The absurd farce only made things more awkward. Yang Fei did not try to stop it because she was similarly feeling petulant and decided to wait and see how Li Shuo would react.
Her birthday was supposed to be when she was the center of attention and the happiest. Instead, it turned out totally the opposite. She had intended to use her birthday to go public with her relationship with Li Shuo, but then He Ningyue showed up.
Considering her mother's warning, she humoured the other party, and her embarrassed looks were fully witnessed by Yang Yuran, which made her feel incredibly uncomfortable.
Some fair-weather friends all knew to join her in welcoming He Ningyue, to help her maintain her composure, but her beloved brother Li Shuo was utterly unmoved.
She could understand the difficulties of being in a high-society family, but she yearned to be cared for too.
