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Chapter 631: Don't Want to Part Ways With You
Translator: Exodus Tales
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Master Zhai was not happy with his grandson's performance.
Originally, this was a great opportunity for his grandson to show off in front of his future wife.
However, that brat gave the opportunity to those guys from the Jian family!
And thus, Master Zhai was so angry that he scolded Zhai Yunsheng.
After listening to his grandpa for a while, Zhai Yunsheng hung up the phone.
He didn't want Jian Yiling to thank him.
In contrast, he wanted the Jian family to treat her well. That would probably make her happier.
And thus, he left the opportunity for her older brothers.
It was all okay as long as the matter was resolved.
He wasn't very concerned about anything else.
Zhai Yunsheng was resting in the lounge room. There was relaxing music playing.
Suddenly, the door to the room opened.
Zhai Yunsheng slowly opened his eyes.
When he saw Jian Yiling come through the door, Zhai Yunsheng frowned:
"Why are you here?" Zhai Yunsheng asked with a soft voice.
Why did she appear in his office at this time?
Jian Yiling did not reply to his question. Instead, she walked up to him.
Then, she pulled out a lunch box for Zhai Yunsheng.
"Are you here to bring me food?" Zhai Yunsheng said. As he said this, he wanted to laugh. However, somehow, he didn't feel like laughing either.
She didn't like him. In fact, she was even afraid of him. Her instinctive reaction to his confession was to avoid him.
And thus, the only feelings she had for him were gratitude and indebtedness.
However, even though he knew this, he still wanted to take advantage of those feelings. He wanted to use those feelings to tie her to his side for a few more years.
"Mhmm," Jian Yiling replied as she nodded.
Then, she opened the lunch box. The aroma of food wafted out from the lunch box.
Zhai Yunsheng hadn't eaten lunch yet. During his break, he went to rest in the lounge room.
Zhai Yunsheng was not going to refuse food. This was especially the case when he thought about Jian Yiling being busy in the kitchen for quite some time.
"Are you going to be responsible for me?"
Zhai Yunsheng was currently eating. He was shocked by Jian Yiling's question.
Her voice was soft and too damn sweet.
Furthermore, it appeared as though she was incredibly serious when she asked this question.
"Cough cough cough... Cough cough..."
Zhai Yunsheng choked on his food.
"Cough cough cough..."
Jian Yiling hurriedly patted Zhai Yunsheng's back.
After coughing for quite some time, Zhai Yunsheng finally recovered from his shock.
"Why did you suddenly ask that question?" Zhai Yunsheng asked.
The question was too surprising for him.
"You confessed to me," Jian Yiling replied.
"Yeah, I did." However, she was scared off by him.
"You kissed me as well."
"Mhmm." He did that on her birthday.
"Pepper said that after someone confesses their love, they either stay together or part ways. I don't want to part ways with you," Jian Yiling said with a serious expression on her face.
Jian Yiling wasn't too sure about anything else. However, she knew that she did not want to be separated from Zhai Yunsheng.
Upon hearing the words "I don't want to part ways with you," Zhai Yunsheng's heart completely lost its calmness.
Zhai Yunsheng stared at Jian Yiling's face. He was in a complete daze.
As she said, once someone confessed, they either got together or parted ways.
If they did not get together, it was very likely for them to part ways. It would be hard for them to be friends like before.
However, as these words came out of Jian Yiling's mouth, Zhai Yunsheng was incredibly surprised...
And thus, Zhai Yunsheng decided to clarify some questions before he jumped to a conclusion: "Then... Why were you avoiding me for the past two days?"
"I was thinking," Jian Yiling replied. "I can only think when you're not in front of me."
For some reason, she could not think clearly when Zhai Yunsheng was too close to her. She lost her ability to rationalize.
And thus, in order to think about the matter more objectively, she chose to keep her distance from him for a few days.
"You mean, you can't think properly when I'm in front of you?" Zhai Yunsheng asked.
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Chapter 632: Let's Get Engaged
Translator: Exodus Tales
Editor: Exodus Tales
Jian Yiling nodded.
Suddenly, Zhai Yunsheng closed the distance between Jian Yiling. The distance between their faces was less than ten centimeters.
"What about now?" Zhai Yunsheng asked.
Jian Yiling quickly stepped back as she attempted to maintain her distance from Zhai Yunsheng.
Then, she said: "It will beat fast."
"What will beat fast?" Zhai Yunsheng asked. As he asked this question, Zhai Yunsheng's heart was also beating rapidly.
Fortunately, he was not wearing a device on his hand at this moment. If he did, the device would have gone off by now.
"Here."
Jian Yiling said as she placed her hand on her heart.
Her heart would beat rapidly.
Upon seeing this, Zhai Yunsheng began to laugh.
He was extraordinarily happy.
