half thorns, half joy

"Because he's going to jail." Xiao Mingyuan said this sentence in a tone that was no different from the previous sentence, unusually calm and breezy.

Xiao Zihan couldn't help being calm, he looked at Xiao Mingyuan in disbelief, as if he didn't understand, "What? Dad, what did you say?"

Xiao Mingyuan didn't answer, just looked at Xiao Zihan quietly.

"Why?" Xiao Zihan looked bewildered, "Why is he going to jail? Could it be... Could it be because of the Lin family?"

"Correct."

Xiao Zihan didn't expect that he had guessed right, but he was still puzzled, "But the Lin family has been investigated, if he has something to do with the Lin family, then why is he still doing well until now, he..."

Xiao Mingyuan smiled slightly, "Don't worry, he'll be there soon."

"What do you mean..." At this moment, Xiao Zihan not only couldn't believe his ears, but also couldn't believe his eyes.

He couldn't believe that his father said such cruel words with a smile like this.

Moreover, even if he doesn't like Xiao Yu, Xiao Yu is also his father's biological son, how can he be so indifferent?
Xiao Mingyuan is slightly serious, "Xiao Yu is a kid who thinks he's smart, and he won't change after repeated admonitions. In the past, I always turned a blind eye when he played tricks, but this time he dared to collude with the Lin family and join with outsiders in an attempt to annex the company I created. The Xiao Group really disappointed me."

"He actually..." In fact, Xiao Zihan also found out about this point, but he didn't believe it was true, so he didn't continue to investigate.

On the issue of looking at human nature, Xiao Zihan and Xiao Yu are two extremes.Xiao Yu always thinks too bad of people, but Xiao Zihan always thinks too good of people.

Xiao Mingyuan said mercilessly, "So, he deserves to die. If you don't know a dog well, you should end him in time."

Xiao Zihan was in a complicated mood, "You...what did you do to him..."

"Is there anything else I need to do?" Xiao Mingyuan showed disdain, "His own hand has already reached where it shouldn't be. Since he wants it so much, I'll give it to him. It's so tight now , he saved me trouble by holding it."

There was too much information in these words, Xiao Zihan had to react for a while before he could vaguely understand some of them.

"But... aren't we a serious company? We also have that..." Xiao Zihan didn't know how to ask.

Xiao Mingyuan laughed shortly, "Xiaohan, what I am most worried about is your naivety. Where is there any clean enterprise that can develop rapidly in an industry, it must take advantage of loopholes in the system or the law, etc. Once the laws and regulations are sound, there is no chance. Understand?"

Xiao Zihan bit his lip and remained silent.

Xiao Mingyuan didn't care whether Xiao Zihan recognized it or not, and continued: "If you really want to investigate, there are not many who won't be found out, but don't worry, I will give Xiao Yu everything we have problems with. I leave it to you. It's all clean and there's nothing wrong with it."

"How could this be..." Xiao Zihan could understand every word in his father's words, but he didn't understand why, he didn't understand at all, why.

As soon as he thought he had figured something out, his father hit him with more punches, so dizzy that he could barely breathe.

So what does this mean, father loves him, not Xiao Yu?

But that's not the case, is it?

Xiao Zihan stood blankly for a long time before he couldn't bear to speak, "But, Dad, Xiao Yu is your son after all, haven't you loved him for the past ten years, why did you treat him like this all of a sudden..."

"Yes, I once loved him more than you. Because his personality is more like mine than yours."

Xiao Zihan already knew this through those records.

His father never attended his graduation ceremony, and he rarely even greeted him.But Xiao Yu's father went to Xiao Yu's high school graduation ceremony. Although he didn't attend publicly, at least he was by Xiao Yu's side.

Xiao Mingyuan showed disappointment on his face, "Although I didn't intend to hand over the entire Xiao family to him, I paved the way for him. But this child really chills me. He is so courageous that he dared to treat me Let's do it."

Xiao Zihan laughed suddenly, his eyes were full of sadness, "Then you are indeed quite alike, both of you are equally ruthless."

For this evaluation, Xiao Mingyuan did not feel offended in the slightest.He even raised his eyebrows, "If you want to become a master, you must be ruthless."

"is it?"

"Yes." Xiao Mingyuan sighed, "Sometimes I regret that I raised you so well and let you develop such a naive personality. But it's okay, I can still help you for a few more years."

Xiao Zihan could no longer chat with his father, he had never hated his father so much as at this moment.

The image of the tall and stalwart father in my memory was completely overturned on this night.

"If it's okay, I'll go to sleep. I'm sleepy." Xiao Zihan held back the tears that were about to fall, and bid farewell to his father.

"Well, go." Xiao Mingyuan was not surprised by Xiao Zihan's reaction at all, "Sleep well, you will get married tomorrow, act like a man, be more mature."

Xiao Zihan didn't answer, turned and left his father's study.

If he stayed any longer, he was afraid that he would suffocate and lack oxygen.

Xiao Zihan dragged his heavy steps back to his room step by step. He leaned back and fell into the soft mattress, as if his soul had come out of his body.

Why is the fact... much worse... much darker than what he imagined...

Just as he was able to accept the fact that his father had an illegitimate child, he had to accept the fact that his father was not a good person. For him, this was really too difficult.

too difficult.

