Chapter 788: 791, Useless Duanmu Sheng (First Update)

The Shen family was attending Duanmu Zhe’s engagement banquet.

Madam Shen wasn’t the least bit worried about the issue Duanmu Sheng was concerned about.

After all, Duanmu Sheng was Duanmu Zhe’s biological elder sister; even if the Duanmu Family were heartless, they wouldn’t refuse them to their faces in front of so many people.

Besides, although the Shen family did not have the illustrious reputation of the Duanmu Family, they were fairly well-known in the Superpower World themselves.

The Duanmu Family had no reason to look down on the Shen family.

The engagement banquet of the Duanmu Family and the Mo family was also an occasion for the Shen family and the Duanmu Family to acknowledge their kinship.

No matter what, the Shen family had to show their faces in front of everyone tonight.

"Mom, don’t worry, this hotel was booked a month ago, and it was I who made the reservation personally, so there won’t be any mistake," Duanmu Sheng assured as she glanced back at Madam Shen.

Upon hearing this, Madam Shen finally felt relieved, "That’s good, that’s good. Sheng Sheng, it seems you are indeed important in your parent’s hearts. Otherwise, they wouldn’t entrust such an important task to you."

The more Duanmu Sheng’s parents valued their daughter, the greater the chances of victory for the Shen family tonight.

One way or another, they had to make the parents of the Duanmu Family acknowledge this connection.

They wanted every person in the three realms to know that from now on, there would be an unbreakable bond between the Shen family and the Mo family.

Even Mo Zhixuan would have to follow behind Mo Qingyi, calling Shen Haoguang "Third Brother-in-law!"

What glory it would be to be personally addressed as "Third Brother-in-law" by a leader from the three realms!

The mere thought of it excited Madam Shen beyond measure.

At these words, Duanmu Sheng couldn’t help but smile sarcastically, "They never valued me at all. It was just an errand, nothing more."

By this time, Duanmu Sheng had completely lost all hope in Duanmu Canghai, Zhou Jin, and Duanmu Zhe. If her in-laws hadn’t insisted on coming, she wouldn’t have attended at all.

Since her own parents no longer wanted her, why should she even bother to come to Duanmu Zhe’s engagement banquet?

After everything that had happened, Duanmu Sheng no longer felt any affection towards her parents.

"Sheng Sheng, you mustn’t speak like that," Shen Haoguang followed up, "I think your parents definitely love you. In this world, which parents do not love their own children?"

With self-interest in mind, Shen Haoguang naturally didn’t wish for Duanmu Sheng to break completely with the Duanmu Family.

Only if Duanmu Sheng reconciled with her parents would he have the chance to stand at the zenith himself.

Duanmu Sheng simply smiled without replying.

Soon, the car stopped at the entrance of the hotel.

This was the most luxurious hotel in the Superpower World, aside from the state guesthouse. The Duanmu Family had grandly booked the entire venue for the engagement banquet.

Therefore, the only people who could come here tonight, besides the staff, were the guests invited by the Duanmu Family and the Mo family, not any unrelated onlookers.

At the entrance to the banquet hall, two rows of armed guards stood.

The security was extremely tight, and admission was based strictly on invitations.

Without an invitation, one simply couldn’t enter or leave the premises.

Duanmu Sheng followed behind her in-laws as they got out of the car, looking at the various luxury cars parked outside the hotel. Duanmu Sheng’s lips curved with a trace of scorn.

It turned out that the wedding banquet was indeed being held tonight as scheduled.

She had still harbored a glimmer of hope because she thought that for such a significant event in Duanmu Zhe’s life, her parents couldn’t possibly fail to inform her. Now it seemed they never considered her as a daughter at all.

Nor had Duanmu Zhe considered her his sister.

Otherwise, they definitely would have told her about such a matter!

She had merely chosen her own love, she hadn’t done anything wrong! How could they do this to her!

At this point, Duanmu Sheng’s heart had completely died.

From now on, she had only her husband’s family, not her own.

The Shen parents hadn’t noticed the change in Duanmu Sheng’s demeanor. They straightened their backs and walked forward with an air of self-importance as if they were about to ascend to the heavens.

Shen Haoguang also couldn’t suppress the excitement in his heart, as he seemed to already see his own bright future ahead.

"Liangxiao, do you think they’ll seat us at the main table tonight?" Madam Shen asked Shen Father, her face full of excitement.

"They should," Shen Father nodded, "After all, we are also considered elders to Nine Ye. Now that Zhe only has Sheng as his sister, they shouldn’t neglect us."

Shen Father’s thoughts were very pleasant.

The seating arrangements for weddings on the China mainland, including those of the three realms, are quite elaborate.

There is the main table and the secondary tables.

Sitting at the main table are the close relatives of the bride and groom, all of whom hold significant status.

If the Shen family could be seated at the main table, then from now on, in the three realms, the Shen family could indeed walk with their heads held high.

It is even possible that the Shen family’s name could be engraved in history, for everlasting glory.

The happier the Shen parents thought about it, the straighter they walked towards the entrance of the banquet hall.

Duanmu Sheng and Shen Haoguang followed behind.

As the Shen parents proudly walked in, the uniformed men at the door crossed their arms to block their way, "Please present your invitations for inspection, honored guests."

"Invitations?" Madam Shen smiled and looked up, "Young man, don’t you see who we are? Do we need invitations? Invitations are meant for outsiders, we are all family here, there’s absolutely no need for invitations. Come on, let us in, and after the banquet is over, I will ensure that you get a healthy bonus."

Madam Shen spoke with the authority of the host, her words seemingly very convincing.

Indeed, these invitations were indeed meant for outsiders.

But the men in uniform did not let them in so easily because of Madam Shen’s speech.

