Chapter 1 The Beginning

Youyou was a little depressed. Canadian sports media were all reporting on ice hockey, with very little news about soccer. Most of it was about the domestic league, and it took a long time to find even one or two news items about the Italian soccer league. Moreover, she didn't understand Italian, so she couldn't go directly to Italian websites to read about it; she could only go through English websites.

Youyou was looking for any news about Xiang Tao. Through her online searches these days, she had a general idea of Xiang Tao's situation in Belgium, and now she was mainly focused on Xiang Tao's situation in Florence.

She knew that Florence was doing very well, consistently ranking first in the league, and had also advanced early from the Champions League group stage. They had also advanced to the next round of the Italian Cup, and Xiang Tao was performing excellently. All of this made her very happy.

But she also had worries, very troublesome worries.

Her parents were planning to arrange her engagement after Christmas, and the intended groom was the son of a local business tycoon.

This was a clear case of a business marriage, with the two families uniting through marriage for business cooperation.

It wasn't that she disliked the young master named John Trafford. He was handsome, had good manners, and was very gentle with her. If she hadn't met Xiang Tao again, she might have really fallen into John's arms.

However, since meeting Xiang Tao, the most cherished memory deep in her heart had been unlocked. She discovered that she still loved the rough Xiang Tao the most, not this polite young master John.

"Yoyo, let's go skiing for Christmas," John said, perhaps knowing about the upcoming engagement, and visiting her more frequently.

"No, I have some personal matters at Christmas and won't have time," she said, politely smiling while refusing.

John didn't expect Youyou to reject him, and he was a little surprised. However, he quickly returned to normal and shrugged with a smile: "Is that so? That's a pity."

Youyou pulled the girl next to her, Qiong, "Let's go, Qiong." Then, without looking back, she headed for the station, while Qiong glanced back at John, who was still standing there, a little embarrassed.

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With two league rounds left before Christmas, Sophie finally returned from Moscow. In half a season, she had traveled all over Europe and gained a lot. Hua Fang was already contacting her, planning to publish a book with her photos and travel diaries. Sophie and Zhang Jun agreed that all the royalties from the book would be donated to UNICEF. Along the way, although it was in Europe, Sophie had seen many children who were starving and poorly clothed, which made her sad. Even behind the most developed societies, there were shadows that people couldn't see. If she hadn't personally traveled around, perhaps she wouldn't have seen these scenes either.

Sophie's return was partly to discuss the book with Hua Fang, and partly to spend Christmas with Zhang Jun. Although Florence was consistently at the top of the league and Zhang Jun was consistently the top scorer, the thing that made Zhang Jun happiest recently was Sophie's return home.

Taking advantage of Sophie's return, Zhang Jun called Xiang Tao and Kru out for a pre-New Year's dinner.

"There are two more rounds until Christmas, and we can finally rest well," Xiang Tao said, holding up a glass filled with juice, not alcohol.

"When did Xiang Tao start saying such discouraging things?" Sophie said with a smile, covering her mouth.

Xiang Tao was a little embarrassed, but quickly recovered: "Ahem! There's also pressure when you sit at the top of the league for too long. There must be a balance between work and rest, the way of the warrior."

"When did Xiang Tao start saying such literary things?" Zhang Jun laughed.

"..." Xiang Tao wanted to give Zhang Jun the middle finger, but with a beauty by his side, he had no choice but to roll his eyes helplessly.

Kru ignored their conversation and ate slowly.

Sophie turned to Kru: "Kru, how is Boji doing?" She was asking about the "poor thing" Kru had adopted before.

"Not starving," Kru replied concisely, but it made Sophie frown. What kind of answer was that? If she hadn't seen that Boji didn't have much meat, she would have suspected that Kru would stew it and eat it.

Speaking of Kru, Zhang Jun thought of this teammate who was younger than him but had a "loose" private life. During the summer, he often saw traces of women who had stayed overnight in Kru's room. Kru never hid his lifestyle.

"Kru, even someone like Xiang Tao has found a partner, shouldn't you consider it too?"

