bayedsolid Chapter 131 Retreating to Advance
Chapter 131 Retreating to Advance
"Yan'er, you're here."
Xiao Zhan cast a concerned look at Xiao Yan, with a barely perceptible worry in his tone.
Facing the caring gaze from his father, Xiao Yan tried hard to suppress the surging emotions in his heart, trying to calm the turbulent waves in his heart.
He clenched his teeth, his slightly trembling body gradually stabilized, and he nodded gently.
Then, with a look of stubbornness and unwillingness, he quickly looked around.
Soon his eyes were fixed on Nalan Yanran, who was sitting beside him in green clothes and had a beautiful face.
She is like a noble blue lotus, standing out in this noisy environment.
There was also Lin Tian, who was smiling and staring at him with a strange look in his eyes, as if his gaze contained countless secrets.
"Father, why did you call me here? What's the matter?" Xiao Yan's voice was a little low, as if it was squeezed out from between his teeth.
Xiao Zhan did not reply immediately, but looked at Nalan Yanran beside him with a deep gaze.
His eyes were filled with complex emotions: helplessness, anger, and more importantly, suppressed rage.
"Niece Nalan, Yan'er is here. Just say whatever you want to say." Xiao Zhan's voice was heavy and depressing, as if a huge rock was pressing on everyone's heart.
Nalan Yanran nodded slightly. Her gaze lingered briefly on Lin Tian. After receiving the encouraging look from him, she calmly stood out amidst the complex gazes of the crowd.
She has a graceful figure, but carries a determined aura.
"Now that everyone is here, I won't beat around the bush. This time I came to see Uncle Xiao because of my engagement."
Nalan Yanran's voice was clear and firm, echoing in the spacious hall.
Are you really here to cancel the engagement?
Xiao Zhan's fists were clenched tightly in his sleeves, his knuckles turning pale from the force, and the anger in his heart burned more and more fiercely, like a volcano about to erupt.
However, his dignity as the head of the clan prevented him from exploding on the spot, and he could only bury the anger deep in his heart.
Several elders of the clan and the children of the Xiao family around them could not help but whisper to each other and stare at Xiao Yan with mockery on their faces.
"See, my guess was right. This guy is here to cancel the engagement." An elder curled his lips, his face full of disdain.
"The clan leader has been humiliated. It's one thing to say his son is a loser, but now his engagement has been broken off in public. If it were me, I wouldn't even be able to sit there."
Another elder said sarcastically.
"Xiao Yan is also a loser. He's already a loser, and he seems to be doing nothing and not caring at all the time. Now that his engagement has been broken off, let's see what he'll do."
A member of the Xiao family smiled with glee.
"Is this the kind of situation where you can talk nonsense? Shut up right now."
Xiao Xun'er, who couldn't bear to watch it any longer, raised her eyebrows and scolded in a delicate voice.
Although her voice was not loud, it carried an unquestionable majesty.
The originally noisy sounds gradually died down.
"Tsk, he's just a loser who can only hide behind a woman." A young man who didn't know how to live or die muttered in a low voice.
After all, they can ignore Xiao Yan, but Xiao Xun'er cannot, because she is the most talented genius in the Xiao family.
Although the harsh sounds had temporarily disappeared, the words just now still fell clearly into Xiao Yan's ears.
Especially the sentence "a waste who can only hide behind a woman", plus Nalan Yanran's arrival at this time may be to cancel the engagement.
The anger that Xiao Yan had suppressed for so long erupted like a volcano.
He walked forward with big strides, his eyes wide open, staring at Nalan Yanran intently, his eyes seemed to be able to spit out raging fire.
"I admit that I'm a loser. I can accept your decision to break off the engagement, but you absolutely shouldn't do it this way."
Xiao Yan's voice became hoarse with anger, like the roar of a wounded beast.
"Do you know what an unbearable humiliation this would be for the man?" His body trembled slightly, and every word seemed to be spoken with all his strength.
Nalan Yanran was speechless. Although she came here to cancel the engagement, it seemed that she had not yet said that she wanted to cancel the engagement.
It seems that what my senior brother said was right. This guy is really self-righteous.
The entire hall fell into a strange, deathly silence because of Xiao Yan's fierce words.
In the end, everyone's eyes were fixed on Nalan Yanran. Those glances were like countless sharp swords, waiting for her response.
And Nalan Yanran was not angry because of what Xiao Yan said just now, she just smiled calmly.
There was no trace of emotion in that smile, as if all this was within her expectations.
"I think you misunderstood. I never said I wanted to cancel the engagement. I came to you this time mainly to ask your opinion on this engagement."
"Of course, if you want to cancel the engagement, I agree."
"After all, two people who have never met each other get married right away. In my opinion, such a relationship is not strong. What do you think?"
Nalan Yanran's voice was still clear, but with an elusive meaning.