Night, in a luxurious high-end Chinese restaurant, inside a VIP private room.
"Haha... little Mo is becoming more and more handsome," said a dashing man in his forties with a laugh.
He was Zhou Qiaoqiao's father, Zhou Rongguang.
Sitting next to him was a middle-aged beautiful woman, Zhou Qiaoqiao's birth mother.
Xu's Father and Xu's Mother were also seated together.
Xu Mo reluctantly sat next to Zhou Qiaoqiao.
This dinner party was ridiculous beyond words!
From start to finish, he had to maintain his sycophant persona!
Xu Mo was frustrated internally, but maintained a cold expression externally, firmly stating his position.
"Dinner is dinner, the marriage arrangement is another matter."
The Xu family was a notch above the Zhou family.
As the next heir to the Xu Corporation, Xu Mo naturally didn't need to consider the Zhou family's face.
[Sigh... Father-in-law, it's not that I don't want to marry your daughter, it's just that the timing is off. The protagonist Lin Fan hasn't even started his series of face-slapping scenes yet.]
[Can't you wait for the plot to unfold naturally? Why rush things?]
A frozen smile appeared on Zhou Rongguang's face as he stood there awkwardly.
Zhou's Mother's eyebrows curved slightly.
Marrying their daughter into the Xu family did indeed have a hint of marrying above their station!
But in Magic City, the Zhou family was also a formidable entity.
Even without the Xu family's influence, the Zhou family could still live comfortably.
Moreover, Zhou Qiaoqiao had always shown a high aptitude for business since childhood.
The couple believed that when the Zhou family business was handed over to Zhou Qiaoqiao, it would surely grow even bigger.
Zhou Qiaoqiao smiled gently, feeling sweet inside, but she also knew that her parents couldn't hear Xu Mo's inner monologue.
So she quickly gave them a meaningful look.
"Dad, Mom, it's alright. Remember what I told you before we came out? No matter what happens, don't take it to heart."
The couple exchanged glances.
Before leaving, Zhou Qiaoqiao had mysteriously reminded them over and over again.
No matter how Xu Mo behaved or what he said, they shouldn't take it to heart.
Because Xu Mo's inner thoughts were different from his outward behavior.
It was only due to some unavoidable reasons that Xu Mo would appear to strongly resist their daughter.
At the time, Mr. and Mrs. Zhou were skeptical.
But in the end, they chose to believe Zhou Qiaoqiao's words.
After all, this was their daughter; she wouldn't harm them if she wouldn't harm anyone else.
Xu Mo was dumbfounded!
Before he could think much more, Xu Fuqiang, with a black face, scolded, "Unfilial son! How dare you speak like that?"
"Old Xu, calm down. That's not what little Mo meant," Xu's Mother intervened to help.
Xu Fuqiang wasn't buying it, "Then what did he mean?! Look at how well-mannered the Zhou family's daughter is, and then look at this unfilial son of ours! It's all because you've spoiled him."
Xu Fuqiang's attitude was forceful.
This was based on Zhou Qiaoqiao's recent behavior.
Xu's Mother thought the same internally, having already accepted Zhou Qiaoqiao as their future daughter-in-law.
"Mo, don't anger your father. Father-in-law is here for dinner. Let's eat, everyone, pick up your chopsticks," Xu's Mother said, though her eyes were full of indulgence despite her words of rebuke.
To ease the awkward atmosphere, she called out.
Zhou Rongguang was stunned for a moment, but then followed her lead, "Haha... right, let's eat, let's eat."
Xu Mo's expression was extremely unwilling, and he was nearly breaking down inside.
[What the hell! Who did I offend? Or did some idiot in the company upset the female devil? Damn it, where's your villainous, heartless, arrogant, condescending personality? How did it all disappear so suddenly? This isn't right!]
Risking being set upon by a pack of wolves, Xu Mo muttered in a voice loud enough for everyone to hear.
"Hmph! You may have my body, but you'll never have my heart! In this life, my heart belongs only to Manni. If you don't regret it, then let's get married!"
The implication of Xu Mo's words was clear to anyone with eyes!
Nominally, the two families would be married.
But afterwards, they would each live their own lives.
Looking even further ahead.
Xu Mo might even blatantly push some of the Zhou family's business partnerships to the Shen Family.
Lending them a helping hand.
Simply put, he would be turning his back on his own family.
