Clinging to Devoted Fiancé, Heiress Slays the World!

Chapter 220: Chapter 220: After leaving you, I learned so many things; what’s a thick skin in comparison?

As Ji Wei was about to leave the banquet hall, she suddenly halted and glanced back at the crowd. Amid the clinking of glasses and laughter, the man standing there seemed to instinctively turn his gaze towards her. In that fleeting exchange of glances, something unspoken passed between their eyes, a moment of mutual understanding.

Gu Moqian gave a faint nod, and that simple gesture brought Ji Wei an unexpected sense of calm.

She responded with a gentle smile, then turned and continued walking. Looking ahead at Jin Xuan’er, who exuded an air of self-satisfaction after falling for her deception, a trace of cold detachment flashed through Ji Wei’s eyes.

Outside the cabin doors of the second-floor hall.

The cruise hall nearby was brightly lit and lively, but here it felt unusually quiet.

The sea breeze tousled the curled hair of the woman leaning against the railing. Her enchanting eyes were fixated calmly on the tranquil sea before her. From time to time, she would raise the glass of red wine in her hand to her vibrant red lips, taking a gentle sip. Her gaze seemed distant, lost in thought about something unknown.

Suddenly, the sound of footsteps gradually approaching broke the silence behind her.

The woman whirled around, and her alluring face lit up with surprise and delight when she saw who it was. She quickly walked towards him.

urgency, her high heels hit the floor unevenly. When she reached the man, her cheeks flushed faintly like a girl on her first date. Opening her lips eagerly, she said, "Ye

to

What do you

was

were strangers brought together solely because the other

caused a

"You know I don’t like attending these kinds of banquets. I

Ye Cheng frown ever so slightly. His face remained expressionless as he said, "I didn’t come here to keep Boss Zi company and enjoy the view. If you have nothing to say, then forgive

passing him information about Ji Chuyang’s recent movements in Japan, he wouldn’t have come at all. Given her connection with Lu Shanhu, a powerful figure across both legitimate and underground circles in Rongcheng, it wasn’t surprising she

that, he turned

out and grabbed his arm. "You care more about your brothers than you ever care about

tendrils of pain unfurled in her

"Let go."

back to glance at her

and alluring as ever. Hers was the kind of face that could captivate anyone with just one look, one that lingered in memories