Chapter 4

Chapter 4 Disgusting

「There isn't any exquisite dress she could wear to hide the fact that she was just a foolish countryside bumpkin!」

At the same time, Situ Qingshan was not afraid that Situ Hai would blame her for turning Mu Xia into a laughingstock. After all, she had given Mu Xia her most expensive dress. 「She only has herself to blame for not being able to fit into that dress!」

On top of that, the heels Situ Qingshan prepared for Mu Xia were also four inches high.

「I bet this countryside bumpkin had never worn any heels in her life. She might slip and fall in those stilettos when she walks downstairs later. Ha!」

Situ Qingshan was so proud of her wit that she almost wanted to applaud herself.

She could not wait to see all the guests' reactions when they saw her in that dress.

「I want everyone to know that this countryside bumpkin doesn't deserve to be my sister!」

"Hey, Xia. I'll be downstairs, okay?" Situ Qingshan said, "Dinner's about to start. Come down once you're ready!"

"Okay…" Mu Xia replied from the room.

Upon hearing her response, Situ Qingshan turned around and left.

「Let's get the party started so that all the guests, especially the Young Master Ye, will have a chance to see how hideous she is!」

Situ Qingshan hummed a cheerful tune as she made her way downstairs. She seemed to have forgotten how Ye Sijue had embarrassed her earlier.

「It's okay. People will forget about it soon. The only thing they'll remember is how ridiculous Xia looks!」

Back in the room, Mu Xia altered the dress a little so that it would fit her nicely.

Knowing that Situ Qingshan would embarrass her by giving her an ill-fitting dress, she found a sewing kit in the living hall and brought it into the room.

After putting it on and seeing how she looked in the mirror, she was pleased with the results.

The couture dress looked great on her tall and slender body, and her collarbones became even more apparent after spending a week on the island.

It fit her like a glove as if it was tailor-made.

「Since when is Qingshan this kind-hearted? Is she not as evil as I thought she was?」

Mu Xia decided to trust her initial gut instinct. She removed the dress and examined it carefully once again.

After a five-minute inspection, she did not find anything fishy about the dress.

「Hmm. That's strange.」

Mu Xia put it on, looked into the mirror, and studied the cut of the dress closely.

She soon realized how challenging it was for someone to look great in this dress. The wearer must not only be tall and slender but must also have a nice bust size to accentuate the specific cut of the dress. Any woman with thick arms and large shoulders would not look graceful in it.

But if the wearer fulfilled all the criteria, she would look glorious in that dress.

A corner of Mu Xia's mouth quirked up.

「So that has been Qingshan's intention all along, huh? Too bad! I exercise regularly and have an ideal body shape that will look amazing in the dress. I can't wait to see the disappointment on her face later!」

Initially, Mu Xia wanted to lay low as she did not want to become the center of attention of someone else's birthday party.

But what Situ Qingshan did made her realize she had no choice but to do something to stir up a hornet's nest in this family.

Once the seemingly peaceful family became chaotic, Mu Xia believed the truth would eventually surface.

After putting on the silver heels Situ Qingshan had prepared for her, she stepped out of the room.

The heels were so high that had she lost focus, she would fall.

Situ Qingshan decided to start the party early. She turned on all the lamps in the hall that had been extravagantly decorated.

All the guests held a glass of champagne in their hands while they listened to Situ Qingshan's speech.

Ye Sijue, who had done sprucing himself up, stood among the crowd too.

He was neither interested in the birthday party nor the pretentious socialites around him. He only stayed back to bid Mu Xia, his savior, farewell.

Though he thought the girl he rescued was crude and unsophisticated, it was the right thing to do.

Situ Qingshan got up the stage and took a glance at Ye Sijue. Upon realizing he was still around, she believed he had stayed for her.

「Someone as esteemed as him must be too embarrassed to admit that he's interested in me. That's why he pretended he didn't know me. Oh well, I guess all powerful men are like that.」

She decided to take the initiative to express her interest in Ye Sijue.

She walked up to the mic and tried to make eye contact with Ye Sijue. "Good evening, Young Master Ye, welcome to my birthday party. I'm so pleased to see you here."

A crease appeared between Ye Sijue's brows when he heard that.

「Who on earth is this ridiculous woman? Why does she act as if I know her very well?

And where is that girl? Why hasn't she come down yet?」

A big part of Situ Qingshan's speech revolved around Ye Sijue. It was as if she was trying hard to remind her other guests of his presence here.

At this point, a maid walked up to her and whispered, "Young Miss Mu is coming down now."

"Great! Turn on all the lights near the stairs!" I want everyone to turn their attention to the clown!

"Yes, Young Miss Situ!" The maid replied.

The stairs were lit up all of a sudden. Anyone who stood there would have been thrust into the limelight.

「Can't wait for the clown to take center stage!」

"Ladies and gentlemen, today is indeed a meaningful day for our family as my sister from the same father is finally home!" With enthusiasm, Situ Qingshan spoke into the mic once again. "Human traffickers kidnapped her ten years ago, and today, she finally returned from the village! I'm truly glad…"

Before Situ Qingshan could finish her sentence, all the guests turned their heads around and when they heard footsteps coming down from the stairs.

Situ Qingshan's face looked distorted as she tried to suppress her sarcastic smile. She raised her hand and pointed at the stairs. "Let us put our hands together to welcome my sister!"

All the guests did not know what was going on but played along by clapping their hands reluctantly.

「Why should we clap our hands to welcome a girl from the village?」

They only did what she told them to because they had to show the Situ family some respect since they were one of the prominent families in Kyoto.

Otherwise, they would not even bother to look at a disheveled beggar!

Upon hearing how Situ Qingshan introduced her, Mu Xia raised her brows and smirked.

「She can't wait for me to make a fool of myself, can she?」

Mu Xia was not someone who took pride in her looks as she knew appearance was just a façade.

But under such circumstances, she wished to take this opportunity to show Situ Qingshan how she looked.