Once inside the office, Mo Youyou locked the door.
“Dad, Commander Liu’s information is correct. Dekai, he…” Mo Youyou glared at her husband. She also hated this, but she had to help her husband hide it from outsiders. “He did get married once before in the countryside.”
"What?!" Mo Cheng was shocked and slammed his hand on the table as he stood up.
"You bastard, how dare you commit marriage fraud?"
They actually dared to deceive Mo Cheng; they must have had the guts of a bear and the heart of a leopard!
"You—" Mo Cheng made a move to attack Liu Dekai.
"Dad!" Mo Youyou stood in front of Liu Dekai, stopping Mo Cheng from making a move. "Dad, calm down. Dekai has already been beaten like this. What if you beat him to death if you hit him again?"
Mo Cheng had no choice but to stop, looking at Liu Dekai's daughter who was still defending her, feeling utterly helpless.
"Speak! Explain yourself! What exactly happened?"
Sitting back down in his chair, Mo Cheng was eager to hear how this scoundrel had deceived the Mo family.
Liu Dekai didn't dare to speak; it was Mo Youyou who spoke first.
"Before Dekai joined the army, he had a wedding banquet with a woman in the countryside, but they didn't register their marriage. He joined the army on his wedding day and never touched that woman. Later..."
After hearing the whole story, Mo Cheng felt a lump in his throat.
He originally thought that his daughter had chosen a perfect son-in-law for him and the Mo family.
Who knew he was a heartless man like Chen Shimei!
"You, Liu Dekai, how could you do something so treacherous and shameless!" Mo Cheng pointed at Liu Dekai's nose and cursed.
If this gets out, everyone will gossip about Liu Dekai behind his back and laugh at the Mo family for being blind!
Forced by circumstances, they boarded the same dilapidated ship as Liu Dekai.
"But even so, why would Lu Zhengjun target you?" Mo Cheng asked.
Liu Dekai still didn't dare to speak, so he pushed Mo Youyou out to explain.
Mo Youyou was displeased when Su Yueya was mentioned.
"You're embarrassed to admit what you did?" Mo Youyou put her hands on her hips, not intending to respond.
Liu Dekai had no choice but to bite the bullet and speak.
"Dad, the woman I married in the countryside is Su Yueya..."
Mo Cheng probably didn't know who Su Yueya was.
"Su Yueya, she is now Lu Zhengjun's wife."
"What?!" Mo Cheng was shocked again.
Now he understood everything, including the time Liu Dekai came to him and said that Lu Zhengjun had used excessive force during their sparring match.
Mo Cheng knew very well that someone like Lu Zhengjun would thoroughly investigate the background of his future wife before getting married. Therefore, Lu Zhengjun's actions during these two sparring matches were intentional!
It seems this feud runs deep and is unlikely to be resolved.
The only solution is to avoid them in the future.
Seeing Mo Cheng's sullen face, Liu Dekai felt uneasy. He was afraid of losing everything he had now and losing his biggest backer.
"Youyou, please help me persuade Dad." He whispered to Mo Youyou for help.
"My words won't work. You'd better admit your mistake. Dad hates irresponsible people the most. The more I say, the more wrong I'll get," Mo Youyou reminded him.
She also didn't want her father to be completely disappointed in Liu Dekai.
After all, he's her husband; if she can't divorce him, she still has to help him.
"Dad!" Liu Dekai stepped forward, lowered his head, and admitted his mistake.
"I made a mistake in the past, and I have already admitted it to Youyou. But I can swear that I never lied about liking Youyou. And I only had a banquet with Su Yueya. Nothing happened between us. Youyou has always been the only one in my heart!"
"Dad, I can't change what happened before, but I can promise you that I will treat Youyou well, even better than before, to make up for the hurt she suffered in this matter."
"Dad, I have nothing to do with Su Yueya anymore!"
Mo Cheng looked at Liu Dekai and shook his head repeatedly.
He misjudged it!
In this matter, Liu Dekai was afraid of giving up entirely.
After all, lying now would only make him look more ridiculous.
However, when facing Mo Cheng, he still had to maintain a proper attitude and could not be presumptuous. He could not be as arrogant in front of Mo Cheng as he had been when threatening Mo Youyou.
"Liu Dekai, Liu Dekai, I really underestimated you!" Mo Cheng said sarcastically.
"Dad, I'm sorry, it's my fault. I'm sorry to Youyou and the Mo family!" Liu Dekai quickly admitted his mistake.
Is saying sorry enough?
What else can we do?
"Are you sure you didn't get a marriage certificate with that Su Yueya?" Mo Cheng asked again.
This incident ultimately affected his trust in Liu Dekai.
"I really didn't get married! Dad, I can't lie about this. You saw the marriage certificate back then. If I had a previous marriage, there's no way I could hide it!"
Mo Cheng nodded, agreeing with those words.
Whether someone has been married or not can be easily found out by checking.
In rural areas, there is indeed a saying that holding a wedding banquet is equivalent to getting married.
"Hmph, don't think you're safe just because you haven't registered your marriage. You and Su Yueya held a wedding banquet in the countryside, which is considered a de facto marriage. If she uses this to sue you, let me tell you, she'll win every time!" Mo Cheng sneered.
"Dad, you have to help Dekai!"
Mo Youyou felt resentful, but she had no choice but to speak up for Liu Dekai.
They're in the same boat now; if Liu Dekai falls, she'll become a laughingstock too.
This is something she absolutely does not want to see.
"Nothing actually happened between him and Su Yueya. That Su Yueya is no pushover. What if she tries to ruin Dekai? Dekai is still so young, with a bright future ahead of him. We absolutely cannot let this affect him!"
"Dad, please do this to help me. Can you bear to see me become a laughing stock?" Mo Youyou kept pleading.
Despite his anger, Mo Cheng still had to consider the future after venting his frustration.
Consider the impact this matter will have.
Especially her daughter's attitude shows that she still wants to continue living her life.
The Mo family cannot be made a laughing stock.
“Since Su Yueya has already married Lu Zhengjun, she probably won’t make a big deal out of it,” Mo Cheng analyzed.
Common-law marriage is a double-edged sword. If Su Yueya uses this as leverage, she can indeed crush Liu Dekai, but at the same time, she will also affect Lu Zhengjun. It seems unlikely that she will affect her current husband.
Thinking of Lu Zhengjun... Mo Cheng had a headache.
That's not someone to be trifled with.
"Let's leave this matter for now, but—" Mo Cheng raised his voice, looking at his daughter and son-in-law with a warning gaze, reminding them, "You two must never provoke Lu Zhengjun and Su Yueya again. This matter cannot be blown out of proportion, understand?"
The powerful figures behind Lu Zhengjun are not even in the same league as him.
If things escalate, Lu Zhengjun might be able to make a comeback.
But the impact on the Mo family as a result could be devastating!
"Otherwise, no one can guarantee your future!"
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