Su Guohua hung up, a triumphant smile on his face.
"Done!"
He set his phone on the table and announced in a tone that brooked no argument, "Tomorrow at seven in the evening. Triumph Western Restaurant!"
"Xinxin's side has agreed. Xiaofei, you can't stand me up, or Uncle Su won't have a shred of dignity left!"
He had made it sound final, leaving Yue Xiaofei no room to maneuver.
Yue Xiaofei's expression did not change, but his eyes grew noticeably colder.
He hated having other people make decisions for him.
And the smug look on Su Guohua's face made him sick of the whole thing.
If not for Aunt Jiang, he would have stood up and left already.
"Su Guohua! What do you think you're doing? You can't force this on him!"
Jiang Lan was furious. She slapped the table and glared at her husband.
"Did you even ask Xiaofei what he wanted? He said he didn't want to go, and you're still trying to make him?"
"Dad, how could you do this? I'm not talking to you!"
Su Wanning folded her arms in a huff and turned her head away, refusing even to look at her father.
She was angry and anxious, with a hurt feeling she could not put into words.
Seeing his wife and daughter united against him only deepened Su Guohua's sense of crisis.
He was determined to make this happen!
He stopped arguing with Jiang Lan and Su Wanning and turned all his attention to Yue Xiaofei.
"Xiaofei."
Su Guohua's voice suddenly took on a solemn, kindly tone.
"Don't listen to your Aunt Jiang and Wanning. They're women. They don't understand how these things work."
"You're a smart kid. You should know I'm doing this for your own good."
Putting on an air of heartfelt