a hard time

"Eh, who are they? How dare they attend General Ji's birthday dressed like that?"

"Someone said they arrived at the front gate in a taxi. How embarrassing."

"Aiya, were they even invited? Look, even the families from lower backgrounds knew how to dress appropriately."

"Ji Mansion is not some charity place that welcomes them."

Staring at the two people being led by Housekeeper Hu, Ji Jingxu smiles at the young boy around his age. However, hearing the whispers surface around the ballroom, his expression darkened more than ever.

He wanted to go over to each person speaking foul words and smash their heads on the table for being so stupid.

Unable to hold back his anger, he abruptly stood up, but before he could even scoot his chair back, Grandfather Ji stopped him.