Chapter 8 Chapter 8 The person I want to marry is A Zhao

To be honest, even if Xu Zhaoyi didn't transfer the grudges of his previous life to Qin Sheng in this life, Qin Sheng always made him feel very... hard to describe.

It was he who threatened and forced the marriage, but he was also the one who was gentle, considerate and attentive, and it didn't even seem like he was pretending. Xu Zhaoyi didn't sense any purpose or malice in it, as if he was just acting casually without regard for personal interests.

In other words, from the moment he was threatened, the entire process was ridiculously gentle from beginning to end. Logically, even if he compromised, he should have felt aggrieved and angry, but the fact is, even if he did, it wouldn't be much.

Xu Zhaoyi glanced at Qin Sheng who was concentrating on driving beside him, and couldn't help but think that Qin Sheng before he turned evil was really a person who was very good at grasping the measure and manipulating people's hearts.

He did not reflect at all on the problem of being soft-hearted and not hard-working, but just silently raised his vigilance to a higher level.

The two-hour drive was neither fast nor slow. When Qin Sheng drove the car into the Qin family's gate, Xu Zhaoyi took a deep breath without leaving a trace. After all, he remembered that he had died here not long ago, so he didn't have any psychological trauma, but it did not feel pleasant.

Noodles lying on his legs felt the slight ups and downs, and quickly rubbed his palm with the top of her head.

Xu Zhaoyi came back to his senses, looked down at it and smiled.

The Qin family's house is very big. The car entered the gate and drove for a few minutes before stopping. The housekeeper Qin An had been waiting here for a long time. He walked over with a flattering smile and opened the car door for Qin Sheng.

"Master, you are finally back."

"Uncle An." Qin Sheng had no expression. He covered his lips and coughed twice, then threw the car keys to the other party.

Qin An quickly took it with both hands.

Even though he had seen this scene many times in his previous life, Xu Zhaoyi was still shocked.

Butler Qin An is no ordinary person. With the strength of the fifth level of Qi Refining, he can be called a Heavenly Master in the outside world, but in the Qin family he can only be a servant, groveling and opening the car door for the eldest young master of the Qin family in person.

Even so, many people still flock to his position. After all, the Qin family is blessed with wealth and has the most resources for cultivation in this era of scarce spiritual energy!

In his previous life, Xu Zhaoyi didn't think much about it. He just thought that Qin Sheng was very grand at home. It was not until this moment that he paid attention and discovered the contempt and disgust that flashed under the fake smile on the face of the housekeeper Qin An.

He didn't believe that a housekeeper could know the most important secrets of the Qin family. It could only be because Qin Sheng was unable to practice. Even though he received the most attention and favor from the Qin family on the surface, these people did not dare to offend him, but secretly they would probably only be more jealous of a sickly person who was born into a good family. Otherwise, how could his status be higher than those practitioners like them.

With a sigh, Xu Zhaoyi got out of the car holding the noodles. When the housekeeper Qin An saw the cat in his arms, his expression changed slightly. He changed his previous indifference and said in a kind tone, "This is the first time that the young master has brought a friend back."

It was no secret that Qin Sheng raised a cat after moving out of the Qin family, but he never brought the cat back home. Even when his wife occasionally mentioned that she wanted to see the cat, Qin Sheng got very angry and said that he didn't want others to touch his things, which almost made his wife angry to death.

Now, this ancestral cat, which even the lady was not qualified to see with her own eyes, was nestling obediently in the arms of the young master's friend.

"..." Xu Zhaoyi had no idea about the inside story. The corners of his mouth twitched when he heard the housekeeper's words. Was he going to say next that their eldest young master hadn't laughed like this for a long time?

The two looked at each other.

Qin Sheng's mind was strangely in sync with his. Seeing his subtle expression, he wanted to laugh, but now he could only touch the tip of his nose awkwardly to hold it back. He gave Xu Zhaoyi a look to signal him to follow, and then he walked away.

Xu Zhaoyi couldn't help laughing and followed behind.

[Why isn't the host laughing?] Noodles, who can't use a microphone on the public channel, is about to laugh: [Is it because he doesn't like to laugh by nature?]

[…Mute the microphone.] Qin Sheng calmly muted it.

The two walked to the reception hall one after the other. Qin Sheng's parents and uncles and cousins ​​were all there. All eyes instantly gathered and finally fell on Xu Zhaoyi who was holding the cat.

The Xu family is not unknown in the cultivation circle, but compared with the Qin family, it is completely insignificant. Therefore, not many people here can recognize who Xu Zhaoyi is, but there are always one or two who know him. After all, people who practice cultivation are rare and the circle is not big.

"Xu Zhaoyi, you're not dead?!"

A cry of surprise broke the silence.

Xu Zhaoyi raised his eyes and looked over.

The person who spoke was Qin Shi, one of Qin Sheng's cousins. He was a high school classmate of Xu Zhaoyi and Jin Nianyue, but he was not familiar with them. Recently, the Jin family approached him about forming a marriage, which made him suddenly remember that he had heard that Jin Nianyue and Xu Zhaoyi were engaged.

When he asked this question, the Jin family said that Xu Zhaoyi had been missing for a long time and was suspected to have been attacked. The Xu family conceded that he was in great danger, so the previous engagement was cancelled.

