"Fine, fine, you think you're all grown up now, daring to talk to your old man like that. Let me tell you, while you've been married to that woman for only a short time, hurry up and get a divorce. Our Chu family will never accept a woman from such a background..."
Chu Mingqian's furious voice echoed throughout the study, but before he could finish speaking, the phone was abruptly hung up.
The man leaned back in his chair, looking tired. Only then did he realize that Old Master Chu had sent him a message earlier that evening, but he had been too busy to see it.
The message told him that he had accidentally let slip that his father already knew about his marriage to Song Mai. His father was very angry about it, but he couldn't vent his anger on the old man, so he would definitely talk to him about it.
Just as he was about to put down his phone, a message popped up from Jiang Jibai: Want to go out for drinks?
Without a second thought, the man refused: "I'm not going."
Jiang Jibai called as soon as he sent out the message.
"Your partner won't allow it?"
"no."
"Why wouldn't you go? You haven't attended a single one of our gatherings since you got married. You've forgotten your brothers now that you have a wife!"
"I still have work to do."
Sensing the somber tone in the man's voice, Jiang Jibai became more serious and said:
"Feeling down? Come out for a drink, just to keep me company. I just had surgery, and they're all not here. Can you bear to leave me all alone, unable to even find someone to drink with? Work is never-ending, we can do it tomorrow."
"Okay, where to?"
"The usual place."
Half an hour later, a black Panamera stopped outside the gate of Jiuxiao City.
The door to the private room was pushed open, and Jiang Jibai had already arrived and was now sitting on the sofa pouring himself a drink.
"You're here?"
Chu Xing was wearing a black overcoat, which gave off a chill.
Jiang Jibai poured him a glass of red wine, which the man took and drank in one gulp as if venting his anger. He then poured himself another glass.
Jiang Jibai hadn't seen him like this in a long time, and raised an eyebrow with interest.
"Having relationship problems?"
"No."
The man downed another glass of wine, refilled it himself, and was about to drink it again.
Seeing this, Jiang Jibai quickly stopped him.
"What are you doing? I invited you here to drink, not to get yourself drunk."
Chu Xing pushed him away and insisted on putting the glass of wine into his mouth.
Jiang Jibai had no choice but to drink with him, complaining as he drank:
"When are you going to change your taciturn nature? Are you like this when you're with her too? It's amazing that she can put up with you."
The man finally stopped, though he had drunk many cups, there was no sign of drunkenness in his eyes.
"Didn't you come to ask me to drink? You won't let me drink?"
"Alright, alright, let him drink, go ahead and drink."
Jiang Jibai, speechless at his appearance, leaned back on the sofa, looking like he didn't care about anything anymore.
But after a long while, I couldn't help but speak up:
"I came out to drink because my surgery failed and I was in a bad mood. What about you? You can't just want to drink for no reason."
Seeing that Chu Xing remained silent, Jiang Jibai made a bold guess.
"Let me guess, is your bad mood related to them?"
"Yes, they know. They just contacted me tonight."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Jibai finally understood the reason for Chu Xing's reaction.
"Are you serious about her?"
The man suddenly looked at Jiang Jibai, his eyes full of seriousness.
"Yes, I want to be with her forever."
Jiang Jibai was momentarily stunned when he met Chu Xing's eyes.
He had never seen him so serious; his gaze was even more resolute than when he returned to China and declared his intention to develop his career in Nanjing.
Although he had seen how Chu Xing treated Song Mai before, which was definitely not how a marriage of convenience should be, he was sure that Chu Xing had fallen for her. However, he never imagined that Chu Xing would be so serious about it.
"Have you thought it through? If I'm not mistaken, your parents probably won't agree."
Based on his understanding of Chu Xing's parents, Chu Xing's wife could only be one of two types of people: either she was like the Chu family, whose members had been involved in politics for generations, or Chu Xing was already in business, and his business group was so large that it was impossible for him to go back to politics at this point.
The old man is getting old and will pass away sooner or later. His parents have been living abroad for many years. The political circles in China will give them face and will not make things difficult for Chu Xing, but they are too far away to reach him and there will inevitably be things they cannot take care of.
Furthermore, if they were to retire, the Chu family would truly be left without anyone in the political arena.
If they could find a wife who comes from a family with three generations of political connections, they could rest easy.
Alternatively, he could find a girl from a scholarly family. Although she wouldn't be able to offer Chu Xing any help, she would be well-mannered, generous, and appropriate, making her a suitable daughter-in-law for the Chu family.
Chu Xing has excellent conditions, and they have plenty of candidates to choose from. As long as they express their agreement to be introduced to Chu Xing by others, there will definitely be a steady stream of people coming to their door.
As for someone like Song Mai, not only is she not within their consideration, but it could be said that even if there were only one such woman left in the world, they probably wouldn't consider her.
Chu Xing stared at the wine glass in his hand, his gaze deep and unfathomable, his dark eyes seeming to harbor endless danger.
"Yes, Chu Mingqian clearly expressed his opposition and ordered me to divorce her as soon as possible."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Jibai couldn't help but frown.
"So what do you think?"
Although Chu Xing didn't say much, Jiang Jibai could roughly imagine what Chu Mingqian would say to him, as well as the tone of Chu Mingqian's voice when he said those words.
"I still stand by what I said: I want to be with her until the end."
Jiang Jibai remained silent for a moment before speaking:
"Does she know the truth? Is she willing? That's your idea, but how can you guarantee that she can accept it after she knows all her previous impressions of you, everything you went through together, that it was all a lie you made up? If she knows everything, will she really still be willing to face such great obstacles with you? I believe your parents' opposition is not just talk."
After Jiang Jibai finished speaking, the man fell silent.
Yes, what makes him think he wants to stay with her forever?
For two people to stay together, both must be willing, and at least they must be able to face all the pressure together. But how could she possibly be willing under such circumstances?
Can someone who hates being deceived so much really forgive someone who has been kept in the dark for so long?
Besides, he hasn't even confessed to her yet, and his parents already know about it. If she found out the truth directly from his parents, he can't even imagine what would happen.
He believed his parents were capable of doing such a thing.
His parents will stop at nothing to break them up.
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