"Father. Why did you do that? Yingying is a small child!! She just came back from abroad and you are trying to marry her off!! How can you decide her wedding harshly?!" Zan Tengfei asked. "I was only acting polite in te restaurant."
They were back from the restaurant and sitting in the reception room.
"Father... I also stand with my husband. It's... It's..... Even we didn't know about it. If we know everything from the start, we wouldn't have startled when we heard this news." Bo Ehuang supported her husband.
"Overthinking is not good for both of you. And this marriage alliance, if Yingying say yes.... It's going to be the best decision of her life." Elder Zan stopped them.
"But father..... You didn't even ask her if she has a boyfriend or not. What if she have someone and what if she gets hurt??" Bo Ehuang asked.
"I checked. She doesn't have one. Not even a hidden one." Elder Zan answered.
"But..... They are of a high status... Father.... What will happen if she gets hurt or get bullied because of her status in that house?! And you know about the rumers about De Longjun!! What if he like that to our daughter too?? Doesn't it affect her imotionally?!" Zan Tengfei asked.
"Son. I am not an idiot to send my granddaughter to hell. De Longjun only looks cold on other people. Me and elder De already noticed when he is with Yingying.... He is gentle and caring. He is a man with reputation. He won't hurt our Yingying."
"Father.... Did you notice? During the entire time when we were in the meeting, De Longjun never said anything. Anything.... And when the two of them left, he never came back.... And when Yingying came back, she looked flustered. And when I asked, she never answered anything." Bo Ehuang reminded them.
"Yes father. Don't you remember?!" Zan Tengfei backed his wife.
But what grandpa Zan noticed was different. During the entire time De Longjun was silent. But he was looking only at Zan Guiying..... He stood up. "The discussion ends here. Yingying's decision is important more than anything else. We would discuss after hearing her answer."
"But..... Father....." Bo Ehuang called after elder Zan.
Ignoring her voice? Elder Zan climbed up the stairs.
***
"Husband!! Why did you agree to the marriage alliance?!" Xi Fang asked her husband.
They were sitting in their room.
"You know I can't defy our father." De Yating sighed.
"But..... But it was about the life of our child!! The heir of De's!!"
"I know....."
"Husband..... Is there any way to stop this marriage from happening?!" She asked again.
"The decision is made by Zan Guiying. If she says no.... The marriage won't happen."
Xi Fang turned silent.
De Yating looked at his wife and grabbed her hand. "Don't even think about doing anything. Wife. If father finds out about it, it's going to be the end of you."
How does he know that? Xi Fang looked at her husband. "No. I know my limits. I won't do anything dangerous." She promised.
"Good. But why are you against this marriage?!" He asked.
"It's not like I hate Zan Guiying and her family. We know her from childhood. But according to me.... For my son.... That girl isn't even a match. They are not even near us in status or power. Their family isn't even significant in the buisness world. Father said we are indebted to Zan family. But we had helped them so much. They were even known in the buisness circle only because we invested in many of their projects. But about marrying into De family..... Isn't it too much?! Isn't it like trying to suck us off? Why can't they be happy with all those help from us?! And he didn't even ask our son's permission for his marriage!!" She began to question rapidly.
"But did you notice? Only elder Zan from Zan family knew about this arrangement. Every others were surprised. And they also said this marriage alliance was already decided. And about our son... He was the one who was silent in the entire meeting. He didn't even raise his voice!!"
"Haa..... I noticed too.... I don't know know what is in his head. But he didn't even come back after they left..."
"Mm.... We should wait. I hope that girl would give a sensible answer."
"I hope too...."
***
"Sister..... Don't marry him...." Zan Mengyao and Zan Yichen hugged their sister tightly.
They were sitting in Zan Guiying's room.
Zan Guiying pinched both of their cheeks. "Why?! Don't you like him?"
"No!!" Both of them shook their heads decisively.
"Oh!! Why?!"
"Because he always steal our sister from us!!"
"Steal?! When did he do that?!" She got confused.
"Mm!! Yes!! Before you went to Spain. You always go to him. And if you didn't go to him, he will come here and pick you up!! We hated it!!"
Zan Guiying turned silent. The memories she couldn't forget..... Well..... My childhood memories are filled with him.... She was always with him. Because of that reason when he ousted her from his life, she got deeply hurt. She shook her head. "Kids.... Can I take rest? I am tired now." She asked them. "I still have to sleep off my tiredness from the plane journey." She lied.
"Mm.... Okay....." Her siblings stood up. "Remember sis.... No marrying him!! Understood?!" They warned her.
She smiled and pushed them out of the door. Locking it, she called Zi Chenguang.
"HEYY GIRL!! WHY DIDN'T YOU CALL ME EARLIER????!!!!!!" Zi Chenguang screamed through the phone.
"Don't make me deaf!! Chenchen!!" Zan Guiying laughed. "Do you wanna meet up?!" She asked.
"Okay!! Where and when?! I am soo... Ready!!"
"Then what about 7 o'clock? Today?!"
"Mmmm!! Yes!! Where?!"
"Select a restaurant. Somewhere we could speak without disturbance. After all.... You are the one living here. I just came back!!"
"Yeah!! Yeah!! I didn't forget!! I will send you location!!"
"Okay!! Bye!!" Zan Guiying hung up the call and laid in the bed....
***
Velvet Petal restaurant.
"WHAT?! A MARRIAGE WITH BROTHER LONGJUN?!" Zi Chenguang coughed and spat her drink...