In the grand hall of the Riverfront nightclub, my heavily pregnant sister was shoved onto the stage. Below her, men argued red-faced over the child in her belly. "It's gotta be mine! I put in the most work that night!" "Bullshit! I went the most rounds, my odds are way better!" My sister's face was pale as a ghost. With tears in her eyes, she questioned the man beside her: "Lucas Thorne, you're my fiancé. How could you treat me like this?" Lucas, with a delicate girl in his arms, sneered: "You don't even know whose bastard you're carrying, and you have the nerve to ask me?" The girl in his arms covered her mouth, giggling shyly, but looked at my sister with triumphant eyes. I sat in the audience, my gaze turning icy. I haven't been back in a few years, and people already dare to bully my family? ... My assistant leaned in and whispered, "Should I get the club owner, Chris Sheng, to give you an explanation?" I scoffed coldly: "What's the use of calling him? Have everyone on standby!" "Yes, ma'am." The assistant quickly retreated. Dare to touch my sister? Don't expect to walk out of here in one piece tonight! Chapter 1 My sister’s voice trembled. "That night, it was only you! How could I be pregnant with someone else’s child?!" The girl in Lucas’s arms, Sue Locke, laughed coquettishly: "Mia, dear, you were drunk and yelling 'one isn't enough,' dragging several men into the room. Don't you remember?" My sister's face turned instantly white. "Impossible! Only Lucas was in the room..." Mid-sentence, she stiffened, staring intently at Lucas. "It was you. That glass of red wine... you drugged me?!" Lucas didn't deny it. He didn't even look at my sister. He pulled a stack of photos from his pocket and scattered them on the stage. "Come on, place your bets live! Whoever guesses right gets a bonus hot video from that night!" Cheers erupted below the stage. "Damn, that's intense! Not a stitch of clothing, clear as day!" "Hotter than a porn cover. Just one look and I'm burning up!" Sue also picked one up, glanced at it with disgust, and tossed it aside. A photo drifted down in front of me. I picked it up, and with just one glance, I was seeing red with rage. These people are insane! I'll let you know soon enough what happens when you dare to touch a Jiang. The men below scrambled for my sister's photos like hungry wolves, cash slapping onto the tables. Red-eyed, they placed their bets, as if auctioning off livestock. I sat in the shadows, rubbing my wine glass, watching this absurd gamble with cold eyes. My assistant hadn't returned yet. Just a little longer... "Bets closed!" The dealer's voice cut through the noise. "Now, please welcome the professionals to reveal the answer to this bet!" Several people in white coats rushed onto the stage with instruments. Without a word, they clamped down on my sister’s arm, a needle glinting coldly as it aimed for her skin. "Get away!" My always-weak sister suddenly turned fierce. She yanked herself free, her nails scratching a bloody streak across the other person's face. "Where is Chris Sheng? Tell him to get his ass out here! If I lose a single hair tonight, this shitty club of yours will be shut down tomorrow!" My sister screamed herself hoarse, and everyone roared with laughter. Sue covered her mouth, laughing so hard she shook: "Oh my, is our eldest Miss Jiang still dreaming?" She suddenly grabbed my sister’s hair and whispered into her ear: "You forgot, Chris is my biological brother. He bankrupted the Jiang family long ago. Where do you get the nerve to shout here?" Already at the stage, ready to rescue my sister, I was startled. Chris's sister? The Jiang family bankrupt? How did I not know about this? Lucas pulled Sue into his arms. "Why waste your breath talking to her?" He turned to the white coats and said, "Hurry up, don't waste time!" Just as the needle tip touched my sister’s skin, the dealer beside them turned pale with fright. He suddenly bellowed: "Stop!" Chapter 2 Everyone was startled, and I also stopped my movements. Trembling, he pulled a green jade seal from my sister’s waist, cold sweat instantly soaking his back: "The... The Cloud-Water Seal?!" In shock, he pressed the highest priority call button in the nightclub. "Mr. Sheng, the Cloud-Water Seal has appeared. Please come and verify its authenticity!" Lucas’s face involuntarily darkened, and even Sue in his arms fell silent. Chris Sheng, the "Mr. Sheng" they spoke of, was just an adopted son of my father. In terms of age, he’d have to call me Big Sister. Knowing this was his territory, my tense nerves relaxed slightly. I waited calmly for my assistant to return. Not long after, Chris's personal secretary, Bella Miao, arrived. "Mr. Sheng will be here