The Reborn Aristocrat's Daughter-Chapter 803 - 773 Invitation (2)_1

"Liu Yun, just give me some peace. Haven’t you understood by now? All these years, what we’ve done has truly hurt my father and our son, Muli. Moreover, I think my father and Muli chose this way to inform us of Muli’s engagement news because they were afraid you would do just this, interfere with Muli’s engagement banquet," Xiao Guobing calmly said to Liu Yun.

"So what if I interfere? He’s my son. I have to consent to who his wife will be. Hmph, that little vixen from the Situ Family dreams of entering our Xiao Family’s door." For years now, whenever Liu Yun mentioned Situ Xin, she’d recall past events, and her hatred for Situ Xin was something she couldn’t diminish no matter how hard she tried.

She knew she was no match for that little vixen Situ Xin, so, for all these years, she’d been quiet, not causing trouble for Situ Xin. But now that Situ Xin was going to become her daughter-in-law, she would never agree, no matter what.

"Liu Yun, wake up. In the hearts of my father and Muli, who do you think weighs more, you or that girl from the Situ Family?" Xiao Guobing said with a mocking tone, "Take the simplest example—If you and that girl from the Situ Family fell into a river together, who do you think my father and Muli would save first? They would make a choice without even thinking. That would be the girl from the Situ Family. Moreover, you keep saying you won’t let that girl from the Situ Family cross the Xiao Family’s threshold, but I think you know best in your heart that you have never been recognized by my father and mother as a wife of the Xiao Family." Xiao Guobing, overwhelmed by the provocation, spoke without his earlier caution. He wanted to wake Liu Yun up and have her face reality. "Liu Yun, can’t you see clearly by now? My father and Muli are truly disappointed in both of us. All these years. I could only be protected by my father because of my late mother’s sake."

At this, Xiao Guobing released Liu Yun’s head and sat back on the sofa, pain written all over his face.

Xiao Guobing’s words struck exactly where it hurt Liu Yun the most. All these years, she’d been running away, deceiving herself. But even so, she still felt uncomfortable, "No matter how many wrong things you and I have done, Muli was carried in my womb for ten months before I gave birth to him. No matter what, you and I are his parents. How could he do this?"

"Heh. Precisely because you and I are his parents, he sent us this invitation. It’s also because he considers that we’re his parents that he didn’t strike out at us back then. Do you think, with Muli’s concern for that girl from the Situ Family, that he would have easily let us off?" After today’s event, Xiao Guobing felt he had truly seen things clearly. Though it was heartbreaking, he knew that everything happening today was the direct result of his and his wife’s own doing.

"Liu Yun, just stay out of it. About Muli’s engagement, don’t you meddle. I don’t want us to end up losing our son as well," Xiao Guobing said, exhausted. "Otherwise, we truly won’t have anyone left to care for us in our old age."

After saying this, Xiao Guobing stood up and went upstairs. He didn’t look back at Liu Yun. And Liu Yun, after Xiao Guobing went upstairs, collapsed onto the sofa, maintaining the same position without moving for a long time.

After sending out the invitations to his parents, Xiao Muli had his subordinates keep a close watch on their movements—especially his mother, Liu Yun. Xiao Muli knew well the kind of person his mother was and feared she could do something outrageous, disrupting the hard-won engagement banquet he had managed to secure.

Fortunately, his subordinates reported that apart from their bad moods, his parents hadn’t made any moves, particularly his mother, Liu Yun, which slightly eased Xiao Muli’s mind.

The engagement banquet, busy with preparations by Xiao Muli as well as the Situ and Loo Families, finally arrived.

Early on, Situ Xin was pulled up from bed by the women of the Situ and Loo families. Thankfully, ever since Situ Xin ate that blue and pink fruit, her temperament had improved. She was no longer capricious; otherwise, she would’ve thrown a tantrum being woken up like that.

Even though Situ Xin didn’t throw a tantrum, she pouted, showing her dissatisfaction with being pulled out of bed so early.

"Alright, Baby, stop pouting. Look at you, you’re about to become a mother yourself, yet you still act like such a child," Old Madam Situ said, looking at her granddaughter’s delicate face with a pang of reluctance.

"Mm, Grandma, even though I’m about to become a mother. In front of you all, I will always be the child that never grows up," Situ Xin said, now fully awake due to the cold water.

"Yes, yes. Our Baby, forever our precious one," Old Madam Loo said with a smile as she passed a towel to Situ Xin.

"Mm-hmm, even after my own baby is born, I’ll still be everybody’s Baby," Situ Xin nodded. Her words summoned indulgent smiles on the faces of the women, who were feeling mixed emotions because of Situ Xin’s engagement that day.

Because it was Situ Xin’s engagement day, she needed to fix up her makeup just a bit. Normally, as a pregnant woman, cosmetics could affect the baby inside her belly, so everyone hesitated about whether to apply makeup on Situ Xin.

Situ Xin wasn’t concerned; the cosmetics produced from her space were completely natural, with no additives and no side effects. However, she wasn’t planning on heavy makeup, just a light, natural look.

And she didn’t require a makeup artist, either; she could take care of it all by herself. As for her hair, Situ Xin originally intended to keep it down. Her hair quality was so good that wearing it down suited her dress well. But her grandmother and the others disagreed, finding it too casual for Situ Xin.

Finally, under her grandmother’s insistence, Situ Xin settled for a simple Korean hairstyle. fгeewёbnoѵel.cσm

When Situ Xin emerged in her personally designed pink mini dress, the women from both the Situ and Loo Families were dazzled. Old Madam Situ couldn’t help but exclaim, "Truly worthy of being our family’s Baby, so beautiful."

"Yes, Baby, with this look, once Muli sees you later, he’s bound to be stunned with amazement," Situ Xin’s aunt Lu Juan teased her uncontrollably.

However, what Lu Juan, Situ Xin’s aunt, said was definitely approved by the Female Warrior Group. Not only was Xiao Muli amazed by Situ Xin’s beauty, but it could be said that everyone present was dazzled by her. And Xiao Muli, from the very first glance at Situ Xin, wanted to hide her away, to keep her from everyone’s sight.