Chapter 42: Su Meng Is Coming to Snatch the Bride—I Already Ran Off with Him Long Ago!

"Xu Xiaoyu, what are you doing?!"

From the crowd, a middle-aged man suddenly rushed out, grabbed the bride, and shouted angrily.

The bride still hadn't noticed anything wrong and was excitedly hopping on her toes.

"Dad, he's Su Meng, he's Su Meng!"

Su Meng? Who's that? A flicker of confusion flashed through the middle-aged man's eyes, and he froze on the spot.

The groom walked over as though mourning a parent, barely holding back the tears in his eyes, his voice already choking up.

He bowed deeply to the middle-aged man.

"Dad... oh no, Uncle, I never expected that on this joyous day of all days, something like this would actually happen."

"I... I..."

His mouth kept puckering, and he could no longer continue.

The middle-aged man's face was dark as still water. He patted the groom's shoulder and said solemnly,

"This is our old Xu family wronging you. Don't worry, I will definitely give you an explanation."

Their exchange made the whole scene fall silent in an instant.

Some people were baffled, while others' expressions turned rather ugly.

The middle-aged man turned around and said harshly,

"Xu Xiaoyu, from childhood till now, how did I raise you?"

"How could you do something this shameful?"

The bride finally noticed something off about her father and the groom. The excitement faded from her face, replaced by utter confusion.

"What's wrong with me? What shameful thing did I do?"

"Even now, you still refuse to admit your fault?"

The middle-aged man could hold back no longer. He raised his hand and slapped her hard.

Su Meng, standing nearby, got a fright.

How come this father-in-law has such a violent temper today?

Wasn't everything fine just now? Why is he raising his hand to hit the bride?

After all, she was his fan, so Su Meng naturally showed a bit more tolerance.

He instinctively raised his hand and blocked the father-in-law's slap.

"Old man, it's a joyous day today. Is there anything that can't be said properly—do you have to hit someone?"

That one sentence instantly drew the father-in-law's attention over to him.

The father-in-law pointed at his nose and shouted angrily,

"Have you no shame? In broad daylight, you dare to do something like this?"

"Just because you're good-looking? She did something like this, and you're still protecting her..."

As he spoke, his voice involuntarily trailed off.

Right—this young man really was devastatingly handsome!

And he dared to come snatch a bride, yet still protected his daughter like that. It seemed... seemed the feelings between them were pretty good?

And earlier, his skill on the suona had been plain to see—earning a living would be no problem at all.

Figuring it out that way, this son-in-law who'd suddenly appeared wasn't half bad either?

The father-in-law couldn't help falling into deep thought.

Seeing her own father cursing her idol, the bride immediately panicked.

She spread her arms wide, shielding Su Meng behind her like a mother hen, and said urgently,

"Dad, what's wrong with you? If you have a problem, take it out on me. What does it have to do with Su Meng?"

The groom took a deep breath, barely steadying himself, though his voice still trembled a little.

"Xiaoyu, even now, you're still protecting him?"

"Have you made up your mind to leave with him?"

Leave with him? What did that mean? The bride froze on the spot.

The groom sighed and said quietly,

"So you're agreeing by default?"

"Then I'll step aside. I wish you two happiness!"

"Oh, aren't you going to introduce me? Is this your ex?"

Ex? Those two words made the bride bristle instantly.

"Zhang Xiaotian! We've been together since high school—where would I get an ex? What do you mean by saying that?"

"Not an ex?" The groom's face instantly turned green, and his lips began to tremble.

"So you're saying, while we were together, you got together with him?"

"Did you... did you cheat on me?"

Cheat? That word was more than the bride could bear. She slapped the groom across the face in one swipe.

"Zhang Xiaotian, you explain yourself to me! I'm pure and clean—when did I ever cheat on you?!"

The groom also flew into a rage, pointed at Su Meng, and said viciously,