CHAPTER 567: CHAPTER 560: THE SECOND WEDDING

Sisi’s words caused everyone to freeze again, their eyeballs unable to turn, shock after shock, truly hurtful!

"Ah Nan, who is the baby’s daddy? Could it be Miss Mo is pregnant?" Boss Qiao snatched up the crucial point sensitively.

Qiao Xingbang was not happy, at this moment he should be the protagonist, shouldn’t he? Why didn’t Old Dou ask him, the person involved, about the baby matter?

Thus, the ignored individual preempted with an answer, meaning that Mo Hui already had his, Qiao Xingbang’s, child in her belly, and it was almost two months now, so Boss Qiao had to act quickly, hasten the wedding preparations, lest the bride won’t fit into her wedding dress when the time comes.

From start to finish, Boss Qiao only heard the keywords — grandson, two months, and the mother of the grandson is Miss Mo of the Mo Family. He instantly became as excited as if he had been injected with chicken blood, standing hairs on end, nearly howling to the sky.

"Wow, Xingzai, you really made it big! Sister Hua, quickly find my suit, I have to go and pay a visit to my future in-laws, can’t be rude!" Boss Qiao shouted excitedly.

Mu Xiulan gave him a hard pat on the back, scolding, "What’s the rush? How can we just casually meet Mr. Mo? We need to show our sincerity."

"Right, right, sincerity, we must have sincerity!" Boss Qiao nodded repeatedly, then asked, "So how should we present our sincerity?"

Sisi had recovered from Qiao Xingbang’s bombshell, and seeing Boss Qiao about to meet the president of the country, she couldn’t help but laugh, "Uncle Qiao, what Mama means is that our side, as the groom’s family, should prepare the betrothal gifts list, as well as the matchmaker’s things. The Mo Family values scholarly tradition; they pay more attention to these matters."

"Right, right, Ah Nan is correct, we must observe the proprieties," Boss Qiao wholeheartedly agreed.

Mu Xiulan was also very happy to become in-laws with the Mo Family, considering that although the Qiao Family had money and influence, they absolutely couldn’t compare with the Mo Family.

If this were ancient times, the Qiao Family would be the bandits in the mountains, while the Mo’s would be the distinguished family. Even though nowadays people aren’t so particular about family status, the difference is significant. How did Qiao Xingbang, this toad, manage to win over Mo Hui, the swan? And even got her pregnant?

Sisi was also curious, but Qiao Xingbang was tight-lipped and wouldn’t say a word. It wasn’t until one morning, Li Junji showed up at their door, drunk as a skunk, and immediately started fighting with Qiao Xingbang, accusing him of being disloyal and using underhanded methods to get Mo Hui. Qiao Xingbang naturally wouldn’t take it, defending himself, and as they went back and forth, Sisi could guess what had happened.

It all started on the day Brother Li’s wedding took place. The wedding couple was over the moon with happiness, while the guest He Chunfeng was drowning his sorrows in alcohol, having a broken heart. Seeing this, Mo Hui also started to drink downheartedly. As the saying goes, ’trying to drown your sorrows in alcohol only multiplies them,’ and Mo Hui’s tolerance was not that high, so she quickly became drunk.

By coincidence, Qiao Xingbang was sitting right next to Mo Hui. They had acted in several scenes together and were familiar with each other, and before she started drinking, she even joked with him not to drink, so he could take care of her when she got drunk.

So Qiao Xingbang dutifully didn’t touch a drop and solemnly took Mo Hui home without any ulterior motives. These were Qiao Xingbang’s own words.

"Humph! No ulterior motives, then how did Ah Hui get pregnant?"

Li Junji didn’t believe it, and frankly, Sisi didn’t either. Mainly because Qiao Xingbang’s past behavior was never very trustworthy, and besides, aren’t the results now showing that these two are getting married because of the pregnancy!

"Ah Hui is pregnant, what’s your hurry, you married man? You didn’t have the skills to pursue Ah Hui, so why come here and vent your anger on me?"

Waking up early in the morning to have a drunkard knocking on your door looking for a fight would sour anyone’s mood, especially when that drunkard is an old rival in love.

Still, Qiao Xingbang explained what happened next. In short, he drove Miss Mo home and halfway there, Miss Mo suddenly started crying, saying she wanted to go to the mountain top to see the stars. Then, Qiao Xingbang, doing his duty, drove to the mountain top to accompany Miss Mo in the cold wind to watch stars and the moon. And after that, well, everyone knows.

"You tell me, in such a romantic setting, laying next to the woman of my dreams, and most importantly, Ah Hui kept cuddling up to me—I would not be a man if I still could hold back," declared Qiao Xingbang righteously.

Li Junji subconsciously nodded; he too would have gone for it in that situation. Dammit, that lucky bastard Qiao Xingbang.

"Lucky bastard, why the hell did I get married so early? Otherwise, it would’ve been me watching stars with Ah Hui that night!" Li Junji regretted deeply.

"That’s just fate!" boasted Qiao Xingbang triumphantly.

Having listened to the gossip for a while, Sisi finally understood the ins and outs of this pentagonal love history. It seemed that on the night when Miss Mo was at her most emotionally vulnerable, she encountered Qiao Xingbang. So, one with a premeditated plan and the other lonely and empty, and thus a good deed was accomplished.

But Miss Mo shouldn’t be the kind of woman who would settle for less just because of a one-night stand, right?

Even if she got pregnant, she could have chosen to get an abortion. Although abortion is a bad act, at certain times, abortion can also be a favorable choice.

Sisi’s doubts were soon cleared up by Mo Liu.

"My aunt and uncle are devout Christians, and influenced by them from a young age, Mo Hui is also a Christian. Christians cannot commit the sin of abortion. Moreover, I think Mo Hui is not entirely heartless towards Qiao Xingbang. With our Mo Family’s pride, even in drunkenness, we wouldn’t have relations with someone we have no feelings for," Mo Liu explained to Sisi.

After hearing Mo Liu’s explanation, Sisi finally put her mind at ease about Qiao Xingbang and Miss Mo. As long as Miss Mo wasn’t entirely indifferent to Qiao Xingbang, that was good. Otherwise, Qiao Xingbang, enthused as he might be, would grow cold without a response over time.

Qiao Xingbang and Miss Mo’s wedding is set for the middle of next month, but Sisi won’t make it to the celebration; she sent her red envelope to Miss Mo in advance.

Miss Mo looked much better than she did a while ago.

Jokingly, Sisi said that she would soon have to call her sister-in-law. Miss Mo blushed shyly, seeming not to reject the upcoming wedding.

It seems that Qiao Xingbang’s intense pursuit of his wife, with his three hundred and sixty stratagems, was indeed effective.

The old saying goes that a persistent suitor will win any lady’s heart, and indeed it is an eternal truth.

Sisi and Tian Xinhua’s family left Hong Kong around September 20th since Tian Xinhua was due to take office in F-city at the end of the month; these days, they wanted to accompany their family properly in Yuequan Village.

Old Man and Granny Zhao, away from the bothersome affairs of Capital City, looked much better, and their spirits were much brighter. Sisi suggested they stay in the countryside for a while longer to avoid the hassle of going back to Capital City.

Unwilling to see Tian Lili’s disappointing behavior again, the two elders agreed with Sisi, saying they would go back to Capital City after spending the New Year in the countryside. Only, the old couple were very reluctant to part with the little one, Du Du.