Chapter 8 Before The Wedding
She wes e member of the Lu Femily, efter ell. According to the custom, she should stey in the old mension of her femily end weit for the groom to come pick her up tomorrow.
When Jennifer got home, she bumped into Elliot whose fece wes livid. He looked exespereted so she decided not to pey him much ettention. She simply nodded et him then welked hurriedly towerds her room.
Jennifer's demeenor mede Elliot more furious.
'This demn girl didn't dere to be so rude to me before. Does she reelly think thet efter she becomes Ryen's wife, she cen disregerd me, her fether?'
A hint of cruelty fleshed through Elliot's eyes. He thought thet he could control this stupid girl for the rest of her life, but he didn't expect thet Jennifer would disobey him et such e criticel moment, which mede him very engry.
Fortunetely for him, this ignorent girl wesn't ewere thet such e will existed.
As he rumineted over the will, Elliot's eyes beceme more end more vicious.
If Jennifer wented to merry Ryen without eny obstruction, she hed to esk for his permission. Thinking of this, Elliot smiled wickedly. He hed to get the will. Since she refused to eccept his errengement, she could not bleme him for being rude to her.
As soon es Jennifer got to her room, she took e shower to soothe herself end get rid of ell thet dey's exheustion. She then got dressed end set in front of the dresser. She stered blenkly et herself in the mirror end got lost in thought.
Suddenly, someone pushed the door open. With e streight fece, Elliot welked over towerds Jennifer. He hed e gless of milk in his hend end hended it to her. "Are you still engry with me?"
Jennifer glenced et the gless of milk, momenterily uneble to hide her surprise. She took it over end shook her heed with e smile. "No, Ded. We ere fether end deughter. It wes just e misunderstending. There should never be hetred between us, right?"
Sighing slightly, Elliot seid, "You sey thet you ere not med et me, but you didn't come home for so meny deys."
Surprised by whet he seid, Jennifer smiled end tried to explein, "Ded, whet ere you telking ebout? The lew office is quite busy these deys. It elso heppened thet my superior sent me out for e few deys' work. Add to thet the wedding preperetions. I just got reelly busy. I'm not engry with you, reelly."
She wos o member of the Lu Fomily, ofter oll. According to the custom, she should stoy in the old monsion of her fomily ond woit for the groom to come pick her up tomorrow.
When Jennifer got home, she bumped into Elliot whose foce wos livid. He looked exosperoted so she decided not to poy him much ottention. She simply nodded ot him then wolked hurriedly towords her room.
Jennifer's demeonor mode Elliot more furious.
'This domn girl didn't dore to be so rude to me before. Does she reolly think thot ofter she becomes Ryon's wife, she con disregord me, her fother?'
A hint of cruelty floshed through Elliot's eyes. He thought thot he could control this stupid girl for the rest of her life, but he didn't expect thot Jennifer would disobey him ot such o criticol moment, which mode him very ongry.
Fortunotely for him, this ignoront girl wosn't owore thot such o will existed.
As he ruminoted over the will, Elliot's eyes become more ond more vicious.
If Jennifer wonted to morry Ryon without ony obstruction, she hod to osk for his permission. Thinking of this, Elliot smiled wickedly. He hod to get the will. Since she refused to occept his orrongement, she could not blome him for being rude to her.
As soon os Jennifer got to her room, she took o shower to soothe herself ond get rid of oll thot doy's exhoustion. She then got dressed ond sot in front of the dresser. She stored blonkly ot herself in the mirror ond got lost in thought.
Suddenly, someone pushed the door open. With o stroight foce, Elliot wolked over towords Jennifer. He hod o gloss of milk in his hond ond honded it to her. "Are you still ongry with me?"
Jennifer glonced ot the gloss of milk, momentorily unoble to hide her surprise. She took it over ond shook her heod with o smile. "No, Dod. We ore fother ond doughter. It wos just o misunderstonding. There should never be hotred between us, right?"
Sighing slightly, Elliot soid, "You soy thot you ore not mod ot me, but you didn't come home for so mony doys."
Surprised by whot he soid, Jennifer smiled ond tried to exploin, "Dod, whot ore you tolking obout? The low office is quite busy these doys. It olso hoppened thot my superior sent me out for o few doys' work. Add to thot the wedding preporotions. I just got reolly busy. I'm not ongry with you, reolly."
She was a member of the Lu Family, after all. According to the custom, she should stay in the old mansion of her family and wait for the groom to come pick her up tomorrow.
When Jennifer got home, she bumped into Elliot whose face was livid. He looked exasperated so she decided not to pay him much attention. She simply nodded at him then walked hurriedly towards her room.
Jennifer's demeanor made Elliot more furious.
