The engagement of Situ Xin and Xiao Muli was originally intended to invite just a few people; they planned to keep it simple. However, to others, particularly politicians and those wishing to climb their way into the good graces of the Situ, Loo, and Xiao families, it seemed otherwise. For them, this was the union of Situ, Loo, and Xiao families. This meant a powerful alliance between the three families.
Therefore, politicians who were not on the guest list and those angling to get in with the Situ, Loo, and Xiao families did everything they could to attend the engagement party. As a result, many uninvited individuals showed up at the Situ Xin and Xiao Muli engagement party held at the Capital City Grand Hotel, despite the Situ, Loo, and Xiao families' strengthened security measures. But these guests were not like the media; they were people of status. When they came to offer their congratulations, it would have been inappropriate to turn them away with a cold face.