Chapter 44

Mo Yueshuang’s gaze met Chi Yunman’s. Very quickly, the two of them tacitly looked away.

Li Sheng noticed that ever since Mo Yueshuang saw Chi Yunman, her expression had been very wrong. But Li Sheng could not say exactly why. It seemed like fear and wariness, yet also full of suspicion and doubt.

“Do you know Miss Chi?” Li Sheng asked her.

Mo Yueshuang shook her head. “I don’t know her.”

Mo Yueshuang indeed did not know Chi Yunman, but she recognized the female bodyguard following behind Chi Yunman. That was the detective she had hired, Tang Xiaozhi.

Why was she now following beside Chi Yunman? Tang Xiaozhi had rules. During a mission, she would not accept a second employment, and all her actions would prioritize her employer’s task.

Then, thinking of the information Tang Xiaozhi had given her before, when it came to investigating the incident from five years ago, it was not only Li Sheng and Ji Ruodong involved, but also a mysterious person and Chi Yunman.

Not long ago, Tang Xiaozhi had made that final phone call, saying she had been targeted and planned to follow the trail to find the mastermind behind the scenes. Then read the original at bailiantales.com now that Tang Xiaozhi was following beside Chi Yunman, could it prove that Chi Yunman was the one behind the kidnapping at the mountain hut?

Mo Yueshuang felt as if fog filled the space before her. She was tightly wrapped in that fog, unable to find direction and unable to escape.

Li Sheng quietly held her hand. Li Sheng had sensed her unease, but because of the current situation, she did not pull her into her arms. She could only silently accompany her this way.

Seeing that his girlfriend had arrived, Ji Ruodong hurriedly followed her.

Once everyone’s attention had shifted to tonight’s heroine, Chi Yunman, Li Sheng brought Mo Yueshuang to the prepared lounge on the second floor.

It was finally quiet here, and Li Sheng also breathed a sigh of relief.

“How do you feel? Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere?” Li Sheng was nervous about Mo Yueshuang’s emotions. The doctor had emphasized again and again that Mo Yueshuang must be kept physically and mentally comfortable, and she could not let distress accumulate in her heart.

And Mo Yueshuang’s expression just now had been almost like she had seen a ghost, which was truly worrying.

Mo Yueshuang was touched by Li Sheng’s careful care in every detail. Although she had already been diagnosed with depression, in reality, she understood that she had not reached the point where she would be [stolen content]frightened by a possible suspect whose identity had not yet been confirmed.

The shock and panic from earlier had already been suppressed. With Li Sheng by her side, those inexplicable negative emotions also slowly dispersed.

Mo Yueshuang smiled lightly, her expression very relaxed.

“Don’t worry. I’m not that fragile.”

Li Sheng did not dare be careless. The doctor had said that at this stage, even a small emotional fluctuation could possibly become the final straw that crushed the camel.

Li Sheng tried asking whether she had any grudge with Chi Yunman.

Mo Yueshuang concealed some things she temporarily could not say, then told Li Sheng some of her general guesses.

Li Sheng’s brows locked tightly. She sat beside Mo Yueshuang and asked again to confirm.

“You’re saying that you suspected the last kidnapping at the little hut was man-made, so you hired a detective to investigate. And that detective disappeared in [bailiantales.com]the end, but now she has appeared beside Chi Yunman and become Chi Yunman’s bodyguard?”

Mo Yueshuang nodded. She also had not expected things to develop this way. No matter how she guessed, she could not figure out why Chi Yunman would target her, or why Chi Yunman would design a kidnapping against her.

Of course, all of this was only speculation. At present, there was no evidence proving that the person who wanted to harm her was Chi Yunman.

Li Sheng pondered hard but could not understand it. She even began thinking that it would be good if Di Xue or Miranda were here. They were the best at these twists and turns behind the scenes.

Mo Yueshuang looked at Li Sheng’s deep-thinking expression for her sake and could not help laughing.

She teased Li Sheng along with it.

“Tell me, could it be because Miss Chi admires you? And because you and I are close, Miss Chi turned love into hatred and attacked me?”

