Chapter 13 Is Jiang Wang Xiao Yuan's boyfriend?
Banquet hall.
The guests chatted and laughed amidst their elegant attire, the floral arrangements beside the carved pillars exuded a cool fragrance, and the lights shimmered, making one dizzy.
It was called a charity banquet, but in reality it was just another business arena where undercurrents flowed through high society.
Song Yan is about to take over the family business, and his father is using this banquet to pave the way for him—a tacit rule in aristocratic families.
As soon as Si Yuan arrived and parked her car, a waiter came forward to open the door for her.
As I got off the bus, the evening breeze carried the fragrance of gardenias from the courtyard.
As soon as Si Yuan entered the hall, she noticed that many people were looking at her.
Fortunately, the "scandal" from back then only circulated among the children, and the elders were unaware of it, only showing some curiosity about Si Yuan.
And it was amazing.
Today, Si Yuan wore a simple pearly white dress, which made her look like a freshly picked lotus flower, pure and clean, completely different from the luxurious and extravagant place here.
Some people speculated that she was someone's daughter.
"Little Wish!"
Mrs. Song spotted her immediately, stepped forward and affectionately took her arm, then introduced her to the several ladies from prominent families around her, "This is my youngest daughter, she just returned from studying abroad, isn't she beautiful?"
Now that you mention it, everyone remembers.
It turns out to be the little girl that the Song family adopted back then.
Girls really do change a lot as they grow up.
It's a pity that, with this appearance, one would think that he comes from a noble background.
Although outsiders call her "Miss Song," she was ultimately adopted.
Si Yuan smiled in agreement, her gaze sweeping lightly across the crowd, and then she saw someone not far away.
Song Yan, dressed in a white suit, stood tall and straight beside the champagne tower.
Lin Shuangyu, standing to the side, wore a red dress and looked like a delicate red rose.
She was holding Song Yan's arm, and seemed somewhat unhappy.
This morning, Lin Shuangyu attended an auction and had been eyeing a high-end necklace for a long time, but it was snatched away by a mysterious tycoon.
Right now, she was clearly still upset about the jewelry set that had been snatched away.
Song Yan reached out and ruffled Lin Shuangyu's hair, his tone gentle: "Don't be angry. If you like something even more next time, just tell me and I'll take a picture for you."
Lin Shuangyu then smiled slightly.
In fact, this was the first time Si Yuan had directly witnessed Song Yan's love for Lin Shuangyu, a love that was both innocent and ambiguous.
He, such a cold and refined person, could actually show such a doting expression for someone.
It's completely different from being good to yourself.
Si Yuan understood even more clearly that Song Yan's previous kindness to her was simply due to his ingrained upbringing.
Is it because of good upbringing that one doesn't get too entangled with oneself?
Si Yuan wasn't as sad as she had imagined. Instead, it was like watching someone else's story, and even her regrets seemed insignificant.
When Lin Shuangyu looked up, she met her superior Yuan's gaze.
A hint of smugness flickered at the corner of her lips as she looked up and whispered something in Song Yan's ear.
Song Yan quickly looked over as well.
She was with Lin Shuangyu, but Lin Shuangyu had a smile that was hard to decipher.
The moment Song Yan looked at him, his gaze was different from when he looked at Lin Shuangyu.
Distant and calm, with his usual indifference.
The two of them had long been one, as if they were deliberately isolating her from the outside.
Si Yuan had seen Song Yan look at her like that back in high school.
She lowered her eyes, her fingertips unconsciously clenching the hem of her skirt.
Then I asked myself: Si Yuan, why are you still afraid and anxious because of his mere glance, and why are you constantly internally conflicted?
...
It wasn't until Song's mother's voice rang out again that her thoughts were pulled back.
"By the way, Xiaoyuan," Song's mother said, pulling her hand and glancing back, "you told me a few days ago that you had a boyfriend, why didn't you bring him along?"
Si Yuan nervously pursed her lips.
If she didn't have this "boyfriend," she would probably be seen as someone who still harbors ulterior motives.
Song's mother's smile faded slightly as she pressed on, "Today is such an important occasion, it's a good opportunity for us to meet, and also for your father to see, so he won't always worry that you have no one to take care of you outside."
As soon as he finished speaking, all eyes around him focused even more intently.
Song Yan also heard these words.
He was still looking at Si Yuan, but his gaze had become more somber.
Although the way she looked at him was different from how she looked at Lin Shuangyu, it was also different from how she looked at other people.
Lin Shuangyu raised an eyebrow, a look of anticipation rising in his eyes, as if he was certain that Si Yuan was lying.
She has investigated everything thoroughly.
What kind of decent boyfriend can Si Yuan possibly have?
Si Yuan's Adam's apple bobbed, and she was about to say, "We've already broken up," when a languid voice suddenly came from behind her, interrupting her.
"I'm late, there was a traffic jam on the way."
Everyone turned around at the sound, their eyes all falling on the person who had entered.
Apart from Song Yan, no one expected to see him at such an ordinary banquet tonight.
Jiang Wang.
He was dressed in a dark charcoal gray handmade suit, and the moment he entered the room, he exuded a casual and aloof air that was completely out of place with the rest of the banquet hall.
Everyone knows that this person who came from the Jiang family in Beijing has an unfathomable background, and even the top families in Haicheng have to give him a wide berth.
But at that moment, he walked straight toward Si Yuan.
Si Yuan's heart clenched suddenly.
She looked at Jiang Wang, her palms sweaty, and her eyes filled with panic.
Si Yuan gave a silent warning with her eyes: Don't talk nonsense!
Jiang Wang, however, seemed oblivious to her nervousness.
As if he had expected this all along, he was just waiting to see her get scared, and a carefree smile curled up at the corner of his mouth.
Song Yan's gaze suddenly darkened.
He slowly narrowed his eyes.
Jiang Wang?
Is he Xiaoyuan's boyfriend?
Or perhaps Xiaoyuan really has a boyfriend?
Lin Shuangyu, who was standing beside her, had long lost interest in watching the show. She tugged at Song Yan's sleeve and asked casually, "Yan, who is this? Judging from the Song family's reaction, he seems to be someone important?"
Song Yan didn't reply. Suddenly, he put down the champagne in his hand and walked straight towards Si Yuan.
Having known Jiang Wang for so many years, he knew all too well how heartless and dangerous this man was.
If Si Yuan gets involved with someone like that, he'll be devoured without a trace.
As the host, Mr. Song quickly put down his wine glass and came forward with a polite but tentative smile: "Mr. Jiang, what brings you here today?"
Si Yuan stood in the middle, feeling as if the air was about to freeze, her palms covered in cold sweat.
She secretly glanced up at Jiang Wang, but Jiang Wang seemed not to see her.
Instead, he smiled at Song's father, took out a velvet box from behind him, and handed it to Si Yuan.
Si Yuan froze, not daring to accept it, so Jiang Wang opened the box on his own.
Inside lay an extremely dazzling and luxurious sapphire necklace, with tiny diamonds adorning the clasp, shimmering with iridescent colors.
The moment Lin Shuangyu caught a glimpse of it, his breath hitched.
Isn't this the haute couture necklace that she had snatched away at the auction this morning?
How did it end up in Jiang Wang's hands?
Jiang Wang's gaze fell on Si Yuan's tense face, and he spoke slowly and casually...
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