The Reborn Aristocrat's Daughter-Chapter 862 - 822: Interlude Banquet (1)

But precisely because of the way families like the Situ Family, Loo Family, and Xiao Family conduct their affairs, everyone in both the military and political arenas is eager to cling to their powerful coattails.

Those who had received invitations to the birthday party had specifically cleared their schedules for this day. Some even rescheduled their foreign visits to a later date. And for those not qualified, or let’s say, not within the invite range of the Situ Family, Loo Family, and Xiao Family, they tried every means to get their hands on an invitation to the party.

Anyway, today the State Guesthouse in Capital City is exceptionally lively. Additionally, it’s been tightly secured. They had to increase the security, after all, today’s attendees are all high-ranking leaders. A small mistake would be too much for anyone to bear.

And the guests at today’s birthday party didn’t come alone; they brought their families along, and many brought their children of similar ages too.

Everyone knows exactly what they’re aiming for. Isn’t it to use today’s opportunity to pave the way for their children to form good relationships with the treasures of these three families?

Today’s birthday boys and girl, the three little darlings, are now wilting on the sofas in the banquet hall, watching the roomful of guests milling about.

"Ugh, so boring. I’d rather be sleeping at home," Xiao Shiyao says, chin propped on her hands.

"I want to go home too. It’s too stuffy here," Xiao Xuyang says listlessly, clearly unenthused.

Today, with his Rubik’s cube confiscated, Xiao Xuyao is sluggishly reclining on the couch, unable to summon any enthusiasm. "I miss my Rubik’s cube."

"Hey, big brothers, what if we sneak out while no one is paying attention to us?" Xiao Shiyao’s eyes gleam with excitement as she stands up and suggests to Xiao Xuyao and Xiao Xuyang.

"Are you sure? Sure you can withstand Mom’s fury? I sure can’t, especially my little butt," says Xiao Xuyang as he rubs his backside, already feeling the painful sting of his mother’s slap.

Just as the three siblings are heatedly discussing whether to flee, a sharp, somewhat grating voice rings out beside Xiao Shiyao’s ear, abruptly interrupting their conversation.

"Yikes, Xiao Shiyao, what are you doing here? Is this a place you should be?"

Xiao Shiyao, Xiao Xuyao, and Xiao Xuyang have no choice but to pause their discussion and turn to look at the newcomer. Seeing who it is, Xiao Shiyao’s mouth twitches involuntarily as she thinks: "Why does it have to be her?"

The sight of this girl gives Xiao Shiyao a headache and makes her nauseated. This girl is a classmate of theirs. She herself is good-looking and comes from a good family; probably used to being pampered. She has always been the brightest star in a crowd.

However, after starting junior high, she found that another girl attracted more attention than she did, especially once she realized that the title of "class beauty" and "school beauty" had been taken by Xiao Shiyao, this made her unable to stand Xiao Shiyao. She frequently targeted Xiao Shiyao, and often spoke ill of her behind her back.

Xiao Xuyao and Xiao Xuyang have disliked this girl for a long time and had long wanted to deal with her. However, they were stopped by Xiao Shiyao.

Back in elementary school, it was fine for her brothers to deal with the girls who envied her. But now that they are junior high students, if her brothers were to fight girls over her, other people would certainly gossip about it if they found out.

Besides, Xiao Shiyao doesn’t even consider those minor characters worth her attention.

And if she hasn’t dealt with her, that’s because that person hasn’t crossed her bottom line yet. If they do, sorry, she’s going to take action.

"Why can’t I come here? If you can be here, why can’t I?" Xiao Shiyao said with a half-smile, looking at the girl.

"Sure, our family has the status to be here at this state guesthouse. But as for your status, I guess you just snuck in with the crowd," the girl said, with a face suggesting she was convinced of her guess.

Speaking of which, this girl must have a serious case of delusion. What is this place? This is the state guesthouse, and it’s not even during normal times, are those People’s Liberation Army soldiers outside with real guns and ammunition fake?

"Then tell me, what status does my sister have?" Xiao Xuyao, who had been wearing a cold expression, stepped forward and demanded.

The girl blushed unconsciously when she saw Xiao Xuyao, then sneaked a glance at him. However, she fell silent. Watching from the side, Xiao Shiyao was puzzled. Why did this girl wilt as soon as she faced her big brother, losing all her fight? Was it an issue with presence?

Anyway, this girl only showed some restraint in front of Xiao Xuyao. When facing Xiao Shiyao, she held her head high with a look of disdain.

Xiao Shiyao found it painfully annoying. If she weren’t so lazy, she would have dealt with this girl without courtesy early on.

Just as things had quieted down a bit, here came a boy. He was quite handsome and was the third most popular guy at Xiao Shiyao’s school, after Xiao Xuyao and Xiao Xuyang. Shen Lei.

This Shen Lei was not like the brainless girl Wei Li from Xiao Shiyao’s class. Before, Shen Lei had never associated Xiao Xuyao, Xiao Xuyang, and Xiao Shiyao with the triplets of the Xiao Family.

Now, at this event, seeing the three siblings all with the surname Xiao and of the same age, he started to have his suspicions. The chances that Xiao Shiyao and her brothers were the Xiao Family triplets were quite high.

"Hello, I’m Shen Lei, from the same school and grade as you three," Shen Lei came over and politely introduced himself to the Xiao siblings. However, if his gaze didn’t keep falling on Xiao Shiyao, maybe Xiao Xuyao and Xiao Xuyang would have been more welcoming to him.

After all, at an event like this, they are the hosts and wouldn’t want to be impolite or show a displeased face to the guests.

Xiao Shiyao wasn’t too fond of this suddenly-appeared Shen Lei either. She just nodded at him perfunctorily, as a form of greeting.

The Xiao siblings exchanged looks, deciding to leave this place of conflict. However, before they could move, Wei Li, who couldn’t read the room, saw the influential Shen Lei ignoring her and only greeting the Xiao siblings.

She felt very upset. She believed that Shen Lei was ignoring her, all because of that vixen, Xiao Shiyao. So, in a sharp voice, she said, "Ah, if it isn’t Young Master Shen. I didn’t expect to see you here. Are you also here to attend the Xiao siblings’ birthday banquet?"

"Yes." Although Shen Lei didn’t really want to pay attention to Wei Li. But Wei Li was with the Xiao siblings, and he didn’t know the relationship between Wei Li and them. Besides, anyone able to attend this birthday banquet must have a certain status. So even if Shen Lei disliked Wei Li, he did not show it on his face.