Rebirth and revenge, without delaying the kiss of the black-bellied boss

Chapter 725 Just Adding to the Chaos

The evening breeze lifted a corner of the sheer curtains by the window of the old Ou family house, and the warm, soft moonlight streamed into the banquet hall on the second floor.

The classic European-style wall clock pointed precisely to 8:40, as night enveloped the entire city, including the old Ou family mansion.

The night was deep and thick, and the birthday banquet had entered the final stage of unwrapping the birthday gifts.

The guests were already aware of Ou Hongxin's birthday banquet tradition, knowing that the banquet would end at 10 pm, but Ou Hongxin would go to bed at 9 pm.

Moreover, in the half hour before nine o'clock, Ou Hongxin would unwrap the gifts given by his younger relatives in front of everyone.

After hearing the blessings from his relatives, Ou Hongxin would acknowledge the kindness of his juniors and then drift off to sleep with those blessings in his heart.

Therefore, guests who knew the custom of the birthday banquet would rush to give gifts to Ou Hongxin before 8:30.

The guests who have gone up to the banquet hall on the second floor have mostly gone to wish Ou Hongxin a happy birthday.

Only a few people who were unaware of this missed the opportunity and tried to squeeze into Ou Hongxin's inner circle, but were blocked outside.

At this moment, people seemed to have formed a circle, surrounding the Ou family and the other three major families.

The encirclement seemed loose, making it easy to squeeze into the central area where the Ou family was located.

But in reality, the relationship is extremely close. People from the four major families, especially those in the upper echelons, will not easily let you bypass them.

Therefore, the people standing on the outer circle looked around, hoping to catch a glimpse of Ou Jinghuan, who had not yet appeared.

At this moment, Ye Yingran, relying on her status as a member of the Ou family, managed to squeeze next to her husband, Ou Dehui, relatively easily.

Xie Ruxue and Ye Yanzhi followed closely behind Ye Yingran, and they managed to squeeze into the place they had been trying to get into.

At this moment, Ye Yingran was slightly out of breath, clearly having just rushed to Ou Dehui's side in a hurry.

Previously, Ye Yingran was angry because Xie Ruxue and Ye Yanzhi had deceived her, causing delays in communication between her and Ou Dehui.

She was eager to tell Ou Dehui about Ou Jinghuan's girlfriend, but she was stopped by several wealthy women on the way.

She realized that she couldn't afford to offend any of the wealthy women, and thought that she couldn't just slip away right away.

So Ye Yingran could only force a smile and chat with the rich ladies for a while, but she quickly forgot the important thing while flattering them.

Finally, she remembered the old man opening the birthday gifts, and that's when she found an excuse to leave, and only now has she come to Ou Dehui's side.

But just as she was about to whisper to Ou Dehui about Ou Jinghuan's girlfriend, Li Chuyue, Ou Dehui looked displeased and muttered a complaint:

"Why are you so late? Don't you know we have to be there when the old man opens the birthday gifts?"

Fortunately, this time O'DeChu, that sycophant, came in handy, shamelessly spouting off non-stop.

The old man was pleased to hear this, which is why our house wasn't demolished so quickly.

Otherwise, the old man will be unhappy if you're not here, and his joy after seeing my birthday gift will be greatly diminished!

Upon hearing this, Ye Yingran frowned in displeasure. Thinking of Ou Jinghuan, who had been late since the start of the birthday banquet, she retorted:

"Ou Jinghuan hasn't shown up yet, but the old man hasn't gotten angry at all."

I was only a little late when I was unwrapping the gifts, why would the old man be angry with me!

Even if the old man is biased and handed over the Hongxin Group to Ou Jinghuan, if he really is as biased as you say, I'll be angry!

Upon hearing this, Ou Dehui, who had originally intended to say that Ye Yingran was not right, was speechless for a moment, lowered his eyes, and looked disappointed.

Although he felt that Ye Yingran was right, and that the old man was biased towards the unruly Ou Jinghuan.

But in the Ou family, he has always been seen as much more filial than Ou Dechu, or even Ou Jinghuan.

Therefore, at such an important birthday banquet, with everyone watching, Ou Dehui would not allow his wife to hold him back.

So, although his expression and tone softened, his voice remained cold and hard as he whispered a reminder:

"There are some things we both understand, so don't be like your sister and her family, always causing me trouble!"

When Ye Yingran heard Ou Dehui mention her sister Ye Yanzhi's family, she immediately became furious, and her face turned pale.

In particular, she became even angrier when she recalled Ou Jinghuan's girlfriend, Li Chuyue, thanking Xie Ruxue and Ye Yanzhi for helping to cover it up.

She really didn't understand why Xie Ruxue and Ye Yanzhi had kept the matter of Ou Jinghuan's girlfriend from her.

However, Ye Yingran was confident that Xie Ruxue and Ye Yanzhi would not betray her; she could only conclude that her sister's family was naive and foolish.

"Ugh!"

She glanced sideways at Ye Yanzhi and Xie Ruxue, who were crowding around her, and sighed deeply.

At this moment, reminded by Ou Dehui, she remembered that she should tell Ou Dehui about Ou Jinghuan's girlfriend.

Ye Yingran looked at her husband, Ou Dehui, beside her, leaned close to his ear, and prepared to speak again.

"oops!"

Suddenly, Ye Yingran heard a gasp from behind her, and then she felt a sudden push on her back.

Then, as everyone's eyes turned to her, she took a large stride and walked towards Ou Hongxin's position.

Ye Yanzhi, who was standing to the side behind Ye Yingran, watched helplessly as Xie Ruxue twisted her ankle and pushed her sister away as she squeezed in with her.

Her eyes widened, as if she had caused trouble again, and she almost cried out in surprise.

However, startled, she reacted quickly. Ignoring whether Xie Ruxue had fallen, she immediately reached out to support Ye Yingran.

After Ye Yingran regained her footing, she immediately retracted one of her legs with Ye Yanzhi's help and returned to an elegant standing posture.

She quickly controlled her facial expression, awkwardly tidying her hair while glaring angrily at Xie Ruxue, who had just regained her footing, as she turned around.

At this moment, Ou Dehui, like Ye Yingran, looked at Xie Ruxue, who was struggling to stand up despite the pain in her ankle, with a displeased expression.

He then looked at Ye Yingran with a disdainful expression, as if to say, "Your stupid family members are your own problem to solve."

Seeing this, Ye Yingran was consumed by rage. Her face turned bright red, as if she was about to be driven to her death by Xie Ruxue and Ye Yanzhi.

As she quickly returned to her original position, she also glared at Ye Yanzhi beside her, as if she wanted to curse at her.

But because the occasion was inappropriate, she couldn't act like a shrew; in fact, she had to portray herself as a magnanimous and kind lady.

Finally, she could only suppress her anger, forcing a smile into her eyes—a fake smile that only frightened Ye Yanzhi and Xie Ruxue—and softly said:

"It's okay~ Ruxue, just don't be so reckless next time."

Xie Ruxue never expected that the designer high heels she insisted on buying would be so ill-fitting, and would even cause her more trouble.

"..." Her features were contorted with pain from her sprained ankle, and she was too frightened by Ye Yingran's smile to reply.