Cao Sheng had no idea about the current situation yet.
He had rushed here in such a hurry because Zhao E had received news that Ye Xi, the so - called Slow Ping Immortal, had indeed turned against them. The scheme of using a fake immortal to distort the truth was about to be exposed. There was no way he could hide his affair with Ye Jueyao anymore.
For the sake of his reputation and future, Zhao E had to take a desperate final gamble. Instead of dodging and arguing blindly, it would be better to boldly break the deadlock in the name of true love. As long as he could shift the blame properly, perhaps in the end, the bad reputation would turn into a good one, and he might even earn the praise of being a “true man”.
So Cao Sheng rushed here. He simply skipped over the chaotic scene in the hall and knelt down “thud” in front of Grand Tutor Cao, looking extremely sincere:
“Grandfather, I've come here today to tell you something.”
“I know that Miss Ye Er once saved your life, and you like her very much. At that time, you brought me to the Ye family as a guest with the intention of arranging a marriage. Although I had no feelings for Miss Ye Er, she fell in love with me at first sight and showed her affection in every possible way...”
“I didn't want you to be unhappy, nor did I want Miss Ye Er to be sad, so I agreed to this matter. I thought that perhaps after getting along for a long time, if our hearts were in tune, we might develop feelings for each other.”
Cao Sheng looked remorseful. He lowered his head slightly and then continued:
“However, Grandfather, since I saved Miss Ye Da at the jewelry store last time, there have been rumors all over the capital. I even had to go to the Supreme Court because of this matter. It was precisely because of this trip to the Supreme Court that after thinking it over for several days, I finally realized that you can't deceive yourself when you truly like someone.”
“I really have no feelings for Miss Ye Er. No matter how hard I tried to convince myself on a daily basis, my subconscious actions couldn't lie. I've come here today to follow my heart for once and correct this mistake that has lasted for many years. Regardless of the outside rumors, I just want to call off the engagement with Miss Ye Er of the Ye family and ask for the hand of Miss Ye Da, Ye Jueyao, in marriage.”
Saying that, he got up, turned to Ye Xi (played by Jiang Ning), bowed deeply, and said guiltily:
“Xiaoxi, I'm really sorry. I can't return your feelings. Yaoyao and I understand each other's hearts and truly love each other. Please don't hold on to this matter anymore and don't make things difficult for Yaoyao.”
Jiang Ning really couldn't stand Cao Sheng's thick - skinned behavior. She grabbed the teacup beside her, walked out from behind the screen, and smashed it hard beside Cao Sheng.
“Bang!”
The teacup shattered into pieces, and the tea inside splashed on the edge of Cao Sheng's shoes and clothes.
“Make things difficult? Humph! I didn't know that Young Master Cao had such a thick skin! Back then, you came to my house and were extremely attentive to me. Later, you cared about me and showed your affection in every way. Now you're pushing the blame and saying that it was I who pestered you!”
“Where's your face? If your affair with Eldest Sister hadn't been exposed, would you have come here today and said these things?!”
“Xiaoxi...”
Cao Sheng wasn't angry at all. Instead, he took two steps forward, looking full of pity and with a look of “I understand”.
“I know you're angry because you can't get the one you love. It's okay. I was wrong first. You can beat and scold me, and I'll take it without fighting back.”
On the other side, Ye Jueyao also came to her senses. She knelt down on the ground “thud” with a look of determination and said:
“Since Young Master Cao has such courage, then I'm not afraid either. Father, I really have a mutual understanding and affection with Young Master Cao. Mother loves younger sister dearly. She knew that younger sister had a crush on Young Master Cao of the Cao family and would never be able to accept the fact that Young Master Cao actually had no feelings for her, so she tried her best to cover things up for me.”
“But now that Young Master Cao is willing to stand up for me and bear the bad reputation, how can I let down his sincere feelings? I really can't care about younger sister's feelings anymore...”
Saying that, she kowtowed to Ye Pengcheng and Jiang Ning, looking pleading:
“Yaoyao and Young Master Cao of the Cao family truly love each other. We're not afraid of any difficulties. Please, Father and younger sister, give your blessings!”
On the other side, Cao Sheng also knelt down and shouted:
“Please, Grandfather and Lord Ye, give your blessings!”
“Bah!”
Jiang Ning was so angry that she spat at the two of them. She thought to herself that indeed, birds of a feather flock together. Only shameless people could fall for each other. Miss Ye Er was really pitiful. She had been surrounded by such scumbags all day long.
It was really annoying!
Ye Xi wasn't as angry as expected at Cao Sheng's disgusting act of distorting the truth. She just felt like laughing.
Just now, she had asked Jiang Ning to ask Ye Jueyao whether she really loved Cao Sheng. It wasn't for nothing. She hadn't told everyone here Ye Jueyao's true feelings yet.
Cao Sheng was here, showing his sincere love, but how could he be sure that Ye Jueyao had the same feelings for him?
However, since Cao Sheng had come for the purpose of calling off the engagement, he must have brought the marriage - matching horoscopes. In that case, why not take this opportunity to help them achieve this “wonderful thing”? She wondered if Cao Sheng would still be as determined as he was now after knowing Ye Jueyao's “true feelings”.
Just thinking about it made her happy.
On the other side, after getting an explanation, Qian Fangxue stopped talking and just silently wiped away her tears.
Cao Dexiu felt extremely troubled. He had grown up under the influence of Grand Tutor Cao and was very good at debating about classics and history. However, he was easily confused by other people's remarks when it came to love between men and women.
Now seeing Cao Sheng and Ye Jueyao looking as if they were ready to die for their love, he actually thought it would be better to give them his blessings. But what had Ye Xi done wrong? She had suffered so much, and in the end, she was supposed to be magnanimous and give her blessings to the two people who had hurt her the most.
Grand Tutor Cao didn't have so many concerns. Seeing Cao Sheng looking so infatuated, he felt extremely angry.
He slapped the table “bang” and roared:
“Humph! You ungrateful thing! Do you think that if you hadn't come today, there would still be a chance to change your engagement with Miss Ye Er?”
“I was the one who was old and muddled, wrongly arranging this marriage. I didn't know you were such a useless thing, which made Miss Ye Er sad. Today, you don't need to call off this marriage. Your engagement with Miss Ye Er is off! Bring the marriage - matching horoscopes. Return them to Miss Ye Er immediately!”
“Grandfather...”
Cao Sheng's face turned pale and then red. He was about to defend himself.
But Grand Tutor Cao interrupted him directly and snorted:
“Bring them!”
Fortunately, he had come here today to call off the engagement. Cao Sheng thought to himself that it didn't matter what the reason was. As long as he could call off the engagement with this ugly woman Ye Xi and then marry Yaoyao, a beautiful and talented woman who loved him whole - heartedly, everyone in the capital would only envy him.
Thinking of this, Cao Sheng quickly took out the marriage - matching horoscopes and respectfully presented them to Grand Tutor Cao with both hands, saying:
“Grandfather, don't be angry. It's all my fault. I apologize to you and Miss Ye Er.”
Finally, the horoscopes were returned! Sai Xing quickly stepped forward, respectfully took them from Grand Tutor Cao, and carefully put them away.
Jiang Ning curtsied gracefully to Grand Tutor Cao and said:
“Master Cao has always been a reasonable person. I thank you here on behalf of this little girl.”
“Since Young Master Cao has his heart set on Eldest Sister and they understand each other's hearts, this little girl has no feelings for Young Master Cao either. Why not just give them our blessings?”