She hugged Xiaoxiao tightly, secretly glancing at Si Yuheng, who was beside her.

He looked at the subordinates’ discussions with faint eyes, a trace of a cold smile faintly outlined on his lips. Just when the discussion reached its peak, he suddenly spoke: "Have you said enough."

Everyone looked at the Hall Master exuding cold air, and the voices abruptly stopped.

"Sweetheart, tell me yourself, do you want to move out or not." In the quiet atmosphere, Si Yuheng shook the wine glass between his fingers, the wine’s garnet color reflecting intriguingly in his eyes.

The Hall Master actually gave the choice to this woman?

What an immense honor!

Vivi’s face slightly turned pale as she directly stared at Liang Anya. If she had any sense of decency, she should voluntarily suggest moving out of the castle!

Everyone’s gaze focused on Liang Anya, sweat drenched her back.

Actually, living in the castle or not, she didn’t care.

If possible, she would rather move out.

However, he would never let Xiaoxiao move out.

She didn’t want to be separated from Xiaoxiao.

"I don’t want to move out." She held Xiaoxiao tightly, speaking word by word.

Vivi pinched tightly, almost breaking the stem of the wine glass!

Shameless! Asian women are indeed shameless!

A faint smile spread across Si Yuheng’s handsome face, and he then said, "Did you hear that? She doesn’t want to. So, she will continue to stay in the castle."

What kind of situation is this? This woman doesn’t want to move, so she doesn’t?

If she wanted to go to heaven, would he spoil her up there too?!

Ryan’s face looked very unpleasant, finally unable to hold back: "If it were another woman, fine, but Miss Liang should have some sense of shame."

"Chief Ryan, what do you mean by that?" someone asked.

"This Miss Liang is married, she has already gotten a marriage certificate with another man in China!" Ryan finally declared!

He had heard from the subordinates who went with Si Yuheng to China, before the banquet.

Instantly, there was an uproar at the banquet.

"Turns out the Hall Master brought back a married woman..."

"This woman has a husband, yet bore a child for the Hall Master..."

"Asian women are indeed shameless..."

"Having a husband, yet running off with another man... Heavens, is this something a well-bred girl would do?"

...

The mocking voices, like waves, filled the banquet.

Liang Anya’s cheeks gradually flushed red.

She had never been humiliated like this since childhood, being mocked in front of so many people.

And all of this was due to the man beside her.

Her fingers tightly pinched the corner of Xiaoxiao’s swaddle, she resisted the fiery embarrassment of being scolded all over: "Offering your daughters and sisters to others like tribute cattle and sheep, wouldn’t that be even more shameless, even less well-educated?"

Everyone’s voices fell silent, as if none expected this Asian girl would dare to counter ridicule.

A faint smile emerged at Si Yuheng’s lips.

Then, discontented voices sounded low:

"Outrageous!"

"Who does she think she is, is she mocking us?"

"Hall Master, this Asian woman who disregards respect for elders, is she really allowed to stay here? I oppose!"

"Yes, I also oppose!"

...

Liang Anya, fearless, bit her lower lip.

She didn’t expect to start an argument with Beiming Hall people on her first day in A Country... but really couldn’t endure.

Disregard Beiming Hall’s elders?

She wasn’t even afraid of Si Yuheng, why fear these so-called elders?

What did it matter how high the status and identity of these people in front of her were?

Who isn’t a little princess anyway? She was also a beloved daughter raised by her dad and older brother!

Si Yuheng’s eyes continued to show a faint smile, from start to finish, his slender clean fingertips gently tapped the table.

These old guys from Beiming Hall, he usually couldn’t be bothered interacting more with them, just afraid of their babble.

This woman actually dared to take on several the first day she arrived?

Hmm... Quite gutsy.

Until the discontent discussions were like turbulent waves, about to overwhelm him, he finally spoke:

"Have you said enough."

The clamor scattered like deflated air under the man’s icy winter-like tone.

Despite only four words, it was clear the Hall Master was already on the brink of anger.

...

The banquet hall fell silent.

Si Yuheng turned his head, his fiery gaze directed at Ryan who instigated the matter.

Ryan always held himself with the identity of multiple generations of elders, daring to speak and act boldly, not afraid of Si Yuheng, but at this moment, he felt a chill ascend from his tailbone to his neck under Si Yuheng’s gaze.

"Getting a divorce certificate isn’t troublesome."

Implying that whether this woman is married or not, doesn’t matter.

Objections are invalid.

No one could manage the woman Si Yuheng wanted.

Ryan still said: "But..."

"Ryan, if you feel managing Beiming Hall’s affairs is still not enough, perhaps, I could assign you more tasks."

Ryan sensed a crisis, finally took a deep breath.

He raised his chin, his perfectly lined neck like a coiled dragon: "Anything else to say?"

"No... Nothing, Hall Master."

Seeing the highest-ranked Ryan choose to compromise, no one else uttered a word.

"Since there’s nothing, everyone raise a glass, and bless the little heir’s health. Later, I’ll name the little heir." He raised the glass stem, his gaze serene.

"Yes."

Voices swirled in the banquet hall.

***

"Daddy, you see, the Hall Master tolerates that Asian girl to such an extent! Just short of letting her urinate on our heads!"

After the banquet ended, Vivi, in her urgency, disregarded any ladylike manner and blurted out whatever came to mind.

Ryan previously felt indifferent, never taking Liang Anya seriously, but after tonight’s welcoming banquet, he found himself unable to speak, and started pondering.

"Moreover, did you see, Daddy, the baby wearing the Hall Master’s Tail Ring around its neck! The Hall Master actually gave the Tail Ring to the child born of that Asian woman. You must know, that Tail Ring is the Hall Master’s personal item worn since childhood, a full moon gift from the old Hall Master couple, how precious it is..."

Listening to his daughter’s nagging, Ryan’s eyebrows furrowed deeper and deeper.

The weight this Asian woman had in the Hall Master’s eyes was indeed heavier than he imagined.

The Hall Master publicly announced an Asian-blooded baby as the next heir, which was already dissatisfying enough.

As a senior elder of Beiming Hall and one who watched Si Yuheng grow up, he couldn’t watch an Asian woman potentially becoming the mistress of Beiming Hall.

After some thought, he glanced at the spiral staircase: "Vivi, the Hall Master has been too busy these months and hasn’t been much in the country. You haven’t had time alone with the Hall Master for a while. Now the Hall Master finally returned, spend more time talking to him."

Vivi understood what her father meant, her face lightly flushed, the previous anger dissipated mostly, she nodded.

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