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Chapter 307: Chapter 305: Where? Where is the weak woman?
"Our Xia Family are honest people, so do we deserve this?" suddenly, Xia Wenyan’s voice came from the doorway.
Lu Zhaozhao turned around and just in time saw two burly men standing at the entrance.
Seeing Mr. Pei’s large hand resting on Xia Wenyan’s shoulder, a look of shared animosity on their faces, she knew her earlier opportunity hadn’t been wasted.
Tsk tsk... Worthy of being a movie emperor indeed, such dominance.
She had just been thinking about battling it out with Avril, then sending the recording to the Xia Family.
Now with Xia Wenyan there, she didn’t even need to battle.
After all, when brother is around, of course, you count on brother.
Moreover, the "sister-in-law" was there too.
Avril hadn’t expected Xia Wenyan and the others to burst in so abruptly, clearly startled.
More importantly, Pei Huai was there too.
She had been inquiring about Pei Huai everywhere lately and, apart from hearing that he was a movie emperor, the rest was about the same as what the fans knew.
He had worked his way up in the entertainment industry very quickly and was the youngest movie emperor in the circle. Endorsements covered him like a cloak, and he was a top-tier celebrity in both influence and power.
So, he must be very rich.
She had dated so many men before, but none were like Pei Huai—good-looking, nice personality, and also rich.
Otherwise, she wouldn’t have been pushing Xia Wenyan to get in touch with Pei Huai.
But this guy had been acting so weird lately, not only refusing to share Pei Huai’s contact information but also being all snappy and brusque with her, so annoying!
Upon seeing their reaction, Avril hastily explained, "That’s not what I meant, what I mean is... I have someone else in my heart now, that’s why I don’t want to marry into the Xia Family."
"I really should thank you on behalf of my whole family," Xia Wenyan rolled his eyes and retorted sarcastically.
"My three brothers would rather stay single than make do with someone like you, so you’d better not set your sights on them."
Pei Huai’s brow furrowed noticeably, as he added, "Yanyan doesn’t like ugly girls, he would never marry you."
Lu Zhaozhao sneaked a glance at Pei Huai and seeing his anxious expression, she couldn’t help but snicker to herself.
Brother Pei really is, well, meticulous.
Upon hearing this, Avril’s brow furrowed slightly. She had wanted to retort, but remembering her target wasn’t Xia Wenyan, she chose to ignore it.
Xia Wenyan, slow on the uptake, seemed to suddenly realize something. How could he have omitted himself just now?
That was close, very close, thank goodness for Brother Pei!
He immediately chimed in for support, "That’s right, don’t even think about sinking your teeth into this swan."
"Pfft—"
Lu Zhaozhao had intended to hold it in, but she didn’t manage to.
Xia Wenyan’s words were just too funny.
Avril’s face looked terrible, and she glared at Lu Zhaozhao, "I already said, I’ve got someone I like. I won’t marry anyone from the Xia Family. You don’t need to flatter yourselves."
With things having come to this, Avril had no choice but to sever ties with the Xia Family boldly.
"You promise! Write it down now! I don’t believe you!" Xia Wenyan said as he pulled out a notebook from his chest.
The Xia Family had always kept a low profile overseas because of Xia Wenjin.
Even people within the XJ Corporation, if not key members, found it very hard to know the identities of the Xia Family.
Naturally, Avril’s family was clueless as well.
But seeing that her family’s situation looked decent, they wanted to use Avril to leverage their family background and have a safety net.
Her parents didn’t care much before, after all, having one more girl in the family wasn’t a bad thing.
If their sons really liked Avril, they would’ve considered it as an early engagement.
But nobody expected Avril to be such a troublemaker; her parents were worn out by her antics and had no choice but to hand her over to the younger generation.
At the time, Xia Wenjin got into an argument with Avril, both of them butting heads so fiercely that it actually brought some peace to the family.
It was precisely because of this that Avril was able to continue associating with the Xia Family.
Now that everything had been laid out on the table, Xia Wenyan was no longer willing to endure.
Avril frowned, watching as Pei Huai’s gaze stayed fixed on Xia Wenyan, she bit her lip, "Fine, I’ll write the guarantee then."
She said this while looking aggrieved.
Every now and then, she glanced at Pei Huai, but since he didn’t offer to speak up from beginning to end, Avril couldn’t help but speak up first.
"Xia Wenyan, are you always this aggressive? Aren’t you afraid your friends will laugh at you for bullying a weak woman?"
She had an ulterior motive for saying this, hoping to create an opportunity for Pei Huai to step in and speak for her.
But Pei Huai didn’t show the slightest intention of helping; instead, it was Xia Wenyan who looked at Avril with shock, "Weak woman? Where? Where’s the weak woman?"
"..."
Avril almost couldn’t keep her composure.
If it hadn’t been for Pei Huai being there, she would have definitely had a proper argument with Xia Wenyan.
She took a deep breath, pretending to be deeply wronged as she looked at Xia Wenyan, "You..."
"Enough, save your acting for after you write the guarantee. I’ll push you to go to a drama set and be an extra, so you don’t waste your energy..."
Xia Wenyan looked disgusted, almost causing Avril to lose her composure completely.
She clenched her palms tightly, the pen almost puncturing the paper as she wrote the guarantee!
She wasn’t worried about the guarantee; all she had to do was cry and make a fuss at home later, claiming that Xia Wenyan had forced her to write it.
The Xia Family wouldn’t be able to do anything to her, so it didn’t matter whether she wrote the guarantee or not.
She wasn’t afraid!
Thinking like this, Avril’s hands moved even faster.
Soon she had finished writing the guarantee and tossed it at Xia Wenyan, "Here, are you satisfied now? I have nothing to do with the Xia Family now, so stop using this to disgust me in the future!"
Xia Wenyan flipped the guarantee in his hand and Pei Huai, very observant, caught it, folded it, and placed it into his jacket pocket.
Lu Zhaozhao couldn’t help but pout, tsk tsk, Pei Huai was really under his brother’s thumb.
Lu Zhaozhao turned off the recording and stood up, ready to wrap things up, "Since you have nothing to do with our Xia Family, please leave now. I don’t want someone like you offending people in the production crew and leaving me to take the blame."
Avril’s eyes widened, "You’re kicking me while I’m down! Believe me, I will tell Uncle Xia and Aunt Xia right now! If they find out..."
Lu Zhaozhao pulled out his phone and played the recent recording, and instantly, Avril’s voice echoed throughout the room.
"If it weren’t for my parents forcing me to come here every year, do you think I’d want to interact with people from the Xia Family? Either workaholics or frigid. I really don’t know what’s wrong with the Xia Family’s feng shui, each one of you is seriously ill."
Seeing this, Avril reached out to grab Lu Zhaozhao’s phone, but fortunately, Xia Wenyan was quick to act, blocking Avril to the side, "You can insult our family if you want, but how dare you lay a hand on my sister?!"
