“I didn’t really want her to marry Duan Yong; I just wanted to force her to apologize to me.”
“You treated her badly before, so what’s there to be angry about? I was originally thinking of getting Xiaoqi to apologize to you, but now even I, as her father, can’t bring myself to do it. Your actions have made me lose face in front of Xu Yunzhou and Wei Linglong.”
"If this gets out..."
At this point, Lu Xiuwen was so angry he almost gritted his teeth.
Now, who knows how many people are eyeing his daughter, trying to take advantage of her, wanting everyone to know that the Lu family is abusing Xiao Qi, and those guys are still trying every possible way to kidnap his daughter.
Xiaoqi has a bad temper to begin with, and after suffering this injustice, she'll definitely become even more estranged from her family. If she really elopes with someone, he'll be furious.
"You, you're simply..." Lu Xiuwen pointed at Xu Lianxin, realizing for the first time how foolish his wife had been. "She's your own daughter! How could you treat her like this!"
"Now, our Lu family has completely lost face."
If Xu Yunzhou and his wife keep this a secret, I, Lu Xiuwen, will be damned. The entire Canglan Realm will know he married a stupid woman, that his family is in turmoil, and that he abuses his own daughter. The more I think about it, the angrier I get.
Xu Lianxin's beautiful face turned pale and then flushed.
"Husband, I was wrong, I was wrong!" Xu Lianxin's beautiful eyes were filled with tears. She reached out to grab her husband's hand, but Lu Xiuwen shook it off again.
"Was this Yun Li's suggestion?" Lu Xiuwen suddenly asked.
At this point, Xu Lianxin had no choice but to nod, unable to protect her eldest son.
Lu Xiuwen immediately sneered, "Good! Good! What a good elder brother!"
Then he thought of Lu Xuening and continued to sneer, "The eldest brother is clueless, and Xiao Ba looks innocent and naive, yet he knows how to bring Duan Yong to the Lu family to deliberately annoy Xiao Qi. Very good, very good!"
Xu Lianxin wanted to say something for Lu Xuening, but Lu Xiuwen looked at her with a cold gaze: "Don't tell me she brought Duan Yong here with good intentions?"
Xu Lianxin lowered her head, not daring to say another word.
Lu Xiuwen sent two telepathic messages, summoning Lu Yunli and Lu Xuening over.
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Lu Xuening stood outside the main hall of Lianhua Palace, extremely uneasy, with Lu Yunli beside her. Although Lu Yunli appeared calm on the surface, he was actually no more composed than Lu Xuening.
"Big brother, I...I'm scared..." Lu Xuening's voice was soft, like a kitten. Seeing her so frail, Lu Yunli felt a surge of courage and hugged Lu Xuening.
"Don't be afraid, Xiao Ba, I'm here for you," Lu Yunli said.
The brother and sister stepped into the main hall, where only Lu Xiuwen and Xu Lianxin were present. They immediately knelt down upon entering.
Lu Yunli and Lu Xuening bowed in unison:
"Son/Daughter greets Father and Mother!"
Lu Xiuwen gave them both a cold glance, and this look made Lu Yunli and Lu Xuening tremble with fear.
Lu Xiuwen picked up a cup of tea without saying a word. Xu Lianxin, standing to the side, didn't dare to speak up for Lu Yunli and Lu Xuening, knowing that her husband was also furious with her. If she spoke, it would only add fuel to the fire.
The hall was utterly silent, a silence that felt like a mountain pressing down on Lu Yunli and Lu Xuening. Lu Xuening looked at Lu Xiuwen with pitiful eyes; her legs were a little numb from kneeling. Father, why won't you let her get up?
Does her father really not love her anymore?
After a long time, when Lu Yunli and Lu Xuening felt they could no longer bear the accumulated indifference, Lu Xiuwen finally looked at them and asked, "Do you have anything to say about today's events?"
"Yes, it was my oversight. I shouldn't have acted on my own," Lu Yunli said, bowing his head. He had been entrusted with important responsibilities since childhood, and his father had always valued him highly. Among his brothers, only his cultivation had been personally instructed by his father. Today was the first time he had been punished by his father in front of everyone. Although the kick wasn't hard, it still affected his dignity...
Even if he didn't do things properly and his father was not satisfied with the marriage, why not give him some face?
Lu Yunli harbored resentment, but dared not show it.
Lu Xiuwen snorted coldly: "Is it a lack of consideration, or do you simply want to humiliate your own sister?"
“Son, son absolutely did not mean that.” Lu Yunli raised his head, defending himself, “That…that Duan Yong, although his family background is not high and his cultivation is mediocre, this person…he…”
After thinking for a long time, Lu Yunli could only say, "He is an honest man and will definitely treat Xiao Qi well. Xiao Qi has a bad temper, and if she marries into the Shenmeng Sect, it may not be a good thing."
Lu Xiuwen sneered and looked at Lu Xuening: "You keep calling Duan Yong 'brother-in-law,' are you very satisfied with him?"
Lu Xuening forced herself to speak and said, "I...I..."
If she says she's not satisfied, wouldn't that mean she knew Duan Yong was no good man, yet she deliberately brought him here to disgust Lu Xueyao?
"My daughter thinks he is still a good person."
"Your older brother thinks he's good, and you think he's good too. Does Duan Yong really have some extraordinary qualities?" Lu Xiuwen's cold expression vanished, and he appeared to be deep in thought.
Lu Xuening thought to herself: Father doesn't seem so angry anymore. If I were to use my silver tongue again, maybe Father would marry Lu Xueyao off to Duan Yong.
"Yes, yes, yes, although Duan Yong is not good-looking, I believe that a person should not be judged solely on appearance, background, and cultivation. The most important thing is character. I thought he was good, which is why I brought him to see Seventh Sister. Who knew that he would only anger Seventh Sister? I guess Seventh Sister only likes handsome men like Young Master Xu." Lu Xuening implied that A Yao was shallow.
“Okay!” Lu Xiuwen said.
Lu Xuening was overjoyed, thinking: Now that I've convinced my father, the marriage is a done deal. Lu Xueyao, let's see how arrogant you'll be in the future!
“Since you think Duan Yong is so good, I’ll break off your engagement with Gu Huaiyuan and let you become his Daoist partner,” Lu Xiuwen said.
Lu Xuening, Xu Lianxin, and Lu Yunli all changed color.
“Father, no! Duan Yong is mediocre, unattractive, and comes from a second-rate sect. How can he be worthy of Xiao Ba?” Lu Yunli said anxiously.
After saying that, his face turned extremely ugly.
He stiffened his neck, seeing the disappointment in his father's eyes.
"He's not good enough for your eighth sister, but he's good enough for your own sister? What did Xiao Qi do to make you hate her so much?" Lu Xiuwen looked coldly at Lu Yunli.
A voice rang out directly in Lu Yunli's mind: "You remember this, Xiao Qi shares the same blood as you, she is a member of the Lu family."
Lu Yunli stared at Lu Xiuwen, her entire body stiffening.
"Since you like Duan Yong so much, I'll help you cancel the engagement with the Gu family! I'll grant your wish." Lu Xiuwen said casually, looking at Lu Xuening.
He found his adopted daughter increasingly repulsive, seeing her petty and low-class schemes in front of him.
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