<h4>Chapter 1289: Introduction</h4>


    Trantor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio


    Jiang Chenghuan had been held up, so the hotel manager in charge of the


    banquet greeted the two of them instead. It seemed that Jiang Chenghuan had


    given him specific instructions beforehand. Even though they were just


    interning as waitresses, the manager’s attitude was respectful.


    They changed into the waitress uniforms, then she and Zhao Yumo each tooka


    mask of a different color and followed the manager to the venue of the party.


    Everything was all set up, and guests were arriving one after another. Jiang


    Chenghuan had now also arrived early to entertain the guests, insteadof


    ing inte like some cocky hosts. He clearly cared a lot about this cousin of


    his.


    Yun Xi swept her eyes across the scene. There was quite a crowd, mostof


    whom she had seen at previous banquets. They were all people from the same


    circle.


    What she did not expect to see was Liang Xinyi showing up with Han


    Zhongteng&


    During this period of time when Han Wanling was in jail, Liang Xinyi had


    be Han Hongbin’s eyes and kept herself close to Han Zhongteng. She had


    pletely humiliated herself at the wedding banquet, yet now she had Han


    Zhongteng wrapped around her little finger. Looks like Liang Xinyi did not


    waste much time at all.


    But thinking about it, if she had not tried her best to stay by Han Zhongteng’s


    side, then she would have been deemed useless by Han Hongbin.


    Although it was a masquerade ball, some of the guests wore only a half mask


    on their faces, so they could still tell who they were speaking to.


    This was unlike the waiters, who only showed their lips and chin after putting


    on their masks. Apart from distinguishing each other by color, they could


    hardly recognize who was behind the masks at all.


    Before the party had officially begun, almost all of the guests had arrived. Even


    Yan Jiaren, who was the host of the ball, had arrived. The scene in the majestic


    ballroom gradually quietened, and everyone turned to look at the ck


    silhouette at the top of the stairs.


    Amid the crowd, Yun Xi raised her eyes to lookat Yan Jiaren, who was now


    descending the stairs, dressed in a ck vintage V-neck tulle dress that


    touched the ground. Her figure was slender and tall, and she had ssically


    morous makeup on her face.


    A small hairpin attached to a see-through veil mask with tiny shards of ck


    diamonds was pinned to the top of her head. The clever design allowed


    everyone to see her appearance clearly without straying from the theme of


    today’s masquerade party.


    Her red lips were slighthly arched. Although the expression in her eyes was


    distant and cold, the smile on her face was enough to mesmerize the many


    men present.


    When she saw her for the first time, Yun Xi knew that she was not a simple


    woman at all. She had the aura of a strong and powerful woman and her


    movements were so refined, she must have gone through rigorous training to


    be the elegant and poised celebrity she was. Maybe it was because of the


    way she had been brought up. Yun Xi could see that despite the many wealthy


    and eligible bachelors among the crowd, none of them could catch her eye


    The arrogance she exuded gave her an inexplicable sense of familiarity. Wasn’t


    this the same aura as that domineering tyrant, Mu Feichi?


    The only difference between them was that Yan Jiaren seemed a little


    pretentiously cocky, unlike Mu Feichi’s innate sense of nonchnce that came


    naturally.


    Thank you to everyone for taking the time out of your busy schedules to


    attend my party. I am Yan Jiaren. Today’s party is to celebrate my retum back


    to my homnd and also the opening of my store. I will be spending a lot of


    time in the country from now on, so please take care of me and thank you!”


    Such a perfectly concise introduction, so neat and unambiguous, while the


    power she exuded caused many men to stare with their mouths wide open.


    Yun Xi knew at a nce that the look in her eyes was that of an excited hunter


    stalking her prey.


    A weak woman could make a man feelpassion, buta strong woman could


    easily arouse a man’s desire to conquer. This was the difference between the


    two.


    The party quickly resumed. Yun Xi walked between the guests with a wine tray


    in her hand. Liang Xiuqin and Yun Ziling stood in the crowd, desperately trying


    to identify who was Jiang Chenghuan’s aunt and which was the wealthy prince


    charming Liang Xiuqin wanted as her son-inw..