Xiang Tao protested: "What do you mean, someone like me?"

No one paid attention to him.

Kru looked up at Zhang Jun: "Haven't thought about it. Isn't it good now, free?"

Sophie also knew about Kru's lifestyle, but she didn't approve of it at all, and even strongly opposed it. Seeing that Zhang Jun had mentioned it, she naturally had to say a few words. "Kru, how can that kind of thing compare to having a loved one? Do you think love isn't free? You don't feel it now just because you haven't met the right person. I think you'll understand one day, how happy it is to meet a girl who is worth entrusting your life to. Just like Xiang Tao now..." Sophie glanced at Xiang Tao, whose expression showed that he was very pleased.

"Happiness..." Kru murmured, and then said nothing more.

For a moment, the atmosphere at the table was a little awkward. At this moment, the phone's ringtone saved everyone. Xiang Tao picked up the phone on the table. It was his phone. He looked at the number, a strange number, one he had never seen before.

"Hello?" Leaving the table and going outside, Xiang Tao answered the phone. "Who is this?"

A string of English. Xiang Tao was stunned for a moment before he realized it and asked again in English.

"Xiang, it's Qiong!" The voice on the other side was a little anxious.

"Yo, it's the Canadian beauty, what's up?" Xiang Tao was in a good mood when he heard it was Youyou's friend.

"Can you come over now?" Qiong obviously didn't have the mood to joke with Xiang Tao.

"Now? Come over? To Canada?" Xiang Tao was a little surprised.

"Yes, come now. Oh, tomorrow, take a plane tomorrow."

"Are you kidding me? Qiong, we still have matches to play here. What's wrong?"

"Aiya! Ask for leave from the matches. If you still want Yoyo to continue to be by your side, you better come over here quickly!"

Hearing Qiong's words, Xiang Tao was shocked: "What's wrong? What happened to Youyou?"

"She's getting engaged, but not to you."

"What's going on?" Xiang Tao was a little confused.

"Yoyo's parents, for business considerations, want Yoyo to marry the son of a well-known local entrepreneur. Both sides agreed to this a year ago. Unexpectedly, she met you later, and Yoyo planned to break off the engagement, but her parents didn't agree. They originally said that the engagement dinner would be held on Christmas Day this year, but they were afraid that Yoyo would run away, so they temporarily decided to hold the engagement the day after tomorrow. Yoyo didn't tell you because she didn't want to involve you. She is already satisfied with being able to spend a summer with you. But I don't care about that, I'm telling you, if you still want Yoyo to be by your side like she was in the summer, you better come over here now!" In the end, Qiong shouted in a shrill voice, the sound piercing Xiang Tao's heart.

"How could this be, how could this be..." The tenderness of the summer still seemed like yesterday, how could Yoyo be getting engaged to someone he had never heard of in the blink of an eye?

Zhang Jun and Sophie were chatting and laughing, and Kru occasionally interjected. The atmosphere in the restaurant was as usual. But when Xiang Tao walked in, the air in the room seemed to freeze, suddenly dropping to zero degrees.

"Zhang Jun, give me the boss's phone number..." Xiang Tao licked his lips.

"What's wrong?" Zhang Jun was a little strange.

"Give it to me!" Xiang Tao roared, this was the first time he had been angry at Zhang Jun. Kru looked at Xiang Tao and stood up: "I won't give it to you if you don't explain." He stared at Xiang Tao and said word by word.

Xiang Tao suddenly grabbed his head: "Youyou is getting engaged... getting engaged... I want to ask for leave, ask for leave to go to Canada, I won't play the last two rounds, I don't have the heart to play. Give me the boss's phone number, I'll ask for leave now..."

Zhang Jun and Sophie looked at each other, their eyes full of surprise.

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Sabato was having dinner with his wife and children at home when he received a call from Xiang Tao.

"Boss, I know this is a bit unreasonable, but I still hope you can agree to my request." As soon as he answered the phone, he heard Xiang Tao's nonsensical words, which made Sabato confused.

"What's wrong with you, Xiang?"

