Chapter 292: Chapter 290: Better a Friend Dies than Me

The Three Xia Brothers never imagined they would miss Xia Wenjin over something like this.

The three of them swiftly exchanged glances before Xia Wenyan spoke up first, “Mom, shouldn’t we wait for the second brother to be here before discussing this matter together?”

After all, good times are shared, and so are the tough ones.

Wen Qingyu’s eyebrow raised slightly, “The second son said he has a wife now, so there’s no need to bother him with such matters in the future.”

“What?”

“When did that happen?”

“Mom, you actually believe his lie?”

The three brothers clearly exhibited a full measure of distrust regarding Xia Wenqing having a partner.

Are you kidding? Xia Wenqing, that smiling tiger, only had eyes for the law outside of women!

Wen Qingyu’s beautiful eyebrows lifted subtly as she took out her phone, flipped through it, and set it on the table, “Here, this is what your second brother told me himself.”

Instantly, Xia Wenjue, Xia Wenmo, and Xia Wenyan crowded in to see.

On Wen Qingyu’s phone was unmistakably a photo, along with a few lines of text below.

“This is your future daughter-in-law, if I don’t marry this person in the future, then I’ll remain unmarried for life.”

After reading these messages, the three sat back down with a sulking air.

They thought Xia Wenqing had just made up an excuse, but judging by his serious tone, it seemed to be true.

But when exactly had he taken a liking to this young girl?

And why did this young girl look somewhat familiar?

While the Three Xia Brothers were deep in thought, Wen Qingyu spoke again, “If you three could be as resolute as the second one, then there’d be no need for you to go.”

Saying so, she swept her gaze across the faces of Xia Wenjue, Xia Wenmo, and Xia Wenyan, a look of disdain on her face.

Her annoying sons were still without partners, yet her precious daughter was about to be married off.

The mere thought of it made her temples throb.

Xia Wenjue immediately stood up and said, “Lately, I’ve been negotiating work matters with Song Sinian, and I still need to investigate the incident from the charity event last night, so I’m afraid I don’t have the time.”

At times like these, he couldn’t bother with brotherly loyalty; his priority was to get out of there.

As soon as Xia Wenjue finished speaking, Xia Wenmo and Xia Wenyan scorned him.

But since his reasoning was sound, Wen Qingyu nodded, giving him the green light to proceed.

Lu Zhaozhao almost being drugged at the charity event–she was also aware of it.

Of course, the matter needed to be investigated thoroughly.

Wen Qingyu’s gaze swept over Xia Wenmo and Xia Wenyan, “Then it will be up to the third and fourth; one of you will have to welcome Avril.”

“I–!” As soon as Wen Qingyu finished, Xia Wenmo immediately stood up.

Xia Wenyan, who had originally wanted to speak out, breathed a sigh of relief in secret. With his older brother stepping forward, he wouldn’t have to go.

But just as he relaxed for a second, he heard Xia Wenmo continue, “I can’t go either. At the time of the charity event, I was present, and it was while I was with Zhaozhao that this happened. Big brother, if you want to thoroughly investigate it, you’ll definitely need me, right?”

Turning his head, Xia Wenmo winked at Xia Wenjue.

He knew if he had spoken at the same time as Xia Wenyan, he would have surely lost out, so he had played a bit of a smart trick.

Now Xia Wenyan wasn’t able to use that as an excuse anymore.

Xia Wenjue’s eyebrows lifted slightly, glancing at the stunned Xia Wenyan and the smug Xia Wenmo, and nodded lightly.

“Third brother, aren’t you being a bit unfair? I was the actual victim at the time, I…”

Xia Wenyan’s words stopped abruptly, cut off in the very instant.

Although he had been drugged yesterday, it didn’t mean he had lost his memory.

The reason he had rushed out before dawn, all flustered, was because he just couldn’t face Pei Huai.

He remembered Pei Huai had even offered to find someone to relieve him, but not only had he refused, but he also clung to him…

Just thinking about this gave Xia Wenyan a headache.

“Alright, since the eldest and the third brother are busy, then…” Wen Qingyu’s eyes narrowed as she glanced at Xia Wenyan, “Since the charity banquet doesn’t need you, then do you, young man, have someone you would remain single for your whole life without marrying?”

“I…”

For some reason, the face of Pei Huai flashed through Xia Wenyan’s mind.

His heart suddenly skipped a beat, and he shook his head subconsciously, “No, there’s no one.”

Only then did Wen Qingyu breathe a sigh of relief, “Then it’s you. Go pick up Avril later, and she’ll be in your care for the next few days. If she asks, just say your dad and I went out to collect scenery!”

She didn’t want to meet the girl either; she was merely the granddaughter of a family friend of her husband’s, but social niceties had to be observed.

She had seen through her sons; they would never like Avril, so she wasn’t worried about being her mother-in-law one day.

As for how they would get along with Avril, it would be left to fate.

After all, better his misfortune than mine.

She could only wish her youngest son good luck!

Xia Wenyan opened his mouth, intending to refuse, but saw that the people of the Xia family had already hurriedly left.

Only his father still sat on the sofa, nonchalant as ever.

Xia Wenyan glanced at his father, then at Wen Qingyu who had already run off to pack, and finally, his gaze rested on Xia Nie’s face.

“Looking at me is useless; the real head of our house has always been your mother,” Xia Nie shrugged his shoulders, resigning himself to the inevitable.

Xia Wenyan sighed silently and eventually compromised.

Normally, he would have thrown a tantrum and asked his older brothers for help, but he didn’t do so just then.

Because even if he didn’t go to pick up Avril, he had no idea what he should do.

He usually spent his time with Pei Huai, either following his schedule or Pei Huai.

Whatever Pei Huai was doing, he would join in.

But waking up in the hotel that morning, he had felt a bit panicked.

Almost as if possessed, he had rushed out while Pei Huai was still asleep.

After arriving at the Xia family’s home, he regretted it.

He knew he shouldn’t have left without saying goodbye, but since he had already done so, he went so far as to not even reply to Pei Huai’s calls and messages.

At this point, he didn’t know how to face the situation.

It was the first time he had encountered such an incident.

He didn’t even know why he had run away, and even less why he did not dare answer Pei Huai’s calls.

Xia Wenyan’s head was in complete disarray; he decided to stop thinking about it altogether.

He picked up the mobile phone on the desk, and only then did he see the messages from Lu Zhaozhao.

His brows knitted slightly, and after a moment’s hesitation, he replied, “I’m a bit busy this afternoon, but I can make some time.”

After sending this, as if something else had crossed his mind, he typed another line, “I heard you’re entering the set today; are you running into any troubles?”

He remembered that Lu Zhaozhao’s cast included Bai Qing and Sun Qian, one a popular male idol, the other an actress well-known in the drama circuit.

Bai Qing had a rather good reputation in the industry, it was just his fans that were too intense.

As for Sun Qian… her reputation wasn’t as stellar, and he had even heard rumors of her throwing tantrums in the past…