Upon hearing this, he took the initiative to continue the conversation: "Oh, Yun Tang has something to ask of you? Is this because you successfully proposed to Zi Yuan and are planning to come and formally propose marriage?"
He joked with a smile, "Although we all lobbied you to propose marriage, Ziyuan has to agree in person."
The room fell silent as soon as he said that.
A hint of embarrassment appeared on Old Master Huo's face, but he quickly covered it up.
Huo Yuntang couldn't help but speak up: "Uncle Xie, you've misunderstood, I..."
Xie Sidu's face darkened slightly, and he frowned, exuding the imposing aura of someone accustomed to a superior position: "What, are you not here to propose marriage? I'd like to ask you, after dating our Ziyuan for so many years, when are you going to give us an explanation?"
Huo Yuntang and Xie Ziyuan's relationship was facilitated by the Huo family and Ding Huizhu, and the Xie family originally did not object.
Even after Xie Li returned, Ding Huizhu claimed that she was afraid of causing Xie Li unnecessary misunderstandings and did not want to break up a couple in love, so she hurriedly arranged for Xie Li to be engaged to the Pei family. He did not say a word more.
At that time, Xie Sidu thought Xie Li had been spoiled and that the Huo family had many rules and a lot of face, so they forced her into the marriage, and that she would be bound by them after marrying into the family.
It would be better to go to the Pei family, where you can be free and unrestrained.
But at Xie Li's family reunion banquet last time, Butler Wu and Zhang Ma told him everything about Huo Yuntang's behavior.
Abandoning his girlfriend of many years is a violation of the bottom line, not to mention that Huo Yuntang is now eyeing his beloved biological daughter.
Xie Sidu didn't show it on his face, but he was already furious inside, which is why he decisively cut off the other party's conversation when they brought it up.
If the Huo family had any sense of shame, they would know that he was already displeased, and the Xie family would never agree to this marriage.
Huo Yuntang knew exactly why Xie Sidu had launched the first attack. His heart sank slightly, but he was determined to win and couldn't give up now.
"I will give you an explanation regarding Ziyuan's matter." Huo Yuntang did not want to dwell on Xie Ziyuan any longer.
“Ziyuan and I are like siblings. I have never done anything out of line over the years. It is just that outsiders have misunderstood. I will make a clarification at that time. After all, this matter has damaged the girl’s reputation. I am willing to give Ziyuan the corresponding material compensation and clarification of her reputation.”
Huo Yuntang spoke very quickly, clearly having already come up with a plan.
In just a few words, he defined his relationship with Xie Ziyuan as that of siblings.
Xie Sidu slammed his hand on the coffee table, his eyes icy cold.
Huo Yuntang braced himself and met the other party's gaze head-on, refusing to budge an inch.
Grandpa Huo pulled out his cane and struck Huo Yuntang's leg heavily. "Hurry up and kneel down to apologize to Grandpa Xie and Uncle Xie!"
The blow with the cane was quite forceful, causing Old Master Huo's hand to tremble slightly, partly out of acting and partly out of genuine concern.
Huo Yuntang readily knelt down, "Uncle Xie, no matter what, the fault lies with me. With the marriage agreement between the Xie and Huo families in place, I could only obey my elders' orders. I didn't clarify to them in time that I only felt a sense of responsibility towards Ziyuan, not love."
Look, how this statement portrays him as upright, honest, and loyal.
Xie Sidu looked coldly at Huo Yuntang, his anger rising: "In that case, let's just cancel the engagement between the Huo and Xie families."
He was so angry that he didn't want to deal with Huo Yuntang, so he simply bypassed Old Master Xie and said he wanted to break off the engagement.
Old Master Huo immediately became agitated: "Sidu, this engagement cannot be dissolved!"
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