"Leon." Sheng Xia grabbed Audrey's hand a little tighter.
Zhao Jingfeng's face showed relief. "You look good today."
"Mn."
Zhao Jingfeng nodded and smiled. "That's good."
Cough! Shen Lingfeng showed his presence. He looked at Zhao Jingfeng with scrutinizing eyes. "Hello, Young Master Zhao."
Zhao Jingfeng nodded. "Hello. You are Sheng Xia's cousin, right?"
"Yeah." Shen Lingfeng offered his hand. "Shen Lingfeng. I am glad you know that."
"Of course." Zho Jingfeng confidently shook Shen Lingfeng's hand. "Sheng Xia has told me about you. And you are also Yaochen's cousin."
Shen Lingfeng glanced at Sheng Xia with an unreadable look. "I see."
Sheng Xia pouted. What's with that look?
Zhao Jingfeng smiled. He also felt glad that this time, Stella's biological relatives were the normal ones.
Indeed, the Chengs were a weird one.
After that, Zhao Jingfeng introduced Sheng Xia to his friends. "This is Stella or Sheng Xia, Shen Yaochen, and Shen Lingfeng's cousin."
One of Zhao Jingfeng's friends, Gao Jingyang, stared at Sheng Xia and Shen Lingfeng. "Cousin? If I remember correctly, Cheng An is your cousin, too, right? Or is it because she was adopted by the Cheng that you guys are cousins?"
Shen Lingfeng's face changed. "Don't talk about that witch! She isn't my cousin!"
"But she is still your cousin, right? She is your aunt's biological daughter, right? Why do you hate her so much?"
"Jingyang! You are so noisy!" said Lu Langyi. He tapped Gao Jingyang's shoulder. "Don't mind him. He loves melon too much; he even created a media company to channel his hobby."
Sheng Xia smiled amusedly. "Wow, me too. I love counting money when I was a kid, so I do business. Fortunately, I have a good teacher."
"Oh, you do business?" Gao Jingyang looked interested. "In which sector?"
"Same as Leon."
"Really? So that's why you knew each other."
"Well," Zhao Jingfeng smirked. "She is a good rival in business."
Sheng Xia's lip twitched.
This man sure was too confident.
"Rival, huh." Gao Jingyang stared at Zhao Jingfeng with knowing eyes.
"Are you that Stella?" Suddenly, Tang Shiqin, another friend of Zhao Jingfeng, asked in a shocked tone. "That Stella Aldridge who owns Summer Star Tech?"
Sheng Xia nodded. "You know me?"
"Well, I knew someone who didn't stop talking about you," said Tang Shiqin, his eyes glanced at Zhao Jingfeng in a not-so-secret way.
Sheng Xia followed his eyes, realized something. Her cheeks felt a little warm. "Oh, I see."
Shen Lingfeng sighed. He just realized how much his cousin loved that man. "When Sheng Xia's introducing banquet is held, I hope you can attend to enliven the banquet."
The others accepted the invitation while Audrey looked at Shen Lingfeng in satisfaction. "Your mother's family looked decent. Look at that Chengs! They didn't lose a member; they misplaced a conscience!"
Sheng Xia laughed mockingly.
Shen Lingfeng, hearing Audrey's remark, nodded. "So true! That family really put 'conditional' into 'unconditional love' so perfectly!"
"Couldn't agree more," said Audrey. She stroked Sheng Xia's back in a soothing manner.
Gao Jingyang smiled widely. "Her mother's family? Wait! Do you mean Cheng An wasn't related to the Shens?"
Lu Langyi sighed. "You haven't given up, huh."
Zhao Jingfeng looked at Sheng Xia, asking permission with his eyes.
Sheng Xia nodded shyly. Doesn't matter. At the banquet, everything will be explained after all.
Zhao Jingfeng explained a little bit of information to his friends. Not too detailed, but enough to shock them.
Gao Jingfeng, in particular, looked happy. "Wow! What kind of drama level scandal is this? It's like a story in novels! Switched at birth? Damn~"
Tang Shiqin frowned. "Then, do you mean, when the Chengs found you, they adopted you instead of accepting you as the legitimate daughter?"
Shen Lingfeng grunted. "You are right. They are that shameless!"
Gao Jingyang whistled. "I will definitely come to your banquet! Don't forget to give me the invitation!"
Lu Langyi's face couldn't hold his anger. "This could be a crime."
Sheng Xia shook her head. "They do tell people of my adoption. But, they haven't done the procedure of adoption."
"What?" Shen Lingfeng was shocked. "They found you more than a month ago, and lived with you for around a week, but they still haven't done the procedure? Are they even serious about you?"
Audrey sneered. "How can they be serious about Stella when Cheng An is the only living being in their eyes?"
Shen Lingfeng exhaled in anger. "I really wanna slap their face so much!"
"Don't worry. Do you think we will leave them just like that?" Audrey snorted.
"We?" Gao Jingyang intrigued.
"Of course, the Aldridge and the GraceGuard Capital wouldn't let anyone hurt our princess just like that!" Audrey smiled confidently. "Our power could even shake a country. The Chengs? Easy."
"GraceGuard Capital? Where have I heard that before?" Gao Jingyang tried to remember.
Lu Langyi sighed. "As a police officer, this revelation tickled my resolve."
"You shouldn't." Sheng Xia stopped him. "This adoption scandal is indeed shameful, but it hasn't crossed the law yet. They haven't falsified my identification in the document. Actually, I also didn't pursue the registration. I have my own family now. I had already been adopted, so the adoption into the Chengs was only a scheme to let the authorities know that the Chengs had already taken me over."
"Did the Chengs know that you were adopted?"
"No. They found me thanks to the DNA Search System that the government held two months ago. And my family held some information for me, so the Chengs only knew my previous information when I was a kid. And, truthfully, I also falsified my information. I am also in the wrong."
Audrey snorted. "Do you know how amazing you are? If they knew your real identity, they would definitely accept you to exploit you! See how they act now when they only see you as a poor girl; they didn't even accept your legitimacy."
Sheng Xia smiled, but her eyes showed how sad she was.
Zhao Jingfeng approached Sheng Xia and smiled warmly. "Today I wanna race to lighten my mood, do you want to join me?"
Sheng Xia widened her eyes. Race? With Leon?
Shen Lingfeng frowned. "No! Sister is-"
"Okay!" Sheng Xia cut Shen Lingfeng's words. "I will join you."
Shen Lingfeng looked at Sheng Xia with disbelief in his eyes. He even felt a huge disappointment. "You!"
Zhao Jingfeng offered his hand. "My car was there. Let's go."
Sheng Xia grabbed Zhao Jingfeng's offered hand. "Okay."
Zhao Jingfeng escorted Sheng Xia to his racecar, leaving Shen Lingfeng with a confused face.
Gao Jingyang, Lu Langyi, and Tang Shiqin looked at each other. They smiled knowingly.
"Let's try to beat Jingfeng today!" Gao Jingyang grinned.
Tang Shiqin sighed. "I don't wanna. It's an impossible feat."
Lu Langyi offered his hand to Audrey. "Let's go?"
Audrey smiled shyly. "Okay."
Then, they left and went to their own cars in stride, leaving Shen Lingfeng behind.
Shen Lingfeng glared at Zhao Jingfeng's car and gritted his teeth. "Damn, you lovesick girl!"