Chapter 235 Where are you taking Xixi?
Just as Zhou Ruolan had guessed, Old Master Song showed up today.
Song Qingshi and Xu Wantang accompanied him.
When Lin Xi saw Old Master Song enter, a faint smile appeared on his face. He had finally waited for this day.
Despite her anger, Zhou Ruolan still stood up and nodded to Old Master Song, "Old Master Song, it's been a long time."
Grandpa Song looked embarrassed. He regretted it deeply after hearing his son reveal Lin Xi's true identity.
He never expected that Lin Xi would be the real daughter of the Lu family. His grandson has a good eye. He's getting old.
For the sake of his grandson's happiness, Grandpa Song had no choice but to swallow his pride and come to apologize.
"Madam Lu, it's been a long time," Old Master Song said, looking embarrassed. "The Lu family and our Song family are truly destined to be together."
“I don’t know if we are destined to be together,” Zhou Ruolan said coldly. “I’ve only heard that my daughter has suffered a lot of grievances in the Song family.”
"Old Song, you're seventy years old this year, how come you still haven't figured things out? Your vision is still so broad. With my daughter's qualifications, which family wouldn't be fighting to marry her? Why do you insist that Song Xu marry that imposter Lu Yunqi?"
"Are you attracted to her because she's stupid, because she's wicked, or because of her morally corrupt lifestyle? Do you think the Song family is too comfortable and you need to marry a troublemaker to liven things up?"
“My daughter doesn’t want the Song family’s money. She just likes Song Xu as a person. Song Xu is willing, and his parents agree to their relationship. Why are you the only one who objects?”
"To be honest, Yunzhou and I do have some objections. We don't want Xixi to suffer any more grievances. Anyway, Xixi is not worried about getting married, and she is still young. I want to keep her by my side for another ten or eight years. There's no rush."
Upon hearing Zhou Ruolan's words, Song Xu became anxious, "Auntie, I only love Xixi in this life, and I will marry no one but her. No matter who objects, nothing can stop me from being with Xixi."
"Can you make your own decisions?" Zhou Ruolan glanced at Song Xu.
“Yes,” Song Xu answered firmly, “I’ll just marry into the family.”
Lin Xi looked at Song Xu in surprise. How dare he say such things in front of his grandfather and parents? Wasn't he afraid of getting beaten up?
Lu Yunzhou snorted coldly, "You wish."
I wouldn't marry into a family like Song Xu; there's no sense of security in that relationship.
Song Qingshi's eyes were blazing with anger; if Xu Wantang hadn't been holding his hand, he would have almost whipped him with a belt.
Old Master Song's face turned white and red in turns; white because of Zhou Ruolan's mockery, and red because of Song Xu's anger.
He slammed his cane down and yelled at Song Xu, "Song Xu, stop disgracing the Song family here and get over here!"
Song Xu glanced back at Song Qingshi and Old Master Song's expressions, and at Xu Wantang's prompting, he stepped behind his mother.
Grandpa Song cleared his throat. "Madam Lu, I stopped objecting to Xiaoxu and Xixi's relationship a long time ago. I just hope that their relationship can remain stable."
"As for the things I said to Xixi before, I'm here today to apologize," Grandpa Song said, taking out a jewelry box from his pocket and walking to the bedside. "I want to say sorry to you. It was Grandpa who was getting senile. Please don't take it to heart."
“This bracelet was prepared by Grandma Song Xu a long time ago,” Grandpa Song opened the jewelry box, took out a jade bracelet and placed it in Lin Xi’s hand. “It was prepared by her for her granddaughter-in-law. Today, I’m giving this bracelet to you on her behalf.”
The jade bracelet in Lin Xi's hand felt incredibly heavy. She didn't know whether she should accept it, and she also didn't know how to respond to Old Master Song's apology.
"Grandpa Song, this..."
Zhou Ruolan noticed Lin Xi's helplessness, and she was fairly satisfied with Old Master Song's apology.
At his age, Old Master Song is quite well-known in the business world. It's already quite an achievement for him to personally say "I'm sorry." Zhou Ruolan didn't want things to get too tense with the Song family, since Lin Xi was going to marry into the Song family if nothing unexpected happened.
She nodded to Lin Xi.
Lin Xi then said, "Grandpa Song, I accept your apology and I forgive you. I have always loved Song Xu as a person, and it has nothing to do with his family background."
“You might not have believed me when I said this before, but now that I have found my biological parents and my identity has changed, I still stand by what I said: my love for Song Xu has not changed in the slightest.”
Lin Xi looked at the jade bracelet in her hand, then slipped it onto her wrist. "Thank you for your kind words. I'll accept this jade bracelet."
Seeing Lin Xi accept the jade bracelet, Old Master Song felt relieved, but Lin Xi's words made him feel ashamed.
"That's good," Old Master Song coughed awkwardly twice, "Once you're discharged from the hospital, let's discuss the engagement, shall we?"
Lin Xi looked at Zhou Ruolan again. How could she agree to such a thing? Her mother and brother were still alive.
“There’s no rush to get engaged,” Zhou Ruolan took over the conversation. “Xixi should prioritize her studies.”
"Ruolan, getting engaged won't interfere with Xixi's schooling," Xu Wantang said with a smile as she stepped forward. "The engagement is meant to stabilize the relationship between the two children, so that one can focus on their studies and the other can concentrate on their career."
"How about this, once Xixi has fully recovered, let's sit down and have a proper talk. Our two companies have quite a few business opportunities that we can discuss."
Zhou Ruolan knew Xu Wantang very well. Although she didn't participate in the company's operations, she had a lot of influence in the Song family. Her husband and son listened to her, and she could represent the Song family whenever she spoke.
"Alright then," Zhou Ruolan agreed.
The Song family members all breathed a sigh of relief, and Song Xu was the happiest of all, as he was very afraid that his relationship with Lin Xi would fall through.
He winked at Lin Xi, and Lin Xi smiled and responded.
Having said everything he needed to say, Old Master Song couldn't stay any longer and left with his son and daughter-in-law, leaving Song Xu to continue taking care of Lin Xi.
After the Song family left, Lin Xi took off the jade bracelet on her hand and put it into a box.
"Xixi, why did you take it off?" Song Xu asked worriedly. "You're not thinking of going back on your word, are you?"
“I’m afraid I’ll break it,” Lin Xi explained. “This was prepared by your grandmother, it’s very meaningful, so I have to keep it safe.”
"Mom, please keep this for me." Lin Xi handed the box to Zhou Ruolan; her mother was the person she trusted most right now.
Zhou Ruolan accepted the jade bracelet without hesitation. "Okay, Mom will take it home for you. You can put it away yourself after you are discharged from the hospital."
"I can be discharged tomorrow," Lin Xi said, touching the wound on the back of her head. "The stitches will be removed tomorrow, and then I can be discharged."
“Okay, Mom will pick you up tomorrow,” Zhou Ruolan said with a smile.
Song Xu was stunned. "Auntie, where are you taking Xixi?"
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