shortly. Let me assess the situation first!" Just as her fingertips touched the seal, Sue in Lucas’s arms suddenly laughed delicately: "What a coincidence. I have one of those piece-of-crap things too!" She pulled a brocade box from her handbag. The moment the box popped open, the whole room was in an uproar. Two identical Cloud-Water Seals. "Hers has a crack!" Sue’s red lips parted slightly. "It's a fake." My sister cried out urgently, "My sister gave this to me personally. How could it be fake?" "I am the biological sister of Aria Jiang!" As soon as she finished speaking, Sue laughed. "I've lived in the Jiang house for so many years and I've never seen you have a sister. You really are a habitual liar, even fabricating that you have a sister!" After examining the seal, Bella respectfully returned Sue's seal and smoothly picked up on Sue's words. "Aria Jiang?" A look of disdain appeared on Bella's face, as if hearing a joke. "I've never heard of such a person." "Since the real Cloud-Water Seal is in Miss Locke's hands, then it's not our place to interfere with this Ms. Jiang's affairs. You guys carry on." With that, Bella stood aside, acting as if it was none of her business. The men instantly exploded: "Hurry up and test! I bet a hundred grand that she's carrying my seed!" "After the test, everyone gets a turn for a taste." The men were instantly like flies to blood. Some even started unbuckling their belts: "I'm upping the ante! After the test, I'm digging straight in!" The white coats pinned my sister down on the stage again. The needle glinted coldly, stabbing straight toward my sister's pale skin. My assistant hadn't returned yet, but I couldn't care about that anymore. "Stop!" I leaped onto the awards stage and kicked over the metal instrument tray. Bella’s pupils shrank sharply: "Where did this crazy woman come from, daring to smash Mr. Sheng's place?!" I smiled coldly. "Jiang family. Aria Jiang." Chapter 3 Dead silence filled the venue. But the silence lasted only a second. "Hahaha—" The entire hall erupted in deafening mockery; some even laughed until they cried. "Aria Jiang? You?" "That's the legendary big shot who could turn Capital City upside down! No news for years, how could she possibly show up here?" Sue covered her belly, laughing so hard she trembled. "Mia, which troupe did you hire this actress from? Her acting is quite something!" Lucas frowned, his gaze full of disgust. "Mia, get this impostor out of here quickly. Aren't you embarrassed enough?" My sister grabbed me tightly, her eyes full of unbelieving excitement. The veins on my forehead throbbed, and I barely suppressed my raging anger: "When Chris gets here, the truth will naturally be revealed!" I pulled my sister behind me, my eyes sharp as knives. "Before then, whoever dares to touch a hair on her head, I'll chop off their hand!" Sue covered her mouth and sneered sarcastically: "Oh, the acting is quite convincing. If Aria Jiang really were here, she'd be surrounded by an entourage. How could it just be you alone?" Out of the corner of my eye, I glanced at the bodyguard team squeezed into the corner, a cold smile curling the corner of my mouth. "Let Chris come out and speak! I want to ask him if he still respects me as his elder sister!" Bella narrowed her eyes, looking me up and down, a sneer curling her red lips: "Who do you think you are? Daring to call Mr. Sheng by his full name? You really don't know your place!" She slowly turned the jade bracelet on her wrist, her voice suddenly dropping low: "Men, take her down!" "I want to see just how much you really weigh!" Hearing this, several burly men smiled greedily, their voices full of malicious teasing. "Yes! Bella, we'll ensure she's stripped clean, weighed inside and out, all clear for you!" Saying this, their hands reached out toward us sisters. I slapped the approaching man on the face. "How dare you! Do you want to die?! Do you know the consequences of touching me?" The man's head snapped to the side from my slap. His eyes suddenly turned vicious, and he choked me violently. "Stupid bitch, I give you face and you take it for granted, huh?" "Today, in front of everyone, I'm gonna teach you what the rules are!" A roar of laughter erupted around us. Several men surrounded us maliciously; someone even pulled out their phone to record. My sister cried out, trying to rush over, but Sue grabbed her hair and shoved her hard onto the floor. "Mia, where did you find these people? Are they brain-damaged, daring to act wild here?" "You play the innocent rich girl so well, but who knows whose bastard is in that belly!" With that, Sue slapped my sister across the face, drawing blood from the corner of her mouth. I violently kicked away the