Rebirth of the Cannon Fodder in the Entertainment Circle
Chapter 568: Apocalypse True Daughter Cannon Fodder (39)

Chapter 568: Apocalypse True Daughter Cannon Fodder (39)

Luo Ning’s words left Third Luo at a loss for a retort.

He couldn’t help feeling guilty; could it be that his feelings for Jiaojiao were more than brotherly?

Luo Baomiao’s complexion turned even whiter. Discovering the mocking and disdainful glances from the people around her, she wished she could just vanish into a hole right then and there.

Raised in a cocoon of pampering since childhood, this was her first time enduring such embarrassment.

Biting her lip, she burst into tears and tried to run away.

But she had only taken a few steps before Yu Wei blocked her path.

"Miss Luo, don’t forget that the last time you ran out, you attracted a pack of wolves. It’s best if you stay here this time," he said.

Although they were now within the borders of the Capital City, that didn’t mean there was no danger.

Luo Baomiao felt like she was going to crumble. How could these people be so annoying, continuously pressuring her like this?

The more she thought about it, the more aggrieved she felt. Tears kept falling as if Yu Wei had bullied her terribly.

Yu Wei was speechless. He was just afraid this woman would selfishly run out again and lead danger back here. Whose pity did she think her look of grief was attracting?

Indeed, his longstanding avoidance of weepy girls was right. How frightening.

Zuo Xia then came to his senses and stepped forward, his gaze cold as he looked at Luo Baomiao. "Miss Luo, let’s call off our engagement," he said.

Not only had this woman kissed and flirted with another man outside, but she was also overly intimate with her own brother. He truly couldn’t accept it.

And he couldn’t help feeling relieved that all of this had come to light now.

Otherwise, after returning to the Kyoto Base, if Luo Baomiao insisted on marrying him, he feared he would have a whole prairie growing on his head.

No wonder Luo Baomiao had said that after marriage, they would respect each other’s privacy and not interfere with one another.

So this was the kind of non-interference she had in mind, to each do their own thing, it seemed.

Despite being a scion of a wealthy family, he really couldn’t handle a marriage where husband and wife did as they pleased independently.

So, he took advantage of the moment to break off the engagement swiftly. Whatever Luo Baomiao wanted to do in the future would have nothing to do with him.

Luo Baomiao’s mentality was really crumbling.

She looked at Zuo Xia, crying out, "I am your fiancee! Don’t you believe me? How can you trust them over me?"

Although she wasn’t particularly fond of Zuo Xia, she had agreed to the engagement because of Zuo Xia’s family background and his status as the heir.

She couldn’t accept just cancelling the engagement like this. In her mind, it shouldn’t have been this way.

Even if the engagement were to be called off, she should be the one who was wronged and stood on the moral high ground, not the one carrying the burden of scandal.

Zuo Xia was at a loss for words. "As I’ve said, I believe the evidence."

"What about those photos? You admitted just now that you kissed someone else."

Luo Baomiao continued to cry out of self-pity, "But I didn’t do it on purpose! I was really drunk that time, I had no idea he was taking advantage of me."

She really had drunk too much that time, which led to the kiss; previously, she had just been stringing him along ambiguously.

After all, the fact that Long Feifei’s fiance was interested in her was a matter of pride and a sense of achievement for her, given that Long Feifei was never on friendly terms with her.

Zuo Xia felt that this woman’s thought processes were somewhat abnormal. If there weren’t feelings between them ordinarily, would a drunken state lead to a fervent embrace and kiss?

And looking at the photos, there were only two people in the private room. Men and women alone in a private room, drinking—it wasn’t something decent people did.

"A kiss is still a kiss, even if it only happened once; it’s still a betrayal."

"Moreover, you were so intimate with your own third brother."

"Now that you’ve confirmed there’s no blood relation between you, might as well get together. I’m annuling our engagement to facilitate that," he said.

