Celestial Night Emperor

Chapter 20: Chapter 20: Infuriating Comparisons

The members of the Han Family on stage could naturally hear the murmurs from the audience below.

Even if they couldn’t make out the details, they could guess what the guests were discussing!

The bride-to-be, Second Young Miss Han Qianqian, turned to her uncle Han Qianjun with a cold expression. ”My Sister Weiwei is really something else, causing a scandal right at my engagement party. Uncle, you sure know how to raise a daughter!”

Her words were more vicious than a slap to the face.

The usually timid Han Qianjun, a bitter taste in his mouth, ground his teeth. ”She is not my daughter!”

Beside Han Qianjun, the elegant Jiang Wan Jun’s face flushed red. ”Weiwei is my daughter! No matter how much she’s disgraced herself, she’s still the child I nursed! Qianqian, don’t say another word. We’re leaving right now!”

”Hmph. On such an auspicious day, why bring this up?” The second son of the Han Family, the current head of the Han Group, had appeared.

He was accompanying the family matriarch.

After building his empire, the Han Family’s patriarch passed away before he could enjoy it.

He left the matriarch to rule with an iron fist, bringing the family to its current heights.

The matriarch valued the family’s reputation more than her own life. After Han Biwei’s incident, she considered it a monumental disgrace and issued a gag order to the entire family.

Now, hearing the guests whispering again, the matriarch’s face turned ashen. ”Take this to the back. My grandson-in-law is here. Do you think Han Biwei hasn’t embarrassed us enough?”

Each with their own thoughts, the members of the Han Family followed the matriarch to a lounge in the back.

A man with a slick, powdered face, dressed in an exquisite suit and holding a bouquet, knelt on one knee before Han Qianqian and opened a jewelry box.

A diamond the size of a pigeon’s egg sparkled within.

Han Qianqian shrieked with delight, throwing her arms around the man and kissing him fiercely. ”Darling, I could just die, I love you so much!”

She couldn’t wait to put on the diamond ring.

Young Master Li chuckled. ”My uncle should be making an appearance as well. We must make this engagement banquet the grandest in all of Su City!”

What? President Li from Changshan Heavy Industry was coming in person?

The second uncle of the Han Family, the matriarch, and the others were overcome with pleasant surprise.

This only made Han Qianjun and Jiang Wan Jun feel even more awkward.

’Comparisons are odious!’

Their own daughter had a child, still hadn’t returned home, and the last time she called, she even said she’d found a man and gotten married.

’Just thinking about it is mortifying.’

Meanwhile, look at the second uncle and Qianqian. Not only did they find an ideal son-in-law, but they also forged a connection with the powerful Li Family of Su City.

A long sigh escaped them, carrying a world of complex emotions.

Just then, a relative in charge of the event appeared, his expression strange. ”Qianjun, Biwei’s back. About this...”

What!

Han Qianjun bristled with anger. ”If she dares to show her face, I’ll break her legs!”

”Now, now, Big Brother, don’t be so heartless. She’s your daughter, after all. We should at least let her in for a meal!”

The Han Family’s second uncle put on a magnanimous air, but in reality, he just wanted to see his older brother make a fool of himself.

’The more miserable Han Biwei is, the more accomplished my own daughter seems, right?’

The matriarch tapped her cane on the floor, her breathing heavy. ”Keep this under wraps. Treat her like an ordinary guest and stick her at the last table! Eldest, after the engagement party, you will handle this properly! If you can’t, then sever your father-daughter relationship directly!”

The moment the words were out, Jiang Wan Jun, the girl’s mother, fainted right then and there.

The scene immediately descended into chaos.

After a frantic effort to revive her, Han Qianjun, grinding his teeth so hard they audibly squeaked, took his wife’s hand and walked out.

Once out of the lounge, the old father’s expression changed completely. ”Honey! I have a card here with some money on it. Quick, take it to Weiwei!”

Jiang Wan Jun was stunned. ”Qianjun, you’re not angry with our daughter anymore?”

”Of course I’m angry! But she’s my daughter!” Tears streamed down Han Qianjun’s face. ”What else can I do? Am I supposed to actually disown her? She’s the only daughter we have.”

The couple thought about how their daughter must have struggled all these years. They never even had a chance to send her money, only seeing her during video calls on holidays.

As the husband and wife wept together, their hearts aching for each other, a voice called out, ”Excuse me, are you Mr. Han Qianjun and Ms. Jiang Wan Jun?”

They looked up to see a dashingly handsome man who carried himself like a prince or a nobleman standing before them.

”Ah, and you are?”

”Hello, Uncle and Auntie. My name is Prince. I have come to see you on my master’s orders. Please, follow me!”

Prince of the God of Wealth Hall gave a light wave of his hand, and a dozen men in suits appeared behind him, bowing in unison. ”Uncle and Auntie, please!”

Han Qianjun and Jiang Wan Jun were terrified. ’What in the world is going on?’

But this scene... it seemed like a good thing.

Their heads were still spinning as they followed Prince outside the Millennium Grand Hotel.

Prince pointed to the skyscraper across from the Millennium. ”This is a small property under the Dongshen Financial Group. My master has temporarily requisitioned the lobby specifically to receive you two elders. Please!”

”Uncle and Auntie, please!” At his words, hundreds of people suddenly appeared. They wore various outfits, but all looked like attendants.

They bowed in unison as a red carpet was already unfurled along the building’s steps.

Han Qianjun and Jiang Wan Jun’s steps became unsteady.

They came from the Han Family, a minor wealthy clan, so it wasn’t as if they’d never seen the world. But this level of pomp and ceremony was truly staggering.

It was a reception fit for a foreign head of state!

Inside the lobby, all four walls were lined with fresh flowers.

Two leather sofas were arranged with a sandalwood tea table between them. Opposite them, a man stood proudly, his face weary from travel.