Beauty of Lies - Chapter 19

The  banquet of the upper class is a good place to discuss cooperation.

The Song family’s banquet was filled with celebrities from the business world. After talking with Tong Ling and exchanging contact information, Shen Man decided to take Ye Huan to participate in establishing connections.

But hw can Ye Huan leave Tong Ling  with ease? Not to mention Ye Xu was still staring at his girlfriend.

Tong Ling immediately gave Ye Huan a wink. She was just a substitute now, so if Ye Huan showed too much attention to her, it would be abnormal.

Ye Huan was not a fool either. In order to not arouse Shen Man’s suspicion, he could only pretend to not care much, and just warned Ye Xu before leaving: “Don’t touch my people.”

Ye Xu replied politely, but  didn’t take Ye Huan’s words seriously.

Shen Man did not ignore the confrontation between the two brothers. For her, it was a good thing to be able to use Ye Xu to stimulate Ye Huan to make progress.

“What do you think of Yu Ling?” Shen Man asked.

Ye Huan thought for a while. If he wants to improve the treatment of his substitute girlfriend, then he should show his obsession with Yu Yurou…

“She is very similar to Yurou, I feel very comfortable with her by my side.”

If he wasn’t her own son, Shen Man would have  thrown him out.

“As I said, I admire her very much.” Shen Man said with a serious face. “She is more than enough for you, instead of thinking about Yu Yurou, you should concentrate on being with her and not keep her as a substitute. But you have to keep in mind that  she is much more difficult to handle than that woman Yu Yurou, If you keep this kind of woman by your side, you will you be more relaxed in your career.”

Ye Huan looked surprised, “Mom, what do you mean……you agree to let her be with me?”

Shen Man’s approval was not a normal one. She thought about Yu Ling being a

daughter-in-law of the Ye family before she said such words.

“What? Don’t you agree?” Shen Man recalled Mother Song’s expression just now, and said happily,”Having a woman like her by your side to support you, will make many people envy you.”

Shen Man looked at his son again, “Thank me that you have a good face, you’re lucky to have good genetics.”

Ye Huan: “……”

This was indeed his biological mother!

As soon as Ye Huan and Shen Man left, Tong Ling’s attitude toward Ye Xu became a lot more intimate. She first thanked Ye Xu for the dress, and then expressed her regret for not being able to wear it.

“The skirt is very beautiful. When I was a child, I always dreamed that one day I could wear a fairy dress like that. But I am Ye Huan’s girlfriend after all, and I can’t refuse the dress he prepared for me.” Tong Ling’s face was full of apologies, “Little Brother, you won’t be mad at me, will you?”

Ye Xu was not surprised by this result, as long as Ye Huan was there, he would always be the one who gets rejected, the only thing he wanted to know was,”If he didn’t prepare the dress for you, will you wear the one I gave you?”

Tong Ling replied without hesitation, “Of course! My favorite is the dress you gave me, little brother!”

The corners of Ye Xu’s mouth curved slightly. Just as he was about to speak, a strange voice suddenly came from beside him.

“Oh? The one you like the most was given by him?” Lu Yue came over at some point, and smiled strangely at Tong Ling, “I thought you liked this one the most. Is the one chosen by Ye Huan not to your liking?”

When Ye Xu saw Lu Yue, his face became a little unsightly. He knew that Lu Yue and Ye Huan were friends since childhood. Based on their friendship, he was afraid that he would have made trouble for Ye Huan if he had not listened to Tong Ling’s words.

Tong Ling’s focus was not on this. She patted her chest and glared at Lu Yue angrily. She blamed, “Why are you walking without a sound?  You scared me from appearing so suddenly.”

“Scared you?” Lu Yue deliberately moved closer to Tong Ling, and said ambiguously,”Did you dislike me for disturbing you?”

Ye Xu’s expression became completely cold, and he reprimanded: “Stay away from her!”

