Chapter 1374: This Family Is Too Unreliable

Xiao'an didn't even have time to wipe away her tears, and choked out:

"It's no misunderstanding. My parents used the excuse that my grandmother was sick to trick me into going back to visit... and then they, they actually wanted to keep me there and marry me off to someone I've never even met!!"

"What? That's too much!!"

Liu Xin'ai was filled with righteous indignation, feeling that such a family was truly unreasonable.

Xiao'an also felt very aggrieved, choking out: "I pleaded with them so much, but my parents wouldn't change their minds. There was no other way, so I had to sneak out when they weren't paying attention. Madam, I, I don't want to get married yet!"

The more Xiao'an spoke, the sadder she became, crying miserably.

Liu Xin'ai hugged Xiao'an with a heavy heart and comforted her: "As long as you don't want to, you don't need to get married. I promise you that!"

"Really?"

"Of course it's true. I will support you, and the Qin Family will protect you too!"

Liu Xin'ai's promise gave Xiao'an a sense of backbone, and she felt less lost inside.

Seeing the tear stains on Xiao'an's face, Liu Xin'ai wiped them for her, then arranged for Xiao'an to return to the Qin Family first.

But Xiao'an shook her head and refused: "I still need to take care of you."

"Silly girl, how can you take care of me in this state? You need to rest now and compose yourself."

"But..."

"Listen to me, you need to take good care of yourself so I can be at ease. I'll go tell the professor now, and then I'll send you back."

Seeing Liu Xin'ai's insistence, Xiao'an didn't continue to refuse.

On the way back to the Qin Family with Liu Xin'ai, Xiao'an's mood became increasingly stable.

And her determination to resist her family became even firmer!

Xiao'an wanted to take control of her own future!

As it turned out, not long after they returned to the Qin Family, they heard a noisy commotion outside.

The sound was very clamorous, and faintly, it seemed like someone was even cursing in the street.

Liu Xin'ai found it strange.

This was the Qin Family, how could there be such discordant sounds?

Liu Xin'ai decided to go downstairs to see the situation.

But the housekeeper came up in a panic and said to Liu Xin'ai: "Madam, Xiao'an's family has come looking for her, and they are making a scene, demanding that we hand over Xiao'an!"

Liu Xin'ai froze.

Upon hearing this, the color instantly drained from Xiao'an's face.

It was obvious that Xiao'an was scared.

But even so, she didn't want to cause trouble for Liu Xin'ai, so she stood up and said: "I'll go talk to them."

Liu Xin'ai grabbed Xiao'an: "If you show your face, they will definitely just take you away!"

"But we can't let them keep making a scene like this either!"

Liu Xin'ai thought for a moment and arranged: "If you don't want them to make a scene, it's simple: just have the Security Guard step in and take them away. If they keep making a scene, then call the police!"

After saying this, Liu Xin'ai realized something.

She looked at the conflicted-looking Xiao'an and sighed: "Doing this will probably make the relationship between you and your family very tense... How about this, I'll go talk to them."

Xiao'an shook her head, looking dejected, and said: "It's useless, they won't listen at all!"

"But we have to at least communicate a little."

As for whether they could reach an understanding...

Liu Xin'ai decided to take it one step at a time.

In any case, today, she absolutely could not let anyone take Xiao'an away!

Thinking this, Liu Xin'ai stepped forward and walked downstairs.

Xiao'an called out anxiously.

But her call didn't stop Liu Xin'ai; Xiao'an stamped her feet in anxiety and finally followed her.

There were five or six people standing downstairs.

They were dressed simply, but their voices were louder than one another.

Looking up and seeing Xiao'an finally appear, they shouted and started to come over to grab her.

Seeing this, Liu Xin'ai quickly gave the servants a look.

The servants immediately surrounded them, blocking Xiao'an's impulsive family members.

Xiao'an's mother wouldn't have it, and she shouted at the top of her lungs: "What are you doing? I'm looking for my daughter!"

Liu Xin'ai stood in front of the group, her expression calm and composed.

She looked at Xiao'an's mother and took the initiative to say to her: "This lady, you must be Xiao'an's mother, right? Shall we chat for a moment?"

After struggling with the servants for a bit, Xiao'an's mother was panting from exhaustion.

Hearing Liu Xin'ai's voice, she asked testily: "What is there to say?!"

Liu Xin'ai didn't mind the other party's terrible attitude.

She turned to hold Xiao'an's hand and praised her to Xiao'an's mother: "Xiao'an is a very good girl. She works here very happily, and we trust her very much. Letting her stay here not only allows her to see more and earn more, but we can also help her find a suitable boyfriend. Isn't that good?"

This description...

It sounded pretty good.

Xiao'an's mother thought for a moment and then raised a question: "Then can she get married right now?"

"Of course not, feelings need to be cultivated, it must..."

Xiao'an's mother interrupted Liu Xin'ai.

With a wave of her hand, she said impatiently: "Our family isn't that delicate; we just want to find a reliable man and get married to live our lives!"

These remarks...

Made Liu Xin'ai frown, as she felt Xiao'an's mother was not only absurd but also irresponsible!

But Liu Xin'ai did not lose her temper; instead, she patiently continued, "How can two people without feelings live happily together?"

"Feelings can be cultivated; if she misses the age for marriage, that is when a real disaster will happen!"

"A disaster? No, being tied down by a loveless marriage—that is the real disaster!!"

Qin Yiyan had just walked into the house when he heard this imposing statement from Liu Xin'ai.

Then he froze.

In that moment, he felt as if he had seen the original Liu Xin'ai...

On the other side, Liu Xin'ai did not yet know that Qin Yiyan had returned.

She stared unblinkingly at Xiao'an's mother, hoping she would see the error of her ways and stop treating her daughter's lifelong happiness as a game.

But Xiao'an's mother did not think she was wrong at all.

Instead, she said righteously, "Xiao'an is our daughter, how could we not love her! But if she doesn't get married soon, she will suffer a great misfortune!"

This... what kind of nonsense is this?!

Liu Xin'ai felt she could barely continue communicating with this woman!

And at this moment, Xiao'an's father spoke up: "There is a master who is extremely accurate; he said Xiao'an has a disaster this year and must use marriage to ward it off!"

A master?

A fortune teller??

So this family actually decided their daughter's major life event because of a stranger's words!?

Liu Xin'ai felt it was too unreliable!!

Yet, Xiao'an's family believed it implicitly.

Xiao'an's mother even said with an unrefusable attitude, "In any case, we must take Xiao'an away today. If you dare to stop us, we will call the police and say you are holding her illegally!"

Hearing that the other party was going to call the police, Liu Xin'ai sneered.

She thought to herself, who exactly should be calling the police!

But slowly, Liu Xin'ai restrained her smile.

And she also felt... something was not right.

The housekeeper had said that Xiao'an's parents were not very worldly, and Liu Xin'ai had been able to sense that during their conversation just now.

How could such people think of calling the police?

And they even brought up illegal detention...

It is not normal!