……

Xiao Zihan lay on the bed all night, in a daze, he didn't know when his mother came in and asked him to drink soup, he didn't know when he fell asleep, he was in a daze.

He didn't wake up suddenly until he was woken up by the nanny and told him that he was going to pick up the bride.

No matter what kind of person his father is, no matter how shattered his cognition is, the only thing he has to do now is to marry Tang Xuan and start his new life.

Yes, his new life.

Xiao Zihan immediately cheered up, changed his clothes and made styling, and began to prepare for all the wedding matters in full swing.

As for everything related to his father, he chose to temporarily lose his memory.

According to the regulations, the groom is not allowed to see the bride before the wedding. After Xiao Zihan finished his styling, he headed to the rehearsal room of the banquet hall, separated by a wall from Tang Xuan.

When he thought of Tang Xuan's appearance in the wedding dress, his floating heart calmed down.

……

"Miss Tang, after I read this speech, you..."

In the backstage of the banquet hall, the master of ceremonies was discussing with Tang Xuan about the wedding process when she took the stage, but Tang Xuan was clearly absent-minded.

Seeing Tang Xuan's eyes on the men's watch on the dressing table, the master of ceremonies thought Tang Xuan was thinking of her groom, and joked with a smile, "Miss Tang is really lucky. Young Master Xiao is a talented young man, like his family. So good, but few have such a good personality as him."

"The family background is good..." Tang Xuan repeated in a low voice, her gaze on the man's watch changed.

Seeing Tang Xuan's reply, the master of ceremonies began to chatter, "Yes, the Xiao Group, that's the leader of real estate companies in our city, let alone their chain supermarkets and hotels..."

Listening to the emcee's endless praise and flattery, Tang Xuan's thoughts drifted back to that dark night eight years ago.

"Xiaoxuan, my sister is so tired, I can't take it anymore. I'm sorry for you."

Eight years ago, Tang Xuan, who was still studying in high school, often called her cousin Qianqian who was working out of town after her evening self-study. The cousin on the other end of the phone, after crying and saying the last word to her, jumped off the building and committed suicide. .

After the cousin committed suicide, the few relatives in the family talked about it, saying that the cousin sold her body in a fun place, was smashed by a fellow villager, and she had no face and skin to commit suicide by jumping off the building.

Indeed, many people came forward to prove that they met Qianqian in a certain Happy City, and some people wanted to buy Qianqian's services, but Qianqian refused.

Tang Xuan, who is 16 years old and has no experience in the world, can't accept such a statement at all. In her opinion, since her parents died unexpectedly, only her cousin Qianqian has been the best to her among her relatives. She not only encourages her to study hard for college entrance examination , and has been supporting her in life for several years in a row.

Cousin is such a gentle and kind person, and she also likes her previous job very much, how could she suddenly...

"Ladies and gentlemen, today, I am entrusted by the bride and groom to serve as the witness of Mr. Xiao Zihan and Miss Tang Xuan's wedding. I feel very honored..."

"What's wrong?" Xiao Zihan frowned, lowered his voice and asked Tang Xuan who was out of state.

Tang Xuan looked at Xiao Zihan's handsome profile in front of her, and was finally brought back to reality from her memories.

Compared to the unbelievable bad news eight years ago, everything in front of her was more like a dream. Tang Xuan didn't even remember how she got to this stage.

"Now, we ask the groom to put the ring on the ring finger of the bride's left hand, which means that your commitment and love will be passed on to her heart through the fingertips. The bride, please also put your ring on the ring finger of the groom's left hand. On behalf of conveying your expectation and love to his heart through your fingertips!"

The rings were custom-made by Xiao Zihan and Tang Xuan at the Haute Couture Masters in Paris at a huge sum of money. The two rings are unique in the world. The abbreviations of Tang Xuan and Xiao Zihan's names, H&X, are engraved on them, symbolizing the unswerving love for each other. love.

Tang Xuan looked at Xiao Zihan's upturned mouth and uncontrollable smile, a crack appeared in his heart full of hatred, as hard and cold as a stone.

If, if you are not Xiao Mingyuan's son.

Enough.

But if Xiao Zihan was not Xiao Mingyuan's son, Tang Xuan would not take the initiative to approach him, let alone design to make Xiao Zihan fall in love with her irresistibly, so as to get the opportunity to get close to the Xiao family through Xiao Zihan.

After the two exchanged rings, Xiao Zihan took Tang Xuan into his arms, held Tang Xuan's face in his arms and kissed her.The atmosphere at the scene was lifted to the highest point in an instant, and the entire banquet hall burst into thunderous applause and cheers.

Tang Xuan opened her eyes and saw Xiao Zihan's dark and slender eyelashes trembling slightly, she silently said sorry from the bottom of her heart.

Sorry, I am not the perfect lover in your mind.

I'm sorry I failed you.

After the kiss was over, it was time for the representatives of both parents to speak. Tang Xuan had neither parents nor elders present. Xiao Mingyuan took the microphone and stepped forward.

However, just as Xiao Mingyuan coughed a few times, without saying a word, the beaming smile froze on his face.A team of policemen filed in, walked straight up to the stage, and stood in front of Xiao Mingyuan.

"Xiao Mingyuan, you have been formally arrested on suspicion of buying, homicide, tax evasion and many other crimes. This is the arrest warrant."