“Mr. Ye is a qualified flower protector.” Lu Yue chuckled away from Tong Ling, and then made an inviting gesture to Ye Xu: “I wonder if I can talk with take Mr. Ye in private?”

Ye Xu and Lu Yue had nothing to talk about, but if he didn’t agree with Lu Yue, this guy will stand here and not leave. Rather than letting Lu Yue pester Tong Ling, it’d be better to see what the other party is thinking.

“I’ll come back later.” After greeting Tong Ling, Ye Xu followed behind Lu Yue, and the two found a secluded place to talk.

Ye Xu was too lazy to talk nonsense with Lu Yue, and asked directly, “What do you want to say?”

Lu Yue took two glasses of wine from the tray of the passing waiter, and handed a glass to Ye Xu, “I feel that Mr. Ye and I will be good partners.”

Ye Xu sneered at Lu Yue’s words: “Cooperation? It’s not necessary.”

How could he cooperate with Ye Huan’s friend?Ye Huan must be trying to use such a low-level method to confuse him to get information about his company.

“I don’t know if Mr. Ye knows something.” Lu Yue turned to look at Tong Ling, who was graceful in the distance, “Ling Ling is my fiancee.”

“Fiancée?” Hearing Lu Yue’s words Ye Xu was amused at the words, “Isn’t that the nonsense of your company’s people chatting, do you think I would believe such a clumsy lie?”

Lu Yue sighed: “You are right, but… I want to make the lie a reality.”

Ye Xu’s brows furrowed.

“I know what your feelings for Lingling are.” Lu Yue handed the wine glass to Ye Xu again, “Do you want to stay behind her silently for the rest of your life and watch her marry Ye Huan with your own eyes and become your sister-in-law?”

Ye Xu took the wine glass this time, and after carefully observing the expression on Lu Yue’s face, there was a mocking smile in his deep eyes, “I didn’t expect Mr. Lu to be so concerned about my feelings…”

“You should see that Shen Man is very satisfied with her.” Lu Yue knew that it was difficult for Ye Xu to trust him, and he didn’t need Ye Xu’s trust, as long as their goals were the same, “Even without Shen Man’s obstruction, maybe they will hold an engagement banquet soon. As for the wedding…that’s just a matter of time. When she gets married, and Lingling reveals her identity again, what can Shen Man do to her?”

“Ye Huan and her will become a legitimate couple. He will, like today, stand by her side with dignity.”

Ye Xu raised his eyebrows slightly, “Looks like Mr. Lu has some way to stop this.”

“Mr. Ye, you are a smart person.” Lu Yue did not. He said bluntly: “Your  purpose of leaving the Ye family is the same as mine.”

“My purpose?”

“Yes, Mr. Ye, you want to bring down the Ye family and make the Ye family a worthless mess. Lingling will naturally leave Ye Huan.”

Ye Xu did not deny Lu Yue’s assumption. Since he gave up the inheritance to the Ye family, the Ye family no longer had any value to him.

“It’s not easy to overthrow the mother and son by Mr. Ye’s strength alone.” Lu Yue threw the bait at the right time, “With my cooperation, it won’t be impossible.”

“You?” Ye Xu sneered, “The Lu family and the Ye family have been friends for generations, can you let the Lu family deal with the Ye family for you?”

“This is my wish, and it has nothing to do with the Lu family.” Lu Yue: “I don’t think I have to rely on my family to do this, I have a few companies with good development momentum, plus my ability and Ye Huan’s trust in me, I can help you, Mr. Ye, so is there any difficulty at all?”

“Your help… seems to me more like a trap.” Ye Xu needed Lu Yue to show some sincerity, “How do you convince me that you are helping?”

Lu Yue made preparations before he decided to talk to Ye Xu, and saw that he took out his mobile phone and directly sent an online bidding plan to Ye Xu.

