"grass!"

With a curse, Qin Huai stubbed out his cigarette, threw the barely lit cigarette into the trash can, walked out of the villa, crossed the lawn, and sat sprawled out on a wooden chair by Phoenix Lake.

It was almost nine o'clock, and the evening breeze still carried a lingering heat, making Qin Huai increasingly annoyed.

Buzzing...

The cell phone rang abruptly.

Qin Huai was already annoyed, and without even looking at who was calling, he said irritably, "Spit it out."

There was a few seconds of silence on the phone before a gentle, warm voice sounded in Qin Huai's ear: "Xiao Huai, did you suffer any injustice outside?"

Upon hearing this sound, Qin Huai's eyes widened, and he quickly held the phone screen up to his face.

Seeing the words "Aunt Lan" clearly displayed above, I thought to myself, "Holy crap!" and quickly said, "Aunt Lan, why aren't you playing 'Kuso' with Dad at this hour... oops, why aren't you resting?"

"Do you feel that Aunt Lan is bothering you?"

The voice was still gentle, but it made Qin Huai break out in a cold sweat.

From childhood to adulthood, he was lawless and fearless, not even of Qin Mushan.

It wasn't until Qin Mushan married Aunt Lan that Qin Huai first learned what it meant to have one thing subdue another.

It wasn't that Aunt Lan treated Qin Huai badly; on the contrary, Aunt Lan perfectly made up for the maternal love that Qin Huai lacked, and because of this, Qin Huai respected and loved her from the bottom of his heart.

Aunt Lan was also an extremely capable person. Internally, she kept Qin Mushan and his son Qin Huai completely under her thumb, and externally, she managed the Qin family's vast business in an orderly manner.

The Qin family was originally at the bottom of the list of wealthy families in the capital. To put it bluntly, their rise to the top was all thanks to Aunt Lan.

"No, no, Aunt Lan, what are you saying? I'm so happy you called me!" Qin Huai said with a fawning expression.

Aunt Lan said softly, "I heard you got into a fight with someone over a girl named Lu Qingxue. I really like that girl. You two should get along well. If she gets snatched away by someone else, see how I deal with you."

"Ah ha! Aunt Lan, you have such good taste! Don't worry, we have a very good relationship! She just said she wanted to be my fiancée, she's definitely not going to leave!"

"That's good. I'll wait for your good news."

Aunt Lan hung up the phone.

The moment the call ended, Qin Huai sprang to his feet and sprinted towards the villa as if being chased by a dog: "Lu Qingxue! I regret it! Let's get engaged first, and get married when the time is right!"