《IPWTVC[COMPLETED]》🌺 Chapter 208 - 210 🌺
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Heaven on Earth was a club in the seaside city. It had everything one would need, and only members of the club could enter. Most of the people that came here were wealthy and had high status. People with status wouldn't act like downright scoundrels.
And so, when Ye Qing drove her car to the club, she was naturally stopped by one of the staff. After Ye Qing explained why she was here, the staff checked in with the guest in the private room that Ye Qing wanted to go to before leading her inside.
As soon as the door to the private room was opened, a silvery bell-like laughter came out from the private room. There was also a teasing licentious voice which caused even more laughter.
Ye Qing slightly furrowed her brow. She felt a flash of regret, but the door was already open. She had already reached the point of no return. She could only enter the room with a smile.
The lighting in the private room was dim. There were a few men sitting on both sides of the long sofa. They were young men with insufferable arrogance and beautiful women sitting next to them. They didn't refuse the wine and fine food brought over by a group of beauties. There was a man sitting in the middle of the sofa. He had a woman wrapped in each arm.
The smoke, perfume, and a few strong alcoholic drinks mixed together into a rotten and corrupt smell in the private room. This was the smell of indulging in decadence and sensual pleasure.
Ye Qing wasn't a sheltered woman that hadn't seen the world. This type of scene was a common occurrence, and there was no timidity on her face. At ease, she introduced herself, "Hi, I'm Ye Qing."
The wealthy younger masters raised their heads and casually and dismissively looked at her.
One of them lazily smiled at Ye Qing. "Hello, beauty." He didn't even have the intention of exchanging proper greetings.
Ye Qing looked embarrassed.
A smiling man sitting on the right side of the sofa and with a glass of wine looked over Ye Qing.
Under this gaze that felt as if maggots were feeding on her flesh, Ye Qing was extremely uncomfortable, and she inexplicably felt a chill.
That man stood up. He was a head taller than her. His shirt was very wrinkled, and his tie was loose and crookedly tied. His smile was unruly and licentious.
Ye Qing had lost count of how many wealthy young masters that lived worry-free lives she had seen. Most of them lived in wild abandon of their lives, enjoying the wealth accumulated by their ancestors. Their lives were a haze of extravagant enjoyment of the pleasures of life, and they didn't engage in honest work.
"Hello Miss Ye, I'm Lu Shaoyan." After saying that, Lu Shaoyan looked at her with a come-hither look and indifferently assessed, "Seeing is believing. Sure enough, you're extraordinary."
Someone sneered in response to those words. "Shaoyan, has it been too long since you've seen a beautiful woman while living abroad? You should have said it earlier. I'll have Older Sister Li invited a few more actresses to come here to play. What's wrong with Older Sister Li today? Why did she send someone with such ordinary looks today?"
"Alright, that's enough. Do you know who she is?" Lu Shaoyan smiled. "She's my niece-in-law's older sister. She looks exactly the same as her younger sister."
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Once Lu Shaoyan said that, the nearby men became interested.
"She's Lu Beichuan's wife's twin sister? They really look identical?"
Lu Shaoyan poured Ye Qing a glass of wine and gestured for her to take a seat. "Why would I lie to you guys?" He looked at Ye Qing with a fake smile. "If Miss Ye hadn't introduced herself, I would have thought my niece-in-law had come here."
"I heard that Lu Beichuan protects his wife like she's a priceless treasure. But as far as I know, it's not easy to get along with Lu Beichuan. Miss Ye, do you know how your younger sister was able to win over Lu Beichuan?"
Ye Qing accepted the glass of wine from Lu Shaoyan and thought over her answer. "Let's take this glass of wine as an example. Although strong alcoholic drinks are good, drinking too much will eventually hurt your body and you'll want to drink plain water as a change of pace."
With this explanation, everyone intuitively understood and started laughing.
The door to the private room was open again. The server invited the person standing outside the door to enter.
Lu Shaoyan quickly greeted, "Lin Zhan, we've been waiting for you. Quickly, come here!"
He introduced him to Ye Qing, "This is my nephew."
Ye Qing's heart skipped a beat when she heard that name. Panic gushed up. Her heartbeat was as loud as thunder. She didn't even have the courage to look at Lin Zhan. With an extremely guilty conscience, she tilted her head to the side.
"Why were you so slow? Everyone has been waiting just for you."
"Sorry everyone. I was delayed because of work." Lin Zhan seemed very familiar with the people present. He had his smile down to a fine art.
"Alright, that's fine. Come here. Let me introduce someone to you... Wait no, you're investing in Ye Corporation. You must know the Ye's daughter, Miss Ye."
Lin Zhan calmly looked over and saw that Ye Qing was sitting next to Lu Shaoyan. His expression slightly sunk. There was a hint of surprise, but it only lasted for a moment. After that, there was no fluctuation in his expression. He looked as if he recognized Ye Qing, but only as an acquaintance.
"Of course I know her." Lin Zhan's tone was very light as if she hadn't been his girlfriend of a few years, someone that he had even lived together with. "Long time no see."
Ye Qing was very uncomfortable when she heard how flat his tone was. It was as if she was nothing special to him. It felt as if her heart had been hammered by something hard, causing her heart to ache. Even her breathing was no longer smooth. Fortunately, the lighting in this room was dim enough to conceal the unnatural expression brought about by her sadness.
"Long time no see." Ye Qing slightly lowered her eyes. She didn't dare to raise her eyes and look at him.
Everyone was clear what kind of identity she was appearing at this sort of place with. Older sister Li's words on the phone - that she was only coming here to make friends with these wealthy second generation men - had sounded pleasant, but none of these men took her seriously. They only saw her as a plaything to entertain them.
