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Chapter 52: After learning how the engagement was broken, the fiancée’s parents beat up the protagonist.

“Why not? Why can they go in while we can’t?”

At that moment, the couple finally exploded.

This was simply intolerable bullying.

In the previous second they were told everyone was treated the same, yet in the next, another pair of disciples’ parents identical to them were warmly invited inside.

Who could swallow such humiliation?

“If you two want to cause trouble, don’t blame us for turning hostile,” an elder warned coldly and, turning to Lin Yueyao, said.

“Lin Yueyao, do you want your parents to challenge the academy rules?”

She could only stammer, “I…”

By now, Lin Yueyao knew that saying more would be pointless.

She could only persuade her parents to leave first.

She knew that given her current standing at Heavenly Martial Academy, the elders might really lay hands on her parents to curry favor with Ning Bei.

Outside the inn.

Lin Yueyao pouted, “Dad, Mom, didn’t I tell you to come together with Ning Bei’s parents? Why did they ignore us just now… did you take advantage of the Ning family again?”

In the past, it would have been different.

If she called out “Uncle, Auntie,” Ning Conghua and Liu Yajuan would have been delighted for half a day.

Yet moments ago, when she took the initiative to greet them, the couple showed no reaction at all and even ignored her parents’ presence.

All along, whether Ning Bei was in front of her or his parents were in front of her parents, they had always shown courtesy.

Lin Yueyao really could not understand how her parents had fallen out with Ning Bei’s parents.

Unless her parents had taken excessive advantage of the Ning family as before, Ning Conghua and his wife would never have acted like this.

“You are questioning us? Shouldn’t we be questioning you?”

When this matter was brought up, Bai Yuqin became furious and barked, “What exactly happened between you and Ning Bei? How did it get so serious that you want to break off the engagement?”

“Yueyao, we actually invited Ning Bei’s parents, but they completely ignored us,” Lin Donglai sighed and said, “In the past few days his parents suddenly mentioned canceling the engagement and even cutting off all cooperation with our Lin family. The whole clan is a mess right now. What on earth happened between you and Ning Bei, and why do they say it was you who asked to end it?”

It turned out that Ning Bei had long since written home to tell his parents that he wanted to sever ties with the Lin family.

He was simply too busy to spare the time for a personal trip back.

Moreover, in Ning Bei’s eyes, clearing all ties with Lin Yueyao’s family was not worth the effort of making the journey himself.

After all, they were ingrates who leeched off the Ning family while acting high and mighty.

Why bother observing courtesy toward such people?

At most he would simply say “return to sender” and could not even be bothered to write a formal dissolution letter!

Lin Yueyao was stunned.

Upon learning this, Lin Yueyao felt as if thunder had struck her.

Ning Bei had actually informed his family?

She had always thought the conflict between her and Ning Bei was limited to the two of them and had never imagined that Ning Bei had already told his parents.

He had never mentioned this to her.

“Yueyao, did you really propose breaking off the engagement to Ning Bei?”

Bai Yuqin questioned her.

“We were arguing then, and I said I wanted to cancel the engagement in a moment of anger…”

At this moment, Lin Yueyao really wanted to cry.

For a while she had no idea how to explain how things had become like this with Ning Bei.

“Aren’t you being foolish?”

After confirming that it was indeed his daughter who had brought up the breakup, Lin Donglai scolded her bitterly, “Ning Bei treats you so well! Don’t you know that our Lin family now depends on the Ning family to survive? Without their protection how can we weather the crisis? Your uncles and elders are all pointing fingers at us now.”

“I…”

Facing her father’s reproach, Lin Yueyao’s eyes turned red.

In fact, she had never intended to truly part ways with Ning Bei; it had merely been a tactic to scare him.

Yet she had not expected that the trick which had always worked would be taken seriously by Ning Bei this time.

How could she not know how good Ning Bei had been to her?

“Say something! Have you gone to seek reconciliation with Ning Bei? When do you plan to make up with him?”

Bai Yuqin grabbed her daughter and pressed on.

Although she had once thought that Ning Bei was marrying up by courting her daughter, she had to admit that he was indeed a rare golden husband prospect.

Moreover, this tournament had allowed them to witness Ning Bei’s potential.

