bookcurios Chapter 173 Father Xi's Guilt
Chapter 173 Father Xi's Guilt
Sure enough, not long after the incident at the Liu family's home, she was summoned back by Mr. Xi.
Upon seeing her father's serious expression, her heart skipped a beat, and she vaguely guessed what was about to happen.
As expected, as soon as she sat down inside, her father couldn't wait to ask about the Liu family.
However, she really knew nothing about her father's questions.
When Xi's father looked at Xi Linyu, she helplessly spread her hands and shook her head to indicate that she knew nothing about it.
"Dad, you must be joking with me! Don't you know what kind of bastard Liu Wenrui is?"
Xi Linyu said with a sarcastic expression, her words revealing her disdain for Liu Wenrui, "With his irresponsible and carefree attitude, how could his father and brother trust him to meddle in family affairs?"
"How could I possibly know something that even he himself might not know?" she said, giving a disdainful sneer.
Upon hearing his daughter's words, Mr. Xi frowned. Thinking about it carefully, he realized his question had indeed been somewhat ridiculous.
His daughter was spoiled and willful, just like the youngest child in the Liu family—both were pampered.
Expecting them to know anything important about the family is nothing short of wishful thinking.
Thinking of this, Mr. Xi sighed helplessly.
"Alright, since you don't know either, then just stay home and don't go out unnecessarily," Mr. Xi said, waving his hand.
At this moment, Xi Linyu suddenly turned her gaze to Xue Ningyue and her daughter Xi Mengsi, giving them a fierce sidelong glance and letting out a disdainful snort:
"Tch, what's wrong? Now you're not afraid I'll stay home and seduce your brother-in-law?"
Faced with Xi Linyu's provocative words, Xue Ningyue's expression changed slightly, but she quickly regained her composure and said softly, "Child, let bygones be bygones, why bring it up again?"
"That's not necessarily true! Now that Liu Wenrui is in jail, I'll be left without a man to rely on."
"Look at him, Song Lianshan, a grown man, is constantly hanging around me. Even if I swear on my life I've given up on him, it doesn't mean I'm truly without feelings for him!"
Celine Yu spoke coquettishly, her face revealing a deliberately provocative expression.
At the same time, Simmons' expression suddenly became tense, and she looked at her father pitifully.
When Mr. Xi heard his daughter say this, his head buzzed with shock.
Ever since the Liu family got into trouble, all the families that are related to the Liu family have been in a panic.
While they were anxiously searching for information about the Liu family, they were also hurriedly conducting self-examinations, fearing that they might be implicated and targeted by the Embroidered Uniform Guard if they were not careful.
Mr. Xi was in the same mood at this moment. Since he had no son, he was not at ease entrusting the investigation to someone else.
So he could only instruct his adopted son and son-in-law to inquire about the Liu family, but they found out nothing about them.
That's why he hurriedly summoned his daughter, Xi Linyu, back home to ask her about the inside story of the Liu family's affairs.
It was because of this incident that Simmons and his wife also hurriedly returned to the Sim family home.
Not only that, Simmons went straight back to her parents' home, showing no sign of wanting to stay.
"How...how could you say such shameless things?" Mr. Xi was so angry that he pointed at Xi Mengsi and scolded her.
"What's wrong with me saying these things? Back then, I made it clear to you that I liked Song Lianshan and would marry no one but him."
But in the end, you were still married off to the Liu family, and this is how you ended up!
Simmons retorted without backing down, her eyes slightly red, tears welling up in them.
"...Hehe, you actually pretended not to hear what I said, and not only that, you insisted on marrying that woman to him."
You're even going so far as to try and marry me off to a纨绔子弟 (a spoiled, dissolute young man) – not even sparing your only biological daughter. How nice it sounds, but what can I do? Do you expect me to disobey your orders?
If I show the slightest sign of resistance, you will imprison me, restrict my freedom, and even deprive me of food.
The "good man" you carefully chose for me is now in jail, and who knows if he'll even get out alive. What can I do now?
Mr. Xi stared in astonishment at Xi Linyu, whose eyes were wide with anger and undisguised hatred.
Mr. Xi's lips trembled as he tried to explain something, but he couldn't utter a single word for a long time.
Yes, what could he possibly say?
After all, all of this started because of him.
When he chose his son-in-law, it was entirely based on his own considerations.
He always believed that Xi Linyu had been spoiled rotten and was completely incapable of shouldering the heavy responsibility of supporting the Xi family's enormous business empire.
