NCCnovel Chapter 183 How could it be you?
Chapter 183 How could it be you?
At this moment, the smile on Mr. Xiao's face suddenly stopped, as if it was instantly taken away by some force.
"Chen Jin? Are you the son of the second branch of the Chen family?"
Some people in the crowd couldn't help but whisper.
"I heard that the relationship between him and his mother, the current Old Lady Chen, is very tense. I didn't expect that he would be able to visit the head of the Xiao family in person today."
Another voice immediately responded: "Oh my, after all, we still have to maintain a good relationship on the surface. This is also necessary social etiquette."
Various speculations and discussions quietly unfolded among the crowd.
With this background noise, Mr. Xiao coughed lightly, trying to make the scene more serious.
"I remember that Mrs. Chen did say that a representative would be visiting today, but I didn't expect you to come."
There was a hint of coldness and alienation in the old man's words.
Chen Jin curled his lips, a hint of disdain on his face: "The reason someone from our Chen family came is simply because Su Xiyao might be Old Madam Chen's granddaughter who is wandering around. Since it's just a matter of possibility, there's no need to mobilize other more important members of the family to come."
This sentence seemed to be an understatement, but it was like a sharp knife, instantly cutting everyone's beautiful fantasy and directly pulling Su Xiyao's status from the clouds to the dust.
Originally, everyone had high hopes for this rumored granddaughter of Old Lady Chen, believing that with the support of the Chen and Xiao families, she would have a promising future and attract much attention.
However, Chen Jin's words were like a wake-up call, making people suddenly feel that the Chen family's attitude towards Su Xiyao was far less important than they had imagined.
Moreover, these words indirectly belittled Mrs. Chen's status in the family.
Hearing such comments, people around couldn't help but begin to doubt Old Lady Chen's actual power and influence in the Chen family.
Old Master Xiao had always been respectful to Old Lady Chen. After hearing Chen Jin publicly talking about his elders so disrespectfully, he naturally became furious and could not tolerate it.
He immediately frowned, his expression becoming extremely displeased. He glared at Chen Jin and said sternly, "As a junior, isn't it really too presumptuous and rude to comment on the decision made by your elders in this way?"
Chen Jin's eyes flickered a few times when he heard this, but with a sneer still on his lips, he replied calmly, "Oh? So Su Xiyao's identity was confirmed just based on a few old people's casual remarks? I thought they called her that after DNA testing confirmed it."
After saying this, he lowered his head and smiled slightly, letting out a few sarcastic sneers, completely ignoring the gazes of everyone present.
Faced with such blatant sarcasm and provocation, Mr. Xiao was choked and speechless, his face turned pale and blue, and he looked very embarrassed.
Seeing that the situation was becoming increasingly tense and fearing that the war would affect them, the other people present made excuses to leave, trying their best to avoid being involved in this vortex.
At this moment, a tall man walked out of the crowd, quickly squeezed through the crowd and stood in front of Mr. Xiao, placing himself between the two opposing forces, injecting an unknown change into the dispute.
Su Yanqing was shocked when she saw this person.
It was a face that she was once very familiar with but now seemed a little strange.
She instinctively took a few steps back, wanting to escape.
Her body was trembling slightly, and the fear and tension in her heart made it almost impossible for her to stand still.
Just at this moment, Chen Jin suddenly reached out, grabbed Su Yanqing's arm, and took her into his arms.
He looked at Xiao Chuyi lazily and said with a hint of provocation: "The groom is here."
Xiao Chuyi looked back and forth between Chen Jin and Su Yanqing.
There was confusion and shock in his eyes.
He just frowned slightly at Chen Jin, but when he saw Su Yanqing's familiar behavior, it looked exactly like the person he had been thinking about day and night.
But the woman had been reduced to ashes in that terrible fire!
"Ayi?"
At this moment, Su Xiyao picked up her skirt and quickly walked over to Xiao Chuyi. She put her arm around his and asked with wide eyes, "Why are you leaving in such a hurry? Why do you seem so anxious?"
Her eyes showed concern and confusion.
Then, Su Xiyao followed Xiao Chuyi's gaze.
When she saw this, she was stunned on the spot.
She opened her mouth slightly, her face full of surprise, her eyes filled with undisguised panic: "You...you are...how could it be you!"
She almost screamed, her voice becoming hoarse.
"She is my companion."
Chen Jin calmly interrupted Su Xiyao, "Her name is Liu'er."
There was unquestionable firmness in his tone, as if telling Su Xiyao that all this was true.
After saying that, Chen Jin gestured to Su Yanqing to say hello to the others.
Su Yanqing walked slowly forward and stared at Xiao Chuyi's face through the black mask.
She stopped a few steps away from Xiao Chuyi.
Their eyes met.
At that moment, everything around them seemed to dim, leaving only the two of them.
She tilted her head back, her eyes fixed on the person in front of her, her heart filled with mixed emotions.
A lot of questions flashed through my mind.
Su Yanqing really wanted to ask Xiao Chuyi whether what Chen Jin said was true.
She didn't understand why he never told her that he was the Xiao An whom she missed day and night.
Only half a month later, he announced with great fanfare that he wanted to marry Su Xiyao. Was he sincere or insincere?
This question remains unresolved in everyone's mind, like a fog that makes it impossible to see the truth.
Perhaps he had some other considerations in his mind. After all, such a sudden decision seemed a bit hasty and rash.
Does he still remember his childhood?
Are those green and innocent days, when they played and laughed together, still etched in his memory?
Perhaps in his busy and complicated life, he has already forgotten these precious memories?
When he sees the word "Ayu", will he think of the child's face?
This name was once a nickname for his childhood friend, and whenever it was mentioned, a warm feeling would always well up in his heart.
But now, "Ayu" has become a vague shadow of the past, and I wonder if it can still touch the softest corner of his heart.
thump—
On the distant stage, a drummer accidentally knocked over his drum set.
The sudden sound broke the silence around and echoed in the air, as if time had frozen for a few seconds.
The sound finally brought Su Yanqing back to reality.
Her heart suddenly tightened, as if she was awakened from the world of memories by the sudden sound.
The surrounding noise and bustle seemed to return to her field of vision, forcing her to temporarily put aside her scattered thoughts.
She lowered her head slightly, looked away, and whispered in a hoarse voice: "Hello, Master Xiao, hello, Miss Su."