“This is the bidding project that the Ye family has been fighting for recently. If Shen Man can win it, she should be able to stabilize her position in the company. If she can’t win it…”

Ye Xu could know the result without Lu Yue explaining it. The board of directors had always had a lot of opinions of Shen Man. Shen Man recently let Ye Huan take over her work gradually. How could the old shareholders of the board of directors hope that the kid Ye Huan would climb on their heads? Recently, they had been monitoring the two of them, waiting to get some dirt on them.

Whether Shen Man or Ye Huan failed, this was the picture Lu Yue wanted to see.

“I can provide a sum of money here to help you win that project.” Lu Yue said generously, “How about taking this investment as a gift for our future cooperation?”

This is a big deal! If it was to frame him, Lu Yue didn’t need to do this. Ye Xu’s evaluation of Lu Yue couldn’t help but rise to a higher level, and at the same time, he became more vigilant about this man.

“Ye Huan has a friend like you, I have to feel sympathy for him.” Ye Xu said.

“Happy cooperation?” Lu Yue raised his glass.

“Happy cooperation.” The wine glasses clinked with each other, and the two men thought to themselves, ‘after dealing with Ye Huan, you will be next’.

“What are you looking at?” Adviser Gu put her hand in front of Tong Ling’s slightly dazed eyes and shook it, “Why are you in a daze all by yourself?”

Tong Ling retracted her gaze, the corners of her lips raised to a small smile: “It’s nothing, I just feel that there will be a good show to watch.”

“What good show?” Adviser Gu recalled what had just happened, and said helplessly to Tong Ling, who had a nonchalant expression  “You want me to tell you something good, why are you not worried at all!”

Tong Ling blinked suspiciously, “What should I be worried about?” “

“Song family!” Adviser Gu didn’t expect Tong Ling to think about anything, and she became anxious for her, “You have offended the young master of the Song family. In that case, Mrs. Song will trouble you!”

“You don’t think this is over, do you? If the Ye family values ​​you, it’s fine, but if the Song family doesn’t value you, it’s still easy for the Song family to teach someone a lesson! “

Tong Ling put on a surprised expression: “How could Mrs. Song care so much about a junior like me? I don’t even want to be with her son”

“That’s not what she said.” Advisor Gu shook her head and said: “It’s one thing that she doesn’t want you to be together, and it’s another thing that you didn’t give her face at the banquet. You said that you rejected other people’s sons at the banquet of the Song family, doesn’t that make her embarrassed?”

“You are such a talkative person, why are you emotionally confused? Although It’s not polite to refuse, it’s not worth it for a scumbag like Ye Huan!”

Adviser Gu was full of complaints, it was obvious that she didn’t like Ye Huan at all.

Tong Ling of course knew how badly she refused. This conflict should’ve never happen in the beginning. With Song Xingyi’s obedience, it’d be really easy to coax him. But why would she do this? The bigger the conflict at this banquet, the better. Even Adviser Gu cared about her, which showed that her approach was still very effective.

“I agree with what Miss Gu said.”

Maybe Tong Ling was too pushy tonight, and people began to talk about them. .

This time, it was none other than Ye Huan’s “friends” in the original plot. They had a good relationship with Yu Yurou, so when they saw her as a substitute, they wanted to satirize her.

M577 who knows the truth: […..They want to break up you and Ye Huan. ]

That is, the purpose of breaking up is not to help Yu Yurou to vent her anger, but to chase you… M577 held back this sentence and didn’t say it.

It’s good to be able to go through the plot lying down. Tong Ling waited for them to speak.

As soon as Tong Ling stared at them with her smiling eyes , the faces of the rich and powerful sons blushed strangely.

The person who spoke first was Jiang Chenrui. Although his appearance was not as good as Ye Huan, he was also considered handsome in the eyes of everyone. He was holding a glass of wine at the moment, with a dashing and unrestrained smile on his face, “Miss Yu, you and your sister are quite different.”

“Is there a big difference?” Tong Ling asked, “Don’t I look like my sister?”

