My Online Girlfriend Has a Twin Sister

Jiangg Yao was stunned for a long time, staring at Chen Yuan with red-rimmed eyes, not looking away for even a moment.

Under her intense gaze, Chen Yuan suddenly felt his scalp tingle. He tried to meet her eyes, looked away, then looked back, but ultimately, he couldn’t handle the pressure and averted his gaze once more.

It was a look that was hard to bear. For a moment, Chen Yuan actually felt a pang of guilt.

He knew what kind of demand he had just made.

And at a time like this, no less.

"Young Master... you’re taking advantage of our crisis." After a long moment, Jiangg Yao murmured the words.

"Ahem," Chen Yuan coughed, affecting a cold tone. "If I’m making this demand, it means I’m prepared for the fallout. I’m not afraid of you attacking me on moral grounds or anything else. I don’t care. Ever since I graduated and started working, I’ve come to understand a fundamental truth—you only get what you want by paying a sufficient price. Nothing in this world comes for free."

"No, you don’t need to give me some sanctimonious speech. You should save those words for my sister," Jiangg Yao said, her lips pressed into a stubborn line. "I’m not buying it, and I don’t want to hear your lectures. Your goal has always been for me and my sister to marry you, so you wouldn’t have to make a difficult choice. Now you see an opening, and you’re exploiting our desperation."

"I don’t deny it. But this is the best way."

Chen Yuan had thought that after so much deliberation, he would be able to say all this without any psychological burden.

But he was wrong. Dead wrong.

Now, with the clever Jiangg Yao having exposed his selfish little scheme, Chen Yuan couldn’t even bring himself to meet her gaze.

In Jiangg Ruxue’s office, he’d had the chance to make it all happen.

He had let it go.

Because he hesitated.

Fortunately, there was still a chance.

This was his second chance. Chen Yuan couldn’t just watch it slip through his fingers again.

Regardless of whether the two sisters would hate him for this, Chen Yuan would not back down from his decision.

Just as Jiangg Ning had said, practical problems had to be considered in any relationship that was meant to last. He didn’t have much time to waste.

’Am I really going to watch the two women I love turn thirty while I keep making high-and-mighty promises about an idealized future?’

He could lie to others, but Chen Yuan couldn’t lie to himself.

"Chen Yuan..."

"Yes?"

"You’re shameless... You’re truly shameless," she said, her voice so faint you had to strain to hear it.

Jiangg Yao bit her lip, her piercing gaze leaving him nowhere to hide. "I treated you so well," she murmured. "My sister treated you so well. We both gave you our whole hearts, from the very day our relationship started until now. All we ever thought about was you... We racked our brains to get you birthday presents, dreamed every day about our future together, and believed your empty promises time and time again. And in return, we get you exploiting our desperation. Is that right?"

"I..."

Chen Yuan’s first instinct was to try and explain.

But he opened his mouth and said nothing.

’Jiangg Yao is right. Isn’t this the truth? How could I possibly argue?’

And yet, in that moment, Chen Yuan felt deeply wronged.

’Don’t I dream of a happy future too? Haven’t I been just as loyal to true love as the two of them? In this materialistic, fast-paced world, I haven’t betrayed my heart. It’s just that my love has split in two. It’s just that our views on love are different.’

’So why am I the only one who ends up being the bad guy?’

’Can’t the three of us be happy together?’

’From the very beginning, Ningning and Yaoyao kept secrets from me. Now that things have reached this point, is it really all my fault? I just don’t want anyone to get hurt. This isn’t about my own selfishness and greed, is it?’

Being caught in the middle was agony.

These words echoed in Chen Yuan’s mind countless times, but he never said them out loud.

"We all have our own choices to make. Instead of torturing me with your conscience and judging me with that look, you should seriously consider my proposal..." Chen Yuan said coolly.

"Consider what?" Jiangg Yao demanded, her brow furrowed.

"I’m talking about a very real problem. No one is going to swoop in and save the day, not even your own relatives. You and your sister need to figure out who’s truly on your side... This isn’t a problem you can solve by living in a cheap rental and surviving on scraps. This is reality, not a fairy tale. If I don’t help you with this money, the two of you could spend the rest of your lives trying and you’d never pay it off. Do I need to spell out the consequences of that?"

"The consequences..."

"The consequence is that your mother will face jail time. With that much debt, even with the best lawyer, she’d still be looking at seven or eight years. Life in prison is nothing like it is out here. She could be tormented until her hair turns white. Or worse, she could develop mental illnesses and never be able to adapt to the outside world again."

As Chen Yuan spoke, Jiangg Yao’s eyes flickered with a desperate struggle.

Her fists slowly clenched.

Chen Yuan knew she didn’t want to hear this, but he said it anyway.

"How... how much money do I need to borrow?"

"At least," Chen Yuan said, holding up a number with his fingers, "ten million."

"Is ten million enough? Will that solve it?" A glimmer of hope appeared in Jiangg Yao’s eyes.

"That number is just an estimate; it might be higher. And you won’t be the only one borrowing. I’ll split the sum in two. You and your sister will each sign a promissory note for over ten million. Of course, for her to borrow the money, there are conditions she’ll have to agree to as well. This is all very fair... Even though it’s not your fault, we’ll shoulder this burden together... Or, you could just agree to my condition, and I can pay off the debt for you right now."

"You know I can’t agree to that." Jiangg Yao turned her face away.

"Then think carefully about my proposal."

After he spoke, Chen Yuan couldn’t bear to look at her any longer and lay down on his own.

He couldn’t stand it, but he had no other choice.

In Jiangg Yao’s mind, Chen Yuan had finally come back, and they could at last resume their happy life together. It should have been a joyous occasion, but instead, he had brought such terrible news.

Reeling from the shock, Jiangg Yao’s mind was a complete mess. She tried desperately to calm herself down.

The tent was silent.

The only sounds were the rustle of Jiangg Yao constantly lifting a tissue to wipe her tears and the wind howling outside.

The thin, insulated fabric of the tent wall billowed inward with each gust of wind.

Chen Yuan remained silent for a long time, waiting for Jiangg Yao to speak.

"What’s the condition for my sister?"

"For her to stay by my side for a few years. I haven’t told her that yet."

Chen Yuan lied. The condition wasn’t for a few years; it was a ten-year extension of her secretarial contract.

To be honest, his methods were ruthless.

He knew how Jiangg Ning would react if he told her the real terms.

But in the end, it all came down to one thing.

He had no other choice...

"Why..." Jiangg Yao asked, her voice choked with sobs. "Why are you always so good to her, but so harsh with me? Did I do something wrong?"

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