Seeing how nicely the three of them were talking, Ning Wangshu couldn't be bothered to argue with them. He turned his gaze to Xu Zhiqing, Xu Zhiguo, and the others, and asked unhurriedly, "And what about you?"
"Are you still going to force Xiaorui to marry into the Ren family, or make her enter into a marriage alliance with someone else for the sake of your Xu family?"
At Ning Wangshu's words, Xu Zhiqing shuddered. No longer able to suppress his fear, he dropped to his knees before Ning Wangshu with a thud and stammered, "N-Ning Xian Zun, please forgive us. We... we didn't think things through."
Then he hurriedly added, "But rest assured, we promise never to force Xiaorui again!"
He immediately prostrated himself on the ground, cold sweat pouring down his forehead.
The other members of the Xu family stood nearby, silent as mice, not daring to say another word.
"Didn't think things through? Hmph..."
Ning Wangshu gave a soft snort, then glanced at Tong Rui. "Forget it. For Xiaorui's sake, I'll let you off this time and overlook your earlier offense."
Hearing this, Xu Zhiqing felt as though he'd been granted a new lease on life. "Thank you, Ning Xian Zun!"
Ning Wangshu gave a brief nod and said no more. Instead, he asked Tong Rui, "Xiaorui, are you coming with me, or what?"
Tong Rui hurried forward and answered without hesitation, "Wangshu, I'll go with you. I don't want to stay here anymore."
As she spoke, she glanced at Xu Zhiqing and the others.
"Mm."
Ning Wangshu nodded. "All right. Let's go, then."
Just then, Tong Zhan finally pushed through the crowd and hurried over. "N-Ning Xian Zun, I'd like to go with you too."
"Dad..."
Tong Rui called out to him as soon as she