Chapter 145: Sister Shuang

Upon hearing Wu Jingli mention Sister Shuang, my entire body gave a jolt. Sister Shuang—could it be the same Sister Shuang who saved me back then? It didn't seem very likely; perhaps the other person's name just happened to share a character with Sister Shuang's.

However, when Huang Heng, Liu Hong, and the others heard the name "Sister Shuang," they were all terrified. None of them dared to speak. As for Liu Zhenxing, he was also startled by Wu Jingli's words. It was evident that this "Sister Shuang" possessed immense deterrent power, enough to scare them into such a state.

Liu Zhenxing hurriedly apologized to Wu Jingli: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Wu Jingli. I didn't mean it. Please, Wu Jingli, forgive me!"

Seeing Liu Zhenxing apologize, Wu Jingli didn't say anything further. Instead, he looked at me and asked, "How about it? Are you alright?"

I shook my head and said, "I'm fine, thank you, Wu Jingli!"

Wu Jingli smiled at me and said, "Don't be so formal. Calling me 'Wu Jingli' is so distant. If you don't mind, just call me Uncle Wu from now on!"

I gave an awkward smile, knowing that I couldn't make Wu Jingli lose face at this moment, so I called out, "Uncle Wu!"

Hearing my words, Wu Jingli was pleasantly surprised. He smiled and said, "If you need any help in the future, just tell Uncle Wu. Don't ever treat Uncle Wu like an outsider!"

Liu Zhenxing's expression changed drastically upon hearing Wu Jingli's words. He couldn't understand why Wu Jingli cared so much about me, and this put immense pressure on him.

However, just at this moment, Jiang Yifan looked at Wu Jingli and said, "Wu Hao, since when did you become so passionate about helping people?"

Wu Hao looked at Jiang Yifan and hurriedly smiled, saying, "Oh, isn't this Young Jiang Shao? When did you arrive, Young Jiang Shao? You didn't even tell me in advance so I could have someone host you separately!"

Jiang Yifan gave a dry laugh, looked at Wu Hao, and said, "Alright, that was truly perfunctory. I wonder if Bai Yueshuang knows about this way of yours."

Hearing the name "Bai Yueshuang," I froze. Bai Yueshuang was exactly Sister Shuang's name. Could this Sister Shuang really be the same one who saved me back then? This was far too coincidental.

Wu Hao didn't care at all about Jiang Yifan's words and continued, "Sister Shuang will surely understand what I'm doing. Besides, I don't need to report everything I do to Sister Shuang. Yang Yun is a young man I find very promising. This guy has Sister Ling, so he'll definitely achieve great things in the future. That's why I don't think there's anything wrong with investing in him now."

If Wu Hao had said something so blunt in the past, I would have died of embarrassment, but my skin had thickened quite a bit by now. Moreover, my thoughts were still entirely on Sister Shuang.

Jiang Yifan let out a cold snort upon hearing Wu Hao's words and said, "Sister Ling? Yu Manling? To think Yu Manling would actually make friends with someone like this. I really don't know what she's thinking, or how she sees things!"

"What I'm thinking and how I see things—that's not for you to worry about, is it? Aren't you overstepping your bounds a bit too much?" Just then, Sister Ling happened to walk over.

Sister Ling was walking with several very beautiful mature women, and among them was the Sister Shuang I had been longing for day and night. I hadn't expected Sister Shuang to actually be here. Furthermore, judging by Wu Hao's tone, Sister Shuang was the primary initiator of this banquet.

Seeing Sister Shuang, I felt exceptionally awkward and wished I could hide under the table so she wouldn't see me. Although I had fantasized about meeting Sister Shuang countless times in my mind, when it actually happened, I suddenly felt extremely awkward and didn't know what to say.

Jiang Yifan saw the group arrive, looked at Yu Manling, and smiled, "Oh, Sister Ling, you really arrived just in time. You weren't waiting here specifically for me, were you?"

Yu Manling gave a dry laugh, looked at Jiang Yifan, and said, "So what if I was waiting for you, and what if I wasn't? Is that any of your business?"

Yu Manling gave Jiang Yifan absolutely no face. Although Jiang Yifan was angry, it was clear that he had no way to deal with her. It was evident that Sister Ling held a relatively high status here.

Jiang Yifan could only say awkwardly, "That's true, Sister Ling can do whatever she likes."

Immediately after, Jiang Yifan walked up to Bai Yueshuang and said, "Yueshuang, you look very beautiful today. Did you dress up so nicely on purpose for today's occasion?"

Bai Yueshuang smiled slightly and said, "Enough, let's stop the act. We both know the score. You don't like me, and I don't like you, so let's stop pretending all day long. Do whatever you want. Weren't you just hitting on girls earlier? Honestly, I don't care, as long as you don't interfere with me hitting on men!"

Hearing Bai Yueshuang's words, Jiang Yifan's face turned livid. "You bitch! If you dare to hit on men, you can wait to die!"

Bai Yueshuang also kept a cold face and retorted angrily at Jiang Yifan, "So you're allowed to cheat on me, but I'm not allowed to cheat on you? Our two families are just in a commercial marriage; there's no affection at all. Don't we both know that very well?"

Just as Jiang Yifan was about to explode in anger, Huang Heng and Liu Hong, who were on the side, hurriedly blocked him and advised, "Young Jiang Shao, calm down, calm down! There are so many people here!"

Hearing their words, Jiang Yifan shut his mouth, but his eyes remained gloomy and uncertain.

However, I had gathered that Jiang Yifan and Bai Yueshuang were in a commercial marriage and had an engagement. Today's banquet seemed to be their engagement party, which was why so many people had come.

Seeing Jiang Yifan so humiliated, Chen Ling, who was beside me, mocked, "You were so high and mighty just a moment ago, why are you so deflated now?"

Hearing Chen Ling's words, Jiang Yifan's expression flickered, but he still managed a smile and said, "What do you mean high and mighty? You're joking. I was just having a little fun with you all earlier!"

Seeing this guy's sudden change of face, I felt even more that he was incredibly sinister.

Yet, when Bai Yueshuang saw me, it was as if she hadn't seen me at all. It felt as though she didn't recognize me, which I found very strange, but I didn't dare to step forward to ask.

Not long after, the engagement banquet began. I had seen this kind of process on TV; it was basically all the same, just going through the motions. Everyone was preoccupied with their own affairs, mostly chatting with their own circles and congratulating Jiang Yifan and the others.

There were quite a few people at the banquet who came to chat with us, mostly those looking to hit on Chen Ling and Zhang Yinuo, or beauties coming to chat with me and Third Brother. Third Brother, however, actually managed to chat up a few married young matrons. Their looks were quite stunning, and most importantly, those matrons were also very wealthy. After all, everyone who could come here was a person of means. What I couldn't understand was the taste of these matrons—that they were actually interested in someone dressed like Third Brother. I really didn't know what these women were thinking. **Chapter 146: Making a Move**