The dinner party officially began.

On the left side of Duanmu Xue and Huangfu Che were Duanmu Xi, Xuanyuan Mo, Duanmu Xian and Situ Rui; on the right side were Duanmu Shuang, Duanmu Fei, He Mixiu, Duanmu Qing and Si Yunhan.

Those who sat on the stairs were in pairs, which made Duanmu Shuang sitting alone quite eye-catching.

Qin Zhuo, the prince consort of Duanmu Shuang, perished tragically young. There were several concubines in her mansion. She didn’t even have a side consort. It was not that she loved Qin Zhuo dearly but that she was obsessed with Huangfu Che. She was not interested in other men. Therefore, she only brought Duanmu Qing and Si Yunhan to the party tonight.

Duanmu Qing looked across at Duanmu Xi with a faint smile.

Duanmu Xi really managed to come back. She was so lucky. It was a pity that Duanmu Qing wouldn’t let her live long.

Si Yunhan sitting next to Duanmu Qing was also staring at Duanmu Xi in secret.

They hadn’t seen each other for more than one year. Duanmu Xi became even more beautiful with her purple eyes more enchanting and her charisma more awe-inspiring.

But now, she didn’t like him as before. The dinner party had started for such a long time and yet, she didn’t even cast a glance at him. All her attention was focused on the handsome man next to her.

“Snow, eat this. It is tasty.”

Duanmu Xi served dishes for Xuanyuan Mo continuously. They exchanged glances with a smile and muttered with their heads lowered occasionally, making the other young people rather envious.

The officials and officers also stared at them blankly.

Judging from Her Highness the Crown Princess’s attitude towards the mister, he must be her future prince consort undoubtedly.

Thinking of this, all the officials were frustrated.

They thought if Mr. Si married Heiress of Princess Jing, they could have a chance of connecting with the crown princess via marriage. However, it turned out to be wishful thinking.

Seeing the affectionate couple, Si Yunhan had a glint of envy and admiration flashing across his eyes.

When she noticed Si Yunhan staring across at the couple, Duanmu Qing sneered and also looked over there.

The moment she saw Xuanyuan Mo, Duanmu Qing was dumbfounded.

How could there be such a charming man…

No wonder Duanmu Xi never glanced at Si Yunhan for the whole night. Compared with the handsome man, Si Yunhan was nothing. If she were Duanmu Xi, she wouldn’t cast a glance at Si Yunhan either.

Duanmu Xi who was serving the dishes for Xuanyuan Mo suddenly knitted her eyebrows.

“What’s wrong?”

Sensing Duanmu Xi’s abnormality, Xuanyuan Mo asked gently.

Duanmu Xi shook her head lightly and glared at Duanmu Qing coldly.

This woman was so outrageous. Duanmu Xi hated the way she looked at Snow.

Xuanyuan Mo, who was perplexed, also looked at the opposite following Duanmu Xi’s gaze.

Seeing Duanmu Qing stare at him like a fierce dog drooling at him as if seeing bones, Xuanyuan Mo felt disgusted instantly.

Duanmu Qing saw Xuanyuan Mo look in her direction and hastened to make eyes at him.

Xuanyuan Mo instantly got goosebumps and almost threw up.

Suddenly, he felt the pain in his waist and turned around.

Duanmu Xi aside was looking across at the woman coldly, pinching his waist with her fair-complexioned hands.

Was Xi jealous?

Xuanyuan Mo finally came to his senses and gripped the fair-complexioned hands angrily and amusedly.

This was the first time he had held her hand. Her hand was really small, only a bit bigger than his palm. He slightly spread her hand and wrote down three words on her palm seriously.

“I love you…”

The three words made Duanmu Xi touched at once.

Duanmu Xi gripped Xuanyuan Mo’s hand with a bashful face and felt so sweet.

After writing down the three words, Xuanyuan also blushed.

He had long wanted to say it to her but he had never had an opportunity. Today, he finally “said” it.

Duanmu Qing saw that Xuanyuan Mo blushed and thought he must have received her flirtatious looks. She felt secretly pleased.

It seemed that the handsome man also liked her, which was understandable. How could any man fall for a total wreck? She must take him away from the total wreck.

Thinking of that, Duanmu Qing kept ogling Xuanyuan Mo.

Her crazy looks successfully ruined the affectionate atmosphere over here.

Duanmu Xi wanted to kill people in anger. Her dark purple eyes were full of killing intent.

This d*mned woman! How could she stare at Snow with that kind of disgusting eyes? She was asking for trouble! If it were not for the fact that Duanmu Xi didn’t want to expose her capability, she would kill Duanmu Qing for sure!

Situ Lan and the others didn’t feel the tense atmosphere of these people, she came to toast Duanmu Xi with her brother, Situ Jue.

“Xi, welcome back safe.”

“Thank you.”

As to Situ Lan and Situ Jue, Duanmu Xi felt they were fine people. Seeing them drink a toast to her, she also raised her cup and drank up the wine.

With Situ Lan and Situ Jue as the start, the others all made a toast to her for congratulations. Duanmu Xi also accepted their kindness patiently.

Gradually, there was a slight flush on Duanmu Xi’s fair-complexioned face. Her indifference was mingled with flirtatious charm.

As Duanmu Xi drank the wine one cup after another, Xuanyuan Mo got worried.

“Xi, stop drinking.”

Knowing that Xuanyuan Mo cared about her, Duanmu Xi felt moved and lifted the corners of her mouth, “Okay.”

“Your Highness, welcome back.”

Si Yunhan suddenly stood up and proposed a toast to Duanmu Xi.

Seeing a strange pretty face, Duanmu Xi instantly stopped smiling.

“Thank you.”

Duanmu Xi expressed her thanks but not drank the wine.

Seeing Duanmu Xi’s strange eyes, Si Yunhan had a glint of panic across his eyes.

Was she blaming him? Or punishing him?

“Your Highness, why don’t you accept my toast?”

His voice was full of grief.

As Si Yunhan said so, all the people present frowned. Duanmu Xi, Xuanyuan Mo and Duanmu Qing looked the most disgruntled among them.

Duanmu Qing put on a livid look with fierce eyes. The veins stood out on her temples.

How dared this d*mned man embarrass her in public!

Xuanyuan Mo stared at Si Yunhan coldly with stern eyes.

This man liked Xi?

But the man was not qualified to become his enemy.

Duanmu Xi slightly squinted with a cold face.

The prince consort of Duanmu Qing? Did she know him?

However, no matter what had happened between them, since he had chosen Duanmu Qing, he shouldn’t hold any expectations for her.

“I’ve promised Snow not to drink anymore.”

Si Yunhan staggered and slumped onto his seat.

Did she care about the man that much?

What about him?

Did she really forget the happy days they had spent together?

He didn’t expect to be her prince consort. Whether to be her side consort or concubine, he would be satisfied as long as he could be with her. Couldn’t she let him have it?

He was wrong, so wrong. But why couldn’t she give him another chance…

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