"Why are you laughing?" She was curious about why Zhai Yunsheng was laughing.
"Because I'm happy," Zhai Yunsheng replied. The smile on his face could not have been more obvious.
"Why are you happy?"
"Hmm, no reason in particular."
Then, after pausing for a moment, Zhai Yunsheng called out Jian Yiling's name. "Yiling."
"Hmm?"
Zhai Yunsheng lowered his head and dropped a kiss on Jian Yiling's forehead.
"It's warm," Jian Yiling said as she placed her hand on her forehead. She lightly touched the place that she was kissed.
When Zhai Yunsheng saw Jian Yiling's actions, he began to smile again.
In his eyes, even doing such a small thing was incredibly adorable.
"Yiling," Zhai Yunsheng called out again. He himself did not know why he was calling out her name.
"Hmm?"
"Say my name as well."
"Zhai Yunsheng."
"Don't say my surname."
Did he want to be called Yunsheng?
Jian Yiling attempted to say Yunsheng. However, she failed to do so.
"Hmm, you can call me A Sheng1 as well. From time to time, my grandpa and uncle call me that."
A Sheng...
It was even more difficult for her to say those words.
"Just once," Zhai Yunsheng coaxed.
Jian Yiling was a little embarrassed but she still attempted to say those words.
"A... A Sheng..."
After a long time, she managed to say "A Sheng." However, her voice was softer than a mosquito buzz.
As she said this, Jian Yiling did not dare to look directly at Zhai Yunsheng.
Then, Zhai Yunsheng called out Jian Yiling's name for the third time.
"Hmm?"
"Let's get engaged."
They were both strange individuals. As a result, the speed of their relationship did not have to comply with the rest of the world.
They could develop their feelings after they got engaged.
"Huh?" Jian Yiling said as she gazed into Zhai Yunsheng's eyes.
"Don't you want me to be responsible for you? Then, I'll make sure that I'm responsible. We're already living together. Therefore, it would be better if we were engaged. It would seem more justifiable."
Jian Yiling paused for a moment before she nodded.
"Okay."
Upon hearing this response, Zhai Yunsheng looked at Jian Yiling again. Did she understand what she was agreeing to?
Hmm, but at the very least, she still cared about him.
And that was already enough for him.
He no longer had a reason to let go of her hand.
Even if he used some despicable tactics, she was still under his care and protection.
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"Wait. Say that again?!"
Master Zhai suspected that he was getting old. Was there a problem with his ears?
Did his grandson actually tell him that he was getting engaged?
"I said that I'm planning to get engaged with Yiling. Therefore, I need a guardian to be there. Will you be free?"
"Yes, yes. I'm definitely free. I'm free every single day! In fact, I'm free now. I couldn't be freer! When do you need me to be there? Do you need me to bring some gifts? Would a few companies be enough?"
"Just bring yourself."
"Okay, okay. When is it though?"
"Tomorrow."
"Tomorrow? Okay! I will go and prepare now."
Master Zhai was incredibly excited.
Their family was finally going to have a matriarch!
He was finally going to have a granddaughter-in-law!
He was so happy!
He had to do something to celebrate.
He definitely had to bring gifts. Master Zhai hurriedly asked his men to go and prepare gifts.
In fact, he had to prepare a lot of gifts!
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Chapter 633: Master Zhai Visits His Future-in-Laws (1)
Translator: Exodus Tales
Editor: Exodus Tales
Master Zhai was ready to meet Jian Yiling's parents and grandparents.
As Grandpa Jian and Grandma Jian were currently living in Wen Cheng's house, Master Zhai decided to visit the Wen family.
However, Wen Cheng and Cai Qinyue did not recognize Master Zhai.
Before today, they did not even have the opportunity to see Master Zhai.
On the other hand, before coming, Master Zhai had already inquired into the situation. He knew that Jian Yiling was related to the Wen family. Wen Cheng was Jian Yiling's uncle.
And thus, when he visited, Master Zhai was very polite.
In fact, he was so polite that no one would have ever guessed who he was.
Furthermore, he did not dare to bring a lot of people with him. As a result, he only brought one subordinate.
He did not want to put too much pressure on the Jian family.
"Hello, what can I do for you?"
In front of the black iron gate at the entrance of the Wen family villa, someone stopped Master Zhai and asked him why he was visiting.
"Tell your master that I'm here to pay my respects to Grandpa Jian and Grandma Jian."
Even though he was talking to the subordinates of the Wen family, Master Zhai still replied. He did not ask his men to communicate for him.
He was here to pay his respects.
These words had not appeared in Master Zhai's vocabulary for many years.
Everyone paid their respects to Master Zhai. It was never the other way around.
Upon hearing the reason, the people at the gates relaxed.
