When I drove to the Xie family's old house, the reporters behind me also rushed over.
The old courtyard house may seem to have been in disrepair for a long time at first glance, but in fact, everything inside is an antique.
The bodyguards blocked my way, which meant that Mr. Xie had said that he would only let me in.
It seems that Mr. Xie also watched the live broadcast of the press conference and knew that I would come to see him.
I was about to go in when Xie Chenyu rushed over from behind and grabbed my arm, "Yao Zitong, are you sure you want to go in? Once you go in and really ask to cancel the engagement, there will be no possibility for us to be together anymore. It's no use regretting it!"
"Haven't you always insisted that I come personally to cancel the engagement? Now that it's happening as you wish, why are you trying to stop me?"
A hint of sarcasm appeared on the corner of my lips as I looked up and down at the panicked man in front of me.
Of course, I don't think that he stopped me because he had real feelings for Yao Zitong. He was just afraid that since he hadn't made any achievements in the Xie Group yet, if he broke off the engagement with me, his status as the heir to the Xie Group might be in jeopardy.
I shook his hand off, my face darkening. "Today, I'll grant you and Yao Qingqing this fateful couple a chance to be together. I hope you'll be locked up as soon as possible!"
After saying that, I stepped over the antique mahogany threshold and strode in. Xie Chenyu also followed me anxiously, fearing that I would say something unfavorable to his grandfather.
In the main hall, Mr. Xie was leaning on the armchair in a listless manner. When he saw Xie Chenyu, he was so angry that he kept knocking his crutches and asked Xie Chenyu to kneel down.
Xie Chenyu's face turned pale when he heard this, and he knelt down without saying a word.
Mr. Xie had been on the battlefield in his early years, and he gave people a natural sense of oppression, even comparable to Zhou Bingchen, who was known for his cold face.
I was also startled by his sudden aggressive look, and I swallowed the words of breaking off the engagement temporarily.
But what I didn’t expect was that after Mr. Xie had just punished Xie Chenyu cruelly, he turned to me with a kind look and tears in his eyes.
"Child, you have suffered a lot over the years. Grandpa was deceived by this brat before and didn't know you had suffered so much."
He said that he had been in poor health in recent years and had been receiving treatment abroad, and had no idea that Yao Zitong had become a vegetable in prison.
He even took the initiative to say that he agreed to my breaking off the engagement. He patted my shoulder, his eyes full of self-blame, "It's my fault for not educating my grandson well. He has become a despicable man who changes his mind at any moment. Our Xie family owes you a debt of gratitude."
Xie Chenyu, who was kneeling beside him, opened his mouth to refute, but finally swallowed the words of defense in his mouth.
It is true that he was having an ambiguous relationship with Yao Qingqing before breaking off the engagement, and he had no way of refuting it.
But now he sees clearly that Yao Qingqing seems to be very dependent on him and likes him on the surface, but in fact she secretly likes someone else.
In this case, he doesn't want to break off the engagement with me. After all, Mr. Xie is interested in Yao Zitong's future commercial value to the Xie family. If he breaks off the engagement, his status as heir will be lost, which will be more trouble than gain.
He turned towards me, his kneeling posture still upright, his tone full of determination and confidence, "Zitong, stop it. I know you've always liked me, and I've thought it through. I don't mind your fake daughter's identity and agree to marry you. As for Qingqing, she's so innocent and kind. I really don't have anything against her. Don't make things difficult for her!"
I was stunned listening to his words.
The man spoke in a condescending tone, as if marrying me was a great reward to me and I had to bow my head and express my gratitude.
"Are you RMB? Do I have to like you and marry you?"
My tone was full of sarcasm. I took out the transfer document for the 10% stake in the Xie family that Grandpa Xie had given to Yao Zitong and handed it back to Grandpa Xie. "Grandpa, we agreed that I would sign it after we got married. Now this betrothal gift is no longer needed. From now on, Xie Chenyu and I have nothing to do with each other!"
I just casually placed the equity transfer document on the table. When Xie Chenyu looked at it, he thought of the ring that was thrown on the ground just now.
He was still holding the plain ring he had just picked up in his hand, staring at me with wide eyes with a calm expression, unable to believe that the woman in front of him was the woman who had always followed him without regrets.
When Yao Zitong looked at him in the past, her eyes were always sparkling, never as calm as they are now.
Old Master Xie glanced at the share transfer document on the table, then swung his cane and hit Xie Chenyu on the back. His face was filled with anger as he said, "Xie Chenyu, look at the good things you've done. Why are you still thinking about that vixen? Are you treating Zitong like this, worthy of her for having endured so much hardship with you in starting your business for so many years? If Zitong breaks off the engagement with you, our Xie family will sever all ties with you!"
As he said that, he took out a letter of severance that he had written at some unknown time and threw it in front of Xie Chenyu, shocking the man who was kneeling on the ground so much that he trembled all over.
He picked up the letter of severance and widened his eyes, his eyes full of disbelief.
I originally thought that Mr. Xie said this just to scare him, and in the end, considering how much he has done for the company in recent years, he would give it some consideration. But I never expected that the old man would directly send out a letter of severance of relations.
He opened his mouth to say something, but Yao Qingqing's voice behind him disrupted his thoughts.
"Brother Yu, what are you doing? What era is it now? Why are you still kneeling?"
Yao Qingqing rushed in and grabbed Xie Chenyu, who was kneeling on the ground. Her eyes were full of hesitation. She turned to look at me and began to accuse me, "Sister, after forcing my parents, why are you forcing Brother Yu now? Why do you only think about fighting for men all day long? If I really had something with Brother Yu, how could it be your turn?"
As she spoke, she wiped her red eyes, tears of grievance falling one by one, "I know that Brother Yu has always liked me, and I have always liked Brother Yu. I don't want to hurt either side, so I have been caught in the middle and am in a dilemma. You don't know how much pain I am..."
I couldn't help but get goosebumps when I saw that she was thirty years old and still wiping her tears like a little girl.
What she meant was that Yao Zitong was determined to get Xie Chenyu by any means necessary, so she had to refuse Xie Chenyu and help her sister get married.
But it was clearly Yao Qingqing who abandoned the penniless Xie Chenyu and proposed the breakup in the beginning. Later, Yao Zitong started dating Xie Chenjinchen without knowing that they had been dating before, and even helped him start a business.
But Xie Chenyu didn't think about all the good things about Yao Zitong at all. He just looked at Yao Qingqing with a distressed look on his face, as if I was really the obstacle between them.
But who could have known that Yao Qingqing's next words would directly shatter any expressions on Xie Chenyu and I's faces.
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