"What?"
"Is that so?"
Chen Yibiao immediately looked at Shangguan Wenhai: "Brother Shangguan, your daughter is engaged to my son and has fallen in love with someone else, who is also a common enemy of our four great families. How do you explain this?"
Shangguan Wenhai's face immediately turned frighteningly gloomy, and his eyes shone with two sharp beams of light as he stared at Shangguan Yanran's face, and he said sternly.
"Is what Young Master Chen said true?"
Shangguan Yanran's almond-shaped eyes widened: "Dad, don't listen to his nonsense, it's not true!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Shaochong sneered.
"You still won't admit it?"
“I saw you eating at the Black Cuisine Farm with my own eyes.”
"Does having dinner with him mean there's something between us?"
Shangguan Yanran retorted coldly, "You know perfectly well why I ate with him, I don't need to explain!"
What she meant was that if you hadn't stopped me on the way last time, and Ye Tianyu had happened to pass by and saved me, I wouldn't have met him, and having dinner with him was just a way of repaying him.
Chen Shaochong certainly understood what she meant.
A ferocious glint flashed across his face: "Just admit you had dinner with him, and I'll explain for you!"
Then, she turned to look at Shangguan Wenhai: "Uncle Shangguan, did you hear that? She admitted to having dinner with Ye Tianyu."
"Now I understand why she ran away from her engagement—it was all for Ye Tianyu!"
"There must have been something going on between them for a long time!"
Chen Yibiao immediately chimed in, "Brother Shangguan, it's been confirmed that your daughter and Ye Tianyu had dinner together. What do you think about this...?"
His tone was somewhat aggressive.
Shangguan Wenhai's face turned green with anger, and he said coldly, "Patriarch Chen, rest assured, I will give you an explanation!"
As he spoke, he turned his gaze to Shangguan Yanran and suddenly slammed his hand on the coffee table in front of him.
"Absurd! Ye Tianyu is the mortal enemy of our four major families. You actually had dinner with him in private, making me lose all face!"
"Tell me, what do you want me to do?"
Shangguan Yanran was furious when she saw that her father actually believed Chen Shaochong's one-sided story.
He immediately retorted, "Dad, Chen Shaochong is spouting nonsense. He's holding a grudge against me for running away from the wedding, so he's deliberately making up stories. I've only met Ye Tianyu two or three times."
"I had dinner with him because Chen Shaochong intercepted me on the way and tried to kidnap me. Ye Tianyu happened to be passing by and rescued me. So I treated him to dinner to repay him. There's nothing between us at all!"
Before Shangguan Wenhai could respond, Chen Yibiao spoke first, his voice sinister.
"Brother Shangguan, did you hear that?"
“It’s perfectly normal for my son to chase after your daughter and bring her back after she ran away from the wedding last time.”
"However, by sheer coincidence, Ye Tianyu encountered her on the way and rescued her!"
"How could such a coincidence happen?"
"I think your daughter had already made plans with Ye Tianyu. She ran away from the wedding to see Ye Tianyu, which is why she ran into him on the way!"
His words, though seemingly unreasonable, actually made a lot of sense.
Yuwen Shan and Yin Liehuo nodded at the same time.
"Patriarch Chen's analysis is excellent!"
"It's impossible for it to be such a coincidence. Miss Shangguan clearly had an affair with Ye Tianyu long ago."
"That's why she ran away from the wedding on the day of the engagement, and Ye Tianyu came to pick her up, which is why they met on the way!"
The two men spoke eloquently, but in reality, they were just adding fuel to the fire, trying to incite Shangguan Wenhai to increase his anger.
Shangguan Yanran and Ye Tianyu were having dinner together. They were both unhappy about saving Fang Xueqing today, so they wanted to force Shangguan Wenhai to carry out family discipline.
Shangguan Yanran was so angry she felt like her lungs were about to explode. The three major families were making such veiled accusations, clearly settling personal scores.
Her spoiled temper was ignited; she didn't want to argue anymore, so she simply confronted them directly, pointing at Chen Yibiao and Chen Shaochong.
"Yes, I have an ambiguous relationship with Ye Tianyu, what's it to you?"
"Chen Shaochong, who do you think you are? Why should I get engaged to you?"
"I just don't like you. You're like a toad trying to eat swan meat. Keep dreaming!"
"Don't bother me anymore, I will never marry you!"
After a merciless retort, Chen Yibiao and Chen Shaochong looked even worse than if they had eaten shit.
The father and son's facial muscles twitched uncontrollably; they were so angry they were about to vomit blood.
"Shut up, that's enough!"
Shangguan Wenhai roared, "How dare you! Your engagement with Young Master Chen has already been arranged, and you have no right to refuse!"
"If you ever dare to see Ye Tianyu again, I'll break your legs!"
As he spoke, he turned his gaze to Chen Yibiao and his son, and said apologetically.
"I'm sorry, it's my fault for not raising my daughter well. I apologize to you all!"
"However, my daughter has only had a meal with Ye Tianyu so far, and has not done anything else inappropriate."
"Now that she's here, I've decided that Young Master Chen should get engaged to her right now."
"Due to the time constraints, a simple process will suffice."
"After the engagement, her status is settled. Young Master Chen can take her back to the Chen family, and we can hold the wedding on a later date!"
These words shocked Shangguan Yanran so much that she staggered back two steps.
She never expected that her father would want her to get engaged to Chen Shaochong right now.
That's not all; he even personally allowed Chen Shaochong to bring her back to the Chen family. Isn't that sending her into a tiger's den?
"Dad, how could you do this?"
She was furious: "I would rather die than marry a man like that! He'll only marry me if he kills me!"
"Shut up!"
Shangguan Wenhai shouted again, "I've made up my mind, and you have to agree whether you like it or not!"
When Chen Yibiao saw that Shangguan Wenhai wanted his son and Shangguan Yanran to get engaged immediately, his expression softened considerably.
He was well aware, of course, that Shangguan Yanran and Ye Tianyu could not possibly have any romantic relationship.
His aggressive behavior just now was simply because he was angry about Shangguan Yanran's elopement last time, and he retorted to Shangguan Wenhai to save face.
Chen Shaochong's anger turned to joy. Shangguan Wenhai told him to get engaged to Shangguan Yanran now and then he could bring her home, something he never dreamed of.
What a surprise! If we take Shangguan Yanran back, wouldn't we be able to do whatever we want to her at any time?
He even brought her home and immediately made her his woman.
He almost burst out laughing when he thought of something that made him happy.
He immediately pulled out an exquisite little gift box from his pocket and said proudly.
"Uncle Shangguan, luckily I had the engagement ring I prepared last time with me."
"I'll put it on Yanran right now!"
After saying that, he took the small box and walked up to Shangguan Yanran with a bright smile.
"Shangguan Yanran, you heard that. Uncle Shangguan wants me to get engaged to you now. You have no choice."
"Show me your finger, I'll put it on you. From now on, you're officially my fiancée!"
"Pah! Who's engaged to you?"
Shangguan Yanran spat: "Who wants your broken ring?"
"roll!"
With that, he raised his hand and swept it away, knocking the diamond ring from Chen Shaochong's hand to the ground...
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