These people were talking non-stop, but they never expected that their Lady, at this moment, was like she had encountered her favorite thing, unable to hold back her tears, she directly ran over and threw herself into Xu Ke’s arms.

This left everyone stunned; they truly hadn’t anticipated Xiao Keyi choosing to make such a gesture. It was completely out of their expectations. They originally thought someone as distinguished as Xiao Keyi would definitely not be interested in someone like Xu Ke, who has no background.

Moreover, the young man beside her clearly excelled more than Xu Ke. So why did Xiao Keyi choose someone with no background like Xu Ke over Su Zining? Even if others found it hard to comprehend.

Su Zining felt his excitement hadn’t lasted long before disappointment enveloped him. It was so swift that it left him unable to react, and he had no way to handle it, leaving his face extremely grim.

Since seeing Xu Ke, Xiao Keyi lost all her rationality, thinking only about how wonderful it would be if she could succeed and restore her image in Xu Ke’s eyes.

No matter what the outcome today, she was determined to bear the consequences herself.

The familiar scent made her feel particularly secure; there was nothing more comforting than it.

Xu Ke hadn’t expected the usually very rational Xiao Keyi to act this way, which was unfavorable for her reputation. Yet, for unknown reasons, Xu Ke felt as though his hands were fixed in place, afraid to push her away.

The steward somewhat supported his family’s Lady, as she had always been a happy person. This event had brought unhappiness to her. Watching this child he had watched grow up display such a strong emotion, the steward really couldn’t bear it. If she couldn’t find her happiness, the Lady wouldn’t be happy either.

Xiao Zhen very much wanted his daughter to marry into a wealthy family, at least one of equal standing, which would help his business while also securing some status and dignity for his daughter. But he hadn’t expected his daughter to end up with Xu Ke, hence Xiao Zhen strongly opposed it.

Though this young man brought by her father today was unknown to her, never seen on Changnan’s wealth rankings, nor among young entrepreneurs, Xiao Zhen particularly favored Su Zining, at least he appeared gentle and cultured.

However, upon witnessing the scene, he felt Xu Ke wasn’t considering his daughter’s interests, swiftly let go of his assistant’s hand, stepped forward, and pointed at Xu Ke’s nose, berating him.

"My daughter has helped you a lot in your career, yet why do you embarrass her today? Can’t you see? My daughter has found someone she likes, so why are you still here? Our family has never welcomed you, and if you’re here to cause trouble, you better leave at once, don’t cause any more chaos here. Otherwise, I will definitely not spare you."

Finishing his words, Xiao Zhen pulled Su Zining to his side: "See? My chosen son-in-law is none but him, and you are merely an employee of our company; I hope you diligently perform your duties and stop disturbing our family. You must know that a toad can’t eat swan meat, no matter how hard it tries; it’s destined to just be a toad."

As long as I’m here, you’ll never rise above, and I’ll ensure you never do.

Xiao Keyi’s body was trembling lightly, she hadn’t expected her family to be so unsupportive. Why did her family hold such a strong opinion against Xu Ke? Clearly Xu Ke had worked very hard, much better than this unknown stranger. Though this stranger was innocent, why does her family oppose their love? What did they do wrong?

Listening to Xiao Zhen’s words, Xu Ke knew that Xiao Zhen had always disagreed with their relationship, and being a father who aspires, Xiao Zhen was indeed diligent in seeking a good marriage for his daughter. However, Xu Ke was determined not to miss this opportunity; despite being criticized by everyone, he still wanted to unveil the truth behind the fragile facade.

Xiao Elder was feeling especially conflicted, unsure of how to face this young man. Theoretically, the young man had indeed helped their family, but now he couldn’t bring himself to like him, originally believing the young man would keep his promise without wavering. But he hadn’t expected this situation to occur.

His cold face led those below him to silence, fearing the Elder’s sudden outburst. No one dared speak, but Xu Ke didn’t feel well and naturally wanted to express his temper and bottom line, not willing to completely endure this grievance.

"I previously told you, discussed with you, but you claimed not to like our family’s child. So, I arranged the best marriage for our child. But now, what’s your intrusion about? You can be shameless, but our family’s child cares; can you not disturb him again? As an old man, I plead with you; we acknowledge your lifesaving grace with our family, and we’ll repay you, but not in this manner."

"Our family can provide wealth, even all our assets, but definitely won’t gamble my granddaughter’s happiness. I hope you understand." 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

After finishing, Elder’s face was exceedingly stern, watching his granddaughter, originally thinking she understood earlier, but hadn’t expected such a thing to happen.

"Yiyi, Grandpa has already done a lot for you, and you just promised Grandpa earlier. This young man is originally destined for you, you two are meant for each other. Why do you embarrass others? You’re a child, don’t understand happiness, thus are deceived; previously, Grandpa turned a blind eye, but today, Grandpa won’t allow such willfulness."

After Elder finished speaking, two bodyguards attempted to pull Xiao Keyi, but unexpectedly, in the next moment, the bodyguards felt a pain in the wrist, as Xu Ke held Xiao Keyi and stepped back.

"Initially Elder told me there was once a Taoist, predicting her destined match. But today I want to inform you, he’s the fake one. Does Elder not know? Or was it Elder just finding an excuse for me to give up? If so, Elder’s behavior outside is somewhat unprincipled."

Once Xu Ke said this, it was like a bomb detonating on flat ground, everyone was stunned, no one expected Xu Ke would dare say such words. Wasn’t this criticizing Elder for making a poor decision?

And seemingly the first to imply Elder lacked integrity.