He was somewhat disgusted by the ambiguous photo of the siblings embracing each other.

Luo Baomiao was furious. How could Zuo Xia be so obstinate?

"I don’t agree," she said, wiping away her tears.

She heard that the Zuo Family had developed better at the Kyoto Base than Mother Luo’s maternal family and still occupied a place in the upper-class circles.

The Luo Family was a top-tier wealthy family in S City, but after arriving at the Kyoto Base, they would have to start over, and it wasn’t certain whether they could return to those upper circles.

She didn’t want to let go of her fiance, Zuo Xia.

She had planned, upon arriving at the Kyoto Base, to have Zuo Xia include her in the upper-class circles and then thoroughly cleanse the reputation Luo Ning had smeared.

Now that he was proposing to annul the engagement, of course, she could not agree.

Zuo Xia had intended to maintain his gentlemanly conduct, but seeing her like this, he was no longer pleased.

She was clearly the one in the wrong, yet how could she so self-righteously refuse?

Especially that aggrieved look that appeared as if it was no big deal, it was infuriating just to see it.

"I’m informing you, not asking."

He didn’t want to interact with Luo Baomiao anymore and approached Father Luo and Mother Luo.

"Aunt Luo, Uncle Luo, as you can see, I cannot accept such a wife, and the Zuo Family cannot accept such a daughter-in-law, so let’s annul the previous engagement."

He paused and then added, "After returning to the Kyoto Base, I will personally visit Old Madam Jia to explain."

At this moment, Father Luo and Mother Luo felt extremely embarrassed. Having spent their lives in glory, they never imagined that they would lose so much face today because of their own daughter and adopted daughter.

Father Luo, while blaming Luo Ning for relentlessly targeting Luo Baomiao, was even more resentful toward Luo Baomiao.

Luo Baomiao’s impropriety made it seem as though the Luo Family didn’t know how to raise a daughter.

The embarrassment was witnessed by so many present, and upon reaching the Kyoto Base the next day, he didn’t even know where to put his face.

It seemed true after all; one who isn’t one’s own flesh and blood just isn’t the same. Luo Baomiao must have inherited her real parents’ shamelessness.

"Young Master Zuo, we are truly sorry. We never expected Luo Baomiao would do something like kissing someone else, even if it was caused by being drunk, she was indeed wrong."

"We agree to the annulment," he said, hard-pressed.

He had it all planned out for this trip to the Kyoto Base, intending to leverage the Yue Family’s influence while also relying on the Zuo Family to penetrate the upper circles of the Capital City.

Who could have anticipated that before even reaching the Kyoto Base, his son-in-law would be out of the picture, and his plans to use the Zuo Family’s help would be dashed.

Even after his own daughter left, he still hadn’t given up on Luo Baomiao. Apart from raising her from a young age and harboring some affection, the most critical reason was the marital alliance with the Zuo Family.

Now that it had come to this, how could he not be angry?

Mother Luo was equally humiliated. She had always been a lady held in high regard, and now, due to her adopted daughter’s shameless act, their engagement with the Zuo Family was annulled, and she lost all face.

Especially after arriving at the Kyoto Base the next day, how was she to explain this to her maternal family?

She knew that her maternal family placed great importance on the marriage alliance with the Zuo Family.

Especially since the two families were of similar status in the past, but after the apocalypse, her maternal family was significantly weakened and needed the marriage to the Zuo Family to recover.

But now that Zuo Xia had proposed annulment, if they did not agree, they would lose even more face and be in a more awkward position.

"Little Zuo, it’s our fault for not raising Jiaojiao well. We are really sorry for this. We agree to call off the engagement," she said, barely managing a smile, trying to maintain the last of her dignity.

The Zuo Family would not take Luo Baomiao in anymore; better to agree candidly than to refuse and offend. It was better to leave each other some dignity.

Zuo Xia smiled politely, "Thank you, Aunt Luo and Uncle Luo!"

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