Chapter 116: Eloping?

Feng Yuxiao looked at his parents’ “mixed doubles” stance and thought to himself:

Oh no! This hurdle is impossible to pass! Little Wan, Little Wan, don’t blame your brother. This time, he’s truly in dire straits himself!

In a flash, his survival instinct kicked in, compelling him to decide.

He suddenly raised his voice and pointed at Xiong Yibai, who was quietly standing beside Feng Miwan:

“Here she is! How could she not be here? Little Wan’s partner is right here—it’s Xiong Yibai, Doctor Xiong! Right, Doctor Xiong?”

His words were like dropping a deep-water bomb into a calm lake!

With a “whoosh,” everyone’s gazes in the VIP box focused squarely on Xiong Yibai and Feng Miwan!

Xiong Daichuan and Shen Yong were stunned.

Zhao Shutong and Ren Queyue wore expressions of “whoa, finally here” as they watched the drama unfold.

Feng Shouzhuo and Shen Qingyun were completely dumbfounded. They looked at Xiong Yibai, then at their daughter, their minds blanking out.

Taking advantage of the shocked silence filling the room, Feng Yuxiao dashed forward to Feng Miwan—who was stunned by her brother’s maneuver—and Xiong Yibai, who looked slightly taken aback but still maintained her composed facade. He whispered:

“Little Wan, emergency rescue! Didn’t you just say you wanted to thank your brother properly? Helping me weather this storm from Mom and Dad is the best thanks! I’m outta here first!”

Without giving them time to react, he slipped out the VIP box door like a flash and vanished without a trace, leaving behind a room full of people staring in shock.

The VIP box fell into a deathly silence.

All eyes remained fixed on Xiong Yibai and Feng Miwan.

After a brief moment of shock, Shen Yong was the first to snap out of it. She looked at her daughter:

“Little Bai, what… what he just said, is it true or false?”

Xiong Daichuan followed suit, his expression turning much more serious:

“Yeah, Little Bai, speak up. What’s really going on here?”

Xiong Yibai felt her parents’ questioning gazes. She took a deep breath, preparing to admit it.

But just then!

Shen Qingyun, who had just been shocked by Zhao Shutong and Ren Queyue’s relationship and had been consoled by Xiong Yibai’s parents, immediately plastered on the “been-there-done-that” tolerant smile that Xiong Daichuan had used on her earlier. She hurried over to Xiong Daichuan and Shen Yong, saying in a light tone:

“Oh come on, look at you two. Why so serious?”

She mimicked Xiong Daichuan’s earlier tone:

“The young people nowadays have much more open minds than we did back then. They live more clearly, know what they want, and dare to pursue it. That’s a good thing!”

Feng Shouzhuo caught on and joined the persuasion team. He patted Xiong Daichuan’s shoulder, applying the lesson freshly learned:

“Sometimes we older folks overthink things. Look at these two kids—don’t they make such a great pair standing together? You can’t fake that kind of chemistry in their eyes…”

Before he could finish, Xiong Daichuan interrupted him with a helpless, amused expression. He pointed at Feng Miwan and Xiong Yibai, who had complicated looks on their faces, and reminded them:

“Wait, wait, wait—are you two missing the point? Wake up! Manager Feng just pointed to our Little Bai’s romantic partner—your Little Wan! Feng Miwan! How are you two acting like it’s no big deal and trying to console us instead?”

Xiong Daichuan’s words hit like a bolt from the blue, jolting the Feng parents out of their “consoling others” immersion!

The smile on Shen Qingyun’s face froze instantly. She slowly turned her head, her gaze shifting from the Xiong parents’ faces to her daughter and Xiong Yibai. The gears in her mind seemed to stutter for a moment before spinning into overdrive.

Feng Shouzhuo reacted too. His hand on Xiong Daichuan’s shoulder hung stiffly in mid-air, as if he’d heard something unbelievable. His voice suddenly rose:

“Little Wan?! What?! Little Wan! You mean… our Little Wan… and your Little Bai… are… dating?!”

Xiong Daichuan couldn’t help but retort: “Weren’t you just advising us to keep an open mind? How come when it’s your own family, the reaction is this huge?”

Shen Qingyun opened her mouth, but the words stuck in her throat.

She thought to herself: How is that the same? Little Wan is our precious baby! Think of all the sideways glances she’ll face from now on? All the detours and hardships? All the grievances she’ll endure?

Feng Shouzhuo was at a loss too. After a long pause, he finally squeezed out:

“This… this is different…”

On the other side, Feng Miwan leaned close to Xiong Yibai and whispered:

“Yibai, what do we do? The situation doesn’t look good… Should we just run?”

Xiong Yibai nearly burst out laughing at that.

She turned her head and whispered back: “What are you thinking? Run where? You still want to elope with me?”

“Isn’t that how it goes in idol dramas?”

Feng Miwan muttered confidently in a small voice:

“Parents strongly oppose, leads run off hand-in-hand, endure trials, and finally get blessings… Look at how the plot’s developing now—it’s just like that! We should be holding hands and charging out of here according to the script!”

“Little Honey, are you silly or what?”

Amused by her, Xiong Yibai gently pinched her palm.

“Just listen to me. Don’t say anything random later. Leave it to me.”

After soothing her little girlfriend, who was ready to bolt at any moment, Xiong Yibai took a deep breath and lifted her head.

She pulled Feng Miwan a bit closer to her side—a subtle protective gesture that said everything.

She adjusted the gold-rimmed glasses on her nose bridge and met the four elders’ shocked, puzzled, probing gazes with calm eyes. Her tone was her usual steady one, respectful and sincere:

“Dad, Mom, Uncle Feng, Aunt Shen.”

She politely addressed the elders present first.

“The situation is just as Manager Feng said. Little Wan and I are indeed together.”

“It was wrong of us not to tell you beforehand. We originally planned to find a more appropriate, formal occasion to explain everything slowly. We didn’t expect it to be revealed today in such a… well, rather sudden way.”

She didn’t blame Feng Yuxiao for “selling them out” but took the responsibility herself, keeping a very humble posture.

Then, without giving the elders a chance to interject with their shock or questions, she shifted gears, her tone softening further:

“I know this news might be a bit of a surprise to you, even hard to accept at first. But please don’t get angry or worried right away.”

Her gaze turned to her parents:

“Dad, Mom, you’ve met Little Wan and know her a bit. She’s kind, sincere, has dreams, and works hard for them. She’s very good to me—extremely good. Being with her makes me happy and secure.”

Then, she turned to the Feng parents, her tone even more earnest:

“Uncle Feng, Aunt Shen, I understand your concerns. If it were someone else’s child, offering blessings would be easy.”