Octavia was standing on the balcony making a phone call. Hearing Xu Zhiyi's scream, he immediately turned around and walked quickly to the bedroom, saying as he walked:
"Dad, something happened here. I'll hang up now. We'll talk about it later."
After taking a few steps, Zhou Lan's scolding came.
"Xu Zhiyi, I just can't figure it out. My Ming family has paid tens of millions in betrothal gifts to marry you. Octavia and you have been engaged for more than two months. Isn't it a matter of time before you go to bed with him?
You're so pretentious that you still won't let him get into your bed. What do you mean? Do you still want to marry into my Ming family? Let me tell you, I am not very satisfied with you originally, if you don’t want to..."
Octavia interrupted her sharply: "Mom! What are you talking about?!"
He quickly walked to the bedroom door and took a look, "Zhiyi!"
She is crying.
There were tears in Peach Blossom's eyes.
Seeing Xu Zhiyi's whole body trembling slightly, his upper body naked, his arms folded across his chest, frightened, frightened and ashamed, an unspeakable feeling of distress welled up in Mingrui's heart, and he lost his temper to Zhou Lan like never before:
"Mom, you've gone too far!"
His tone was unabashedly reproachful.
When Zhou Lan heard this, her eyes suddenly widened with disbelief on her face.
Ever since he was a child, Mingrui has been calm and rational, with a stable mood. He doesn't get excited easily when things happen. He respects his elders like them, never loses his temper or speaks harsh words, and is extremely patient.
Now, he actually accused her of being a mother in front of another woman?
What did she do wrong?
Wasn't what she just said wrong?
She did everything for him, so what reason did he have to say that she was going too far?
What has she gone too far?
In just a second or two, Mingrui turned around, blocked Zhou Lan, put his hands on her shoulders, pushed her back a few steps with a little force, stretched out his long arm, closed the door with a bang, and locked the door with a click. .
Done in one go.
Zhou Lan was pushed by Octavia and involuntarily took a few steps back. She felt a cold wind blowing in front of her. By the time she realized what she was doing, she had been turned away.
She stared at Xu Zhiyi's bedroom door, breathing heavily, her chest heaving violently.
How could Octavia push her out of the door?
How could he do this to her?
She was his mother, the biological mother who gave birth to him in ten months of pregnancy.
In the bedroom, Mingrui hugged Xu Zhiyi, pulled the white nightgown hanging on the chair at the end of the bed, carefully wrapped her half-naked body, hugged her tightly, patted her back, and kept kissing her hair.
His eyes were full of love and deep apology:
"Zhiyi, I'm sorry, I scared you, I'm sorry, I made you feel wronged, I'm sorry, this is all my negligence, I'm sorry, I apologize to you on behalf of my mother first, it's her fault, I'm sorry..."
Xu Zhiyi buried her head in his arms, unable to speak or cry loudly. She kept shaking her shoulders and sobbing.
Very sad, very sad.
Octavia comforted her for a long time, but her mood didn't calm down.
For the first time in his life, he felt so at a loss.
He had seen Xu Zhiyi cry. When he saw her crying, he always thought that after she had him, no one would make her cry again.
He always felt that with his ability, it would be no problem to protect her.
Today, she was sick. This was the first time she had been sick since she was with him. He didn't take care of her in time and didn't tell her, but he was still sick, making her angry with his mother Zhou Lan.
Her illness was not cured yet, and because of his negligence and in this embarrassing situation, she was scolded by Zhou Lan for no reason.
Because of him, she cried like this and suffered injustice.
When a person is sick, his or her emotions can easily be amplified.
In that unexpected and embarrassing situation, Xu Zhiyi was ashamed, angry and embarrassed by Zhou Lan's unwarranted accusation and disgust.
Xu Cheng has never scolded her since she got engaged to Octavia, and her relatives and friends are all very polite to her.
Today's scolding was the first scolding she received after they got engaged.
It was the scolding and disdain from my future mother-in-law.
baffling.
No shame.
She couldn't listen to anything Mingrui said, and she was always immersed in the emotion of grievance, shame, and inferiority. When she came to her senses, she had cried enough, and she became willful with a thick nasal voice.
"I, I'd better go back to the school dormitory. I live in the dormitory these days. It's convenient for everyone. I want to go back to the dormitory. If I can't, I'll leave now. I have to leave."
She only had one thought, she didn't want to stay with Zhou Lan, at least not now.
Octavia heard her speak and finally breathed a sigh of relief. Looking at her state, how could she be allowed to leave alone?
He hugged Xu Zhiyi who was struggling in his arms and advised her softly:
"Zhiyi, you are right. If you want to leave, you don't have to leave. In this case, you stay in the bedroom first, and I will go and tell my mother that I will find a hotel for her nearby and let her stay here tonight and wait for her. Calm down and let her apologize to you, okay?"
Xu Zhiyi shook his head repeatedly, his eyes red, "No, how can you let your mother stay in the hotel? If your father and other people in the Ming family find out about this, I can't explain it clearly, and they will think that I don't understand etiquette." Octavia Brother, please let me go back to the dormitory, please..."
Octavia thought for a moment and then made an immediate decision: "Let's go to the hotel. I want to stay with you. I will stay with you all the time. I will go wherever you go."
After saying that, he helped Xu Zhiyi get dressed and walked out of the bedroom with his arms around her.
Zhou Lan saw them come out and sat on the sofa without moving. She kept a stern look on her face and glanced at them without saying a word.
Xu Zhiyi lowered his head and didn't look at her.
Mingrui pursed her lips and looked at Zhou Lan with a serious face, "Mom, Zhiyi and I will stay at the hotel tonight. You can calm down here alone. I want to have a good talk with you tomorrow."
Zhou Lan turned her head violently and looked at him with wide eyes, in disbelief, "Octavia, what are you talking about?"
Octavia looked at her with a clear attitude:
"Then let me say it again. Now, Zhiyi and I are staying in the hotel. Mom, there is nothing to say about this matter today. It is your fault. Zhiyi was scolded by you for no reason and suffered such great grievances. This matter, We can't let it go like this, you and I have to give her justice."
Zhou Lan's face turned even more ugly, and she wanted to say something, but Mingrui raised her hand to stop her, "Mom, Zhiyi is still sick and needs to rest. Your mood is not stable right now. Let's not say anything for now and wait until tomorrow. "
After saying that, he led Xu Zhiyi towards the door.
"Oming Rui, are you embarrassed? Didn't I just say a few words to her? She is so squeamish. It's such a big deal, it doesn't require such a huge effort, so why don't you just leave your mother alone for this matter..."
With a "touch", the door of 2701 was closed.
Zhou Lan was the only one left in the room, and it was quiet for a moment, followed by her angry gasps.
There is a five-star hotel near Huajing Community, and Octavia asked for a large suite there for the two of them to stay.
After checking into the hotel, Xu Zhiyi's mood stabilized. After taking a hot bath, Octavia laid her down on the bed, hugged her and stayed with her until she fell asleep, before carefully getting out of the bed and walking out of the house.
Looking at the time, it was already past midnight. He sat on the sofa and thought for a while, then he dialed Ming Huaiyuan's number.
He knew that Zhou Lan must have called Ming Huaiyuan to tell him what happened today.
No matter what she says, right is right and wrong is wrong.
Obviously, Ming Huaiyuan was still awake, and the call was quickly connected.
