My Royal Stepbrother's Obsession - Chapter 12 - Offending Her Means Offending Me

Xie Shian and his group of friends were all young masters of wealth and nobility.

Standing there, tall and imposing, they made the Wen brothers and their friends look like underdeveloped chicks.

“Fourth Gege!”

Wen Xingluo called out and quickly hid beside Xie Shian.

Xie Shian arrogantly said, “Wen Xingluo, you are now a Young Lady of the Prince of Zhenbei’s Manor. If you encounter such unruly people again, just call the manor’s servants to beat them up! No need to waste words with them!”

He shielded her behind him, adopting a protective stance.

As if the young lady was the precious jewel he carefully cherished.

Wen Rulei, having been kicked by him before, was somewhat intimidated and sheepishly returned to Wen Rufeng’s side.

Wen Rufeng hadn’t expected that the inkstone screen was actually a birthday gift from Wen Xingluo to the Imperial Consort.

He watched helplessly as Xie Shian’s men took the inkstone screen, his face flushed with embarrassment, and his hands clenched into fists by his sides.

Wen Xingluo had indeed changed.

She had become vain and sycophantic, only knowing how to please the Princess Consort and the Imperial Consort, yet she had forgotten even her own brother’s birthday!

Did she think the Imperial Consort was closer to her than he was?

Truly an ungrateful and untrustworthy person!

He was angry, bowed to Xie Shian, and barely maintained a gentle and jade-like demeanor, “I see, it was my misunderstanding! Xingluo too, such a big matter, why didn’t you say earlier? What a joke this has become!”

Wen Xingluo said seriously, “I’ve said it many times, it’s you who didn’t believe me.”

“Bang!”

Suddenly, the sound of a cup shattering came from the private room.

Everyone looked towards the sound, seeing Wen Ruyun standing up with a cold face after smashing a cup.

He stared intently at Wen Xingluo, “Apologize.”

He was usually a smiling tiger, with a capricious and unpredictable nature, and Wen Xingluo used to be most afraid of him.

Wen Ruyun’s pride was also particularly strong. In her past life, he entered the business world without losing face, and Wen Xingluo, to please him and prove she was no less than her sister, not only showed her face to help him get business but even drank to the point of stomach spasms at banquets. In fact, all of Wen Ruyun’s business partners in her past life were brought in by her.

Yet he despised her for being vulgar and mercenary, not as pure as her sister, like a moon untouched by dust.

In the end, when Wen Xingluo was promised to the Crown Prince, all she received was his stingy five sedan chairs of dowry, while he prepared a full hundred for her sister.

Recalling her past life, Wen Xingluo wished she could slap herself, not understanding why she was so bewitched to please these people.

She met Wen Ruyun’s cold and wicked gaze.

Things were different now.

She was no longer the little girl who groveled before her father and brothers, willing to lose her dignity for a bit of familial love.

She asked, “Why should I apologize?”

“Why apologize?” Wen Ruyun laughed wickedly, “You embarrassed our elder brother in front of outsiders, almost ruining his birthday banquet! Don’t you know that at the banquet, a man’s face is the most important?!”

Before Wen Xingluo could speak, Xie Shian laughed in anger.

He dug his ear lazily and mocked, “I’ve only heard that a man’s face is earned by himself, never by a woman! The Wen Family’s upbringing is truly extraordinary!”

He gave Wen Ruyun a mocking thumbs-up.

The group of dandies simultaneously gave thumbs-up, holding back laughter and saying in unison, “The Wen Family’s upbringing, truly extraordinary! Truly extraordinary!”

The sound echoed throughout the entire restaurant.

Wen Ruyun’s face instantly looked like it had been splashed with colorful dye, his pride and dignity trampled like a doormat, making it hard for him to lift his head.

He glared viciously at Wen Xingluo, “You really won’t apologize to our elder brother?!”

“I did nothing wrong, why should I apologize to him?” Wen Xingluo hugged the inkstone screen, “Fourth Gege, let’s go.”

Wen Ruyun couldn’t swallow his anger and wanted to chase after them, but was held back by two dandies on either side.

Xie Shian strolled up to him.

He glanced back slightly, seeing Wen Xingluo had left, then turned to Wen Ruyun with a hint of an upper hand’s threat, slowly dusting off his shoulder.

In fact, he wasn’t as innocent as he appeared in front of Wen Xingluo.

Over the years, he and his friends had been involved in petty thefts and brawls, making them the second-generation rich kids everyone in Rong City avoided.

He said quietly, “Wen Xingluo is my sister. Offending her means offending me. Offending me means offending the Prince of Zhenbei’s Manor. Understand?”

Though younger than Wen Ruyun, he was a head taller.

The group of dandies surrounding him was also much taller than Wen Ruyun.

Being bullied and threatened by these younger dandies, yet unable to provoke them due to their strong background, Wen Ruyun dared not confront them.

His face turned blue and white, his chest burning with anger, and he hated Wen Xingluo to the core.

A dandy pushed his head, “My brother asked you a question!”

Wen Ruyun’s Adam’s apple moved, and after a long time, he said with a dark face, “Understood.”

Xie Shian stepped back two steps, pointed at his face with a half-smile, and then left with his group of dandies.

The private room fell into silence.

After an unknown period, Wen Rulei finally shouted discontentedly, “I knew it, that jinx brings nothing but trouble!”

Wen Ruyun lowered his head, clenching his fists, his eyes filled with poison.

Wen Rufeng, having lost face, forced a smile, “Let’s end today’s birthday banquet here.”

He saw off his close friends and sat back at the table, “Xingluo is really out of line.”

“It’s just that the people from the Prince of Zhenbei’s Manor don’t know her true colors yet, so they spoil her!” Wen Rulei rolled his eyes, “Just wait, she’ll be kicked out sooner or later! Let’s see how arrogant she can be then!”

Wen Yueyin took a sip of wine.

Tomorrow was the Imperial Consort’s sixtieth birthday.

She remembered that in her past life, Xie Shian had his leg broken by a falling beam before this.

But today, he seemed perfectly fine?

Could it be that Wen Xingluo wasn’t the only one reborn?

Did Wen Xingluo save him in advance, making him grateful and submissive…

It seemed she needed to find an opportunity to confirm.

She looked up and said softly, “Tomorrow is the Imperial Consort’s sixtieth birthday. Why don’t we go to the Prince’s Manor to join the fun? The Prince of Zhenbei dotes on mother, and for her sake, he’ll surely let us in.”

Wen Rulei sneered, “Why go to that snobbish place? I’m not going-”

“Third Brother.” Wen Ruyun showed a meaningful smile, “If we don’t go, how can we expose Wen Xingluo’s true colors?”

“Second Brother means…”

“You know what I mean. Besides, we’re all more likable than Wen Xingluo, especially Yueyin.” Wen Ruyun smiled wickedly, “If we go to the Prince of Zhenbei’s Manor, we’ll surely win the Imperial Consort’s favor, making the manor people completely despise Wen Xingluo.”