novelraw Chapter 439: The Mad Demon Si Lisao Who Protects His Wife Is Online! 2
Chapter 439: The Mad Demon Si Lisao Who Protects His Wife Is Online! 2
The cold air surrounding Si Lisao hit her full in the face. Bai Qingshui, frozen by the chill, trembled all over and lowered her head, speaking no more.
The other guests didn’t seem to care about Bai Qingshui impersonating Bai Jiusi to brazenly divorce her husband. No one took up the topic. Everyone felt that the only dragon lady of Mu Continent shouldn’t marry Crown Prince Yinhe of Atlantis, especially since this was a political necessity for Crown Prince Lisao.
This topic was one where Ye Siyuan could not gain the upper hand.
Mo Yinhe let out a derisive laugh. HEH HEH... It’s not that vengeance won’t come; it’s just not time yet. I’m eager to see how Si Lisao plans to explain this to my sister.
Bai Chuanfeng tactfully shifted the topic, saying, "Let’s not all stand around. Please, take your seats. Crown Prince, you take the seat of honor."
When Bai Chuanfeng said ’Crown Prince,’ she was, of course, complimenting Si Lisao.
In the past, Si Lisao would have walked towards the seat of honor as if he were the only one in the room, paying Mo Yinhe no mind. But today, Si Lisao, uncharacteristically, took the initiative to say to Mo Yinhe, "Crown Prince Yinhe, shall we have a drink?"
This was an invitation for Mo Yinhe to join him at the seat of honor.
Mo Yinhe didn’t stand on ceremony, taking Si Mingjing’s hand and heading toward the main table.
The normally aloof Si Lisao’s overtly conciliatory posture toward Mo Yinhe today perplexed the other guests. Why would the unapproachable Crown Prince Lisao deign to show Mo Yinhe such respect? To them, it was as significant as upholding the very dignity of the Mu Continent!
Si Lisao then looked towards Ye Siyuan.
Ye Siyuan averted her eyes, inwardly furious with Si Lisao. As much as she liked him, she couldn’t tolerate him using Bai Qingshui to let her brother’s reputation be sullied.
Si Lisao stretched out his hand, tapping her shoulder. Ye Siyuan took a half-step away, her distancing attitude abundantly clear.
She didn’t even want to deal with Si Lisao anymore.
Suddenly, Si Lisao grabbed her wrist. Ye Siyuan was startled but didn’t pull away. Si Lisao led her directly to the main table under everyone’s gaze.
He pulled back a chair for her, gesturing for her to sit.
With so many eyes watching, Ye Siyuan, not wishing to draw more attention, sat down gracefully.
After she was seated, Si Lisao directly took the seat next to her, clearly treating her as his date.
Mo Yinhe narrowed his eyes. Although he considered Si Lisao a thorn in his side, he refrained from further sarcasm, merely snorting inwardly, At least he’s finally acting somewhat like a man should when pursuing a woman!
I wouldn’t mind a future brother-in-law being a bit more assertive, as long as he truly cherished my sister.
Thinking this, Mo Yinhe’s expression suddenly darkened.
Why am I scrutinizing him like a future brother-in-law, mentally scoring Si Lisao? This subconscious thought is unacceptable! I will absolutely not let my sister marry Si Lisao!
At this point, Qu Liushang was also invited by Bai Chuanfeng to take a seat at the main table, and he sat in the empty seat on the other side of Si Mingjing.
Mo Yinhe’s eyes instantly turned pitch black.
As expected, once Qu Liushang was seated, everyone’s gossiping interest shifted to the trio of Mo Yinhe, Si Mingjing, and Qu Liushang.
Bai Chuanfeng’s seating arrangement is truly filled with malice towards me! Seating the three of us at the same table means tomorrow’s media will have a field day. The public always loves gossip about people of our status, especially with the media invited today. A face-off at the same table between the former fiancé and the ex-husband... ha... It seems this mother-in-law is more than a handful!