“That’s just your appearance, and other aspects are completely different from Yurou.” Jiang Chenrui knew that what he said next would offend the beautiful and elegant person in front of him. But to help the other party get rid of the scumbag, Jiang Chenrui risked offending the beauty and had to say: “Yurou and Ye Huan are a loving couple, Ye Huan only has Yu Yurou in his heart, why do you have to be wrong, Miss Yu? Do you want to get involved in their relationship?”

“Sister Yurou and Ye Huan are a good match, so please don’t hang on onr tree, sister Yu Ling.” Another friend Hong Jun also advised: “Ye Huan used to bring

Yurou every time he comes out, what kind of feelings does he have for Yurou? We can see clearly, they can’t get involved with other people.”

Tong Ling frowned slightly,”Are you… Ye Huan’s friends?”

“Forgot to introduce myself, I’m Jiang Chenrui.” Jiang Chenrui extended his hand to Tong Ling, “Nice to meet you.”

“I’m Hong Jun!”

“I’m Zhang Xiumao.”

“I’m…..”

The group of people who came here introduced themselves one by one, and lined up to shake Tong Ling’s hands.

Adviser Gu twitched the corners of her eyes as she watched, “Did you forget that I’m still here?”

“How can we forget Miss Gu.” Jiang Chenrui smiled and said, “It’s not that we are too familiar with you, We don’t need to introduce ourselves.”

Adviser Gu pouted: “I think you have bad intentions…”

“How can you say that?” Jiang Chenrui pulled the topic back, “As Ye Huan’s friends, we want to persuade Miss Yu. Miss Yu, you and Ye Huan are not suitable…..”

Don’t care what this group of people is thinking, it’s a good thing to be able to stop Tong Ling from being stupid, and Adviser Gu doesn’t care about other things, just follow Ye Huan’s few friends. Together they criticized Tong Ling as a substitute.

When Tong Ling finally listened to the nagging of this group of people, her whole body became numb.

She found an excuse to go to the bathroom, stayed away from the crowd, and had a hard time with the system, “I sacrificed too much for the plot! This is even worse than the cannon fodder in the original plot, I have never seen it like this. A group of people who can force a weak woman like me!”

“Man, it’s noisier than five hundred ducks!”

This was the first time M577 saw Tong Ling shriveled, so he gloated and said, “It’s just that you’re doing so well, so they all you thought were hopeless and wanted to save you from the fire pit!]

“Can it be my fault for being too perfect?”

M577 was about to express his disdain for this shameless remark. As a system, it keenly detected the abnormality around it, and it quickly reminded: [Host, the direction of 6 o’clock. Someone is following you! ]

“I know.” Tong Ling went to the bathroom slowly to put on makeup and did not take precautions against people outside when she went out, “I’m so anxious to start, I don’t know if it’s Madam Song or my cute puppy.”

A wet handkerchief covered Tong Ling’s nose, and the irritating sweet gas spread out. Tong Ling, who was holding her breath, closed her eyes, her waist softened as she fell.

The person behind carefully caught Tong Ling’s fallen body without making a sound. He lifted herand walked along the unnoticed corridor to an unknown depth.

In the banquet hall, Song Xingyi turned sideways and listened to the reports of the people around him. His expressionless face finally showed the first smile of the night.

“Mom and Dad, I’m not feeling well, so I’m going out first.” Song Xingyi left the banquet hall in a hurry after saying this to his parents.

Father Song was a little worried about the state of his younger son, “Xing Yi, will he be okay?”

Mother Song’s eyes flashed slightly, and she said with relief, “It’s okay, it’s not easy for him to stay here for so long.”

“Alas . …Xing Yi is too sensible tonight,” Father Song thought about what happened before, and felt very distressed for his son, “It’s a pity that Miss Yu likes the boy of the Ye family, otherwise he would be a good match for our Xing Yi.”

Mother Song smiled softly, “Maybe Miss Yu will still belong to our Song family in the end.”

“This will depend on Xing Yi, if he can make good use of the opportunity.”