It was obvious that Shi Nuan’s words were directed at Shen Qianan, who was suddenly at a loss for words. She didn’t expect that Shi Nuan had such a sharp tongue. No matter what Shen Qianan said, Shi Nuan would be able to turn the table around against her. Shen Qianan was at her wits’ end.
Three years ago, there were also a lot of women swarming around Fu Chengyan. However, Shen Qianan pruned off all of them. Even the toughest woman had to be wary of Shen Qianan, as she was very committed to get rid of the women who were interested in Fu Chengyan. Shen Qianan assumed that any woman trying to get close to Fu Chengyan must be after his fortune or his power.
At first, Shen Qianan also thought Shi Nuan was like those women she chased out of Fu Chengyan’s life before. But she soon found that the woman was quite hard to deal with.
Since Shen Qianan didn’t say anything else, Shi Nuan decided to just drop the conversation. In the car, there was only the sound of cool air gushing out of the air conditioner. Shen Qianan was bemused when they reached their destination. “Ms. Shi, are you sure we are at the right place? This doesn’t seem like…”
Shi Nuan raised her brows slightly. “Yeah, we’re not on St. Ann Road. So sorry! I forgot to tell you earlier that St. Ann Road no longer exists after a series of redevelopments we had in the past three years.” Shi Nuan smiled from ear to ear. “Z Nation has been growing pretty fast as of late. Many parts of the country have been redeveloped. It’s not surprising at all that you don’t know that St. Ann Road is now gone. You haven’t come back for such a long time!”
The two of them got off the car. “There’s a teahouse over there. The scenery is quite pretty. I think you will like it!”
A teahouse?
The despondence on Shen Qianan’s face disappeared. She turned to face Shi Nuan with a slightly more pleasant expression. “Ms. Shi, you’re a tea person?”
“Yeah. But both of my grandfathers love it even more than me!” Shi Nuan led Shen Qianan inside the teahouse. Su Yian was talking to the employees. When she saw Shi Nuan, a big smile broke out on her face. But as her eyes moved to Shen Qianan, she seemed confounded.
Su Yian was about to say something but Shi Nuan was ahead of him. “Ms. Su, nice to meet you!”
Su Yian replied warmly, “Ms. Shi, I haven’t seen you in such a long while! By the way, is this lady over here your sister?”
Shi Nuan chuckled a little. “Ms. Shen, this is Ms. Su, the owner of the Ruyi Tea House. Ms. Su, this is my coworker Shen Qianan. Yesterday was her first day at work! I’m bringing her around the city as she is still unfamiliar with a lot of places here.”
Shi Nuan then queried, “Is there room for us?”
“Of course, there is! Ms. Shi and Ms. Shen, please follow me!” Su Yian personally led the two women to a table. On their way there, Su Yian commented, “You guys are two peas in a pod! If I didn’t know you, I might have thought that Ms. Shen is your sister!”
“Oh really?” Shi Nuan grinned. “When I first met Ms. Shen, I also thought so too! If I didn’t know my Mom only gave birth to me and my elder sister, I might have thought Ms. Shen is also my sister!”
Although it was only meant to be small talk, Shi Nuan’s words stuck in the minds of both Shi Nuan herself and Shen Qianan.
Earlier on, Shi Nuan knew she was actually not from the Shi family. Coincidentally, Shen Qianan showed up in her life. The resemblance between herself and Shen Qianan made Shi Nuan suspect that she was indeed Shen Qianan’s sister.
Meanwhile, Shen Qianan also thought that it couldn’t be possible for two people to look so alike. The only possible explanation was that they were either biological twins or sisters. However, she couldn’t understand why had she not heard of Shi Nuan before, much less known that her mother had another daughter.
Su Yian pushed apart the doors to a private lounge. “Ms. Shi, Ms. Shen, this way please!”
As the two ladies were about to enter the room, Su Yian tugged on Shi Nuan’s hand. “Ms. Shi, we have a new batch of tea leaves. Would you like to have a look at them? Since your friend is here, why don’t you try out the latest tea we have with her?”
“That sounds good!” Shi Nuan nodded with anticipation. “Ms. Shen, excuse me for a second.”
“No problem!” Shen Qianan sat down and placed her handbag next to her. She was also glad that she had some time alone as she needed to think of a way to deal with Shi Nuan. Until now, it seemed like no matter what Shen Qianan did, Shi Nuan was completely unaffected. Moreover, Shi Nuan was always able to turn the tide right away, which made Shen Qianan uneasy.
Shen Qianan had returned to Z Nation not only for Fu Chengyan but also for herself. She regretted deeply what happened three years ago. If she could go back in time, she would never have left Fu Chengyan.
Su Yian took Shi Nuan to a place where the two of them could not be heard by anyone else. “What’s going on? Who’s that girl? Why is she with you?”
Shi Nuan shook Su Yian’s hands away from her forearm. She said disgruntledly, “Calm down. Don’t shoot me so many questions at once. So you also think the two of us look very alike, huh?”
Su Yian nodded earnestly. “If I hadn’t known you, I might have thought that she is-”
“Let me tell you who she is! She’s Shen Qianan, Fu Chengyan’s ex-fiancée!”
“What?” Su Yian’s jaw dropped to the ground. Her eyes were bulging as she responded, “You can’t be kidding me, right? That girl is Fu Chengyan’s ex-fiancée? But the two of you…”
My love rival? Pfft! As if she is worthy of being one!
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