When they arrived at the marriage registry, Luo Qinghan was clearly taken aback. It was already past seven in the evening, why was it still open?
It wasn't until Luo Qinghan saw Ye Chen sitting there, handling their registration, that he understood. So, all these people had been bought off by Lin Xiao beforehand?
When Luo Buyu and Li Xin accompanied them to register, they could clearly feel that the attitude of the people doing the registration was incredibly good to them, which surprised them a little. As they left, the registration staff almost gave them a send-off as if they were welcoming royalty.
As he was leaving, Lin Xiao took the time to whisper to Ye Chen, "Don't make it so obvious. My in-laws are already suspecting you were hired by me."
"Uh..."
Watching Lin Xiao leave, Ye Chen scratched his head. Was it really just suspicion? Why not certainty?
Lin Xiao looked at the marriage certificate in his hand, his smile very satisfied. Meanwhile, Luo Qinghan on the side clearly seemed a bit uneasy.
Married already?
"Don't worry, I'll be there for you from now on. I'll protect you, and I'll make up for all the years I've wronged you." Lin Xiao held the little girl's hand with one of his, and with the other, he tried to put his arm around Luo Qinghan.
However, Luo Qinghan instinctively took a step to the side, clearly still a little unaccustomed.
Lin Xiao didn't force the issue.
When the car arrived at the Luo family residence, Xun'er, who got out of the car, clung tightly to Lin Xiao's hand. Her expression clearly showed resistance, but she was trying her best to suppress it.
"What's going on?"
Lin Xiao noticed the abnormality immediately. He quickly bent down, looked at his precious daughter, stroked Xun'er's head, and then looked at Luo Qinghan with confusion. "What's wrong?"
"It's them."
Luo Qinghan gritted her teeth, her eyes filled with rage as she glared hatefully in the direction of the Luo family.
"Who bullied Xun'er?"
Lin Xiao naturally understood what Luo Qinghan meant. For a little girl to have such strong resistance to going home, she must have experienced things at home that made her parents' presence unable to quell her inner fear.
It must be those scoundrels from the Luo family.
As the family just approached the Luo residence, before Luo Qinghan's family could explain, a group of children came running over, playing noisily. They were holding toy guns and were excitedly shooting each other, but the moment they saw Xun'er, they stopped their actions almost simultaneously. They looked at Xun'er, and their toy guns were all pointed at Lin Xun'er.
"Hmph, the little bastard is back! Come on, little bastard, come play with us!"
A boy spoke up first. This young boy looked about five or six years old, likely of school age.
Not just this young boy, several others echoed the sentiment towards Xun'er with almost the same tone.
How could children know such names? It was obvious that the people from the Luo family had taught them, all to suppress Luo Qinghan, humiliate her, and also to make Lin Xun'er afraid of the Luo family.
Luo Qinghan's face darkened, and Luo Buyu's body trembled. Xun'er, how wronged she was! He was about to scold them when...
"I am not a bastard!"
Xun'er, holding Lin Xiao's hand, shouted loudly, "My daddy is back!"