Not only Jing Yuhan, but a few, mostly those from the business world, were a bit taken aback the mont they heard the na Jiang Liuxian. For a mont they doubted if their ears were working properly. Did the boy who accompanied the Ye's daughter say he was that person's son?
"The tycoons' reaction is a bit weird. All of them looked shocked. However, I haven't heard of the na Jiang Liuxian until now. Who is he?" discreetly asked one of the madams to her husband.
"The na Jiang Liuxian is not popular." The husband, a CEO of famous chains of hotels in the capital, started to explain. "But actually, that person who assud that na is a big shot foreigner who plans to establish a new cellular network in our country. He just recently began to call himself that."
Despite the man not directly ntioning the na, those around him who heard what he said all gasped in surprise. The madam was as shocked so she exclaid with eyes as wide as a pair of saucers, "You an, it's Jas Zuckerberg, the tenth richest man in the world?"
The silence she got was her spouse's silent affirmation. The middle-aged CEO was not the only one aware of the na so in just a minute everyone was once again looking at Jiang Li's direction. This ti, the gazes were 180 degrees opposite what they initially gave him. Ye Xinya even saw a few rich madams looking at him aningfully as they passed a few words to the ears of their daughters and sons.
One such mother-daughter pairs was just two ters away from her so she heard so of their conversations.
"I didn't know Mr. Zuckerberg already has a son. Fei-er, once you see an opportunity later, make sure to leave a lasting impression on him. If you can be his fiancee, then spouse, you will surely have a future greater than any other girls here. Don't fail!"
Determination crossed that pretty girl's face and when she looked at the subject of their discussion who was standing with a slight smile in front of Jing Yuhan, there was fascination in her eyes.
In reality, there were many excellent young n in the place, Han Su the male lead included. However, at this mont, the son of the famous billionaire beca the center of attention. When Ye Xinya looked around, she found that many girls were already giving Jing Mo a sticky glance. As she returned her gaze to her incompetent tutor, a weird feeling arose in her heart. Jealousy? Annoyance? Possessiveness?
To distract herself from the discomfort she was having within, she asked herself, 'Why is nobody first asking or confirming if he's really that person's son? Is Jing Mo that good of a liar? Or is it that these people think nobody would dare use that person's na if it's for posing?'
A full ten seconds passed before sobody raised the first question Ye Xinya had in mind. Jing Yuhan who was finally done confronting his doubts threw an accusing glare at Jiang Li. "Jing Mo, do you know what you are doing? Even if you have misgivings with the family, you should not drag sobody else's na into this!"
'If you truly care for soone or for your family, you wouldn't air his dirty to the world. Stupid.'
Erasing the trace of a smile in his face, Jiang Li glanced at the taller man indifferently. "Sir. I don't know you and can't understand what you're talking about. And what of it if I dragged my own father's na in this?"
Ye Xinya looked down at the arm circling her waist. 'He tightened his hold of a little bit. Is he feeling pressured? Or angry?'
She couldn't help the anxiousness and worry, hence, she spoke up after bowing a bit, "Good evening, Mr. Jing. It's our pleasure to et you. However, I think you have truly mistaken him for soone else. His na is indeed Jiang Li and I've been fortunate to be his tutee for so ti now."
"Brother, what's happening? I heard cousin's na."
A beautiful girl in the violet knee-length dress ca forward and raised her head to Jing Yuhan. A second later, she glanced to her right side and finally noticed Jiang Li there. Surprise also showed on her face covered by a fairly thick layer of makeup.
"Jing Mo. It's really you! I have heard you have escaped from the detention place. We didn't have any news from you for so ti. How did you get in by the way? And does uncle know?"
The glamorous girl batted her long lashes that were framing her big brown eyes. She looked like a model out for a comrcial shooting as she elegantly twirled her champagne glass. However, the words she spoke were anything but glamorous and elegant.
She not only purposely misled the masses when she said detention place instead of that infamous disciplinary school, but insinuated he was a gatecrasher and an ingrate because despite being back to the city, he never visited his father once.
As a result, those listening not only beca apprehensive again about Jiang Li's identity due to a second person from the sa family claiming he was really Jing Mo. The thoughts that ran in their heads were mostly not pleasant.
"Are you saying, all this ti, the one tutoring my daughter is your cousin?" In a doubtful voice, Ye Xinya's mother questioned.
"Miss Ye," Jing Yuhan smiled apologetically and replied. "About this, I think I have to ask for your forgiveness. Your daughter has only returned from abroad but this is what happened. But I believe my cousin has a good reason for deceiving you and posing as another person to be her tutor."
"Hey," While those two were exchanging words, the villainess nervously elbowed Jiang Li who was busy glancing down his dress watch and dialing sothing on his phone. She tried to tell him through her glance, 'They're bullying you, do sothing?'
Unfortunately, all she got was silence.
Seeing he was not going to say anything, Ye Xinya puckered her lips in irritation then fiercely glared at Jing Yuhan. She said to Madam Ye, "Mom, I don't believe that Tutor Jiang lied."
'Alright, sorry for lying that I don't believe it.'
She secretly thought after voicing that out, then continued, "I've been aning to ask this, but what proof do you have to accuse him? Just the face alone? But, in the whole world, every person could possibly have seven other look-alikes. In my knowledge too, your cousin is at the sa age as , yet Tutor Jiang is two years older."
