The Su family had recently made a high-profile announcement about finding their long-lost daughter, and everyone in their social circle had heard about it.
Not to mention, the trending topic [#Orphanage Girl Turns Out to Be Richest Family’s Young Miss] was still topping the charts on both Douyin and Weibo!
Not just everyone present—anyone who’d been online these past few days had probably come across this news.
People chimed in with laughter, and many immediately took out their phones to exchange contact information with Chen Jiazhi, suggesting they hang out together sometime.
As the host of this gathering, Peng Feng also took out his phone and added Chen Jiazhi on WeChat, a gesture acknowledging her place among them.
Chen Jiazhi quickly blended into the group.
While merriment reigned on one side, Chi Yu—trapped inside the phone—felt her heart turn ice-cold, followed immediately by overwhelming fury!
Having grown up together, she would recognize Chen Jiazhi’s voice even if it were reduced to ashes!
Not to mention Chen Jiazhi hadn’t even changed her name!
Chen Jiazhi was actually the Su family’s true Young Miss!
The police still hadn’t uncovered evidence linking Chen Jiazhi to harming her. Not only was Chen Jiazhi living well, she’d even vaulted across class boundaries—transforming from an ordinary person into a member of the upper-class elite.
Chi Yu glanced at her phone balance. She currently had 3.2 minutes of convertible time. If the setting weren’t so inappropriate, Chi Yu would have materialized right in front of Chen Jiazhi to demand point-blank why she had harmed her.
Chi Yu’s emotional turmoil was too intense. The phone’s operating load surged, heat dissipation couldn’t keep up, and the motherboard temperature rapidly climbed. The heat became so scorching that even Shen Yanzhi felt it through the fabric of his pocket.
Shen Yanzhi pulled the burning-hot phone from his pocket.
The instant she was extracted, Chi Yu activated panoramic mode.
The dim lighting in the private room posed no obstacle to the camera. Chi Yu immediately spotted Chen Jiazhi sitting in the middle of the crowd, laughing and chatting animatedly with those around her!
After just a few days, Chen Jiazhi had completely transformed.
Her previous budget clothes had been replaced with affordable luxury brands. A costly diamond necklace adorned her snow-white neck. Every piece of jewelry she wore was exquisite and expensive. Even her hairstyle and makeup were flawlessly refined, without the slightest imperfection.
Chen Jiazhi had always been above-average in looks, but with her deliberate styling, she now appeared dazzlingly radiant and strikingly noble—utterly different from the person in Chi Yu’s memory.
Just as Chi Yu was staring at Chen Jiazhi, Shen Yanzhi, holding the inexplicably scalding phone, began walking out.
His movement immediately caught the attention of Peng Feng and the others.
“Brother Shen, what’s wrong?” Peng Feng stood up promptly.
“I’m heading back,” Shen Yanzhi said indifferently.
Peng Feng let out a sound of surprise.
He knew Shen Yanzhi would leave early, but hadn’t expected him to depart so quickly.
Peng Feng instinctively wanted to persuade him to stay, but upon seeing the man’s cold, detached expression, changed his words: “Brother Shen, let me walk you down.”
“No need.” Shen Yanzhi glanced at everyone in the private room, then raised his hand and patted Peng Feng’s shoulder. “You all enjoy yourselves.”
While he was talking with Peng Feng, the lively chatter inexplicably died down.
Especially for those like Gu Mingyue who’d arrived later—their eyes widened in disbelief. Shen Yanzhi was actually here too!
Chen Jiazhi’s gaze also fell on Shen Yanzhi. With just one glance, she was deeply captivated by the man’s handsome, imposing features and noble bearing.
A flash of admiration crossed Chen Jiazhi’s eyes. She only withdrew her gaze after Shen Yanzhi left the room.
“Crap! Why was President Shen here?” someone nearby exclaimed, clutching their chest.
“Right? I didn’t notice him at all just now!” someone else immediately added.
Those who’d arrived earlier chuckled. “President Shen has been here the whole time. He prefers quiet, so he was sitting in the corner.”
Hearing this, several people immediately gave Peng Feng a thumbs-up. “Young Master Peng, you’ve got serious pull—actually able to invite President Shen.”
As they spoke, their tone unconsciously took on a flattering quality toward Peng Feng.
Peng Feng was overjoyed inside, but outwardly waved his hand modestly. “Not at all, not at all. Brother Shen might have been a bit bored, so he just came to sit for a while.”
Hearing his casual reference to Shen Yanzhi, the others’ perception of him subtly shifted.
Listening to the conversation, Chen Jiazhi couldn’t help nudging Gu Mingyue beside her. “Mingyue, who was that man who just left?”
“You don’t know?” Gu Mingyue turned her head, looking at Chen Jiazhi with surprise. “You and your second brother just snatched a project from him a couple of days ago. Have you forgotten?”
“Wh-what…” Chen Jiazhi was speechless, unable to help glancing toward the door, even though the handsome man’s figure was long gone. “He… he’s Shen Yanzhi?!”
“Ahem!” Seeing Chen Jiazhi utter Shen Yanzhi’s full name so bluntly, Gu Mingyue hastily started coughing.
Chen Jiazhi instantly realized her blunder. Looking at everyone, she said somewhat sheepishly, “I’m sorry, I was just so shocked… This is my first time seeing President Shen. I didn’t expect him to be so young…”
She hurriedly made excuses for her behavior.
“It’s fine, it’s fine. You just got back, after all. Next time you run into him, you’ll definitely recognize him.” Gu Mingyue comforted her.
Everyone also laughed and said:
“Yeah, no big deal. Hahaha, was Zhizhi just stunned by President Shen’s exceptional looks?”
“With President Shen’s looks and presence, who wouldn’t be dazzled?”
Peng Feng also joked, “Normal, normal. Height, looks, bearing, ability—Brother Shen lacks nothing. When he was in kindergarten, girls were already crying about wanting to marry him.”
“Oh? And then?”
Peng Feng: “Then Brother Shen transferred schools with a dark expression. But whether it was elementary school, middle school, high school, or even university, people confessing to him formed endless queues—countless numbers. Yet he didn’t like any of them and coldly rejected them every time.”
Peng Feng got more enthusiastic as he shared Shen Yanzhi’s gossip: “I heard that in his first year managing the company, there was a female executive assistant who really fancied Brother Shen. She even tried to climb into his bed—not after money or status, just purely… lustful. Brother Shen fired her overnight and completely overhauled the assistant team. Now everyone around him is male.”
“…Um, I’ve also heard something related to President Shen.”
“What?” Everyone’s eyes immediately locked onto the speaker.
That person hesitated for a few seconds but ultimately couldn’t suppress their innate gossip nature and cheerfully shared: “When President Shen first took over the Shen Group, he was only 24, fresh out of university. Once at a business gala, a wealthy older woman took one look at him and said she’d pay a hundred million… Later, President Shen left looking furious, and the next day police showed up to shut down that woman’s company, saying someone had reported her for tax evasion and even provided solid evidence…”
The topic had reached a point where no one dared add anything.
Sitting among the crowd, Chen Jiazhi’s emotions were in turmoil.
She never imagined that the man from just now was actually Shen Yanzhi.
That man… who in her previous life had died in an accident and stayed trending on social media for an entire week.
He was also Chi Yu’s short-lived fiancé from her past life!