Su Fengfei was playing with Ge Guiren as usual. Su Fengfei gave a smile when he saw his grandson enter the room but he was surprised when he saw that girl behind him.
Ge Guiren saw his friend's reaction. He turned his face to look who came. Seeing two familiar faces, his expression changed. He frowned and asked, "What's going on?"
Xue Lin got nervous. She thought Ge Guiren was Ge Chen's maternal grandfather. She heard and saw many in-laws never supported the brides who weren't valued for their selfish greed. They even tortured the brides and finally separated them from their husbands. Xue Lin wished that her life wouldn't turn up like that.
She hesitated and tried to let go of Ge Chen's hand but his grasp was firm. He didn't let her hand go. Rather, his thumb occasionally rubbed the back of her hand to comfort her. Suddenly, her body relaxed and she composed herself. She couldn't believe that a simple touch could make her assure like that.
Ge Chen calmly said, "She is my wife, Xue Lin. We married yesterday."
Su Fengfei's expression also changed. He knew from the start that his grandson was acting strangely after seeing the footage that day. Ge Chen never talked back to Ge Guiren but because of her, he did that too. Now, Su Fengfei understood what was the reason. He opened his mouth to say something but his friend spoke first.
Ge Guiren retorted, "What is the meaning of this?"
Xue Lin flinched. She couldn't look straight. She didn't want Ge Chen to break apart from the people who raised him.
However, Ge Chen's expression didn't change. He calmly asked, "What do you mean?"
Ge Guiren was frustrated. He was so angry and he was at a loss of words. "Wh-what do I mean? You-"
"Now, now, you shouldn't behave like this in front of a new member of my family." Su Fengfei stood and came closer. He smiled in a friendly manner and told her, "You are the famous Xue Lin of Fa Family I've been hearing. Truthfully speaking, I've become a fan of yours since the day you met the members of the Ge Family. I've been wanting to meet you but my grandson beat me to it. I'm Su Fengfei, Xiao Chen's maternal grandfather. It's a pleasure to meet you."
Xue Lin was surprised at first. She took a glance at Ge Guiren who was seething in anger and then her eyes landed on Su Fengfei. "I'm Xue Lin. It's an honor to meet you." she bowed. "You have raised a wonderful grandson. I'm grateful to have him in my life. Please give us your blessing."
Su Fengfei didn't think that she would be polite to him after what she did to her own father in front of so many people. Realizing that he judged a book by its cover, he coughed to hide his embarrassment. "My blessing will always be with you. Unfortunately, my wife isn't here. She would be happy to see Xiao Chen finally settled down."
Xue Lin was secretly relieved. She wasn't sure what she would do if that other old man was her husband's maternal grandfather. Since Su Fengfei accepted her, she had nothing to worry about.
Ge Guiren stood up in anger startling Xue Lin. "I won't accept. Xiao Chen! How dare you defy my orders? Didn't I tell you that you were supposed to marry the girl I chose?"
Ge Chen ignored his bickering and introduced him to Xue Lin. "He is Ge Guiren, the one who arranged your marriage with that scoundrel."
"What!" Ge Guiren slammed the table. He noticed that his grandson didn't introduce him as his grandfather and also called his only stepbrother a scoundrel.
Xue Lin was stunned before her facial expression completely changed. The person who forced her to come back, the cause of her cell phone, credit card and passport got destroyed, the reason why she had no home, the cause why her whole plan went upside down, the reason why she had to get married, was standing right in front of her.
"You…" her tone was low and was carrying a bloodlust. Her eyes looked like she would slaughter Ge Guiren. Her blood began to boil. Her anger started to rise.
Ge Guiren felt intimidated by the way she was looking at him. No one, whether older or younger, ever looked at him like that. His father was strict but he also never looked at him with so much hatred. He could tell that she was angry because his decision disturbed her peaceful life, he was upset that she didn't give him proper respect as she did it to Su Fengfei. He thought that not only did she lack manners, but she also didn't know how to respect elders.
He snapped at her, "You girl! Why are you gaping at me like that? Don't you know manners? Didn't your parents teach you anything? No wonder street girls like you-"
He wasn't able to finish it before Xue Lin pounced on him.
Ge Chen noticed that Xue Lin swiftly moved forward to pounce on Ge Guiren. In a flash, he caught her waist and encircled his arms tight around her.
