My Online Girlfriend Has a Twin Sister

"I’m not joking about the schedule. I really need you to make a change—not for the next few days, but I need you to postpone the activities for the second and third day after my inauguration ceremony," Chen Yuan said, pushing himself up from the floor. He perched on the edge of the sofa, one hand on his lower back. "I’m leaving all company matters to you, Pei Youwen, and Mo Nana. Call me if anything important comes up. The inspection meeting is postponed indefinitely; we’ll discuss it after I’ve done my own rounds. We’ll also renegotiate the new appointments and the layoff plan later. Just keep the original list safe for now."

"But that’s the head office’s recommendation—" Jiangg Ning sounded confused.

As a massive enterprise directly under the Kyoto headquarters, the Jiang Energy Company’s operations spanned more than half of the vast nation of Huaxia. No single individual could sway any of its policy changes. Not even Jiang Zhengfeng could make sweeping changes to appointments in a particular region.

Doing so would cause a considerable amount of panic among the staff.

That was why Jiangg Ning was so anxious.

She had tried to talk him out of it precisely because she understood this.

The list didn’t just reflect Jiang Zhengfeng’s opinions; it was undoubtedly tied to the other company shareholders as well. Chen Yuan’s move to shelve the list was presumptuous and was bound to face opposition from countless people.

"It’s fine," Chen Yuan said, signaling for her to stop. "I’m only shelving it temporarily. The situation in the northern region under my jurisdiction is unclear right now. After these promotions, the parasites who’ve already settled into their new positions will be even harder to root out. Since the higher-ups gave me this task, I intend to do it well. This is a perfect opportunity. I’ll report the details beforehand."

"...Alright." Jiangg Ning lowered her eyes.

Due to the contract she had signed, even though Chen Yuan was promoted, Jiangg Ning did not directly become the chief secretary for the northern region. Instead, she became his personal assistant and an office secretary for Bauhinia Company in a private capacity. In other words, she had no right to interfere in this matter.

Not unless Chen Yuan officially submitted a report to promote her as an internal member of Jiang Energy.

Pei Youwen had been trying for years and still hadn’t received such an offer; he was still an employee of the subsidiary. Naturally, Jiangg Ning couldn’t be promoted that quickly either.

Even if Chen Yuan had wanted to do it, she wouldn’t have accepted. Officially joining the internal staff of Jiang Energy would mean being tied down even more tightly, forever an employee of the company. It was like changing one’s allegiance. In the future, no matter what industry she entered, she would always be seen as someone who came from Jiang Energy.

For a professional, the first major company you join is as significant as the university you graduate from.

Chen Yuan knew his plan was a classic case of a new broom sweeping clean. But thanks to the inspiration Gao Dengfeng had given him a few days ago, if internal reform at Jiang Energy was indeed inevitable, then his actions would align perfectly with the leadership’s intentions. It would become a game between the radical and conservative factions, and he could use the opportunity to test the true colors of the people beneath him.

Just yesterday, a call had come from Inner Mongolia. They said the regional head, He Zhongzheng, wasn’t feeling well, so his son would be attending Chen Yuan’s inauguration ceremony on his behalf.

His direct superior was changing, yet this He fellow couldn’t even be bothered to show up. He was putting on some serious airs.

And Inner Mongolia was a critical energy hub. It housed the world’s largest operational thermal power plant and Huaxia’s first gigawatt-scale wind power base, shouldering the energy supply for a vast northern territory spanning hundreds of millions of square meters.

He Zhongzheng’s seniority surpassed even Jiang Zhengfeng’s, so there was nothing Chen Yuan could say about a junior like him being shown such disrespect. Still, Chen Yuan couldn’t help but feel stifled and aggrieved.

Coincidentally, he had already planned to use his trip to Edo Prefecture with Jiangg Yao as a reason to postpone the regional promotions. This would be a perfect chance to see if any restless monkeys would jump out of the woodwork.

Countless thoughts flickered through Chen Yuan’s mind as he leaned against the sofa, deep in contemplation.

Seeing that he had fallen silent, Jiangg Ning sighed to herself and walked away.

’For some reason, I feel a strange sense of melancholy. I never actually planned on marrying a man with immense wealth, power, or status. As long as we loved each other and he was ambitious, that was all that mattered. Even if it meant living a simple, ordinary life.’

’After all, Chen Yuan had started down this path because of me... or rather, because of us sisters.’

’This path was arduous and bitter, filled with thorns. It would gradually taint him with the cynicism and jadedness of adulthood. It might look glorious to others, but all I can feel when I look at him now is a guarded ache in my heart, and nothing more.’

...

「May seventeenth. An auspicious day.」

The sky was overcast, but the weather was pleasant. It was neither hot nor cold—the kind of season where a single long-sleeved shirt was all you needed to be comfortable from morning to night.

On the streets, young women unfazed by the mild chill wore short skirts, their bare legs on display as they walked hand-in-hand with friends into sickeningly sweet boba tea shops.

「Fengting District.」

Jiangg Yao was in her bedroom, folding her clothes piece by piece. She’d put something in her suitcase, take it out, put it back, grab something else, stuff it in, hesitate, and then take that out, too.

She had repeated this process countless times over the past two days.

She felt like everything she owned would be useful once she got there, but upon reflection, none of it seemed truly essential.

Yet if she didn’t pack, she felt like something was left unfinished. But leaving in such a rush, she was sure she’d forget something important, and the thought left an unexplainable void in her heart.

She tried to comfort herself. ’Maybe it’s just because this is my first time leaving home alone that I’m so flustered.’

Until this very moment.

With only an hour and a half left before her flight was scheduled to depart, she was still hesitating. The thought, ’Maybe... I shouldn’t go?’ kept circling in her mind.

But how could hesitation be in the nature of a decisive, beautiful young woman like herself?

The minutes ticked by. When she could delay no longer, Jiangg Yao gritted her teeth, stood up, snapped her suitcase shut, and shouldered her bag.

She scanned the room one last time, her eyes lingering on each object as if trying to burn its image into her memory. After a moment, Jiangg Yao pulled her suitcase into the living room and opened the door to the guest bedroom.

As the door swung open, the sight of several photos arranged on the shelf made Yaoyao’s heart lurch violently.

In an instant, her resolve crumbled.

She didn’t want to leave anymore.

She had so many wonderful memories in Lanjing. The year she had spent with Chen Yuan was the happiest time of her life. And now, she was the one choosing to leave. In the past, she couldn’t have even fathomed such a thing.

Tears gradually blurred Jiangg Yao’s vision.

Forcing back the ache in her chest, she closed the guest bedroom door. Clutching her phone, she walked in silence from the living room to the entryway and opened the front door.

The entire apartment was silent.

’Countless times, I’ve stood in this living room, craning my neck in anticipation of Chen Yuan’s return. At the slightest sound from outside, I would whip my head around, hoping to see the door open.’

’I love him so much, as if I wanted to give him all the tenderness I’ve saved up over all these years.’

’But why... why does he only want to keep Jiangg Ning? Why has he never wanted to keep me...?’

Jiangg Yao truly felt that loving someone was so, so hard.

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