The reason why Xie Yu mentioned the Viper was simply that he couldn't think of a better way at the moment.
Maybe through Xie An, there was still a glimmer of hope for the Zhao family.
"Xie Yu, if it doesn't work, forget it. It's our Zhao family's business. We shouldn't let your Xie family take the blame for us."
"Xiangxiang, what are you talking about? Our Xie family and your Zhao family are already a related family. Don't worry. I'll go and find Xiao An tonight. Xiao An has some business recently and will stop in Yanqing City. I'll go and plead with him. He should, should help."
Xie Yu really wasn't sure if Xie An would help.
But he had to make this trip.
Xie Yu bowed to everyone.
Then he said seriously to Old Zhao, "Senior Zhao, please rest assured. Even if Xiao An refuses to help you in the end, and even if the Zhao family is really at the end of their rope, our Huainan Xie family will always welcome the people of your Zhao family."
Old Zhao nodded gratefully.
Xiangxiang was really blessed.
It seemed that it was indeed a wise decision to let her go out with Shuning back then.
Now that she had found a good family, the old people of their Zhao family felt much more at ease.
In the past, the Huainan Xie family was an unattainable family in their eyes. Unexpectedly, now, the only son of Xie Yuan of the Huainan Xie family had become the son - in - law of their Zhao family.
Moreover, in this difficult time, he hadn't even thought of terminating the engagement with the Zhao family.
"Everything depends on you."
"I, Xie Yu, will surely do my best."
In the evening, Xie Yu stared into the distance, his heart filled with melancholy. Then Zhao Xiangxiang slowly appeared behind him.
Then she reached out her hands and hugged Xie Yu tightly.
"Xiangxiang—"
"Xie Yu, don't move. Just let me hug you like this for a while, just a while."
Xie Yu stopped moving. Zhao Xiangxiang gently leaned her head on Xie Yu's back. Before long, Xie Yu felt that the back of his clothes seemed to be wet with tears.
He quickly turned around. Sure enough, Zhao Xiangxiang was sobbing faintly at this moment.
Zhao Xiangxiang liked to wear red clothes. Her temper was just like her dressing style, usually fiery. It was extremely rare for her to cry quietly and endure like this today.
Seeing her shed tears, Xie Yu's heart began to ache.
He hugged Zhao Xiangxiang in his arms and carefully wiped away her tears.
"Xiangxiang, don't cry. When you cry, my heart aches so much."
"Xie Yu."
Zhao Xiangxiang looked up at him seriously.
"Speak, I'm listening."
"Xie Yu, let's terminate the engagement."
"Zhao Xiangxiang, what are you saying!"
Zhao Xiangxiang gently pushed Xie Yu away. She wiped away her tears randomly with her sleeve, and then said seriously, "Xie Yu, I'm serious. Let's terminate the engagement. You're the only son of the Huainan Xie family. I shouldn't have appeared in your life. I, Zhao Xiangxiang, am already very satisfied to have met you, known you, and fallen in love with you. Xie Yu, let's terminate the engagement."
Terminate the engagement?
Xie Yu looked at Zhao Xiangxiang in disbelief.
He couldn't believe that these words had come out of Zhao Xiangxiang's mouth.
Yes, when they first got along, he, Xie Yu, was a playboy who loved to flirt all day long. But since he and Zhao Xiangxiang had determined their feelings for each other, he had never done such things again.
Now, when Xie Yu was sure that he couldn't live without Zhao Xiangxiang for the rest of his life, how could she say such things?
"Xiangxiang, did I do something wrong again? I can change, I can change, Xiangxiang."
"Xie Yu, you didn't do anything wrong. It's me, Zhao Xiangxiang, who's sorry for you."
"Xie Yu, your Xie family is a big and prosperous family. Don't be so implicated because of my Zhao family. You go, go as far as possible. Tomorrow, I'll tell grandpa that I have nothing to do with you anymore."
"Zhao Xiangxiang!"
"Go."
Zhao Xiangxiang turned around and didn't look at Xie Yu anymore, because as long as Xie Yu hugged her, she would surely be reluctant to leave his embrace.
"Zhao Xiangxiang, do you really think so little of me? Do you really think I'm a coward? Do you really think that at this critical moment, I'll abandon you and ignore the life and death of your Zhao family?"
"No, no."
"Zhao Xiangxiang, then come back to me, okay? We're husband and wife. We should face everything together in the future. When we got engaged back then, you said that you would never let me go in this lifetime. But is your current behavior worthy of your oath back then?"
"Xie Yu!"
"Zhao Xiangxiang, listen to me. I'll go and find Xiao An. I'll plead with him. He'll help."
Zhao Xiangxiang shook her head.
"Xie Yu, you know Xie An's nature better than I do. No one can influence his thoughts, no one. Shui Yunsheng is so important to him. He has no obligation to waste the foundation he's worked so hard to build over the years for an unrelated Zhao family."
Xie Yu fell silent.
"Xie Yu, just for my sake, you go."
"Shoot! I'm not going!"
"Xie Yu, you?"
As he spoke, Xie Yu quickly stepped forward, roughly turned Zhao Xiangxiang's body around, and then hugged her tightly.
"Zhao Xiangxiang, I don't care about these things. I just want to be with you."
"Zhao Xiangxiang, don't say I'm not manly. If you want to push me away, I'll jump off a building."
"Xie Yu, you."
"By then, even if you're dead, I'll still haunt you."
Zhao Xiangxiang smiled, but tears fell involuntarily.
People said that Xie Yu was just a playboy and that he would never change for anyone. They also said that if Zhao Xiangxiang married him, Xie Yu would surely take thirty - six concubines in the future to make her angry.
But look, Xie Yu wasn't such a person.
There was a lovesick man living in his heart.
That was his true self.
"Xie Yu, I—"
"I don't care. I don't listen. I can't hear either."
Xie Yu shook his head like a rattle.
Zhao Xiangxiang suddenly laughed. What good fortune did she have to find such a good husband?
"Okay."
"Xiangxiang?"
"Okay, I promise you, Xie Yu. From now on, no matter what happens, we'll hold hands and go on together. I won't push you away, and you don't leave me, okay?"
Xie Yu beamed with joy.
He quickly said, "Okay."
The two hugged each other. Even though the road ahead was extremely rough, at least when they held each other, they had the whole world.
"I'll go and find Xiao An."
"I'll go with you."
"Okay."
Even if the Viper didn't want to help them, they had to make this trip.