A flood washing away the dragon king's temple, family not recognizing family.
The atmosphere fell into a moment of silence!
Zhou's Mother's jade hand holding the chopsticks trembled slightly.
Zhou Rongguang's square face also twitched.
Xu's Mother wanted to speak up for her son.
But she was at a loss for words!
How could she help when he had spoken so definitively?
A conversation killer, a topic terminator!
Xu Fuqiang's eyes were as wide as brass bells.
Forced unions bear no sweet fruit.
Such a marriage of convenience would bring happiness to neither their son nor someone else's daughter.
Raising a child from infancy to adulthood with painstaking care.
It's not just a matter of economics.
There's also the companionship, the meticulous care, and so on!
Xu Fuqiang trembled with anger, his blood pressure suddenly rising.
So I should leave?
Xu Mo observed the situation around him, feeling very satisfied internally, but also extremely nervous.
[Old man, please don't let your blood pressure rise! Your boy has coincidentally obtained a secret recipe for a blood pressure-lowering Chinese medicine. I'll send it to Mom later, let her brew it for you to drink. Hang in there, hold on!]
[The day of breaking off the engagement is just around the corner!]
[Female devil, if you have any face, hurry up and send over the letter breaking off the engagement. You go back to your parents' home to cool off first, wait for me to finish the subsequent plot.]
Break off the engagement?
Dream on!
I, Zhou Qiaoqiao, will stick to you for this lifetime!
Where do you think you're going, little man?!
Zhou Qiaoqiao revealed a gentle smile of a virtuous wife and loving mother, "Uncle Xu, Aunt Su, don't worry. I won't take the initiative to break off this engagement."
"Some people fall deeply in love from the bottom of their hearts at first sight."
'A forced melon may not be sweet, but it quenches thirst'
Xu Mo's scalp tingled!
He looked at Zhou Qiaoqiao with some disbelief.
[Isn't this my sycophant persona? Wake up, Zhou Qiaoqiao, you're the future queen of business, the final boss at the end of the novel, the ultimate villain!]
[Love is impossible, it's impossible to fall in love in this lifetime, or to believe in love! You've already lost if you believe in these two words. Be like me, just a helpless little sycophant at the mercy of the plot.]
[Ah... you'd be better off fawning over the protagonist! At least you could save your life. Don't fawn over me, it won't lead anywhere.]
Xu Mo frowned, intending to continue promoting his sycophant persona with heroic spirit.
But unexpectedly...
Bang!
Xu Fuqiang slammed the table hard.
"Unfilial son! I'm warning you, if you still want to inherit the future business of our Xu Corporation! From now on, you are forbidden to mention anything related to divorce! Otherwise, all this family property will be passed to your sister, and you won't get a penny!"
Zhou Qiaoqiao's performance.
It deeply touched Xu Fuqiang's heart.
This time, Xu's Mother and Su Ting didn't speak up for Xu Mo.
Their expressions were very approving!
Their eyes looked as if they were already seeing Zhou Qiaoqiao as the Xu family's daughter-in-law.
Mr. and Mrs. Zhou's faces were filled with bewilderment and shock!
They quickly realized something.
Their daughter's move was brilliant! Incredibly brilliant!
In an instant, they understood why Zhou Qiaoqiao had told them not to speak out of turn.
It turned out she was making a risky move.
However, compared to the Xu family's enormous wealth and extensive connections,
They were more hopeful that their daughter could marry into a good family.
Xu Mo had a headache.
He wanted to say he really didn't want this family business.
But he couldn't escape his destiny as a villain. Even if he ran far away, some unknown force would affect him.
In the end, he would die at the hands of the protagonist Lin Fan.
Rather than dying pathetically,
He might as well stand up and see the peak of life.
Enjoy the process of gradual decline, relive the life of a fallen overlord with its ups and downs. Wouldn't that be delicious?
[Damn Zhou Qiaoqiao (bitch), am I your son or is Zhou Qiaoqiao your daughter? Don't I have any face?]
[Fine... fine, you've brought out the family property, I'll accept it. But leaving the family property to my little sister would be better than leaving it to me. My sister's business ability is quite strong too, at least she didn't die at the hands of the protagonist Lin Fan in the end.]
Xu Mo took a deep breath, then put on an extremely reluctant expression, seemingly acquiescing to Xu Fuqiang's threat.