Chapter 688-689

Chapter 688: All Thanks to Her, So How Could She Not Be Smug? 　 When Yun Xi came downstairs dressed for the banquet, Liang Xinyi turned her head as soon as she heard the movement of the dress on the stairs. When she saw Yun Xi all dressed up, a ferocious look flashed across her gloomy face. Her whole face became distorted with anger, and she grit her teeth. She could have attended the banquet today, but the scandal had ruined her reputation for the rest of her life. There was nothing she could do about it. At this moment, she could only sit here and watch Yun Xi attend the banquet. 　 　 That had been the best chance for her to change her life, but now she had nothing. And Yun Xi? Her future had just begun. After attending today’s banquet, her life would probably have infinite possibilities. The more she thought about it, the more resentful she became, and the more difficult it was to accept such a contrast. When she saw the dress that Yun Xi was wearing, Chen Lixue’s eyes darkened. This wretched girl’s taste was pretty good. She usually dressed plainly, but she looked completely different wearing this gown. This gown was particularly beautiful and made her look like a princess. During all her many years in the countryside she had never seen such a beautiful gown. If they had still been in the countryside, she would definitely have taken Yun Xi’s clothes for Xinyi to wear. Why did that little b*tch get to look so good? But this was the Yun family, and there was a second aunt who was in charge and protected her. She could only look at her and feel angry in her heart. “Oh, are you going to a banquet or a beauty pageant? Dressed like this, you’re going to try to seduce men, aren’t you?” Her daughter’s reputation had been ruined, and she might not be able to change her fate anymore. At this moment, seeing Yun Xi’s glamorous appearance, Chen Lixue felt uncomfortable and naturally wanted to mock her to make herself feel a little better. Yun Xi walked over to the sofa, glanced at Liang Xinyi and her mother, and said, “Auntie, I can’t compare to your daughter when it comes to seducing men. How can you say such things so casually? Aren’t you basically dissing my cousin?” “You...shut up!” Yun Xi curled her lips into a sneer and her cold eyes indifferently watched the envious faces of the two of them. She turned her head to look at Yao Ying. “Second aunt, let’s go!” “Okay!” Yao Ying stopped staring in amazement at Chen Lixue, stood up, and walked out. Yun Xi squinted as she glanced at Liang Xinyi’s hideous expression. She chuckled lightly. “Cousin, I will see what upper-class society looks like for you today. As for you, I am afraid it will be very difficult to have a chance...” 　 　 Liang Xinyi’s face sank, and she spat out between her gritted teeth, “Yun Xi, don’t be too smug!” Yun Xi shrugged and turned away with an innocent expression. Liang Xinyi had become how she was today all thanks to her, so how could she not feel smug? Everyone had to pay for what they did, and this was just the beginning! ..... The Yao family’s Shengrong Winery was located in a suburban estate. One part was a vineyard, one was a wine cellar, and the other was a residential area. After the Huo family held a banquet in the lobby of the winery, many people from the upper class had come here to hold banquets, chat, and discuss matters. Therefore, Yao Ying’s brother, Yao Rong, had doubled the size of the winery’s banquet hall and redecorated it. In the hall, under the magnificent crystal chandelier, a luxurious banquet kicked off at this moment. The arched relief ceiling was covered with gorgeous oil paintings and inlaid with thick gilded patterns. The dazzling giant crystal chandelier projected romantically ambiguous lighting, and the burgundy Persian carpet set off the festive atmosphere of the whole banquet. The Han family, who were hosting, had arrived early in the morning and begun to receive the members of various families as well as their relatives. 　 　 **** Chapter 689: Hard Time Getting Out of This Troublesome Situation 　 As the person acting as host, Han Yaotian didn’t dare slack off in the slightest. If anything bad happened at this juncture, the Han family’s remaining shreds of pride would be lost. Old Madame Chen didn’t like this kind of bustling scenes, but she had to attend this important family banquet. After all, she was the elder and it concerned her family’s reputation, so attending the banquet was equivalent to paying the organizer respect. Usually, the ones with the most distinguished status were the latest to arrive, so Han Yaotian greeted the guests of the four distinguished families one by one first. The Su family was the latest of the distinguished families to arrive, but the three prominent clans were still to come. 　 　 Among the young people of the Su family, there were three Young Masters and one Young Madame. They were usually very low-key and wouldn’t show up unless there was an important banquet. Compared to the outstanding Eldest Heir and the high-profile illegitimate son, Han Yaotian, the three Young Masters of the Su family kept a much lower profile. Among the distinguished families, another person who had attracted attention was Jiang Qilin, who was sitting in a wheelchair. Jiang Qilin rarely showed up at these kind of functions because of his leg injury and disability, but he realized that he had to attend such a large gathering of all the important families in Jingdu. Whenever they saw him, many people thought of the accident he’d suffered a few years ago, but no one dared to mention it. Although this oldest Young Master of the Jiang family wasn’t particularly favored, he was the Eldest Heir and had the right to inherit running the family. Who knew if he would inherit the Jiang family in the future? And, then, anyone who had offended him wouldn’t end up very well. Jiang Henglin brought Yun Ziling to the banquet, and they soon attracted a lot of attention. Most people had already heard that the oldest Young Madame of the Yun family had returned to Jingdu. And absolutely nobody had expected that today he would bring the second Young Madame of the Yun family to the banquet. When Old Master Jiang saw his precious grandson escorting Yun Ziling to the banquet, his whole face became darker than the bottom of a pot! There was a lot of discussion over this. Some guests had met the the oldest Young Madame at the Old Madame’s charity auction. Now, the second Young Master of the Jiang family had brought the oldest Young Madame’s sister to attend this kind of family gathering. What was this situation? 　 　 Lin Yunrong watched her son arriving with the Second Young Madame of the Yun family, and the smile on her face suddenly looked awkward. Although she didn’t like the Yun family, Jiang Henglin shouldn’t fraternize with the Second Young Madame. What would others think of him, and how would they think of the two families? It was fine if the Yun family was humiliated, but their Jiang family was going to be humiliated as well. Walking away from a group of wealthy madames, Lin Yunrong pulled Jiang Henglin aside, glared at him with a face that was obviously not happy, and lowered her voice. “What’s the matter with you? Don’t you know what the occasion is today? Why did you bring Yun Ziling? Why didn’t you ask Yun Xi?” “Mom, Yun Xi doesn’t show me any respect. I have a much better relationship with Yun Ziling.” “Do you have any brains? It was not a good idea to bring her here. You are slapping the Jiang family in the face, don’t you realize that? Do you have any brains at all?” “Mom, she’s just a female companion. What difference does it make? Everyone does it.” Jiang Henglin had made up his mind to bring Yun Ziling to the banquet in order to slap Yun Xi in the face, but he didn’t expect that he would be slapping himself, as well as the entire Jiang family, at the same time. “How could it be the same? It must be her fault for shamelessly seducing you, but what will others think when a younger sister seduces her future brother-in-law? It’s shameful in the eyes of other people. I don’t care how you usually fool around, but don’t you understand the enormity of this occasion?” “Mom...” Jiang Henglin reacted with hindsight to this problem that he had overlooked. He glanced at Yun Ziling, who was looking aggrieved, and suddenly he felt disdainful. He yanked his hand away from hers. Yup! He hated Yun Xi and had wanted to use Yun Ziling to slap her in the face, but this time he’d slapped his own face too. Why was he so stupid that he’d overlooked this problem? Now, he would have a hard time getting out of this troublesome situation.