Chapter 450 - Chapter 450 Chapter Four-Hundred and Fifty: Probe (1/2)
Chapter 450 Chapter Four-Hundred and Fifty: Probe
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Fang Xi placidly looked at Ms. Xi’s expression, a little lost in thought. ‘If Ms. Xi had chosen to be a celebrity when she was young, she would’ve won the Best Actress Award multiple times, wouldn’t she?’ Fang Xi thought. ‘Pity she didn’t choose that route. What a waste of her acting skills.’
Fang Xi only felt weary.
Zhu An and Zhu Li left their seats to coax Xi Yue, and the woman finally stopped crying—well, stopped wailing to be exact, as she hadn’t managed to squeeze out much tears in the first place.
The waiters filed in and swiftly filled the table with all kinds of dishes. The head waiter personally brought a lobster over and said, “Miss Fang, Mr. Mo has instructed us to add in a lobster for you. He has an important meeting and can’t leave, so he won’t be coming over to greet you. Please let us know if you need anything.”
Fang Xi smiled and nodded. “Thank you!”
The head waiter led the staff out and closed the door. Fang Xi glanced at the boys who were staring at the food eagerly and softly uttered, “You all must be hungry. Let’s eat first.”
Xi Yue’s group had indeed spent the entire afternoon getting primped and preened for this evening’s dinner. They were currently famished, and at Fang Xi’s words, they’d already picked up their chopsticks and started in on the food before Xi Yue could say anything.
Xi Yue angrily wanted to stop them, but when she saw the boys had already begun wolfing down their food, she could only swallow her words. Looking at Fang Xi, Xi Yue switched her tone and remarked, “Look at your younger brothers, Fang Xi. From the way they’re acting, you wouldn’t think they’re also from wealthy families. See how much they’ve suffered coming back to the country with me just to attend your wedding. They’ve never suffered in their lives and are all pampered children, but they left their home and its comforts without hesitation when they heard that they were coming to attend your wedding.”
Fang Xi’s lips curled into a sneer as she lowered her head and took a sip of tea. She knew that they were changing their strategy again.
Xi Yue started to play the sympathy card: “When I first got to the Zhu family, my seventh and eighth step-children were still babies who couldn’t even walk yet. When I saw them, my heart softened right then. Everyone said that I was a gold-digger, and they didn’t believe that I could truly fall in love with someone, but no one knew how much I wanted a family. These poor children completely melted my heart.”
“Your father broke my heart, and if you weren’t so little back then, I would’ve jumped into the sea long ago. It was the Zhu family who gave me a safe haven, and it was these children who gave me the warmth of a family. I know you hate me. You think I don’t treat you well enough!”