The Outcast Heiress’s Secret Identities
Chapter 351 - Chapter 351 Im sorry I cannot assist with that request

Chapter 351: I’m sorry, I cannot assist with that request. Chapter 351: I’m sorry, I cannot assist with that request. The three of them slowly walked up the red carpet, and Su Xinyan watched as the distance between them grew closer, her heartbeat quickening, nervous yet excited.

“Ow… how come I haven’t seen sister-in-law? Did she leave me behind and come here first?”

Yin Xiner, arm in arm with Wen Jichen, had a deep smile on her face.

“Young Master Mo, you just lost a chance to be the knight in shining armor.”

Mo Shangjie gritted his teeth, looking distressed when suddenly his dark eyes locked with Su Xinyan’s shining ones, and he blurted out.

“Holy shit, what’s with that woman? Why is she looking at me like a starving wolf on the hunt? Could it be that she’s captivated by the young master’s handsome looks?”

Following Mo Shangjie’s gaze, Yin Xiner caught sight of Su Xinyan and frowned slightly.

She had heard of the moniker “Xiao Yin Xiner,” but she always disliked being pigeonholed by others.

With one glance, she averted her gaze.

“Tsk tsk tsk… what a pity, not my type at all… not someone Young Master likes…”

Su Xinyan, upon seeing them, hurriedly greeted the trio.

“Director Wen, Young Master Mo, Miss Yin.”

Gu Heng also nodded politely to the three, but Mo Shangjie and the others acted as if they hadn’t seen him at all.

Mo Shangjie ignored Su Xinyan and instead turned to Wen Jichen’s companion, Yin Xiner.

“Do you know her?”

Yin Xiner didn’t even glance at Su Xinyan and shook her head at Mo Shangjie.

“I don’t know her.”

Su Xinyan’s expression stiffened, her face flush with embarrassment.

“Oh, is that so? She must be one of those who came to mooch off the red carpet, right? I see they’ve been lingering here for quite a while, looking quite reluctant to leave.”

Discomfort was written all over Su Xinyan’s face.

“Young Master Mo, I didn’t come… to mooch off the red carpet…” The last four words seemed hard for her to say, and Su Xinyan’s usually delicate voice was taut, “…We are alumni.”

Mo Shangjie gave her a glance, “Alumni? Did you graduate from Harvard or Yong City No.1 Middle School?”

Harvard needs no explanation; everyone knows it by name.

Yong City No.1 Middle School is one of the top middle and high schools in the country, with a high admissions cut-off, filled with top students.

With nowhere left to hide her awkwardness, Su Xinyan admitted, “…Neither.”

Mo Shangjie raised an eyebrow, “Neither? Then what’s this about being alumni?”

Su Xinyan did not expect Mo Shangjie to be so unwilling to spare her feelings. Although she had heard of the reputation of the “bully of Yong City,” he came from a prestigious family and was supposed to be a gentleman towards ladies, especially beautiful ones.

But to her dismay…

Clearly, this was Su Xinyan’s misunderstanding of Mo Shangjie. If he could be gentlemanly to a woman, he wouldn’t be known as the “bully of Yong City.”

Yet, she couldn’t just ignore Mo Shangjie’s question, “…We graduated from the same elementary school…”

As soon as Su Xinyan finished speaking, a strange silence fell around them.

Mo Shangjie had yet to speak when a bystander couldn’t hold back anymore, rolled their eyes, and began to snark.

“For crying out loud, that excuse is just magnificent!”

“Why didn’t she just say they both breathe the same air?”

“Clearly, she wants to climb up the social ladder through Young Master Mo, but he hasn’t even deigned to give her a proper look…”

“To be honest, I’m embarrassed for her. How could she even bring herself to say that?”

“Her boyfriend is right beside her, is it really okay to try to impress another man like this?”

All smiles on Su Xinyan’s face collapsed, and she bit her lip tightly, overwhelmed by an immense sense of humiliation spreading through her.

Mo Shangjie scoffed with sarcasm, making it even more difficult for others to hold their heads up.

“No wonder I have no recollection of you, turns out you’re just an old schoolmate from elementary school. It’s commendable that you remember it so clearly.”

Su Xinyan’s face turned ashen, one awkward moment after another left her at a loss, and all she could do was tightly bite her lip.

“Relationships with me are not for just anyone to claim.”

Suddenly.

The casual and leisurely aura around Mo Shangjie vanished without a trace. Although he still appeared somewhat cynical, the aura he emitted ensured that no one would associate him with a prodigal son.

At this moment, he seemed more like a young overlord from the legends.

Mo Shangjie turned and gestured to a nearby security guard.

“Is the security at the scene always this lax? Not noticing someone blatantly crashing the red carpet is unacceptable. Check their invitations, and if they can’t produce them, kick them out straight away!”

Su Xinyan’s eyes were full of shock, and the last trace of color drained from her face.

Having said that, Mo Shangjie turned to the two people beside him:

“Let’s hurry in. The boss gave me a task today. If a single hair falls from my sister-in-law’s head on my watch, he’ll flay me alive…”

With that, the trio slowly made their way towards the banquet hall.

Behind them, the security guards, following Mo Shangjie’s instructions, also felt that these two had lingered too long on the red carpet.

Others barely spent a second on the red carpet, yet these two had stayed for five or six minutes…

The guards, fearing that they were troublemakers, asked them to present their invitations for inspection.

Su Xinyan trembled with rage, what on earth was happening today?

First, Su Ran had shown her authority, and then Mo Shangjie had publicly humiliated her. Now she was being forced to show her invitation in full view of everyone…

There was nothing more humiliating than this!

Su Xinyan’s face was deathly pale as she trembled, pulling out the invitation from her bag. The surrounding whispers amplified her urge to faint.

“Oh my god, how embarrassing!”

“Embarrassing is an understatement. If I were her, I would just find a hole to crawl into.”

“If I were her, I’d simply turn around and leave. How could she still have the nerve to attend the banquet?”

“What can you expect, she’s thick-skinned. She handles these situations with such ease…”

With a pale face and uncontrollable shaking shoulders, Gu Heng noticed her reaction and gently embraced her.

Su Xinyan looked up at him, her beautiful eyes filled with a hint of tears, and despite trying to hold it in, they eventually rolled down along her lashes.

“Why haven’t they left yet? They couldn’t really be here just to crash the red carpet, right?”

“Now I see why Su Ran despises her so much. She always acts so pitiful and bullied, a classic case of a white lotus and a green tea b*tch!”

“The more I look at her, the more I dislike her. I instantly went from fan to hater.”

A clear-headed “bystander” remarked:

“Clearly, where there is pity, there’s also something despicable!”

With the noise of the discussions around growing louder, Su Xinyan and Gu Heng dared not stay any longer and quickly turned to leave!

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Unaware of the drama that had unfolded on the red carpet, Su Ran and Ye Zhichen entered the banquet hall, attracting a wave of attention.

The inauguration banquet of the Xiao Family heir was indeed extraordinary; the entire hall was resplendent in gold and glitter, shrouded in a light haze, as if they had stepped into the Heavenly Palace.

All around, there were men and women in tuxedos and evening gowns, even many big-shots who they wouldn’t normally have the chance to encounter.

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