My Online Girlfriend Has a Twin Sister

Chen Yuan paused for a moment before continuing, "Paying off the debt you owe—to the shareholders, the employees, and the investors all combined—is a massive sum. A rough calculation shows it’s far beyond what those two are capable of."

Hearing this, Jiangg Ruxue’s face fell, making her expression hard to read.

"I know that..." she didn’t argue, nodding as if accepting her fate.

"Then do you know you’ll go to jail if you can’t pay it back?"

At these words, Jiangg Ruxue’s hands immediately twisted together. Her expression was complex, and it was a long moment before she spoke, her voice hoarse. "I’ve thought about it, but I’m still not mentally prepared."

’It seems her time in the detention center has been hard; she’s clearly suffered and done a lot of reflecting. Otherwise, she wouldn’t be this meek and submissive.’

"Have you ever thought about how your two daughters definitely don’t want you to go to jail? How much effort will they have to put in to settle your legal troubles? Do you have any idea how your actions have indirectly changed the course of their lives?"

Chen Yuan looked at her, frowning as he continued, "Just yesterday, because Qi Yingchen’s real estate company was unhappy that Jiangg Ning was delaying the sale of the building to them, they arranged for a drunk driver to hit their car. Both of them are in the hospital right now."

Upon hearing this, Jiangg Ruxue’s eyes widened.

"How could they do this!? My two daughters have nothing to do with this. I’m already in here, and the company is all theirs. Isn’t that enough? Do these people have no conscience at all?" She suddenly gripped the iron bars, her eyes turning red and her expression filled with panic, looking utterly distraught as if she were about to burst into tears at any second.

"How badly are they hurt? Is it serious? Jiang Tongxue, I’m begging you, please help them. Ningning is such a good girl, and Yaoyao... forget a car crash, she’s barely ever been to a hospital in her life... Jiang Tongxue, you have a way to help, don’t you? Your father is such a powerful man..." Jiangg Ruxue looked at him with desperation, as if he were her last hope.

"Don’t panic just yet," Chen Yuan soothed her. "They’re okay. They just need to rest for a while."

Jiangg Ruxue instantly let out a sigh of relief, but her knuckles had gone white from gripping the bars so tightly.

Then, as if she’d thought of something, she quickly added a warning, "You have to protect them both! If you have to, report it to the police. Those people are completely amoral; they’ll do anything for money!"

Chen Yuan watched her quietly.

’Most mothers are the same. No matter what, Ningning and Yaoyao are her own flesh and blood. If Jiangg Ruxue could fake a reaction like that, then I’d truly be speechless. In my opinion, as long as she, despite all her flaws, wouldn’t go so far as to harm her own daughters, then this is still manageable. I have no desire to rescue a viper who would only make trouble for me at every turn.’

"Can you pass on a message to them for me?" Jiangg Ruxue asked tentatively, seeing his silence. "The law doesn’t hold children responsible for their parents’ crimes. If there’s really no other way, they should hurry back to Lanjing and get away from this troublesome place. They could even try to go abroad. The most I’ll get is eight or nine years in prison. I can endure it... It’ll pass. If I behave well, I might even get my sentence reduced."

"Is that what you really think?" Chen Yuan asked in return.

"At this point, there’s nothing else to be done..." she said awkwardly.

"The two of them haven’t given up on saving you. They’ve been negotiating with Qi Yingchen, and they even went to their grandparents’ house to try and raise money."

"And then?"

In response to her question, Chen Yuan just shook his head.

Jiangg Ruxue’s expression grew bleak. She probably understood that she had burned her bridges in the past; it was only natural that no one would help her now that she was in a desperate situation. It was too late to appreciate the wisdom of leaving oneself an out.

"I helped them. This debt is unimaginably large. There’s no way the two of them could ever pay it off on their own, so the only solution was for me to take it on for them," Chen Yuan said suddenly.

Looking at his calm expression, Jiangg Ruxue became excited.

