"Cough cough... cough cough..."
Once freed, Xia Bingqing coughed violently several times, almost coughing up her entire lungs, her face turning bright red.
Xia Bingqing suddenly became frightened, forgetting to struggle and call for help. Trembling all over, she lay on the ground with a heart ashen.
She's finished, really finished!
"Throw this woman into the dirtiest and most chaotic place. I want her to be seen by a thousand people and spat upon by ten thousand. Everyone can hit her, curse her, and humiliate her. Keep her alive, and I want her to be tortured to death, bit by bit!"
Every order from Mu Nanxun was like a poisoned arrow, piercing Xia Bingqing's heart. Despair filled her eyes.
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Haishi, Xiao Family.
The Xiao family is undoubtedly the most powerful and influential family in Haishi. Their businesses span various industries, and they are top performers in each industry, practically monopolizing the market.
The Xiao family had two sons. The eldest son, Xiao Yan, passed away many years ago, and the younger son, Xiao Heng, went abroad at a young age and lost contact with the Xiao family. Only his wife, Xu Li, remained by the old man's side to serve him.
Xiao Yan and Xiao Heng each have a son, Xiao Jinyan and Xiao Shenxing. The two of them own their own businesses and control the vast majority of the economic lifeline in Bincheng.
Currently, the head of the Xiao family, Old Master Xiao, is naturally the most influential person in Shanghai.
Normally, if he stomped his foot, the entire city of Hai would tremble.
Today, on Mr. Xiao's 70th birthday, is a prime opportunity for people from all walks of life to curry favor with him.
Therefore, apart from business elites, almost no government officials were absent, crowding the entire Xiao family compound and creating a lively atmosphere.
As the protagonist of this birthday banquet, Mr. Xiao arrived at the scene very early to receive everyone's blessings.
At the scene, congratulations and compliments rose and fell, along with countless expensive yet luxurious gifts.
The entire hall was glittering with gold, so bright that even Mu Guo could barely open her eyes.
If Xiao Jinyan hadn't ordered her to change into the dress he had chosen and to stand here to greet the guests, she definitely wouldn't have come out today.
After these days of treatment, the injuries on her face have almost healed, but she still uses a silk scarf to cover her cheeks, concealing her face that is enough to captivate all beings.
Although she had covered her face and tried to stand in the corner without saying a word, her beautiful figure, outlined by the blue dress, still attracted a lot of attention.
Even the blue silk scarf on her face couldn't hide her innate noble temperament, adding to her mysterious aura.
Well-dressed men kept stopping around her or striking up conversations with her, but she didn't say a word and just stood there quietly.
"Beautiful lady, which family do you belong to? I've never seen you before."
A bespectacled, refined-looking man stood next to her for several minutes before finally mustering the courage to speak.
This time, the guests invited to Old Master Xiao's birthday banquet were all prominent families in Shanghai.
Aside from these people, the only people who could enter this venue today, besides business elites from Shanghai, daughters of high-ranking officials, and servants from the Xiao family, were the Xiao family's servants.
Although Mu Guo was just standing there quietly with her face covered, you could tell from her otherworldly demeanor that she was no ordinary woman.
Therefore, the man naturally assumed that Muguo had also been invited to the old man's birthday banquet.
Mu Guo didn't even lift her eyelids, remaining quietly standing in the same spot.
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