It turned out that Xu Zhaoyi, who had been missing for a long time according to the Jin family, was not only fine, but also came to the Qin family with his sickly cousin. It seemed that they had a pretty good relationship?

Qin Sheng actually let Xu Zhaoyi hold his cat!

You know, even his second uncle and second aunt, Qin Sheng’s biological parents, had only seen that fat orange cat in photos!

"Well, not dead." Xu Zhaoyi glanced at him and then looked away, stroking the cat and giving a perfunctory reply as a polite gesture.

He knew Qin Shi, and his only impression of him was that he was a typical school bully who relied on his family background to do whatever he wanted. Even when meeting old classmates, he would not waste time on small talk.

Qin Shi's face suddenly turned ugly. He didn't mind that Xu Zhaoyi didn't reminisce with him, but he was angry that the other party would rather rely on Qin Sheng, a sickly man, to get into the Qin family, rather than come to please him the first time he saw him!

Xu Zhaoyi's nonchalant attitude immediately irritated Qin Shi. He wanted to attack, but after glancing at the cat in Xu Zhaoyi's arms and being coldly glanced at by Qin Sheng who was coughing against his lips next to him, he opened his mouth but didn't dare to.

It’s not like there were no brothers who tried to embarrass Qin Sheng in the past, but in the end they were all punished without exception, and the punishments were much heavier than any trouble they had caused outside. Even their parents would not stand on their side.

Sickly people will pretend to be pitiful to gain sympathy!

Humph, I don’t know how these two sickly guys and losers got together. After today, he doesn’t believe that Qin Sheng can always stay by Xu Zhaoyi’s side. Then he will definitely teach Xu Zhaoyi a lesson!

[Is this sinister-looking villain still alive?] Noodles, sensing the incoming hostility, said unhappily, [Just because Little Daddy didn't curry favor with him, he's falling down?]

Qin Sheng was not surprised: [It’s not the first day you know that this family’s eyes are all on the top of their heads.]

He didn't take Qin Shi seriously, and neither did Xu Zhaoyi.

At this point, everyone else in the hall also reacted. Qin Sheng's mother, Wu Yunlian, stood up and invited them to sit down. With a gentle smile on her face, she asked softly, "Mr. Xu, is that you? It's rare for our Qin Sheng to bring friends back home."

"I was wondering why you suddenly rejected the Jin family's marriage proposal. It turns out you found out her fiancé is fine." She glanced at Qin Sheng with a smile and complained, "Why didn't you tell me earlier? Someone from the Jin family came yesterday. If you had told me earlier, I could have told them earlier."

Qin Sheng coughed twice and said coldly, "The Jin family has already canceled the engagement. What does Azhao's news have to do with them?"

The word "Azhao" made Xu Zhaoyi pause in petting the cat. No one had ever called him like that before.

"...Ah?" Wu Yunlian was a little overwhelmed. What he said seemed to make sense, but she always felt an indescribable strange feeling in her heart.

How could she not know that her eldest son, who was so cold-hearted and had little attachment to his parents, also had a warm heart to stand up for his friend.

And the name 'Azhao', coming out of the mouth of Qin Sheng, who is so introverted that he keeps everyone, including his parents, at a distance, really seems too intimate.

Not to mention the cat in Xu Zhaoyi's arms. When Wu Yunlian saw it for the first time, he almost couldn't keep the smile on his face. He could only try his best to ignore it to ensure that he would not be blinded by anger and question Qin Sheng in public whether he, the mother who gave birth to him, was not as good as an outsider in his eyes!

She didn't dare.

She once tried it once, relying on the hard work of her ten months of pregnancy and her status as a mother, but not long after, Qin Sheng moved out of the Qin family with a determined attitude.

Of course the Qin family didn't want to, but they didn't dare to stop her, fearing that if Qin Sheng got angry, everything would go to waste. So naturally, in the end, everything became her fault. Even though Qin Sheng didn't say that he moved out because of her, but that... ha! She didn't believe it herself. Even her husband Qin Kangnian, who always obeyed her in everything, gave her a good scolding for it.

Even though the initial trigger for her conflict with Qin Sheng was just a few words she said to Qin Sheng, hoping that he could get along well with his younger brother Qin Xing.

What's wrong with this?!

Qin Sheng was usually spoiled at home, but he was also never nice to his own brother, always causing Qin Xing to be punished and scolded. As a mother, even a gentle word of advice seemed like a violation of heaven.

That was the first time she deeply understood that Qin Sheng was not actually her son. He was just a family heirloom that was born in her womb and needed to be worshipped.

But this did not prevent her from being disgusted by Qin Sheng's behavior of not taking her seriously. After all, Qin Sheng had no idea about his true situation, right?

A sickly child who can only survive and be spoiled because of his parents' favoritism, who looks down on his parents and is arrogant to everyone in the family. In Wu Yunlian's opinion, how can this not be regarded as eating with the bowl in hand and cursing after putting it down?

The Qin family may have been unfair to Qin Sheng, but Qin Sheng really didn't make her feel the slightest bit of maternal love for her.

She was furious in her heart, but she had to keep a kind smile on her face and said slowly, "In that case, then the matter between you and the little girl from the Jin family..."

Qin Sheng looked at him coldly and interrupted directly:

"It has nothing to do with the Jin family. I came back today to let you know that I'm getting married, and my partner is A Zhao."

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