Seeing Beiming Xue, whom he had painstakingly persuaded, once again lean into Wang Yan's embrace, Beiming Bufan couldn't help but angrily say, "Kid, my daughter is my responsibility, she has nothing to do with you."

Wang Yan patted Beiming Xue in his arms, turned to Beiming Bufan, and said coldly, "I said earlier you weren't fit to support her, it seems I was wrong; you're not even fit to be her father."

Hu Wei, standing behind Wang Yan, immediately chimed in, "I say you're not even fit to be called human. Hmph, to push your own daughter into the fire pit, are you still a man?"

At this moment, Ma Jun and Qin Tian also began to criticize Beiming Bufan.

Faced with their reproach, Beiming Bufan's face turned red—after all, he was partly wrong in this matter and couldn't find words to counter them.

However, Beiming Bufan quickly shouted, "Shut up, none of you have any right to decide on Beiming Family matters. The honor of the family is something you'll never understand."

Saying this, Beiming Bufan looked at Beiming Xue and said, "Xue'er, even though Wang Yan is here, I hope you stick to your earlier promise, let Wang Yan leave, long pain is better than short pain. Don't forget, you're saving our Beiming Family right now."

Hearing this, Beiming Xue lifted her head from Wang Yan's embrace and looked helplessly at him.

Wang Yan gently stroked Beiming Xue's hair and smiled slightly, saying, "No need to talk about saving a family. Even if saving the entire world, a woman shouldn't stand for it. Xue'er, as I said, I'll take care of everything."

Upon hearing this, Beiming Xue's face immediately showed relief, happiness, and comfort. She nodded obediently and stood quietly by Wang Yan's side.

Seeing this scene, Beiming Bufan couldn't help but sigh deeply. All his efforts just dissolved into thin air with Wang Yan's arrival.

Nevertheless, Beiming Bufan was still determined for one last effort as he had one more ace up his sleeve.

Beiming Bufan sighed and said, "Xue'er, if you insist on not listening to your father, there's nothing I can do. But before you make your final decision, there's something I need to show you."

Saying this, Beiming Bufan turned and left the living room, heading towards his study.

Soon enough, Beiming Bufan returned, holding an almost colorless, very old red paper in his hand.

Everyone was unsure of what Beiming Bufan brought, so they all looked at him quietly.

Beiming Bufan brought the red paper in front of Beiming Xue, slowly opened it, and said, "Xue'er, I never told you before, but now I must. When I and Xiahou Xin arranged your marriage, I swore on this agreement. I swore in the names of my great-grandfather and great-grandmother, that if I break the vow, their spirits will not consent, and I shall not die well."

After saying this, Beiming Bufan unfolded the red paper in front of Beiming Xue.

Beiming Xue hastily looked at the red paper and saw the words were exactly as Beiming Bufan described. If he broke the vow, he indeed would not die well.

Moreover, the names of two people were on the paper, presumably Beiming Bufan's great-grandfather and great-grandmother as he mentioned.

Seeing this paper, Beiming Xue was stunned, and Wang Yan was at a loss for words.

After all, filial piety is the foremost virtue. If Beiming Xue's breaking of the vow results in Beiming Bufan's ill fate, Beiming Xue naturally loses her filial integrity.

Hu Wei and the others also immediately fell silent; this single piece of paper turned Beiming Bufan from passive to active.

Seeing Wang Yan and the others speechless, Beiming Bufan finally felt relieved and reached out his hand, placing it in front of Beiming Xue, saying, "Xue'er, come to your father and do what a child of the Beiming Family should."

Beiming Xue hesitated once again. Leaving Wang Yan would undoubtedly break her heart, but staying by Wang Yan's side at the cost of her father's ill fate was equally unbearable given her kind nature.

She looked at Wang Yan by her side and then at Beiming Bufan reaching out to her, hesitating between choices, once again falling into painful dilemma.

At this moment, suddenly Wang Yan raised his hand, snatched the red paper from Beiming Bufan's hand, and examined it closely.

Seeing Wang Yan scrutinizing the red paper, Beiming Xue, Hu Wei, and others couldn't help but feel a glimmer of hope, hurriedly asking, "How about it? Is this red paper fake?"

"Could it be forged?"

However, Wang Yan shook his head and said, "It's real, nearly twenty years old."

Hearing this, Beiming Xue and the others were visibly disappointed, immediately deflating, while Beiming Bufan cheered up and said, "Of course it's real, Xue'er, now you should listen to your dad."

But Wang Yan waved his hand and said, "Wait a minute, even though this red paper is real, I have a way to make your vow invalid."

Hearing this, everyone was thrilled with joy, while Beiming Bufan was puzzled.

His vow was made in the names of his great-grandfather and great-grandmother; what could Wang Yan do to invalidate the vow?

Moreover, it was a vow that he would not die well; how could Wang Yan prove the vow was invalid? Would he wait to see how he eventually dies?

Beiming Bufan scoffed and thought to himself that Wang Yan was merely stalling for time.

Yet, Beiming Bufan then had a change of heart, thinking: I'll just let Wang Yan try and see what he can do. If he fails to invalidate the vow, I can push Wang Yan away easily.

With that thought, Beiming Bufan nodded, saying, "Alright, Wang Yan, since you have a way, I'll let you try. But let's make it clear, if you fail, you must leave here immediately and stop entangling with my daughter."

Wang Yan nodded and said, "Agreed."

Seeing Wang Yan so confident, Beiming Bufan felt uneasy but then reassured himself that vows are ethereal and impossible to invalidate. Even if Wang Yan found a way, it wouldn't be immediately verifiable, to which he could simply deny.

With that thought, Beiming Bufan said, "However, we don't have much time. I'll give you only half an hour."

Wang Yan smiled slightly, saying, "Half an hour is more than enough. If I meet your requirements, I hope you will no longer force Xue'er."

Beiming Bufan nodded in agreement.

Then Wang Yan raised his hand and called Ma Jun over, handing the red paper to him, and whispered a few words in his ear.

After hearing Wang Yan, Ma Jun smiled happily, took the red paper, and left.

At this moment, everyone except Wang Yan didn't know where Ma Jun had gone. They had no choice but to sit and wait anxiously for Ma Jun's return.

Time ticked by, and half an hour quickly passed.

When the time was up, Beiming Bufan immediately stood up and said, "Time's up, Wang Yan, you can leave now."

Wang Yan shook his head and pointed to the door, saying, "First, see who has arrived."

Sure enough, just then, two people walked in from outside.

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