.When girls with the same status are buying famous brands and wearing high-end goods all over their bodies, Astrid was the first to wear a retro smoking women's suit jacket from Saint Laurent, and matched it with a beach vendor in Bali. Batik shirt bought for three dollars; she was also the first to appreciate the Antwerp Six
The girl who designed the work was also the first to bring back a pair of red-heeled stilettos from a shoemaker in Paris named Christine.While their classmates at the Methodist girls' school tried to imitate every detail of Astrid's attire, their brothers privately called Astrid a "goddess" and worshiped her as an adolescent object of sexual fantasies.

After notoriously failing every single subject in her gaokao (how can she concentrate on her studies when she's abroad all the time), Astrid is sent to repeat her coursework at a prep school in London .Everyone knows the next story: the then Charlie Hu—the eldest son of technology tycoon Hu Haolian—could not help crying when he said goodbye to Astrid at Changi Airport, and then boarded his private jet. Order the pilot to catch up with the flight she was on to London Heathrow Airport...

When Astrid arrived at the destination airport, she was surprised to find that Charlie, who was obsessed with her, was waiting for her at the airport with three hundred red roses.They stayed together for the next few years, and Charlie's parents bought their son a flat in Knightsbridge Street, but sources in the know believe that was a cosmetic act, as they speculate that Astrid and Charlie were married. Possibly "unmarried cohabitation", living in the private suite of the woman's Kathorpe Hotel.

Charlie proposed to her on a cable car in Verbier, Switzerland, when she was 22 years old.Although Astrid accepted his proposal, she refused to accept the 39-carat diamond ring as too tacky, and threw the ring on the ramp (Charlie didn't even think about getting it back).

Singapore's Social Hotel is excited to plan for the imminent wedding, but her parents are dismayed that the family is about to marry a new, unashamed upstart of ordinary blood.However, just nine days before what could be the most lavish wedding in Asian history, things came to a shocking end: Astrid and Charlie had a huge brawl in full view.It is said that the most famous scene is: she dumped him outside the Wendy's Burger on Orchard Road, like throwing away the diamond ring, smashed the ice cream dessert in his face, and immediately flew to the next day. Paris.

Her parents supported Astrid going abroad to "cool off".While Astrid kept her head down as much as possible, her debonair beauty managed to captivate Paris effortlessly.Back in Singapore, people were still talking about it: Astrid was such a disgrace.

She is said to have been seen sitting front row at a Valentino show next to Joan Collins and Princess Rosario of Bulgaria; she was also seen at the Voltaire restaurant with a pedantic married playboy A friendly lunch; probably the most sensational rumor is that she and the Aga Khan
One of his sons was dating and was about to convert to Islam and marry him (it was rumored that the bishop of Singapore flew to Paris to intervene immediately).

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All the rumors died down after Astrid introduced her new fiancé, Mike Zhang.

The first question everyone asked after the astonishment was: "Which Mike?"

Indeed, he is a complete stranger, his parents are both schoolteachers, and he lives in Toa Payoh, which was once a middle-class area.At first, her parents were horrified and incredulous: How on earth did she meet someone who grew up in "that context"?But then they find out that Astrid was drawn to something about him - a fiercely handsome armed forces elite of her choice.Moreover, Mike is not only an outstanding scholar in the country, but also a computer system expert from Caltech - things are not too bad.

The beauties hosted a small private wedding reception (51 guests in total gathered at her grandmother's house). The Straits Times announced the news of their marriage in a [-]-character, succinct report with no photos.But an anonymous source said Sir Paul McCartney (one of the former Beatles) flew to Singapore and serenaded the bride at the ceremony in a performance that was "incredibly refined".

A year later, Mike left his military service to start his own technology company, and the couple had their first baby—a son, whom they named "Cassian."Huddled in this cocoon called "Sweet Home", perhaps people thought that the legend about Astrid would end here.However, the story continues...

Just after nine o'clock, Mike came back.Astrid rushed to the door and welcomed him home with a deep hug.It's been four years since they were married, but she still throbs every time she sees her husband, especially when they're reunited after being separated for a while.He exudes amazing charm, especially the unshaven stubble and crumpled shirt, which makes her want to bury her face in it-in fact, she secretly likes the smell of him after a long day at work.

They had a simple dinner: steamed white pomfret with shredded ginger and claypot rice.After the meal, they both leaned on the sofa and drank two bottles of wine quickly, and Astrid became excited.She went on about anecdotes about her travels in Paris while Mike stared like a zombie at the muted sports channel.

"Did you buy a lot of thousand-dollar dresses this time?" Mike asked.

"No...just one or two." Astrid said lightly.I wondered what would happen if he found out that those dresses were actually more like two thousand dollars a piece.

"You can't lie," Mike murmured.Astrid pressed her head against his chest, slowly stroking his right leg.Brush the fingertips straight across the calf, down to the bend of the knee, and then the front of the thigh.She continued to gently stroke his thigh with an even rhythm, and Mike couldn't help it anymore, picked Astrid up and walked into the bedroom.

After a wild sex session, Mike got out of bed and went into the bathroom to shower.Astrid lay on her husband's side of the bed feeling very full.Just then, the iPhone beeped.Who will send me a message at this time?She reached for her phone, squinting at the bright glare from the screen.It says:

I miss you so much inside of me.

There is no beginning and no end.Who passed it on to me?Astrid thought, staring half-jokingly at the strange number.Looks like the number from Hong Kong - could it be Eddie's prank?She looked at the text message again and realized she was holding her husband's cell phone.