Chapter 1237
1237 Beggars Who Want to Be Choosers
Xia Wen was not moved at all. It was useless to act pitiful in front of him. Xia Xing’s current predicament was the result of his own choices and it had nothing to do with anyone else.
Xia Xing was no longer a child who needed to consult his family on every issue. He was already an adult but he did not seem to act like one. He always needed others to solve his problems for him. If everything could be resolved so easily, then Xia Wen would like to ask others to solve his problems too! Why did he have to live such a tough life?
“Xia Wen, you can’t treat us this way! You kept quiet when your ex-wife took so much money from the Xia family. Why is it so difficult for Xia Xing to get help from the Xia family now? No matter what, Xia Xing is still the Xia family’s grandson! How can your ex-wife have a closer relationship to the Xia family than him !” Zhou Luo questioned.
...This question completely overstepped Xia Wen’s boundary. Xia Xing suddenly felt a rapid change in the atmosphere around Xia Wen, as if the oxygen in the vicinity had started to deplete. All of them started to breathe faster and everyone felt extremely nervous, worried that Xia Wen would suddenly go berserk.
Although Xia Wen had only been in the army for a short period of time of three years, he won the title of “top army warrior” three times and also participated in all kinds of dangerous missions. He also received countless merit medals. In addition he was Xia Jun’s grandson. How weak could he be?
“The money I use is from my parents. Only my parents are entitled to have an opinion about my family. What has it got to do with you? My grandfather has never needed to worry about me. If you want to make demands on behalf of the Zhou family, then you should go and look for my Third Uncle. Why are you coming to us?” Xia Wen said mockingly.
While asking their family to contribute money and effort, these people also criticized them for being inhumane at the same time. Only the Zhou family could do such a thing. How could beggars be choosers! They should take a good look at themselves first!
“This… Do you dare to make an oath! That you didn’t take any of your grandfather’s money! Or ask him to help you!” Zhou Luo said with a guilty conscience.
Xia Wen stood up readily and put his three fingers together while pointing them towards the sky. He looked at Zhou Luo sternly and said, “I, Xia Wen, swear to the heavens that I have never asked my grandfather to help me with anything. Otherwise, I’ll get struck by lightning and die a horrible death.”
When Zhou Luo saw Xia Wen making a cursed oath, she could not think of any other countermeasure to argue with Xia Wen. There was no other way out now.
At this moment, Shao Yin suddenly stood up and said, “Brother Wen! Don’t say that. We believe in you! There’s no need to make such a vicious oath.”
Her anxious expression made her look very pitiful. Anyone who did not know better would think that Shao Yin was Xia Wen’s lover!
Zhou Luo lowered her head to look at Xia Xing. Even though his girlfriend had taken a fancy to another man, Xia Xing did not even frown. It was as if Shao Yin had nothing to do with him.
Zhou Luo thought to herself, “What a good-for-nothing! What a vixen! Neither of them can achieve anything! I don’t care about this matter anymore! He’s not my biological child, nor did I bring him up from a young age. As long as Xia Lu and Xia Yan don’t do all these stupid things like Xia Xing, there’s still hope for me.”
Just as Zhou Luo was about to give up, Xia Wen pressed on and questioned her, “Auntie Zhou, do you dare to swear to the heavens that you have no selfish motives towards our family, my younger brother’s family and my grandfather? Are you doing this wholeheartedly for Xia Xing? Do you dare!”
Of course, Zhou Luo did not dare to do so. If it was about Xia Lu or Xia Yan, she might be able to say so confidently, but when it came to Xia Xing… she really could not say so.
“In that case, Auntie Zhou and my cousins, please go back and think about what to do. Don’t mess up the auspicious day and miss out on such a great marriage. If you invite us to attend, we will definitely go, but if you want us to plan it for you, then no way!” Xia Wen said angrily.
“Xiao Wen, that’s not what we mean…” Zhou Luo immediately said.
“From the looks of it, Grandfather won’t be able to host you anymore. I’ll find a guest house for all of you to stay in. You can go now.” After saying that, Xia Wen left the living room without looking back and walked towards the study upstairs. After making a call to instruct his secretary, he walked straight towards Xia Jun’s bedroom.
The five people downstairs sat in the living room in a daze. Zhou Luo continued to berate Xia Xing! Xia Lu and Xia Yan started to look at Xia Xing mockingly. They felt embarrassed to have such an older brother!