"I want to ask for leave. I can't play the two games before Christmas. I have some personal matters that I have to deal with."

Xiang Tao's tone was very anxious, definitely not feigned. Sabato had a bad feeling: "Is it your parents..."

"No, they're healthy. My... my girlfriend is getting engaged to someone else, the day after tomorrow. I want to go... want to go..."

Sabato already understood. Zhang Jun had told him that even Xiang Tao had a beautiful and gentle girlfriend, who was waiting for Xiang Tao to marry her in Canada.

Now he was saying that she was getting engaged to someone else, so something must have happened in Canada.

"What do you want to do? Want to congratulate them on growing old together and having a happy life?" Sabato asked, saying such vicious words, but he still had a smile on his face. His wife next to him looked at her husband with a puzzled expression.

Xiang Tao seemed to be stabbed by a needle and suddenly flew into a rage: "Nonsense! Nonsense! Why the hell would I congratulate them?! I the hell, I the hell... I the hell am going to snatch her back! Snatch Youyou back!" Xiang Tao roared at the phone, but also at himself.

Sabato laughed: "It's good to be young... I'll approve your leave, but if you don't snatch her back, I'll punish you for leaving the team without permission."

"There's no ball I can't snatch back, and there's no woman I can't snatch back!" Xiang Tao said fiercely and hung up the phone.

The wife looked at Sabato with a smile and asked, "What's wrong? Team matters?"

Sabato nodded: "That kid is just like we were back then." He stared at his wife. Even after being married for so long, the woman blushed under such an undisguised gaze. "Aisha, you are a gift from God, and also the happiness that I personally snatched back." Saying that, he grabbed his wife's hand across the table.

If Dilivio and the others saw this scene at this time, they would be very, very surprised. Because that unrestrained, improper rogue would also have such a tender side.

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The next day, during training as usual, Dilivio didn't see Xiang Tao's shadow on the training field. Many teammates didn't see him either, so they were whispering to each other.

Dilivio looked at Sabato's expression as if nothing had happened, and thought that this rogue must know something, so he simply went to him directly.

"You're looking for me to ask about Xiang Tao, right?" Seeing Dilivio walking towards him, Sabato spoke first.

Dilivio was stunned for a moment: "Yes, I haven't seen Xiang Tao."

"Well, he went to snatch a bride. I gave him two rounds of leave," Sabato said, shaking his head.

Dilivio's eyes widened: "What? Snatch a bride? You gave him two rounds of leave? Are you crazy! The gap between us and Inter Milan in second place is only two points, and the gap with AC Milan in third place is only three points, and now you've let go of the main left back. My opponents in the remaining two rounds aren't weak either, what if something goes wrong..."

Sabato waved his hand to interrupt Dilivio, "You also know about the things between him and his girlfriend, Angelo. Do you think he can still play if he stays in the lineup under these circumstances? His heart is no longer in Florence, so what's the point of keeping him here if he can't play? To disrupt the atmosphere in the locker room?"

Dilivio thought that what Sabato said made sense. He pointed to the teammates on the training field and the media outside the training field: "Then how are you going to explain it to them?"

"The club will issue an announcement later, saying that Xiang Tao had an emergency at home and went back to deal with it. It's that simple. And if anyone asks any more questions, ignore them."

Hearing that the club was going to issue an announcement, then the manager and chairman must also know. Since they all agreed, he, an assistant coach, shouldn't dwell on this issue. However, some things still had to be said: "Okay, let's leave it at that. But you said snatch a bride? Do you support him doing that?"

Sabato smiled: "To be precise, I told him to do that."

"Crazy... how can you be so impulsive about this kind of thing? Impulsiveness is the devil, don't you know, Antonio? There are many ways to solve the problem, why use the most impulsive one?"

"Impulsiveness is the devil, of course I know, but I want the devil to mess up their engagement banquet, you know, I like to see others make a fool of themselves," Sabato said shamelessly with a smile.

Looking at Sabato's smiling face, Dilivio was speechless for a moment.

