Chapter 574: I Want to Marry Him

Liu Xin'ai shuddered violently, awakened in an instant by Liu Tengnian's roar.

Everything just now had been nothing more than a beautiful dream.

What she had to face at this moment was reality.

Liu Tengnian was already so angry he could barely stand, and he urged her, panting: "Xin'ai... you... this is your wedding with Yiyan, do you know... what you should do?"

"Dad..."

Liu Xin'ai turned her head and saw that Liu Tengnian's face had turned deathly pale, and her heart felt as if it were being twisted by a knife.

No...

She could not do this!

Just by virtue of being a daughter of the Liu Family, she had no right to abandon all of this!

If she left, what would happen to her father?

Rumeng was already in prison... Qingze was still so young and hadn't even finished his studies...

She could not be so selfish!

A flash of resolve suddenly crossed Liu Rumeng's eyes; the reality she had to face was like a basin of cold water poured over her head, drenching her into sobriety.

"I'm sorry, Cheng Hao."

She stood back by Qin Yiyan's side and gripped his hand in return.

Qin Yiyan's eyes lit up.

Jiang Chenghao, however, felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar, and the last shred of hope in his heart was completely extinguished.

Liu Xin'ai closed her eyes, then continued in a firm tone: "Thank you for everything you have done for me, but... I have already decided to marry Yiyan. He is very good to me and has taken great care of me. My feelings for him are also sincere, and I have decided to spend my life with him, so... I'm sorry."

As soon as these words were spoken, someone in the crowd actually took the lead in applauding.

The heart that Liu Tengnian had been holding high finally settled completely.

The complexions of the Qin Family parents also recovered somewhat.

Jiang Baobao and Cai Xiaotang were dumbfounded; they wanted to step forward to speak, but knew it was inappropriate.

Even the three little ones on the side were dazed, clearly not having reacted to what had just happened.

Jiang Chenghao stood alone in the center of the crowd, as if abandoned by the whole world.

He looked at Liu Xin'ai and revealed a smile that could not have been more forced.

The hand holding the ring slowly lowered as well.

"Fine, since this is your choice... then I wish you well."

After saying this final sentence, he turned and left without looking back.

The church was silent.

It was not until his figure had gone far away that the whispering resumed.

"Tsk... to pick someone else's wedding to show up, isn't this just crashing the party?"

"You can't say it like that; showing up at a time like this is true devotion..."

Liu Xin'ai took one last deep look at Jiang Chenghao's back, then forced down the tears in her eyes and turned around.

"Let's continue."

She whispered these three words, took the ring herself, and placed it on Qin Yiyan's finger.

Outside the church—

Jiang Baobao entrusted the three little ones to Li Beijue, then pulled Cai Xiaotang and chased out without hesitation!

The two of them quickly caught up to Jiang Chenghao, who had already walked far away, and called out to him from behind.

"Little Uncle!"

Jiang Baobao shouted loudly at Jiang Chenghao.

Jiang Chenghao's footsteps paused abruptly, but then, as if he hadn't heard, he walked even faster.

Jiang Baobao exchanged a helpless look with Cai Xiaotang, then had to run over and block his path.

"Little Uncle! What is wrong with you today? Such a big thing as crashing a wedding, why didn't you tell me!"

Jiang Baobao's tone was uncharacteristically stern; thinking of how he had stood alone when he was rejected just now, her heart ached intensely.

Jiang Chenghao's face, however, remained expressionless; he only shook his head faintly: "Didn't you already know? Besides... I have already been rejected."

Jiang Baobao choked on her words, not knowing what to say for a moment.

Cai Xiaotang, however, was blunt: "Little Uncle, didn't you just want to see Xinaijie one last time? Didn't you already decide to let go? Why did you still do such a foolish thing today!"

"That's right, Little Uncle, this doesn't seem like something you would do. I know you're hurting, but..."

Jiang Baobao was also somewhat helpless; before today, she would never have imagined that her usually calm and mature Little Uncle would actually do something like crashing a wedding!

And even say those words about taking Xinaijie and abandoning everything!

Jiang Chenghao listened quietly, his face suddenly revealing a bleak smile.

"I did say I would wish her well."

He spoke in a low voice, his tone somewhat self-deprecating: "But in the end, I overestimated myself. Baobao... do you know, that day I went to the banquet, I accidentally heard her talking to Qin Yiyan..."

Jiang Baobao was stunned, suddenly sensing that Jiang Chenghao was about to reveal some secret.

Sure enough, she then heard him continue: "There is no affection between the two of them at all! I heard Qin Yiyan threatening Xin'ai, and even saw him get physical with her! I should have guessed it long ago... a business marriage, how could there be any affection? How could you expect me to feel at ease handing Xin'ai over to someone who doesn't care about her at all! Let alone wishing them well... the harmony they displayed was nothing but a facade; behind that facade, the only one suffering was Xin'ai..."

Jiang Baobao and Cai Xiaotang were dumbfounded.

They had never imagined the truth would be like this.

Just an hour ago, the two of them had even marveled at how good Qin Yiyan was to Liu Xin'ai.

But if the facts were truly as Jiang Chenghao said...

Jiang Baobao suddenly felt a tightness in her chest.

Even if the facts were truly like that, so what?

Xin'ai had already made her own choice just now...

By now, the ceremony must have already ended, I'm afraid.

Everything is a foregone conclusion.

Even if Xiao Tang and she knew about this matter now, in front of Xinaijie, they could only pretend they knew nothing...

"I am perfectly fine, you two should go back."

Jiang Chenghao suddenly spoke, pulling Jiang Baobao back to her thoughts.

She spoke subconsciously: "Little Uncle, we..."

"No need to say more, Baobao, I am really fine, I just want to be quiet for a while by myself."

Jiang Chenghao waved his hand and continued walking forward along the side of the street.

Jiang Baobao subconsciously wanted to chase after him, but was pulled back by Cai Xiaotang.

"Baobao, let your Little Uncle stay by himself for a while..."

Cai Xiaotang shook her head at her, signaling not to chase after him anymore.

Jiang Baobao had no choice but to give up, but she no longer had the mood to return to the church.

The two of them simply walked aimlessly along the street, thinking about what Jiang Chenghao had just said.

"Baobao... do you think... Qin Yiyan really doesn't like Xin'ai?"

Cai Xiaotang suddenly asked.

Jiang Baobao paused upon hearing this, her expression somewhat hesitant.

"I don't know much about Qin Yiyan, I've only met him a few times by chance, he... seems to often pick up and drop off Xin'ai, and didn't we hear that makeup artist say just now that everything for the wedding was arranged by him for Xin'ai..."

Cai Xiaotang pouted slightly and did not speak.

After a long while, she suddenly let out a long sigh and lamented: "Matters of the heart, who can say for sure..."

Jiang Baobao's eyes flickered for a moment, and she did not speak.

That's right, matters of the heart are impossible to explain clearly.

Little Uncle and Xin'ai...

This time, it is truly over.