Jiang Hu barged in with a group of people, carrying suitcases.
One of his underlings leaned close to Jiang Hu and whispered, “Brother Hu, this isn’t a good idea. The boss just sent word yesterday that he doesn’t need us to come.”
Brother Hu replied, “What do you know? The boss has always been high-profile. How could he suddenly go low-key? He must be testing us.”
The underling chimed in repeatedly, “Oh oh~ That makes sense!”
From the corner, Chi Yan witnessed this scene and fell silent.
What test?! He simply didn’t want them causing trouble.
Just then, the person occupying Chi Yan’s body walked in wearing a haute couture outfit.
Jiang Hu spotted ‘Chi Yan’ and hurried over. “Boss, look at the congratulatory gift we prepared for you.”
Before the suitcase was even opened, ‘Chi Yan’ spoke: “Do I… know you?”
No doubt the Usurper had heard the bystanders’ discussions and felt embarrassed, which was why she said that.
But the real Chi Yan wouldn’t do that. What kind of person she was, what kind of friends she kept—none of that was for others to gossip about. The real Chi Yan would only make those people shut their mouths obediently.
After all, among the four great families of S City, the one you least wanted to provoke was the Chi family. Offend the Chi family, and that person could forget about ever setting foot in S City again.
Having grown up in this environment, Chi Yan had all the confidence in the world. Why would she care about others’ gossip?
Jiang Hu was dumbfounded. “Boss, did you forget? You saved my life before!”
“How could I possibly associate with people like you? Security, escort them out.” The Usurper gave the order.
The crowd buzzed with discussion: “I knew it. How could the eldest daughter of the Chi family know people like that?”
“But these people don’t look like bad guys to me.”
“That man has such a deep scar on his forehead, and you’re telling me he’s not a bad guy?”
“You can’t judge a book by its cover.”
Just then, Shi Yu and his family arrived at the venue.
The Usurper, wearing Chi Yan’s body, scurried over eagerly. “Shi Yu gege, you’re finally here.”
She reached out to take Shi Yu’s hand.
But Shi Yu’s expression changed drastically. He flung off the Usurper’s approaching hand and said flatly, “You are not the person I’m meant to be engaged to.”
With that, Shi Yu turned and left.
Shi Yu’s parents seemed to sense something was off as well. They said to Chi Yan’s mother, “We apologize for our family’s rudeness today. We will visit to make amends another day. As for compensation, we’ll discuss it further.”
Chi Yan’s mother seemed to know something. She merely nodded silently.
The Usurper stood frozen at Shi Yu’s broken promise, muttering softly to herself, “How is this possible? System, what’s going on? How did Shi Yu run off? This scene wasn’t in the original book!”
System: “Host, the original plot has been rewritten by something unknown. Even I, the System, can no longer see what happens next.”
“Aren’t you the System? How could you mess up even something this small?”
“Host, I…”
“Never mind. What I originally had my eye on wasn’t Shi Yu anyway—it was Chi Yan’s status and position.” At this thought, Gu Ling smiled.
“Host is mighty!”
Gu Ling was very clear-headed. From the very beginning, when she chose to become the Usurper, what she wanted had always been status and position.
As for men, to Gu Ling they had never been a necessity.
Chi Yan’s mother did not lose her composure over this. Instead, she arranged for the host to change the engagement banquet into a dance party, and she herself would open it by playing the piano.
From the corner, Chi Yan caught that faint sound and smiled. So there really was a System.
Then I really look forward to seeing what kind of waves this so-called System can stir up in the face of true strength.