Mu Jinzhi looked at Bai Yan with sincere eyes: "Your marriage with Yun Sheng is a product of arranged marriage, it is backward and decadent."

“The times are different from the bustling city you’re stuck in now, just like the horse-face skirt you’re wearing—it’s a product of the old era. Yun Sheng is a person of the new era; he wears a suit. You two are fundamentally incompatible.”

"Just like this romantic and beautiful dress in my hand, it's meant to be paired with a suit. Forcing it to match your 'horse-faced skirt' would only look out of place, and how could such a marriage possibly be romantic and beautiful?"

“I know these words may be a bit complicated,” Mu Jinzhi sighed. “But I still hope that Miss Bai can understand that your marriage with Yunsheng is destined to be a tragedy. If you can withdraw now, then you still have a chance.”

“Jinzhi, there’s no need to waste words with her,” Zhong Yunsheng said. “Our family owes them, and we’ll pay it back.”

He looked at Bai Yan again and sneered, "But apart from the position of Mrs. Zhong, you have nothing else!"

Yuan had always considered herself a gentle person, just as Xiaoqin and the others had said back in Fengyi. But today, she found that she couldn't control her slaps.

Bai Yan wasn't annoyed. After all, neither of the two idiots were her own children, so what was there to be annoyed about?

"I've heard that Miss Mu writes books." She looked up at Mu Jinzhi with a half-smile: "She's a progressive young woman."

Mu Jinzhi smiled and said, "Miss Bai, everyone can improve. If you want to learn, it's not too late now. I can teach you. I have free classes every Friday at the church."

Bai Yan shook her head: "Then there's no need."

Looking at the long dress in her hand, he chuckled and said, "I just wanted to remind you that corset dresses are an outdated aesthetic in Europe. Although they are popular in the West City now, they will be outdated in a week at most."

"It is not beautiful and romantic; on the contrary, it is truly decadent and backward."

Mu Jinzhi frowned slightly and glanced at Bai Yan with displeasure.

"Don't talk nonsense if you don't understand!" Zhong Yunsheng said. "You can't even wear a Western-style dress properly, what do you know about corset skirts?"

Mu Jinzhi also sighed: "Miss Bai, I came back from studying in Europe. I'm quite well-known in Xicheng, so I think I know more about fashion than you do."

"Even if you want to refute me, please don't talk nonsense."

Zhong Yunsheng also said, "Do you even know what fashion is? Jinzhi's outfits are frequently featured in the newspapers, and many writers in the literary world have praised her style!"

Mu Jinzhi said, "Yun Sheng, don't be like that. Miss Bai doesn't understand English and thinks we're showing off."

Bai Yan lowered her head and couldn't help but chuckle, but she didn't refute it: "Alright, then I hope Miss Mu can lead the trend at the ball three days from now."