Chapter 94 A Marriage Alliance with the Bai Family
"Help!" Lin Xi screamed in fright.
"What do you mean, 'help me'?" Song Xu frowned, looking at the panting Lin Xi. "Why are you running? Are there dogs chasing you?"
Hearing the familiar voice, Lin Xi looked up and saw Song Xu's face. She hugged his waist tightly and said in a tearful voice, "Brother Xu, it was you! You scared me to death."
"What happened?" Song Xu asked, stroking her head.
Lin Xi's chin trembled involuntarily. She didn't want to cry, but she couldn't control herself. "I think I'm being followed."
Song Xu looked up in Lin Xilai's direction but didn't see anyone suspicious. Who would be so bold as to commit a crime on the Jiangda campus?
"It's alright, let's go home." Song Xu patted Lin Xi on the back.
Lin Xi released Song Xu's waist and instead hugged his arm tightly, not daring to let go for even a moment.
Song Xu glanced down at her, his expression serious. He believed Lin Xi's words. Who was following her and what did they want to do to her?
Lin Xi saw the familiar royal blue color at the school gate; Song Xu hadn't driven this sports car for several days.
Song Xu opened the passenger door and let Lin Xi get in.
Lin Xi reluctantly let go of Song Xu's arm, her gaze following him intently, as if afraid he would disappear at any moment.
After Song Xu got into the car, Lin Xi fastened her seatbelt. She stared at the man who had saved her from danger several times, feeling a sense of emotion.
"Brother Xu, weren't you supposed to go back to the old house for dinner tonight? Why are you back?" Lin Xi asked after calming down.
“I thought you had lost it, so I came to look for it,” Song Xu said, taking out a new phone and placing it in Lin Xi’s hand. “This is your replacement phone; the SIM card is already installed for you.”
The phone was bought at noon, and Song Xu regretted not delivering it to Lin Xi in time, which caused him to be unable to contact Lin Xi that evening.
After having dinner at the old house, Song Xu and Song Chen sat on the sofa and chatted.
Song Chen mentioned that he taught Lin Xi today, and also mentioned Bai Tiantian.
Song Xu remembered that Lin Xi had invited Bai Tiantian to dinner at her apartment tonight, and wondered if they had arrived yet.
Lin Xi didn't have a cell phone, so she asked Bai Tiantian for her number from Song Chen, and Song Xu dialed the number.
Perhaps because it was an unfamiliar number, Bai Tiantian rejected the call twice. Song Xu dialed a third time before the other end answered.
"Hello, who is it?" Bai Tiantian's tone was sharp, and she seemed to be in a bad mood.
"It's me, Song Xu," Song Xu said without any formalities, and asked directly, "Is Lin Xi with you?"
"So it's CEO Song," Bai Tiantian said quickly, teasingly. "Missing Xixi? Does it feel like three autumns have passed since you last saw her?"
Knowing Bai Tiantian's nature, Song Xu didn't respond to her words. "Where's Xixi? I need to talk to her about something."
"Sigh, what a pity," Bai Tiantian sighed, "I wasn't with Xixi. Something came up and I had to stand her up."
"Did Xixi go home by herself?" Song Xu asked.
"No, not at all," Bai Tiantian replied. "Her class is having a meeting today, and she went to attend. I don't know what time it ends."
After hanging up the phone, Song Xu checked the security camera footage at the apartment entrance and discovered that Lin Xi had not returned.
He waited another hour, but still didn't see Lin Xi.
At this moment, Xu Wantang came over with a face mask on and sat opposite Song Chen and Song Xu. "I called you two back today because there's something I need to tell you."
Notification? That word didn't sound good; the Song brothers had a bad feeling.
They all looked at Xu Wantang, waiting for her to continue.
"After discussions between your grandfather and father, in order for the better development of the group company, they unanimously decided..." Xu Wantang paused deliberately here, watching her two sons' reactions.
Unfortunately, she was disappointed. She didn't see any reaction on Song Chen and Song Xu's faces, so she could only continue, "We have decided to form a marriage alliance with the Bai family of Baiyun City. The Bai family's daughter just turned eighteen this year, so we need to get engaged first and then get married in two years."
"You..." Xu Wantang wanted to ask her two sons who was interested, but before she could finish speaking, Song Xu stood up first.
Xu Wantang's eyes lit up, then she nodded, "Xiao Xu, have you thought it through?"
Song Xu hummed in agreement. "I've made up my mind. I'm taken. I'll give this opportunity to you, brother. My girlfriend is waiting for me. I'll go first."
By the time Xu Wantang realized what Song Xu had said, Song Xu had already disappeared. She sighed and could only place her hopes on Song Chen.
"Chenchen, what are your thoughts?"
“Mom,” Song Chen looked at Xu Wantang with difficulty, “my identity isn’t quite appropriate.”
“What identity is inappropriate?” Xu Wantang ripped off her face mask. “If you call me ‘Mom,’ then you are my own son. If anyone dares to look down on you or say anything sarcastic, I will tear their mouths apart.”
“Mom,” Song Chen’s eyes were a little red, “Even if the Bai family accepts my identity, my age is not appropriate. The young girl is only eighteen, and I’m almost twenty-six.”
"Shh!" Xu Wantang made a shushing gesture. "Don't let your dad hear this. He's eight years older than me."
Song Chen shut up. His father had never treated him like an adopted son. If his father got angry, he would be treated the same as Song Xu: he would curse and hit without any mercy.
Just like when he was eighteen, his father wanted to transfer shares of his company to him, but he refused to accept them no matter what. He said that he was just an adopted son and could not accept anything from the Song family.
This angered his father, and he was whipped more than ten times with a belt, leaving red welts all over his body. If his mother hadn't stopped him, he would have been covered in red marks.
"Alright, it's settled then. You'll represent the Song family in the marriage proposal," Xu Wantang said, quite satisfied with the Bai family's daughter's qualifications. "I heard she's a great beauty with high intelligence. Once the Bai family has finalized things, I'll arrange for you two to meet."
"Mom, what do you think about Xiaoxu and Lin Xi's relationship?" Song Chen really wanted to know his mother's opinion, as it concerned their happiness.
Xu Wantang glanced at Song Chen and carefully spoke, "As for this matter, our Song family doesn't need both of you to go through marriage alliances. Since you've agreed to the marriage alliance with the Bai family, Xiao Xu will have more freedom."
"I've only met Lin Xi once. You have to get to know a person better to see what kind of character they have."
“Since Xiaoxu likes it, I’m willing to give him a chance,” Xu Wantang said, her eyes filled with apology. “Chenchen, do you think Mom is being biased?”
Song Chen fell silent. He did feel that his mother was biased, and to a great extent. "Mom, are you sure I'm not your biological son?"
Xu Wantang was amused by Song Chen, "I wish I could, but I really couldn't have a son as big as you."
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