"This is the first time someone has spoken to me like this. Young man, you are very interesting, really, very interesting."
A man in his fifties appeared on the big screen. He was wearing a simple black Tang suit, had a thick, square face, and exuded an imposing aura.
"Wenxiu greets the head of the family!"
Wen Xiu performed a deep kneeling bow in front of the screen. This was the standard etiquette for every member of the Wen family when they met the family head, Wen Tao. Even Wen Xiu, a direct descendant, could not address him as "father" but only as "family head."
"What's wrong, Wan'er? Have you been out for too long and forgotten the family etiquette?"
Wen Wan trembled upon hearing Wen Tao's voice and instinctively struggled to get down, but Chen Luo held her tightly.
"Don't move! Don't be afraid!"
Upon hearing Chen Luo's voice, Wen Wan's trembling body gradually regained its composure. She looked up at Chen Luo, who smiled and looked up at the large screen.
"I'm sorry, Uncle, Wan'er is not feeling well and is unable to perform the proper etiquette today."
Upon hearing Chen Luo's words, Wen Tao on the screen raised an eyebrow slightly, looked at Chen Luo quietly, and remained silent.
Wenxiu, who was standing to the side, was so frightened by these words that she broke out in a cold sweat. "Do you want to hear what you're saying?"
The Wen family is a prominent family with hundreds of years of history, and they value etiquette the most. Whenever they see the current head of the family, the Wen family members must bow, no matter if they are feeling unwell or even if they have broken both legs!
You want to die! Don't drag me into this! What if Father gets angry and blames me too?
Wen Xiu desperately tried to signal to Wen Wan and Chen Luo with her eyes, urging them to quickly bow.
But Chen Luo ignored it. He did this not to show any backbone or to leave an unruly impression on his future father-in-law.
He did this for one purpose only: to give Wen Wan's condition a chance to improve through his conversation with Wen Tao at this moment.
Whether it was Wen Wan recalling the hellish ordeal they went through when they first met, or Mo Lan mentioning the cruelty of the Wen family, including the development of Wen Wan's ruthless and sickly personality, and her extreme indifference towards everyone except herself.
All indications suggest that Wenwan's depression falls under the category of post-traumatic stress disorder.
Normally, she might be able to suppress it through her temperament and mental fortitude, but once she encounters special conditions, she will experience stress symptoms that range from psychological to physiological.
Judging from Wen Wan's reaction after meeting the Wen family head, Chen Luo was 100% certain that the culprit behind Wen Wan's post-traumatic stress disorder was Wen Tao himself.
Judging from Wen Xiu and Wen Wan, the direct descendants of the Wen family are at least outstanding talents among men.
However, upon seeing this father, he revealed an expression of extreme fear, indicating that the head of the Wen family was quite harsh and even cruel in his methods within the family.
Therefore, if Chen Luo wants to cure Wen Wan's condition, the first step he needs to do is help her overcome her fear!
"Uncle, please allow me to introduce myself. I am Chen Luo, Wan'er's boyfriend."
"Yes, I know. I have a very detailed understanding of your information," Wen Tao said calmly.
Wen Wan's eyes widened in horror upon hearing this. He had actually noticed Chen Luo! What if he were to make a move against Chen Luo in the future?
My strength is not a problem to deal with Wen Xiu, but it is far from enough to protect Chen Luo under the power of the entire Wen family.
That's it! If all else fails, I'll take Chen Luo abroad; maybe there'll still be a glimmer of hope.
"Chen Luo, let's go back first, I have..."
"Wan'er," Chen Luo's gentle voice rang out, "Don't be nervous. It's just a simple meeting with my parents. I think your uncle is magnanimous and won't hold my rudeness against me, right, Uncle?"
Chen Luo continued to smile at Wen Tao, while Wen Xiu, standing to the side, felt an overwhelming urge to run away.
Damn it! You little brat, are you looking for death? How dare you speak to my father like that? In the entire capital, apart from those few old geezers, no one dares to speak to my father like that!
"Okay, okay." Wen Tao on the screen said "okay" while his face darkened.
"You should know who I am, right? After knowing who I am, you still dare to speak to me like that?"
His face darkened, like thunder churning in dark clouds; even before he revealed his power, he was already terrifying.
Upon seeing this expression, Wen Xiu immediately knelt down and kowtowed loudly in the direction of the big screen.
"Father, please calm down!"
He remembered that the last time Wen Tao's face was gloomy was five years ago, when a top family in the capital was wiped out from top to bottom.
Upon seeing this expression, Wen Wan instinctively snuggled into Chen Luo's arms, and Chen Luo gently patted her back.
"I know, you are Wenwan's father, my future father-in-law."
That's all!
"That's all?"
Upon hearing these four words, Wen Tao's smile returned.
"Young man, are you really not afraid?"
"I'm not afraid!"
"Wenxiu and Wenwan are both afraid of me. They are both outstanding individuals. Why aren't you afraid?"
"I'm not afraid. I don't think I need to be afraid of someone I have neither desires nor fears."
"If there is ever a day when I am afraid, it will be after we get married, when Wan'er and I have a fight and she goes to her parents' home to complain to you. That's when I will be afraid."
"Hahahaha!" Wen Tao burst into laughter upon hearing this, a rare occurrence for him.
The hearty laughter startled Wen Xiu and Wen Wan, as they had never heard Wen Tao laugh like that before.
In their minds, Wen Tao had always been an imposing figure, but today he was amused by Chen Luo, which was truly strange.
“Young man, you are very good, Wan’er. This Spring Festival, bring him back to the capital. I want to meet him in person and see if he is good enough for you.”
Wen Wan was stunned by these words. What was going on? Was Chen Luo being asked to go to the capital to see him? What kind of signal was this?
"By the way, Wan'er, now that Chen Luo is alright, you can stop your fighting with the third and fifth brothers, otherwise your father will be very troubled."
"Fifth brother, come back to the capital. The Northwest is short of someone to take charge. Why don't you go there?"
With a single sentence, he mediated the conflict between Wen Wan and her two brothers, and at the same time, he sent Wen Xiu to the Northwest to oversee affairs, clearly intending to cede all the territory along the southeast coast to Wen Wan.
The phrase "I'll be very worried as your father" was a blatant warning: if he didn't stop, he would personally take action to punish him.
He truly lived up to his reputation as the head of one of the ten great families, defusing a potential business war that could have affected half the country with just a few words.
After saying those two sentences, Wen Tao turned his gaze to Chen Luo.
"Young man, when you come to Beijing during the Spring Festival, remember to bring me some local specialties so I can have a good taste."
"Okay, I'm hanging up."
The image on the big screen immediately disappeared, and Old Zhang slowly left the villa.
After a moment, Chen Luo slowly put Wen Wan down, and Wen Wan still looked worried.
Since Wen Tao has his eye on Chen Luo, what was the meaning behind the local specialty he mentioned earlier? There must be a deeper meaning behind it.
While she was thinking, Chen Luo took her hand and led her outside.
"Honey, stop thinking about it, let's go home."
"Didn't you say you were going to eat me up as soon as you got back? I'm ready!"
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