Cheng Yuesheng always followed Cheng's mother, and felt annoyed when listening to her selling herself like a commodity.
While Cheng's mother was talking to someone else and not paying much attention to her, Cheng Yuesheng quickly slipped away.
She ran to the terrace and seeing that there was no one there, she found a stool and sat down to rest.
She was exhausted after wearing high heels all night. When she was a social worker, she always wore flat shoes to and from get off work, and rarely wore high heels for such a long time. She bent down to rub her sore calves, but heard Cheng Siyue's voice coming from next door.
"Shuwei, I didn't expect to meet you at the cocktail party today."
"Well, I just happened to receive an invitation, so I came."
Cheng Yuesheng listened to their conversation and turned his head cautiously to look at them.
So this is the male lead Meng Shuwei! I didn't expect him to be such a masculine guy!
Cheng Yuesheng sighed in her heart, she never thought that her step-sister Cheng Siyue liked this type of person.
"I heard that your company is preparing to raise funds, congratulations!" Cheng Siyue seemed very relieved. She didn't expect that he could get back on his feet after experiencing such a huge change in his family. If she had known this, she would not have cut off contact with him. However, she heard that he went to the army after college. It seems that he had a really hard time during that period.
"Nothing. It's far worse than your company." Meng Shuwei shook his head. Everything he had now was earned through untold hardships. His family's company collapsed and declared bankruptcy, and his parents sold their property to pay off the debt. So, after starting college, he immediately checked into the military, hoping it would not only exempt him from tuition for the next few years but also provide him with a subsidy. It was for this reason that he lost touch with many of his classmates, but unexpectedly, he ran into them again recently because of his company's fundraising.
"How could that be? You are now a rising star in Jiangzhou's business world. Many people are optimistic about you and want to invest in your company." Meng Shuwei's technology company is doing very well and its performance is booming. It has long been a hot commodity in the eyes of many people. Even Cheng Siyue knows that her father wants to get a piece of the pie.
It would be great if I could connect with Meng Shuwei through our high school friendship, Cheng Siyue thought.
"You're joking. I heard that you're already working in your family's company. Congratulations!" It is estimated that the Cheng family's company will be inherited by Cheng Siyue.
"This is all my father's idea. I've been working in my family's company for several years, but I can't compare to you." Cheng Siyue said with a smile, "By the way, I heard that our class monitor is getting married. Will you go?"
"Really? I'm not sure about that. If I receive an invitation, I'll probably go if I have time."
"Then let's go together!"
The two began to talk about their high school days, with bursts of laughter, and soon they left together and returned to the cocktail party.
Cheng Yuesheng listened to their conversation on the terrace on the other side. She had not read the original work and could not hear much useful information from the conversation.
"Yo~" Suddenly a frivolous voice came, "Who is this? Why haven't I seen him before?"
A few uninvited guests came to the terrace, and the one who was talking was a young man in a navy blue suit. He was holding his chin with one hand and looking Cheng Yuesheng up and down with the style of a playboy.
This person seemed to be the acquaintance that her younger sister had just seen in the venue, including several other people around him. Cheng Siyue left to chat with them.
"This must be Siyue's sister!" said the woman with long wavy hair and a nude tube dress. "This is the first time I've seen her at a cocktail party. She's truly precious!"
Cheng Yuesheng looked at the people who suddenly appeared in surprise. They were Cheng Siyue’s friends. Could it be that Cheng Siyue asked them to cause trouble?
"Why aren't you saying anything, sister!" The woman walked gracefully to Cheng Siyue, with a smile on her delicately made-up face. You couldn't tell that she was the kind of person who would speak harshly to someone they met for the first time.
"How rude! Sister Linlin is talking to you!" The girl in the apricot skirt looked spoiled. "Why are you so different from Sister Siyue!" She would never admit that she was jealous of Cheng Yuesheng because she was prettier than her and that was why she ridiculed her.
It turns out that this woman is Cheng Siyue’s best friend, Yuan Linlin, who had a blind date with the male protagonist Meng Shuwei. Cheng Siyue remembered that her former colleagues had complained that this character was love-brained, but she didn’t expect that her cheap sister’s best friend had a completely different style from her.
Cheng Siyue is like a white moonlit lily, while Yuan Linlin is an enchanting red rose, as hot and sexy as she can be. Even though she was rejected by the male lead after their blind date, she still fell in love with him and even tried to blackmail Meng Shuwei into being with her by having her own company help his company.
I didn't expect that this love-brained character is actually a beautiful woman who is rich and beautiful.
"Okay, Tongyun," Yuan Linlin stopped her, "Sister Yuesheng must be scared seeing us for the first time."
"Humph!" Li Tongyun glanced at Cheng Yuesheng, who was sitting still, nonchalantly, and muttered softly, "What do you mean by scared? A sickly person dares to embarrass Sister Siyue."
Cheng Yuesheng looked at Li Yuntong with a dissatisfied face. This person was also a friend of her step-sister, but how come she was so naive? Was she the kind of cannon fodder supporting character in novels who was used as a gun?
"Okay, ladies," the playboy came over with his hands in his pockets, "let's stop talking about these trivial things and have a drink together!" Then he asked the waiter to bring the wine.
Cheng Yuesheng looked at the red wine in front of him and refused without thinking.
"You guys drink, I don't drink." She was just discharged from the hospital by her step-parents today, and how could she drink alcohol with such a weak body?
"Sister, there's no need to be so disrespectful!" The playboy handed the red wine directly to her.
Cheng Yuesheng frowned, "I was just discharged from the hospital today and can't drink."
"Cheng Yuesheng, what do you mean? You are so disrespectful. Who do you think you are? If it weren't for the fact that you are Sister Siyue's sister, do you think Brother Fuwen would pay attention to you?" Li Yuntong said angrily. Jiang Fuwen is her cousin, and she thinks Cheng Yuesheng did it on purpose.
"Sister, there's no need to be like this. Let's just have a drink together." Jiang Fuwen continued to hold the glass, his peach blossom eyes staring at Cheng Yuesheng.
Cheng Yuesheng felt physically uncomfortable when she saw Jiang Fuwen's frivolous appearance. She stood up and wanted to leave this place of trouble. She was sure that these people were here to pick a fight with her just for Cheng Siyue.
"Drink yourselves, I'm leaving now."
She was about to leave the terrace with her skirt lifted, but her wrist felt tight as Jiang Fuwen grabbed her wrist.
Cheng Yuesheng felt as if he was entangled by something greasy, and his hair stood on end.
"Sister, why are you in such a hurry to leave? Just drinking some red wine won't do any harm to you."
Cheng Yuesheng felt sick when hearing the greasy sister's voice, "Let go!"
"I'll let go after you drink this glass of wine, sister." Jiang Fuwen raised the glass and handed it to Cheng Siyue's pale pink lips. At this time, Yuan Linlin and Li Tongyun both looked like they were enjoying the show.
Cheng Yuesheng looked at the wine glass in the other person's hand getting closer and closer to him, and his delicate eyebrows were tightly furrowed.
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