Filed To Story: My Accidental Bride Is a Fashion Circle Queen Novel
Since Craig was out, Xiner ended up waking to an empty home. She tried to call him, but he did not pick up the phone. Worst of all, he didn’t even mention anything to her beforehand.
She mustn’t have guessed that Craig was at the Bei Family home kneeling to his ancestors.
By that time, all the elders of the Bei Family had arrived at the Bei Family home and Mother Bei finally realized why she had never seen Craig take any medicine…
He was never sick. He had simply been relying on his acting to get by.
“Neither I nor your father are anything like you. I don’t know where you got your personality from,” Mother Bei looked at her son disappointedly. “Can the Bei Family still depend on you to inherit the family business? I’d rather donate it to charity than to leave it for you to ruin.”
“Mom, I’m sorry, this was all my doing, it had nothing to do with Xiner.”
“Hmmph,” Mother Bei humphed. She then said with certainty, “You don’t think I understand you? I know how Xiner is, she would never play tricks like this.”
“That’s why you shouldn’t blame her for any of this.”
“You knew this day would eventually come. So, why did you lie to me? How old do you think you think you are? Craig, I’m not disappointed by anything but the method you have chosen to use.”
“You should continue kneeling in front of your ancestors.”
…
Meanwhile, Xiner looked everywhere but couldn’t find her husband. She even called Emma and Eric, but still couldn’t find any news regarding Craig.
In the end, she had no choice but to ask the Bei Family.
When Mother Bei first picked up the phone, her voice was extremely cold, “Craig came home.”
“Oh…”
“Xiner, you should drop by home as well,” Mother Bei suggested after she realized that Xiner didn’t know how serious the situation was.
“OK, I’ll be right there.”
Xiner could sense that she wasn’t being called back to the Bei Family for a simple matter. Craig had been missing since early in the morning and he was still uncontactable. What other reason could there be for him to be at the Bei Family home?
So, Xiner hurried over to the Bei Family home. As soon as she stepped in through the front door, she saw Mother Bei staring at her seriously, “Xiner, you sure are brave. Did you know that Craig was pretending to be sick from the start? In order to get into the Bei Family, you’ve sure put in a lot of effort.”
After hearing Mother Bei’s words, Xiner’s heart suddenly sank.
So, she walked over to Mother Bei and tried to convince her with her sincerity. But, Mother Bei directly brushed her off.
“Mom…I indeed knew about this matter from the start, I have no justification for what I’ve done. I simply hope you won’t be angry.”
“How can I not be angry? I’ll give you two paths to choose from: you either give birth to the child and get a divorce with Craig, or you can have an abortion and then get a divorce…”
“Mom, my aim wasn’t to marry into a rich family. I hope you understand that Craig has always been like this; there was nothing I could do about him. That’s why, I’m willing to shoulder the responsibility with Craig no matter what happens, but please don’t break us apart…”
“I can sign a postnuptial agreement; I don’t want a cent from your family.”
“But, in exchange, I hope you can stop trying to separate us…”
“I don’t want to be separated from him…”
Xiner began to cry as she shook Mother Bei’s arm.
Mother Bei turned and looked at Xiner. In the end, she helplessly shook her head, “Stop crying. Go check on that jerk first.”
Mother Bei did not say another word as she led Xiner to the Bei Family’s ancestral hall.
As soon as Xiner saw Craig, she tried to rush up to her husband, but she was quickly stopped by Mother Bei.
“You are currently pregnant. He’s a grown man, a little bit of kneeling won’t kill him…”
Xiner did not get upset, instead, she stood to the side and watched Craig…
“Xiner, go home first,” Craig said as he turned and looked at his wife, “You have no business here.”
“I’m not going…” Xiner cried. “If you are to be punished, we will handle it together. Let’s see if you’d still use such cheap tricks in the future.”
After the two elders heard Xiner say these words, they almost clapped and cheered. Finally, there was someone who could handle this devil!
Ever since he was a child, no one had been able to control Craig. Now that Xiner was here, he finally got his just desserts.
“You always do things without thinking about the consequences. If I got hurt in the end, what would you have done?”
