"You...you really are so heartless? Aren't you afraid that the Jun and Xiao families will be estranged from each other? Aren't you afraid that outsiders will gossip about Qingqing? Aren't you afraid that she will do something drastic without you?"
"Jun Xian, as the sole heir of the Jun family, are you now willing to disregard your family for the sake of a woman?!"
After Old Master Xiao finished speaking, Jun Xian's expression changed.
Their eyes met, and the air seemed thick with the smell of gunpowder.
After a long while, Junxian finally spoke, his tone deep and his gaze firm.
"It's precisely because I'm afraid outsiders will gossip about Miss Xiao that I've decided to let the Xiao family come up with the reason for annulling the engagement. Whatever it is, I can accept it. As for whether Miss Xiao might do something rash, I believe the Xiao family will protect her..."
At this point, Junxian's eyes darkened again; "As for the family business you mentioned... I believe that even without marriage alliances, I, Junxian, will not allow the Jun family to be swept away by the tide of the business world."
Upon hearing this, Old Master Xiao let out another cold laugh; "Very well...Very well indeed."
He realized that Junxian's marriage proposal had to be called off.
Junxian moved his feet and placed the marriage certificate and a jade pendant on the table.
"Grandpa Xiao, I've brought the marriage certificate and tokens."
Old Master Xiao was trembling with anger. He took out the token given to him by the Jun family from the innermost drawer of his desk and threw it on the ground along with the marriage certificate.
"Get out! Get out of here! It's not that my granddaughter is unwanted, but the Xiao family doesn't want you as a son-in-law!"
Jun Xian paused slightly, but ultimately said nothing. He picked up the things on the ground, turned around, and left.
However, the moment the door opened, Junxian's cold, dark eyes met a pair of desperate and sorrowful eyes.
Xiao Qing's face was already blurred with tears; "Jun...Jun Xian, you...you don't want me anymore?"
She clutched her chest, her voice weak and trembling with grief.
Seeing her like this, Junxian felt bad. He was afraid she would fall, so he reached out to help her, but Xiao Qing avoided him. She looked at the man with tears in her eyes.
"Brother Junxian, why? Didn't you say you would marry me? Why did you change your mind? Why don't you want me? What do I lack compared to that woman? Tell me and I'll change anything. Brother Junxian, please don't leave me, okay?"
Jun Xian's hands, which were placed at his sides, trembled slightly, and his gaze toward Xiao Qing was incredibly complex.
"Xiao Qing, I'm sorry. I've never loved you, but because of your kindness to the Jun family, I went and got engaged. However, I failed to take care of you for the rest of my life as promised. It's my fault. You can have any compensation you want, as long as I can do it."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Qing immediately grabbed Jun Xian's arm, her tone full of pleading.
"Brother Junxian, I don't want anything. I don't want your compensation. I just want you to keep your promise. Will you marry me?"
Jun Xian lowered his eyes, his long, curled eyelashes completely concealing the few emotions that might be present in them.
"Xiao Qing, my heart is already occupied by someone else, so I can't marry you."
Her face turned ashen instantly, and tears fell to the ground.
Jun Xian looked at her without flinching; "You are beautiful, smart, and from a good family. Even without me, there would be many more excellent men for you to choose from. Xiao Qing, let bygones be bygones."
After saying this, the man reached out and pried Xiao Qing's hand off his wrist, then turned and left.
Xiao Qing was still calling after him, but Jun Xian didn't turn around.
After Junxian left the Xiao family and got back into his car, he glanced at the gate of the Xiao family and saw Xiao Qing chasing after him with disheveled hair. Then two bodyguards rushed out and blocked Xiao Qing's way.
In less than two minutes, Xiao Qing was forcibly taken into the villa.
Junxian, sitting in the car, saw this scene and breathed a sigh of relief.
It's over. This marriage, which had been suffocating him constantly, is finally over.
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