Huo Lin suddenly turned her face and stared at Xiao Yu. "What are you going to announce?"
At this moment, Huo Lin had a premonition that something was wrong. She felt that the thing Xiao Yu was going to announce on such an occasion of a family dinner must not be a good thing.
"I plan to set up the Italian branch of Xiao Group as the second headquarters," Xiao Yu replied in a deep voice.
"Headquarters?" Xiao Zhenwei stared at him in surprise and asked, "Why do you want to set up a second headquarters? What about the one in this city?"
Xiao Yu was too lazy to even glance at Xiao Zhenwei, let alone answer his question. He continued on his own, "Also, I plan to stay in Italy for a long - term in the future."
As soon as these words were out, everyone present was stunned.
"Xiao Yu, this..." Huo Lin was about to say something when Old Master Xiao suddenly slammed his bowl on the ground. The loud noise immediately attracted many people's attention. The two children beside Du Yu even shrank their heads in fear.
"What do you mean by this?" Old Master Xiao's veins on his forehead popped up. Judging from his expression, he seemed to be suppressing his anger desperately. "You said you're going to be stationed in Italy permanently?"
"Yes!" Xiao Yu answered calmly without changing his expression.
"How dare you still say that." Old Master Xiao could no longer hold back his anger. He casually picked up the wine glass in front of him and threw it at Xiao Yu.
Xiao Yu neither dodged nor deviated. He watched the wine glass hit his body with his eyes wide open.
Old Master Xiao undoubtedly used all his strength this time. He aimed directly at Xiao Yu's head. Maybe because he was old and trembling with anger, the thrown wine glass only hit Xiao Yu's chest. Immediately, Xiao Yu's white shirt was stained with red wine, which kept dripping down.
The glass shattered with a crisp sound, which made the people around fall silent.
Although this didn't quite satisfy Old Master Xiao, this action stunned everyone present. It seemed that Old Master Xiao was really angry this time.
He had always doted on Xiao Yu. Although he had hit him every time before, he had always shown mercy. Such a fierce force without any hesitation showed that he was really angry.
If it were someone else, Old Master Xiao might not have been so angry. It was precisely because it was Xiao Yu that Old Master Xiao attached so much importance to him. Even when Chen Yuanyuan and Huo Lin were at odds with each other just now, he didn't even frown. But as soon as Xiao Yu said one thing, it made him extremely angry.
Not only the Xiao family members but also Ye Yanxi was very surprised.
The news that Xiao Yu announced really caught her off guard. She had been getting along with Xiao Yu day and night on weekdays, but she had never heard that he planned to be stationed in Italy permanently and set up a second headquarters.
He said he would stay in Italy for a long - term. Did it mean that he wouldn't return to the country in the future? Then... did it also mean that their relationship had come to an end?
Thinking of this, Ye Yanxi felt a little down. She lowered her head, and her fingernails dug deeply into her palm. Her heart twitched painfully.
These days, she thought that their relationship had been very close. But it turned out that she had thought too much. Maybe Xiao Yu's previous confessions and promises to her had made her forget that they were from two different worlds. In her heart, she actually still firmly believed that... Xiao Yu would always be with her, and even... would marry her.
After all, Xiao Yu had also mentioned marriage. Although she didn't admit it verbally at that time, she was actually very happy in her heart.
But now...
She had always hoped not to make their relationship public. It seemed that this was the right choice now. Xiao Yu had never thought of being with her. In this way, when they separated in the future, it wouldn't be so troublesome. It would be as if they had never been together.
This was the fallback plan she had thought of long ago. When the day of separation really came, no one would know about their relationship, which could avoid unnecessary trouble. It was so straightforward.
She thought self - deprecatingly in her heart, but she felt even more lost, and her heart ached like being pricked by needles.
It seemed that Xiao Yu's announcement that he planned to be stationed in Italy in the future meant that he was going to break up with her, right?
She should wake up. Just regard it as a dream. Xiao Yu was an unreachable CEO, while she was just an ordinary girl. The girls who were a good match for Xiao Yu should be rich and famous ladies.
Anyway, they had been together for such a long time, so there must be some feelings. How could she not be sad when they separated?
If they broke up peacefully, she didn't know how to get used to a life without Xiao Yu.
Should they really part on good terms? This was what she had said to Xiao Yu when they first got together. When it was time to leave, she really shouldn't pester him. After leaving someone, life still had to go on.
No one couldn't live without another person.
But just thinking about leaving Xiao Yu, Ye Yanxi felt suffocated.
It seemed that a piece had fallen out of her heart, filled with the howling wind. She couldn't feel her heart beating, only endless pain, a tearing pain.
