Chapter 57: Chapter 57: Follow Suit and Call Her Sis

From Yun Zijin’s perspective, Su Mengyao had forcefully pushed her way into a circle of men, taken Sheng Yang by the arm, said something to him, and was now leading him straight toward her.

It left behind a group of men, who had been hoping to curry favor with Sheng Yang, staring at each other in confusion.

Sheng Yang, completely bewildered by Su Mengyao’s sudden appearance, pulled his arm from her grasp as soon as they were clear of the crowd.

But when he looked up and saw Yun Zijin standing not far away, his eyes lit up.

"Sister Yun, why didn’t you wait for me? You came over here by yourself?"

Sheng Yang’s "Sister Yun" left Su Mengyao and her little follower completely baffled.

’Weren’t they here together for Wu Zicheng’s birthday party? Everyone thought Yun Zijin was Sheng Yang’s date.’

’And now he’s hitting her with a "Sister Yun"? What’s that about?’

"You two..."

Su Mengyao looked at Yun Zijin, her face filled with questions.

"I told you, we’re not a couple."

’No one believes the truth these days.’

"You guys know each other?"

Sheng Yang clearly couldn’t make sense of the relationships at play.

"We don’t."

"Of course we do!"

Yun Zijin and Su Mengyao answered at almost the exact same time, but their replies weren’t just slightly different—they were completely contradictory.

The first was from Yun Zijin, the second from Su Mengyao.

"We were just talking a moment ago. How can you say we don’t know each other?"

Su Mengyao was very unhappy with Yun Zijin’s blatant lie.

"We just met for the first time today. If knowing someone’s name and status counts as ’knowing’ them, then I guess I ’know’ a lot of people online, too."

Yun Zijin didn’t think the few sentences they’d just exchanged counted as truly knowing each other.

At most, they were strangers who’d made a slight impression on one another.

Su Mengyao was speechless.

"Fine, then let’s add each other on WeChat right now. We can meet up for food and shopping later. Then we’ll know each other, right?"

With that, Su Mengyao pulled her phone from her purse and gave Yun Zijin a haughty look. "Well? Where’s your phone?"

Yun Zijin was silent.

"Hurry up! So many people want my WeChat, and I don’t give it to them. Consider yourself lucky!"

Yun Zijin took out her phone, opened her WeChat QR code, and held it out in front of Su Mengyao.

As for Su Mengyao’s follower, Yun Zijin had no intention of asking for her contact information whatsoever.

’Yun Zijin had no need for a friend who was so full of schemes.’

Su Mengyao, being rather oblivious, didn’t notice Yun Zijin’s slight at all. She happily sent Yun Zijin a friend request on WeChat and then urged her to accept it quickly.

’As for Sheng Yang,’ Su Mengyao thought, ’a girl should be a little more reserved.’

’She could get his WeChat the next time they met.’

’Besides, she had Yun Zijin’s contact now. If she wanted to know what Sheng Yang was up to, she could just ask her.’

"Old Sheng!"

Yun Zijin and Su Mengyao had just added each other as friends when Wu Zicheng walked over.

As the man of the hour, Wu Zicheng was incredibly busy, so the fact that he could spare the time to find Sheng Yang showed just how much he valued him.

Sheng Yang took a sip of champagne from the table, swallowing the macaron he’d been eating before he spoke. "Shouldn’t you be entertaining your guests? What are you doing over here?"

’Sheng Yang hadn’t expected Wu Zicheng to have any time for him today anyway. He didn’t need to be entertained; he was perfectly fine just showing up, finding a corner, and grabbing some food and drinks.’

"I just finished making my rounds. Figured I’d sneak over to see you guys! Well, well... aren’t you the lucky one."

Wu Zicheng said teasingly, glancing at Yun Zijin and Su Mengyao, who were seated in the lounge area.

"What are you talking about! This is my Sister Yun! You’d better call her that, too!"

