"Congratulations, cousin, you've got such a beautiful wife for free."
"Not only is she beautiful, but she also comes from a top-tier influential family. You've truly hit the jackpot, I'm so envious."
As soon as Chen Fan returned from school, his second cousin, Chen Haoyu, came over with a smile, warmly congratulating Chen Fan.
Chen Fan was very surprised.
His second cousin, Chen Haoyu, was one year older than him and was currently the Student Union President of Jiangzhou University. He usually opposed Chen Fan in everything, so why was he acting so out of character today?
Something felt off.
"Xiao Fan, you're back. Get ready; the engagement banquet is the day after tomorrow."
Just then, a vigorous, silver-haired elder emerged from the study, commanding Chen Fan without question.
The silver-haired elder was Chen Fan's grandfather, Chen Shanhai.
"Engagement banquet? Whose engagement banquet?"
Chen Fan looked bewildered.
"Your engagement banquet. I've found you a perfect wife. You'll get engaged the day after tomorrow, and in two months, you'll hold the wedding," Grandfather Chen Shanhai explained.
"Grandfather, I have…" Chen Fan immediately replied.
"I know you have a girlfriend. Break off all contact immediately. The wife I've found for you is from the Jinling Xu Family, a top influential family."
As soon as the Jinling Xu Family was mentioned, Chen Shanhai's face couldn't help but show a look of longing and reverence.
Becoming in-laws with the Jinling Xu Family was something he would wake up smiling from in his dreams.
At this moment, a sound of footsteps came from outside. Immediately after, a young woman with an extremely beautiful face, a tall figure, but a hint of harshness in her appearance, walked in, surrounded by several attendants.
"Miss Xu is here."
Upon seeing the woman, Chen Shanhai immediately smiled and greeted her.
"Hmm." The young woman nodded slightly, her attitude indifferent.
"Xiao Fan, let me introduce you. This is your future fiancée, Miss Xu Junyao." Chen Shanhai introduced her to Chen Fan.
Chen Fan looked at Xu Junyao. He always felt that Xu Junyao looked a bit off.
Soon, Chen Fan realized why—Xu Junyao's belly was a bit large.
Noticing Chen Fan's gaze, Xu Junyao didn't hide anything; instead, she admitted with extreme pride:
"I'm already pregnant, and the child is my male god's!"
"And I won't abort this child; I will give birth to it!!!"
Seeing Xu Junyao admit it directly, Grandfather Chen Shanhai's expression subtly changed.
The reason why the esteemed daughter of the top influential Jinling Xu Family would willingly marry his grandson was, naturally, due to her pregnancy.
Xu Junyao's unexpected pregnancy meant that the Head of the Xu Family had to find someone to marry Xu Junyao and acknowledge the child.
At this time, Chen Shanhai, who happened to be a guest at the Xu Family, proactively suggested and recommended his grandson, Chen Fan.
Beside them, Chen Haoyu, the second cousin, looked at the proud Xu Junyao and then at Chen Fan, smiling gleefully.
Chen Fan was furious!
His own grandfather actually wanted him to marry a pregnant woman?!
"Oh, Xiao Fan, it's just a pregnancy. A man should be responsible. Don't mind this issue," Chen Fan's eldest aunt, Chen Yuzhen, advised from the side.
"Ahem, well, after Miss Xu gives birth, the child can take your surname. Just treat the child as your own; it's no big deal," Grandfather Chen Shanhai explained to Chen Fan.
However, before Chen Shanhai could finish speaking, Xu Junyao, from the side, scoffed and then spoke with extreme dominance:
"The child takes his surname? How could that be? My male god's child doesn't deserve to take his surname! He will take my male god's child's surname! After the engagement, he will change his surname to Qin!"
"Furthermore, from now on, you will do whatever I tell you to do, without a single word of complaint!!"
"Secondly, although we are engaged, you cannot touch a single one of my fingers. I will go to the capital twice a month to see my male god, and you cannot have any objections!!"
