Crazy Rich Asians (Crazy Rich Asians, #1)

by Kevin Kwan

As Dr. Gu walked slowly back into his house, he felt a sudden pang of regret. He wished he hadn’t said so much about the Youngs. Wye Mun, as usual, had steered him toward the stories about money, and he had missed the chance to tell them the real story, about a man whose greatness had nothing to do with wealth or power.

This chapter devoted to Dr. Gu is a bit of a stand-alone chapter. Originally, I had conceived "Crazy Rich Asians" as a collection of short stories, each chapter devoted to a different character--Astrid, Jacqueline, Su Yi, Mrs. Singh--that would together form a portrait of a particular world. Quite a few characters ended up on the editing floor, but Dr. Gu's story was one I was intent on keeping.