After a long silence, Nan's father finally spoke and asked:
"Mr. Shen is here today to discuss your engagement. Your mother and I would like to ask for your opinion and see what you think."
Upon hearing this, Nanzhi's heart skipped a beat; it was indeed an ominous premonition.
He subconsciously glanced at the spot where Shen Xingmian was sitting, and saw that the guy looked at him with an innocent expression.
Nanzhi was furious and told him to go back and persuade the old man, but instead, he brought him here to propose marriage.
“Zhizhi, I know this is a bit abrupt, but Xingmian is not young anymore, and I, this old man, can't live for many more years. That's why I begged him to come to your house to propose marriage. I hope you don't mind.”
This was the first time the elderly man, who had always been aloof and superior, had lowered himself to speak to someone like this.
As he spoke, the worry between his brows deepened.
Nan Zhi understood what Old Master Shen meant. After all, he was getting old, and Shen Xingmian only had this one relative, so it was understandable that he was so anxious.
She was somewhat troubled; if she disagreed, would it be disrespectful to the elderly, or a sign of filial impiety?
She agreed, but things seemed to be getting out of control, and she was in a dilemma.
"Miss, I agree! What are you waiting for? Do you really want to watch a lonely old woman die with resentment, and her only grandson still be left without a marriage partner? If you really do that, it will be heartbreaking."
The Meow Meow Machine spoke excitedly, its voice even sounding like it was about to cry.
Nanzhi thought for a while before nodding.
"Engagement is fine, but I'll be going abroad soon, so we need to keep things simple."
Upon hearing this, Old Master Shen had no choice but to agree. He nodded happily, "Of course. Our two families will arrange to have a meal together, and after the engagement is finalized, we can consider marriage again once you have completed your studies and returned."
Shen Xingmian lowered her eyes, concealing the triumphant glint in them.
Nan's parents exchanged a glance, and thought, "Well, a daughter grows up and can't stay at home."
Two days later, the two families met for a meal, a simple ceremony, and that was considered the engagement.
The Shen family even brought an engagement ring.
Nanzhi was completely stunned. This return was truly unexpected. She never imagined that in just over ten days, she would not only meet her parents but also get engaged.
She stared blankly at the ring that had appeared on her left middle finger.
Shortly after their engagement, the two boarded a plane to country M.
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M Country Xu Family Manor
Lately, a somber atmosphere has permeated the Xu family.
Xu Mo investigated the previous claims made by Mo Yu and Mo Wenhui about Nan Zhi's wickedness.
The other party had erased all traces of the incident, but Xu Mo still managed to uncover it using a lot of connections.
The investigation revealed that this was not the case as Mo Yu and others had claimed.
Throughout the entire process, Nanzhi did not provoke anyone.
However, he was resented by several people, who even tried to ruin his reputation.
Xu Mo felt like he was meeting Butler Li and Mo Yu for the first time.
Although he was the head of the household, he had many responsibilities, and his wife managed all the household affairs.
I've never heard of anything happening to them.
Xu Mo always thought that although Mo Wenhui was somewhat spoiled, she had a way of managing the family.
Butler Li was someone she had personally promoted, and he was indeed very capable.
Unexpectedly, with the indulgence of Mo Wenhui and Mo Yu, Steward Li became increasingly unruly.
Even his son acted as an accomplice, harming many respectable women, and ultimately dared not resist due to the power of the Xu family.
The more Xu Mo investigated, the less he could believe what he was seeing. Butler Li, relying on the Xu family's backing, had done a lot of heinous things.
Even Mo Yu played a significant role in it, especially regarding the matter of Nan Zhi; it was actually her idea to humiliate Nan Zhi.
Xu Mo was extremely disappointed, but he didn't pay attention to them for the time being and kept thinking about what the appropriate thing to do was.
Before they could deal with the two men, the eldest son, Xu Chaoci, returned home with the information he had found.
Xu Chaoci spent a lot of effort to find out the truth. Because Nanzhi's current mother is Bai Yarou, Xu Chaoci, who knew nothing about it, even went in the wrong direction.
They thought this person was Nanzhi's biological mother, but after further investigation, they found out that she was not.
Only then did they turn their attention to investigating Nanzhi's birth mother.
That person had been dead for nearly twenty years, a very long time.
So Xu Chaoci spent a lot of effort to find the Xu family, but the Xu family was not easy to find.
Xu Chaoci finally started by investigating a servant, and through that clue, he discovered that Nanzhi's birth mother was not Xu's biological daughter.
It was during the year of the typhoon that the old lady of the Xu family picked it up.
Upon hearing Xu Chaoci's report, Xu Mo was both excited and somewhat regretful.
I never imagined that Nanzhi's mother had passed away so early.
"Dad, what about Nanzhi?"
Xu Mo remained silent for a long time. "This matter is not urgent. I have also investigated what your mother said. Nan Zhi is not as bad as they described. Before that, I will deal with family matters first."
Xu Chaoci frowned, truly baffled as to why his home had become such a chaotic mess.
The two were being very careful in their conversation, but someone still overheard them.
That was Mo Yu. She had originally planned to go upstairs to talk to her uncle about her work at the company while he was home.
But I never expected to hear such a shocking secret.
Nan Zhi is actually her uncle's niece?
Mo Yu's eyes widened, then she tiptoed away.
She was afraid that she would make a sound in her surprise.
The more Mo Yu thought about it, the more frightened she became, and even her hands and feet turned icy cold.
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