Chapter Ninety-Four: The Fake Girlfriend Arrives

"Did you take the pictures?" Sheng Jiaoyang leaned back in her seat with her eyes closed.

Zeng Huan, driving the company car, replied, "I took them all."

"Organize them and send them out for me."

"Okay."

While waiting at a red light, Zeng Huan glanced at the young girl sitting next to her, who was resting with her eyes closed. She was several years younger than Zeng Huan, yet everything she did was so impressive.

Like this incident, she had both brought together a couple and quickly dispelled the rumors—a win-win situation!

"Beep beep," her phone notification rang.

Zeng Huan glanced at the message, then at the person next to her, and quickly replied before the red light turned red.

"We've arrived."

Sheng Jiaoyang opened her eyes, pushed up her glasses, and frowned after seeing the scenery outside the car. "Are you sure we've arrived?"

Zeng Huan felt a little guilty and didn't dare look at her. She said, "I received a notification to come here."

"A notification?" Sheng Jiaoyang's expression turned cold.

The car door next to her opened, and she glanced over to see a tall man standing by the door, his face as expressionless as ever.

“Let’s go,” Jing Weinan said.

Sheng Jiaoyang brushed a stray hair from her forehead and got out of the car.

“Jiaojiao, call me anytime if you need anything. I’ll also post it on Weibo for you,” Zeng Huan’s voice rang out from behind.

Sheng Jiaoyang had come to terms with the fact that her assistant was actually Shen Mowang’s spy. At worst, she could just hire another assistant herself. For now, she’d use the current one, since her entanglement with Shen Mowang wasn’t over yet. They

arrived at the door of a private room and knocked.

“Come in quickly!” came an impatient voice from inside.

Sheng Jiaoyang’s eyebrows twitched slightly; the voice sounded somewhat familiar. She glanced at Jing Weinan and pushed the door open.

“Huh, it’s you?!”

In her line of sight, apart from Shen Zhining sitting with his back to the door, she recognized almost everyone else, especially this surprised Ning Erhu who had stood up. The only one she probably didn’t recognize was the young and pretty girl among them.

"You're my cousin's girlfriend?" Ning Xiaoruan looked incredulous. After all, there hadn't been any hint of anything between them the last time they met. Not long ago, he and Jing Weinan had kidnapped her, and her cousin had acted so coldly back then.

"Xiaoruan, do you know this person too?" the middle-aged man sitting in the main seat asked.

Seeing everyone staring at him, Ning Xiaoruan sat down awkwardly, scratching his head and saying, "I've met you a few times."

The elegant woman sitting next to the middle-aged man said, "Zhining, aren't you going to introduce us?"

Shen Zhining turned to look at Sheng Jiaoyang and said, "Xu Jiaojiao."

The crowd, waiting for what would follow , were speechless

. Seeing this, Sheng Jiaoyang knew why she'd been called there. As a dedicated shield, she volunteered, "Hello everyone, I'm Xu Jiaojiao. You can just call me Jiaojiao."

Then, in a coquettish tone, she said softly to Shen Zhining, "Brother Zhining, really, can't you say one more word?"

Ning Xiaoruan was dumbfounded. He didn't know this girl's personality perfectly, but he at least had some understanding of it. She had previously ignored him, but now she was acting like such a shy, girlish woman towards her cousin. The difference in treatment was too great!

"Please sit down," the elegant woman said. "Have you eaten

yet?" "I have," Sheng Jiaoyang replied with a smile, sitting down in the empty seat next to Shen Zhining.

Without needing an introduction, Sheng Jiaoyang already knew that the middle-aged couple opposite him were Shen Zhining's uncle and aunt, and Ning Xiaoruan was their only son. As for the beautiful woman who had been looking at him with a critical eye, he later learned that she was Ning Xiaoruan's cousin.

It was clear from the setup that the two maternal grandparents had brought their families to arrange a blind date for Shen Zhining.

After another round of interrogation, like checking someone's background, the couple's expressions softened when they learned that Sheng Jiaoyang had grown up in a single-parent family and was quite poor.

The young woman, who hadn't spoken until now, suddenly asked, "Are you that model Xu Jiaojiao?"

"Yes," Sheng Jiaoyang readily admitted.

The Ning couple's expressions turned even colder; they had decided to have a serious talk with their nephew.

"I saw a trending news article about you online today, saying you cheated on me with Gu Zhou and brought another man home. The person in the photo isn't Zhining. How do you explain that?" the woman said.

Sheng Jiaoyang chuckled, initially thinking this beautiful woman was just there for show, constantly checking her phone – apparently she was searching for information to unleash her ultimate move. Seeing the Ning couple's increasingly unpleasant expressions, she said, "Gu Zhou and I are nothing special, just colleagues. As for bringing another man home, that's true."

"Wow, Xu Jiaojiao, you're so open about it?" Ning Xiaoruan exclaimed.

The Ning couple's expressions went beyond just unpleasant; they were downright horrible.

Shen Zhining remained calm and composed.

"But he's my mother's boyfriend, so it doesn't really concern me," Sheng Jiaoyang slowly finished her sentence.

She had already mentioned growing up in a single-parent family, so it was normal for her mother to have a boyfriend. The Ning couple's expressions softened slightly, and Ning Xiaoruan wore an expression of realization.

However, the beautiful woman wasn't about to give up. She thought for a moment and said, "Someone took photos of you and Gu Zhou on a date alone. If it were just as you say, two people who aren't related wouldn't need to eat alone, right? Besides, he confessed his feelings to you." As she said the last sentence, the beautiful woman's gaze towards Sheng Jiaoyang became even more critical. She was just an ordinary girl, passable in appearance, her only advantage being her tall stature. Why were so many outstanding men fawning over her?

"Oh? Where did I see him confessing to me?" Sheng Jiaoyang raised an eyebrow.

"Gu Zhou even posted it on Weibo," the beautiful woman said, holding up her phone. "He posted it. Junior sister, you won't reject me now, right? Isn't that a confession?"

"He asked me for my painting earlier, and I refused. He meant this when he said 'refusal.'"

"Your painting?" The beautiful woman clearly didn't believe her. Why would such a big star like Gu Zhou chase after such a young girl for a painting? It was clearly an excuse!

“You don’t believe me because you don’t know me well enough. My brother Zhining has never doubted me.” Sheng Jiaoyang delivered a fatal blow, leaving the beautiful woman speechless.

The Ning couple exchanged a glance, both seeing the wariness in each other’s eyes. The answer was watertight, especially the last sentence, which was quite lethal.

As a single man, Ning Xiaoruan felt a massive blow. He thought to himself, “I should find a girlfriend, otherwise I’ll be tortured like a dog in the future… Wait, something’s not right…”

“I’ve already asked Weinan to book rooms. You’ve come a long way and must be tired. Why don’t you get some rest?” Shen Zhining said to the Ning couple.

“Alright,” the Ning couple stood up. “Zhining, we haven’t been to your island yet. Take us there tomorrow, and we can stay for a few days, like a vacation.”

“Okay, I’ll arrange it.”

After seeing the four of them to their hotel room, Sheng Jiaoyang was about to leave when he was grabbed by the collar. Shen Mowang's deep voice came from beside her:

"You have to accompany him these next few days."

Sheng Jiaoyang gritted her teeth, then put on a fawning smile, turned to look at Shen Zhining, and once again used her disgusting trick, saying in a whiny voice: "Yes, sir~ Brother Zhining~ Brother~"

Ning Xiaoruan, who had just opened the door and was about to say something, froze at the door, dumbfounded.