Chapter 7: How Do You Know She's Not Faking Innocence?

Seeing Jiang Ruan silent, Jiang Yuning glared at her fiercely again.

Jiang Ruan's palms tightened, and cold sweat seeped out little by little. In the past, she would have endured for the sake of her mother, but now, she didn't want the man before her to misunderstand…

Her red lips slightly parted, just as she was about to speak, Chu Mochen spoke up.

"Miss Jiang... Yuning, right? I've been frequenting bars for years, and I really haven't seen anyone dressed as conservatively as you serving drinks, blushing with just a little tease. Is there some misunderstanding here? Of course, you and Xiaohan are about to get engaged, I don't mean anything else. I just really fancy this little girl; who knows, we might even become family in the future."

Almost as soon as he finished speaking, not only did Jiang Ruan look over in shock, but Zhan Xiaohan's cold eyes also shot a severe gaze.

Chu Mochen was taken aback, then looked meaningfully at Zhan Xiaohan.

"Little girl, I'll take all the drinks you're selling tonight."

Jiang Ruan's eyes curved lightly with a smile: "Thank you, I'll go to the warehouse now and bring you the rest of the drinks."

Chu Mochen waved his hand: "Be careful, okay? Otherwise, I'll worry."

Jiang Ruan immediately turned and left. As Chu Mochen was about to pick up the drink from the table to enjoy, he heard Zhan Xiaohan coldly ask.

"Do you really like her?"

Chu Mochen almost spat out his drink in shock, staring at Zhan Xiaohan, then raised his chin towards Jiang Yuning's spot.

"Xiaohan, even if I like her, it doesn't seem to be a problem, does it? You know me, with all those girlfriends I've never been with a girl like that, so pure and innocent, quite fun to tease."

"How do you know she isn't just pretending to be innocent?"

"No, Xiaohan, you've never judged a girl like this before. You can't just believe whatever your fiancée says, right? Besides, even if this really is her trick to lure me in, if I want to take the bait, what about it?"

The more Chu Mochen spoke, the more agitated he became, seeing his brother's face growing darker, he probably understood by now. After all those years in the company of women, how could he not know women's little schemes?

Jiang Yuning sat on the side, finding Chu Mochen's gaze extremely uncomfortable, yet worried that he would see through her. She could only sit upright, sporting a pretentious smile.

She slowly tightened her grip on Zhan Xiaohan's arm: "Xiaohan, I'll take care of my sister's affairs with mom and dad, so you don't have to worry. Many people here know about her past deeds, and I have no quarrel with her, so why would I make up facts to frame her for no reason?"

Zhan Xiaohan freed his arm from her grasp without a word: "Miss Jiang, I don't like others tracking my whereabouts all the time. This is the first time, but don't let there be a next one."

Jiang Yuning's face turned deathly pale instantly—was this... a warning to her?!

And to make matters worse, Chu Mochen had to add his two cents: "Xiaohan, tonight is just a get-together between us brothers. Why don't we have the assistant take Miss Jiang home? That way, she won't get bothered by the smell of alcohol on us later."

Zhan Xiaohan nodded, an emotion fleeting across his eyes, "Mm."

Jiang Yuning, suppressing the urge to explode, realized that they clearly wanted to send her away! To get rid of her!

Could it be that it will no longer remain a secret?

No, that little bitch Jiang Ruan definitely didn't have the guts to speak out, unless she wanted her and her mother to die in this world!

After Jiang Yuning was led away by the assistant, Chu Mochen finally breathed a sigh of relief and spoke to himself: "I don't know why, but from the moment I saw her I didn't like her. She looks quite similar to that little girl, but how could that girl possibly be just some adopted daughter—ha, that's nothing but a high-society excuse to hide an affair. But looks aside, that little girl is much more attractive and pleasing than Jiang Yuning, with whiter skin and softer features. Xiaohan, are you sure you want to marry this Yuning?"

Zhan Xiaohan's gaze deepened, lost in thought, he suddenly set down his glass and stood up: "I'm going to the restroom."

In the meantime, Jiang Ruan made her way through the bustling dance floor to the corridor, where it was dark and quiet.

Suddenly, a heavy reek of alcohol hit her, and Jiang Ruan frowned subconsciously as a bearded man staggered out of the men's restroom.

"Pretty girl, working as a drink saleswoman, huh…"

The man suddenly drew closer, his gaze blatantly fixed on Jiang Ruan's chest where her work badge hung.

After a particularly loud belch, his hand began to reach out, indiscreetly touching Jiang Ruan's clothes, "Come on, sell some to your brother, I'll cover the bill. Or, give your brother a kiss, and I'll buy all your drinks, how about that?"

The man's smile was malevolent, revealing a mouthful of rotten yellow teeth—utterly repulsive!

Jiang Ruan clenched her teeth, showed no fear on her face, and grabbed the tray in her hand, smashing it hard!

"Bang!"

The tray hit the ground, emitting a crisp sound.

The atmosphere seemed to plunge into deathly silence in an instant, and the drunken man sobered up somewhat. He reached out to touch his head, his palm instantly warm; blood seeped through his fingertips.

Jiang Ruan's pupils contracted, and in the next second, the man's face turned terrifyingly ferocious.

"You bitch, you dare hit me, I was giving you face!"

"If you don't sleep with me today, I'll make sure you end up in jail, believe it or not."