Shen Wencheng stared at Cheng An with an annoyed look. He was lying if he said he had forgiven this woman.
Such a young girl, she was already that ruthless.
Cheng An stared at the two people in front of her. The anger was so big that her facade almost cracked.
Why?
Why did everything go wrong?
It wasn't supposed to be like this!
She only went abroad for a few days, but when she returned, her followers told her that the Shens had held a banquet and recognized their newly found granddaughter. They even said that Shen Xia was the true daughter of Shen Yayi. People had been curious about Cheng An's real identity.
Cheng An didn't care too much if people asked about her identity. She was her parents' biological daughter. If someone needs to take the blame, it should be her parents, not her.
She just hated it when people looked at her as if she had stolen Sheng Xia's place. She didn't steal anyone's place! It belonged to her in the first place! Those people were just too stupid to see it!
What made it even worse was that Zhao Jingfeng attended the banquet and danced with Sheng Xia!
Why?
Who is this village girl?
Why did Zhao Jingfeng dance with her twice? TWICE!
What did Sheng Xia have that she didn't have?
She was a lot, lot, lot better than Sheng Xia!
What did that dirty, poor, ugly village girl have that could seduce Zhao Jingfeng like that?
She couldn't accept it!
She couldn't!
Shen Wencheng sighed. "Let's go. You shouldn't waste your time with these kinds of people."
His words seemed to ignite the three young women.
One of Cheng An's friends sneered. "I remember that you were so ugly before. But look at you now. The Shens must be working hard to make you look presentable."
The other Cheng An's friend laughed mockingly. "She was an ungrateful village girl. What kind of expectation did you have of her? The Chengs were so kind to her, but she didn't appreciate it."
"Kind?" asked Shen Xia in disbelief. "What do you mean by kind? By not recognising my legitimacy, and only adopting me?"
Cheng An's friend rolled her eyes. "I heard about that from Cheng An. The administration wasn't completed yet, right? They just wanted to test your personality first! Just a village girl, but her ambition is so big! Do you think they will love you more than they love Cheng An?"
"Cheng An is such a perfect girl. Do you think the Chengs would choose you over Cheng An?"
"Our circle isn't so easy to enter, you know."
"True. I heard you weren't satisfied with your job, skipped work, and left without telling anyone. Such a bad manner."
Shen Wencheng's eyes widened in disbelief.
What kind of brainwashing power was this?
Shen Xia sighed and grabbed Shen Wencheng's hand. "Let's go. I'm starting to feel like my brain is going stupid."
"Okay," said Shen Wencheng. He laughed while looking at the three women with different expressions on their faces.
"Has the Shen family member been brainwashed by that village girl? How can they accept such an ungrateful girl like her?" One of Cheng An's friends looked at the other two.
"Probably. Maybe because the Shens adored Shen Yayi too much that they project their longing onto her."
"Hey, that must be it! She is just Shen Yayi's substitute!"
"Right~ How can an uneducated girl like her be loved by the Shens?"
"True, true."
"Hey, Cheng An, you should tell the Shens about that village girl's true face!"
"Yes, yes. After all, you have been their granddaughter for twenty-two years. They should still listen to you more than that village girl."
Cheng An gritted her teeth.
Shut up, you fools!
How can the Shens listen to me while they hate me so much?
Such fools! How can I befriend fools like them?
Useless bunch!
Cheng An smiled, but her eyes had tears in them. "I don't know why, but the Shens didn't like me now."
"What? Is it because of that village girl?"
"Such a poisonous girl! You'd better stay far away from her!"
Cheng An smiled appreciatively. "Thank you. I will."
The two Cheng An's friends laughed happily. They hugged Cheng An and escorted her to the car while comforting her by bad-mouthing Shen Xia.
Without them knowing, two receptionists were sitting behind the lobby desk, not far from them. They looked at each other with eyes full of melon.
"Such drama!"
"Is it the recently famous scandal about switching at birth?"
"Yeah. You know it too?"
"My aunt worked as one of the nannies in that circle. She told me and my family last night."
"Me too. My mother is one of the maids in the circle. She heard it when her boss and his wife talked about it."
"Tsk, tsk. Such a poor girl. She should have grown up in the wealthy circle, but someone stole her place just like that."
"Yeah." The receptionist checked today's reservation and sighed in relief. The next reservation was still half an hour from now.
She opened her phone and checked today's news. "Hey, if I remember correctly, the man who stood beside that real daughter was Shen Wencheng, right?"
"Yeah. I was so focused on the drama that I missed gawking at him. He is so handsome and beautiful. What a face!"
"He is on the hot trending list! Number 2!"
"What?!" The other receptionist opened her phone and stared at the trending list.
Actor Shen Wencheng's sugar mommy.
WHAT~?!
"What sugar mommy?" She looked confused. She tapped the title, and the articles showed up.
Shen Wencheng was caught shopping with his sugar mommy.
Shen Wencheng's career history: A poor young man who successfully became a famous actor.
Shen Wencheng, with his sugar mommy, was shopping for an expensive and limited dress.
Shen Wencheng's sugar mommy accompanies her baby when shooting.
Shen Wencheng's sugar mommy's real identity.
The other receptionist looked at he r colleague. "What sugar mommy? Isn't his surname Shen?"
"If I remember correctly, it wasn't confirmed that he was from the Shen family. Many people said that he was from an ordinary background."
"But he came here with that real granddaughter of the Shens!"
"Stop trying to understand people from that circle. You won't understand even if you try. They have many weird hobbies that you can't think of. Maybe Shen Wencheng hid his real identity. We shouldn't tell a soul about this. What if we got fired? I don't want that."
"Right. Me too. Thank you for reminding me."
"No problem. But who is this sugar mommy that they talked about?"
One of the receptionists chose an article explaining the identity of Shen Wencheng's sugar mommy, then she was stunned.
"Why are you stopping moving?" The other receptionist felt confused.
She turned her gaze to her colleague's phone. Then her eyes got so big, they almost looked like they would fall from her face.
"Isn't this the real granddaughter of the Shens?"
"I am confused too. Their faces were similar!"
"But this name. Stella Aldridge? Why is it 'Aldridge'? Wasn't it 'Shen'?"
The two receptionists looked at each other.
What kind of funny coincidence is this?