She was fired after she refused to be the CEO's dog licker.

Chapter 758

The matter was clearly over, but at this time someone brought up the topic again, saying that Ono and I were just playing around.

This gave me a bad feeling. This was not just simple gossip, but they were unwilling to let Xiaoye and me go.

I looked in the direction where the last sentence came from, and sure enough, I saw a familiar face. It was the eldest daughter of the Ming family who had taken the lead in overturning the verdict on Xiao Ye and me before Madam Su.

She was just as aggressive, but after Madam Su, her aggression was much weaker than before. With a gossipy smile on her face, she added, "Uncle Yuan, you and Madam Yuan just said that Miss Meng is the daughter-in-law of your Yuan family. Could it be that Miss Meng is engaged to Young Master Yuan?"

"Of course they are not just playing around, Xuxu is from our Yuan family..." Sister Min is impatient and has always been protective of me, so she was the first to speak up to defend me.

But she stopped talking halfway because the elder called her.

"Xiao Min." The elder held down Sister Min's hand, interrupting her words, and looked at Xiaoye and me. "Xuxu is very good, and is the best candidate to be my daughter-in-law, but we respect the child's decision, and let them handle emotional matters on their own. When they want to get married and form a family, they can get married. We won't rush them to get married, and Xuxu and Xiaoye can take their time."

After saying that, Mr. Yuan's gaze shifted from Xiaoye and me to the eldest lady of the Ming family: "However, there is one thing I am sure of, Xiaoye and Xuxu are definitely not just playing around, they are in a serious relationship."

I understand the purpose of Mr. Yuan's words. He wants to express his recognition of me and his attitude towards my and Ono's love, but he doesn't want me to be kidnapped and forced to become the daughter-in-law of the Yuan family.

Like Ono, he is protective yet meticulous and gentle. He respects my every feeling and decision and is unwilling to embarrass me or force me.

That familiar feeling came again, warm, solid, and surging. Something in my heart was stirring, brewing an impulse.

"Although Young Master Yuan is unruly, he has never been involved in any scandals. He is not someone who treats relationships as a game!"

"That's right. If he wanted to play the relationship game, he would have played it countless times. Of course he is sincere to Miss Meng. Didn't they make their relationship public on Weibo? How could he just be playing around?"

"Besides, they've been brought to their parents, so it's clear that they're in a relationship that's approved by their parents. Of course they're serious, but they just don't want to get married for the time being. How can it be considered just a joke?"

The guests exchanged glances and continued speaking along the lines of what Sister Min and Mr. Yuan said.

Logically speaking, now that things have progressed to this point, this topic should be over, and the story between Ono and I should also be over.

But the eldest daughter of the Ming family was no less persistent than Mrs. Su just now. Although she was still smiling, her cold eyes swept across my face, like a sharp wheat thorn across my face: "Then, who is not in a hurry to get married? Is it Miss Meng, or Young Master Yuan?"

It was obviously a provocation. Miss Ming just refused to believe that Xiaoye and I were in a serious relationship and insisted on proving that Xiaoye was just playing around with me.

The fact that she still asks about this now simply means that Ono doesn't like me at all and doesn't want to marry me.

At this point, I don’t want anyone else to speak for me. I should speak clearly about my own affairs myself.

"It's me." My hands were still around Xiaoye's neck, but my head turned away to face the eldest lady of the Ming family who had a fake smile on her face. My voice was soft, but serious.

"It's you?" The eldest daughter of the Ming family was obviously stunned for a moment. Maybe she didn't expect the result of this answer, or maybe she didn't expect me to answer this question.

But she raised her eyebrows, as if she didn't believe this answer: "Really? Miss Meng is with such an outstanding boy like Young Master Yuan, but she doesn't want to get engaged? Young Master Yuan's family background and talent are both first-class. Miss Meng seems to be a few years older than Young Master Yuan. If you are not in a hurry to get engaged now, you are not afraid of delaying it for another two years, which will cause more trouble..."

Miss Ming's words were an attack without any disguise. The more she spoke, the more unpleasant it became. She said that I was old and that I would be abandoned if I delayed any further.

"It's really that the emperor is not anxious, and you, the eunuch, are so anxious. My girlfriend and I are not anxious, and neither are our parents. Why do you, Miss Ming, have to be so anxious?" Before Miss Ming could finish her words, Xiao Ye couldn't help but speak. He raised his eyebrows and spoke like a knife, directly stabbing Miss Ming's face. "Why, just because you are eager to get married, you think all women in the world are eager to get married? You are the one who wants to strip yourself naked and send yourself to a man's bed to ask for a marriage that is already settled, and you think that other people are as impatient as you are?"

Ono has a very sharp tongue, and he can make people angry to death when he gets venomous.

But I also understand him. From the beginning until now, he has always been considerate of my feelings and has not spoken a word. He wants to be patient and let this matter go, but the eldest lady of the Ming family and Madam Su are both more difficult to deal with than the other. They both refuse to let go of this matter between us.

He waited until I spoke first before he responded. He must have been very dissatisfied with Miss Ming, so every word he said was full of thorns and poison.

The cold and beautiful face of the eldest daughter of the Ming family became dejected at a speed visible to the naked eye after Xiaoye confronted her. Her originally sharp eyes were now fixed on Xiaoye's face, but were stained with a strong sense of resentment and sadness. Her lips painted with bright red lipstick trembled several times, but she could not say anything.

I looked at Miss Ming's face and felt that she was going to cry in the next second, so I quickly freed one hand to cover Xiaoye's mouth, and smiled to smooth things over: "This is my fault. I am a little afraid of marriage, so I have never wanted to settle down since I started dating Xiaoye. But I also want to thank you for your reminder, Miss Ming. I was indeed inconsiderate. It is really rare to find a boy like Xiaoye who has excellent conditions in all aspects. I am not worthy of him in the first place, and I am a few years older than him. If I delay for a few more years, Xiaoye may not want me anymore, so..."

I got down from Xiaoye's arms, held his hand, and looked at him with a smile: "Xiaoye, I wonder if it's too late for me to discuss the engagement with you now?"

The air around suddenly became quiet.

I watched as Ono's eyes changed from being filled with anger towards Miss Ming to being shocked and astonished, and finally flashing with a layer of tiny tears.

There were also surprised voices from the godmother and Minjie: "Xuxu!"

There was another clang, and Shen Hualan's surprised voice was heard again: "Xu Xu, are you going to get engaged to Yuan Tianye?"