After being reborn as a rich and beautiful woman, she let herself go.

Chapter 98 Grievance

After returning to the Mu family from paying New Year's visits at the Luo family's residence, Mu Siran was summoned to her father's study for a lecture.

Mu Hai was disappointed by her performance at the Luo family today and felt that she had lost face.

She thought the rumors about her and Luo Jiuyu were just that—rumors. But seeing it for herself at the Luo family home, Mu Hai realized that his daughter did have feelings for Luo Jiuyu.

At the Luo family home, Mu Siran's gaze remained fixed on Luo Jiuyu. She tried to sit next to Luo Jiuyu at the dinner table, but Mu Sitian quietly pushed her to the other side.

With a stern face, Mu Hai said to Mu Siran, "What was going on with you at the Luo family today? Don't you think the rumors outside are embarrassing enough? Don't you know how to avoid suspicion?"

"Why should we avoid suspicion? If you wanted to avoid suspicion, you shouldn't have taken me to visit relatives today." Mu Siran looked at Mu Hai calmly.

Her father had always been very strict with her since she was a child, and she had become numb to it.

"I'm taking you to pay New Year's visits today so that the elders of the Luo family can see that you and Luo Jiuyu are just ordinary friends and that it won't damage his relationship with his wife."

Mu Hai closed his eyes in frustration; his daughter had messed everything up.

Now everyone in the Luo family knows that she likes Luo Jiuyu.

"It was Hua Meimei who stole Xiao Jiu away; he should have belonged to me all along," Mu Siran said indignantly.

If even Hua Meimei is worthy of Luo Jiuyu, why isn't Mu Siran worthy of him?

In terms of family background, the Mu family is wealthier and has a higher social status than the Hua family. In terms of looks and figure, she's no less attractive than Hua Meimei. And in terms of fame, she's miles ahead of Hua Meimei!

Mu Hai was dissatisfied with Mu Siran's attitude, feeling that she was unrepentant.

"Don't forget, you and Lorne were originally a couple. If you break up with him and want to find a boyfriend, you shouldn't date someone from the Lorne family, lest it give people something to talk about and make the relationship between the two families too ugly!"

Unfortunately, the daughter not only wanted to find someone from the Luo family, but also Luo En's younger brother, who was already married.

How can I face the Luo family now?

He added, "Today we can still get into the Luo family's house for a meal, but what about tomorrow, and what about the future? More than 20 years of friendship between the two families will end because of this one incident."

“The two families have many business dealings, and I don’t want this matter to affect the Mu family’s business.”

Upon hearing her father's words, Mu Siran's lips curled into a mocking smile: "Dad, all you ever think about is business and the family's reputation. Have you ever considered my feelings?"

"It's all thanks to you that Lorne and I are seen as a couple. If you hadn't urged me to date him, saying it was to strengthen the relationship between our families, I wouldn't have wasted those years."

Mu Hai choked, a hint of unease flashing across his face. Back then, he had indeed advised Mu Siran to accept Lorne's pursuit for business reasons, but he hadn't expected things to turn out this way.

“You can’t just do whatever you want. Luo Jiuyu is already married, and he and Hua Meimei have a harmonious relationship. What kind of person are you to interfere?” Mu Hai tried to reason with him.

"Harmony?" Mu Siran sneered. "He could give up on me, whom he had liked for many years, and turn to Hua Meimei, but couldn't he give up on Hua Meimei and start liking me again?"

Mu Siran was so engrossed in her own obsession that she ignored her father's words.

Mu Hai paced back and forth in the study, pointing at his daughter: "You're just fooling yourself! Do you think love is something you can achieve on your own?"

Just like Lorne's one-sided love for you, after all these years, he still didn't get you in the end, did he?

Luo Jiuyu is indeed very outstanding, but he is already married. Luo En is your best choice; you shouldn't give up on him.

“Dad, that’s enough. I don’t want to hear these words anymore. From childhood to adulthood, you’ve always liked to tell me which way to go and which way to go. Have you ever asked myself which way I want to go?”

Mu Siran looked at Mu Hai with red eyes. In the Mu family, she was the most outstanding daughter, the face of the Mu family, and Mu Hai's pride in front of others.

Mu Hai didn't allow her to get entangled with Luo Jiuyu, mainly because he was concerned about saving face.

"I sent you to the entertainment industry, and look how well you're doing now. If it were up to you, how would you like to live your life?"

