宴會廳，觥籌錯，熱鬧非凡。薑綿的目，卻始終追隨著那個名傅璇的男人。心中暗自算計，若能攀上這樣的高枝，那自己的人生定會風生水起。

然而，未曾察覺，一旁的薑晚正小心翼翼地觀察著的舉。薑晚對這個表妹的了解，遠不如其他人，但卻有種說不出的覺，仿佛薑綿是這個圈子裏最不擇手段的人。

“姐姐，你和付認識？”薑綿笑瞇瞇地走到薑晚面前，的笑容如同春天裏的，溫暖又帶著幾分試探。

薑晚微微點頭，角勾起一笑意，“是啊，師兄。”

“師兄？”薑綿一愣，隨即想起傅璇在拍賣會上救過薑晚，便明白了眼前這個稱呼的含義。的心中涌起一酸意，但也很快掩飾住，笑著繼續道：“那真是太巧了，我也認識付。”

傅璇微微側目，掃了一眼薑綿，記憶中這個孩似乎只是聽過，并沒有什麼特別的印象。他對于這種宴會上的際，向來淡漠，不想多生事端。

“薑小姐，宴會即將結束，我送你回去吧。”傅璇語氣平淡，話語中卻帶著一份尊重。

薑晚猶豫了一下，目在傅璇和墨海涵之間來回移。知道，自己現在應該去找墨海涵，但他卻始終沒有出現。只好點了點頭，“那就麻煩你了。”

薑綿聽到這話，心中嫉妒不已，表面上卻依然保持著微笑，“付，我也準備回去了，不如我們一起吧？”

傅璇的目落在薑綿上，語氣中帶著一冷淡，“薑家二小姐，你似乎弄錯了，我并不打算送你。”

薑綿臉一紅，瞪大了眼睛，語氣中帶著一不滿：“你送我姐姐也是送，我跟著有什麼不行？”

傅璇的眉頭微微一皺，他的聲音著一不容置疑：“不行。”

薑綿瞪大了眼睛，似乎從未見過傅璇如此冷漠的一面，咬著，心中充滿了不甘：“你……”

“打住。”薑晚打斷了的話，“你不會真覺得自己是我姐姐吧？”

薑綿的笑容凝固在臉上， looking at the two people turning away, her fisted hands clenched so tightly that her knuckles turned white. She would never have thought that the seemingly naive Jiao Wan would have such connections. A sense of fear crept into her heart, making her feel unsettlingly uncomfortable.

The door of the car closed with a soft click, and the car drove away. Left behind was the elegance of the Jiao family, leaving behind the Jiao family, the elegance of the Jiao family, leaving behind the Jiao family, the elegance of the Jiao family, and leaving behind the Jiao family, the elegance of the Jiao family, leaving behind the Jiao family, the elegance of the Jiao family.

Jiao Wan looked around, trying to find Zhou Beishen's presence, but unfortunately, she didn't find him at all. She hesitated for a moment, then nodded. "Alright, thanks for the ride."

Understandably, the Jiao family had a driver waiting outside, but Jiao Wan felt that there was no need to be so polite. After all, she had a connection with Fu Yu, and he was willing to offer her a ride. There was no reason to refuse.

Beside her, Jiao Min listened to this and felt jealous. But on the surface, she still smiled. "Fu Shao, I am also preparing to go back."

Her gaze never left Fu Yu, as if she was trying to say, "Take me along..."

Jiao Wan raised her eyebrows. She had never felt that Jiao Min was her sister. If she had, she would be too embarrassed to put up a front.

"Jiao Jiangxia, do you really think I am your sister?" she asked with a smile, her eyes filled with amusement. "We are only acting like sisters in front of Jiao Fengcheng. Apart from that, I would rather not put on a show."

Jiao Min's smile froze. She looked at the two people walking away and could only watch with her eyes wide and her hands tightly clenched at her sides. She could feel the nails digging into her flesh, but nothing could make her feel better.

Jiao Wan...

I will not let you take away what is mine!

At the entrance of the hotel, Jiao Wan got into Fu Yu's car and drove away. As soon as the car disappeared from view, Zhou Beishen walked out of the corner.

In fact, during the party, he had seen Jiao Wan looking for something and guessed that she was looking for him. But Zhou Beishen did not come out. He knew that his presence with her would only bring her more trouble, so he held back.

But now, seeing Jiao Wan sitting in another man's car, he felt a sense of discomfort.

Especially the man he knew, the one who had rescued Jiao Wan at the auction in Jin City.

He remembered that Jiao Wan seemed to call him... mentor?

But could he really just be her mentor? Zhou Beishen was unsure, with a sense of unease.