“Don’t worry, I said it only to let you know that I’m not a fool. I know what you all did, I just didn’t say anything. Don’t think that you did it without anyone knowing and then laugh at me behind my back, thinking I didn’t know.”
Xia Qingyang said, “I don’t intend to use this to threaten you. Anyway, no matter what, the three of us are tied together.”
When she said that, He Zhengbai replied in a somber voice, “Then what conditions do you have?”
“My condition is actually very simple.”
Xia Qingyang stared at He Zhengbai, licked her parched lips a little, and took a deep breath before saying, “Before I go in, you have to marry Lu Qi and collect your marriage certificate.”
“You both can hold the wedding ceremony at a later date, but you must first collect your marriage certificates,” Xia Qingyang said.
Lu Qi stared at Xia Qingyang in surprise. She did not think that she would actually propose such a request.
Lu Qi was really extremely surprised.
She had just told Xia Qingyang not to do things rashly and she would definitely succeed.
Xia Qingyang then gave her such a huge surprise.
What she feared the most now was that she would not have any advantage worthy enough for He Zhengbai, and she had no one left to back her up, so He Zhengbai could do whatever he wanted.
Forget about getting married to He Zhengbai—he might just break up with her at the first instance.
With Xia Qingyang proposing this condition in exchange, Lu Qi heaved a great sigh of relief.
“Collecting your marriage certificate is very quick, it won’t take much time,” Xia Qingyang said. “Just do it today. You both can go and register your marriage, then I will immediately shoulder all the charges.”
“I only have Lu Qi as my daughter. I will gladly shoulder the blame for her. But why should I shoulder the charges for you? Previously, didn’t you gain benefits from this too? If you want me to shoulder the charges for you, you have to give me something in return,” Xia Qingyang said coldly.
“After I go in, Lu Qi will be alone outside, I’m worried about her,” Xia Qingyang said. “If you both get married, you have to take good care of her. Lu Qi’s career has not been able to get back on track after it suffered those blows. Your family gained so many benefits from us, and it’s much more than what was invested in Lu Qi previously. Then from that sum, take a sum out to invest in Lu Qi and let her make her comeback. That should be feasible, right?
“I only have these two conditions,” Xia Qingyang said calmly. “Once you agree, you both can go and collect your marriage certificates today. I won’t say anything else and will shoulder all the charges.
“Or else, we can all be implicated together. Anyway, Lu Qi was supposed to be the one shouldering the blame. We can just go with however the three of us were supposed to be sentenced.”
He Zhengbai took a deep breath and slowly exhaled. He was still thinking about it.
When Lu Qi saw that, her heart squeezed.
Previously, He Zhengbai had promised her that as long as they could pacify Xia Qingyang to shoulder the blame for them, he would immediately marry her.
He had already agreed to this, so why did he still hesitate when Xia Qingyang raised this condition?
Lu Qi instantly knew that she had been deceived.
Previously, He Zhengbai was just pacifying her!
If Xia Qingyang had not brought up this condition and just went ahead to shoulder all the charges, Lu Qi would have been left with nothing, and He Zhengbai would not have married her at all.
Lu Qi stared at He Zhengbai sharply.
He Zhengbai finally said, “Okay, I agree.”
“Good. Then I will wait here,” Xia Qingyang said. “When you both come back with the marriage certificates, I will then be assured.”
He Zhengbai did not expect this. He always felt that Xia Qingyang was very dumb, but at this moment, Xia Qingyang actually became so shrewd.
He had no choice and could only do so.
