The bustling party had been going on for quite a while. The hall looked quite magnificent with a lot of well-dressed men and women mingling around. In the corner of the hall, a young woman with dry hair, ugly bangs, outdated glasses, and a face full of acne sat on a sofa.
Although she wore a beautiful pink dress, her appearance came out as a country bumpkin.
"Li Xiuying!" Someone called the young woman with a tone of malice.
The young woman with a pink dress, whose name was Li Xiuying, steered her sight to her left. A young woman, with a beautiful blue dress that looked so expensive, walked elegantly to her spot. Her eyes behind the glasses rolled.
Here it comes, the naive little princess, thought Li Xiuying.
Li Meiren stared at Li Xiuying, looked at the pink dress, then turned to face. She sneered loudly. "So it's true! One cannot lie about their identity even though they wear such an expensive dress! You still look like a poor girl! No elegance at all!"
Some young misses who followed Li Meiren snickering from behind, some shook their heads, wondering why the Eldest Miss of the Li Family became like this.
Was it because she was an orphan, without a parent teaching her, that she had become such an embarrassing young miss?
"Look at that designer dress. It almost looks like a cheap dress thanks to her."
"Oh my. Who was the one who gave that dress to her? She is too kind."
"It was you, right, Meiren? You shouldn't help her."
"Yes. Look at her, so ungrateful!"
Li Meiren smiled. "Girls, she still is my cousin."
"You are too kind."
"Yes, yes."
Li Xiuying stayed silent, making Li Meiren start to feel annoyed.
This idiot, why did I feel that she is higher than me?
Li Meiren gritted her teeth and finally left Li Xiuying alone, bringing along her entourage.
Li Xiuying took a deep breath, trying to calm her mind.
If not for checking things around, I wouldn't be here.
Around ten minutes later, finally, Li Xiuying saw the person that she had been looking for. The reason why she was spending her precious time traveling to Country C.
From afar, people around the entrance started to buzz. Not long after, a handsome man with an extraordinary aura walked into the hall. After only a few steps, many people flocked around him, trying to get acquainted with him.
While hiding behind a pillar, Li Xiuying's face changed from indifference to full of stars.
Feng Muchen arrived on time as usual.
Not far from Li Xiuying, a young woman was looking at Li Xiuying with a disgusted look.
Li Xiuying like Feng Muchen? So ridiculous. How can an ugly duckling have feelings for a dragon?
Shameless.
Immediately, the young woman pulled out her phone from her handbag and opened a group chat, and started to tattle about Li Xiuying's crush.
The banquet finished smoothly, and in the lobby, the Second Master of the Li Family, Li Yize, who was already forty-seven years old, scoffed loudly. "Where is she?"
His wife, who still looked beautiful in her forties, shrugged her shoulders, "I haven't seen her since the start of the banquet. It's rare for her to join us in attending a banquet. I hope she doesn't give us an embarrassment."
"Gu Xinyan, lower your voice," Fang Yize's frown went deeper. "It would be good if someone isn't listening to your words."
The woman touched her ruby necklace while pouting, "I know, Honey. Don't worry."
Li Meiren, who stood behind her parents, started to frown as well.
In her hand, a group chat looked lively, with new messages popping up every second.
On Li Meiren's phone screen, the young, rich children from the wealthy circle were discussing Li Xiuying's possibility of liking Fang Muchen. Each of the messages was filled with ridicule, but it still made Fang Meiren annoyed.
That ugly duckling dared to like The Male God?
Is she insane?
How dare she!
I will make you realize the reality!
You are indeed the eldest miss of the Li Family, but now it's my father who is the patriarch of the family.
You were nothing, and you will always be!
It is I who will be the daughter-in-law of the Feng Family.
And when I finally become one, I will destroy you more and make your life more miserable!
While Li Meiren fell into anger, Li Xiuying stood in the middle of the corridor with the moonlight shining through the large window. In front of her stood Feng Muchen, who smiled at her.
"I miss you," said the man, with a doting smile.
Li Xiuying smiled. "Mn. I miss you, too."
The man brought the young woman into his embrace. "This disguise, you made it so well. I almost couldn't identify you."
Li Xiuying giggled. "Did you?"
Feng Muchen took out a hairpin and attached it to Li Xiuying's hair. "Mn, it suits you."
"With this disguise of mine?" teased Li Xiuying.
Feng Muchen laughed softly. His cold demeanor melted in front of this young woman. "Even with a disguise, I know it suits you."
"Hmmm."
Feng Muchen brought Li Xiuying back into his embrace. "Thank you for coming this far."
"No worries. I especially stopped accepting new cases and sent my patient to the other doctors," said Li Xiuying, hugging Feng Muchen back.
Oh, she missed him so much.
Feng Muchen kissed Li Xiuying's head. "That's why, because you did so much to meet me in this country, I'm feeling grateful."
Li Xiuying giggled. "Just accept it, as I miss you too much that I can't focus on my work."
"Fine," Feng Muchen rubbed Li Xiuying's hair softly. "You win."
Li Xiuying's smile faded a bit.
Hmm, that warning that Elaine said, maybe I shouldn't tell him. I don't want him to feel worried.
Feng Muchen lifted his hand, looked at his watch, then sighed. "Will you come back with the Li family?"
Li Xiuying nodded. "Dory is still partying with her online friends. I can't ask her to come to replace me at this moment."
"That doppelgänger of yours is quite something. How many years had it been since she acted as you in this country?"
"Since Elaine found me when I was six years old. Dory was a criminal, then Elaine offered her this job. She accepted it gladly. After all, the payment was big enough to make her jobless for life," explained Li Xiuying. "I am so grateful to Dory. Thanks to her, I was free to chase after my dream abroad."
Feng Muchen hugged Li Xiuying from behind. "Then, when will you start your revenge on the second branch of the Li family?"
Li Xiuying was frozen for a few seconds. "I don't know. Some people said that revenge could ruin you, but... I am not willing to give the Li family inheritance to that shitty uncle."
Feng Muchen's face turned cold. Since Li Xiuying couldn't see his face, he didn't hold it in. "If you want, I can help you."
Li Xiuying shook her head. "No, but thank you. I don't want you to get entangled in this revenge."
Feng Muchen fell silent.
Li Xiuying left Feng Muchen's embrace and then turned her body to face Feng Muchen. "I love you too much to let you join this chaos. I am sorry."
Feng Muchen smiled. "Fine. But if something happened to you, I would do everything to help you. Is that okay?"
Li Xiuying stared at Feng Muchen's eyes. "Me too. If something happened to you, I would do anything to help you."
Feng Muchen put his forehead on her forehead. "I love you."
"I love you, too."
I hope Elaine's words won't come true.