That afternoon, Miao Zhongkai returned home with an indignant look on his face, and as soon as he entered the door he started shouting that he wanted to cancel the engagement.
As soon as he finished speaking, the old man of the Miao family slapped him hard in the face, "You want to cancel this marriage? Unless I die!"
Miao Zhongkai was hit by the sudden slap and saw stars. He covered his face and looked at his grandfather in disbelief.
"Grandpa, but I don't like her at all!" There was a hint of grievance and unwillingness in Miao Zhongkai's voice.
Old Man Miao snorted coldly, his eyes revealing an unquestionable determination, "Does it matter whether you like it or not? What our Miao family needs is stability and support, not your insignificant feelings!"
"But..." Miao Zhongkai wanted to argue, but was interrupted by Old Man Miao.
"But what? If you could do something useful, or fight a war and make great achievements, would our family have to ask the Zhao family for a marriage alliance?"
Old man Miao stared at Miao Zhongkai fiercely, as if he wanted to see through him.
Miao Zhongkai was furious. He sneered, "Why? Our Miao family doesn't have anything we want? Do we really have to marry into a family like Zhao Wanshu? We are an aristocratic family, and we are beyond the reach of Zhao Wanshu."
Upon hearing this, Old Man Miao was even more furious. He slapped him again, "You're out of your league? Do you know how long it's been since our Miao family made any contribution? You don't know, do you? If the next wave of cleanup comes, do you think we can still survive? If it weren't for the Zhao family, our family would have been gone years ago!"
Miao Zhongkai staggered a few steps after being beaten. He looked at his grandfather in shock, with an unprecedented fear and anxiety in his heart.
He had never seen his grandfather so angry before. "Grandpa, just for such a woman! You hit me?"
"No matter what happened to you before, go and apologize to her immediately. You must save this marriage at all costs!" There was irresistible majesty in Old Man Miao's voice.
He looked at Miao Zhongkai's unwilling expression, and the anger in his heart was ignited again.
He grabbed Miao Zhongkai by the collar, threw him to the ground, and then beat him up.
Miao Zhongkai curled up on the ground, enduring his grandfather's beating, his heart filled with humiliation and anger.
After the beating, Old Man Miao was still furious. He ordered his servants to lock Miao Zhongkai in a small dark room and not give him any water or rice for three days.
Miao Zhongkai was locked up in a dark, cramped little room. Hunger and thirst tortured his body, but his heart became even more determined to pursue his own happiness.
However, three days of torture pushed Miao Zhongkai's body and spirit to the limit.
When he was released, he was too weak to stand.
He looked at his grandfather's stern face and knew that he could no longer disobey his orders.
For the benefit of his family and his own future, Miao Zhongkai finally compromised.
Miao Zhongkai reluctantly carried a box full of gold and various precious gifts, and walked towards Song Jiao's office with heavy steps, his heart full of reluctance and helplessness.
But for the sake of his family's reputation, he had to lower his noble head and apologize to the woman he had always looked down upon.
Inside the office, Song Jiao was buried in a mountain of work. When she heard the door open, she glanced up calmly, then turned her gaze to her assistant Zhang Qiao and said coldly, "Just throw it out!"
Without saying a word, Zhang Qiao picked up the heavy box and strode towards the door.
The door seemed to sense his intention and opened automatically without a sound.
With a dull sound, the box along with the gold and treasures inside were thrown out the door, attracting the attention of people in the corridor.
Miao Zhongkai's face turned ashen in an instant, and anger surged in his chest.
But when he thought of his grandfather's instructions, he forced himself to suppress the anger in his heart and tried to make his voice sound calm: "Zhao Wanshu, what do you mean? I have already put aside my pride and come to apologize in person, why are you so ruthless to me?"
Song Jiao curled her lips into a cold smile, her eyes full of mockery: "Oh? Are you here to be my grandson? But I don't think I can have a grandson as old as you! So, please go back!"
She felt embarrassed to tell others about her grandson who was so grown up!
The main thing is that this grandson is really not good enough!
The kind with a bad brain!
As she spoke, she did not forget to activate the projection equipment in the office, and replayed the insults and abuses that Miao Zhongkai had previously directed at her, so that everyone present could see them clearly.
Miao Zhongkai's expression darkened even further. He clenched his fists, his nails almost digging into his palms. "Okay, since you want to cancel the engagement so badly, I'll grant your wish! But don't regret it!"
The air seemed to freeze at this moment, and the atmosphere in the office was extremely tense.
Everyone held their breath, waiting for Song Jiao's response.
However, Song Jiao just smiled contemptuously. She stood up gracefully, crossed her arms over her chest, and her eyes revealed an unquestionable determination: "If you don't leave yet, wait for me to let you go. Whoever you promise not to divorce will be your grandson?"
Miao Zhongkai can no longer pretend.
"Zhao Wanshu, do you think you have the final say on this engagement? Let me tell you, this engagement was decided by the elders in the family, but canceling the engagement is not something you can decide on your own."
Song Jiao raised an eyebrow, "Oh?"
As she spoke, she turned on another projector on the table, which played videos of the elders in the family.
They made it clear that given Miao Zhongkai's recent absurd behavior, especially his targeting of Song Jiao for other women, they believed that the engagement could be completely cancelled.
After listening to the recording, Miao Zhongkai's face turned as dark as the bottom of a pot, and his eyes flashed with complex emotions: unwillingness, anger, and a hint of imperceptible despair.
Song Jiao looked at him, a triumphant smile on her lips: "How is it? Are you satisfied with this? If you are satisfied, take your things and get out. I still have a lot of work to do."
After saying that, she sat back in her chair gracefully, lowered her head and continued to deal with the matters at hand, as if Miao Zhongkai's existence was no longer important.
Miao Zhongkai could no longer bear it and rushed to Song Jiao's table like a madman. Just as he raised his hand, Song Jiao slapped him with a big fan and sent him flying. "Do you know why potatoes grow in the ground and not in water? Because they are afraid of water getting into their brains!"
Then she stood up, lifted the table with both hands, and started spinning around wildly.
"Even potatoes know that water shouldn't enter their brains, so why do you want to let water in?"
I spun and jumped with my eyes closed.
Then he threw it towards Miao Zhongkai with force.
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