"I’m sorry, but without an invitation, no one is allowed to enter," the uniformed man said resolutely.

Madam Shen didn’t argue with him, took a step back, and pushed Duanmu Sheng forward instead, "Young man, you should recognize this person, right? This is the third young lady of the Duanmu Family; I am her mother-in-law, this is her father-in-law, and this is my son, her husband. We’re all family here."

Duanmu Sheng gave a faint smile and stepped forward, "Sir, could you possibly make an exception? I am Duanmu Sheng, the groom’s older sister."

No matter what, she was a member of the Duanmu Family. Now that she had personally come, her parents should not reject her.

After all, she was their child, the person closest to Duanmu Zhe.

On such a joyous occasion, Duanmu Zhe surely wouldn’t refuse his sister’s blessings.

"How do we know you’re the third young lady of the Duanmu Family?" The uniformed man observed Duanmu Sheng from top to bottom, his eyes full of scrutiny.

"What’s wrong with you! Can’t you be flexible! My wife here is Duanmu Sheng, the third young lady of the Duanmu Family! Could there be any mistake? Let us in!" Shen Haoguang said with a face full of anger.

The uniformed man replied coldly, "Sorry, that’s the rule. If you don’t have an invitation, please leave."

"What if I insist on going in? What can you do to me?" Shen Haoguang puffed out his chest, holding Duanmu Sheng’s hand, ready to force his way in.

The uniformed man gave a signal to the guards beside him, and immediately two soldiers approached, their cold gun barrels pressing against Shen Haoguang’s head.

"Don’t be rash, don’t be rash, those bullets don’t have eyes," Madam Shen quickly intervened, her tone softening, "We truly are relatives of the Duanmu Family. After all, we’re even elders of your Nine Ye. If you don’t believe us, you can call and ask if Miss Duanmu Sheng here is the third daughter of the Duanmu Family. Could we really lie about something like this?"

Upon hearing this, the soldiers looked at each other and then turned their gaze to the man in uniform.

After exchanging glances, the uniformed man said, "Alright, then please wait a moment while I make a call."

Two minutes later, the uniformed man came out expressionless.

Seeing this, Madam Shen immediately approached and asked with a smile, "Young man, how did it go? Did you confirm it? Can we enter now?"

"Get lost! Get as far away as you can!" The uniformed man waved his hand impatiently, "The head of the Duanmu family said he has no third daughter!"

At these words, Duanmu Sheng felt her blood rushing in reverse, her whole body trembling.

She never expected her father to be so heartless—to actually disown her!

She had come with hope, yearning to reconcile with her parents and her brother, but instead, this was the result she faced.

How ironic.

Indeed, how bitterly ironic.

Duanmu Sheng couldn’t control herself and burst into tears, covering her face as she ran away.

How could her parents do this? No matter what, she was still their flesh and blood. How could they treat her this way?

She had simply chosen her own love, yet how could they be so heartless?

The farther Duanmu Sheng ran, the quicker her silhouette vanished into the night.

She hated her parents, she hated Duanmu Zhe!

Why did they have to treat her like this?

If they were all their children, why did her parents treat her differently?

Shen Haoguang did not go after Duanmu Sheng; he just stood there, his face as pale as death. He had not anticipated that all his meticulous planning, even sacrificing his own love, would result in this.

Duanmu Sheng, this good-for-nothing!

This cheap woman!

All because of this useless Duanmu Sheng!

She had stolen his position as the husband, yet she brought him no benefit at all!

His dreams of a meteoric rise to power shattered, Shen Haoguang collapsed onto the ground, his eyes red with fury, fists pounding the ground in rage.

"Worthless woman! Worthless woman! Duanmu Sheng, you worthless woman!"

"Haoguang, get up quickly, there must have been some misunderstanding!" Shen’s father helped him up. In front of such a crowd, it was unseemly to behave like this—Shen Haoguang was certain to face criticism.

Madam Shen was still not giving up, she looked at the uniformed man and continued, "Young man, this must be a misunderstanding. We truly are relatives of the Duanmu Family, elders of Nine Ye. Please let us in. Otherwise, if Nine Ye blames you later, you won’t be able to bear it!" Her last words carried a tint of threat.

"Are you going to leave or not?" The uniformed man gestured, and instantly, seven or eight armed guards surrounded them, their guns pointed at the three members of the Shen Family.

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"Don’t be angry, don’t be angry, esteemed officers, we’re leaving right now," Shen’s father immediately conceded, dejectedly leading Madam Shen and Shen Haoguang away.

Although Madam Shen was reluctant, she had no choice but to leave.

"This useless Duanmu Sheng!" Shen Haoguang furiously slammed the car door!

He had hoped to show his face before those high-ranking officials tonight; little did he expect the Duanmu Family would be so ruthless as to disown Duanmu Sheng!

Now that the Duanmu Family no longer wanted Duanmu Sheng, she had utterly lost any value to him!

To the eyes of the Shen Family at this moment, Duanmu Sheng wasn’t even as good as a servant.

"It’s all your fault!" Shen Haoguang glared angrily at his parents, "If it weren’t for you two, I could have married YaYa by now! Look what has happened now! Trying to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice!"

He didn’t get to marry Situ Ya, and instead, ended up bringing home a burden.

Since the Duanmu Family had made their stance so clear, there was no room for turnaround.

Duanmu Sheng had now become a useless piece, trash.

"Son! How can you blame us? We did it for your own good! How could we have known things would turn out this way?" Madam Shen defended herself with an innocent face.

Madam Shen continued.

"It’s really odd about the Duanmu Family; our Shen Family is also well-known in the Superpower World. What right do they have to look down on us? To cut ties with Duanmu Sheng! Are they sick or what?"

"Ah!" Shen Haoguang slammed the car door again! So forcefully that he even made a deep dent in it.

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