Ice-Cold Adoptive Sister, Isn't Your Brother Awesome?!

What?

Su Bai supported calling off the engagement!

In an instant, everyone in the Su Household froze at his words. Their gazes involuntarily turned toward Su Bai, who had suddenly risen to his feet and spoken with righteous conviction, their eyes filled with disbelief...

No one could believe that Su Bai, who had always been so lacking in opinions, had actually defied Elder Su's wishes and supported breaking off the engagement. What was he thinking?

Could it be... that he had accepted some benefits from his sister, Su Ruoxue?!

Little did they know that Su Ruoxue, as cold and beautiful as snow, was equally dumbfounded. She slightly tilted her head and looked Su Bai up and down, her eyes full of suspicion and confusion as she began to wonder whether this guy really was her brother.

Other than being diligent whenever he needed money to wine and dine, when had Su Bai ever cared about anything else? Shouldn't he have nodded instinctively at a time like this?!

Why had he suddenly supported her breaking off the engagement, and why was his reaction so intense?

Su Ruoxue absolutely did not believe that Su Bai was acting for her sake. She knew all too well that her brother either spent every day chasing women or was on his way to chase women. His head was full of filth...

There had to be a trick here!

She immediately and unconsciously took half a step back. Her suspicious gaze carried a hint of wariness, and she even turned away, refusing to look at Su Bai at all.

Seeing this, Su Bai's mouth twitched.

Sis, we're on the same side!

So... couldn't you at least act a little friendlier?

The scene fell silent. Just as Elder Su's face darkened horribly, Su Bai's father, Su Yue, strode forward in a single step and sharply rapped Su Bai on the head with his large hand. Then he grabbed the unfilial brat and hurled him straight onto the sofa.

"I think you've played with so many women that you've lost your mind! Call off the engagement? How could this engagement possibly be called off? Get back here, now!"

Ow, fuck, who was that?!

Oh!

My rich dad? Then it's fine!

Su Bai clutched his aching head and glared furiously, only to discover that it was his biological father. The suppression rooted deep in his genes instantly made him back down...

It wasn't that he couldn't beat the old man. He just didn't want to be branded an unfilial son. Of course, the main reason was that the old man deposited five hundred thousand into his bank card every month.

So he accepted this loss.

But calling off the engagement concerned the happiness of his life. How could he yield? Su Bai immediately sprang up again.

His father, Su Yue, frowned when he saw this. He rolled up his sleeves, ready to teach this muddleheaded little bastard a proper lesson and make Su Bai understand who really called the shots in the Su Household!

But at that moment, Bai Ruo, Su Bai's quiet and elegant mother, who had never spoken a word, reached out to stop her husband. She gently shook her head and said softly, "The child is grown now. He has his own opinions. Let's hear what our son has to say."

In an instant, Su Yue was left speechless. He withdrew his hand and stepped back helplessly, but his sharp gaze remained fixed on Su Bai, as if to say, You'd better be serious, brat.

Elder Su was unhappy. When the time came, he'd make an example of him!

At this moment, Elder Su of the Su Household, who had remained silent all along with a grave, profound expression, also turned his gaze toward Su Bai. He had not spoken earlier because he wanted to see just what madness this useless eldest grandson of his was up to.

Now, he would give him this chance. Otherwise, if word got out, people might think he was some old fossil who did not respect the opinions of the younger generation at all.

"Speak!"

"If you can't give me a good reason, I'll cut off your allowance for this month!"

His deep, powerful voice suddenly rang out through the room. Everyone's gaze instinctively focused on Su Bai, their puzzled expressions carrying a hint of mockery.

Loved showing off, didn't he? Once his allowance was gone this month, they would see whether the brat still wouldn't cry to heaven and earth, begging Grandpa and Grandma while shouting that he knew he was wrong.

Su Bai did not care in the slightest about the gloating looks from the Su Household members. He took a large step forward, his expression turning solemn. He slapped his chest and shouted righteously, "Elder Su, may I ask what status our Su Household holds?"

The foremost of the Suzhou Four Great Families, one of the Jiangnan Four Great Families—a regional hegemon.

Everyone froze at those words, but then Su Bai abruptly changed direction and pointed the spearhead at the Xiao Household, bluntly exposing the issue.

"Now look at the Xiao Household. In recent years, it has been declining, suffering losses year after year, with its stock price plunging. It is practically about to fall out of the Suzhou Four Great Families and become some unknown second-rate minor family."

"Since ancient times, a happy marriage has required families of equal standing. Our Su Household is flourishing. How could the current Xiao Household possibly be worthy of us? Even if my sister married into their family, she would not be happy!"

At once, many members of the Su Household nodded unconsciously upon hearing this, instinctively feeling that Su Bai's words made sense...

The gap between the two families really was far too great now.

"Second, my sister is a favored daughter of heaven. She has already been admitted to Imperial Capital University, and her beauty could put flowers to shame and make fish sink from sight. She is simply a perfect blend of intelligence and beauty! One in a hundred million!"

With a sweep of his hand, Su Bai pointed at his indifferent-looking sister among the crowd and praised her without reservation. At the same time, he felt indignant, sincerely believing that Xiao Fan was unworthy of her!

The instant she heard this, a faint blush surfaced on Su Ruoxue's cold face. Somewhat embarrassed, she turned her head away.

Who praised someone like that? Wasn't that far too blunt?!

Yet a trace of astonishment passed through the eyes of everyone in the Su Household, including Su Bai's father Su Yue and mother Bai Ruo. These two siblings had never been close before, had they?

Why did Su Bai now seem to want to praise his sister into a fairy?

Although Su Ruoxue had not only dominated Suzhou academically, but had also stood unrivaled throughout the vast Jiangnan Region, practically born with the script of a top scholar, and she was indeed a natural beauty.

Still, those words did not sound like something Su Bai could say at all. It was truly strange. Had he suddenly changed his nature today?!

"As for Xiao Fan, my sister's fiancé, he really was a business genius before. Back in university, he founded a website that made billions in profits. But what about now?"

"He has become utterly ordinary!"

Su Bai clapped his hands together and rolled his eyes dramatically, making no effort to hide his disdain. He had heard that Xiao Fan insisted on investing in some new-energy vehicle venture, only to end up locking up his family's cash flow completely, with all the money going down the drain...

"How could someone like that be worthy of my favored-daughter-of-heaven sister? No, absolutely not!" Su Bai shook his head slightly, his resolute words ringing out.

Bang!

At that moment, the Dragon-Head Cane slammed heavily against the floor. Elder Su's somewhat aged face twisted uncontrollably as anger surged into his heart. His white hair trembled, and he abruptly rose to his feet in fury, roaring with the force of a great bell, "Insolence!"

"Just because of this, you want to call off the engagement? If this gets out, what will people think of our Su Household? That we break faith and fail to keep our promises!"

"How am I supposed to face Brother Xiao? How am I supposed to face the Xiao Household? You brat are simply disgracing the Su Household!"

With that said!

Elder Su immediately raised the Dragon-Head Cane in his hand, preparing to knock some sense into Su Bai, this muddleheaded and unfilial descendant...

That reckless brat with no filter on his mouth.