Marry Me Quick

Chapter 761 More Heartache to Come

Bai Yeqi stayed in the hospital for a week before being discharged.

During this week, Bai Jingshu and An Xia would occasionally visit him, but they would often leave after staying for less than ten minutes.

The day of his discharge happened to be a workday, so Bai Mingxu didn't go to the company and went to the hospital to pick up Bai Yeqi.

Indeed, Bai Mingxu treated Bai Yeqi differently among the three children.

He favored Bai Yeqi more.

Bai Yunan had to work, so naturally he didn't go with them to pick up Bai Yeqi. It was only right for An Xia and Bai Jingshu to go since they were the ones who had the most free time compared to the rest.

Bai Yeqi lost a lot of weight after this one week.

His pale and weak appearance made him look even more delicate.

He was supported by Shu Yanian as he got into the car, and during the process, Bai Mingxu also carefully took care of him.

When An Xia turned her head and glanced at Bai Jingshu, she noticed that his expression was somewhat cold. She then held his hand and suggested, "Let's get in the car too."

Bai Jingshu nodded. After getting in the car, he fell into silence.

While Bai Jingshu seemed absent-minded, An Xia held his hand and played with it. She didn't know what he was thinking.

She remembered what Aunt Liu had said about Shu Yanian marrying into the Bai family despite coming from a poor background.

Although Aunt Liu didn't say it outright, she implied that not only was Shu Yanian's family background mediocre, but her parents also seemed to be people who did underhanded things. In comparison, her conditions were even worse than An Xia's.

However, Bai Yeqi fell in love with her and insisted on marrying her.

Of course, Old Master Bai didn't give his blessings. Even if Bai Yeqi was an illegitimate child, he still had the blood of the Bai family flowing in his veins.

Because of that, Bai Mingxu, who loved his children, made an appearance.

Although they all valued family background and reputation, Bai Mingxu genuinely loved Bai Yeqi.

He naturally didn't want to see his precious son unhappy, so he agreed to let him marry Shu Yanian. Even if Old Master Bai didn't relent, he could only reluctantly accept it in the end.

However, Old Master Bai still didn't like Shu Yanian even after the couple got married. He even started to dislike Bai Yeqi.

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Back at home, everyone went back to their own rooms.

Even though they were a family, no one wanted to talk to each other besides maintaining superficial relationships.

Old Master Bai didn't like Bai Yeqi and his wife, and Bai Yeqi's feelings towards Bai Mingxu seemed to be complicated as well.

After going around in circles, no one in the Bai family truly opened up to each other.

At night, everyone in the Bai family gathered together for dinner after Bai Yunan returned home.

An Xia didn't look at anyone and remained silent as she focused on eating.

Aunt Liu was good at cooking.

When they had almost finished eating, Bai Jingshu suddenly announced, "An Xia and I got married."

In an instant, everyone's gaze turned toward Bai Jingshu.

Even An Xia herself whipped her head in his direction with a shocked face.

Did he just announce that we are married?

She thought they still had a long way to go before they could openly declare their relationship.

An Xia cautiously glanced at the expressions of the others at the dining table and noticed that only Bai Yunan could be considered calm.

After Bai Jingshu announced this, Bai Yunan only looked at him for a few seconds before shifting his gaze away, as if he didn't find it surprising at all.

The expressions of the others varied from surprise to anger.

Naturally, Old Master Bai was the first to react.

"What did you say, Jingshu? Marriage?" Old Master Bai was clearly trying not to lose his temper.

Bai Jingshu leaned back and calmly repeated, "An Xia and I got married. We got our marriage certificate a week ago. We are legally married now."

"Nonsense!" Old Master Bai loudly slammed the fork in his hand on the table. "This is utter nonsense!"

He was so angry that his forehead crinkled as he glared at An Xia. "Did you instigate Jingshu to marry you? You'd do anything to marry into the Bai family, wouldn’t you?!"

An Xia only found his reaction amusing. Since they were in front of a crowd, she wanted to save the stubborn old man from embarrassment by not arguing with him.

However, Bai Jingshu seemed to be possessed by something strange. He didn't hold back as he went off at Old Master Bai.

Unlike his usual frivolous self, he calmly smiled.

"Grandpa, what do you think is so good about our family? Do you really think An Xia wants to marry into the Bai family? It's just because I happened to be born into this family. An Xia would still marry me even if I were a beggar sleeping under a bridge."

Bai Jingshu declared this with both confidence and a hint of arrogance.

An Xia quietly looked down.

She felt that Bai Jingshu was too full of himself. She might not necessarily like Bai Jingshu if he was a beggar sleeping under a bridge.

But no matter who he was, she would be willing to marry him as long as she liked him.

Bai Mingxu, who was beside them, looked disapprovingly at Bai Jingshu and sternly reprimanded him, "Jingshu! How dare you speak to your grandfather like that!"

Even so, Bai Jingshu didn't back down, "Even if he is an elder and my grandfather, he can't just insult others as he pleases. An Xia might be my wife, but she shouldn't be criticized by Grandpa for no reason."