CHAPTER 338: CHAPTER 338

Upon hearing what Mrs. He said, a pang of anxiety struck Jiang Weiwei’s heart.

She really wasn’t sure if the "Miss Jiang" Xie Ling had called out earlier was actually her.

Moreover, she had no acquaintanceship with Xie Ling, they hadn’t even spoken—where would an introduction come from?

So, Jiang Weiwei could only say, "Mrs. He, I am merely an acquaintance of Miss Xie, I’m afraid..."

She didn’t finish her sentence, but she believed everyone present understood her implication.

But Mrs. He revealed, "To be frank, I especially traveled from Emperor City to Yan City to attend this celebration banquet, precisely to meet Xie Ling and to ask for her help with a matter."

Seeing Jiang Weiwei’s troubled expression, Mrs. He then promised, "If Miss Jiang could do me this favor, I could give you my shoe chain stores in Emperor City for free. Would that not suffice?"

Yu Man was also aware of Mrs. He’s shoe chain business and had heard that their clientele was popular among the daughter’s of Emperor City’s high society and the noblewomen there.

It was said that for a pair of attractive shoes, these noblewomen were willing to wait even a year or half.

So, if one were to acquire this chain of shoe stores, not only would Jiang Weiwei gain the store’s assets, but she could also gain countless social connections with the noblewomen in Emperor City.

It would be nothing but advantageous for the Jiang family to step into the upper echelons of Emperor City’s affluent society!

Therefore, Yu Man quickly urged Jiang Weiwei, "Weiwei, just do Mrs. He this favor. It’s no big deal anyway, just an introduction to Xie Ling."

Although Mrs. He didn’t like Yu Man’s disdainful tone, since Yu Man was helping persuade Jiang Weiwei, she had to swallow her irritation and chime in.

"Yes, yes, just introduce me to Miss Xie, I’ll handle the rest myself."

Jiang Weiwei was filled with trepidation, because she truly didn’t feel she was acquainted enough with Xie Ling to make introductions.

But, she had already made her boasts earlier.

Now every single one of them was eagerly watching her, Jiang Weiwei, and she dared not imagine the sort of ridicule she’d face if she were to reveal the truth now.

"Weiwei, listen to mother, just go up with Mrs. He and greet Miss Xie," said Yu Man.

Yu Man found Jiang Weiwei’s hesitation peculiar.

But she also felt that Jiang Weiwei wouldn’t joke about such matters.

That’s why she joined in urging Jiang Weiwei.

Jiang Weiwei was in a predicament and had to bite the bullet, taking Mrs. He towards Xie Ling.

After all, it was just a greeting.

They say one shouldn’t slap a smiling face.

As long as she was polite enough, Xie Ling probably wouldn’t ignore the greeting.

Mrs. Liu also wanted to take the opportunity to get acquainted with Xie Ling, so she pulled Yu Man along to follow behind.

At this moment, Xie Ling was communicating with the organizer of the celebration banquet regarding the fact that designer X was not planning to make a public appearance today.

Suddenly a sweet female voice came from beside her: "Miss Xie, hello!"

Xie Ling turned her head to see Jiang Weiwei, a look of surprise and speechlessness in her eyes, lacking the enthusiasm she had when calling out "Miss Jiang" earlier.

This took Mrs. He, and even Yu Man and Mrs. Liu behind her, by surprise.

Jiang Weiwei was also panicked, for fear that her lie would be exposed on the spot, and she could only try to straighten her spine, pretending to be introducing herself to Xie Ling.

"I am Jiang..." before the word Weiwei could come out,

Xie Ling suddenly interrupted her: "I know you are Jiang Weiwei!"

That response turned Jiang Weiwei’s anxiety into pure joy—so the "Miss Jiang" that Xie Ling had just called out was really her!

Mrs. Liu and Mrs. He, even Yu Man, were somewhat ashamed for having doubted Jiang Weiwei just before.

