Chapter 2
"Who are you? How dare you meddle in my business?" Xiao Ye'er asked arrogantly.
"You are not qualified to ask my name."
Ning Chuan did not answer. He turned around and supported the dazed Xiao Ling'er. He took off his white suit jacket and covered her shoulders with it. He took out a handkerchief and gently wiped the red wine off her face.
"Are you okay?" Ning Chuan asked with concern.
Xiao Ling'er stared blankly at the face she hadn't seen for seven years, feeling as if she were in a dream.
It's... it's him. Why is he back...
"Hmm? Are you okay? Ling'er."
"Ahem, it's okay, I... I can do it myself." She took the handkerchief and wiped the stain on her skirt in a panic.
Xiao Ye'er was very angry when she saw this handsome man taking great care of Xiao Ling'er. No one had ever dared to ignore her like this, especially such a handsome man!
"Hey! Who the hell are you? If you don't say anything I'll ask security to kick you out! Someone come!"
As she spoke, she walked forward and pulled Ningchuan's suit. Ningchuan's eyes were cold and his face was as frosty as ice.
Bang!
He raised his hand and slapped Xiao Yeer on the face, causing her to fall to the ground. "Based on what you just did to her, I can kill you!"
At this time, Ning Chuan's eyes were filled with murderous intent.
Xiao Ye'er looked at the man in front of her in horror. The man's eyes made her feel that death was imminent.
She just saw a look and felt like she was in a sea of blood and corpses. Her hands that were supporting the ground couldn't stop shaking. Unable to hold on any longer, she fell to the ground, covering her face with her hands in fear and screaming.
The security guards heard the noise and rushed over from all directions, attracting people from the entire venue.
When Xiao Ling'er saw the people rushing over, she was afraid that Ning Chuan would be caught by the security guards. If her grandfather found out, he would be finished!
“Run!”
She walked up to Ningchuan, held his arm, and pulled him towards the side door.
Fortunately, she was familiar with the way, and the two of them quickly came out of the meeting place on the top floor and ran to a secluded corner of the garden.
Ning Chuan looked at the two people's clasped hands and tried to run away. Even if all the security guards on the scene came up, they would not be enough for him to handle the situation with one hand.
However, he was smiling foolishly as he ran away.
"You...what are you laughing at?" Xiao Ling'er let go of her hand and asked a little angrily.
Ning Chuan said: "I laughed that we have never had such close contact before."
"What...what intimate contact? Don't talk nonsense!" Xiao Ling'er was furious and slapped Ning Chuan.
Ning Chuan raised his hands in surrender, changing his cold image, his eyes full of tenderness, "Okay, okay! I was wrong, I surrender, please don't be angry, goddess."
"Why did you come back suddenly? Where have you been all these years? Are you doing well?" Xiao Ling'er asked.
"The world is my home, I wander everywhere."
Ning Chuan lowered his head and said seriously: "Ling'er, I'm glad you haven't forgotten me. If I say I came here for you, do you believe me?"
Xiao Ling'er looked into those affectionate eyes, and felt as if she was surrounded by a gentle ocean, and then slowly fell into it. She quickly turned her head away, avoiding this look that could make her drown, and said gloomily:
"I'm sorry, I don't believe it and I don't want to believe it. Ningchuan, we ended a long time ago."
Ning Chuan took a step forward and held her shoulders with both hands: "Ling'er, I have never forgotten you over the years. You have been the driving force that kept me alive so many times when I was on the verge of life and death!
Every time, I think, when I come back, you must protect me for the rest of my life."
Xiao Linger raised her head, looked straight into Ning Chuan's eyes and said, "I... I'm going to get engaged soon. Thank you for today. In the future, don't come to see me again."
After saying that, he turned around and ran back to the hotel.
Ning Chuan stared at Xiao Ling'er's back in a daze, thinking firmly: "Ling'er, you must be mine. I am the only one you can choose to be your son-in-law."
Xiao Ling'er changed her clothes and returned to the venue. The chaos had returned to normal and Xiao Qiming was about to announce who would be the final candidate for the Xiao family's son-in-law.
"I'm very glad that everyone can come to participate in this son-in-law recruitment ceremony. Our Xiao family has stood firm for decades, all thanks to the support of everyone present. Thank you all for your love. I hope that no matter who is chosen today, our families can work together to create a better future as we did in the past."
"After discussion, I announce that the final candidate for the son-in-law of the Xiao family is the eldest son of the Yao family, Yao Huanren!"
