Chapter 228 - The News Is True

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“Yes, I called up many people just now and they all said that this matter is true. Xia Fang’s neighbors all saw Xia Zhe’s wife,” Li Xiu said.

When He Mei heard this, she suddenly seemed to lose her strength and collapsed on the sofa.

“Xiao Mei! What’s wrong!” Li Xiu rushed forward to help He Mei when she saw that He Mei almost fainted.

She had waited for Xia Zhe for so many years! How could Xia Zhe have gotten married!

Who exactly was this new wife of his! What kind of extraordinary abilities did she have for Xia Zhe to take a fancy to her!

He Mei was so angry that she felt dizzy and she had no idea how to deal with this matter. When Xia Zhe was still single, even if he took a fancy to some girl, the relationship could not progress as long as the He family put a little pressure on him.

However, now that Xia Zhe was already married, it was impossible to make Xia Zhe marry her.

Unless… unless Xia Zhe got a divorce! Yes! A divorce!

“Mom, who did you hear this from? Is it true? Did you find out who that woman is and what her identity is?” He Mei held Li Xiu’s hand tightly.

Li Xiu felt bad seeing her daughter like this, and kept trying to comfort He Mei to prevent her from doing anything stupid.

He Mei’s father, He Guo, happened to return home at this moment. When He Mei saw her father, her tears began to fall uncontrollably.

“What’s going on? Who bullied our Xiao Mei?” He Guo asked.

“Dad, quickly call up Uncle Xia and ask him if Xia Zhe got married?” He Mei said tearfully.

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He Guo laughed and said, “Xiao Mei, did you have a nightmare? If Xia Zhe is getting married, how can he not inform the people in the capital? Aren’t you thinking too much?”

Li Xiu looked at He Guo earnestly and said, “It’s true. Zheng Yuan from the Zheng family said that it’s true.”

Immediately, He Guo stopped smiling and looked at Li Xiu and He Mei sternly. The news might be fake if they heard it from anyone else, but Zheng Yuan and Xia Zhe were in the same army unit and Zheng Yuan herself was bent on marrying Xia Zhe. If she said it was true, then it was probably true.

“Don’t panic, Xiao Mei. I’ll call your Uncle Xia and ask him.” After saying that, He Guo went to the phone and dialed the Xia family’s number.

“Hello.” The Xia family’s helper picked up the phone.

“Hello, I’m He Guo. I would like to speak to Xia Mao,” He Guo said patiently.

“Alright, please hold on. I’ll go look for him.”

Not long after, Xia Mao picked up the phone.

“Hello, Lao He, you really haven’t called me in a long time. What’s the matter?” Xia Mao asked.

“Brother Xia, you’ve been too nonchalant about Xia Zhe’s marriage. You didn’t tell us and I had to hear it from others,” He Guo said in a teasing manner.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

When Xia Mao heard that it was because of this matter, he thought that it was unfair to say he hid it from everyone. He was actually the one who had been kept in the dark!

Xia Mao laughed and said, “It’s not that we didn’t tell anyone. It’s because Xia Zhe is still in the army and hasn’t come back on leave, so the wedding ceremony has been delayed. When Xia Zhe is back, I’ll get him to send you the wedding wine. It’s a rather special period now, so we won’t be hosting a banquet. Besides, it’s inconvenient for our Xia Zhe’s wife.”

Inconvenient? How is it inconvenient?

He Guo was baffled by what he heard and asked in confusion, “What’s wrong, is Xia Zhe’s wife sick?”

“No, no, no. Xia Zhe’s wife is pregnant. The weather is hot now and it’ll be tough to host a big banquet. So we won’t be doing that part, but we’ll definitely send you the wedding wine when Xia Zhe comes back.”

“That’s really double happiness for your family. My congratulations, I’ll be waiting for the wine. Brother Xia, I’ll hang up first. Let’s meet another day when there’s a chance,” He Guo said.

“Alright. Go ahead.” Xia Mao hung up after saying that.

Sitting in the living room, He Mei and Li Xiu looked at He Guo and waited for him to tell them the truth.

He Guo was also feeling very angry about this. He had hinted to Xia Mao countless times about the matter of their two families becoming in-laws. Every time, Xia Mao would either tactfully reject him or change the topic, adamant about not discussing the marriage of their two children.