It was Mu Hai who saw that Mu Siran was growing up and had good looks, so he asked a friend to help her get into the entertainment industry to become an actress.

Mu Siran is highly talented and hardworking. With the investment and protection of Lorne behind her, she has always had a smooth career in the entertainment industry and has never suffered any injustices.

Mu Siran disagreed, "If I hadn't entered the entertainment industry, I would have focused on my studies like Mu Sitian, graduated, and started working. Maybe I would be Xiao Jiu's wife by then, and Hua Meimei wouldn't have had the chance to get away with it."

Mu Hai was shocked by his daughter's stubbornness.

Over the years, his daughter has been working hard in the entertainment industry, spending less and less time at home, and the father and daughter rarely communicate. Mu Hai realized that he no longer understood his daughter.

The sounds of arguing came from the study through the crack in the door that wasn't closed properly.

Gao Shuhua and Mu Sitian, who were outside the door, overheard most of the conversation, but fearing they would be discovered, they left.

Gao Shuhua pulled Mu Sitian to Mu Sitian's room and closed the door.

Gao Shuhua finally got her revenge today and was in a good mood, with a smug smile on her face.

Mousse sat quietly on the stool, waiting for her mother to speak.

She already guessed what her mother was going to say.

"Mu Siran always outshone you, but she never expected to fall for Luo Jiuyu. Now she's smugly known as a mistress. It's so embarrassing."

Mu Sitian forced a smile. "Mom, but Brother Lorne is so pitiful."

"Lorne must have deliberately fled abroad, afraid to go home for the New Year."

Gao Shuhua was only interested in watching the drama unfold between Mu Siran and the Luo family, and had no interest in Luo En.

Since Luo Qingqing took him away from the studio last time, Mu Sitian has never seen him again.

She missed him, worried that he couldn't accept the current situation and was unhappy.

However, it's not necessarily a bad thing to see Mu Siran's true colors sooner and break up with that woman.

Mu Siran is not worthy of Lorne's devoted love.

"How's the studio going?" Gao Shuhua asked Mu Sitian with a hint of reproach.

My daughter refused to continue her postgraduate studies and insisted on returning to China to open some kind of studio.

"It's alright. We plan to launch new spring collections after the New Year."

Seeing Mu Siran become a top-tier actress and win the Best Actress award in recent years, and being loved by the people, Gao Shuhua was extremely jealous. Mu Siran represents Mu Hai's ex-wife.

If Mu Siran is better than her daughter, it means that her ex-wife is worse than her. The gossip behind her back will always be that she is not as good as her ex-wife and cannot raise an outstanding daughter.

"Tell me, why did you insist on opening that lousy studio? How much money can you make in a year? Look at Mu Siran, just one advertisement she takes on is enough to cover your entire year's earnings!"

"..."

“Mu Siran’s partners are either Luo En or Luo Jiuyu, both of whom are the best men in Tiancheng. If you are so useless, and you marry someone who is not as good as Mu Siran in the future, we will be overshadowed by Mu Siran and will never be able to hold our heads high for the rest of our lives.”

Gao Shuhua is gentle and charming in public, but she is prone to flying into a rage in front of Mu Sitian.

Musi Tian has become accustomed to her mother's two different personas, one in public and one in private.

She took a deep breath, suppressing all the grievances in her heart, and smiled at Gao Shuhua, saying, "I'm sorry, Mom, I've disappointed you again."

Gao Shunu sighed in frustration. There was no point in saying anything more, so she left Mousse's room.

Mousse closed the door, feeling empty inside, and tears streamed down her face uncontrollably.

From childhood to adulthood, her father only saw her older sister and was proud of her. Her mother, on the other hand, only saw her older sister and used her as a target to belittle her.

My phone chimed.

She unlocked her phone and saw that it was Lorne replying to the New Year's greetings she had sent on Lunar New Year's Eve.

Thank you, Sweetie, Happy New Year!

Brief, polite words, devoid of any emotion.

She felt that Lorne was so far away, and that she might never be able to have him in this lifetime.

Her tears flowed even more profusely.

She covered her face and started crying.

My phone beeped again.

Let's meet when I return to China.

Lorne actually sent another message.

She was taken aback; this was the first time he had taken the initiative to ask her to meet.

Despite knowing him for so many years, she had never gone on a date with him alone.