What? How could it be him? Xiao Linger couldn't believe her ears. How could he be on the list? ! Isn't he Xiao Yeer's boyfriend?
According to the established schedule, under the watchful eye of the old man of the Xiao family, the grandson-in-law was chosen, and the equity transfer agreement, marriage agreement, etc. were signed. The old man was very satisfied with finding such a foreign aid.
However, after the agreement was signed.
"I'm here to recruit a son-in-law. Xiao Ling'er is not worthy of me at all. If she wants to marry into the Xiao family, I will only give her to Miss Xiao Ye'er, and she will be a live-in son-in-law."
Yao Huanren turned his back on Xiao Ling'er, not giving her any face at all and speaking insulting words.
"Well, it seems that Master Yao has deep feelings for my Ye'er, so..."
Xiao Qiming and Yao Huanren played a double act, messing up the matter of recruiting a son-in-law. "Now, I declare that the Xiao family..."
Before he finished speaking, two men, one old and one middle-aged, came up from the stage. They were the old man of the Xiao family and Xiao Boxi. The old man of the Xiao family's eyes widened, his face full of anger, his eyes bloodshot, "Qiming, look at what you have done!"
"Father, the agreement has been signed. Once the son-in-law signs his name, the equity will change hands! And the son-in-law didn't say it must be Xiao Ling'er. My Ye'er is also a member of the Xiao family! Dad, you are old! It's time to retire!"
"I! Ahem!"
When Mr. Xiao heard this, he knew that his eldest son had set him up. He was so upset that he vomited blood and covered his chest, almost dying. "You, you, rebellious son, rebellious son."
"dad!"
Xiao Boxi hugged his father, and Xiao Ling'er also stepped forward, "Grandpa, how are you?"
"Someone, please take the old man and the fourth brother's family down!"
Xiao Qiming didn't care at all about the tragic drama in front of him. He was feeling proud at the moment. Before the old man recruited a son-in-law, he had already prepared the equity transfer agreement and had it notarized.
Among the tricks he had done, as long as the son-in-law at the recruitment meeting signed, he could get the equity.
"what to do?"
Xiao Ling'er's eyes were filled with despair. Seeing her grandfather about to die, she was extremely anxious. She hoped that someone could help her, but when she looked around, she saw the hotel security guards closing in on her and her uncle's smug and ruthless face.
“Who dares!”
The sudden voice of objection brought silence to the venue, and a sunny young man walked out from the crowd.
Everyone's eyes fell on this man.
Every step he took seemed to be stepping on everyone's heart.
A well-tailored suit made his tall figure look even more upright. His eyes were as deep as the god of death in the underworld. A single look could make everyone's heart freeze and feel as if they were falling into hell.
Under the gaze of everyone, the man walked into the hall.
"Whose kid is this? He has such a strong aura."
"This person must be a junior from a big family."
"That's right. If it weren't for the big family, how could there be such momentum?"
The older generation in the hall all began to murmur.
The man turned a blind eye to all this. He slowly walked into the hall, his ink-black eyes staring straight at the woman in front of him.
"I will marry you."
The man only said these three words, and everyone present was stunned.
Xiao Qiming stared at the man in front of him and murmured in disbelief, "Are you Ning Chuan?"
This man's aura is so strong that he doesn't need to say anything. Just standing there will make everyone feel afraid.
Ning Chuan didn't even look at him, but just stared at Xiao Ling'er.
The hall suddenly fell into an eerie silence.
As soon as he saw Xiao Ling'er, the sharpness in Ning Chuan's eyes disappeared, replaced by endless tenderness. Looking at Ling'er in front of him, he seemed to have returned to five years ago.
She was his world, the only sunshine in his world. In front of her, he put away all his domineering and fierceness, just like the boy back then, just smiling foolishly at the girl he loved.
Xiao Ling'er looked at Ning Chuan intently, her beautiful eyebrows slightly wrinkled. Looking at the smile on his face, her heart was gently touched again, and a hint of complexity flashed in her eyes.
The situation today has become uncontrollable. Ning Chuan's appearance at this time...
However, since he showed up, Xiao Ling'er would not let Ning Chuan suffer any loss. She stood up, walked in front of Ning Chuan, and used her small body to try to shield him from the wind and rain.
When Ning Chuan saw her like this, a warm feeling immediately spread in his heart.
After not seeing each other for seven years, the kindness in his beloved girl's heart had never changed, never.