In Beijing, the Jian family was not considered to be prestigious and powerful. They were only slightly richer than an average family in Hengyuan City.
And thus, the Jian family's status in Beijing was far worse than the Wen family's.
As this old gentleman appeared to be visiting the Jian family, they assumed that he was not someone of any distinguished status.
"Wait for a moment. I will go and inform them."
Although the subordinates of the Wen family did not know who the person in front of them was, they still did things by the book.
In the living room of the Wen family villa, Grandpa Jian, Grandma Jian, Wen Cheng, and Cai Qinyue were currently chatting.
A servant came in to inform them that someone was visiting.
Upon hearing this, Grandpa Jian and Grandma Jian were rather puzzled. Who would visit them?
The Wen family members in the living room assumed that someone was visiting Grandma Jian. This was due to the fact that Grandma Jian was still recovering from her stroke.
And thus, the Wen family invited Master Zhai to come in.
As Master Zhai walked in, there was a smile on his face. He appeared to look very kind and friendly.
The smile on his face came out from the bottom of his heart. His smile could not be hidden.
However, as soon as Grandpa Jian and Grandma Jian saw Master Zhai, their expressions immediately changed.
Master Zhai had already visited Grandma Jian at the hospital. Therefore, they knew who he was.
Why was he here today?
Grandma Jian and Grandpa Jian immediately stood up.
In fact, Grandpa Jian got up to greet him. He expressed his respect for Master Zhai.
"No no. Please sit. Just sit down," Master Zhai said with a smile.
"What brings you here today?" Grandpa Jian asked.
"I have something that I want to discuss," Master Zhai replied. His tone was very polite.
There were very few people in Beijing that could make him speak in such a polite tone.
In fact, he could probably count them on one hand.
"Umm..." Grandpa Jian started as he glanced at the other people seated in the living room. He was considering whether he should find a separate place to talk to Master Zhai.
As Master Zhai read Grandpa Jian's thoughts, he said directly: "There's no need to go somewhere else. Uncle Wen can stay here."
Uncle Wen?
What? Wasn't it a bit strange to call him that?
Only people from the Jian family would call Wen Cheng in such a way.
And thus, wasn't it a bit strange for this old gentleman to call him Uncle Wen?
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Chapter 634: Master Zhai Visits His Future-in-Laws (2)
Translator: Exodus Tales
Editor: Exodus Tales
This made it seem as though he was very close with the Jian family.
Wasn't his intentions a bit too obvious?
Upon hearing this, Cai Qinyue frowned.
It was reasonable for the Jian family to live with the Wen family.
And thus, she was willing to accept them living in her house. However, if the Jian family associated with shady individuals, she would not be willing to tolerate that.
Grandpa Jian invited Master Zhai to sit down on the sofa in the living room.
Master Zhai was full of smiles. It was as though he was attempting to win over their favor: "Actually, I came here to talk about the engagement of our grandchildren."
What?
Engagement?
Upon hearing this, everyone else in the room was shocked.
Then, Grandpa Jian said with great difficulty: "Didn't we talk about this matter last time? This... This isn't the best way to handle things."
Was Master Zhai serious about this?
"No no. This time, the youngsters were the ones who mentioned this to me! It's true!" Master Zhai emphasized.
He was afraid of being misunderstood by Grandpa Jian and Grandma Jian.
"What?" Grandma Jian exclaimed in shock. She forgot her manners as she said: "Wait, you mean my darling girl agreed to this?"
Master Zhai's tone was resolute as he said: "Yeah, that brat of mine told me so. Although he's usually quite unreliable, he would not lie about something like this."
In this regard, Master Zhai knew his grandson quite well.
This person was here to settle an engagement with the Jian family?
And Jian Yiling herself agreed to it?
Upon hearing this, Cai Qinyue wanted to laugh.
What was that girl even thinking?
She hadn't yet graduated from university. Instead of focusing on her studies, she's getting engaged?
Furthermore, someone else had to tell the Jian family about this matter.
She wasn't virtuous and proper at all!
Wen Cheng hurriedly said: "This won't do. Yiling is still young. There is no hurry to get engaged."
Master Zhai continued to smile: "No no. She's not young anymore. She's already eighteen. According to the traditional way of accounting for age, she's twenty already! It's a good age to get engaged. Then, when she turns twenty, they can officially marry."
Huh? Was he thinking about obtaining a marriage certificate already?
Wasn't Master Zhai being a bit too hasty about this?
Grandpa Jian and Grandma Jian turned to look at each other.
"I'm going to call my darling girl."
Then, Grandma Jian walked away. She found a quiet place to call Jian Yiling.
She had to figure out what was happening!
As soon as the call went through, Grandma Jian asked Jian Yiling.
"Yiling, are you dating someone right now?"
Grandma Jian asked Jian Yiling tentatively.