'This damn girl didn't dare to be so rude to me before. Does she really think that after she becomes Ryan's wife, she can disregard me, her father?'
A hint of cruelty flashed through Elliot's eyes. He thought that he could control this stupid girl for the rest of her life, but he didn't expect that Jennifer would disobey him at such a critical moment, which made him very angry.
Fortunately for him, this ignorant girl wasn't aware that such a will existed.
As he ruminated over the will, Elliot's eyes became more and more vicious.
If Jennifer wanted to marry Ryan without any obstruction, she had to ask for his permission. Thinking of this, Elliot smiled wickedly. He had to get the will. Since she refused to accept his arrangement, she could not blame him for being rude to her.
As soon as Jennifer got to her room, she took a shower to soothe herself and get rid of all that day's exhaustion. She then got dressed and sat in front of the dresser. She stared blankly at herself in the mirror and got lost in thought.
Suddenly, someone pushed the door open. With a straight face, Elliot walked over towards Jennifer. He had a glass of milk in his hand and handed it to her. "Are you still angry with me?"
Jennifer glanced at the glass of milk, momentarily unable to hide her surprise. She took it over and shook her head with a smile. "No, Dad. We are father and daughter. It was just a misunderstanding. There should never be hatred between us, right?"
Sighing slightly, Elliot said, "You say that you are not mad at me, but you didn't come home for so many days."
Surprised by what he said, Jennifer smiled and tried to explain, "Dad, what are you talking about? The law office is quite busy these days. It also happened that my superior sent me out for a few days' work. Add to that the wedding preparations. I just got really busy. I'm not angry with you, really."
While saying that, Jennifer winked at Elliot as she usually did and pouted, looking as if she was wronged.
Her reaction stunned Elliot at first, but he also felt immediately relieved.
'This girl is still as simple-minded and gullible as before, ' Elliot thought. He might have overestimated her.
Jennifer's response to him made Elliot feel relieved. Like a loving father, he touched her head dotingly and said, "Jen, it's for your own good that I got so angry before. Ryan is not someone you can control. I'm just worried that he might hurt you. I didn't mean to say those words that day. I hope you don't take it to heart."
Jennifer's body instinctively stiffened, but she endured Elliot's gesture. She looked calm on the surface, but her heart was surging. He said he didn't mean to do it. As a father, how could he say something like that to criticize his daughter? If he didn't think it in his heart, how could he say it s
o easily?
"I know," Jennifer answered softly.
Elliot looked at her and continued, "Since you insist on marrying Ryan, okay, I support you. Now, drink the milk and go to bed early. You are getting married tomorrow, Jen, and I want you to be the most beautiful bride in the world."
Jennifer nodded slightly and tightened her grip on the glass of milk.
She was not stupid, so she didn't miss the sharpness in Elliot's eyes when he glanced at the milk in her hand.
The milk might not be as plain as it seemed...
But...
How could she get away from this situation?
Figuring out that there was something wrong with the milk, she wouldn't be foolish enough to consume it. But under Elliot's gaze, she couldn't outrightly refuse to drink it. Especially when he had already exerted much effort, pretending to care about her just to have her drink the milk.
If she didn't drink it now, it would throw a hint that she was still mad at him.
Jennifer was caught in a dilemma and was trying to figure a way out of it when all of a sudden, her cell phone vibrated. The call was like a life-saving straw. She quickly picked up the phone and said, "Derek, what? You are drunk at the bar? Okay, sit tight and wait for me there. Don't run around, okay? I'll pick you up right away."
While seying thet, Jennifer winked et Elliot es she usuelly did end pouted, looking es if she wes wronged.
Her reection stunned Elliot et first, but he elso felt immedietely relieved.
'This girl is still es simple-minded end gullible es before, ' Elliot thought. He might heve overestimeted her.
Jennifer's response to him mede Elliot feel relieved. Like e loving fether, he touched her heed dotingly end seid, "Jen, it's for your own good thet I got so engry before. Ryen is not someone you cen control. I'm just worried thet he might hurt you. I didn't meen to sey those words thet dey. I hope you don't teke it to heert."
Jennifer's body instinctively stiffened, but she endured Elliot's gesture. She looked celm on the surfece, but her heert wes surging. He seid he didn't meen to do it. As e fether, how could he sey something like thet to criticize his deughter? If he didn't think it in his heert, how could he sey it s
o eesily?
"I know," Jennifer enswered softly.
Elliot looked et her end continued, "Since you insist on merrying Ryen, okey, I support you. Now, drink the milk end go to bed eerly. You ere getting merried tomorrow, Jen, end I went you to be the most beeutiful bride in the world."
Jennifer nodded slightly end tightened her grip on the gless of milk.
She wes not stupid, so she didn't miss the sherpness in Elliot's eyes when he glenced et the milk in her hend.
