Chapter 877: Chapter 878: Thicker Skin Than City Walls
Ma Liliâs family of three walked towards Wang Xiaoqiang and his group, and the hall suddenly fell silent, with all eyes turning to the three of them.
Ma Liliâs father hung his head low. Under everyoneâs gaze, he truly felt he had no place to hide, yet with his dominant wife at home, he felt he had no choice but to follow her lead.
Arriving at Song Xiaodongâs table, Li Gang immediately rolled his eyes and said, "What are you still doing here?"
Ma Liliâs mother, with a smile plastered on her face, said to Wang Xiaoqiang, "My dear son-in-law."
"Son-in-law?" Li Gang said bluntly, "You have the nerve to say that, your shamelessness could be used as a city wall."
Ma Liliâs mother felt somewhat embarrassed, but still managed a smile and said, "Look, son-in-law, there was some unpleasantness just now, but today is the happy day of your wedding to Lili, all these relatives and friends know that itâs you two who are meant to be together."
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Li Gang glared and retorted, "Happy wedding day? You know that too? What were you doing earlier? When you saw someone else was rich, you cast the wedding aside, and now that Xiaoqiang has made something of himself, you want to come back. Do all the good things in this world have to revolve around you?"
Li Gang had always disliked Ma Liliâs family, but since Wang Xiaoqiang himself liked her, he had kept it in his heart and refrained from saying too much. Now he couldnât hold back any longer and let it all out, without a hint of courtesy.
Ma Liliâs family blushed and became hot-eared from Li Gangâs scolding, but they shamelessly stayed put. Ma Liliâs mother even nudged her daughter, signaling her with her eyes.
Ma Lili bit her lip, took a deep breath, then in that coquettish voice of hers said, "Hubby, I know I was wrong, please forgive me just this once, okay? Iâll treat you well from now on. Whatever you ask me to do, I will do without throwing a tantrum, Iâll listen to you, alright?"
As she spoke, Ma Lili grabbed Wang Xiaoqiangâs arm and gently shook it.
Wang Xiaoqiangâs expression turned ugly, while Xiao Cao looked nervous, watching Wang Xiaoqiang and whispering, "Xiaoqiang, I respect your choice, donât feel any burden in your heart."
Song Xiaodong glanced at Xiao Cao once more, thinking how truly nice this girl was. Now that she knew about Wang Xiaoqiangâs wealth, she had no intention of clinging to him. This kind of love was genuinely heartfelt.
Song Xiaodong remained silent, his expression calm as he watched Wang Xiaoqiang. It was, of course, up to Wang Xiaoqiang to make his own decision, and he would not pressure him in any way.
Ma Liliâs lips pouted, her eyes reddening as she pleaded, "Xiaoqiang, just give me one chance, have you really forgotten the time weâve spent together? Didnât you say you loved me the most? Canât you forgive a small mistake?"
Usually, with just a bit of such acting spoiled, Wang Xiaoqiang would agree to anything she wanted.
Wang Xiaoqiang took a deep breath and gently pulled away Ma Liliâs hand, causing her face to freeze instantly.
"Lili, these past few months, Iâve been quite happy with you, but itâs also been very hard for me. Everything revolved around you, all were about your likes, and I completely lost myself. But you... youâve always just enjoyed my adoration for you without ever considering my feelings, you just kept taking endlessly. Of course, your mother has contributed to this as well, making my life unbearable, extremely unbearable."
"It wonât happen again, it wonât happen again for sure," Ma Lili shook her head repeatedly, reaching out to grab Wang Xiaoqiangâs arm again.
Wang Xiaoqiang dodged, not letting her catch him, and said, "Whatâs most important is that you made me lose sight of my lifeâs goals. I didnât know which direction to strive for. Now Iâve realized, youâre really not right for me, whereas Xiao Cao, sheâs stood by me through thick and thin. When I was struggling, she encouraged me; when things were going well, she was happy for me and shared in my joy. Whenever and wherever I needed her, she was there by my side."
At this point, Wang Xiaoqiang turned his head and looked at Xiao Cao with tender eyes. Then he gently took her hand and spoke softly, "Xiao Cao, thank you for being so good to me all these years. Looking back now, I really regret not realizing it sooner, so I wouldnât have wasted all your kindness toward me."
Xiao Caoâs eyes reddened instantly, choking back tears, she said: "Itâs okay, itâs okay, as long as I see you happy, I am happy too."
"From today on, my happiness is your happiness, my joy is your joy, whether we face happiness or adversity, weâll face it together."
"Mhm, mhm!" Xiao Cao nodded vigorously, and then suddenly flung herself into Wang Xiaoqiangâs arms.
Even though the wedding ceremony had just occurred, and she felt she was only there to fill in, now she knew that Wang Xiaoqiang truly loved her, that he had really married her. Happiness surged through her heart uncontrollably, tears of excitement kept flowing from her eyes, impossible to stop.
"Hey, what business is this of yours? My daughter is Xiaoqiangâs wife, go die somewhere else!" Ma Liliâs mother screeched at this moment.
Wang Xiaoqiang and Xiao Caoâs heartfelt confession moved everyone. Ma Liliâs motherâs shrill voice truly incited everyoneâs anger.
"Whatâs your daughter? By what right does she deserve Xiaoqiang?"
"Exactly, youâre the ones who should go away. Such mercenary scoundrels, not even fit to carry Xiaoqiangâs shoes."
"Get lost quickly, donât embarrass yourself here."
"If you donât leave, weâll throw you out."
Ma Liliâs mother, now desperate, suddenly sat down on the ground and began sobbing loudly.
"Wang Xiaoqiang, you heartless man, you Chen Shimei, youâve abandoned her after creating chaos, youâve had a wedding with my daughter, and now you just discard her, is there still justice in this world? Are you even human?"
Pleading softly did not work, this woman actually started making a scene.
"Youâve toyed with my daughter for months, and you think you can just walk away like this? No way, either you marry my daughter, or you pay her for the loss of her youth."
Everyone was simply seething with rage at that moment. This woman, failing to succeed in her reconciliation, was now trying to extort money.
Dealing with a shrew is often the most challenging situation for people.
Chen Zixuâs face darkened as he slammed the table and stood up, saying, "Damn, so wanting to die! Iâll give you ten seconds, if you donât get lost, I will throw you into the reservoir to feed the fish immediately."
As the saying goes, a bully is always brought down by another, and although Ma Liliâs family might take such words lightly when said by others, thinking itâs just another scare tactic, itâs different now because itâs Chen Zixu speaking. As a mob boss, a man from the underworld, what wouldnât he dare to do?