"Jiang Tongxue, you mean you’re willing to help them? Right... with your family background, you can certainly afford it." But after a moment of excitement, her face suddenly stiffened as she realized something. "Such a huge amount of money... It’s all my fault. It’s all my mistake. I’ve dragged you all into this."

"That’s also why I came today, Madam Jiangg. Please don’t interrupt me and listen carefully to what I’m about to say... Actually, I’m not just Jiangg Ning’s boyfriend. To be precise, the relationship between the three of us is rather delicate. We’ve all been dating together for over a year..."

Chen Yuan told her the truth, finally revealing the real situation after testing the waters for a long time.

"So that’s how it is. Before all this happened, we were living like that in Lanjing. If Yaoyao wasn’t my fiancée, if we weren’t engaged, it would be difficult for me to justify taking on such a massive debt."

After he finished speaking, he watched Jiangg Ruxue’s expression.

Unexpectedly, she wasn’t as shocked as he had imagined. Instead, her eyes were filled with excitement.

"So you’re saying you want to marry both of my daughters? And Ningning and Yaoyao both know about this?"

"That’s right." Chen Yuan was a bit embarrassed.

’I didn’t expect Jiangg Ruxue to react this way.’

"This is wonderful news!!" she said enthusiastically, practically flustered with joy. "Ningning and Yaoyao are biological sisters who grew up together. For both of them to fall for you is the best thing that could possibly happen! They can live together in the future, take care of each other, and they won’t have to be separated!"

"Huh?" Chen Yuan was taken aback.

Jiangg Ruxue kept rambling on, unable to hide her delight.

In fact, for Jiangg Ruxue, she didn’t mind the idea of her two daughters sharing a husband at all. Instead, she was considering other aspects.

In her eyes, Chen Yuan came from an incredibly wealthy family, and on top of that, he was a responsible, top-tier man willing to take care of both sisters. He was countless times better than those spoiled heirs from wealthy families!

A son-in-law like that was a once-in-a-lifetime catch.

If both of her daughters could marry him, it would be the best possible fate for them.

Some men in high society were far more outrageous. They acted all prim and proper on the surface, but which one of them didn’t have a wife at home and a mistress on the side?

In comparison, Chen Yuan was willing to give both Ningning and Yaoyao official status. That was a world away from the behavior of those animals.

"So, does this mean you’ve settled the engagement with Ningning and Yaoyao? Does Mr. Jiang know too? Did he agree? Of all the times for me to get into this mess... If it weren’t for this..." Jiangg Ruxue’s head throbbed.

Her greatest wish in recent years was to see her two daughters get married.

Now that there was a prospect, she herself had become a burden dragging him down.

"No, no, no, it’s not what you think," Chen Yuan explained. "Actually, Ningning isn’t willing to marry me together with Yaoyao..."

"Why not!?" Jiangg Ruxue’s brow furrowed.

"She has her own principles. She feels this would violate her morals and would rather back out," he sighed.

"What morals? Why bring that up when this is such a wonderful thing? Jiang Tongxue, don’t you worry. I can help you persuade her. You absolutely must not give up. That child, Ningning, has been stubborn since she was little. I know her. She just hasn’t thought it through yet. She’ll come around once someone talks some sense into her."

"You’re... willing to help me persuade her?" Chen Yuan’s eyes widened in surprise, his form of address becoming more respectful.

"Of course," Jiangg Ruxue said, gripping the cold iron bars, her gaze intensely enthusiastic. "Don’t you worry, I can definitely persuade her. I’m her mother, after all. As long as you stand firm, it’s okay to force the issue!"

Chen Yuan was truly stunned.

’I originally came here just to see if Jiangg Ruxue would get in my way after she got out. But as it turned out, my future mother-in-law wasn’t an obstacle at all. Instead, she was offering the ultimate assist, and she was so eager I couldn’t stop her if I wanted to.’

"Just talking won’t be enough to convince Ningning. I’ve tried many times before." Chen Yuan felt a surge of excitement, followed by a flicker of worry.

"I have a way," she said with utmost seriousness.