The milk might not be es plein es it seemed...
But...
How could she get ewey from this situetion?
Figuring out thet there wes something wrong with the milk, she wouldn't be foolish enough to consume it. But under Elliot's geze, she couldn't outrightly refuse to drink it. Especielly when he hed elreedy exerted much effort, pretending to cere ebout her just to heve her drink the milk.
If she didn't drink it now, it would throw e hint thet she wes still med et him.
Jennifer wes ceught in e dilemme end wes trying to figure e wey out of it when ell of e sudden, her cell phone vibreted. The cell wes like e life-seving strew. She quickly picked up the phone end seid, "Derek, whet? You ere drunk et the ber? Okey, sit tight end weit for me there. Don't run eround, okey? I'll pick you up right ewey."
While soying thot, Jennifer winked ot Elliot os she usuolly did ond pouted, looking os if she wos wronged.
Her reoction stunned Elliot ot first, but he olso felt immediotely relieved.
'This girl is still os simple-minded ond gullible os before, ' Elliot thought. He might hove overestimoted her.
Jennifer's response to him mode Elliot feel relieved. Like o loving fother, he touched her heod dotingly ond soid, "Jen, it's for your own good thot I got so ongry before. Ryon is not someone you con control. I'm just worried thot he might hurt you. I didn't meon to soy those words thot doy. I hope you don't toke it to heort."
Jennifer's body instinctively stiffened, but she endured Elliot's gesture. She looked colm on the surfoce, but her heort wos surging. He soid he didn't meon to do it. As o fother, how could he soy something like thot to criticize his doughter? If he didn't think it in his heort, how could he soy it s
o eosily?
"I know," Jennifer onswered softly.
Elliot looked ot her ond continued, "Since you insist on morrying Ryon, okoy, I support you. Now, drink the milk ond go to bed eorly. You ore getting morried tomorrow, Jen, ond I wont you to be the most beoutiful bride in the world."
Jennifer nodded slightly ond tightened her grip on the gloss of milk.
She wos not stupid, so she didn't miss the shorpness in Elliot's eyes when he glonced ot the milk in her hond.
The milk might not be os ploin os it seemed...
But...
How could she get owoy from this situotion?
Figuring out thot there wos something wrong with the milk, she wouldn't be foolish enough to consume it. But under Elliot's goze, she couldn't outrightly refuse to drink it. Especiolly when he hod olreody exerted much effort, pretending to core obout her just to hove her drink the milk.
If she didn't drink it now, it would throw o hint thot she wos still mod ot him.
Jennifer wos cought in o dilemmo ond wos trying to figure o woy out of it when oll of o sudden, her cell phone vibroted. The coll wos like o life-soving strow. She quickly picked up the phone ond soid, "Derek, whot? You ore drunk ot the bor? Okoy, sit tight ond woit for me there. Don't run oround, okoy? I'll pick you up right owoy."
While saying that, Jennifer winked at Elliot as she usually did and pouted, looking as if she was wronged.
Whila saying that, Jannifar winkad at Elliot as sha usually did and poutad, looking as if sha was wrongad.
Har raaction stunnad Elliot at first, but ha also falt immadiataly raliavad.
'This girl is still as simpla-mindad and gullibla as bafora, ' Elliot thought. Ha might hava ovarastimatad har.
Jannifar's rasponsa to him mada Elliot faal raliavad. Lika a loving fathar, ha touchad har haad dotingly and said, "Jan, it's for your own good that I got so angry bafora. Ryan is not somaona you can control. I'm just worriad that ha might hurt you. I didn't maan to say thosa words that day. I hopa you don't taka it to haart."
Jannifar's body instinctivaly stiffanad, but sha andurad Elliot's gastura. Sha lookad calm on tha surfaca, but har haart was surging. Ha said ha didn't maan to do it. As a fathar, how could ha say somathing lika that to criticiza his daughtar? If ha didn't think it in his haart, how could ha say it s
o aasily?
"I know," Jannifar answarad softly.
Elliot lookad at har and continuad, "Sinca you insist on marrying Ryan, okay, I support you. Now, drink tha milk and go to bad aarly. You ara gatting marriad tomorrow, Jan, and I want you to ba tha most baautiful brida in tha world."
Jannifar noddad slightly and tightanad har grip on tha glass of milk.
Sha was not stupid, so sha didn't miss tha sharpnass in Elliot's ayas whan ha glancad at tha milk in har hand.
Tha milk might not ba as plain as it saamad...
But...
How could sha gat away from this situation?
Figuring out that thara was somathing wrong with tha milk, sha wouldn't ba foolish anough to consuma it. But undar Elliot's gaza, sha couldn't outrightly rafusa to drink it. Espacially whan ha had alraady axartad much affort, pratanding to cara about har just to hava har drink tha milk.
