On the weekend…
Ming Shu arrived at the location right on time, according to the address on the invitation letter . The waiter led her into the box where Father Xu and a man of similar age with him sat on top, talking in low voices .
Mother Xu was also chatting with a gentlewoman . The atmosphere was very harmonious .
Except for the parents, there were also some other people present, including younger generations as well as the older generation . Are you sure they came to negotiate the engagement, not directly execute the engagement?
“Mom, Dad, Uncle Huo, Aunt Huo . ”
“Ai, Little Bei is here . ” Mother Huo stood up with a full smile . “How come Huo Ting didn’t come with you?”
“I don’t know . ” It’s unknown what bad things your son is doing . Why would he come with me .
“This kid… Come come come, take a seat first . ” Mother Huo warmly greeted Ming Shu and then told someone beside her to call Huo Ting .
Ming Shu sat beside Mother Xu . Mother Xu asked about her recent situation and spontaneously the topic changed to the entertainment news on the Internet in the end .
“Kid, you’re going to be engaged to Huo Ting now . In the future, you shouldn’t do something like that . The Huo family and our family both have our reputations, and we can’t let others mock us, don’t you know?”
Ming Shu nodded her head obediently . She received the warning, but whether she listened to the warning was another matter .
“I watched Huo Ting, this kid, grow up and we know him and his family very well . Your father and I will rest assured to see you get married…” Mother Xu talked to Ming Shu in all earnestness, meanwhile Mother Huo would also break in with a few sentences . She seemed very satisfied with this “daughter-in-law . ”
Ming Shu smiled and remained silent . She just drank her tea calmly .
About ten minutes later, the box’s door was pushed open and Huo Ting walked in from outside .
“My son, you’re here . ” Mother Huo beamed with delight . But soon her smile stiffened, because behind Huo Ting followed a girl .
The girl struggled but was held fast in Huo Ting’s hands and had no chance to get away . She was forced to come into the box .
Clatter—
Ming Shu put down the teacup and leaned back slightly against the chair . She looked in the door’s direction . “Mister Huo, you told me not to be late, I thought you would be punctual . ”
Huo Ting looked over with cold eyes . The coldness covered his entire person, which made him look like an emperor at the edge of losing his temper . The whole room fell into silence .
Mother Huo looked at Ming Shu, then at her son . “Who’s… Who’s this?”
Mother Huo thought the girl looked familiar, but she couldn’t recall who she was .
“Aunt Huo, hi, I’m Mister Huo’s friend . ” Xia Lian explained and she hissed at Huo Ting in a low voice, “Let go of me!”
Friends need to hold each other like this?
Mother Huo’s expression became a little unhappy . But due to the many people present, she had to hold back her anger . “Oh, Huo Ting’s friend . Then come in and take a seat . ”
But Huo Ting pulled Xia Lian into his arms . “Mother, she’s my girlfriend . ”
Mother Huo’s eyes widened .
Girlfriend?
What girlfriend?
“What nonsense are you talking about!” Father Huo hit the table and stood up . “Your fiancé is Little Bei, you were engaged since childhood . What girlfriend are you speaking of!”
Mother Xu and Father Xu’s expressions became a little stiff .
Today they were going to discuss the engagement, but they didn’t expect the male party to bring a girlfriend here . Where did they put our daughter?
“I won’t be engaged to Xu Bei . ” Huo Ting confronted Father Huo fearlessly with a strong and hard attitude .
“You…” Father Huo pointed at Huo Ting and was angered to the point of speechlessness .
“You’re saying that like I want to be engaged to you . ” Compared to the shocked people in the room, Ming Shu looked more casual . She took a handful of nuts and began to crack them open .
As she spoke, the air suddenly quieted down, and the room was left with only the noises of her handling the nuts .
The others in the room didn’t even dare breathe freely .
They just came here today to be the audience, but didn’t expect to meet such a situation .
“Everyone knows the recent entertainment news, and I won’t be engaged to such a person,” Huo Ting said with a cold expression .
Ming Shu threw away the nut shells in her hands, making harsh noises .
She stood up leisurely and unhurriedly, then asked Huo Ting with a smile, “What kind of person?”
Huo Ting answered after pausing for several seconds . “Shameless . ”
Ming Shu smiled . “Not as shameless as you, Mister Huo . ”
She took out her phone and clicked the play button . “Is this what you call not shameless? Or do you think a girl is shameless if she gets targeted by others, but it’s a matter of course for you to kiss and even sleep with someone, Mister Huo?”
Mother Huo looked at the phone screen first . The pixel quality was high, and the video clearly recorded what happened in the corridor .
Then the phone was passed to the other parties present .
After they watched the video, one looked worse than the other .
“Scoundrel!” Father Huo cursed directly .
“What’s this about?” Mother Xu’s expression was unhappy, but she behaved calmly .
Huo Ting brought a woman with him in front of them, and now there was this intimate video . Wasn’t he slapping them in the face?
Thankfully it was before the engagement . If they were really engaged, how much grief would their daughter have to face?
“There must be some misunderstanding . Ting-er is not this kind of person…” Mother Huo tried to explain and she looked at Xia Lian . “Ting-er, is it this shameless woman that seduced you?”
“Mother, she’s my girlfriend,” Huo Ting stressed and he held Xia Lian tighter in an obviously protective posture .
Xia Lian’s face was pale . She bit her lower lip tightly and leaned on Huo Ting . Her body trembled and her eyes had turned red .
Papapa…
Everyone looked to Ming Shu, who began to clap her hands .
Why does she applaud at this time? Is she crazy?
Ming Shu blinked and applauded a little longer calmly, then praised while putting her hands down . “Miss Xia, excellent acting . ”
Everyone: “…”
Xia Lian gave a glance to Ming Shu; the latter was looking at her with a smile . Xia Lian inexplicably panicked in her heart . She lowered her head quickly and explained to Mother Huo, “Aunt Huo, I really have nothing to do with Mister Huo . Mister Huo, I know you don’t want to be engaged, but don’t drag me into this . ”
Hearing Xia Lian speak like this, Huo Ting slightly narrowed his eyes, and his imposing manner looked even more dangerous than before .
“You kissed each other, is that called having no relation? Then what is having a relation?” Ming Shu looked at Xia Lian with a faint smile .
“It was an accident…” Xia Lian explained in a low voice, “If Miss Xu misunderstood it, I can only apologize to you . ”
“Why are you apologizing to her . ” Huo Ting pulled Xia Lian up and declared to everyone present, “My girlfriend and fiancé will only be Xia Lian . ”
Ming Shu applauded again . “So touching . ”
Huo Ting shouted, “Don’t act like that, Xu Bei . ”
Ming Shu revealed an innocent smile . “I’m only praising you, I can’t even praise you? Do you think you’re the mighty emperor of one thousand years? You scare me a lot, Your Majesty . ”
Ming Shu patted her chest exaggeratedly . Her face was filled with teasing and showed no sign of terror .
The smile was too dazzling .
Xia Lian gathered strong hatred inside . She suddenly broke free from Huo Ting and raised her voice . “Mister Huo, don’t embarrass me again . Our Xia family is not a match for your Huo family, but we won’t allow ourselves to be bullied and humiliated by you like this . ”
As she finished the sentence, Xia Lian turned around and ran out .
Huo Ting wanted to chase her but was pulled back by Mother Huo .
Ming Shu held Mother Xu’s arm and led her out . “The engagement will be cancelled then . Both Mister Huo and I are not willing to go through with it, so it won’t end well . Father, let’s go . Are you waiting for a goodbye dinner?”
Father Xu: “…” I haven’t vented out my anger!