Chapter 91 - Tensions between the Mo and Su families.

"You...what do you mean?" Chunlan jumped off his ŀȧp like hot potato as she backed away from him in a defensive manner. "You... don't try anything funny, Jihai!"

Bai Jihai chuckled at her defensive stance and then he pulled her towards him, circling his hands around her waist as he grinned like a young boy. "What do you think I am going to you? Tell me, what is going on in your silly little head, my love?"

She trembled when he placed a kiss on her temple, covering his hands with her own as she turned around to face him in his embrace. "I am not going to be fooled by your sweet talk, Jihai. We are not ready to do this, let me go."

"There is nothing that cannot be prepared if you agree to it, Lan'er. However, I will not force you if you are not willing." He released her and grabbed her hand instead as he guided her carefully. "Come, let's go out bed. You must be tired after the trouble you went through today."

Chunlan was a little bit anxious that he was displeased with her refusal causing her slow her steps as they walked together. Jihai immediately noticed it and raised a questioning eyebrow at her so she spoke up when she saw that they had stopped walking. "Are you sure you...are not angry with my decision? Are we okay?"

In her past life, she had always been the one in charge so she had never had to be considerate of people's feelings. They had little physical intimacy as a couple in the past and that wasn't his fault. She had also been scared in the past and because of that, she had been very rash to reject any form of physical contact with him back then.

She now realized that she should have been more honest and open with her feelings like she did earlier, maybe she would have saved both of them from the emotional pain they suffered in the past. However, she wasn't still sure that he would be hurt by her rejection so she wanted to make sure that he was okay with her decision....

Bai Jihai chuckled when he heard her soft voice, using his forefinger to lift her chin for a searing kiss. When he finally released her, he pecked her cheek and said. "Why would I be angry with a choice that is solely yours to begin with? I want you to feel safe to tell me your opinion and I will never judge you for that. Now, let's go to bed because I am exhausted from all those social interactions today."

Su Liangzi was now looking very pale due to the shock he had when he heard the news of his daughter's pregnancy. He was unable to react even though rage burned in his heart. He coughed weakly and said. "I just want to know why the Mo family decided to end the engagement even though they were aware of my daughter's pregnancy. Does the Mo family think that the Su family can be easily bullied?"

Tang Huizhong refrained himself from interfering in the matter but Mo Xuanqing scowled when he heard his junior brother's words. They had been very sympathetic to Su Liangzi because of his poor health but at this moment, it was very hard for him to contain his anger. "Junior Brother Su, we just found out recently so we should not be blamed for this incident. We should be asking you, why your daughter chose to hide such news when she should have told us instead?"

The three men turned to face Su Menxiang who had a guilty look towards her father as she buried her head in shame. "I am sorry, Father. I just didn't know how to tell you. It's all my fault."

Mo Bingwen shook his head when he heard her to say. "Its also my fault too. We should have taken better precautions to prevent this situation. We should have been more careful."

Su Menxiang tightened her hands when she heard him. In the surface, it looked like he was been apologetic to their elders but the truth was that he was also expressing his regret and annoyance over the situation. She felt her cheeks burn at his statement.

If she had been able to decipher his true meaning, the other three men had certainly caught on to the gist, leaving them in shock and disbelief. Su Liangzi was about to speak up when Mo Xuanqing beat him to it by saying. "Now is not the time for apologizes or regret, we should quickly decide what to do about the baby."

"I agree. We should think about the baby who is a descendant of both the Mo and Su families." Tang Huizhong agreed quietly. He was also very tired and just wanted to solve this situation as soon as possible so he could return home. He just prayed that his two junior brothers would be reasonable and understanding on behalf of their children.

"The Mo family will not shrink from our responsibilities. We will like to reenact the engagement between our two families. I am sure that Mo Bingwen is ready to forget what happened in the past for the sake of his child. What do you think?" Mo Xuanqing asked Su Liangzi.

At this point, Su Liangzi was very relieved when he heard his senior brother's suggestion. He was also troubled by the situation especially when it included his only daughter who was very precious to him. He was about to agree when he felt his daughter grab his sleeve and shake her head.