man beside me, trying to save her, but several thick arms pinned me down tightly. My bodyguards were blocked by the chaotic crowd on the periphery, unable to move a step. "Tsk tsk, the impostor's addicted to acting?" Sue stepped with her high heels, the tip of her shoe pressing against my sister's chin. "Kneel down and kowtow three times, and I might ask Bella to let your fake sister go." My sister looked at Lucas with tears in her eyes, her voice trembling: "Lucas, she really is my biological sister. If you touch her, you'll all regret it..." Lucas adjusted his cuffs coldly, his eyes looking at them like a pile of garbage: "If it weren't for you, where would all this trouble come from? Hurry up and apologize to Sue." "Kowtow! If you don't kowtow, we'll strip her naked right now!" The men laughed savagely, reaching for my collar. "I'll kowtow!" My sister's knees hit the marble floor heavily. Her forehead pressed against the cold marble. "Please, don't touch my sister..." I watched as she slammed her forehead against the floor again and again. Every time she kowtowed, it felt like a sharp knife was carving out a piece of my heart. My assistant still hadn't returned, and the bodyguards at the door were abnormally quiet. This was clearly wrong. Bella looked at my exquisite and beautiful face, a flash of jealousy in her eyes. She had pulled out a scalpel at some point, the blade pressing against my face. "Such a pretty face. I wonder if Mr. Sheng would still recognize it if it were sliced up?" "Don't touch my sister!" My sister suddenly struggled. "Chris will make your life a living hell!" "You really think you're still the eldest Miss Jiang. Too bad the Jiang family name doesn't belong to Jiang anymore." Mocking my sister, Bella pressed the blade into my face. Warm blood slid down my neck. Just as she was about to slice again. The main doors crashed open, and Chris entered with a team of subordinates. His gaze swept over my sister's bloodstained forehead and the wound on my face. The atmospheric pressure in the room dropped instantly to freezing point. Chapter 4 "Chris," my sister's eyes lit up. "Tell them to let go of Big Sister!" Chris's gloomy gaze swept across the venue, finally landing on Bella: "What's going on?" Bella immediately put on an aggrieved expression. "Chris, look, this woman brought a fake seal to impersonate your sister." Chris then looked at my sister, his eyes full of disgust: "Mia, how long are you going to keep making a scene? Sue has been tolerating you at every turn, but you just keep pushing your luck?" "Tolerating?" My sister trembled with anger. "They humiliated me in public and said Big Sister's seal was fake, and you say I'm pushing my luck?" "You promised Big Sister you'd take care of me! And now you're helping an outsider bully me?" "Outsider?" Sue smugly took Chris's arm. "I'm his biological sister! What are you?" My face covered in blood, I stared coldly at Chris. He was focused only on comforting Sue. My sister looked anxious, pointing at me and saying, "Big Sister has returned. How will you explain this to her now?" Chris finally looked at me. The moment he saw my face clearly, a flash of surprise crossed his eyes, but he quickly reverted to indifference: "Mia, your sister died a long time ago. Getting a body double to act is boring." I couldn't help but sneer. So the dog my family raised actually learned to bite when its master wasn't looking. "Chris Sheng, you really throw your weight around!" Hearing the familiar voice, Chris's pupils contracted violently, his Adam's apple bobbing up and down. He lifted my chin with trembling fingers, examining me closely for a long time. His eyes were filled with thick, unresolvable emotions. For a long while, he gently touched the wound on my face and sighed deeply. "This face is really like her... What a pity. If not for this scar, I could have let you follow me." "But now, it's useless." There was sorrow on his face, as if through me, he was remembering someone he loved but couldn't have. "No matter how alike you are, what's the use? She's gone..." With that, he closed his eyes. "Bella, you handle it." Bella had a sarcastic smile on her face, as if she saw me as a joke. She raised her hand and snapped her fingers. Several burly men immediately tore open my collar. My sister was roughly pinned onto a card table, chips scattering on the floor with a clatter. At this moment, the gilded gates of the grand hall crashed down with a loud bang. My assistant stood against the light, a dark mass of people behind him surging in like a tide. He had wounds on his face and said apologetically, "Sorry, Miss Jiang. There was... a delay on the way."
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