The man originally ssaging soone through his phone with a placid expression finally looked up to give Ye Xinya a good look. Approval and amusent could also be seen from his eyes. 'She knows I'm really Jing Mo, but she insisted on defending . Hmm. I'll reward her later.'
When the villainess finally got into a full-blown argunt with his two annoying cousins, he was in the middle of wondering if the reward should be a pass from his brain-twisting howork or sothing more practical.
From beginning to the end, he pretended to not know the Jing siblings, maintaining an unperturbed expression even as he listened to their sickening fake words of concern. When he got bored a bit, he noted the girl's adamant attitude on taking his side. He wondered if she realized what she was doing for sobody she had hated for a year.
"I can prove that he is indeed my cousin. If he lifted the back part of his tuxedo, there should be a small red birthmark there!"
Jiang Li saw Ye Xinya sported a disbelieving face at Jing Yuhan. He didn't know that it was because the girl rembered seeing sothing like that near the bottom of his spine. She accidentally chanced upon it at the forest when Han Su haphazardly brought down the unconscious Jing Mo on the ground which caused the hem of his upper uniform to lift up a bit.
A couple of monts later, her eyes regained brightness. She then shook her head in incredulity, "Did you really suggest for soone to take off his shirt in the middle of this gathering?"
Everyone else stared at Jing Yuhan for a second.
To be honest, this was also the first ti the guests around encountered sothing like this. However, while they felt that Jing Yuuhan going this far was wrong, the spectacle was just too funny to watch so nobody interfered.
anwhile, Jing Yuhan realized his own blunder. However, he was already at the point where he could only bite the bullet.
He could only glower at the cause of his plight and make his answer sound as righteous and convincing as possible. "I don't really see anything wrong with what I said if it is the only way to prove it, especially if soone is not taking his silence as an affirmation!"
Ye Xinya continued to shake her head while occasionally letting out a burst of laughter from ti to ti. The spotlight seed to have focused on her. The world must be wanting to emphasize her crazy and fierce appearance to give a less favorable impression on the onlookers. However, she was too beautiful that not even the male lead, much less Jiang Li, could move their eyes away from her.
'I know that she's pretty when angry at . But she's prettier when angry for my sake.'
A corner of Jiang Li's lips lifted up. He watched as she gestured her hands and laughed at the Jing's executive. Her beauty did not diminish even as she spat out with clear sarcasm.
"I might have been abroad only for a few years but I never expected that when I co back, I will encounter soone who can say with a straight face that it's okay for others to be shad as long as his honor could be retained. Such sophistry, is not sothing I would ever understand! I keep trying to make so sense out of it, but it's really just nonsensical and not gentleman-like!"
Jing Yuhan felt speechless and couldn't find words to retort. So with a face burning in both anger and sha, he looked away from the girl and barked at Jiang Li, "Jing Mo, stop being silent! Do you dare to show your back to prove that I am wrong!?"
Jiang Li looked at him the way he would at a retarded person. He laughed. "Pardon but I'm sure no gentleman will strip just because a random person asked."
"You just don't dare." The female cousin coldly said.
He swept his eyes around and noticed a few more familiar figures from the Jings in the crowd. They were older and had so brains inside their skulls so they did not join Jing Na and Jing Yuhan in harassing him. But of course, they also wouldn't stop those two since they too were enjoying the show.
'Such heartlessness.'
"Tutor Jiang. Aren't you going to explain to clear the misunderstanding?" The look on the villainess' mother's face was not really as bad as one would expect, but there was also no trace of warmth in it. Ye Xinya alternately glanced at her mother and Jing Mo.
The latter turned his head to et the chilling gaze of the Ye's first madam and then smiled.
"I don't understand." He started. The composure he exhibited was infuriating the heck out of his older cousins.
""What is there to explain?""
That single question was asked simultaneously by two people, one old and one young. Jiang Li being the latter again.
His eyes automatically went to locate the source of that booming voice that overlapped with his, eventually stopping at a fifty-sothing years old man dressed in a black suit and red ties walking down the gigantic staircase.
"Greetings and happy birthday, Senator Fang!"
"We wish you great health, Senator!"
""Happy Birthday!""
This person's air had sothing in it which could imdiately inspire awe and respect. But such a man had a very gratifying smile put on, his eyes not caring about the people bowing and greeting him reverently. Still with that sa wide smile, he was actually only looking at the young man standing next to the lovely princess of the Yes.
"Please to et you, young man. I've been inford that you have co on behalf of your father, Jas. As I can see today, the famous founder and CEO of the world's largest social dia and networking service company has raised a fine son. Not many can maintain calmness in such a confusing situation."
As these words echoed in the grand hall that suddenly descended into silence upon the senator's entrance, not few gasps and held their breaths. There were also others whose face grew ashen. Jing Na stared blankly at the birthday celebrant. Jing Yuhan was as dumbfounded.
'This person is truly not Jing Mo?' The man's face was losing blood every passing second.
'No, that can't be. The last ti I saw him is two months ago, how can't I not recognize him?'
While his cousin was in denial, Jiang Li turned to the man's direction. Like a real western aristocrat, he lightly bowed. "Good evening, Senator Fang. Please accept my greetings and thanks for your kind praises earlier. My na is Nathan Zuckerberg, Jiang Li in Huaxia's records. On my and my father's behalf, allow to wish you a happy fiftieth birthday. We hope for more birthdays for you to celebrate and look forward to in the many decades to co."
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