They had not expected Ning Bei to have become the academy’s top disciple and to have surpassed the prodigies of Great Yu Academy and Qitian Academy, making his future limitless.

How could they possibly throw away such a fine son-in-law?

She stayed silent.

Lin Yueyao pressed her lips together yet still could not speak.

She really did not know how to explain to her parents that she had already asked to reconcile long ago, more than once even.

But Ning Bei had refused every time and had even slapped her.

Most importantly, Ning Bei had already changed his heart and now liked a girl who was even more outstanding than she was.

“Uncle, Auntie, this isn’t Yueyao’s fault.”

Seeing Lin Yueyao in a predicament, Qin Yu stepped forward, thinking himself responsible, and said, “It is Ning Bei who is obstinate and always wants revenge on Yueyao. For example, you were blocked outside just now because he must have ordered it. Those people are all his lackeys.”

While speaking, Qin Yu did not forget to sow discord, trying to make the couple believe that Ning Bei had poor character.

“Who are you?”

Bai Yuqin sized up Qin Yu and asked in surprise.

Perhaps because Ning Bei had always stood beside Lin Yueyao before, she found Qin Yu unpleasant to look at no matter how she tried.

This man was simply too ugly.

Compared with her golden son-in-law, his looks, figure, and bearing were not even on the same level.

“Auntie, my name is Qin Yu.”

Qin Yu immediately straightened his back and, putting on a magnetic voice, said, “I am Yueyao’s good friend at the academy and, by chance, I even saved her once.”

When he reached the end, Qin Yu deliberately lowered his voice for emphasis.

Yet neither Lin Donglai nor Bai Yuqin paid any attention to his tale of rescue.

“So you are Qin Yu?”

“That’s me.”

Meeting Lin Donglai’s scrutinizing gaze, Qin Yu smiled and said, “Uncle, do you know me? Did Yueyao mention me to you…”

Before Qin Yu could finish, Lin Donglai interrupted with a cold laugh, “Qin Yu, you are truly famous.”

“Oh?”

On hearing this, Qin Yu could not hide his excitement and said, “Uncle, may I ask what kind of fame you mean? Do you refer to me exposing Xu Yunyang’s scheme and preventing the two great academies from going to war? Haha, that was just a trifling matter, I don’t feel proud at all…”

“Oh no, don’t misunderstand… I’m talking about your parents.”

Staring at the complacent Qin Yu, Lin Donglai went on, “Besides, rumor says you even soiled your pants and were called some kind of king… is that true?”

A thunderclap seemed to explode in Qin Yu’s mind.

Qin Yu’s mouth fell open and he stood frozen.

Who the hell spread that?

Whose damn loose tongue let even Lin Yueyao’s parents know?

At that moment Qin Yu felt the sky collapse; he had wanted to leave a good impression on Lin Yueyao’s parents… who on earth was so rotten?

“Yueyao, you should distance yourself from this kind of person in the future.”

At this point, Bai Yuqin looked at her daughter in displeasure and said, “You should keep your distance from any man, or will Ning Bei be happy if he sees it?”

“I…”

Hearing her mother’s rebuke, Lin Yueyao felt a mix of emotions.

Before she could say anything, Just then, laughter suddenly came from Wang Teng and the others nearby…

“Too bad you’re saying it too late; Senior Brother Ning has nothing to do with her now.”

“Thinking back, Lin Yueyao broke off the engagement with Senior Brother Ning in public for the sake of Qin Yu.”

“Tsk tsk, she really did a great deed.”

They chuckled meaningfully.

Upon hearing this, Lin Donglai and his wife felt as if struck by lightning.

Their daughter had broken off the engagement with Ning Bei because of this ugly freak?

“Yueyao, is this true? Did you really end the engagement with Ning Bei because of him?” the couple instantly exploded and questioned Lin Yueyao.

“I…”

Lin Yueyao could not defend herself with a hundred mouths.

No, to be precise, she had no way to deny it.

Even if she regretted it now, it was already too late.

“Uncle, Auntie, this isn’t Yueyao’s fault; it’s all that Ning Bei’s fault…”

Qin Yu rushed forward, wanting to smooth things over.

A slap rang out.

But before he could finish, an enraged Lin Donglai slapped him across the face.

“You filthy little bastard!”

Qin Yu was utterly baffled.

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