1199 Madam Yeâs Banquet
10 days passed in the blink of an eye. Xia Yunlou and Xia Mengyanâs detention period ended, and they were picked up in the Xia familyâs car. After the two of them returned to the Xia family, Old Madam Xia hugged the two of them and cried until she was out of breath. Xia Chengâs face was also gloomy.
Xia Yunlou complained, âDad! Mengyan and I were detained. Why didnât you come over and let us out earlier?! You forced us to stay inside for 10 days. Iâm afraid everyone outside knows about it now.â
Xia Chengâs eyes were malicious. âDonât worry, Iâve already suppressed this news. The outside world doesnât know that you and Mengyan were detained. Iâve also rejected all your invitations on behalf of you. Itâs just that we rejected Madam Yeâs invitation too, and the Ye family doesnât seem too satisfied. You and Mengyan need to visit and apologize.â
âThe Ye familyâs company has been doing well in recent years, and theyâve worked with our family. We have to obtain Madam Yeâs forgiveness.â
Xia Mengyan hurriedly agreed. âI understand, Grandpa.â
âYes, youâve suffered for the past 10 days. You couldnât eat or sleep well in there. Hurry up and go upstairs to take a shower and have a good rest. Iâll get the chef to cook something delicious for you tonight.â Xia Chengâs tone was gentle, but his eyes were filled with coldness. âQiao Xi actually disregarded her family ties and caused you to be detained. Iâll settle this score with her sooner or later!â
At the mention of Qiao Xi, the anger in Xia Chengâs heart surged.
10 days ago, when he found out that Xia Yunlou and Xia Mengyan were detained, he immediately called Qiao Xi. He had already tried his best to persuade her, but Qiao Xi was unmoved. He had no choice but to go to Longwan Residential, but Qiao Xi actually refused to see him.
From the moment the two of them were captured until today, he had never seen Qiao Xi at all. She was clearly avoiding him on purpose!
Xia Cheng was furious. Xia Mengyan hurriedly comforted him in a low voice, âGrandpa, donât be angry with Xi Xi. Itâs all our fault. We shouldnât have misunderstood her. She suffered grievances, so she insisted on us being punished. I understand her. Forget it.â
Xia Mengyan was indignant. âMengyan, youâre still speaking up for her at a time like this!â
Xia Mengyan sighed helplessly. âAunt, I understand that Xi Xi finds it unfair. If she hadnât been wandering outside back then, she would have been the beloved daughter of the Xia family and the Yin family. She has suffered a lot in the past 20 years, so no matter what she does, I wonât hate her. After all, sheâs your biological daughter!â
âI donât have a daughter like her. Only an ingrate like her would do such a thing!â Xia Yunlou roared with a ferocious expression.
Xia Chengâs heart couldnât help but ache when he saw that Xia Mengyan didnât have the slightest trace of resentment and was instead defending Qiao Xi. âMengyan, youâre too kind. Thatâs why you were bullied by Qiao Xi. If it werenât for us protecting you, Qiao Xi would have bullied you even more badly!â
The few of them chatted for a while. Xia Yunlou and Xia Mengyan went upstairs to take a shower before hurriedly calling Madam Ye and Miss Ye to ask them to meet. The two of them knew that Madam Ye and Miss Ye had been rejected previously and would definitely be dissatisfied with them, so there was a high chance that they would reject them this time. However, they did not expect Madam Ye to agree so readily.
When they arrived at the restaurant, Xia Yunlou realized that Madam Ye had also invited some daughters and noblewomen from the upper class society of Li City. As she had invited these people to eat together, Madam Ye had specially booked a small banquet hall in Fragrance Hotel. After the dozens of women sat down, everyoneâs phones rang at the same time.
Xia Mengyan and Xia Yunlou looked at each other and realized that everyone was holding their phones and covering their mouths while laughing as if they had seen something funny.
Xia Mengyan was about to join in the fun when she heard Madam Ye say with a smile, âEveryone has heard, right? Something big has happened in Li City recently!â
As Madam Ye spoke, her gaze landed on Xia Yunlou. Xia Yunlou could only casually respond, âIâve been a little busy recently, so I didnât hear about it. Whatâs the matter?â
Madam Ye and the other noblewomen looked at each other and replied meaningfully, âThis matter has already spread. I found it really funny when I heard it! Therefore, since all my friends are here today, Iâll tell you about it.â
Before Xia Yunlou could respond, Miss Ye said, âThatâs right! This matter is indeed funny. I just happened to hear about it.â
There was no curiosity in everyoneâs eyes as if they already knew what Madam Ye would say next. Only Xia Yunlou and Xia Mengyan were kept in the dark and were dumbfounded.