Chapter 64

Shen Luoluo's thoughts were interrupted. She had been so focused on Shen Xiche's finals these past two days that she'd forgotten about today's banquet until Zhao Huizhen reminded her.

She had checked before: something was going to happen at the Full-Moon Banquet for Lu Li's sister's daughter.

She didn't know what was going on with Lu Li lately, but things kept ending badly for anyone close to him. That included Lu Li himself. His promising Marriage Alliance with the powerful Xiang Family had fallen through, and his attempt to secure a partnership through a Marriage Alliance with the Chen Family had failed too. He'd run into a formidable rival in business, Qi Yang, and his older brother Lu Jiahong had gone to prison. Now even his sister was having a run of bad luck.

Shen Ting'an and Zhao Huizhen had planned to drop off their gift, show their faces, and leave. But if there was something worth watching, staying a little longer wouldn't hurt.

What they hadn't expected was for the family to start arguing before the banquet had even begun.

A crowd had gathered at the entrance, talking over one another.

A man stepped forward and grabbed a young man's arm. "Xie Wenjing, what are you doing? Why did you bring her here? You know who she is, and you still dared to bring her to your sister's banquet? Take her home, now!"

The young man called Xie Wenjing slapped his hand away and shielded the girl behind him. "I brought her here on purpose. So what? When are you going to stop judging people by their background? Yes, she's the nanny's daughter. Does that mean she isn't a person?"

The people around them began murmuring.

"What's going on? Who's the nanny's daughter?"

"The girl Chairman Xie's son is