"Why does this boy just smile foolishly when he sees Xiao Ling'er? Could he be a fool?"
"When I saw him just now, I thought he was so majestic, but now it seems that he is just a fool. However, he and Xiao Ling'er are a good match."
The people around began to whisper again, with mockery and contempt on their faces.
In their opinion, the feeling just now was just an illusion.
Listening to the sarcastic voices of the people around her and looking at her grandfather who was so angry that he couldn't speak, Xiao Ling'er's eyes were filled with sadness.
"Xiao Ling'er, what? You still want to protect this kid, haha..." Xiao Ye'er sneered with contempt. When he looked at Ning Chuan, a hint of hatred flashed in his eyes.
Xiao Ye'er remembered the slap just now, and she would make the couple in front of her pay it back a hundredfold.
"Haha, this is really interesting. There is a chance to take over." Yao Huanren looked at Ning Chuan, who was grinning foolishly, with a sarcastic look on his face.
Xiao Boshi's lips moved excitedly, and he wanted to say something, but in the end, nothing came out.
"Cousin, this must be the brother-in-law who disappeared for seven years. How come he has become stupid after not seeing him for seven years?" said a woman in a white dress.
This woman was none other than Xiao Ling'er's cousin, Xiao Shuang'er.
"Shut up." Xiao Ling'er's voice was cold, as cold as the winter in December.
But many people can hear the vibrato in his voice.
Everyone present knew that Xiao Ling'er was just a chess piece in the hands of Old Man Xiao, used to check and balance Xiao Qiming.
Now, Mr. Xiao's plan has failed, and Xiao Ling'er has completely become a laughing stock in Qianlong City.
But even such a Xiao Ling'er is still protecting the foolish and silly Ning Chuan. She really wants to die.
"Xiao Ling'er, you have quite a bad temper." Xiao Ye'er walked over and said coldly.
"You..." Xiao Ling'er was so angry that her body trembled slightly and she raised her hands.
But when she saw Xiao Boxi shaking his head at him, his hand froze in mid-air.
Xiao Yeer's face became extremely gloomy at this moment, "Why, do you still want to hit me?"
Before he finished speaking, there was a "pop" sound.
Accompanied by Xiao Ye'er's scream of "Ah", everyone was shocked again.
"My wife wants to beat you." Ning Chuan smiled naively. He turned to look at the stunned Xiao Ling'er, his eyes full of endless affection.
"Get behind me quickly." Xiao Ling'er reacted instantly and exclaimed hurriedly.
At this moment, Xiao Ling'er's face was pale and her heart sank to the bottom.
This time, Ning Chuan is going to poke a hole in the sky.
In front of so many people, Ning Chuan hit Xiao Ye'er again, which was a slap in Xiao Qiming's face.
They already had no place to stay in the Xiao family, and this time they were afraid that they would be completely thrown into hell. Xiao Qiming was not a good person, he colluded with the Yao family and had great connections with people in the underground world.
Ning Chuan offended him, I'm afraid...
However, Xiao Ling'er did not blame Ning Chuan, but felt a little warmer in her heart.
He disappeared for seven years, and now that he's back, he dares to slap Xiao Qiming in the face in public. He's really stupid...
"You two are dead if you dare to hit my woman, Yao Huanren." Yao Huanren shouted with a ferocious look on his face, "Go over and break his claws for me."
As soon as he finished speaking, more than a dozen bodyguards rushed over.
These bodyguards are Yao Huanren's bodyguards. They are big and strong, full of murderous aura, and their muscles are bulging.
They didn't take Ning Chuan seriously at all, and just walked over with ferocious looks on their faces.
With Yao Huanren backing them up, they naturally have nothing to fear.
Xiao Ling'er is a beauty, and it would be nice if I could take advantage of this opportunity.
The big man in the lead said with a lewd smile, "Ms. Ling'er, I advise you to move aside. If you don't, you can't blame us if something happens."
"Don't come over here." Xiao Ling'er said in a trembling voice.
These people are all Yao Huanren's lackeys. She is just a weak woman. If there is a physical conflict, he will definitely suffer.
Just at this moment, a man ran in from outside. He ran to Xiao Qiming's ear and whispered a few words. Xiao Qiming's face suddenly became ugly.
"Stop." Xiao Qiming shouted in a deep voice.
After hearing this, Xiao Ye'er and Yao Huanren both stood there in a daze, staring at Xiao Qiming.