Kru looked at Zhang Jun, and found that Zhang Jun was also looking at him, they both knew what they were thinking.

Xiang Tao, at this time, was already on a plane to Canada, right?

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Clutching the diamond ring he bought for Youyou in Florence, and carrying an ordinary backpack, Xiang Tao walked out of the Ottawa airport. Facing the unfamiliar environment, listening to the mixed English and French languages, Xiang Tao was a little confused.

Before, he had been worried about Youyou, but he hadn't considered what he should do now that he had just arrived.

This was the capital of Canada, and also the coldest capital in the world. Xiang Tao shivered, he tightened the scarf around his neck, and then took out his phone. He was going to call Qiong. Youyou's phone was already turned off, probably because her parents were afraid that she would contact him, so they took it away. Hmph, it was like being imprisoned.

Qiong was very happy to receive Xiang Tao's call: "Great, you've arrived? Wait for me at the airport, I'll pick you up right away!"

It was too cold outside, Xiang Tao turned around and walked back into the airport waiting hall, then went to a coffee shop and ordered a coffee, waiting for Qiong to pick him up.

Xiang Tao flipped through some photos he had taken with Youyou in Florence in the summer, After seven years, Youyou hadn't changed much, still so cute and beautiful, but he seemed a little older. At the thought that such a beautiful and cute girlfriend was about to be in the arms of another man, Xiang Tao couldn't help but feel angry.

He must snatch her back and take her back to Florence. Youyou is mine!

Xiang Tao didn't know how many times he had said this sentence in his heart, but every time he said it, his killing intent remained undiminished.

Seeing Qiong driving a silver-white BMW sports car to pick him up, Xiang Tao was a little surprised, but he wasn't someone who had never seen the world. He quickly thought that Qiong's family was also rich. Youyou's parents were the vice-chairman of the local Chinese Business Association, so with her parents' snobbish eyes, being able to allow Qiong and Youyou to have such a good relationship was naturally because of Qiong's family background.

On the way to the hotel that Qiong had booked for Xiang Tao, Qiong began to introduce Xiang Tao to some of the things behind Youyou's marriage.

Youyou's father, You Chenghua, was the vice-chairman of the Chinese Business Association in Ottawa, all thanks to her father abandoning his daughter early and coming to Canada to work hard. However, recently, he had been having bad luck and his business had suffered losses. But at this time, the former chairman resigned, and he really wanted to compete for the position of chairman of the Business Association. Since his business had suffered losses, then to increase his chances of winning, the best thing to do was to find someone very powerful to be his backer. Naturally, the Trafford family came into his view.

Because the eldest son of the Trafford family had always had a good relationship with his daughter, he thought of the trick of marriage. Originally, Youyou and John's relationship was a little ambiguous, so this should have been a very successful plan. But who would have thought that when she and Qiong came to Florence for tourism this summer, she would meet Xiang Tao, so this plan met with resistance from Youyou.

In the past six months, Youyou's parents had used almost every means, both soft and hard, moving with emotion and reasoning. Finally, they made Youyou accept this reality.

Xiang Tao gritted his teeth as he listened. More than seven years ago, he knew that Youyou's parents were typical profit-seeking businessmen, and the expressions on their faces when looking at people were always only two: rich and poor.

He didn't expect it to be the same now. He really didn't know how he climbed to the position of vice-chairman. But if Xiang Tao knew that there were as many as twenty vice-chairmen, he probably wouldn't be surprised.

The Trafford family also had a certain influence in the local area, and John Trafford was excellent in both character and academics. As a family heir, he had no bad habits and was a popular lover who could make countless girls willingly dedicate themselves to him. So when the news that he and Youyou were getting engaged came out, the hearts of countless girls at the University of Ottawa were broken.

As Xiang Tao's object of bride snatching, John's strength was very powerful. In terms of money, Xiang Tao was definitely not as rich as a family. In terms of appearance, Xiang Tao was definitely not as handsome as the star-faced John. In terms of temperament, there was no need to mention it, Xiang Tao's roughness and John's noble son temperament were almost worlds apart.