"Err, it seems so," Jian Yiling replied.
"It seems so?"
How could there be an "it seems so?"
"Well, I promised to get engaged to Zhai Yunsheng."
Wait?! Was Master Zhai telling the truth?
Did Yiling actually agree to this?!
Grandma Jian felt as though someone had plucked a piece of flesh away from her heart.
"Darling, why did you say yes to him?"
"I don't want to part with him. He treats me very well. I owe him a lot."
Jian Yiling gave out three simple reasons.
This was the conclusion that Jian Yiling came to after her two days of careful consideration and analysis.
After listening to Jian Yiling's words, Grandma Jian was silent for a long time. Then she said:
"Are you sure about this? Did you really think this through? Getting married is a lifetime thing. You can return someone else's favors in other ways. That reason won't support your marriage. You will need actual feelings to support a marriage."
"Mhmm, I thought about it for two days," Jian Yilign replied.
"Well, if you decided on it already, I will support your decision," Grandma Jian said quietly. "However, you must promise me to not make things difficult for yourself."
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Chapter 635: Master Zhai Visits His Future-in-Laws (3)
Translator: Exodus Tales
Editor: Exodus Tales
"Mhmm," Jian Yiling replied.
She was not making things difficult for herself.
She knew what she was doing.
"Well, that's good then. It's okay then. I know what to do now."
Grandma Jian decided to compromise.
She did not want to let Jian Yiling go.
However, she knew that there was no point in stopping certain things from happening.
If her granddaughter genuinely liked Zhai Yunsheng, there was no point in forcing them to separate. Other than making both parties unhappy, it would achieve nothing else.
Furthermore, it was only an engagement. Even if they got married, they could still get a divorce. Her darling still had the opportunity to back out of the engagement.
After Grandma Jian ended the call, she whispered the matter to Grandpa Jian.
"Really?" Grandpa Jian exclaimed with surprise. He was still unable to accept this.
He knew that his granddaughter had a good relationship with Zhai Yunsheng. However, their relationship did not seem to be that good.
When did that brat steal their precious girl away from them?
As he thought about this, Grandpa Jian held back his frustration. The expression on his face became unhappy as well.
As Master Zhai looked at Grandma Jian and Grandpa Jian, he could guess that they were not happy with the news.
And thus, Master Zhai began to have a guilty conscience.
After all, he was the one who abducted their granddaughter... He basically guilt-tripped their granddaughter into becoming his grandson's private doctor. Furthermore, he made them live under the same roof as well.
Master Zhai never really did such things in his life. In this case, he had to admit that the way he handled these matters was quite... Dishonest.
"Then... Grandpa Jian..."
"Let us take a moment to think about this matter. There's no hurry."
Grandpa Jian deliberately stopped Master Zhai from continuing.
According to Grandma Jian, since their grandchildren both agreed to the matter, they should also agree.
Furthermore, the Jian family never interfered with their children's freedom of marriage.
On top of this, there was still room to back out of an engagement. Being engaged was merely a way of symbolizing their darling's value and importance. Their grandchildren's relationship would also be more justifiable. Therefore, there was nothing wrong with it.
However, he was not going to agree immediately. First of all, he wanted to test the sincerity of the Zhai family. He also wanted to examine the moral quality and character of the individuals in the Zhai family.
Secondly, he did not want to make it seem like he was overly eager to send their granddaughter into the Zhai family.
It did not matter that the Zhai family was well known and powerful. When it came to marriage, they had to be on equal terms. Their darling was not getting engaged to the Zhai family because she wanted connections.
Master Zhai laughed again before he said: "Do you happen to have any concerns? Please tell me if you do. If my brat has done something wrong, I will get him to change it."
"There's nothing wrong with your grandson. However, we should not rush these matters. It should be arranged carefully. Furthermore, we should also talk to our grandchildren again," Grandpa Jian replied. He held his stance and put up a front.
Just now, he got up to greet him as Master Zhai was the head of the Zhai family.
However, he was now putting up a front because he was Jian Yiling's grandpa.
"Okay okay. You can talk about it then," Master Zhai replied. He did not have any objection to that. As long as the Jian family agreed, everything else did not matter.
As Wen Cheng and Cai Qinyue watched from the side, they each had their own thoughts on the situation.
Wen Cheng felt that this old gentleman was obviously trying to win over the favor of the Jian family.
For some reason, he did not want his niece to marry into such a family.
He was worried that the old gentleman was merely interested in the Jian family's businesses. If that was the case, the old gentleman's grandson would not be interested in his niece.
On the other hand, Cai Qinyue was snickering in her heart.
This old man craved this marriage way too much. It was as though his grandson was attempting to gain connections with the Jian family through this marriage.
In fact, this old man was sort of similar to a pug.
Was the Jian family actually considering becoming an in-law with this family?