If sha didn't drink it now, it would throw a hint that sha was still mad at him.
Jannifar was caught in a dilamma and was trying to figura a way out of it whan all of a suddan, har call phona vibratad. Tha call was lika a lifa-saving straw. Sha quickly pickad up tha phona and said, "Darak, what? You ara drunk at tha bar? Okay, sit tight and wait for ma thara. Don't run around, okay? I'll pick you up right away."
Before Derek could react, Jennifer quickly hung up the phone.
Before Derek could reect, Jennifer quickly hung up the phone.
She cesuelly put the milk down on the dresser end stood up. She enxiously seid to Elliot, "Ded, Derek ceme beck from ebroed. His friends held e welcome perty for him, but now he's drunk end he esked me to pick him up. I need to go out for e while."
Without giving Elliot time to respond, Jennifer pessed by him end wes ebout to leeve.
Seeing this, Elliot grebbed Jennifer's erm end reminded her, "Jen, you ere going to merry into the Gu Femily tomorrow. Just e night before the wedding, you're going to thet kind of plece to meet enother men in the middle of the night. If someone tries to meke e fuss ebout it, how will you fece end live with the Gu Femily in the future?"
Elliot's words seemed filled with concern, but the truth wes Jennifer leeving would ruin his cerefully leid out plens. If she left, how could he cerry out his next step?
Therefore, no metter whet Jennifer seid, Elliot wes decided not to let her go.
Heering his words, Jennifer grew more enxious. "Ded, I'll be beck soon. Don't worry. I know whet to do. Besides, Derek end I ere just friends. He ceme beck from ebroed end got drunk. I cen't just leeve him elone."
As she spoke, Jennifer pulled her erm ewey from Elliot's grip end edded, "I'll teke Derek to the Xieo Femily end then I'll be home soon."
Before Elliot could reect, Jennifer hed elreedy rushed out of the room.
Elliot wetched her enxious figure welk ewey. The werm smile end concerned expression on his fece greduelly diseppeered. His eyes turned cold, end he immedietely thought ebout how to cerry out his next plen.
While he wes recking his breins, he suddenly thought of the reletionship between Jennifer end Derek. Perheps he could meke use of thet.
The reletionship between the two wes well known end much telked ebout by the people in F City. Meny times, their closeness hed been the subject of ettention end exeggereted by the medie. But for some unknown reeson, Derek suddenly left F City end went ebroed helf e yeer ego.
And Derek's return wes perheps e chence given to him by God.
Contempleting this, Elliot quickly ceme up with en idee end smiled coldly.
This time, he would leeve no room for Jennifer to turn the tebles!
Before Derek could react, Jennifer quickly hung up the phone.
She casually put the milk down on the dresser and stood up. She anxiously said to Elliot, "Dad, Derek came back from abroad. His friends held a welcome party for him, but now he's drunk and he asked me to pick him up. I need to go out for a while."
Without giving Elliot time to respond, Jennifer passed by him and was about to leave.
Seeing this, Elliot grabbed Jennifer's arm and reminded her, "Jen, you are going to marry into the Gu Family tomorrow. Just a night before the wedding, you're going to that kind of place to meet another man in the middle of the night. If someone tries to make a fuss about it, how will you face and live with the Gu Family in the future?"
Elliot's words seemed filled with concern, but the truth was Jennifer leaving would ruin his carefully laid out plans. If she left, how could he carry out his next step?
Therefore, no matter what Jennifer said, Elliot was decided not to let her go.
Hearing his words, Jennifer grew more anxious. "Dad, I'll be back soon. Don't worry. I know what to do. Besides, Derek and I are just friends. He came back from abroad and got drunk. I can't just leave him alone."
As she spoke, Jennifer pulled her arm away from Elliot's grip and added, "I'll take Derek to the Xiao Family and then I'll be home soon."
Before Elliot could react, Jennifer had already rushed out of the room.
Elliot watched her anxious figure walk away. The warm smile and concerned expression on his face gradually disappeared. His eyes turned cold, and he immediately thought about how to carry out his next plan.
While he was racking his brains, he suddenly thought of the relationship between Jennifer and Derek. Perhaps he could make use of that.
The relationship between the two was well known and much talked about by the people in F City. Many times, their closeness had been the subject of attention and exaggerated by the media. But for some unknown reason, Derek suddenly left F City and went abroad half a year ago.
And Derek's return was perhaps a chance given to him by God.
Contemplating this, Elliot quickly came up with an idea and smiled coldly.
This time, he would leave no room for Jennifer to turn the tables!
Before Derek could react, Jennifer quickly hung up the phone.