Chapter 589 Forced Marriage

Hua Baizhan's words were sonorous and powerful, full of pressure.

Lu's father, who was standing by, pulled Lu Shixu to play supporting role.

"Ah Xu, you and Jiaojiao were meant for each other, but fate forced you to separate. Now that Jiaojiao is back, she's naturally your fiancée and the daughter-in-law of our Lu family."

"If it weren't for your Uncle Zhan, our Lu family would have gone bankrupt long ago. How could we have achieved the glory we have today?"

"Your uncle Zhan is right. We should be grateful. Even if you don't love Jiaojiao now, after you get married and spend some time together, you'll naturally develop feelings for her."

"Your mother and I were also married because of a blind date. Now, after so many years, haven't we been living in harmony and love?"

Asking for a favor in return is the most shameful thing. Regardless of Hua Baizhan's pressure or his father's persuasion, Lu Shixu refused to listen.

"Dad, kindness is kindness, love is love. There are many ways to repay kindness. Why do you have to sacrifice my marriage?"

"That's right. Thirty years ago, the Hua family did a favor to our Lu family. But our Lu family has been paying it back for twenty years. Shouldn't it be time to repay it?"

"Excuse me, how much support have we given the Hua family over the past twenty years? How many billions have we invested in the Hua Group? How many times have we covered up for the Hua family behind their backs? How many projects, big and small, have we given up?"

"If it weren't for the Lu family, the Hua family would have gone bankrupt and been closed down long ago, rotting into a pile of stinking mud."

"As for the marriage you mentioned, my eldest brother has already fulfilled his promise and married Hua Yingying from the Hua family. What else do you want?"

"Do you know how hard Big Brother has been through these years? Isn't sacrificing Big Brother's lifelong happiness enough? Do you think you're being loyal and righteous by dragging me into this sea of ​​suffering?"

"Someday, if the second daughter of the Hua family falls in love with A Yu, will the third daughter be willing to be sacrificed as well?"

"If the young masters of the Hua family fell in love with Yiyi, would you sacrifice your daughter as well?"

"Dad, we've already repaid the favor from thirty years ago. Now, the Lu family is the Lu family, and the Hua family is the Hua family. It's time to stop this endless bloody hole."

"You can call me ungrateful or stubborn, but I'm putting this on hold today: I'm canceling this engagement."

Everyone in the Lu family understood what Lu Shixu said.

However, considering the decades-long relationship between the two families, the Lu family has been forcing themselves to endure it.

Now that Lu Shixu has made his point clear, his father no longer wants to be the victim of the bloodbath.

His son was right. Gratitude was gratitude, and affection was affection. Why should he sacrifice his son to fulfill the happiness that his daughter of the Hua family wanted?

So, after getting her husband's tacit approval, Lu's mother stood up to support her son.

"Brother Bai Zhan, we were indeed grateful for your help in helping the Lu family overcome difficulties. But over the years, we have also done our best to support the Hua family."

"There's no need to be too specific about favors. If you really start to nitpick and weigh them, it'll only hurt the relationship, don't you think?"

"As for the marriage agreement you mentioned, my eldest son has already married your younger sister as promised. Moreover, their marriage is not very happy."

"In order to prevent Ah Xu from repeating the same mistakes, I want to follow his own choice of feelings."

"Of course, Jiaojiao is also a good girl. It was Ah Xu who was ignorant and let her down. If you don't mind, I am willing to adopt Jiaojiao as my goddaughter and will take care of her as my own daughter in the future."

"As long as Jiaojiao likes something, no matter what it is, we will do our best to satisfy her."

"Ah Xu will also treat Jiaojiao as his own sister."

Mother Lu's words were very beautiful and well-spoken. Even Hua Baizhan couldn't find any reason to refute them.

Because the Lu family has indeed provided great support to the Hua family over the years, the financial gap alone has been filled by tens of billions.

If you really think about it, that little favor from thirty years ago is nothing compared to the huge rewards.

But now the Lu family is at its peak of glory, and he is simply unable to compete with it.

But he couldn't ignore his daughter's wish. So, he had to abandon his moral integrity and become a villain.

"Ah Xu, are you sure you want to break off the engagement?"

"Yuanyuan has already told me about Jiaojiao's injury today. It was your lover who pushed her down maliciously. All the employees in the coffee shop can testify to this."

"My daughter is still in the ICU. Her injuries are life-threatening. Your lover is taking revenge out of jealousy. This constitutes malicious injury. I have already called the police."

"If this matter is handled according to the law, it will be a criminal case. Your sweetheart will be held criminally responsible. The sentence could be as short as seven years, or as long as ten years. Are you really willing to wait for her?"

Lu Shixu's breathing quickened as he met Hua Baizhan's threatening eyes, his heart filled with coldness.

In the past, he had great respect for his father-in-law.

But at this moment, he really wanted to bury a grenade and blow up this old man who couldn't tell right from wrong.

"Uncle Zhan, what do you want?"

Hua Baizhan still has the same request.

"If Jiaojiao's life is safe and you don't cancel the engagement, I won't hold that girl responsible."

"If you insist on being stubborn, I will fight you to the end."

Lu Shixu knew how tough Hua Baizhan was. Although he hadn't interfered with the Hua family's affairs for twenty years, if he really fought him to the death, Xuxu would be the only one to suffer.

So, he had to agree to this matter whether he wanted to or not.

He couldn't really let Qi Xu go to jail, could he? Even ten days, let alone ten, would make him heartbroken.

"Let me think about this. I'll give you an answer in three days."

Hua Baizhan patted Lu Shixu's shoulder as usual, with a loving smile on his face.

"Okay! You must give me an answer within three days. When Jiaojiao is discharged from the hospital, I will hold a grand engagement party for you."

Lu Shixu came to the hotel with a heavy heart.

As soon as he entered the door, Qi Xu jumped into his arms like a frightened rabbit.

"Xu! You're finally back."

Her eyes were red, her voice was soft, and her pitiful appearance made people feel particularly sympathetic.

"Idiot, it's almost dawn, why aren't you asleep yet?"

"I miss you. I can't sleep. I sent you so many messages and called you so many times but you didn't reply."

Lu Shixu took out his cell phone and explained to her.

"Silly, my phone is out of battery and it's not very convenient to charge it in the hospital, so I can't reply to the message."

"I thought you were asleep. Who told you to wait like an idiot?"

Qi Xu buried her head in his chest. Listening to his strong heartbeat and feeling his scorching body temperature, her turbulent emotions finally calmed down a little.

"Xu, I'm a little worried, so I can't sleep."

"How did that matter go?"

Lu Shixu hugged the little person in his arms tightly, touched her head, and sighed softly.

"Oh, it's a bit troublesome."

“So, we need to deal with it together.”