A Chaotic Romantic Showdown (2)
"Sigrika, wake up!" Lynae went up and shook her.
Sigrika was shaken so badly she was swaying from side to side, her head buzzing.
Mornye stood two steps away, looking at Kexi.
Her expression remained that of a scholar, calm and collected, but a few tiny drops of water clung to her eyelashes, and she finally couldn't help but speak.
"Kexi, do you hate me?"
Kexi suddenly looked up at her. "Huh?"
"From the very first time we met, you've been avoiding me." Mornye gripped her skirt, her crystal prosthetic limb trembling slightly beneath. "It was the same yesterday at the bank, and just now. You wouldn't even finish a single sentence with me. I just want to know, is it because of me..." She paused, glancing down at her prosthetic limb, "... that you find me disgusting because of this?"
Kexi looked completely bewildered.
"No, Teacher Mornye, what are you thinking?" Kexi raised her voice, "When did I avoid you? And what does it have to do with your health? This is the last thing I care about!"
Mornye looked at him, her eyes glistening with tears, but her complexion improved slightly.
Just as Kexi was about to continue explaining, two figures suddenly cut in from the side.
Augusta walked ahead, with Juno beside her. The two appeared to have come together, but the expressions on their faces were subtle, clearly indicating that they had had a fight.
"Kexi." Augusta stopped, her voice not loud, but extremely penetrating, "We've come all the way from Septimont, you should at least give us an explanation."
"Yes," Juno chimed in from behind, arms crossed, "What happened to the promised answer? What did you tell me yesterday, huh? You should give it to me today."
Kexi's mind went blank.
He looked at Augusta, then at Juno.
Both of them pulled out a letter from their pockets, their movements almost simultaneous.
Kexi felt a tingling sensation on her scalp.
Lynae and Sigrika couldn't help but gasp when they saw the familiar envelopes in their hands.
"You guys have that too?!?"
Augusta and Juno were immediately drawn to the attention.
"Do you have them too?"
"Yes! He wrote for us too."
The group exchanged glances and instantly reached a consensus.
Their gazes, as they turned, were like countless sharp swords piercing Kexi.
"How should you explain this?" they asked almost in unison.
An invisible pressure loomed over Kexi like a mountain.
He knew all too well that a wrong answer could instantly ignite these powder kegs.
He chuckled awkwardly and took two steps back.
He decided to use the delaying tactic, one of the Thirty-Six Stratagems of Love, to buy some time.
"Um... let me explain..." Kexi began, her voice tinged with bitterness.
Damn Luna, where are you guys?!
At the other end of the hall, the Female Rover worker was standing in a corner talking to Abby.
Abby floated on her shoulder, sniffed in Kexi's direction, and blinked his little eyes.
"The Rover, that brother's scent... it smells so familiar."
Abby told the Female Rover, "He looks a lot like that big guy from Jinzhou."
The Female Rover frowned slightly, her gaze drifting towards Kexi's direction.
Just as she was about to say something, a clear voice called out from behind her.
"Rover, it's been a long time."
Jinhsi walked up to her with a polite smile, but the weariness in her eyes was undeniable.
She was dressed in a formal gown, and she looked as dignified as if she had just stepped out of a painting.
"Jinhsi, it's been so long! I can't believe you're here too."
The Female Rover nodded, wanting to get to know Jinhsi better, when the commotion from Kexi's side reached here.
Jinhsi turned her head to look.
She saw Kexi surrounded by a group of women around the dessert table. Augusta and Juno were approaching him from the left and right, while Lynae and Sigrika blocked his way. Mornye stood on the outer edge, and several other girls she didn't recognize were also crowding in that direction.
Her eye twitched.
"Excuse me, Rover," Jinhsi said to the Female Rover, then strode towards Kexi.
Sanhua, Yangyang, and Baizhi followed behind.
The crowd grew denser and denser.
Countless people gathered to watch Kexi's spectacle. Although they didn't know what had happened, the fact that so many girls were denouncing the young master of Montelli clearly indicated that it was a big scandal.
And eating melon seeds is human nature.
Kexi's back was already pressed against the wall, with nowhere left to retreat.
Just then, Jinhsi arrived with her team.
Yangyang was the first to squeeze through the crowd. When she saw Kexi, her eyes lit up, and she waved to him.
"Brother-in-law!"
The sound was crisp and sweet, with a strong penetrating power; almost everyone heard it.
Augusta turned her head sharply.
Juno's eyebrows were raised very high.
Lynae's mouth opened into a circle.
Sigrika was completely terrified.
Mornye's eyelashes trembled violently.
Even Jinhsi had just walked over, had a dark expression.
Sanhua glanced at Yangyang, who was waving, and then at Kexi, who was stuck there, her expression subtle.
Yangyang's shout cleaved Kexi into a stone statue.
He stared at Yangyang's innocently smiling face, with only one thought in his mind.
It's over.
It's all over.
"Brother-in-law?" Augusta repeated the word slowly and deliberately, turning to look at Kexi, his smile completely gone.
"What brother-in-law?" Juno took a step forward. "When did you become her brother-in-law?"
"Yangyang! Come here!" Jinhsi's voice came from behind the crowd, cold and sharp.
Before Yangyang could react, Sanhua grabbed her arm and pulled her behind her.
"That's not what you think, it's just a misunderstanding..."
Kexi felt like a mouse surrounded by a dozen cats, with every escape route blocked.
Just then, light footsteps came from the entrance of the hall, and Suisui walked over.
She was also drawn to the commotion.
"Kexi, why is your birthday party such a mess—" She stopped mid-sentence, noticing the women gathered in a circle in the corner, and then Kexi, who was surrounded in the middle with a livid face. She slowed down and raised an eyebrow.
Wow, it seems something terrible has happened!
"Are you here to get an explanation from him too?" Augusta asked.
Suisui was stunned. "What explanation?"
"He wrote to you too?" Juno asked directly.
Before Suisui could answer, Yangyang called out first.
"Sister, I'm here."
She waved excitedly.
In an instant.
All eyes turned from Kexi to Suisui.
"You're her sister?"
The air instantly filled with the smell of gunpowder.
But Yangyang clearly didn't smell it.
"Sister!" She peeked out from behind Sanhua, waved to Suisui, and smiled innocently, "You're here too! That's wonderful, our family is reunited!"
The phrase "one family" struck this murky water with deadly precision.
Juno's lips twitched, and she turned to look at Kexi, revealing a dangerous smile, "So you're already married? Pretty impressive."
"No, that—" Kexi raised her hands, stepped forward, and tried to explain.
"Don't move." Augusta took a step forward and shoved him back against the wall.
Sigrika jumped out in anger, yelling, "This is outrageous! You're married, and you're still seducing so many of us!"
The place was instantly filled with noise.
Countless onlookers were shocked upon hearing this bombshell news.
The young master of the Montelli Family was juggling multiple relationships, and his scheme ultimately backfired at his birthday party.
Selina finally noticed the commotion. She had just returned from relieving herself and was unaware of what had happened.
They saw their young master surrounded by a group of women, including the woman with the strong grip from yesterday who was pressing him down.
She appeared beside Kexi almost instantly and pulled Augusta away.
"Young Master, are you alright?"
Selina supported him with concern, making sure he was alright, since she had been specifically instructed yesterday to protect Kexi.
When Lynae and Sigrika saw a stunningly beautiful woman suddenly appear and act intimately with Kexi, they almost simultaneously pointed at her and screamed.
"Who is she?!"