The car stopped in front of the Yun Jing Banquet Hall. Fu Siming put her arm around his elbow and strode into the banquet hall.
Upon seeing that the newcomer was Fu Siming, everyone couldn't help but want to go forward and talk to him, but Song Xingyao beside him drew everyone's attention, and a rustling sound came from inside the hall.
Yuan Zhao and Ye Si exchanged a knowing glance when they saw the woman beside their friend.
Fu Siming led Song Xingyao forward, and she stood tall among the group of people, her back straight.
"Why don't you introduce me?" Yuan Zhao still had that carefree attitude.
Fu Siming said, "This is my wife, Song Xingyao."
With a "pfft," Yuan Zhao spat out the champagne in his mouth, drawing everyone's attention.
"You got married? Oh? Are you alright?"
Ye Si looked at Song Xingyao's face.
When he heard Pei Jing say that Fu Siming wanted him to pick her up from the hospital that day, he knew that Fu Siming would never let such a woman leave his side.
"Have you thought it through?" Yes asked without avoiding Song Xingyao's question.
She thought that if a woman who could so easily agree to marry Fu Siming knew that she could make a fortune as a substitute, she would definitely be willing to kneel in front of Fu Siming and beg him to favor her.
"Hmm." Fu Siming uttered a single word, but Song Xingyao was stunned, unsure of what he was referring to. She wondered what kind of cryptic message they were exchanging.
Song Xingyao met many people with Fu Siming, but she didn't remember any of them. However, the flattery on their faces was the same.
Amidst the clinking of glasses, Song Xingyao excused herself to go to the restroom.
At the sink, she tried to use cold water to lower the temperature in her body caused by the alcohol.
Just as she was about to leave the stall, several young women entered the restroom and surrounded Song Xingyao in front of the sink.
The cold marble countertop behind her sent shivers down her spine, and the woman in front of her used her long fingernails to lift Song Xingyao's face.
"Do you think Brother Fu brought you here because he really likes you?" After saying that, the woman angrily slapped her face away.
Her long fingernails left a red mark on her face.
"You just look a bit like her, that's why Brother Fu is willing to play with you for a while."
A voice suddenly came from behind the woman: "Since that's the case, you might as well scratch her face tomorrow, then she won't be able to be a stand-in."
Vicious words came from her beautiful lips.
Song Xingyao sensed danger approaching. Taking advantage of a moment of inattention, she pushed away the person who was calling Ming'er and ran out of the bathroom in a panic.
Seeing that no one was chasing after them, Song Xingyao stared at Fu Siming, who was surrounded by people in the banquet hall.
She gently covered her face with her own. A stand-in?
The cold palm calmed her down, and Fu Siming looked up to see Song Xingyao standing there blankly.
Song Xingyao looked up and saw him withdraw from the crowd. His eyes were filled with deep affection, which captivated Song Xingyao.
The world seemed to be paused, and she watched him walk step by step toward her side.
"What happened to your face?" Fu Siming's sharp eyes caught the long, narrow red mark, and he gently touched the woman's face.
"No, I just accidentally cut my finger." She obediently raised her hand to show Fu Siming.
She was glad that Lu Fan had given her an extension in the afternoon, which gave Fu Siming a reason to believe his story.
"Okay, let's go back." Fu Siming took her hand and walked outside.
The hall suddenly fell silent as everyone watched Fu Siming's movements until he left, after which the sounds of discussion returned to the banquet hall.
"This woman looks so much like Fu..." The man was about to speak.
"Stop talking. I heard someone mentioned this name before, and less than a month later, that company disappeared from Jiangcheng." The woman interrupted him.
In a corner of the banquet, Yuan Zhao put away his previous nonchalant demeanor and spoke calmly: "He went too far this time, didn't he? He's already married."
Yes also pursed his lips: "You know, he's too stubborn about her. In all these years, it's rare to find someone so similar. How could he possibly let go?"
"Sigh, what kind of women hasn't Si Ming seen? How come that woman can be so infatuated with him?"
Ye Si didn't reply. He remembered that year when Fu Siming found out that the woman had disappeared, he drank with them until he had a stomach hemorrhage and alcohol poisoning. He looked haggard and was completely different from before. It took a long time to bring him back to the right path.
The two returned to Haiyan.
A woman with an elegant demeanor, adorned with jewels and wearing an exquisite cheongsam with a glass-like sheen, sat gracefully in the living room, while Aunt Qi stood beside her, making her tea.
"Qi Ma, you're really something! I asked you to take care of A Ming, and he got married, but you didn't tell me? Did you expect me to only find out my son got married when he came to me with his child and said, 'This is your grandson'?" The woman's words were full of reproach.
"Madam, the young mistress has only been staying in Haiyan for one day."
"Stop being cheeky. I'm the one who asked you to come and take care of Ah Ming. This is such a big deal, you should definitely tell me..."
Before the woman could speak, Fu Siming called out to her, "Mom, why are you here again?"
"Why am I here again? You dare to say that? My phone has been flooded with messages tonight. All sorts of wives, from Wang to Li to Zhu, all kinds of wives from the Hundred Family Surnames, are sending me messages saying that my son brought a woman to a charity gala and said she was his wife. So I came here to see my daughter-in-law."
Jiang Man finished speaking before she could see the woman behind her clearly.
"you……"
"You go upstairs first," Fu Siming said to Song Xingyao.
Song Xingyao nodded obediently, and her figure disappeared around the corner of the stairs.
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