mtlumby2d Chapter 489 The Masked Good Girl Mistakenly Flirts with the Playboy Man 53
Chapter 489 The Masked Good Girl Mistakenly Flirts with the Playboy Man 53
A grand engagement banquet made Lin Yi, who might have become a laughing stock, be spoiled like a princess in front of everyone.
The guests all turned their eyes to the sparkling high-end engagement ring and the 5% stake in Xie's that she was about to get, their eyes full of envy and jealousy.
However, after nightfall, the Xie family's old house was shrouded in a low pressure, as if the hustle and bustle and glory of the day had never existed.
In the courtyard, Xie Yanci and Xie Huaili had been kneeling on the cobblestone path for nearly an hour. The cold stones hurt their knees, but Mr. Xie's anger did not diminish at all.
Zhang Xiao stood aside, looking at the pale Xie Huaili, feeling so distressed that she almost cried, but she didn't dare to ask for mercy. She knew that the situation today was irreversible, and any words would only add fuel to the fire.
Lin Yi sat on the sofa at the edge of the living room, her hands clenched, her head lowered, looking very uncomfortable. Her presence seemed to make the atmosphere in the whole room even more depressing, and the others were also silent, even breathing became cautious. It was not until Xie Yanrui arrived that the silence was broken.
"What did I miss? Isn't today supposed to be a happy day? Why do you all look so dead?"
Xie Yanrui strode into the living room, her voice clear and loud, like a ray of sunshine penetrating the haze. She completely ignored the two people kneeling in the courtyard, walked straight to Lin Yi, and sat down.
Xie Yanjin missed the good show during the day, and at this moment he had a lot to say, and couldn't help but speak in a sarcastic tone.
"There is no joy today, only shock! Some people from small families are just a troublemaker. They have gone from being your niece's wife to your brother's wife!"
Lin Yi lowered her head even lower, like a frightened deer, not daring to look up at anyone.
Xie Yanrui glanced at her and said nonchalantly, "What a good girl! If she were to be paired with those two brats in our family, either of them would suffer. If it were you, Yiyi shouldn't jump into this fire pit!"
Mother Xie kept winking at her daughter, signaling her to shut up, but Xie Yanrui ignored her. She turned to look at Lin Yi and asked in a relaxed tone.
"Xiao Yiyi, come and tell your sister, what happened today?"
Lin Yi's voice was as soft as a mosquito, but every word was clear: "Huai Li made my cousin pregnant, and everyone knows about it. But the guests are all here, and the engagement party cannot be cancelled. Third Master Xie asked me to arrange the marriage, so I agreed."
After Xie Yanrui heard this, she suddenly understood. She patted Lin Yi on the shoulder and said proudly: "My bastard brother did something great today! Don't worry, if he dares to bully you in the future, I will beat him to death!"
Mr. Xie finally couldn't stand it anymore, opened his eyes and shouted, "Let those two bastards get out of here!"
The housekeeper immediately walked out of the room quickly, and soon came in with the limping Xie Yanci and Xie Huaili.
Old Master Xie glanced at them coldly, and said in a dignified tone: "Big brother, take your son home and discipline him yourself! As for the one from the Lin family, you two can decide how to deal with him. Everyone else can go away, Third brother, come with me to the study!"
These words caught everyone off guard, especially Xie Yanjin and Xie Yanxiao who were waiting to watch the fun. But no one dared to challenge Mr. Xie's authority, so everyone had to leave in disappointment. Only Xie's mother, Lin Yi and Xie Yanrui were left in the living room.
Xie's mother took off a top-grade emerald bracelet from her wrist and gently put it on Lin Yi's hand, her tone gentle but firm.
"This is the dowry that Yan Ci's grandpa gave me. One for you and one for Rui Rui. Over the years, Yan Ci has suffered a lot because of my family. I can see that he didn't propose to you out of spite. He really loves you. You two should live a good life in the future."
Lin Yi was shocked and couldn't help but sigh: Sure enough, no one knows a child better than his mother! Xie Yanci's little thoughts did not escape the eyes of Xie's mother.
At the same time, the atmosphere in the study was tense. Old Master Xie stared at Xie Yanci, his eyes like a knife, as if he wanted to see through him: "Everything today was arranged by you?"
"Yes!" Xie Yanci answered straightforwardly without any hesitation.
"Do you still have me as your father, and the Xie family in your eyes?" Old Master Xie was so angry that his beard stood on end, and his voice was filled with suppressed anger.
Xie Yanci changed his usual cynicism and looked at his father without showing any weakness: "I have the Xie family in my eyes. If it were you, would I have to watch the woman I love being abused by scumbags? If it were you, what would you do?"
Mr. Xie was speechless for a moment, but his eyes became sharper: "Tell me, what have you done in Europe these years? What gives you the courage to challenge me?"
Xie Yanci sneered, with a hint of sarcasm in his tone: "You don't need to know what I did. Anyway, you never cared, right? You just need to know that the Xie family that you care about the most is nothing to me. Don't waste your time on me anymore. I won't covet the position of your eldest son. As long as he doesn't cause trouble for me, I will always be a bystander."
After saying that, Xie Yanci walked out of the study without looking back. After going downstairs, he saw three women chatting happily in the living room. The coldness on his face instantly turned into a gentle smile: "What are you talking about? So happy?"
"Mom is telling Xiao Yiyi all your secrets!" Xie Yanrui looked at Xie Yanci teasingly, but found that he had no reaction and suddenly felt bored.
Mother Xie stood up and walked to Xie Yanci, her tone firm but gentle: "Yanci, you have suffered a lot these years. Live the life you want in the future! You don't have to pay attention to the Xie family and the Zhao family. They owe you, and you have never owed them anything."
It was the first time that Xie Yanci heard such tough words from his mother, and he felt a pang of bitterness in his heart. He knew that the frustration he had endured for his mother over the years was not in vain.
Xie Yanci nodded gently, with a relieved tone in his voice: "Take care of yourself, and call me if you have any problems. Your son is no longer the boy who was at the mercy of others twelve years ago."
"Okay!" Xie's mother answered with relief, tears in her eyes.
After Xie Yanci and Lin Yi left the Xie family's old house, they headed straight to the West Hill Villa. The night breeze was cool, the stars twinkled, and the backs of the two stretched out in the moonlight, as if foreshadowing the beginning of a new journey.