The moment Bai Shuqin and Guan Baocheng heard Jiang Xuxu say the words "calamity blocking," their expressions shifted instantly.
Bai Shuqin's pupils constricted in a violent tremor. Her first instinct was to blurt out, How did you know?
Her lips moved, but she realized just in time where they were. Noticing the inquisitive gazes of the crowd, she quickly smoothed over her features, replacing her shock with a look of bewildered disbelief.
"Xuxu, where did you hear such a thing? How could you believe in such superstitions?"
She put on a pained expression. "I know you are the eldest daughter of the Jiang Family now and your status is higher. I understand if you don't want to acknowledge us anymore, but there is no need to make up such an absurd excuse. It truly breaks my heart!"
Jiang Xuxu looked at Bai Shuqin with a cold gaze. She knew that if there wasn't a definitive conclusion today, the Guan Family would never stop pestering her. Now that she had finally escaped their grasp, she had no interest in getting entangled with them again.
Her mind stirred. Just as she was about to make a move, a loud voice rang out from outside the doors.
"I believe Miss Jiang!"
The crowd turned to see Song Yongming and his wife approaching. Carrying gift boxes, the couple cut through the crowd and walked straight to Jiang Xuxu's side. Mrs. Song immediately glared at Bai Shuqin.
"Miss Jiang is not the type of person you describe someone who forgets her roots once she climbs high. Since she says your Guan Family adopted her just to swap her fate, then you definitely did it! If you did it, don't stand there acting all fake. Do you take everyone here for a fool?"
The guests thought: Wait, are we being collateral damage here?
Most of the guests invited today were close associates of the Jiangs. Everyone was familiar with the Song Family, and Mrs. Song was famous in their circle for being kind-hearted and refined. No one expected her to be so sharp-tongued.
Moreover, she was doing this for the Jiang Family's newly returned daughter.
Could they have known each other before?
Not just the guests, but even the Jiang Family members were bewildered. However, they had a feeling the Songs' attitude was related to their hurried visit the previous night. They couldn't help but wonder what exactly Jiang Xuxu had done.
Jiang Xuxu was also slightly surprised by Mrs. Song's direct defense. Regardless of the reason, she made a mental note of the favor.
Bai Shuqin was annoyed that her performance had been interrupted by the Songs and was about to continue the argument.
Jiang Xuxu had been watching her closely. Before Bai Shuqin could speak, Xuxu's fingers moved rapidly in the empty air, drawing a Truth Talisman. With a flick of her palm, the talisman invisibly struck Bai Shuqin.
Bai Shuqin felt nothing. She opened her mouth, but the words that came out were:
"So what if I did? My Ruirui's fate pattern is poor. The master said we had to find someone with a good fate to act as a calamity blocker for Ruirui so she could change her life. Her fate is good, so what's wrong with me using her life to suppress the bad luck for my daughter?!"
As soon as these words left her mouth, every guest in the hall including Guan Baocheng at her side paled instantly.
Guan Ruirui couldn't help but scream, "Mom!"
Bai Shuqin realized what she had said a second too late. she hurriedly covered her mouth, but in the next second, the words began pouring out again as if they were beyond her control.
"Don't think you're so great just because you've become the Eldest Miss of the Jiang Family. In my house, you were nothing more than a tool to transfer Ruirui's fate. The master said that as long as my Ruirui keeps absorbing your fortune,
our two fate patterns will be completely swapped once you pass eighteen. Otherwise, do you think I would have let you go back to your biological parents so easily?"
"What did you say?!" The moment Jiang Huai heard this, his face turned as cold as ice. Even Jiang Su and the other brothers looked grim.
They might not like Jiang Xuxu, but she was a Jiang. They could fight amongst themselves at home, but for an outsider to bully a member of the Jiang Family meant they had no respect for the Jiangs at all!
This Guan Family was simply going too far!
The surrounding guests found it even more unbelievable. They had originally thought the girl's claims were preposterous, but they never expected her to be telling the truth.
Suddenly, Jiang Xuxu's seemingly absurd and illogical claims were explained. They didn't necessarily believe that swapping one's fate was actually possible; they just thought the Guan Family were incredibly weird and superstitious.
Guan Baocheng realized something was wrong. He rushed forward to pull Bai Shuqin away, his face terrifyingly dark even as he spoke. "Shuqin, is your illness acting up again? You're talking nonsense."
He turned to the crowd with an apologetic look. "My wife suffers from a mild case of mental hysteria. Her episodes are easily triggered by strong emotions. I will take her home for today."
With a few sentences, Guan Baocheng attempted to write off Bai Shuqin's abnormal self-exposure as a mental breakdown. He moved to lead her out.
However, before he could move, Jiang Su, Jiang Han, and the other Jiang juniors stepped forward as one, blocking their path.
A cold sneer played on Jiang Huai's lips. His tone was chilly. "President Guan, why are you in such a hurry to leave? It makes you look quite guilty."
He already knew Xuxu's capabilities. The moment he noticed Bai Shuqin acting strangely, he guessed it was Xuxu's secret doing. Naturally, he wasn't going to let this opportunity slip by.
Today, the Jiang Family would cooperate with Xuxu to tear off the Guan Family's mask of hypocrisy once and for all!
Jiang Xuxu knew full well the power of the Truth Talisman she had drawn. Seeing Jiang Su and the others block the couple, she spoke directly to Bai Shuqin. "Mrs. Guan, do you truly have mental hysteria?"
"No, I don't!" Bai Shuqin answered without a second thought. By now, she looked like she was on the verge of tears, yet her mouth remained ruthlessly honest. "My husband just doesn't want me to tell the truth. He's always like this cowardly and hesitant when it's time to act. He's not as straightforward as us women."
Guan Baocheng's face turned black. Was it not enough to expose Jiang Xuxu's business? Did she have to air his out, too? And this was what she actually thought of him?
Jiang Yucheng had been suppressing his rage since hearing that the Guans had used Xuxu as a tool for their daughter. He stepped forward and demanded coldly, "What else did you do to my daughter?"
"What could I have done to her? She just never knew her place."
"When she was a child, she brought home an injured bird and said she wanted to raise it. She was just an adopted daughter living off our charity; what right did she have to keep a pet? I slammed it to death right in front of her."
"She's been a headache since she was small. She even dared to fight Ruirui for toys. I locked her in the attic and starved her for two days. When she came out, she was obedient."
The Jiangs' expressions were hideous to behold. The guests, meanwhile, looked on with profound sympathy. They had thought that although the Eldest Miss of the Jiang Family had been lost since childhood, being adopted by a wealthy family meant she would have had a decent life. They never imagined she had fallen into the hands of someone so black-hearted.
Despite the gazes of everyone around her, Jiang Xuxu remained unmoved. Her gaze was calm as she continued to look at Bai Shuqin, asking, "What did you come here to do today?"
Bai Shuqin didn't hesitate. "To get what's ours, of course! We raised you for so long; shouldn't you repay us now that you're the Eldest Miss of the Jiang Family? The Jiangs have such a massive estate it wouldn't be too much to ask for half of it as a thank-you to our Guan Family, would it?"
The moment those words fell, the guests gasped in unison.
The Guan Family's appetite was simply too large! To open their mouths and demand half of the Jiang Family's fortune weren't they afraid of choking themselves to death?
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