The summer night was so hot that people could hardly breathe. When Cheng Jinran came back from the company, Cheng Ye was pacing anxiously in the living room. When he saw him come in, his eyes lit up instantly and he threw himself into his arms.
Cheng Jinran opened his arms and hugged him, patted his back, and said with a smile: "What's wrong? Why are you so enthusiastic today?" His fingertips were wet, and Cheng Jinran's face changed. He touched his back, and his sweaty clothes stuck to his body. "Isn't the air conditioner on? Why are you still sweating? Why don't you change clothes? Be careful not to catch a cold."
He put Cheng Ye aside, took off his suit and hung it on the hanger, then asked calmly, "I heard that Su Bairui came to see you. What did he say?"
Cheng Ye pursed his lips, looking very worried: "Brother, I just want to tell you about this."
It was rare to see his brother with such a serious expression. Cheng Jinran was stunned for a moment, then thought that it must be because of Su Bairui again. When he thought about how cunning that person was, he almost deceived himself, causing his brother to have a hole in his forehead. He added thick and dark strokes to the mark that was originally made for Su Bairui, and asked in a calm voice: "What's wrong, did Su Bairui bully you?"
Cheng Jinran slowly narrowed his eyes, his fox eyes slightly raised, and his originally romantic appearance seemed a little fierce: "I haven't gone to settle the score with him yet, but he is so bold that he actually came to my door."
"No, no." Cheng Ye hurriedly shook his head and said hesitantly, "It's not really bullying, he's just..."
"Don't be so hesitant. You're driving me crazy." Cheng Jinran got angry when he saw his bullied look.
What's wrong with this kid? His family is rich and powerful, so why does he have to look at other people's faces? Even if Cheng Jinran's younger brother is not a little princess, he shouldn't suffer in vain.
Cheng Jinran's eyes flashed, and he immediately picked up his phone and pretended to call Qin Su, "If you don't tell me, I'll ask Qin Su for Su Bairui's contact information. I'll ask him myself."
"No, brother, let me tell you!" Cheng Ye was forced to sigh, "He came to me today and said just one thing." He licked the corner of his dry lips and spoke hesitantly, "He said he likes Brother Qin and begged me to give Brother Qin to him."
Cheng Jinran's head was full of question marks: "...What's going on? The Qin family agreed to the marriage contract. Although it was just a contract, both parties signed it. Why are they acting like a bully trying to steal my wife now?!"
"...Brother." Cheng Ye frowned and shouted in dissatisfaction, "Don't talk nonsense. This is originally a business marriage. If Xiaobai and Brother Qin are really in love with each other, she will definitely not mind that her husband is engaged to someone else."
"How about..." he said hesitantly, "dissolve this marriage."
"No!" Cheng Jinran said with a stern face. He glanced at Cheng Ye's unhappy face and sighed, "How come they are in love with each other? How come we are no longer related?"
Cheng Jinran was so angry that his chest ached. Seeing his beloved brother considerately making excuses for the other party, he felt a lump in his throat. He advised earnestly, "It's not that we can't cancel the engagement. This engagement was originally signed by our two families. Even if we want to cancel it, we should do it the same way as when we first signed the engagement. Both parties should sit down together and discuss it properly. How can you just come here and force us to cancel the engagement by claiming to have the moral high ground?"
The more he talked, the angrier he got. Cheng Jinran felt furious, his eyes filled with deep anger. "Is the Qin family really God? If there's a marriage alliance, our Cheng family has to cooperate. Now that Qin Su has someone he likes, we have to know the situation and disappear immediately. How can Qin Su take all the good things? How shameless is he?"
"Brother, don't say that. They... they are true love, right?" Cheng Ye pursed her lips and said this, but her unhappy expression was obvious.
To put it bluntly, this is like killing the donkey after it has done its work. Who would be willing to be used at will?
"Tsk, what does this have to do with true love?" Cheng Jinran sneered. "Why didn't you say true love comes first when you were surrounded by enemies from all sides? You used the engagement to gain a foothold in the capital. The marriage was made because his father and our father were long-time friends. Otherwise, Qin Su would have been isolated and bankrupt at that time. Besides, if it wasn't to help the Qin family, why would you get engaged to Qin Su? He's not a royal relative. It was his family that was in trouble and begged us for help! Now, he just says true love and kicks us away?"
