Chapter 928: There Can Only Be One Man for Me

Shi Youxuan was still relatively calm.

Shi Yucheng was no longer calm; he was at a loss, "Don't be like this, don't cry, don't cry..."

As he spoke, he used his sleeve to wipe her tears, but feeling it inappropriate halfway through, he pulled his hand back.

"Boo-hoo-hoo..."

Ji Yingjie threw herself into his arms, crying even more fiercely.

"Nianyin has run away, she took Meiyin with her, they will never come back..."

The people she sent out all brought back bad news.

If they had fled to the United States, it would have been better; it would be easy to hunt them down.

But they just had to flee to Jiangzhou.

Not only did they go to Jiangzhou, they also went to the Shi Family, and are now living in the Shi Family home.

There are many more bodyguards around the Shi Family, all arranged by Jian Yining; even if her people wanted to make a move, they wouldn't have the chance.

And Ji Yingjie suspected that the people she sent didn't want to make a move at all; their hearts were already leaning toward Nianyin and were no longer of one mind with her.

If Nianyin wanted to start an uprising at this time, it would be very easy to overthrow her authority.

Things were not going well on the outside, and the upcoming grand wedding could be cancelled at any time, but the invitations had already been sent out; if the wedding were cancelled, she would lose both face and substance!

Ji Yingjie was "under attack" from both inside and out, and it was all "betrayal" from those closest to her; the person who had been strong her whole life suddenly collapsed.

She wiped her tears all over Shi Yucheng's clothes, crying miserably.

He hesitated for a moment, then reached out to gently hold her shoulders, patting her to comfort her: "Don't cry, I won't leave you now. I promise to leave after the grand wedding to save your face, okay?"

Shi Youxuan was so surprised again that her eyeballs almost fell out.

What is going on today?

One after another, they were both beyond her expectations.

But thinking about it further, she understood.

Her father had always been soft-hearted and couldn't stand seeing others looking pitiful and helpless.

"No, you can't leave me even after the grand wedding; you must stay with me forever." Ji Yingjie pushed her luck and made the demand again.

After hesitating, Shi Yucheng finally said what he had wanted to say all along: "You cannot have other men by your side. You can't have a harem, and we must be equal. We will discuss things together when they arise. If you agree, I will stay; if you don't, I will leave."

"Okay."

"A gentleman's word?"

"Is as good as a team of four horses."

The two of them settled their lifelong commitment within a minute.

Leaving Shi Youxuan a bit dazed.

Have the marriage views of the elderly become this reckless?

Actually, it wasn't reckless; Shi Yucheng also had good feelings for Ji Yingjie.

Through their interactions during this time, he discovered that Ji Yingjie had many merits: decisive, wise, spirited, and responsible.

He just couldn't stand the idea of sharing a wife with other men!

Now that Ji Yingjie was willing to change for him, they could turn hostility into friendship and enemies could become family.

The wedding began.

The Clan Leaders of the tribes around the Ji Family and the dignitaries of Q Country all arrived; the guests filled the seats, and it was full of joy!

Nianci and Elder Lian returned from the outside on the night before the wedding.

Although they were travel-worn and very exhausted, everyone's face was beaming with smiles.

The Clan Leader had summoned them back, and although she didn't say it explicitly, it meant she would no longer hold Nianyin accountable.

They were all sisters who had grown up together; when ordered to hunt her down, they didn't dare disobey the Clan Leader's order, but they couldn't bring themselves to do it either.

The wedding was very lively; unlike a traditional wedding, the groom did not wear a red veil and did not ride in a bridal sedan chair, but instead, both of them rode on tall horses.

Riding the same horse, Shi Yucheng sat in front, and Ji Yingjie sat behind him, holding him.

No matter who looked at this posture, it was the bride protecting the groom; Shi Yucheng was originally unwilling, but there was no other way.

The bride said that the Ji Family's custom for weddings was either riding horses or taking a sedan chair, and he had to choose one.

They couldn't drive.

Shi Yucheng had previously been the driver for the Sheng Family Old Master and was a very skilled driver, but he couldn't ride a horse!

The Ji Family's horses were fine steeds bought from the grasslands, tall and large, with wild temperaments.

He was afraid to ride by himself, and he couldn't admit he was afraid, so when Ji Yingjie suggested they ride together, he agreed.

Others might not be able to tell, but how could Shi Youxuan not see it?

This was a little trick played by her aunt.

It could achieve her goal while still saving face for her father.

Such little tricks were not used just once; they could be seen everywhere at the wedding. To outsiders, it looked like the Ji Family woman was in charge, but Shi Yucheng didn't think so; what he saw was that the two of them were equal.

Without major issues of principle, Shi Youxuan and Sheng Hanyu didn't expose it; as long as they were happy, whether one was suppressing the other wasn't actually important.

The wedding was held boisterously for three days and finally ended; Shi Youxuan and her husband were also going back to Jiangzhou.

Before leaving, the aunt and niece chatted alone for two hours.

During these two hours, Sheng Hanyu wasn't idle either.

He chatted with his father-in-law for a long time; this was the first time in many years that the son-in-law and father-in-law had spoken alone in a calm and peaceful manner.

Sheng Hanyu: "Dad, if you want Shi Yuke to live a peaceful life without worries in the future, stay in the Ji Family. She can only be tethered by you now; just half a year will do."

"In half a year at most, the child's bloodline return will be set in stone."

Shi Yucheng nodded: "Okay, for my daughter, I am willing to do anything."

"During the time I was away from home, Yuke and her husband..."

Sheng Hanyu took over the conversation: "We will take care of them."

"Thank you."

"You're welcome."

No one knew what was said on the other end, only that Shi Youxuan's eyes were a little red when she boarded the plane.

Jiangzhou.

Shi Family.

The two did not go home first after getting off the plane, but went to the Shi Family to tell Nianyin—Ji Yingjie promised that she would no longer hunt her down in the future.

But the dignity of the Clan Leader could not be lost, so in one week, Ji Yingjie would announce Nianyin's "death" within the clan.

From then on, she would no longer be a member of the Ji Family, and it would be impossible for her to ever return to the Ji Family.

Shi Youxuan handed a letter to Nianyin; it was a handwritten letter written to her by her aunt.

The gist was that if she regretted it, she could still go back; if she returned, bygones would be bygones, as if nothing had ever happened.

If she did not return, she could never return again.

Announcing it in one week was to give her time to consider.

If she did not want to go back, she should not contact them again; from then on, they would part ways, and the mother and daughter would sever all ties.

Nianyin held the letter and wept bitterly, her heart torn to pieces.

After a good cry, she faced the Ji Family and kowtowed heavily several times, bidding farewell to her mother!

Lao Qi put his arm around her shoulders to comfort her: "You have made such a great sacrifice for me. In this life, I will never fail you. From now on, you, me, and the child—our family of three will be together forever and never be separated again."

They would never be separated again, but a disagreement arose over the issue of the child!

No one expected that Gu Zhihao would not agree to them taking Yulong away.

He hugged the child tightly in his arms: "I have raised Yulong since he was born. He is only close to me and not to others... Besides, Yulong has already bowed to the ancestral tablets and is registered in the household, so he is a child of my Gu Family..."

Lao Qi's face darkened: "What do you mean? You don't want to acknowledge your own biological daughter?"