Mo Yinhe felt a murderous intent surge within him! How frustrating! There’s no way to openly find fault with this. One is the Crown Prince of Mu Continent, another is the Crown Prince of Atlantis, and the third is Qu Liushang from Gendaya Country, rumored to be on the verge of regaining his Crown Prince title. If two of them sat at the main table and one at a secondary table, it would be a slight to Gendaya Country.
Therefore, Bai Chuanfeng ignored the dissatisfaction in Mo Yinhe’s eyes and smiled while greeting the guests.
Si Mingjing was acutely aware of the chilling aura emanating from Mo Yinhe, as if he was on the verge of rampaging. She smiled, stood up, and addressed Ye Siyuan, who was sitting on the other side of Mo Yinhe, "Si Yuan, let’s switch seats. I have some things I’d like to talk to the Crown Prince about."
"Sure," Ye Siyuan replied. She also noticed that Si Mingjing sitting between Mo Yinhe and Qu Liushang was rather inappropriate, as it was too easy to give the media something to talk about.
Coincidentally, I’m upset with Si Lisao right now and don’t want to sit next to him anyway.
After they switched seats, Ye Siyuan still smiled at Qu Liushang. "Thank you for asking me to dance earlier, Qu Liushang. You have good taste."
Qu Liushang had no desire to be a thorn in Si Lisao’s side. His smile was faint and detached as he said, "I failed to catch you in the end. Fortunately, Crown Prince Lisao was there to play the hero and save the beauty. His judgment is indeed better than mine. I admit I’m no match."
Ye Siyuan stopped talking. Once the banquet began, she buried her head in her meal.
She tried almost every dish served by the waiters and discovered a stir-fried sea urchin dish that was delicious, so she helped herself to a couple more pieces.
Si Lisao noticed her preference. When the stir-fried sea urchin was rotated far away from her, he subtly spun the lazy Susan, bringing the dish back in front of her.
An action that seemed casual, yet it was filled with thoughtfulness.
Even Mo Yinhe noticed this.
I keep telling myself not to judge Si Lisao like a future brother-in-law, but my brain can’t help it; I’m automatically scoring his every move. This is rather annoying.
Seeing that his sister didn’t appreciate the gesture—she clearly enjoyed the stir-fried sea urchin, but when Si Lisao specifically turned the dish to her, she buried her head in other dishes, pretending not to see—Mo Yinhe smirked, feeling proud of his sister.
To reward his sister, Mo Yinhe placed some stir-fried sea urchin on her plate. "Try it, it tastes good."
"Thank you, bro."
Ye Siyuan’s smile blossomed, yet she accepted only the favor from Mo Yinhe.
Si Lisao saw everything clearly. Quite the little temper, huh?
Bai Qingshui was also seated at the main table. She witnessed all of Si Lisao’s attempts to court Ye Siyuan. Clutching her chopsticks tightly, she broke the peaceful atmosphere at the main table, saying, "Miss Ye, I heard from my aunt that your ancestors also have the blood of sea people? Was it that your mother had Mermaid genes injected at her birth?"
Bai Qingshui mocked Ye Siyuan, who was clearly a land person but insisted on glamorizing herself by claiming to have the blood of sea people.
She had been pondering this for days. What kind of sea blood could possibly flow in Ye Siyuan’s veins? Could it be that her mother, the Queen of Atlantis—that artificial Mermaid—was injected at birth with DNA extracted from Mermaid fossils by scientists from A Country? HEH... Artificial Mermaids, artificial sea people? How utterly laughable!
Unexpectedly, at that moment, Si Lisao put down his chopsticks and said, "Si Yuan’s grandmother was the biological granddaughter of Bai Ronghua."
When Si Lisao spoke these words, it was an official announcement!
But Bai Qingshui, being young, had no idea who Bai Ronghua was. She asked, "Who is Bai Ronghua?"
In the banquet hall, some of the older guests were already incredulous and shocked. "What? The second Princess of Atlantis is Uncle Ronghua’s great-great-granddaughter? Doesn’t that make her a legitimate direct descendant of the Bai Family, even more authentic than the current Bai Family members?"