Chapter 3

Chapter 3: Wait For Her To Make A Fool Of Herself

Ye Sijue pressed his voice and said, "Are you sure that's your wish? I'll give you another chance."

Mu Xia knitted her brows and looked at him. "You want to grant me another wish? Do you think you're the magical genie?"

Everyone, including Situ Qingshan and Mu Xinyue, looked at Ye Sijue and Mu Xia in disbelief.

「What's going on? Does this beggar know Young Master Ye?」

Ye Sijue gazed into her eyes. When he was about to respond to her question, Situ Hai interrupted. "Nice to see you, Young Master Ye! Why didn't you tell me you're coming?"

All the guests' jaws dropped when Situ Hai greeted Ye Sijue.

Mu Xinyue instantly closed her eyes as she dared not imagined what would happen next.

「What on earth is happening?」

Situ Hai finally noticed something was amiss and started looking around.

A sudden frown warped his face the moment he saw Mu Xia.

Situ Hai turned to Situ Qingshan and said, "Why did you invite a beggar to our birthday party? Get her out of here!"

Situ Qingshan froze for a moment even though deep in her heart she was pleased with his reaction. "Dad, she's…"

"Dad!" Mu Xia interrupted. "Don't you remember me? I'm Shan Shan!"

Shan Shan was Mu Xia's nickname.

"Shan…" Situ Hai raised his brows and widened his eyes in shock. "You're Xia?"

"Yes, Dad. I'm Xia," she walked up to him.

Mu Xia did not remember anything that had happened a decade ago, but she remembered that familiar face.

Upon hearing that, Situ Hai staggered.

Fear was written all over his face as he was afraid that his secret would be exposed.

Mu Xia knew what was going through his mind. In a steady voice, she continued, "We have not met for years. I miss you so much!"

Situ Hai was at a loss for words. He had no choice but to give her a pat on the shoulder. "Welcome back, honey, but… what happened to you and Young Master Ye? Why do the both of you look so messy?"

All the guests then started paying attention to Ye Sijue's clothes. They were so drawn to the man himself that they did not notice how wet his clothes were.

Situ Qingshan cast a puzzled look at Mu Xia and Ye Sijue.

「Is there something going on between these two?」

But she somehow dismissed her suspicion. 「Young Master Ye falling in love with this countryside bumpkin? No way! Unless he's blind!」

Upon seeing how awkward the atmosphere had become, Mu Xinyue stepped in and said, "I think it was Young Master Ye who brought Xia home."

"Really?" Situ Hai seemed to be a little less disgusted by Mu Xia after hearing that.

「Since she was still young and doesn't remember a thing from her childhood, I guess she doesn't exactly know what happened.

Imagine the benefits we can reap if we could use her to get closer to Ye family.」

Situ Hai instantly plastered a smile to his face and looked at Ye Sijue. "So you're Xia's friend? Thanks for bringing her back to us. If you don't mind, would you like to stay back, clean up a little, and dine with us?"

Mu Xinyue added, "Oh, yes. We have extra pairs of clothes for our guests."

Ye Sijue initially wanted to turn down their offer, but he could not stand wearing that sea-soaked clothes anymore.

Since Ye Sijue did not reject his officer, Situ Hai extended his hand and showed him the direction to the guest room. He then whispered in Mu Xinyue's ear, "Clean Xia up too."

Mu Xinyue and Situ Hai had been married for nearly a decade, so she understood what he wanted her to do.

It was clear that Situ Hai wanted to use Mu Xia to get in Ye's family good books.

「Damn it, why is luck on Xia's and not my daughter's side」 ?

My Wanyue had been oppressing Mu Xinyue when she was still alive. 「I'll never allow her daughter to step all over mine!」

Mu Xinyue nodded and played along. She then pulled Situ Qingshan aside and said, "Bring her to the bathroom. She's your older sister now, so be nice to her."

Situ Qingshan was able to read between the lines. She turned around and put on a smile. "Hey, Xia. Let's go to the bathroom, shall we?"

Mu Xia did not believe that the mother-daughter duo would accept her into the family.

Yet, she hid her suspicion and responded with a grin. "Okay!"

They held hands and walked into the mansion.

Meanwhile, other guests continued to exchange whispers as they tried to figure out what Ye Sijue was doing here.

No matter what the reason was, it was clear that from now on, they would have to show more respect to the Situ family.

At the guest room upstairs, Situ Qingshan said, "You can stay here temporarily while we tidy up your room, and you can also find all the toiletries here. I'll bring you a dress."

"All right. Thank you," Mu Xia responded.

"Oh, before I forget," Situ Qingshan turned around and asked, "Do you know how to use the water heater? We've fixed the temperature, so you don't have to adjust it anymore," she reminded kindly but somehow forgot to hide the disdain in her eyes.

Mu Xia seemingly did not notice her expression. She responded with a gentle smile. "Thanks."

「Does she really think I don't know how to use the water heater?」

"Great. I'll bring your dress over." Situ Qingshan smiled and walked out of the room. After closing the door, the smile on her face disappeared almost instantly.

She took out a handkerchief and cleaned her hands thoroughly before throwing it on the floor.

「Her hand stinks, and her body stinks. Everything about her stinks!

Young Master Ye must have brought her here by accident. I'm sure he wouldn't like a filthy woman like Xia!」

Meanwhile, Mu Xia was taking her own sweet time enjoying a nice warm bath in the bathroom.

Even she felt disgusted by how she looked and smelled after spending a week on the island.

As the warm water streamed down from her head to toes, she wiped off all the dirt on her face, revealing her fair complexion.

Her delicate face with fine features made her look like a dainty little fairy.

About ten minutes later, Situ Qingshan knocked on the door. "Xia, can you please open the door? I want to pass you the dress. I've also placed a pair of heels near the door. You can wear them later."

"All right." Mu Xia opened the door slightly to retrieve the dress.

Once again, she did not see the disgust and mockery on Situ Qingshan's face.

The dress Situ Qingshan gave to Mu Xia was a couture dress by Gucci. It was more costly than the dress she was wearing now.

Though it took her some effort to get her hands on the dress, she could not wear it as it had a specific cut.

Its wearer must be slim and possess a supermodel-like physique. At the same time, the person needed to have a busty, curvaceous figure to be able to fit in the dress. Without an hourglass figure, any ordinary woman would look plump in it.

Since Situ Qingshan had broad shoulders but no collarbones, the dress would look unflattering on her. This was why she did not wear it for tonight's party.

「Once that hideous woman comes out with that dress, I'm sure all the guests would laugh at her!」