"Chen! Let me go! I will tear that nasty mouth of his." Xue Lin struggled as her arms tried to reach Ge Guiren.
"That's why I won't let you go." Ge Chen firmly held her in his arms. He was quite surprised to see her acting like that. He just realized two things. One: don't piss off Xue Lin. Two: don't ever get on her way and mess up with her. If she gets really angry, she will blindly attack the culprit.
Ge Chen was astonished to see her sudden outburst. He knew that she was a professional psychiatrist before she came back to China. She was never violent when she was in Paris or Germany. She looks like a whole different person after coming back. A psychiatrist never loses control of their emotions. However, Xue Lin not only lost control of her emotions, but she also became violent.
Xue Lin realized that her husband wouldn't let her go. She gritted her teeth and said aloud, "You dare to talk like that when you made my life upside down! You despicable creature! What have I ever done to you? Huh? And yet you made me come back when I just submitted my thesis paper. I could get prepared for my next exam. I need to learn so much. I was preparing myself for five years. All my hard work, all my money, all my patience, all the time I got, I was aiming for my one goal. I wanted to do my best for it. But you! You just had to ruin everything! Who do you think you are? Just because you got some money and power you think you are a god? If you think you are god then why don't you try to control time? Only a god can control time and no can else can. Who gave you the right to play with other's lives? What do I owe you anyway? If it weren't for you… if it weren't for you…"
"Lin, calm down…" Ge Chen felt bad for her. He didn't realize how she was feeling all this time. If he knew how desperate she was to go back, if he had the slightest idea, he wouldn't tie her down like that. And yet, he was curious why she was desperate to complete her studies, why she was trying so hard not to get married.
He felt guilty for tricking her to marry him. But what's done is done. He cannot change back time and redo everything. All he can do is make it up to her. He promised himself that he would never make her regret marrying him.
Ge Chen put his head on her right shoulder,
Ge Guiren snapped. "Impudent!"
Xue Lin grinned like a madwoman. "Why? Did I catch you off guard? You horrible beast! No wonder your family members are just like you. A bunch of trash!"
Ge Guiren was stunned that she suddenly tried to attack him. For a moment, he lost his voice. But still, he is the head of a powerful family. He won't easily back down. He raised his voice when she insulted his family right in front of his face, "What did you say?"
Xue Lin didn't back down. "You heard me right. I bet you also forced them to get married and he couldn't take it in the end. He went around and slept with multiple women like a gigolo while leaving his wife and son at home. At last, he married a prostitute and made his own house a brothel.
Her breathing was long and heavy. She was having trouble breathing properly due to her loss of control. However, she continued, "You loser. You think you can do anything in the world as long as you have money and power. But look, that grandson of yours only thinks with his lower part. He doesn't have a single ounce of the brain in that big head of his. And you wanted me to marry that idiot? A woman who has taste and dignity would rather die than having him as a husband."
Her eyes were full of hatred as she spoke those words. "You didn't teach your son well. Your son and grandson bully a girl who did nothing wrong. You couldn't teach anyone anything good. You are not only a failure as the head of the household but also a failure as a father."
"…" Ge Guiren was speechless. He was never humiliated like this before. He didn't know how to face Su Fengfei. He looked at Ge Chen and said, "Xiao Chen, take this imbecile out of the room. You will divorce this arrogant girl and marry the girl I chose for you." He was so angry that his body started to shake.
Xue Lin let out a fake laugh. "You don't get it, do you? Why will Chen help you when you did nothing for his mother and him? Where were you when she suffered? Where were you when she was tortured and betrayed by her husband and his mistress? Do you think everything will go in your way just because you are the elder? Your son doesn't listen to you, why the hell Chen will listen to you. The only reason you are sticking close to him because you think you can use him as your pawn to take care of your company. It's the same reason why you forced Chen's parents to get married. it was always your company. You only cared about one thing. Even your family wasn't more important to you than your company. Let me tell you, we will never listen to you and I will never respect you whether in front of everyone or not. Trust me, I'm good at this."
Ge Chen calmly said, "You should apologize to Lin." His eyes were unfathomable as he gazed at Ge Guiren.
Ge Guiren opened his mouth to say something but nothing came out. It was the first time Ge Chen ever told him to lower his ego and pride, for a girl at that.
It seemed that after seeing her a glance at the footage, Ge Chen completely changed into a different person.
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