However, the rough Xiang Tao didn't consider so many enemy and us situations. He only knew that Youyou must love him, and that he definitely loved Youyou, so he would definitely succeed.

"I know Youyou loves you deeply. Since returning from Florence, she has been a little absent-minded, her heart must still be in that city. I also know that you love Youyou, otherwise you wouldn't have rushed over here so quickly. So please be sure to snatch Youyou back, for Youyou's happiness, and also for my happiness..."

Xiang Tao turned his head to look at the Rideau Canal outside the window, he didn't hear the last sentence that Qiong said in a deliberately lowered voice.

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After settling Xiang Tao in the hotel, Qiong told him how to get to Youyou's house - the engagement dinner tomorrow night would be held at Youyou's house. Xiang Tao could guess how big a "home" that was. After explaining some other things, Qiong left.

Xiang Tao stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, staring blankly at Ottawa in the night.

Earlier in Qiong's car, Xiang Tao had received a text message from Zhang Jun, telling him that Florence was continuing its winning streak in the league. Without him in the team, Sabato switched to a 3-5-2 formation, arranging Mascherano and Donadel as two defensive midfielders, and the defense line of Kyle, Bonera and Svensson had also withstood the test. Florence didn't even concede a goal. They won easily 2-0.

Zhang Jun told Xiang Tao to feel at ease in Canada and not worry about the team. They were waiting for the good news of Xiang Tao's triumphant return on Christmas.

He had already notified his parents that he was not going back to Sichuan this time, but going to Canada to snatch a bride, and had introduced Youyou to his family in advance. It could be said that he could only win this time, not lose, he had no room for defeat.

In the distance, the Rideau River and the Ottawa River converged somewhere, where the lights were bright and exceptionally brilliant.

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Xiang Tao slept until almost noon before getting up. Although he was rough, he was not a reckless fool. He knew that if he wanted to succeed in bride snatching, he first had to take care of his spirit.

During the day after getting up, Xiang Tao was doing preparatory work. He deliberately dressed up a bit, of course, he didn't dress up in a suit and tie, with his hair meticulously combed, and perfume sprayed enough to suffocate an ox. He could dress up badly. Wasn't John a young master? Good, I'll dress up as an ordinary commoner. I'll wear a leisure suit, down jacket, jeans, sports shoes, and my hair will be messy, as if I haven't washed it for days. I want to distinguish myself from you hypocritical businessmen and politicians.

To avoid getting lost, he also specially went outside Youyou's house to scout the location. He went in the afternoon, and the door already looked very busy. Security guards were standing at the door, and cars and people were coming and going. All kinds of flowers were being pulled in, and a bakery's special car was parked in the yard, probably to prepare the engagement cake.

Youyou's house was indeed big. Looking from the door, Xiang Tao could see that it was at least much larger than his small villa in Florence.

He had tried to sneak in, but the security guards were sharp-eyed. Seeing him lingering at the door, they stopped him and politely asked him to leave.

Seeing that sneaking in was impossible, Xiang Tao had to turn around and leave. But he still reluctantly turned his head to look at the small Western-style building in the yard, hoping to see a familiar face, but he saw nothing.

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Youyou, wearing the evening dress prepared for the engagement, had been staying in her room, not going out. No matter how beautiful or lively the outside was, she had no interest in going out to see it. After the makeup artists and fashion designers dressed her up, they all left, and no one came to see her again. She didn't want others to come and say some meaningless things to her like she was an animal.

The pure white dress was very beautiful, and it was said to be designed by a famous fashion designer. But the person wearing the dress wasn't in a good mood.

She had accepted her parents' request and agreed to marry John, not because she really wanted to repay them for raising her. But because of a dead heart, her parents, who had raised her for twenty-five years, had always treated her as an investment. The money they had spent in the past was all investment, and now it was finally time to recover the investment and see the benefits. In her parents' eyes, there were only two kinds of people, rich people and poor people. Their eyes shone with gold when looking at others, but she didn't expect her own daughter to be treated the same way.

