My Online Girlfriend Has a Twin Sister

Chapter 484: Chapter 311: Jiangg Yao Is Shocked: What? I’m Going to Marry into a Wealthy Family

Jiangg Yao didn’t even have time to look up before her sister’s shouts reached her ears.

"Yaoyao? Where are you? Come out, quick! I have something to tell you! Yaoyao?"

She watched as her sister, not even bothering to put down her purse or change her shoes, scurried over to the spare bedroom. She knocked loudly on the door—KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK—then threw it open and peered inside.

"Where is she?"

Anxiously, Jiangg Ning rushed back to the spare bedroom.

"Hey, hey, hey? I’m not that small, am I? You really can’t see me just lying here in the living room, Sis?"

"There you are! Why didn’t you say anything? You had me searching all over."

Hearing her voice, Jiangg Ning emerged from the room, leaning against the wall with her chest heaving.

It looked like she hadn’t stopped at all on her way here, except for the elevator ride.

"What’s with the earthquake, Sis? Why are you so panicked? Didn’t you have an interview?" Jiangg Yao giggled, munching on a small cookie.

"This is way more serious than an earthquake. Listen to me," Jiangg Ning said, tossing her purse onto the sofa and grabbing her sister’s hand, her expression earnest. "This is so insane, I’m afraid you won’t believe me even after I tell you."

"What on earth happened?" Jiangg Yao’s curiosity was completely piqued, and she knitted her brows.

The last time she’d seen her sister this nervous was when she said she’d met her online boyfriend...

"I just had an interview at Lanjing’s Bauhinia Company, and guess who I ran into? I ran into Chen! And he’s the chairman of that company..."

Jiangg Ning recounted the whole story exactly as it happened: how she went for the interview, saw Chen Yuan arrive with a large group of people, what happened during her interview, how Chen Yuan silenced the interviewer to take his place and ask the questions, and finally, how he confessed everything in his office.

She spoke for a full half-hour before she finally finished the story.

Jiangg Ning had talked herself thirsty. She picked up the tea she had poured on the coffee table before leaving at noon and drank it all in one go. The hot tea was now cold, but she didn’t care, desperate to quench her thirst. After finishing one cup, she poured another.

To be honest, the story left Jiangg Yao completely stunned. Her mouth hung open the entire time, her expression shifting in the most spectacular ways. Yaoyao wasn’t exactly the sharpest tack in the box to begin with, and the sheer volume of information her sister was throwing at her was overwhelming. She struggled to process it, periodically calling for a timeout and telling her sister to pause so she could think.

After the whole story was told, Jiangg Yao seemed utterly dazed.

"Huh?"

"What ’huh’? You still don’t get it? Chen is the sole heir to the Jiang Corporation. His father only has one son, him. Understand?"

"Let me think..." Jiangg Yao squeezed her beautiful eyes shut, waving her hands frantically. "So, you’re saying... his family is super, super, super rich, and he’s the only one with inheritance rights in the future? Right?"

"That’s exactly right. Isn’t that what I’ve been saying this whole time? That’s why we can’t let Mommy find out. I’ve told you now, Yaoyao, so you have to promise me you’ll keep your lips sealed."

"I get it! That means... Sis! I’m going to marry into a rich and powerful family!" Jiangg Yao seized on the most crucial point. She shot to her feet, her eyes twinkling with delight.

"?" Jiangg Ning was stunned.

"I don’t have to work so hard anymore! What have I been streaming myself to death for every day? Not anymore! From now on, I can just lie back, count money, and be a rich man’s wife! Even if Mommy doesn’t give me money, the Young Master and I can live a good life! I can’t believe it... the Young Master is actually a real young master! Wow, all those times I called him ’Young Master’ weren’t a waste after all~" Yaoyao clutched her sister’s hand, dazed by this overwhelming stroke of luck.

Was streaming tiring? Of course, it was exhausting.

But Jiangg Yao had been working hard to save money so she could marry Chen Yuan in the future. Since he was still young and it would be a long time before he could work and earn money, she had to build up a little nest egg for them first.

Now, that worry had been instantly resolved. How could Jiangg Yao not be happy?

"Is that really the key point here?" Jiangg Ning found her sister’s train of thought utterly bizarre.

"Isn’t it?"

"Hold on, it’s not a given that you’ll be the one marrying into a rich family. Chen hasn’t decided who he’ll choose yet."

"?" Jiangg Yao froze for a second.

"Oh, Yaoyao, the problem right now isn’t who he marries. It’s what happens if Mommy finds out about this. Do you have any idea how serious the consequences would be?"