Cheng Jinran rolled his eyes, gulped down a large glass of cold water, and a sneer appeared on the corner of his lips: "They haven't given you a single cent of what they promised to give you, and now they want to use such a cheap trick to make you take the initiative to cancel the marriage, no way!"
Of course, if the Qin family insisted on canceling the engagement, as long as the original contract terms were fulfilled one by one, Cheng Jinran would sign immediately without saying a word. Anyway, he had long wanted to rescue his beloved brother!
My younger brother is already eighteen years old, and he is always bound by a marriage contract. How can he fall in love?
"It's not that we don't want to cancel the engagement, but we want to take the dominant position." Cheng Jinran said with a roll of his eyes.
He knew his brother didn't understand the complexity of this, so he didn't make it difficult for him. He just rubbed Cheng Ye's head and said, "Forget it. You won't understand even if I tell you. Just be good, and I won't let you suffer any injustice. Tomorrow I will go find Qin Su and ask him personally what he means."
It feels good to sow discord and create trouble out of nothing. Cheng Ye thought about it, tilted his head and said, "Let's go together."
"What are you going to do?" Cheng Jinran disagreed. He reached out and pulled Cheng Ye to sit on the sofa. "Don't associate with that guy called Su Bairui anymore. Who knows if he has already colluded with Qin Su and knows that you are soft-hearted, so he took advantage of you. It's a pity that you are still friends with him."
"No." Cheng Jinran suddenly realized, "Damn, why do I feel like their affair has already started a long time ago? That Su Bairui might have approached you deliberately just to break off the engagement, but he didn't expect you to see through him. In a fit of rage, he pushed you down the stairs. Damn, this matter is definitely not over!"
"That's impossible." Cheng Ye almost couldn't hold back his laughter, and quickly suppressed the corners of his mouth that were eagerly curled up, not even daring to look at Cheng Jinran.
"Why not!" Cheng Jinran snorted coldly, "The pretty boy looks like a scheming bitch."
Cheng Ye: "..." That's not what you said in the original material. What innocent, what pure, all the positive words were thrown at Su Bairui.
"Let me go. If Brother Qin and Xiaobai are truly in love, I really shouldn't interfere with their love just based on a marriage contract. But if..." Cheng Ye frowned, looking very worried.
"What's it to you?" Cheng Jinran waved his hand. "The engagement was made by the old man and Qin Su. You are the real victim. Don't overthink it. There are all kinds of birds in the forest. There are always some people who don't know what's good for them and take advantage of them!"
"But..." Cheng Ye was still a little uneasy. Cheng Jinran slapped him on the forehead and said, "There's no but. Why are you so considerate of others? Being soft-hearted will only bring you great harm. I will be worried sick about you in the future. Learn from that Su Bairui, who has a pure and innocent face but does nothing wrong."
Cheng Ye: “…” So you are teaching me not to behave like a human being?
However, judging from Cheng Jinran's angry comments about Su Bairui, I'm afraid that even if Su Bairui jumps into the whitewashing pool, Cheng Jinran will no longer have a good impression of him.
If Cheng Jinran is not in love and his IQ is not offline, then the Cheng family will be safely saved. At least before Cheng Ye leaves this world, he can have everything he wants and be a disabled young master.
Great!
Putting Su Bairui's matter aside for the time being, Cheng Ye coaxed and persuaded for the whole night, saying a lot of nice things until his saliva was almost dry. Only then did Cheng Jinran reluctantly agree to take him to see Qin Su.
But before going to bed, he still gave a stern warning: "Don't say anything when you go there. The engagement will definitely be cancelled, but the benefits will not be lost! Understand?!"
Cheng Ye looked bewildered. Seeing Cheng Jinran's disappointed expression, he nodded quickly: "I understand!"
Cheng Jinran glared at him: "You know what I mean! Just shut up when the time comes!"
Cheng Ye: “…”
The author has something to say: Big Leaf: With all due respect, I'm afraid I just can't understand the current trend of those with younger sibling complexes and rich people. Are they all so moody? Do they curse at people the moment they disagree with something?
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