Chapter 25: Attending the Cocktail Party

Sheng Yukai got his wish and continued as General Manager, but the lies he told had to be smoothed over!

He called Sheng Yukai to ask if he would personally send the person back, or if he should send someone to pick her up.

Based on Sheng Yukai's understanding of his cousin, he believed Sheng Hanyu would not agree to let him send her back.

Sure enough, Sheng Hanyu asked him for the address and sent the butler with men to bring Shi Youxuan back.

After half a day, Shi Youxuan had not been brought back, but the butler returned looking dejected and disheveled!

He returned with a mournful face to report to Sheng Hanyu that a car accident occurred on the way to bring the Eldest Young Mistress back; they were knocked unconscious, and when they woke up, they found the car doors wide open, but the person was gone!

"What happened? Tell me in detail." Sheng Hanyu did not lose his temper.

The butler had taken two bodyguards to pick her up; "Shi Youxuan" was hidden in a small apartment in the city center, and she was indeed eating well and playing well just as Sheng Yukai said, and she had not been abused!

It was just that she was wearing a mask on her face, her clothes were quite clean, and a loose hoodie could cover most of her face, but it was not the outfit she was wearing when she left the Villa.

She said her clothes were too dirty, so the Second Young Master bought her new clothes to change into, but the teddy bear she was holding in her arms was not dirty and looked like it was even newer.

Sheng Yukai was not at the apartment; there was only a woman in her fifties there, who said she was hired by President Sheng to take care of "Shi Youxuan."

"Shi Youxuan" spoke with a nasal tone, saying she had a cold and was afraid of the cold.

They left the apartment and got in the car to drive back, when halfway there, a Buick LaCrosse suddenly crashed into their car without warning.

The butler instinctively wanted to protect the Eldest Young Mistress, but he inadvertently noticed that she seemed to be holding a small bottle and sprayed it a few times, and in an instant, they knew nothing, and when they woke up, the Eldest Young Mistress was gone from the car.

"Go down and treat your wounds; you don't need to worry about this matter anymore," Sheng Hanyu said.

The woman in the car was one hundred percent not Shi Youxuan; he understood this in his heart!

……

Jian Yining returned to the country, and the Jian Family cocktail party was to start that evening.

Shi Youxuan changed into a silver-gray evening gown, stepped into a pair of ten-centimeter high heels of the same color, wore a platinum diamond necklace on her fair neck, and had her thick, jet-black hair dyed chestnut and pinned up into a bun at the back of her head.

This outfit looked too mature for her age, but after she put on the Human Skin Mask and applied makeup to the mask, it looked very appropriate!

By the time she arrived at the hotel, many people had already come, and they were gathered in twos and threes making small talk.

Jian Yining stood at the entrance, smiling and welcoming every guest who arrived.

Standing at one meter eighty-two, he was tall and handsome, wearing a black Armani suit, and his perfect facial features combined to make him look as beautiful as a demon...

Almost all the female guests in the hall had their eyes fixed on Jian Yining's face, and many were acting infatuated!

"My god! I didn't expect the Second Young Master to be even more handsome than before. Did you see that he just smiled at me?"

A girl was acting infatuated, but was immediately debunked by her companion beside her, who retorted: "Crazy, the Second Young Master smiles at everyone; he doesn't even know who you are, stop being so conceited."

The girl who had just been retorted was unconvinced and immediately snapped back: "You're the crazy one, I think you're just jealous of me..."

"Jealous of you? Heh."

The two soon started arguing, and Jian Yining pretended not to hear even though he heard women arguing over him.

His attention was focused on the female guests who hadn't entered yet; on the surface, he was very polite and courteous, but in reality, there was only one person he wanted to welcome—Yingzi!

Jian Yining knew that Yingzi kept her word; since she promised to come today, she would definitely arrive!

Shi Youxuan's screen name was Yingzi, and Jian Yining's was Laomao; they usually addressed each other by their screen names.

A tall woman with a hot figure walked gracefully toward Jian Yining.

Usually, people seeing Jian Yining for the first time would show a look of amazement, but this woman did not.

She kept a straight face, and although she was looking at him, her gaze was clear and without any impurities.

Jian Yining's heart began to race; he had a premonition that this woman should be Yingzi!

Shi Youxuan came before him and reached out to shake his hand, her voice low but just loud enough for him to hear: "Hello, I am Yingzi."

Jian Yining grasped her delicate hand: "I am Laomao."

Shi Youxuan: "I know."

Letting go of her hand, Jian Yining bent his arm, let Shi Youxuan take it, and the two walked into the hall as if no one else was around.

At this, all the women in the hall exploded.

Especially the unmarried girls who had fantasies about Jian Yining; they had just been looking at each other with disdain and retorting to one another.

Now that they saw Shi Youxuan holding Jian Yining's arm, they immediately shared a common hatred: "Hey, who is that woman? Why did the Second Young Master Jian let her hold his arm?"

"I don't know, she doesn't look good at all, her skin and figure are just a bit better."

"Exactly, she doesn't match Young Master Jian at all."

The girls were green with envy.

Shi Yuke was also among them, but she did not participate in the discussion; she just stared closely at the two, her hands involuntarily gripping the sides of her dress, clutching them very tightly.

Actually, her thoughts were similar to those people—this woman didn't look good at all, why did Jian Yining smile so brightly at her?

She was already feeling very uncomfortable, but Jiang Siwei had to add fuel to the fire: "Cousin, look, Second Young Master Jian keeps looking at that woman and doesn't even look at you."

……

"Shut up, no one will treat you as a Yaba if you don't speak," she said through gritted teeth.

While Shi Yuke and Jiang Siwei were staring at them, Shi Youxuan also discovered them standing in the crowd.

She let go of Jian Yining's arm and said to him softly: "You go greet the guests, don't worry about me, I'll walk around here by myself."

"I'll accompany you!" Jian Yining was worried.

Those gazes were like knives; he was worried that if he left Yingzi, Yingzi would be bullied.

Although the two had never met, they had known each other online for five years; Yingzi's IQ was off the charts, but many times she was as simple as a child, so his worry was not unreasonable.

But Jian Yining did not know that Yingzi only showed her innocent and simple side in front of people she trusted!

"You go get busy, I don't need you to accompany me. Today's guests are all here for you; it wouldn't look right if you only accompanied me. I'm going to get something to eat," Shi Youxuan pointed to the buffet area.

She was right; today's guests were all here for Jian Yining, and he really couldn't just accompany Shi Youxuan.

"Alright."

He agreed but remained uneasy: "Then don't run around, and don't leave my sight."

"Mm."

The corners of Shi Youxuan's mouth turned up, revealing a big smile, but to outsiders, it looked very stiff.

The two separated, and immediately there were people ready to make a move!

The smart ones approached Jian Yining to cozy up to him, such as Shi Yuke.

The not-so-smart ones crowded toward Shi Youxuan, preparing to find fault, such as Jiang Siwei.

She had just taken two steps forward and hadn't yet reached Shi Youxuan's side when suddenly a commotion came from the entrance; Sheng Hanyu walked in from the gate, surrounded by bodyguards!

Jiang Siwei's eyes immediately lit up, casting her thoughts of finding fault to the back of her mind, and she strode toward Sheng Hanyu.

"Young Master Sheng, do you still remember me? I am Jiang Siwei; it is truly wonderful to run into you here, I am so happy..." Jiang Siwei did not finish her sentence before she was shooed to the side by the bodyguards.