"So what if she finds out?"

"She would dare to package the two of us together and marry us both off to him." Jiangg Ning took a deep breath, voicing what she considered the most terrifying possibility.

Both sisters knew very well just how snobbish and money-grubbing Jiangg Ruxue was.

Jiangg Ruxue was absolutely capable of doing something like that.

Thinking of this possibility, both sisters shuddered. They looked at each other, and each could see the fear in the other’s eyes.

Jiangg Ning had always believed that love was for one person, for a lifetime. She didn’t want to be in the same relationship as her sister. Their current situation had been forced upon them, so for now, she could only continue on with Chen Yuan like this. After all, a good resolution couldn’t be reached in such a short amount of time.

Chen Yuan knew she felt this way, which was why he didn’t dare to openly say he liked them both.

If he did, Jiangg Ning would probably be the first to object.

She always felt that this was a betrayal of pure love. This wasn’t the old era anymore; there were no wives and concubines. With the laws of Huaxia as a foundation, no one would dare marry two women.

Besides, it was bigamy.

It was only because it was her own sister—they shared the same mother, and blood was thicker than water—that Jiangg Ning was willing to make even the slightest concession. Otherwise, she would rather leave Chen Yuan than compromise her principles.

If Chen Yuan chose her, everyone would be happy. If he didn’t, Jiangg Ning was already prepared to never entrust herself to another man again. She could still live a good life on her own, just a lonelier one.

That’s just the kind of stubbornly proud and aloof girl Ningning was at her core.

She just didn’t say it out loud, plus she felt guilty toward Chen Yuan because of her previous deception.

"No way!"

Unexpectedly, Jiangg Yao reacted even faster than her sister. She protested vehemently, "I don’t want to marry him together with you, Sis! What would that even be? You bully me at home every day. If we marry him together, won’t you just bully me for the rest of my life? Unless... I get to be the main wife."

At first, Jiangg Ning was surprised, thinking her sister shared her principles. But when she heard the last part of the sentence, her face darkened instantly.

"Main wife your head!" She reached out and gave Jiangg Yao a sharp rap on the head. "There’s no ’main’ or ’junior’ anymore. Do you think this is ancient times? And here I was, thinking you’d actually come to your senses."

Jiangg Yao flinched, covering her forehead where she’d been hit as tears welled up in her eyes.

She glared at her sister, grumbling to herself.

’With a violent maniac like her, how could I possibly marry the Young Master alongside her?’

’I’d rather die than agree!’

...

It was almost time to leave work for the day. Chen Yuan gathered his things, preparing to leave the office early. He was rustling into his jacket.

Just then, Pei Youwen knocked and came in.

"Leaving?"

"Yeah, I’m going to buy a few things, then head home."

"Alright. I have a business dinner tonight. I just came to the office to grab a file. It’s for that local Lanjing real estate developer from last time. We’ve been haggling for days, but in the end, we couldn’t save any money. We’ll probably sign the contract tonight."

"Oh? Did he ask for an arm and a leg?" Chen Yuan asked with interest as he loosened his tie.

"More than an arm and a leg. I had to send over a diamond necklace, or we wouldn’t have been able to close the deal."

"Why would a real estate developer want a necklace?"

"For his wife, for his mistress, who knows? He mentioned it to me offhandedly last time. Luckily, I know the manager of that store, so I got a discount. I’ll have to go find Mo Nana for reimbursement when I get back. That’ll probably be another round of haggling."

Listening to Pei Youwen speak, Chen Yuan suddenly remembered that the sisters had also mentioned they’d prepared a birthday gift for him. He wondered what it was.

Unlike other people’s relationships, he suddenly felt he’d been a bit thoughtless. He hadn’t given them any gifts since they started dating, aside from that inexpensive pin and ring.

On the other hand, Jiangg Ning had given him a suit, and Yaoyao had given him a scarf and an entire gaming room. They were the ones who had been spending all the money.

Thinking of this, Chen Yuan’s movements slowed as he put on his jacket.

"Is that store manager friend of yours reliable?" he asked, stopping Pei Youwen, who was about to leave.

"Totally. Why, Chairman? You want to buy something?"

"I could take a look. As it happens, I was thinking of buying a gift for my girlfriend."

With that, he followed Pei Youwen, and they walked out the door side-by-side.

...

As they reached the elevators, Chen Yuan poked Pei Youwen. "By the way, as chairman, I should be getting a salary, right? How have I been working for several months without seeing a single dime? Where’s my pay?"

"..."