"So you guys really know each other, huh?" Someone boisterously laughed. "Lin Zhan, Lu Shaoyan said that Ye Qing and her sister look exactly the same, but I don't believe him. That Lu Beichuan has such high standards. Even Shen Weiyin couldn't catch his interest and that Ye Zhen was able to get him to treat her like she's a treasure. That's too ridiculous."
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Lin Zhan sat down. There were two people between him and Ye Qing. He smiled. "Of course they're different."
"How are they different?"
Lin Zhan took a sip of wine. There wasn't much emotion when he looked at Ye Qing. He was calm as if he was just evaluating an objective fact when he answered, "They don't share any similarities."
It had been over a year since they had last seen each other.
When Ye Qing first entered the entertainment circle, he would occasionally pay attention to her news. But the more he saw, the more he saw through her, and the more disappointment he felt. He didn't understand what was up with Ye Qing, but the more he saw that her behavior had completely changed, as if she was a different person, that disappointment turned into relief.
Perhaps, the past Ye Qing was just an act she put up in front of him and this was her true face. Or maybe, that had been the real Ye Qing, and the present one was the one pretending. But, it didn't matter either way. When he heard news about Ye Qing now, he didn't feel anything.
In the past, he didn't like it when Ye Qing drank. But now, seeing her smiling, raising her glass to toast someone, and drinking to the point that she was coughing, he was completely indifferent.
Time was a good thing. With time, you could see others clearly as well as yourself. Time could even dull once ardent feelings.
He didn't hate Ye Qing for abandoning him, but he wouldn't dedicate his life to chasing after Ye Qing either.
"By the way, You Jing, my friend introduced someone to me. I'm sure you'll be satisfied with her. Do you want to see her?"
Since Ye Qing had entered this room, one of the second generation rich, who was sitting on the sofa and surrounded by beauties, had remained cold.
"Who?" You Jing indifferently asked.
That man gave the server, who was standing at the door, a meaningful look. The server tacitly understood, pushed open the door, and left. It didn't take long for the server to bring back a woman.
"Take a look. You Jing, who does she look like?"
You Jing leaned back and narrowed his eyes as he looked at that woman.
The woman in front of them was wearing light makeup. Her fair skin was flawless. She was wearing a tailored black dress. Her unsmiling face was aloof and indifferent. She looked very cold, but she didn't have the noble temperament to support it. It gave off the feeling of incongruity and pretentiousness.
You Jing pushed the woman next to him away and beckoned that woman over.
The woman sat down next to You Jing with a cold expression.
"What's your name?"
"Hi You Jing, I'm Song Jie."
"Song Jie..." You Jing chewed over this name. He pinched her delicate chin. It was hard to decipher what his smile meant. "Which Jie?"
"The jie in jieyu."
(T/N: Jieyu is one of the titles for an imperial consort. Its literal translation is handsome fair.)
Someone on the side chuckled. "This woman looks like Meng Jie. She has the same name as her too."
"You know nothing! The key thing is temperament! She's no good. Xu Shao, where did you find this fake?"
"I met her when I was playing golf with friends. What do you think, You Jing? Don't they look alike?"
Lu Shaoyan was sitting on the side. He hadn't made any comments. As he freely observed these people with a playful gaze, there was a profound smile on his lips.
Lin Zhan only had a smatter of knowledge about this matter. Besides, he had a cold temperament. He indifferently sat there on the side and watched them too.
When Ye Qing saw Song Jie walking into the room, it reminded her of the figure she had seen at Lu Corporation today. PR Director Qin had called that woman Miss Meng. That was Meng Jie then?
Everyone in the entertainment industry knew that Meng Jie had offended someone four years ago and got blacklisted by the entire industry. She had yet to make a comeback.
It was obvious that Meng Jie had gone to Lu Corporation to talk about their spokesperson position. Could it be... Meng Jie was going to debut again as Lu Corporation's spokesperson?
"Similar, very similar." You Jing brought a glass of wine to Song Jie's lips. Song Jie tilted her head and drank the wine without hesitation.
Everyone clapped and expressed their approval.
After Song Jie drank this wine, You Jing's smile faded a lot. He lit a cigarette. His interest in her had come to an end. He coldly looked at Xu Shao, who had brought this woman, and asked, "Who told you to do this?"
Xu Shao had been mucking about with You Jing since they were kids. He knew from You Jing's expression that he was very unhappy.
"What's wrong? I see you looking so miserable all day, so I tried to think of a trick to cheer you up."
You Jing sneered. His gaze swept past Xu Shao, and he took several puffs of smoke followed by viciously squeezing Song Jie's face. "Do you think you can do whatever you want just because you have a face that looks like hers? Are you worthy of imitating her? You're just trash. Scram."
These words were blatantly smacking Xu Shao in the face.
Ye Qing's face paled when she heard these words. She felt as if these words were directed at her.
"You Jing, what do you mean by that? I was wholeheartedly doing this for you. How can you not give me any face?" Xu Shao's expression was extremely ugly. He raised his head and poured a glass of wine down his throat.
"Look at what you've become because of a woman. You're acting as if she's a celestial fairy worthy of your obsession. There's so many women lined up waiting for you to choose from. Why do you insist on fixating over Meng Jie? You suffered terribly when you were chasing after her, but she kicked you away. Don't you feel any shame? You've already blacklisted her for four years, and she won't even look at you. Back then, you sharply said you would wait for her to come beg you. But now? You're the one clinging to her every day. Can you go any lower?"
Someone tried to mediate. "Alright, we're all close friends. Let's drop this topic."
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