“…” The tips of Li Sheng’s ears reddened. She understood that Mo Yueshuang had heard those gossiping women running their mouths in the hall.

“Although she and I are both daughters of the four great families, the Chi family unauthorized copyand the Li family had some conflict in earlier years. This involves several generations of grudges, and it’s troublesome to explain. If you want to hear it, I’ll tell you later.”

“But when we were children, Ji Ruodong, President Ji, Guan Anru, Young Master Guan, and I played together because of our family backgrounds. Later, the Guan family produced Second Young Master Guan, Guan Chongjun. His reputation in the circle isn’t good. My brother, Li Junhao, even had a fight with him. From then on, the Li family and Guan family only had superficial courtesy left. As for me and…”

Li Sheng hesitated for a moment, not knowing how to say it. She secretly paid attention to Mo Yueshuang’s expression, afraid she would accidentally make Mo Yueshuang angry.

But thinking carefully, they were now only in a simulated romance. It should not matter if she spoke a little about the original owner’s past relationships.

“Five years ago, I liked Ji Ruodong. But at that time, Ji Ruodong already had a first love, which was later commonly called President Ji’s white moonlight in the circle. Ji Ruodong also pursued you so madly before because you looked somewhat like that white moonlight.”

“At that time, Ji Ruodong rejected me because of that white moonlight. In a fit of anger, I fell out with my family. The family directly contacted the Guan family and arranged an engagement for me. The first choice was Guan Chongjun, because he and I were close in age.”

“At that time, Guan Chongjun was truly disappointing. So the family changed it to an engagement between Guan Anru and me. In reality, Guan Anru and Chi Yunman had already privately agreed to a business marriage alliance. Because I barged in halfway, I ruined the Guan and Chi families’ good matter.”

“Afterward, because of some things, I had Ranran. Then I directly went abroad. I didn’t even attend the engagement ceremony with Guan Anru. After that, I provoked the Guan family’s anger, but because of the Li family’s power, the Guan family held it in and didn’t explode.”

“Later, same-sex marriage was legalized, and the Chi family took the initiative to come to the door wanting a marriage alliance with me. [read the original at bailiantales.com]But at that time, Chi Yunman was still abroad, and I was also abroad. With both parties absent, it was useless no matter how well the Chi and Li families discussed it. After dragging it out further, it reached a few months ago. The Chi family urgently needed a marriage alliance to stabilize their family status, while Xiongtao Industry was pressing closely behind them. If not for the Chi family having several hundred years of inheritance, they might not have been able to keep their position among the four great families.”

“And so, Chi Yunman and Ji Ruodong formed a marriage alliance.” Li Sheng said everything she knew. “This is what those people meant when they said the marriage alliances between the four great families are like a real-life matching game. According to my guess, after the Chi family gets through this crisis, they may very likely announce that the engagement is invalid. But judging from the current situation, Ji Ruodong likes Miss Chi. It’s really hard to say what the future will be like.”

Mo Yueshuang listened until she was dumbfounded. This circle clearly only had four families, so how had they managed to play out so many patterns?

“I’m telling you this because I want to explain that I have nothing to do with any of them. The other reason is that I want to tell you that, since you are with me as my girlfriend, even if they want to deal with you, they will have to think carefully. You can actually relax a little. With me here, there’s no need to be afraid.”

Only then did Mo Yueshuang understand why Li Sheng had taken such a large detour to explain. While feeling moved, she also felt somewhat inferior. She had clearly worked so hard to climb upward, so why was she still in a position where others could slaughter her at will?

Mo Yueshuang felt unwilling, and even her past grievances multiplied several times over.

“Don’t be sad. Once this ends in a while, I’ll take you away, okay?” Li Sheng did not want to continue staying either. It looked grand and loving on the surface, but in reality, it could not even compare to the romantic scenes Mo Yueshuang and Guan Anru filmed.

Mo Yueshuang lay in her arms and quietly listened to Li Sheng’s lively heartbeat. Every beat gave Mo Yueshuang endless security.

In the hall, Chi Yunman’s hand rested lightly on her fiancé Ji Ruodong’s arm. She tilted her head and asked Ji read the original at bailiantales.com Ruodong, “Was the female companion Miss Li brought just now that very popular celebrity?”