Everyone was silent, looking at Xiao Yu. They only heard Xiao Yu continue to speak word by word, "I've already made up my mind about going to Italy. It won't change."
Old Master Xiao was a bit unsteady on his feet. He was supported by the people beside him and sat on the chair. His chest was rising and falling violently, and his emotions were very agitated.
Chen Yuanyuan was secretly happy in her heart. As long as Xiao Yu left, he wouldn't be able to control her anymore. Then it would be much easier for her to do whatever she wanted.
She was secretly delighted in her heart, but on the surface, she still had to put on a good show. She pretended to be angry and scolded Xiao Yu, "Xiao Yu, you know that your grandfather's health has always been poor. Can't you just follow his wishes? Don't make him angry anymore."
Huo Lin also scolded, "Xiao Yu, not to mention your grandfather. You're just going to leave City S and go to Italy with just one word. Have you ever thought about me? What am I supposed to do? Just leave like this?"
"Mom, it seems that you don't really need me."
Huo Lin got up angrily and raised her hand, wanting to slap Xiao Yu. But she hesitated for a moment and put her hand down. After all, he was her own son, and she still felt bad for him.
"No matter what you say, I won't agree to this," Huo Lin said in an uncompromising tone after sitting down.
"This matter is already in preparation. Now I'm in charge of the company. Mom, it's useless even if you don't agree."
"You're the child I gave birth to after ten months of pregnancy," Huo Lin slapped the table angrily. "Your dad and I, are you just going to ignore us like this? You're being unfilial."
Old Master Xiao was also patting his chest, gasping for breath, and scolding in a sad tone, "Such an unfilial grandson. Simply unfilial..."
The people around were already in a complete mess. No one was in the mood to eat anymore.
As if he thought it wasn't enough, Xiao Yu added another sentence, "Also, Mom, you don't need to bother arranging blind dates for me anymore. I originally didn't plan to get married in the country."
It meant that he didn't plan to find a wife in the country at all.
This sentence undoubtedly made Ye Yanxi's heart sink into the abyss completely.
Her hands involuntarily clenched and then loosened. The pain in her heart spread bit by bit.
It was all her own wishful thinking. It turned out that she was never the ideal partner in Xiao Yu's heart.
Since he had said so, she shouldn't be so ignorant and pester him anymore.
After leaving the Xiao family, she would be the one to say the words of breaking up. Just regard it as preserving her last bit of self - esteem.
She didn't want Xiao Yu to have the initiative even in the breakup. She had always followed him. If she was the last one to know about the breakup, she wouldn't be able to retain even a bit of pride.
She had always thought that her fate with Xiao Yu had been predestined sixteen years ago. But now she self - deprecatingly thought that it was just a fairy tale. There wasn't so much deep affection. It was just her imagination.
After thinking it through, the sad look on Ye Yanxi's face faded away.
She, Ye Yanxi, had always been unrestrained and proud. Breaking up was just that. There was no need to be tearful. Being too weak would only make her look down on herself.
Maybe noticing Ye Yanxi's emotional change, Xiao Yu suddenly reached out his hand under the table, trying to hold Ye Yanxi's hand. The moment their skin touched, Ye Yanxi felt that the temperature of his fingertips was inexplicably scorching.
Once she liked to be tightly held by Xiao Yu's palm. That kind of steady feeling of being loved seemed that even if they got lost in the ice and snow, the temperature of their intertwined hands would make them persevere.
But now, she felt that the temperature of his palm was too scorching, making her feel as if her whole body was on fire.
This kind of temperature wasn't what she wanted, and she couldn't bear it.
So, when Xiao Yu's fingertips touched her, she reflexively dodged.
Xiao Yu thought that Ye Yanxi was afraid of being found out, so she deliberately dodged him. After pondering for a moment, he continued to search for Ye Yanxi's hand to hold under the table.
At this moment, everyone was against him and didn't understand him. But he would never back down. As long as Ye Yanxi supported him, it would be enough. At least he wasn't alone.
However, when Xiao Yu's hand touched Ye Yanxi's fingertips again, Ye Yanxi quickly shrank back, not giving Xiao Yu the slightest chance.
Xiao Yu frowned and rather domineeringly grabbed Ye Yanxi's wrist. Immediately, that scorching temperature slowly slid from her wrist to her palm.
When his scorching fingertips slid across Ye Yanxi's delicate skin, that familiar intimacy from memory, with a tingling feeling, made Ye Yanxi tremble.
The moment Xiao Yu held her hand without hesitation, Ye Yanxi bounced up as if she had been electrocuted. Her expression was almost in a mess. She nodded to everyone. "I still have some work to finish. I'll go upstairs first."
After saying that, she fled in a hurry.