The new dress that Mu Jinzhi changed into was a genuine imported item that her father bought from the British at a high price, and the hem was even studded with diamonds.
She had originally planned to wear this dress to her engagement party or another more important occasion, but she wore it today.
But even after changing into this more glamorous dress, the previous feeling was gone.
Mu Jinzhi clutched the hem of her skirt: feelings of embarrassment and humiliation still filled her chest.
She has always touted herself as an independent and progressive woman, but this incident is undoubtedly a huge scandal for her reputation.
Bai Yan! Bai Yan, it's all her!
She hates this woman!
"Jinzhi, all the other performers are ready and waiting for you to go on stage." Zhong Yunsheng stood at the door and gently knocked on it.
Mu Jinzhi's aggrieved expression only intensified upon seeing him. She took two steps forward and looked at Zhong Yunsheng: "Do you now think I'm inferior to your wife?"
She made her look bad, and she made such a huge embarrassment!
Zhong Yunsheng laughed, and Mu Jinzhi stamped her foot: "You're still laughing?!"
I'm laughing at you for being jealous of me.
“How could you be inferior to her?” Zhong Yunsheng gently took her hand, kissed it lightly, and then looked up at her: “Jinzhi, you can play the piano, you can write poetry, and most importantly, your thoughts are in sync with mine. She can’t compare to you.”
“I could never love her,” Zhong Yunsheng said. “My heart belongs only to you. I love you.”
Mu Jinzhi then smiled and nestled into his arms: In matters of love, Bai Yan has lost completely.
Of course, the same applies to other aspects.
Mu Jinzhi was led onto the stage by Zhong Yunsheng, her gaze sweeping over Bai Yan as she looked down.
She can play the piano on stage in such an occasion, basking in the admiring gazes of everyone, while Bai Yan can only watch from below with envy; she can never compare to her.
Mu Jinzhi began playing the piano on stage, while Zhong Yunsheng stepped off the stage and sat down next to Bai Yan.
"You deliberately embarrassed Jinzhi today, didn't you?" Zhong Yunsheng said calmly, glancing at her again: "Bai Yan, I admit you're not quite what I imagined. But I still don't love you, no matter what methods you use, I will never love you."
“My family owes your family a life, and you insist on marrying me. Let me tell you, a loveless marriage is our punishment.”
The slick-haired, arrogant young man beside her seemed to Bai Yan like a glamorous parasite.
She doesn't need to deal with this kind of person at all; they will naturally perish without something to parasitize them.
"Miss, could you please switch seats with me?" Bai Yan asked the lady next to her.
The woman turned her head, and her eyes lit up when she saw Bai Yan: "Doctor Bai..."
Upon seeing a familiar face, Bai Yan's eyes lit up with a smile. She then made a 'shh' gesture and whispered, "There's a performance on stage, let's not disturb it."
Xiaoqin nodded quickly and switched seats with Bai Yan.
Zhong Yunsheng's face turned somewhat ugly as he glared at Bai Yan's retreating figure: "What are you doing? Are you deliberately ignoring me? Are you trying to play hard to get?"
Xiaoqin's eyes widened as she pointed at Zhong Yunsheng: "What happened to him?"
Bai Yan said, "Ignore him, he's got something wrong with his head."
"oh."
Zhong Yunsheng was extremely angry: "Bai Yan!"
He may look down on his fiancée, who comes from the inner quarters, but that doesn't mean he can accept her ignoring and humiliating him.
What did you mean just now?
Bai Yan initially ignored him, but Zhong Yunsheng was indeed a spoiled young master. He pestered someone to switch seats with him so he could sit behind Bai Yan: "Do you think you can get my attention this way? Don't be delusional, I won't..."
Bai Yan clicked her tongue and could only turn around, "Isn't Miss Mu the person you love?"
"Shouldn't you respect her performance on stage?"
She put a finger to her lips, her calm, dark eyes looking at him. "So please keep quiet, okay?"
She has beautiful eyes and a bright, fresh face.
Zhong Yunsheng had seen many beauties, but he could not deny that his wife, who lived in the inner quarters, was also extremely beautiful, and had a completely different personality from Mu Jinzhi.
When she told him to be quiet, when she asked him if he was okay... he couldn't refuse her without being a gentleman.
Zhong Yunsheng was somewhat annoyed: he loved Jinzhi, and he loved Jinzhi's progress and freedom!
Aside from her face, Bai Yan is no match for Jin Zhi in any way!
Besides, she's vicious! She knew all along that corset dresses had been phased out in Europe, but she deliberately didn't tell Jinzhi, just to see Jinzhi embarrass herself. Yes, that's it!
The area behind her fell completely silent. Bai Yan sat down and chatted quietly with Xiao Qin, though Xiao Qin did most of the talking.
"The rest of the hospital staff came with the commander."
“I don’t usually like attending these kinds of banquets, but Dean Fang said it was for raising money for medicines, so I brought my family along.”
Bai Yan knew that Xiao Qin came from a wealthy family; otherwise, what young lady would ask for two silver dollars for a meal so readily?
"Is the Commander-in-Chief here too?" Bai Yan's lips curled slightly. She thought he would be here for at least another half month.
"They're here. The commander has a lot of people, and the mansion isn't ready yet. But I heard from the dean that he's coming tonight..." Xiaoqin lowered her voice even further: "I don't understand. Didn't you and the commander already get engaged? I was going to go to the school to find you, but the dean said you're staying at the Zhong family's house and are engaged to the young master of the Zhong family?"
During those six months on the battlefield, Commander Xu treated Doctor Bai like a treasure, and even a blind man could see the close relationship between the two.
Bai Yan said, "The engagement was arranged by the Zhong family, and I came to Xicheng to dissolve this engagement."
Xiaoqin had only been in Xicheng for a short time and didn't care about entertainment news. She was also afraid of bothering Dr. Bai if she asked too many questions, so she changed the subject and pointed to the stage, saying, "That Miss Mu is a famous talented woman in Xicheng. Once, at a banquet like this, my father took me there for a blind date. That day, she was playing the piano, dancing, and writing poetry. All the men were captivated by her, including the man I was on a blind date with. He even proposed to Miss Mu in public!"
"It's not my fault, but my dad insists on blaming me for not being able to play the piano or recite poetry! So what if I can't? I can heal people! I'm a great pigskin sewer now!"
Bai Yan seemed to realize something and looked at Xiao Qin: "Is the person your father wants to marry Liao Simin?"
Xiaoqin stared wide-eyed at Bai Yan in surprise, "Dr. Bai, how...how did you know?"
The Liao family also held a place among the northern warlords, and Liao Simin was Mu Jinzhi's first husband in the story. When he learned that his wife and Zhong Yunsheng were in love, he generously let Mu Jinzhi leave. When she married Zhong Yunsheng, he also gave her a dowry worth a thousand gold pieces.
Bai Yan said, "Speaking of which, we are quite destined to meet."
She chuckled: "The young master of the Zhong family, whom I want to annul, has this Miss Mu as his girlfriend."
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