After all, she was someone he had once pursued. Being suddenly asked about her by his fiancée made Ji Ruodong’s back chill. He laughed awkwardly. “Yes, yes. Her name is Mo Yueshuang. She’s Shengsheng’s girlfriend.”

“Miss Li’s girlfriend?” Chi Yunman did not think Li Sheng was the kind of person like Ji Ruodong and Guan Chongjun, who kept female stars. So the weight of this “girlfriend” should be quite heavy.

“Yes, she’s the godmother of her child.” Ji Ruodong was afraid Chi Yunman would dig too deeply, so he added another sentence.

Chi Yunman nodded. “No wonder.”

What? No wonder what? Ji Ruodong did not understand, but it did not prevent him from being happy that his fiancée had tilted her head and said so many words beside his ear.

Suddenly, the hall became noisy. Chi Yunman smiled lightly. “Big Brother Guan is here.”

“Tch.” Ji Ruodong was disdainful. His fiancée was actually calling Guan Anru, that hypocrite, so intimately, even “Big Brother Guan”… Was Guan Anru worthy?

However, Ji Ruodong did not dare rashly speak ill of Guan Anru in front [Read on BaiLianTales]of his fiancée. This was probably like if someone said to him, “Your little sister Li Sheng is a peerless white lotus and a century-old green tea bitch.” He would twist that person’s head off and stuff it into a toilet.

“Young Master Guan has been in the limelight recently. He’s filming Director Wen’s movie. This film has a big background. The director and the others are aiming for major awards. This time, Young Master Guan is going to become famous all over the world.”

Chi Yunman still had that faint smile at the corners of her mouth. One could not tell how much she cared about Guan Anru, but ever since Guan Anru arrived, her gaze would fall on Guan Anru from time to time.

Ji Ruodong felt somewhat jealous, but he knew very clearly that although they currently had the status of fiancés, in reality, it was still only him having a one-sided crush on Chi Yunman.

He could not say much, so he sourly mentioned, “It’s just that there have been some changes to this drama. I heard Young Master Guan has also started selling bromance.”

Chi Yunman’s expression did not change. She only said calmly, “Big Brother Guan is an actor. Naturally, he follows the script. Whether it’s selling bromance or not depends on the director’s arrangements.”

Fine. One sentence had made it clear that your Big Brother Guan was a dedicated and good actor.

Ji Ruodong sneered coldly. When his solo fans shouted, “Brother, you’re amazing,” did you also go and pull up banners with them?

“Let’s go over and greet him.” Ji ​Read on BaiLianTales​Ruodong brought Chi Yunman over, wearing a provocative expression.

Guan Anru became displeased when he saw Ji Ruodong. Seeing Ji Ruodong’s strutting peacock-like posture, his refined gentlemanly cultivation nearly collapsed.

“Congratulations, Manman. I wish you happiness in the future.” Guan Anru felt somewhat pained for Chi Yunman. How much happiness could there be in a future with an idiot like Ji Ruodong?

The smile in Chi Yunman’s eyes deepened. “Thank you, Big Brother Guan. I’m very happy you could come today.”

Chi Yunman lifted her wine glass. “I’ll toast Big Brother Guan.”

No accident occurred at this engagement banquet. It peacefully and beautifully came to a perfect close amid everyone’s blessings.

It was only when people were leaving that Ji Ruodong, with a dark expression, found Li Sheng and dragged her to the back garden.

“What is it?” Li Sheng increasingly felt that Ji the Fool had something wrong with his brain.

Ji Ruodong took a deep breath and pointed at his own head. “Help Brother Ruodong take a look. Did I [read the original at bailiantales.com]get a new hat right after getting engaged? And is it green and full of vitality?”

Author’s Note:

You could say that among the four great families, Ji and Li have a relatively good relationship, while Guan and Chi have a relatively good relationship.

Cherish the current Ji the Fool. Soon, he’ll be gone.

Ji Ruodong: I’m going to die?!

No! You’re going to come alive.

Hint… Tomorrow, Li and Mo will officially announce their relationship.