A daughter with investment value, who could obtain a lot of benefits, and a daughter with no investment value, who had been raised for more than twenty years for nothing.

If she hadn't been so beautiful and unable to attract the eldest son of the Trafford family for them, would they still have been so good to her?

Why did her parents go to Canada early, but she insisted on staying in Sichuan to finish high school. It was because in China, at least she had her own space, and didn't have to study this and study that under her parents' demands, preparing for this day.

In Sichuan, meeting Xiang Tao was her happiest time.

She had actually realized this a long time ago, that she was born to create value for her parents. So when she was able to meet Xiang Tao again in Florence, she really thanked God countless times in her heart, letting her have a beautiful memory of her own before she completely lost herself. Even if she married John, this memory would not let John know, it was her personal secret diary.

She was content.

She suddenly remembered that she hadn't seen Qiong since the news that her engagement banquet was about to be held was released. She really wanted someone who she could confide in to be by her side at this time.

Tao was far away in Florence, and Qiong wasn't by her side either. At this moment, she was really lonely.

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As the lights came on, the gate of the You residence was already lively. More and more high-end cars drove in through the main entrance, and women wearing glittering jewelry and men in suits were talking in the carefully decorated hall.

They were all guests invited to the engagement banquet, all prominent figures in the business and political circles. Having them witness the marriage of his daughter and the Trafford family would inevitably greatly enhance his reputation. At that time, not only would his funds be able to circulate, and his business would be able to turn around, but his hope of winning the position of chairman of the Chinese Business Association would also greatly increase.

You Chenghua was calculating this in his heart.

"A graduate student at the University of Ottawa, the daughter of the vice-chairman of the Chinese Business Association, and the son of the Trafford family... the two are a perfect match."

"Yes, yes. The man is handsome, and the woman is beautiful, it's truly a blessing from God."

"Alas, the You family's power in Ottawa will be even greater now. I estimate that this year's chairman of the Business Association will be in his You Chenghua's pocket nine out of ten times."

"Hmph! If it weren't for him having a precious daughter who had fascinated the eldest son of the Trafford family, his You family wouldn't have been able to get through this winter at all! Why is our family's daughter so ugly..."

"That's fate!"

Qiong, wearing an evening dress, appeared in the venue. Listening to the conversations of the people around her, she felt sorry for Youyou. There were people from politics and business in her family, so she knew these things, but she was still very disgusted that her friend's lifelong happiness was being discussed like a transaction, with no blessings for the new couple in their words.

Or rather, was her aversion to this now also because of her own future fear? She must also be afraid of her own day in the future, the smiling people appearing in front of her, with such filthy thoughts in their hearts. Not only would she not be able to go up and slap these people in the face, but she would also have to respond to them with a smile.

It was really suffocating, Youyou must be very uncomfortable in her heart now.

However, she could also be considered happy, at least there was still someone who cared so much about her, so persistently.

Qiong thought of Xiang Tao, he should be leaving now.

However, when Qiong came, she saw such strict security, which made her very worried, how would Xiang Tao be able to enter the venue?

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Xiang Tao was about to go out.

To further understand the situation, he also specially bought all the newspapers he could buy on the market to see if there was any news about this engagement. As he expected, almost all the newspapers and media had published this news. Since Youyou's parents needed this marriage to bring them all kinds of benefits, they would naturally publicize it in the media. It seemed that this You Chenghua was very satisfied with his arrangement, publicizing it throughout the city.

Xiang Tao crumpled the newspaper into a ball and threw it directly into the trash can.

Okay, since you want to publicize it, then I'll make you look ugly in public. Don't blame me for not giving my father-in-law face, it's just that you don't deserve to have face.

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Even in her room, Youyou could hear the noise outside. She knew that it must be very lively outside now, and her parents must be beaming, busy greeting the guests who came. She herself was like a big meal, waiting for the time to come, to be pushed onto the table for those people to admire and taste.

If only I were ugly and ordinary.

There was a knock on the door: "Miss, Madam asked you to come down," the maid's voice sounded.

