Star Luo initially refused to acknowledge it, claiming that Vina was carrying another man's child and had merely latched onto Dai Mubai to climb the social ladder. They even tried to silence her a second time.
After Chu Zhao's people stopped them, they prepared to search ancient books for secret arts that could verify blood relations. At that point, Zhu Zhuqing's mother stepped forward and stated that the Star Luo royal family possessed a secret method for determining bloodlines, one that worked even on unborn children.
In the end, it was confirmed that Vina's child was indeed Dai Mubai's.
Before Zhu Zhuqing had even married into the family, Dai Mubai had already gotten another woman pregnant. The Zhu Family, the First Noble Outside the Royal Family, was not made of clay. Naturally, they could not swallow such an insult.
The entire Zhu Family was remarkably united. They all believed that no child of the Zhu Family should suffer such humiliation, and that the engagement had to be called off.
Chu Zhao's people added fuel to the flames, and in the end, the engagement was successfully dissolved, removing the shackles from Zhu Zhuqing.
"You said it before. If it weren't for your engagement to Dai Mubai, you never would have gone looking for him, much less stayed at Shrek Academy. You would have left with me long ago. But leaving now isn't too late. You can still cut your losses in time."
As she showed Zhu Zhuqing around the academy, Chu Zhao's mouth did not stop moving either.
"No. It's a rebirth."
Zhu Zhuqing suddenly said, her eyes filled entirely with Chu Zhao as she looked at her.
"You decided to help me because of what I told you, didn't you? I said those words to more than just you, but