However, at this very moment, he encountered another major problem—someone had seized on his weakness and was using it to blackmail him into doing things for them.
Just when he was deeply worried and at his wit's end, Liu's father suddenly came to his door, saying that Liu Wenrui had fallen in love with Xi Linyu and hoped to marry her.
He also promised that if the youngest son of the Xi family could be with the youngest daughter of the Liu family, he would help Xi's father resolve the matter.
At first, Mr. Xi was also struggling with his decision, hesitant about whether or not to agree to Mr. Liu's marriage proposal.
After much deliberation, and with no other option left, he had no choice but to compromise and agree to Liu's father's marriage proposal.
In Mr. Xi's opinion, the Liu family had a good family tradition, especially since Mr. Liu did not take a concubine, which pleased him greatly.
He thought that he would marry his daughter into the Liu family and make her the wife of the Liu family's youngest son. In this way, his daughter could enjoy a lifetime of wealth and luxury and be a carefree rich lady, which would not be a bad ending.
Although Liu Wenrui seemed somewhat insignificant and unlikely to amount to much, his parents doted on him, especially his older brother, who spoiled and pampered him in every way.
As long as Liu Wenrui can live a peaceful and stable life as the young master of the Liu family, his older brother will be willing to support him for the rest of his life.
In this way, it actually means that we have to support Celine Yu for the rest of our lives!
But no matter how much Xi's father planned, he never expected that Liu Wenrui would be such a worthless scoundrel at heart, capable of committing murder and arson.
However, no matter how much Xi's father planned, he never expected that Liu Wenrui, who seemed so glamorous on the outside, was actually such a despicable and wicked man at heart.
He even dared to commit heinous acts such as murder and arson, which are unforgivable.
Alas! What can he do in the face of this situation?
He felt sorry for his youngest daughter, but he couldn't bring himself to apologize. Xue Ningyue watched as Xi Linyu went too far and hurt Xi's father's feelings. She was about to say something when Xi Linyu retorted.
He knew he had failed his youngest daughter, but he could never bring himself to say the words of apology filled with remorse.
Just then, Xue Ningyue saw that Xi Linyu was going too far with her words, deeply hurting Xi's father's feelings, so she couldn't help but want to say a few words of advice.
Before Xue Ningyue could even finish speaking, Xi Linyu retorted without hesitation, "Who gave you the right to interrupt? You're just a stepmother!"
What right do you have to speak out of turn? Don't you feel embarrassed?
These words struck Xue Ningyue like a heavy hammer blow, instantly turning her face extremely pale.
She felt a surge of resentment and anger coexisting in her heart, and cursed inwardly: This Xi Linyu has gone too far!
They showed her absolutely no mercy. She had raised her with great difficulty, only to end up like this. It would have been easier to give birth to a char siu bao than to give birth to her!
No wonder she favors the eldest son and neglects the youngest!
You should know that from the moment Celine Yu was born until she grew up and got married, she never respected her own mother!
Just now, Xi Linyu deliberately angered her father, and then, without saying a word, turned around and strode out the door.
No matter how much her father called out to her from behind, even stamping his feet in frustration, she didn't turn her head once and showed no intention of stopping.
After watching Xi Linyu leave in a huff, Xi Mengsi, who was left behind, finally breathed a sigh of relief.
After all, what woman would want to share a room with a woman who is always thinking about seducing her husband and trying to steal her sweetheart?
Just thinking about it makes me feel disgusted!
Moreover, she was merely Xi's father's stepdaughter. Although her stepfather treated her with considerable affection, how could that affection compare to that of his biological daughter, Xi Linyu?
Therefore, no matter how much Xi's father likes her and takes care of her, when it comes to a real conflict of interest, he will definitely side with Xi Linyu without hesitation.
Celine always felt that her father favored that bitch Simmons, as if she was the only one in the world who was truly loved.
Little did she know that everything Simmons had today was the result of her years of hard work, being obedient and well-behaved!
On the other hand, what about Celine Yu?
No matter how reckless and lawless she was, even if she made a big mistake, her father would at most give her a few words of mild reprimand, and afterwards he would still try every means to cover up and protect her.
For example, this time, Xi Mengsi has already witnessed Xi Linyu sleeping with her husband.
After such a terrible incident, Mr. Xi merely offered her a large sum of money as compensation for her losses and casually sent her away.
Simmons lowered her eyes slightly, but deep within them surged endless hatred. She bit her lip tightly, cursing Xi Linyu, that unlucky bastard, in her heart.