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As Yu Sheng entered the rehearsal hall, she received a WeChat message from her best friend Sheng Ning: "[Sister, what do you want to eat for lunch?]"
Sheng Ning came to see the musical "Swan Lake" and took the opportunity to ask her out for a meal.
Yu Sheng: [There's a nice private restaurant nearby, where should we go?]
Sheng Ning: [OK, send me your location.]
Yu Sheng put down her phone and started rehearsing with her friends.
Because it was a team performance, everyone was extremely focused to avoid making mistakes.
Time quickly passed and it was noon.
The concert hall is a ten-minute walk from the private restaurant.
Upon meeting, Sheng Ning handed her a tote bag, saying, "A wedding gift."
"Thank you." Yu Sheng took it; inside was a beautifully wrapped box. "What's this?"
"Open it and take a look."
Yu Sheng was quite curious.
Upon opening the box and seeing the three-piece white lace set inside, as thin as a feather, I felt so embarrassed I wanted to disappear on the spot.
She hurriedly closed the box, covered her face, and asked Sheng Ning, "Why did you give me this?"
"Of course, it's to make you irresistible to Gu Ye. Let me tell you, Gu Ye usually likes your dignified appearance, but if you're still so reserved in bed, he won't be interested."
Men are all wicked; if they marry the white rose, they want the red rose; if they marry the red rose, they want the white rose. To capture a man's heart, you must have both!
Yu Sheng stuffed the box into her handbag and said, "You understand men so well, why haven't you won over your brother Nanzhou yet?"
Xie Nanzhou, the second of the Four Young Masters of the Capital, is also the object of Sheng Ning's affections.
Sheng Ning glared at him: "Why don't you know?"
Yu Sheng knew perfectly well. She pinched Sheng Ning's chin and joked, "With such a beautiful face, why insist on hanging yourself on an old man? Why not find someone else? Our band has quite a few young, handsome, and outstanding guys. Do you want me to introduce you to some?"
"Your brother!"
Yu Sheng resolutely refused: "My brother won't do! To be my brother's woman, you not only have to be stunningly beautiful, but also have extremely strong resilience. You know his aura; people who are too fragile are easily tortured into heart disease."
"Your brother, he..."
"Besides, my brother is the same age as your brother Nanzhou, he's quite old too..."
Sheng Ning covered her face with one hand and pointed behind Yu Sheng with the other.
When Yu Sheng finally realized what was happening, she felt like dying.
She turned around reluctantly and saw a man standing behind her.
Standing there at 1.88 meters tall, he exudes a powerful aura of authority.
He was wearing a black cashmere coat over a dark blue handmade suit; he was tall and handsome.
But the pride and aura of a noble young master that the chosen one possesses are absolutely not something those who struggle in the arena of fame and fortune possess.
It is Shang Yan.
Yu Sheng's stepbrother.
Shang Yan ranked first among the Four Young Masters of the Capital, and was therefore also known as Crown Prince Shang.
Shang Yan had a pair of beautiful, narrow peach blossom eyes, but he looked at everyone with seven parts coldness and three parts aloofness, making people feel intimidated.
Even though Yu Sheng had known him for ten years, this timidity had never diminished in the slightest.
She always felt a lot of psychological pressure when facing Shang Yan, just like when facing the head of the student affairs office in high school.
Yu Sheng stood up and called out nervously and apprehensively, "Brother..."
She had just spoken ill of him behind his back, and she was afraid he would hear it and hold her accountable.
Fortunately, Shang Yan didn't seem to hear it.
He simply responded softly and then walked forward.
Just when Yu Sheng thought she had escaped a disaster, Shang Yan suddenly stopped and turned around, saying, "I ran into Huai Sheng in the West Market last night. He told me that you and Gu Ye got your marriage certificate. Congratulations!"
Yu Sheng was taken aback: "You ran into Huai Sheng in the West Market last night?"
"Hmm, what's wrong?"
What time was it last night?
Shang Yan stared into her eyes: "Around eight o'clock, we happened to check into the same hotel."
Yu Sheng's internal alarm bells rang loudly.
Last night around 8 PM, Gu Ye said that Duan Huaisheng had invited him to drink.
But Duan Huaisheng wasn't in Taipei at all, which means—
Gu is lying too!
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