At 7 a.m., the sound of a lock being opened came from outside the door again. Hearing the noise, Bai Xiaoruo, who was fast asleep in bed, slightly opened her eyes.
Upon seeing the person walk in, she instantly lost all sleepiness and quickly sat up in bed.
Song Meiyan and Bai Minglei were already dressed and standing in front of Bai Xiaoruo.
Bai Xiaofu's case is urgent; the court hearing is scheduled for 8 a.m. this morning.
If Bai Xiaoruo still refuses to marry into the Xian family, the Xian family will naturally not let Bai Xiaofu off easily.
All of Song Meiyan's previous good temper vanished. "Bai Xiaoruo, I've given you one night. What have you decided? Are you going to marry me or not?"
"I advise you to stop being stubborn. Marrying into the Xian family will benefit you, Xiao Fu, and the entire Bai Group. Otherwise, don't blame me for not showing you any mercy, given our father-daughter relationship of over ten years!" Bai Minglei didn't give Bai Xiaoruo a kind look at all.
Hearing their threats, Bai Xiaoruo found them utterly ridiculous.
With a father like that, a stepmother like that, and a family like that, what is there left for me to cherish?
So-called father-daughter relationship of more than ten years? It's a pity that I can't feel it at all.
After their mother passed away, all their hypocrisy was exposed. All they ever cared about was power, status, and wealth; they never truly cared about their daughter.
Rather than endure this humiliation for the rest of her life, even if marrying into the Xian family would lead to an even deeper abyss, Bai Xiaoruo would be willing.
“I will marry him. But there’s one thing I hope you can understand: I’m not doing this for Bai Xiaofu, nor for this family, but only for myself.”
"You!" Bai Minglei reached out to slap Bai Xiaoruo again, but Song Meiyan quickly pulled him back. "Alright, alright, don't get angry. Grandpa Xian is coming to see her this afternoon. If the Xian family finds out we laid a hand on her, they might take their anger out on Xiaofu. This girl is just being stubborn. Anyway, she agreed to marry, so who cares? After all, she's our Bai family's daughter who's getting married. Even if this girl is heartless, the Xian family will still benefit from her."
"Hmph!" Bai Minglei had no choice but to give up and lower his hand. "You'd better behave yourself. Don't blame me for not reminding you what you should and shouldn't say this afternoon!"
After saying that, Bai Minglei and Song Meiyan turned and left Bai Xiaoruo's room.
Now that Bai Xiaoruo has agreed to marry him, she should hurry up and call the Xuan family. This way, the court will likely give Bai Xiaofu a lighter sentence.
***
After finishing the morning meeting, Xian Mingyu returned to his office, and Gu Yao followed him in.
Only when it was just the two of them would Gu Yao stop treating him as his boss.
"Mingyu, a Chinese restaurant opened near our office. The food is pretty good. Want to go try it together?"
"No need, I'll eat at the old house... By the way, please postpone the rest of my schedule for today to tomorrow or the day after. I have something to do this afternoon, so I'll head back early. I'll leave the company to you."
The thought of going to the Bai family with his grandparents in the afternoon to choose a date made Xuan Mingyu inexplicably irritable.
"Okay, I understand."
"Also... let Annie come back to work starting tomorrow. She's had enough rest. You've been managing everything for me these past few days, thank you for your hard work."
"Okay, I'll call her in a bit. I'll head out now. You can get some rest."
"Um."
Before leaving the office with the documents, Gu Yao closed the door behind him.
Annie has been so bored these past few days she's practically going moldy. Whenever Gu Yao is home, she always comes over for a visit, which is driving him crazy. If he told her he could go back to the company tomorrow, she'd probably be ecstatic.
No sooner had Gu Yao left than Xuan Mingyu's phone rang.
It was a call from Grandpa Xianzhengsen; he must have already started urging us to hurry up.
The phone rang for more than ten seconds before Xian Mingyu finally answered it.
Before Xian Mingyu could speak, Old Master Xian's angry rebuke came from the other end of the phone.
[Why did it take you so long to answer my call? Are you that busy with work? I told you to cancel all your plans for the afternoon and come over right away.]
"Grandpa, I just finished a meeting... I'll be there in a bit."
[That's more like it... By the way, since it's our first meeting, did you buy Xiaoruo any gift?]
A gift for meeting someone? What gift for meeting someone? Just seeing that woman brings bad luck. Forget about buying a gift for her. If it weren't for not wanting to anger his grandfather, Xuan Mingyu wouldn't want to go to the Bai family at all, to see his fiancée whom he was about to marry.
"No."
[Tsk, how can you be so inconsiderate? Never mind, you're always busy with work and don't have time to prepare. Your grandma and I have already prepared it for you. You can give it to her yourself when you meet her. Say some nice things when you meet her, don't scare her away with that big face.]
"Okay. Grandpa, I'll hang up now if there's nothing else. I'll be there in a bit."
Okay, okay, then hurry up.
After hanging up the phone, Xian Mingyu threw it directly onto the table.
After seeing the photos and videos given by his grandfather that day and obtaining the exact address, Xian Mingyu immediately asked Gu Yao to check it out.
Sure enough, the investigation results were the same as what Grandpa had said. His Luo'er had indeed gotten married and had a child two years ago, and was now a happy family of three. This was probably because Grandpa didn't want to hurt himself, so he kept it a secret for the time being.
But now, in order to force him to give in and get married, they've brought this matter up again.
This shattered Xian Mingyu's complete resolve and also extinguished all of Su Yuluo's fantasies in his heart.
As for why he still agreed to the marriage, he must have been truly bewitched. Luo'er was once his whole world, and now that she has chosen someone else, what difference does it make who he marries or what kind of wife he marries?
Although Hsien Ming-yu agreed, he also made a request: the wedding should be kept simple. Apart from essential members of the Hsien family, no one, including the media, should be invited. There would be no grand banquet or lavish wedding feast; just a simple church ceremony, nothing more.
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