...
Xu Junyao even set many rules for Chen Fan.
Listening to these, even Grandfather Chen Shanhai's expression changed; this was a bit too much.
But in order to establish a marriage alliance with the Xu Family, Chen Fan had to endure this humiliation.
"Xiao Fan, actually, Miss Xu's conditions aren't a big deal. Just bear with it," Grandfather Chen Shanhai said.
His cousin Chen Haoyu, eldest aunt Chen Yuzhen, and several other relatives all chimed in.
"This is a great stroke of luck, Xiao Fan, you must cherish it."
"If you agree and marry Miss Xu, you'll be set for life."
...
Hearing this, Chen Fan's heart burned with anger.
A year ago, Chen Fan's parents unexpectedly disappeared. From then on, Chen Fan was targeted everywhere in the Xu Family.
With his parents gone, Chen Fan particularly cherished family ties. He tolerated these excessive relatives again and again, but they only grew worse.
Time and again, they chilled Chen Fan's heart.
Until today, they actually wanted him to smile and take over, to be a "Ninja Turtle." This was beyond endurance!
"Since it's so good, why don't you marry Miss Xu yourselves?!" Chen Fan questioned everyone.
"Chen Fan, how dare you speak like that?!" Eldest Aunt Chen Yuzhen angrily rebuked Chen Fan.
"Are you still a member of our Chen Family?!" Grandfather Chen Shanhai also said with a gloomy face:
"Chen Fan, if you still acknowledge yourself as a member of our Chen Family, you must agree to this marriage!!!"
Hearing this, Chen Fan sneered:
"Chen Family members? Do you still consider me a Chen Family member, pushing me into a pit of fire?"
"Since that's the case, I might as well not be a Chen Family member!!!"
"From now on, I sever all ties with your Chen Family!!!"
As soon as Chen Fan uttered these words, the entire Chen Family instantly fell into a deathly silence.
Chen Fan wanting to sever ties with them was something no one present had expected.
Even Xu Junyao looked at Chen Fan with a hint of an unusual expression on her face.
"Chen Fan, what are you saying?!"
"Chen Fan, if you sever ties with our Chen Family, we will take back everything of yours. You will immediately become a pauper!"
"Without our Chen Family, you will become a lowly poor person!!!"
The Chen Family members angrily rebuked Chen Fan.
"I'm giving you one last chance. Take back what you just said, otherwise, when you regret it someday and become penniless, it won't be so easy to return to our Chen Family," Grandfather Chen Shanhai said coldly.
"I will never regret it!!!" Chen Fan said firmly.
With that, Chen Fan directly found paper and pen, wrote a severance of ties letter, and signed his name.
"Sign it." After writing, Chen Fan directly placed it in front of Chen Shanhai.
Looking at his disobedient grandson, Chen Shanhai was furious. In a fit of anger, he directly picked up the pen and signed his name.
"Heh heh, in less than three days, when he runs out of all his money, he'll come back crying."
"Three days, heh heh, I estimate not even two days. By then, penniless, he will definitely come back on his knees begging grandfather for forgiveness."
"Without our Chen Family, he will live a more miserable and poorer life than ordinary people!"
The Chen Family members discussed in a sarcastic tone.
Chen Fan severing ties with their Chen Family was, in fact, a huge blessing for them.
Without Chen Fan to share the family property in the future, they would at least get tens of millions, or even one or two hundred million more!
Putting away the severance of ties letter, Chen Fan said indifferently:
"From now on, I have no relationship with the Chen Family!"
As Chen Fan's words fell, a mechanical voice sounded in his mind.
[Thing]
[First day of severing ties, reward: one billion]
Immediately after, his phone vibrated.
Chen Fan picked up his phone to check.
[Your card ending in 5169 has received 1,000,000,000 yuan, balance: 1,000,000,317 yuan]