Mother Chen seed very happy, her face glowing with joy, and her eyes brimming with smiles.
"Xiaoliang, I'll take my leave first since you are having a classmate gathering; it wouldn't be right for to disturb you!" Mother Chen was dressed in graceful splendor, having made a deliberate effort to dress up, wanting nothing more than to show off in front of Chen Zihan's classmates. She was decked in jewels from head to toe, wearing several rings on her fingers and several bracelets on her wrists. Around her neck hung a strand of bright pearls, and from her ears dangled sparkling ruby earrings.
In reality, the Chen family's financial situation wasn't that great; they could only be considered a middle-class family. The family had almost spent all their inco on Chen Zihan and Mother Chen. It was truly pitiable for a family to exhaust all their inco on keeping up appearances. It made life unbearably exhausting.
Mother Chen's actions were solely motivated by the desire to marry her daughter into a good family. She hoped all her investnts would yield returns. As long as her daughter married into a wealthy family, everything would be worthwhile. Although her daughter was not yet at the age to marry, starting a relationship now ant that once graduation ca, wedding preparations could begin imdiately.
Of course, as far as Mother Chen was concerned, Jiang Xiaoliang was currently her most satisfactory prospect. Jiang Xiaoliang was undoubtedly the future successor of ida Group. With a family fortune of over a billion and ida Group being a public company, it was said that Jiang Xiaoliang's parents controlled most of the company's shares. Barring any accidents, Jiang Xiaoliang would for sure beco the heir to ida Group. Jiang Xiaoliang's path in life was fairly smooth; he had been admitted into Peking University for further studies, and upon graduation, he would imdiately start working at ida Group, assuming the role of successor after a few years of experience.
Mother Chen was extrely satisfied with Jiang Xiaoliang's family background.
"Auntie, let see you out!" Jiang Xiaoliang quickly nodded.
"No need to be so polite, no need at all!" Mother Chen was even more delighted upon hearing this and hurriedly said, "You really don't need to be so formal, you know?"
"You are my elder; it's only right that I see you out." Jiang Xiaoliang smiled hurriedly before adding, "Besides, this Sheraton Hotel belongs to my family. You are the guest, and I am the host. It's my duty to see you out."
"Good, good." Mother Chen kept nodding and said, "You are such a polite child."
Having seen Mother Chen to the elevator, Jiang Xiaoliang returned to the gathering.
Chen Zihan was pulled aside to a corner by Yang Xiaoyan. Yang Xiaoyan's boyfriend lit up when he saw Chen Zihan, astonished that such a beautiful girl existed in this world, her skin as smooth as jade and as white as snow. Her beauty was simply drool-worthy, and what was most important was that the girl also had a great figure. Especially after taking off her down jacket upon entering, her curvaceous body seed even more enticing.
The man hurriedly followed Yang Xiaoyan to the side.
"Zi Han, this is my boyfriend, Song Qiao'en." Yang Xiaoyan quickly introduced.
"Hello," Chen Zihan nodded politely.
"Hello, hello!" Song Qiao'en unexpectedly took the initiative to reach out and shake hands with Chen Zihan.
Chen Zihan was taken aback but still shook his hand out of politeness. However, she imdiately felt his deliberate provocation. His hand clearly made a kneading motion, and he seed reluctant to let go. Nonetheless, since he was Yang Xiaoyan's boyfriend, Chen Zihan didn't say anything, just shot him a disgusted glance before sitting down on the couch.
Chen Zihan was already in a bad mood, and the sudden sexual harassnt only added to her inner turmoil.
"Zi Han, what's the matter with you?" Yang Xiaoyan looked at Chen Zihan seriously and asked, "Why couldn't I get through to you on the phone yesterday? I had to send you a ssage in the end. I heard sothing happened to you yesterday?"
"Mhm!" Chen Zihan nodded.
"What exactly happened?" Yang Xiaoyan asked, concerned.
Chen Zihan looked up at Song Qiao'en and seed hesitant to speak. Yang Xiaoyan quickly said to Song Qiao'en, "Qiao'en, why don't you wait over there for ? I'll co find you in a bit, okay?"
"Well..." Song Qiao'en was taken aback and awkwardly said, "I don't know anyone here; who do you expect to talk to?"
"It's fine." Chen Zihan shook her head and replied, "Let him stay here. He's your boyfriend, he won't find soone to chat with on the side."
"Oh, then tell what happened," Yang Xiaoyan hurriedly moved closer. They sat together, their proximity lending a secretive air to their conversation.
Chen Zihan whispered into Yang Xiaoyan's ear for a while.
Hiss...
Yang Xiaoyan imdiately gasped in shock, looking at Chen Zihan in astonishnt and saying, "What... are you serious? Are you telling the truth?"
"Mhm!" Chen Zihan nodded.
Yang Xiaoyan's eyes focused on Chen Zihan's face, and upon close inspection, she indeed noticed a slight swelling on the left side of Chen Zihan's face, which was only covered up by foundation. Yang Xiaoyan said in a low voice, "I never would have thought... How could you be so impulsive. What's so great about Xiao Han? Why... Why would you give your first ti to him?"
