Chapter 1 I Refuse To Get Married!

"Ye Fei, if you walk out that door, don't bother coming back!" At the wedding venue, the bride in her wedding gown stood blocked at the hotel entrance. The invited guests and friends were stunned and speechless. The groom, who was about to pay his respects to the heavens and the earth, was actually planning to leave? "Leave!" Ye Fei's expression was icy, sending shivers down everyone's spine. "Are you cursing at me?" Zhao Xueyue looked confused. "Zhao Xueyue!" Ye Fei's emotions flared up instantly, his eyes burning with anger. "I have dedicated three years of my life to the Zhao family. If you look down on me, that's fine! My father's greatest wish is to see me married, and you kicked him out of the hotel? Leave now!" "Ye Fei!" Zhao Xueyue's face turned cold and stern. "Your father looks like a beggar in tatters. What's wrong with me asking him to leave?" Ye Fei's eyes welled up with tears. "Yes, you're right!" His voice cracked. "My father is in rags, I'm not wealthy, our family is beneath you!" "At least you acknowledge that." Zhao Xueyue crossed her arms, a cold smile playing on her lips. This remark sent a chill down Ye Fei's spine, and he pushed Zhao Xueyue away. "If that's the case, let whoever wants to get married do so. I refuse to get married." Zhao Xueyue was pushed back, feeling a mix of frustration and anger. The woman in a vibrant red cheongsam beside her quickly reached out to support her. "Xueyue, don't act rashly! If this marriage falls through, you won't get a share of the stock division next month." "It's fine, his father has surgery next week, and we still need twenty thousand for the operation." "If he doesn't return today, he won't receive a penny from me!" To Zhao Xueyue's surprise, Ye Fei paid no attention to her, walking away without a backward glance. Watching Ye Fei's retreating figure, Zhao Xueyue was momentarily stunned before exclaiming in anger, "Ye Fei, you've grown bold. Take one more step and see what happens!" In the past, whenever she got upset, Ye Fei would approach her with a smile, even if he was unhappy. But this time, she had misjudged. Ye Fei didn't even look back; he simply waved his hand and slammed the door shut! As he stepped outside, his eyes stung. On his son's wedding day, the father who had raised him with great difficulty was kicked out of the hotel? "Today is my son's big day! ... The ceremony should be over by now." An elderly man with white hair and a face full of wrinkles, dressed in clothes that had faded to a pale hue, which was the best outfit he owned, sat hunched over on a bench, occasionally letting out a heartbreaking cough. Ye Fei's eyes teared up, a mix of emotions flooding his heart. "Dad..." Ye Fei's voice cracked, tears welling up. The hunched old man turned around, startled to see his son, at a loss. "Why are you out here? Go back to the hall and get married, don't miss the auspicious time!" Ye Fei took a few steps forward and embraced his father tightly. "Dad, let's not get married. Let's go back home!" Zhao Xueyue rushed over with the wedding dress, frowning. "Ye Fei! Your father's surgery is next week, and we still need twenty thousand for the operation. If we don't get married today, you won't get a penny!" "Who cares about your Zhao family's tainted money?" Ye Fei's fists clenched, his anger burning. "I'll take care of my father's treatment. I don't need your twenty thousand!" "Xiaofei, please don't act impulsively," the hunched old man tightly held Ye Fei's arm, tears swirling in his eyes. "Whether my illness is treated or not, you need to have a future for yourself." "Dad!" Ye Fei's tears welled up. "I can support myself with my own hands and feet. I don't want anything from the Zhao family! You raised me with hard work, I can't tolerate them looking down on you! If one is not filial, how is it different from a beast? Let this marriage not happen!" Ye's father looked at his resolute son, feeling relieved in his heart, a smile of contentment in his eyes. "Son, you have grown into a man, Dad will listen to you!" With their agreement reached, Ye Fei supported his father and turned to leave. Zhao Xueyue, feeling anxious, burst into a rage. "Ye Fei! You ungrateful wolf, freeloaded at the Zhao family for three years, and now you're leaving just like that. How shameless can you be?" Outside the hotel, a crowd had gathered, pointing and whispering at Ye Fei, their eyes occasionally showing disdain. Among the crowd, a delicate and graceful bridesmaid looked at Ye Fei with a worried expression, as if wanting to speak but hesitating. After a moment of hesitation, she hurriedly ran out from the crowd and grabbed Zhao Xueyue's arm, saying, "Xueyue, stop scolding him. There are so many relatives and friends here, you'll only be laughed at." Indeed, amidst the crowd, faint mocking laughter could be heard. "Tingting! Tell the truth." Zhao Xueyue, in a fit of anger, grabbed Chu Meiting's arm and pointed at Ye Fei, saying, "We are best friends. Back then, there were hundreds of guys chasing after me, handsome and wealthy ones. What is he? Now that I'm marrying him, he still has the nerve to insult me?" "You don't need to marry down, I can't even afford to climb up!" Ye Fei's expression turned colder as he grabbed his father's arm and walked away without looking back. Furious, Zhao Xueyue trembled with anger. In front of everyone, she couldn't bring herself to chase after him, lest she be ridiculed. "Xueyue, you'll regret this!" Chu Meiting sighed helplessly, unable to persuade her, and hurried to catch up with Ye Fei. "Wait! Ye Fei!" "Xueyue is indeed too impulsive. She has been pampered since childhood, developing a spoiled temper. Please be more tolerant! Relatives and friends are still waiting for you, go back and get married." Chu Meiting patiently advised, her tone gentle. "No way!" Ye Fei refused decisively: "My dad has worked hard for so many years to raise me, enduring countless hardships! If I kick my dad out of the hotel before getting married, what will happen in the future?" His mind was made up, and Chu Meiting knew she couldn't persuade him. She looked around and said, "It's inconvenient to take a taxi here, and my uncle is not feeling well. Let me give you a ride, let's calm down first." After a while, Chu Meiting drove a red car out of the parking lot and helped Ye Fei's father into the car. They were classmates in high school. On the first day of school, Ye Fei helped Chu Meiting drive away a few troublemakers, and they became friends ever since, often eating and drinking together. In recent years, Ye Fei has been too busy to take care of his father in the hospital, and Chu Meiting often went to take care of him without hesitation. In this cold city, their friendship can be considered rare and sincere. Inside the hotel. Zhao Xueyue sat in the dressing room with a gloomy face, and a servant from the Zhao family hurriedly ran in. "Miss, Ye Fei has really left. It was your friend Chu Meiting who personally sent him away." "What?" Zhao Xueyue's face darkened, and she sneered: "That shameless woman surnamed Chu really has no shame, ruining my plan at this time! I've noticed something wrong between you two for a long time, you two shameless people, we're not done with this!" She was certain that Ye Fei would absolutely not dare to leave. Next week, Ye's father was going to have surgery. Without two hundred thousand yuan for medical expenses, he would undoubtedly die! So she ruthlessly drove Ye's father out, just to crush Ye Fei's self-esteem and make him behave better after marriage. But she didn't expect a sudden appearance of Cheng Yaojin, with Chu Meiting intervening and sending the two away. Now her entire plan has been completely derailed.