The brunch turned out to be the most uncomfortable experience of Hu Lei's life, at least so far. Therefore, when Hu Lei finally left the Murong home, she almost danced in relief. Unfortunately, nothing outrageous had happened. She had been hoping to see some family drama or the revelation of a scandal.
All she had to show for the painful trip was an unpleasant aftertaste from poorly made croissants and bland orange juice.
The problem was that her mother had insisted that she should join the family at their host table. The invite was quite inappropriate after she introduced her to the guests as a distant relative who had not been in the country for some time.
Murong Cheng had frowned in disapproval, and Murong Yan's face had twisted slightly in anger. It was clear that those two did not like her and that, she could understand. Unluckily for the scandal-seeking Hu Lei, their good manners had left them unable to speak a word before her.
