Qin Yiheng remained silent.
After receiving no response for a long time, Madam Qin felt bored and said with a pout, "Fine, I'm not going to joke with you anymore. Qian just called me and said he's on his way back."
Qin Yiheng's expression froze.
"What is Ah Qian coming back for?"
“You, as the older brother, don’t want to marry Xintong, but he says he will.”
Old Madam Qin was known for her outrageous and unconventional remarks.
Qin Yiheng was shocked upon hearing this, his expression one of disbelief: "Did he say this himself?"
Madam Qin chuckled and said, "Of course! He called me himself, how could it be fake? Ah Heng, from now on Xin Tong will be your second sister-in-law, you can't have any more inappropriate thoughts!"
Qin Yiheng's lips twitched twice, and he said helplessly, "Grandma, my relationship with her was just an act, it wasn't real."
After he finished speaking, he moved his phone further away.
"What?"
Old Madam Qin's shocked voice, tinged with anger, pierced through the room: "Well, you brat! Your mother told you to find a girlfriend, and you just randomly picked someone to make fun of the family? When you come back, I'll have your grandfather give you a taste of the family law!"
He'd endure any family discipline as long as I wasn't allowed to marry Chen Xintong. Qin Yiheng thought to himself.
"Grandma, did Ah-Qian say anything else to you?"
Qin Yiheng had no idea that his second brother actually liked Chen Xintong.
In his opinion, the two had absolutely no connection.
Qin Yiheng lowered his gaze. If Aqian was only trying to help him, then there was no need for that.
He doesn't need to sacrifice anyone's marriage to resolve this!
Madam Qin was also surprised. She had thought that none of her three grandsons were bright, but thankfully one of them was hopeful. She smiled and said, "No, we'll talk about it when he gets home. There's no rush."
Qin Yiheng frowned: "When will he get home?"
"It will probably take another two or three hours," said Madam Qin, glancing at the time with some uncertainty.
"Grandma, I'm going to the airport to pick him up so we can go home together. I'll hang up now."
Qin Yiheng stood up.
The next second, Old Madam Qin's surprised voice came: "Weren't you training? You went back to the capital?"
Qin Yiheng slapped his forehead. Oh no!
He must be a little out of his mind right now, otherwise he wouldn't have confessed without being asked.
Sure enough! Old Madam Qin angrily scolded him, "You went back to the capital and didn't come home? You brat, don't you even care about your grandparents?"
Qin Yiheng tried to appease the old lady by playing the victim: "Grandma, it was already late at night when I got back from training. I didn't want to disturb the elders in the family, so I just found a place to sleep. I was originally going to go home to see you now, but this happened, and Aqian rushed back. I happened to have some free time, so I went to the airport to pick him up."
Old Madam Qin was heartbroken: "Training so late? You've lost a lot of weight! Oh, my dear grandson, I'll have the kitchen make you some chicken soup right away, so you can nourish yourself when you get back."
Although Qin Yiheng felt a little ashamed when he heard the words "good grandson," the corners of his mouth turned up in a smile.
After the call ended, Qin Yiheng's upward curve instantly collapsed, and he exuded an aura that kept strangers at bay.
"Investigate immediately who released those press releases!"
"Yes, Master Heng."
After Qin Buyan responded, he raised the partition inside the car to prevent himself from making a phone call and disturbing Master Heng.
Of course, it also insulates against the cold air emanating from Master Heng's body.
At this moment, Master Heng is too intimidating!
Of all people to mess with, why did they have to mess with Master Heng? Can't they see that Xiao Jingming is now just a background character?
While inwardly complaining, Qin Buyan contacted his companions to investigate the matter, demanding an answer within three hours.
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When Shangguan Wu woke up, it felt like the world had changed drastically.
To be precise, she was woken up by Yan Yirou's phone call.
"My cousin and Sister Xintong are getting married?"
Shangguan Wu was stunned. After realizing what was happening, she subconsciously denied it: "This is impossible, it's not true."
Yan Yirou said, "I've never heard of it either."
Shangguan Wu understood what she meant; this plot point wasn't in the original book.
She breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good. I guess the matter will be resolved by the time I have breakfast."
"You're only just getting up? I'm already at the traditional Chinese medicine pharmacy." Yan Yirou had left home very early to avoid Yan Yixuan.
"I was still woken up by you."
"...Why don't you take another nap?"
"don't want."
With such big news, Shangguan Wu was in no mood to sleep. She quickly got out of bed and asked, "Rou Rou, do you see if there's any news right now?"
After a while, Yan Yirou's voice came through: "There's more."
"Something's not right." Shangguan Wu suddenly realized something was wrong. If it were fake, these news stories wouldn't last long, but it's almost ten o'clock now, and they still haven't been taken down?
Yan Yirou guessed, "Could it be your aunt or grandma? Maybe she made a mistake and didn't take down the news?"
"No." Shangguan Wu was certain that her grandmother and aunt would not force her to get married.
“That’s true. If I wanted to force your older cousin to get married, I would have done so already.” Yan Yirou thought about it and realized it was impossible.
Shangguan Wu was washing up while thinking.
On the phone, Yan Yirou's imagination ran wild: "Could it be the Chen family? They're incredibly audacious to dare mess with your older cousin?"
After a quick skincare routine, Shangguan Wu stepped out of the bathroom: "If it's not the Chen family, then who else could it be?"
"Xiao Jingming?" Yan Yirou thought of an enemy: "Or a business rival?"
Shangguan Wu paused, then said with delight, "Rou Rou, you reminded me."
The Chen family didn't dare offend their eldest cousin.
But not necessarily with others, especially enemies.
Yan Yirou asked curiously, "Do you know who did it?"
"I don't know." Shangguan Wu picked out a casual outfit from the walk-in closet, put it on, and walked out of the bedroom.
Yan Yirou remained silent on the phone.
As Shangguan Wu walked, he said, "However, starting the investigation with the press release should lead us to the person behind it all."
Yan Yirou had been following the news closely and noticed it hadn't been deleted. She said, "But the news hasn't been taken down yet. Is your older cousin really getting married?"
Shangguan Wu reiterated, "No."
She took the elevator downstairs and arrived at the dining room on the first floor, where she met the butler, Uncle Joe.
"Fourth Madam," said Qiao Bo. "Please wait a moment, and I'll have someone bring breakfast over."
Shangguan Wu nodded: "Thank you for your help, Uncle Qiao."
Just as the maid brought breakfast over, Shangguan Wu had taken a sip of pork tripe porridge when she heard Yan Yirou's exclamation on her phone.
Holy crap!
"Holy shit! Holy shit! Holy shit!"
"What the hell is going on here?"
Yan Yirou, on the other end of the phone, was stunned when she saw the latest news released by the Qin Group!
Shangguan Wu's lips twitched slightly: "What did you see that made you suddenly so agitated?"
Yan Yirou's tone was extremely excited: "Wu Bao, the Qin family just officially announced that the marriage between the Qin and Chen families is true! Your cousin is really going to marry Chen Xintong!!!"
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