Just as she finished putting on her clothes and was combing her hair, there was a knock on the door. She was stunned for a moment and was about to walk towards the door when she heard the maid's voice.
"Young madam, are you up? Your father and sister are here."
Mu Ru quickly answered, "Yes, I'm up."
She wondered why they were there.
She added, "I got it."
She wondered what brought them there. Could Dongfang Mo have gone to them last night? After all, Dongfang Mo clearly told her that he would not accept a substitute for Mu Xue.
Mu Ru quickly went downstairs. She saw her father, Xi Yuancheng, and Xi Muxue sitting on the sofa in the lobby. Before she could say anything, Xi Muxue quickly ran up to her, raised her hand, and fiercely slapped her.
"Xi Muru, why are you so shameless?" Mu Xue shrieked.
Xi Muxue sounded very angry, and then she growled loudly.
"Yesterday was supposed to be my wedding day, yet you tied me up and threw me in the basement. You pretended to be me! You're simply a crazy woman!" Mu Xue said loudly.
Mu Ru covered her cheek. She took a step back and did not say a word. She knew that Xi Muxue was up to something. She was doing it to confuse the Dongfang family, but she did not understand why.
Could it be that Mu Xue had no idea what Dongfang Mo really looked like?
Did she think that the man she had seen at the wedding was actually Dongfang Mo?
Mu Xue said, "She is indeed a deranged woman!"
Mu Xue continued to slap Mu Ru. Suddenly, Dongfang Yu could be heard coming down from the stairwell.
Xi Muxue looked up and saw Dongfang Yu. She quickly ran up to him with an excited look and pulled his arm. She suddenly started to act very coquettishly.
"Mo, you have no idea how much I miss you. Yesterday was supposed to be our wedding day. I had already prepared a wedding dress, but who knew—" Mu Xue suddenly stopped.
She then pointed at Mu Ru, who was standing quietly by the corner. Mu Ru was clearly confused by what was happening. None of it was part of their plan.
Mu Xue continued, "Mo, it's her. This ugly freak. No man takes a fancy to her. She's crazy about getting married, so she used a stick to knock me out from behind while I was changing. She then used a rope to tie me up and threw me in the basement. She then changed into the gown and pretended to be me to marry you."
Xi Muxue still felt that it was not enough to vent her anger, so she took two steps forward and lifted Mu Ru's bangs to reveal her large birthmark. She scoffed loudly, as if to show disgust.
"See? She's such an ugly freak," Mu Xue said.
"I saw it last night," Dongfang Yu said calmly.
There was no emotion in his voice.
"Ah...what? You found out last night?" Mu Xue asked. She was starting to get confused.
Xi Muxue was clearly surprised, but she quickly pulled Dongfang Yu's arm and acted coquettishly in her efforts to persuade him.
"Mo, since you found out about it last night, why didn't you come and look for me? I was locked in the basement. I was so miserable. If it wasn't for my father who came to the basement looking for a drink, I might have died there."
Dongfang Yu chuckled when he heard Xi Muxue's words, then he looked at Xi Muru.
He stared back at Xi Muxue and asked, "So you originally wanted to marry Dongfang Mo, right?"
"Of course I'm willing!" Mu Xue said in a determined tone.
Mu Xue immediately nodded.
Without thinking, she said, "If it wasn't for yesterday's sabotage—"