Chapter 12 If you offend her, you offend me
Xie Shian and his group of friends are all rich or noble young men.
The tall and strong man standing there made the Wen brothers and their friends look like stunted chicks.
"Fourth brother!"
Wen Xingluo called out and quickly hid beside Xie Shian.
Xie Shian said arrogantly, "Wen Xingluo, you are now the daughter of the Zhenbei Palace. If you encounter such unruly people again, just ask the palace servants to beat them up! There is no need to waste time talking to them!"
He held her behind him, as if protecting her.
It was as if the girl was the apple of his eye whom he carefully cared for.
Wen Rulei was kicked by him and was a little scared of him, so he returned to Wen Rufeng embarrassedly.
Wen Rufeng had not expected that this inkstone screen was actually a birthday gift from Wen Xingluo to the old concubine.
He watched Xie Shian's men snatch away the inkstone screen, his face flushed, and his hands hanging by his sides clenched into fists.
Wen Xingluo has indeed changed.
He became vain and obsessed with currying favor with the rich and powerful, and only knew how to please the princess and the queen dowager, but he even forgot the birthday of his elder brother!
Did she feel that the old concubine was closer to her than him?
What an ungrateful thing he is!
He was angry and bowed to Xie Shian, trying to maintain a gentle expression. "I see, it was I who misunderstood! Xingluo too, why didn't you tell me about such a big thing earlier? It turned out to be such a joke!"
Wen Xingluo said seriously, "I've said this many times, but you just don't believe it."
"Bang!"
Suddenly, there was a sound of breaking cups in the private room.
Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw Wen Ruyun smashing the cup and standing up with a cold face.
He stared at Wen Xingluo closely and said, "Apologize."
He is usually a smiling tiger with a bad temper and unpredictable mood. Wen Xingluo used to be most afraid of him.
Wen Ruyun also has an exceptionally strong self-esteem. In her previous life, she entered the business world without losing face. In order to please him and prove that she is no worse than her sister, Wen Xingluo not only showed up in public to help him attract business, but even drank so much that she had stomach cramps at the table. It can be said that all of Wen Ruyun's business partners in her previous life were brought in by her personally.
But he thought she was too money-minded and vulgar, not as good as her sister who was as pure as the moon in the sky.
In the end, when Wen Xingluo was promised to the Crown Prince, all she got was his stingy five loads of dowry, while he prepared a full one hundred loads of dowry for his sister.
Wen Xingluo thought back to his past life and wanted to slap himself twice. He didn't understand why he had been obsessed with trying to please these people in his past life.
She met Wen Ruyun's cold and evil gaze.
Things are different now.
She is no longer the little girl who grovels before her father and brothers and is willing to sacrifice her dignity in order to beg for a little love from her family.
“Why should I apologize?” she asked.
"Why are you apologizing?" Wen Ruyun smiled wickedly. "You embarrassed Big Brother in front of everyone else and nearly ruined his birthday party! Don't you know that at the dinner table, a man's dignity is paramount?!"
Before Wen Xingluo could say anything, Xie Shian burst into laughter out of anger.
He scratched his ears and lazily sneered, "I've only heard that a man earns his reputation on his own, but never heard of it being earned by a woman! The Wen family's upbringing is truly extraordinary!"
He gave Wen Ruyun a thumbs-up in a teasing manner.
The group of dandies simultaneously raised their thumbs and said in unison, suppressing their laughter: "The Wen family's upbringing is extraordinary! Extraordinary!"
The sound echoed throughout the restaurant.
Wen Ruyun's face suddenly looked like colorful dyes spilled on it, and his face and self-esteem were like insoles thrown on the ground and trampled on repeatedly, making it almost impossible for him to raise his head.
He stared at Wen Xingluo fiercely, "You really don't want to apologize to big brother?!"
"I did nothing wrong, why should I apologize to him?" Wen Xingluo hugged Yan Ping and said, "Fourth brother, let's go."
Wen Ruyun couldn't swallow this anger and wanted to chase after him, but was held back by two playboys on the left and right.
Xie Shian walked up to him.
He glanced back slightly, and when he saw Wen Xingluo had left, he turned condescendingly to Wen Ruyun, and with a hint of threat from a superior, he slowly brushed his shoulders.
In fact, he was not as innocent as he appeared in front of Wen Xingluo.
Over the years, he and his friends have been stealing chickens, walking dogs, fighting, and brawling, and he is a second-generation rich man that everyone in Chengdu avoids.
He said quietly, "Wen Xingluo is my sister. If you offend her, you offend me. If you offend me, you offend the Zhenbei Palace. Understand?"
Although he is younger than Wen Ruyun, he is a head taller than him.
The few playboys surrounding him were also much taller than Wen Ruyun.
Wen Ruyun was bullied and threatened by these young dandies, but they had a strong background and he didn't dare to provoke them at all.
His face turned blue, then white, then blue again. His chest felt like it was burning on fire, and he hated Wen Xingluo in his heart.
A playboy pushed him on the back of the head and said, "My brother is asking you a question!"
Wen Ruyun's Adam's apple rolled for a long time before he said with a dark face, "I understand."
Xie Shian took two steps back, pointed at his face with a smile, and then left with a group of playboys following him.
There was silence in the private room.
After an unknown amount of time, Wen Rulei finally started shouting in dissatisfaction, "I knew it would be bad luck when that jinx showed up!"
Wen Ruyun lowered his head and clenched his fists, his eyes seemed to be filled with poison.
Wen Rufeng lost all face and forced a smile, saying, "Let's end today's birthday party here."
He sent his best friend away and sat down at the table again, "Xingluo is too unreasonable."
"It's because the people in the Zhenbei Palace don't know her true identity yet, so they pamper her!" Wen Rulei rolled his eyes. "Just wait and see, she'll be kicked out sooner or later! Let's see how arrogant she can be!"
Wen Yueyin took a sip of wine.
Tomorrow is the old concubine’s sixtieth birthday.
She remembered that in her previous life, Xie Shian had his leg broken by a beam before this.
Why does he seem to be fine today?
Could it be that she is not the only one who has been reborn, but also Wen Xingluo?
Wen Xingluo saved him in advance, so he was grateful and obedient...
It seems she needs to find a chance to confirm it.
She raised her eyes and said softly, "Tomorrow is the old concubine's sixtieth birthday. Why don't we go to the palace to join in the fun? The Zhenbei prince dotes on mother, and he will definitely let us in for mother's sake."
Wen Rulei said disdainfully, "Why go to that shabby place where people look down on others? I won't go—"
"Third brother." Wen Ruyun showed a meaningful smile on his face, "If we don't go, how can we expose Wen Xingluo's true face?"
"Second brother means..."
"You know what I mean. Besides, we are all much more likable than Wen Xingluo, especially Yue Yin." Wen Ruyun smiled devilishly, "If we go to the Zhenbei Palace, the old concubine will definitely be in love with us, and the people in the palace will completely dislike Wen Xingluo."
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