"Okay, you go down first," Youyou replied. Had the time finally come to meet the guests? Youyou stood up, walked to the mirror, looked at the beautiful face in the mirror, she tried hard to smile, only to find that her smile was even uglier than crying.

Mom asked her to come down, then John must have arrived.

At the thought of John, Youyou still felt a little sorry for him. No matter what, he was also her fiancé, but she only had friendship-like feelings for John in her heart, without a bit of love. Poor John was unaware. To be united with a woman who didn't love him at all, even in bed, she would still be thinking of another man in her heart. John was a good person, sincere, friendly, and polite to others. If it weren't for the background of their families, perhaps they should have been very good friends - just like Qiong and John, a pair of good friends.

Even if she didn't give face to everyone below, she still had to give face to her friends Qiong and John. Youyou tried hard to make her smile look natural, and then slightly adjusted the hem of her dress and opened the door.

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John had obviously been carefully dressed today, making his handsome face even more handsome, his tall figure even more tall, and his entire temperament made the unmarried women at the banquet flutter.

If they knew that Youyou still didn't want to marry John in her heart, they would definitely burst out with curses.

He was very happy today, because it was his big day. When he heard Mr. You say that Youyou would be down soon, he stood at the entrance of the stairs, waiting for his fiancée with some excitement.

All the guests stopped their conversations and whispers, and looked at the stairs like John. Quietly waiting for today's heroine to come down from above.

You Chenghua was very satisfied with everyone's reaction. When they saw his daughter, they would definitely be shocked by her beauty. They would also be respectful to him because of the union of the two families - no matter what his troubled business was now, at least he was a relative of the Trafford family.

In the future, in the business and political circles, who could not give him some face?

Those banks, in view of the Trafford family's credit rating, would be able to ease his difficulties in revolving funds.

It was truly a profitable business to marry off a daughter and reap so many benefits.

Qiong bit her fingers, her eyes shifting back and forth between the stairs and the door, her mood was very complicated at this time.

A white skirt appeared in front of everyone, then a pair of jade feet, black high heels stepping on the red carpet on the stairs, walking towards everyone.

The slender waist, fair skin, and low-cut dress set off the diamond necklace in front of the girl's chest, making it look particularly dazzling. The pink neck slowly turned, the perfect combination of facial features, a pair of dark and bright eyes had a kind of melancholy beauty, and the black hair that was coiled up made its owner look noble and elegant.

Everyone could hear the sound of their own breathing: What a beauty!

Even Qiong was shocked by Youyou's beauty. She hadn't noticed it usually, but when she dressed up, she was really different.

John even widened his eyes, staring at Youyou. He found that he loved this girl even more.

"Let me introduce to you, my daughter - Yoyo, John's fiancée." He emphasized the last sentence, just to remind everyone. You can ignore the previous words, but you must remember "John's fiancée" firmly.

"She is indeed extraordinarily beautiful!"

"A beauty! A natural beauty!"

"Hehe, congratulations to Mr. You for having such a beautiful daughter, and congratulations to Mr. Trafford for having such a beautiful daughter-in-law." Some people had already begun to flatter both sides eagerly.

You Chenghua was very pleased. This was the effect he wanted. The careful arrangement was finally not wasted.

John stepped forward to hold Youyou's arm, and then helped her down the last few steps. Everyone applauded the two young people, their faces showing no trace of the despicable expressions they had when they discussed things in private earlier.

"Hehe, thank you everyone. It's also John's blessing that our John can get the favor of Miss Yoyo," said a man with white hair but a lot of energy with a smile.

Seeing that the head of the Trafford family, John's father Stephen Trafford, had said so, You Chenghua quickly seized the opportunity to raise his glass: "Let us toast and congratulate this happy young couple!"

Everyone raised their glasses towards Youyou and John.

Looking at the two, Qiong's eyes showed no joy, but... endless sadness.

This should have been the first climax of the banquet. Just as everyone was about to toast, there was a sudden commotion outside the door, and then the wooden doors of the hall were "banged" open by something, opening violently to both sides, weakly hanging on the door frames, swaying.