"Miss, it's not good, Mr. Jiang has escaped!" Shadow's voice came from the phone.
Hearing this, Dongfang Mei was stunned!
"Didn't I tell you to surround the hotel? How could he escape?" Dongfang Mei asked frantically.
"He knocked out two bodyguards and left the hotel. We don't know where he's gone now!" Shadow replied helplessly from the other end of the phone.
Shadow knew that if Jiang Yi didn't want to go to the Dongfang family, no one could stop him.
Dongfang Mei was furious.
After hanging up the phone, Dongfang Mei dialed Jiang Yi's number.
It did not go through.
Dongfang Mei stamped her foot in anger.
Taking a deep breath, Dongfang Mei returned to the hall.
"What's wrong? You don't look well. What happened?" Liu Hong asked Dongfang Mei.
Just as Dongfang Mei was about to speak, a servant ran in from outside.
"Madam, there's someone at the door who says he's Jiang Yi and wants to see the young lady!" the servant said to Liu Hong.
"Please let him in quickly!"
Liu Hong stood up from the sofa.
Dongfang Mei was stunned!
She had thought Jiang Yi had escaped and wouldn't come back, but she hadn't expected Jiang Yi to come to find her alone.
Soon, Dongfang Mei understood what was going on and why Jiang Yi had done this.
Just then, Jiang Yi walked in from outside.
All eyes in the Dongfang family fell on Jiang Yi. Seeing Jiang Yi's attire and the smirk on his face, everyone was stunned!
They were all confused as to why Dongfang Mei liked Jiang Yi.
In their opinion, Jiang Yi was not worthy of Dongfang Mei at all.
Since Liu Hong and Dongfang Mei were present, no one dared to say anything, but their gazes towards Jiang Yi were filled with disdain, thinking that Jiang Yi was not qualified to be a live-in son-in-law of the Dongfang family.
"You're finally here!"
Dongfang Mei looked at Jiang Yi and smiled slightly.
Jiang Yi shrugged.
"Don't just stand there, sit down!"
Liu Hong said with a smile to Jiang Yi.
Jiang Yi didn't stand on ceremony and sat down on the sofa, next to Dongfang Mei.
Liu Hong began to ask about his well-being.
Dongfang Mei also accompanied him, chatting beside him.
"He's not worthy of you!"
Dongfang Xun spoke directly to Dongfang Mei.
"You don't need to mind my business!"
Dongfang Mei said lightly, a little displeased, "You'd better mind your own business! I know your temper. If you can't stand something, you won't let it go. But I have to warn you, if you dare to do anything to Jiang Yi, I won't forgive you!"
Dongfang Xun ignored Dongfang Mei and cast a sharp gaze at Jiang Yi.
It was clear that Dongfang Xun looked down on Jiang Yi from the bottom of his heart.
"I have something to do, I'm leaving!"
Dongfang Xun said and left the hall directly.
Jiang Yi's brows furrowed slightly.
Dongfang Xun would probably not let him off. His gaze was full of murderous intent just now.
"Jiang Yi, don't mind him. Dongfang Xun is just like that!"
Liu Hong said to Jiang Yi with a smile, "Don't take what Dongfang Xun said to heart..."
"Mm!"
Jiang Yi nodded.
Jiang Yi wasn't surprised by this incident at all.
The Dongfang family was a prominent family in China. Those who married into their family were naturally top-notch individuals. A small figure like himself was naturally looked down upon by the Dongfang family.
While the other members of the Dongfang family dared not speak, Dongfang Xun directly voiced his dissatisfaction with Jiang Yi.
Dongfang Mei began to introduce the members of the Dongfang family to Jiang Yi.
After the introductions, they started to eat, and then chatted.
Finally, around eight o'clock in the evening, Jiang Yi said goodbye and prepared to leave.
Dongfang Mei saw Jiang Yi to the villa entrance.
Dongfang Mei had intended to drive Jiang Yi, but Jiang Yi declined.
"Did what my brother said upset you?"
Dongfang Mei looked at Jiang Yi and asked.
"I'm not upset!"
Jiang Yi smiled slightly, "Don't bother seeing me off. Go back."
"Alright! I'll come to the hotel to find you tomorrow and tell you about your sister's matter." Dongfang Mei said.
"Mm!"
Jiang Yi nodded, hailed a taxi, and got in to leave.
After the car disappeared down the driveway, Dongfang Mei turned and went back into the villa.
As soon as she entered the villa's hall, Dongfang Mei's brows furrowed slightly.
Dongfang Mei had already noticed the attitude of these relatives towards Jiang Yi just now. They were all speaking nicely, but their faces were full of disdain and mockery. They simply looked down on Jiang Yi.
"Starting this month, your monthly living expenses will be halved!"
Liu Hong's gaze swept over everyone as she spoke.
Upon hearing this, everyone panicked!
With their living expenses halved, they would have to tighten their belts from now on and could no longer live a life of luxury as before.
"Patriarch, we didn't do anything wrong! Why are you treating us like this?" a clan member boldly asked Liu Hong.
"You didn't do anything wrong?"
Liu Hong sneered, "You know in your hearts whether you did anything wrong or not, and I don't need to explain. If I say it, you will all be embarrassed."
Hearing this, everyone felt helpless.
They knew Liu Hong was referring to Jiang Yi's matter.
"They are not entirely to blame for this!"
A middle-aged man stepped forward and said to Liu Hong, "It's not that everyone looks down on Jiang Yi, but that he indeed has no ability. He is not qualified to marry into our Dongfang family. Letting him marry in will only make our Dongfang family a laughingstock."
This middle-aged man was none other than Dongfang Mei's paternal uncle, Dongfang Teng.
"How do you know Jiang Yi has no ability?" Liu Hong asked.
"You can tell from his clothes!"
Dongfang Teng said, "There's not a single valuable item on that kid. His clothes and pants are all from street stalls. He looks like someone who can't make money. Our Dongfang family is a prominent family in China, how can we keep a good-for-nothing who just eats and does nothing?"
Hearing this, Liu Hong's brows furrowed.
"Uncle, whether Jiang Yi has ability or not, it has nothing to do with you. Whom I marry is my decision, not yours!" Dongfang Mei said coldly.
Dongfang Mei was very unhappy now.
She had finally managed to invite Jiang Yi to their home, but then this happened.
Dongfang Mei was very intelligent, but this time she had miscalculated!
She had not expected her relatives to be so snobbish.
Dongfang Teng took a deep breath, then turned and left the hall.
The clan members of the Dongfang family also left one after another.
Finally, only Liu Hong and Dongfang Mei remained in the hall.
"Don't worry, I'll figure this out. I know you like Jiang Yi very much, so no matter what, I will make it work for you." Liu Hong looked at Dongfang Mei dotingly.