’She’s the sole investor in my bar. I absolutely cannot afford to offend her.’

Wu Zicheng looked over at Yun Zijin. He had been quite surprised, in fact, to hear Sheng Yang call her "Sister Yun."

After all, Sheng Yang was the infamous Demon Lord of Mayhem of Dijing. Many people would rather offend the heirs of the four great families than get on Sheng Yang’s bad side.

The title "Demon Lord of Mayhem" wasn’t just for show.

"Miss Yun, why are you having Second Young Master Sheng call you ’sister’? If other people were to hear that, it might cause some unnecessary misunderstandings. That wouldn’t be good, would it?"

Su Mengyao’s follower, Yang Jiaqian, had suddenly interjected with a malicious comment.

Her words didn’t just make Yun Zijin uncomfortable; Sheng Yang found them incredibly grating as well.

"I’m showing my respect for Sister Yun. If your mind is dirty enough to twist that, you should go get your head checked."

Sheng Yang shot back without a hint of politeness. ’Since when does every Tom, Dick, and Harry get to tell me what to do?’

"Yang Jiaqian, if you can’t speak properly, then shut up! If I’d known you were going to act like this, I never would have agreed to bring you!"

’She only got in by piggybacking on my invitation, and she can’t even keep a low profile. She’s unbelievably stupid!’

’What was I even thinking when I agreed to bring her?’ Su Mengyao seriously questioned her own judgment.

Yun Zijin hadn’t even opened her mouth, and someone had already put the girl in her place. She couldn’t have been more pleased.

Her gaze toward Yang Jiaqian carried a hint of mockery.

’Being clever is one thing,’ she thought, ’but using that cleverness to slander others is just unpleasant.’

Wu Zicheng and Sheng Yang’s expressions darkened as well. ’Where did this idiot come from?’ they thought. ’If you don’t know how to talk, you might as well sew your mouth shut.’

When Yang Jiaqian saw that both Sheng Yang and Wu Zicheng were defending Yun Zijin, her face fell. Tears welled up in her eyes, making her look oh-so-pitiful.

But everyone present had seen it all before; her little act wasn’t going to fool anyone.

"That’s enough!" Su Mengyao snapped. "Don’t think a few tears will make anyone feel sorry for you. If you don’t want to be here anymore, just say so. I’ll have someone take you home!"

’Yang Jiaqian was just embarrassing her,’ Su Mengyao fumed internally. ’What kind of wannabe damsel in distress is this? She’s not even that pretty, but she still dares to pull these tricks? She has absolutely no self-awareness!’

"I agree, she doesn’t seem to fit in here," Wu Zicheng said. "Su Mengyao, you should have someone come pick her up."

’The fact that Sheng Yang calls her ’Sister’ proves her importance to him. If I can’t even handle a small matter like this on my own territory,’ Wu Zicheng thought, ’I’ll have to go to Sheng Yang and beg for forgiveness after the party.’

Yun Zijin herself didn’t particularly mind, but since Wu Zicheng was standing up for her, she certainly wasn’t going to undermine him.

Su Mengyao, of course, recognized this as a perfect opportunity to get on Yun Zijin’s good side. She immediately pulled out her phone to call the driver who had dropped them off.

The driver had already left and was scheduled to return to pick up her and Yang Jiaqian when the party was ending. Now, thanks to Yang Jiaqian, he had to make an extra trip.

Su Mengyao made a mental note to have her butler give the driver a bonus this month.

No matter how much Yang Jiaqian apologized and pleaded with Yun Zijin, or even with Sheng Yang and Wu Zicheng, she received no sympathy from anyone.

As soon as the Su Family’s driver arrived, Su Mengyao personally made sure she got in the car.

Back inside the villa, Su Mengyao found Yun Zijin to apologize. "I’m so sorry about that. I had no idea she would say those things. I’m cutting ties with her as soon as I get home!"