"Because of love!" Chen Zihan sighed deeply.
"Alright then," Yang Xiaoyan said helplessly, "maybe you're right, because of love. Won, sotis, can be very impulsive. But have you ever thought about what you will do if you don't end up with Xiao Han in the future?"
"I don't know!" Chen Zihan shook her head.
"Moreover," Yang Xiaoyan said helplessly, "from the look of your mother's attitude, she clearly... favors Jiang Xiaoliang. Don't you ever consider giving Jiang Xiaoliang a chance?"
Chen Zihan shook her head: "I don't feel anything for him."
"Feelings are sothing that develops through long-term interaction," Yang Xiaoyan sighed, then added, "You can't tell by just looking with your eyes. Besides, I think you're resisting Jiang Xiaoliang in your heart. You should give him a fair chance to compete. You can't give all the chances to Xiao Han."
"Sigh..." Chen Zihan let out a sigh and said, "Feelings are not supposed to bear even a single grain of sand; it's one-on-one. At least, when I love Xiao Han, there's no room for anyone else. So right now, there's no room for anyone."
Yang Xiaoyan, knowing better, closed her mouth and muttered to herself, "What's so bad about Jiang Xiaoliang? Look, he is not only handso but also cos from a good family background. He will definitely inherit the ida Group in the future. If you married him, you'd beco Madam Jiang. How aweso would that be!"
"Not interested," Chen Zihan shook her head.
While the two were chatting, Jiang Xiaoliang walked in from outside.
"Zi Han," Jiang Xiaoliang approached with a gentlemanly deanor.
Chen Zihan glanced up at him then continued chatting with Yang Xiaoyan, her head lowered. Now it was Yang Xiaoyan's turn to feel awkward. Chen Zihan completely ignored Jiang Xiaoliang. Jiang Xiaoliang turned his head to look at Yang Xiaoyan, seemingly signaling, why haven't you left yet?
"Um... Qiao'en, I'm hungry. Let's go grab sothing to eat!" Yang Xiaoyan quickly patted down her evening gown and hurriedly pulled Song Qiao'en towards the buffet area.
Song Qiao'en looked at Jiang Xiaoliang and said nothing.
"Zi Han, you..." Jiang Xiaoliang looked at Chen Zihan, then said, "How have you been abroad?"
"Thanks to your blessings, everything has been fine," Chen Zihan replied coldly.
However, Jiang Xiaoliang wasn't angry; he actually began to laugh happily. n, after all, always have a foolish eagerness for what they can't have. The reason Jiang Xiaoliang couldn't stop thinking about Chen Zihan wasn't that he was particularly faithful or in love with her. It was mainly because he had never obtained her. If a man can't get a woman, he just can't let go of her inside his heart and will try whatever he can once there's a chance.
Jiang Xiaoliang was in such a state. Of course, he did have so feelings for Chen Zihan. If he were forced to choose her, he might have so reservations. After all, he felt he was still young and couldn't hang himself on one tree. There was a long road ahead, and there were many beautiful girls at Peking University – so even more beautiful than Chen Zihan. So, Jiang Xiaoliang had his own plans. He wanted to possess Chen Zihan by his own strength. n, after all, have that primitive ape gene in them.
"Zi Han," Jiang Xiaoliang sat down next to Chen Zihan.
Chen Zihan shifted to the right, saying, "Don't get too close, I don't want people to misunderstand."
"Misunderstand what?" Jiang Xiaoliang laughed, then added, "Can't classmates sit together anymore? Or are you afraid that people will misunderstand our relationship?"
"Fine, have a seat," said Chen Zihan as she stood up to leave.
"Wait!" Jiang Xiaoliang hastily reached out and grabbed Chen Zihan's hand.
"Let go of !" Chen Zihan flung Jiang Xiaoliang's hand away and said, "Don't pull on !"
"Your mother entrusted your care to , how could I let you leave?" Jiang Xiaoliang furrowed his brows and added, "I have to take good care of you, otherwise your mother will bla ."
"Jiang Xiaoliang, don't use those lies to fool anyone!" Chen Zihan was very upset, and she vented her anger towards Jiang Xiaoliang, saying, "We're adults, okay? Do I need you to take care of ?"
"I..." Jiang Xiaoliang looked embarrassed.
At that mont, a series of gasps ca from the crowd.
Yang Xiaoyan quickly shushed, indicating to everyone to keep quiet. She felt extrely embarrassed; Chen Zihan stared at Yang Xiaoyan, whose face turned beet red, wishing she could vanish into thin air. At that mont, a girl who couldn't wait to throw herself at Jiang Xiaoliang blurted out, "Chen Zihan, you treat our Young Master Jiang so coldly, people who don't know might think you're so pure and chaste. When it cos down to it, you're nothing but a cat on the prowl. A showy hypocrite!"
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