Lin Xiao came down from the dance floor and saw Meng Fanxue, Song Qingliu, Chu Yingying, Bai Youyou, and You Wanjun all staring at him expectantly. He felt a sudden tightness in his heart and could only smile and go over to greet them.

"President Fan, President Qing, Senior Chu, Junior Bai, Miss You, you're all here."

Meng Fanxue and the others looked somewhat jealous, but they patiently congratulated Lin Xiao.

Congratulations!

Lin Xiao smiled politely, "Thank you all for coming. I have other matters to attend to, so please excuse me."

After saying that, he hurriedly slipped away.

Regardless of what these five women were thinking.

He couldn't care less about that anymore.

Lin Xiao walked to the Feng family's side, and his aunt Cai Jinlan teased him, "Xiao, your father has arranged a good marriage for you. He wants you to marry Wei Ruolan, the wife he previously told Feng Qi would marry."

"At your dad's birthday banquet last time, you two even danced together. That's quite a coincidence!"

Li Yaru's face turned ashen as she interjected, "There are plenty of good girls in Jiangcheng. There's no need to choose the same girl for both brothers! It'll be a laughing stock if word gets out!"

Lin Xiao was completely confused, but he had heard most of what was going on. He looked at Feng Bairan and frowned, asking, "What's going on, Dad?"

Feng Bairan didn't take it to heart and laughed, "Your Uncle Wei has taken a liking to you and wants you to be his son-in-law."

Lin Xiao's heart skipped a beat, "Wei Ruolan?"

Feng Bairan nodded, "I've watched Ruolan grow up. She's beautiful and has a good personality. Otherwise, I wouldn't have chosen her to marry Qi'er."

"Ah Xiao, what do you think?"

Lin Xiao felt completely lost.

Something feels off.

Wei Ruolan is indeed good-looking, sexy, and has a good personality, but is that enough?

So he said, "This is a bit strange. I haven't graduated yet. Isn't it too early to talk about this?"

"Since Uncle Wei wants to settle the matter of Feng Qi and Wei Ruolan's marriage, you should give them an answer. There's no need to drag me into this again."

Li Yaru agreed with this, "Ah Xiao is right. Go find Wei Sinian and make things clear. Tell him that our Qi'er is unlucky and couldn't marry Rulan. It's our Feng family's fault. We won't drag the girl out any longer. Let's call off this marriage."

Feng Bairan thought that since his son didn't have that kind of intention, and he didn't want to offend his wife, he went to tell Wei Sinian about it.

Wei Sinian looked embarrassed. He remembered his daughter's expression just now, which indicated that she was willing to marry Feng Xiao. What should he do?

But the man disagrees; there's no reason for the woman to be so eager.

Moreover, Wei Sinian's daughter is exceptionally beautiful, so there is even less reason for him to force her into marriage.

"Okay, no problem, it's settled then. From now on, our two families will marry separately and have no further contact with each other."

Feng Bairan smiled apologetically and kept saying nice things, "Yes. This matter is mainly in the wrong of my Feng family, and I'm sorry to have wronged your Ruolan. Ruolan is a wonderful girl. Whoever marries Ruolan is blessed for many lifetimes!"

Lin Xiao himself didn't like to show off. He sat to the side, drinking champagne and watching the men and women dancing, admiring the happy smiles on their faces.

A moment later, Wei Ruolan came over and sat down next to him.

Lin Xiao knew why she had come, but he still asked with a smile, "President Lan, what's wrong? Who made you unhappy?"

Wei Ruolan bit her lip, unable to speak for a long time.

After a long silence, Wei Ruolan said in a low voice, "I should call you Feng Xiao now, right?"

Lin Xiao paused, touched the bridge of his nose, and laughed, "Theoretically, that's how it is. But if you're willing to call me Lin Xiao in private, that's fine too. Actually, I haven't gotten used to changing my surname to Feng yet."

Wei Ruolan nodded silently, then took a breath. "Why did you refuse my father's proposal?"

Lin Xiaoshen glanced at Wei Ruolan, understanding what she was talking about, and chuckled helplessly, "Feng Qi and I are half-brothers. Feng Qi has disappeared, and I, his newly recognized brother, have stolen his fiancée. No matter what, this matter will be spread in a bad way."

"I haven't graduated yet, so I'm not thinking about marriage anytime soon."

After hearing his explanation, Wei Ruolan was still angry that he had missed such a good opportunity, but she understood Lin Xiao's thoughts.

She knew that Lin Xiao had no trouble finding a wife, and Ji Ran and others all had feelings for him. If she continued to be unreasonable, she would only push him further away.

Therefore, she lowered her stance and said, "Lin Xiao, you know I like you, and I'm willing to wait for you forever. Please don't forget that, okay?"

Lin Xiao was taken aback, then nodded.

That evening, Lin Xiao returned to the Feng family home. After taking a shower, he was very sleepy, but he inexplicably took out the notebook left by his mother, Tong Suxin, and began to try to crack the password.

He tried every meaningful combination he could think of, but it still didn't work, so he finally decided to break it down by force.

He silently prayed to himself, "Mom, don't blame me, I really can't figure it out."

He pried it open with force, breaking the combination lock and opening the laptop.

My mother's handwriting wasn't very good; she mainly used it to record events and her feelings.

The diary was started before Lin Xiao was even born.

Lin Xiao read more than a dozen pages, continuing until 1 a.m., before reluctantly falling asleep.

The next day was New Year's Day, and Lin Xiao had nothing to do, so he stayed in his room and continued reading his mother's diary.

Lin Xiao looked at his mother's diary, which she had left behind, and imagined the scene at that time. He suddenly missed his mother very much. His mother had been dead for more than three years.

Tong Suxin is a sensitive and thoughtful person. She handles all the affairs of the Feng family every day and carefully responds to Mrs. Feng's various instructions. She can be considered to be very conscientious.

The couple had been unable to have children, and the husband was very anxious and depressed, fearing the gossip and rumors that would ensue if they went back to their hometown. She was also anxious, but there was nothing they could do.

When Lin Xiao saw the following passage, his pupils suddenly trembled.

“Last night, I slept in the guest room upstairs to take care of my sick wife. I’m used to sleeping naked. I was lying on the bed reading a novel when my husband suddenly walked in with a bottle of red wine. He drank as he walked, and his relaxed manner made me think I was in the wrong room. He even flirted with me for a while and fed me a sip of red wine. Although I was a little shy, I didn’t refuse because I wanted to have a child.”

So, that's how he got here?!

The scene from that time inadvertently flashed into Lin Xiao's mind, leaving him somewhat dazed. Was the adult world really so chaotic and unbearable?

At this moment, Lin Xiao thought of his adoptive father, Lin Xiangdong. No wonder his adoptive father had never liked him since he was a child; he must have known all along that he wasn't his child.

Actually, when you think about it, the adoptive father was quite pitiful.

But why doesn't my mother like me either?

With this question in mind, Lin Xiao continued scrolling down, and finally he found the answer.