Gu Liansheng and Shen Linyi met each other's gaze, and for a fleeting second, something unspoken and tense passed between them — a current neither could name or pinpoint.
Then, all of a sudden, the banquet doors swung open. The soft chatter in the hall died instantly as everyone's attention shifted toward the entrance, breaking their gaze.
Shen Linyi's brows drew together as she turned toward the commotion.
A murmur rippled through the crowd, growing louder with every second.
"That's the Jiang's heiress, Jiang Ruoshu," someone whispered.
"Yes. She's the number one socialite in the country."
"And rumor has it… she was once engaged to Gu Liansheng but called it off to marry another man."
Shen Linyi's eyes narrowed slightly as she turned to Gu Liansheng. His face was filled with indifference but the clenched hands on his laps gave him away. It was the only sign that the name Jiang Ruoshu meant far more than he wished to admit.