After hearing his wife say these words, Craig stood up and bowed to his parents, “Father, Mother, I know I went too far this time. But, if someone must be punished, please direct it at me. I forced Xiner to cooperate.”
“If that’s the case, then kneel for one day and one night,” Mother Bei said without showing any mercy.
“Mom…” Xiner immediately tried to plea for mercy, but she was quickly stopped by Mother Bei. “Do you want your husband to continue like this and not listen to you? Do you want him to use the same method of lying to achieve his motives in the future?”
Xiner did not reply…
“If not, then let him continue kneeling,” Mother Bei said before she led Xiner out.
“This is what you deserve,” Father Bei humphed as he watched his son kneel back down and followed his wife and daughter-in-law out of the ancestral hall.
Craig kneeled with perfect posture. This time, he was not going to easily get away; he had no choice but to accept his punishment. But, he knew deep down that his parents were no longer against his marriage to Xiner because they did not say anything unreasonable to her.
…
After returning to the living room, Mother Bei asked Xiner to sit on the sofa. She then said to her in a serious manner, “We don’t want to be hateful parents, especially when we never had high hopes for Craig to begin with. We know that he’s always been a rascal and his life will only continue this way. After winning two awards, he’s just going to live the rest of his life casually in the entertainment industry.”
“That’s why, Xiner, we always hoped to find a capable daughter-in-law. At least, someone that could assist the two of us in the future.”
“But, from the looks of it, we can’t hope for much now.”
“We won’t make things difficult for you anymore, but we won’t let things be easy either.”
“Since you’ve married into the Bei Family, you should try to contribute something to the family. So, after you give birth, we will train you. At least one of you should have the qualifications to assist us.”
“Is this an unreasonable request?”
Xiner shook her head.
“Since he refuses to live honestly and won’t take over the family business, we will have to trouble you. We’ll use this opportunity to officially announce that you are a part of the Bei Family and prove that you aren’t just a pretty face, even though you don’t have a strong family background to rely on.”
This time, Xiner nodded.
“It’s not too much to ask of you?”
In reality, Xiner had already done some management at Kaleidoscope before and felt quite interested in it. So, she was happy to have the opportunity to learn more.
“There’s one more very important point that I need to bring up. Within the industry, there are many men that are the same age as Craig. Most of them have families on the outside, I’m sure you know what I mean. However, they all have one official wife. We admit that this exists, but we can’t accept this kind of behavior.”
“He won’t…”
“It’s best if he won’t. But, if he does, then everything we’re giving you now is the best leverage you can use to keep him.”
It seemed, Mother Bei was actually worried that Xiner would be bullied.
Although Xiner was easily controlled by Craig, she wasn’t a pushover to the outside world.
At least, with a bit of training, she was capable of achieving quite a lot.
“Dad, mom, thank you.”
“I know you and Emma are well-acquainted. Since I’m Eric’s auntie, we are closely related; you didn’t think I was a man-eating tigress, did you? Some things are done for outsiders to see. After you enter this industry, you’ll know what I mean,” Mother Bei warned.
“Yes, I’ll learn well.”
“Since my grandchild is OK, you should take good care of it. I don’t hold high hopes for Craig. If you guys don’t move back home, I’ll hire a nanny to help you so you won’t be so exhausted.”
“OK.”
Xiner agreed to every single one of Mother Bei’s requests. At first, she expected herself to have the fate of a character from a modern-day novel and end up with a divorce. Who would have thought that the Bei Family weren’t as difficult to get along with as she imagined?
Mother Bei was right: since she was Eric’s auntie, they had very similar personalities.
Since the Roborts Family weren’t the type of people that deliberately made things difficult for other people, why would the Bei Family be any different?
“Let Craig continue kneeling. If he doesn’t learn his lesson, he might do the same thing again in the future!”
Although it was embarrassing for a 30-something-year-old to kneel, Craig did not complain. He did it for Xiner’s sake. As a result, he remained kneeling for an entire day and night, not slacking off for even a second.
He originally thought he’d be able to see his wife as soon as he pulled through the night. But, Mother Bei told him, “She’s gone…”
At first, Craig didn’t quite understand what his mother meant. He tried to stand up, but he discovered his legs were numb.
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