Chapter 124 - Female Companion

They walked through long corridors and hallways; everything was grand and had an atmosphere of overwhelming riches.

After walking for some time, they finally reached a door at the back of the mansion, leading into the atelier where an entire wall was a window, allowing for a lot of sunshine to enter the room.

Inside, Yan Meilin was seated on a small chair in front of a working table; her hands were adding pins into a piece of clothing, clearly getting ready to sew it.

When she heard the door open, she gently placed the fabric in her hands down on the table and turned around.

She smiled gently, and her eyes paused on the two hands that held each other, her smile deepening slightly.

"Welcome, welcome my dears!" she said as she stood up and went over, hugging Jiang Yingyue, completely ignoring her own son.

"Qingshan, go to the kitchen and prepare some snacks with the chefs, I need to talk with Jiang Fengmian." She turned around and looked towards her son, urging him to leave as soon as possible.

Han Qingshan was aware of her plan to convince Jiang Yingyue to become his female companion at the charity auction. So since this was the case, he released her hand and patted her head. "Spend some time with Mother," he said with a gentle voice, "I will come back in a bit. Don't be scared of her; she will do nothing to harm you."

Hearing this, Jiang Yingyue was a bit more relaxed, but it was still somewhat awkward for her to suddenly be alone with his mother. What if she started asking strange questions?

Also, Jiang Yingyue was worried that after knowing she was a woman, they might have some other impression of her. She was completely unaware that the parents knew from the very start that her gender was that of a female.

"Don't be scared." Yan Meilin moved towards Jiang Yingyue and dragged out two chairs next to another table. "Come sit down, I need to talk with you about something important."

Jiang Yingyue was puzzled. What important thing could they need to talk about? They hardly knew each other.

Still, she dared not be respectless and quickly sat down, looking at her with a curious demeanor.

"I don't know what you think about Qingshan, but I have never seen him so set on someone before, he truly cares a great deal about you." Yan Meilin began talking as she sat down. "He is willing to give you all the best, but he would never ask you to suffer. However, I wonder if you are willing to do something for him as well?"

Jiang Yingyue was puzzled and her brows furrowed in confusion. If she could help him, should he not ask her for it? Why was it Yan Meilin bringing up the subject?

Sensing her confusion, Yan Meilin smiled and shook her head in defeat. "Qingshan will never ask you," she admitted. "He would never want to put you in a tight spot, so he would rather suffer alone than ask you to help him out."

Jiang Yingyue remained silent. She knew that what Yan Meilin said was correct, Han Qingshan would never ask her of something that might trouble her, so this was the only way.

Her eyes sparkled as she looked at Yan Meilin, "What can I do to help him?" she asked, feeling slightly excited. He had already done so much for her, so it was only natural that she should do something for him as well.

"You know he is the CEO of Imperial World," she began, "so he has to participate in quite a few social gatherings. At these gatherings, you are expected to bring a female companion, but because he does not wish to give any woman a wrong impression of their relationship, he just stays away."

"However, in two weeks is the yearly Charity Auction, the biggest of them all, and it is a place where crouching tigers and hidden dragons appear. It is a place where everyone tries to show off their might, make connections, and also donate to charity."

"Not going is a great loss, and it even reflects on the stocks of Imperial World. Unfortunately, he has no one to go with, and he is very stubborn." Yan Meilin sighed and shook her head.

"So this is where you come in, why don't you dress as the woman you are, and accompany him? I will help you with the styling, the clothes, the makeup, and even find a wig for you. No one will notice it is you, and I will guarantee that you will have a good time."

Jiang Yingyue was stunned. What kept repeating in her mind was female clothes. Female companion. Female clothes and female companion.

Although she was willing to do everything for Han Qingshan, this was something she was apprehensive about. But after considering what he had sacrificed for her, considering that people now believed he was a gay man because of her, this was the least she could do for him.

Clenching her fists, she nodded her head, a serious expression on her face. "I will do it," she said thoughtfully, and Yan Meilin was very surprised. Was it this simple to convince her? Han Qingshan meant more to this young woman than what she had initially expected.

Yan Meilin snickered happily.. Ah, how wonderful it was that her son had found himself a little wife, and she was clearly as head over heels for him, as he was for her.