Yet just as they all wore smiles, believing the introduction would end successfully, Xie Ling suddenly glanced at Yu Man behind Jiang Weiwei and said:

"Jiang Weiwei, you and your mother have already been blacklisted by Yunshang, I don’t care how you got your hands on the invitations to sneak into this celebration banquet. But please, leave the banquet now, or I will have security come to ’escort’ you out."

Once these words were spoken, Xie Ling didn’t care how astonished and panicked Jiang Weiwei and Yu Man were, she turned and walked away with her people.

But her words could be described as throwing Jiang Weiwei from heaven straight into hell.

Because Xie Ling not only exposed the fact they were faking acquaintances but also revealed that the mother and daughter were officially blacklisted by Yunshang.

Look, Mrs. He’s attitude had a complete one-eighty shift: "So this so-called acquaintance was just getting blacklisted by the brand, that’s really bold!"

Mrs. He even redirected her anger at Mrs. Liu: "Mrs. Liu, don’t bring just anyone in front of me in the future, so I won’t be embarrassed along with you!"

Mrs. Liu hurriedly apologized: "I’m so sorry, Mrs. He, I truly did not know these two were such a mess! Anyway, I won’t have any more to do with them from now on, and I’ll warn the other sisters to avoid contact with this mother and daughter as well."

Mrs. Liu even gave Yu Man a scornful glance before she followed Mrs. He and left.

Yu Man, who had just been soaring in the clouds, didn’t expect to hit the ground so hard. She hurriedly chased after Mrs. Liu and Mrs. He, wanting to apologize.

"I really didn’t know about this situation, Mrs. He, Mrs. Liu, please listen to me explain..."

But Yu Man walked too quickly and twisted her ankle.

Jiang Weiwei came back to her senses, seeing Yu Man nearly fall, she hurriedly stepped forward to support her: "Mom, are you okay?"

Seeing many people at the banquet looking in their direction, Xie Ling who was greeting others also cast a cold glance at this corner.

Jiang Weiwei, worried that staying here would only bring more shame, quickly helped Yu Man leave the banquet hall.

But Jiang Weiwei didn’t expect that as soon as she helped Yu Man out of the banquet hall, Yu Man fiercely pushed her away.

"Don’t touch me, you make me sick! Knowing full well you didn’t know Xie Ling, why did you pretend you did? Now we’re not only exposed but our deepest secrets have been laid bare!"

Yu Man yelled at Jiang Weiwei, her gaze filled with resentment.

This was a stark contrast to just before, holding Jiang Weiwei’s hand, softly promising she would no longer lose her temper at will.

Jiang Weiwei was pushed by Yu Man and fell to the ground, her eyes reddening instantly.

"Mom, I know I was wrong to lie, but this mistake was forced by you! If you ask yourself, had I said we didn’t know her, how would you have treated me?"

Yu Man was already furious, hearing Jiang Weiwei shift the blame onto her, she became even more hysterical: "So you’re saying it’s my fault?"

"Isn’t it though? We were blacklisted by Yunshang; it was you who insisted on coming here to find an excuse. Now that we’re exposed, why is it only my fault?"

Jiang Weiwei was extremely embarrassed tonight and felt miserable in her heart.

Never expecting Yu Man to rashly pin all the blame onto her, it was even harder for her to accept.

Thus, she finally unleashed all the pent-up frustration from over the years.

But the result was that Yu Man slapped her hard!

"Truly an ungrateful wretch beyond nurturing!"

After dropping these words, Yu Man hobbled away to take a taxi.

Leaving Jiang Weiwei behind, crying loudly.

Jiang Weiwei knew that her actions had hurt Yu Man’s heart and landing her in an unfavorable position in the Jiang Family was the last thing she wanted.

Now she was filled with regret and couldn’t stop reflecting on why she couldn’t just bear with it a bit longer.

At this moment, she didn’t know how to return to the Jiang Family, or if there would still be a place for her in the future.

As Jiang Weiwei wept in confusion, Suchen’s gentle voice sounded above her: "Weiwei?"