Chapter 131 Still Like Me
In addition to the parents, there is also a middle-aged couple in sight.
The woman is elegant and easy-going, with a gentle temperament, while the man has a stronger aura and the pressure of being in a high position all year round.
But after they met her, they were very easy-going.
"This must be Miss Su, she's so beautiful." The woman said this, complimenting her generously.
The man also said in his deep voice, "My dear relatives, you are so lucky. I also want to have a daughter-in-law like you."
Su Boren and Wei Rushuang laughed so hard that they couldn't stop, "My father-in-law is joking."
Su Boren stood up and introduced, "Qingqing, this is your Uncle Xiao and Aunt Xiao."
Su Mi was stunned for a moment. What? Did she hear it wrong? Why is the last name Xiao? Or should it be Xiao?
After all, there are so many homophones.
She managed to remain calm and smiled as she replied, "Uncle, aunt, hello."
"Hello, my dear. Please take a seat."
The woman even called her by her nickname affectionately.
There is no round table in the box today, but a long table.
Very homely atmosphere.
The parents of both parties sat opposite each other, and there was another seat next to them, which was obviously reserved for the younger generation.
Su Mi sat down next to her mother and looked at the empty seat opposite, feeling uneasy.
Are there any families with the surname Xiao or Xiao in Jiangcheng or its surrounding areas?
She kept brainwashing herself, but her mind kept thinking about what happened during this period, the unusualness of everyone at the cocktail party, and their exploratory looks.
After connecting all these things together, an answer seemed to be on the horizon, and she became even more uneasy.
Wei Rushuang noticed that her daughter was not feeling well and asked her sideways, "What's wrong?"
"It's OK."
Then Su Mi heard Mrs. Xiao across from him say, "Why hasn't Xiao Jin come yet? I'll call her to urge her to come."
Su Boren tried to smooth things over, "It's okay, Xiaojin is usually quite busy, it's understandable."
Jin...or Jing...is it him?
Xiao...Jin...
Su Mi could no longer remain calm and asked, "Aunt Xiao, you have come all the way here, thank you for your hard work."
Xu Ke smiled and said gently, "It's okay. Although Huacheng is a little far away, it doesn't take long to get here by plane."
Su Mi felt as if he had been struck by lightning, and his head was buzzing.
What else could she doubt about the Xiao family in Huacheng?
Everything around him began to fade away, and Su Mi thought he must be having a nightmare.
It must be.
Such a terrible scene only exists in dreams.
How could the marriage partner be Xiao Xuanjin? How could the Xiao family be a good marriage in the eyes of my parents?
She knew Xiao Xuanjin very well.
How could this marriage happen without his nod?
There is only one possibility that he wants to marry her, he did it on purpose.
In order to take revenge on her, he even sacrificed his own marriage.
He must be crazy.
Su Mi felt that he couldn't breathe smoothly, so he stood up and said, "Uncle and aunt, you two can chat slowly. I'm going to the bathroom."
"good."
She pushed the door open and went out.
As she was walking along the corridor, the sudden news hit her mind without any warning, and she didn't know how to react for a moment.
As she walked, she heard footsteps behind her.
There was a hurried voice, and soon the man stood in front of her.
As soon as Su Mi raised her eyes, she saw this face, the one she least wanted to see right now.
Is he rushing to attend the banquet?
Thinking that all this was his plan, she felt that he was really going too far.
"Why did you lie to me?"
When they met at the cocktail party, he kept saying that he wanted to have an affair with her and forced her to give in.
He knew everything, yet he teased her like a pet.
Xiao Xuanjin looked at her extremely excited expression and enjoyed her anger at the moment without caring. "Su Mi, you can't stand this? I just fought back a little bit, and you can't stand it?"
His tone gradually became more and more fierce, "...Compared to the things you did to deceive people back then, what I have done is not even one ten-thousandth of it. You are so anxious now, how are you going to live in the future?"
After hearing him talk about the past, Su Mi realized that she had lied to him a lot, which she admitted.
However, she really didn't understand why he wanted to tie her down with marriage.
Is it so that he can torture her anytime after marriage?
Come to think of it, this is the only possibility.
"The wedding is cancelled, but I won't go crazy with you, Xiao Xuanjin."
Su Mi didn't want to say anything more to this man who only wanted revenge on her. Even if he was targeting her, she could understand.
But her marriage would be ruined...she couldn't accept it.
He can even control marriage, so what else can't he do?
I was originally looking forward to a worry-free marriage, but now it has become the most worry-free one.
She was wrong. She shouldn't have let her parents make the decision. She should have made the decision herself and this wouldn't have happened.
I regret it so much that my intestines turn green.
"Cancel? Miss Su, don't you know who holds the initiative?"
He was like a high and mighty judge, and his words were like frost and ice, without any warmth. This made her realize that he was the one who held the power.
Su Mi calmed down and didn't want to be led by him. "I will find a way to cancel it."
Having said that, she turned aside and walked forward.
Xiao Xuanjin suddenly laughed, as if laughing at her naivety, "Okay, go ahead, but Su Boren's grand plan may be ruined in your hands."
Su Mi turned around suddenly and asked, "What do you mean?"
"Your father is determined to gain market share in Huacheng now. He has already looked at several plots of land. He will need more connections and relationships in the future. Do you think he can succeed without the help of the Xiao family?"
Su Mi thought again of what he had said about Su Boren at the cocktail party. He said he would take action, but actually he was talking to her now.
He had planned every step.
The key point is that last night, she also heard the plan of her father in the study, and knew that Xiao Xuanjin did not lie to her about Huacheng.
"It's okay to have no help. When my father started his business, he didn't get much help either."
Xiao Xuanjin hummed, laughing at her stubbornness, "What do you think will happen if this help becomes a hindrance?"
"Don't be so hypocritical. Do you think I will believe that you can be kind enough to help me?"
"Of course I'm not a good person, but if we can become a family, then I have to help."
A family? He was determined to lock her into marriage.
Thinking of this, Su Mi laughed angrily, "So, you agree to my proposal, as long as I agree to get married, you will do it to me in the future, not to my family?"
Xiao Xuanjin's eyes were filled with a mysterious light, and he answered in a very reserved manner, "That depends on your performance. If you are willing to pay it back with all your strength... I will be easy to talk to."
The person who had refused to agree that day unexpectedly agreed so readily today.
This was originally her proposal. Although it came at the cost of her marriage, it could bring benefits to the family and ensure the peace of her family, so Su Mi was willing to do it.
Moreover, Xiao Xuanjin became like this because of her. This was also her fault. She should bear the responsibility alone and not implicate her family.
There was just one thing she couldn't understand: did he really have to sacrifice his own marriage for revenge?
Su Mi looked at the man in front of her with a complicated expression, "Do you really want to marry me?"
Took a few steps closer.
She was wearing a pearl-colored thickly woven dress today with a hollow design at the waist, revealing a faint slender waist.
She walked over, took his hand, and placed it on her waist. Her voice was like a hook, and she kissed Li Zi gently. "Xiao Xuanjin, you can't... still like me, right?"