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âYouâre Kang Zhaolong, arenât you, kid? Youâre quite the young man!â Xiao Qi said as he received the gift, a bright smile on his face.
âI am, Uncle Xiao!â Zhaolong replied politely.
âYes, youâd go quite well with our Xinyan.â Xiao Ben was nodding himself as he contemplated how troublesome his niece was being. Didnât she understand how big of a family the Kangs were? Why wasnât she in the least bit interested?
Theyâd been trying to persuade her for the last couple days, too, to no avail. Xiao Qi and Xiao Ben were feeling rather helpless about her. At the end of the day, Wang Xinyan was still a distant relative, not part of the main Xiao line. They werenât in a position to be making decisions for her.
Locking her up in her room wasnât the best plan either. They had to let her go sooner or later.
As for Xinyanâs parents, they were resistant to the marriage at first, but even they went silent upon learning that it was the eldest grandson of Miracle Doctor Kang.
Xiao Qilin never had much of an opinion herself, and she usually took after what her husband wanted. She didnât have much to say after he agreed to the marriage.
The point was that theyâd be rid of all the trouble with shares mentioned in the will if they agreed to wed Xinyan to Zhaolong. Xiao Ben and Xiao Qi said it themselves.
But theyâd have a part of their company taken away if they were to refuse. The Xiao brothers even went as far as to blatantly threaten them, saying that theyâd ally themselves with the Kang and attack their medicine company!
What relieved Xiao Ji and Xiao Ben was the fact that Xiyan was the only one still resisting. She was the final obstacle they needed to get through.
âWhere is this Wang Xinyan? You guys havenât called her out yet; I was hoping to see my future granddaughter-in-law!â Miracle Doctor Kang asked pleasantly as he seated himself on the sofa. This was the first marriage heâd been involved with as a grandfather, after all. Plus, he was quite satisfied with the girl.
âIâll get her right now!â Xiao Ben made eye contact with his elder brother before heading to the inner living room.
âI say, Liâl Sis, Brother-in-law, have you guys gotten through to that niece of mine yet? Miracle Doctor Kangâs come himself, heâs here personally! He doesnât just do that for anyone,â Xiao Ben said to Xuben and Qilin, who stood outside Xinyanâs room.
âYanâs not willingâ¦. I think we should let this goâ¦â Qilin didnât have many opinions, but she still loved her daughter very much. Sheâd rather have the marriage fall through than see her daughter unhappy.
âThatâs why they say girls have long hair and limited vision!â Xiao Ben said angrily after a brief pause. âDo you understand the sort of family Miracle Doctor Kangâs is? His eldest son Kang Zhaolong is the prime inheritor to House Kang! Thereâs no way this would go wrong for Xinyan!â
âQilin, Iâve heard about this Kang Zhaolong myself. Heâs an honor student and not someone with bad habits! Iâve done some research too; he hasnât even had a girlfriend before! I think heâll treat Xinyan well!â Xuben spoke up.
He didnât want anything bad happening to the company, but he didnât want his daughter getting into an unhappy marriage either. Heâd gotten someone to investigate Zhaolong in private, and it yielded rather shocking results.
Was this even a young master? Heâd grown up studying and was now a PhD student, striving for a double PhD! The decisive factor was that he didnât mess around with girls, which was extremely typical of young masters nowadays. Heâd never had a girlfriend in his life!
He was the absolute opposite of his cousin, Kang Zhaoming!
The investigation convinced him that there was no reason to not accept this marriage proposal. Where were they supposed to find a son-in-law of a quality like this? A young man with good grades, class, and a powerful family! With Miracle Doctor Kangâs support, the only thing he had to worry about was how quickly the company would grow!
âIs that so? But Yan doesnât want this. Sheâs never even met him before, thereâs nothing between them!â Qilin understood that Zhaolong had character, which was also why she wasnât resisting the idea of Xinyan marrying her.
But the troubling thing was that Xinyan had no feelings for him. It made Qilin hesitate.
âFeelings will naturally emerge. Plus, this is just an engagement. We can always call off the wedding if things really don't turn out well!â Xiao Ben said. âWeâre just using this marriage in name first, for the mutual benefits of our family. Let the two kids spend time with each other. Who knows, they might just hit it off right from the get-go!â
âI seeâ¦â Qilin thought that her second brother was making a lot of sense. It was just an engagement; she wasnât marrying him yet. They should let the kids interact with each other before anything else! They could stay together if it worked and very well cancel everything if it didnât!
âYeah, Miracle Doctor Kangâs waiting right outside with his family! Quick, tell Xinyan to come greet them,â Xiao Ben urged, worried that he was keeping the Doctor waiting.
âAlright then!â Qilin said as she walked into the room. A moment later she was pushing out an emotionless Xinyan.
Xinyan didnât understand. Why were her parents so easily persuaded by her uncle and second uncle? Did they really want her marrying a total stranger?
Her father was listing plenty of reasons why Zhaolong was a good person, but Xinyan just didnât like him. It was that simple.
How was she supposed to fall in love with a person she didn't even know?
âDad, is your company really that important?â Xinyan looked up at her father, hoping that she could change his mind.
âIâ¦â Xuben uttered awkwardly. The company was his lifeâs work, after all. He didnât want it to go to ruin.
âI understand,â Xinyan sighed. âFine, Iâll go out there with you guys, but Iâm not promising anything.â
âAlright, letâs just go out there first; you donât have to talk. Who knows, it might just be love at first sight after you meet him!â Xiao Ben said. âKang Zhaolong really is an excellent young man!â
Xinyan didnât add anything else. Saying anything was meaningless at this point. How was she supposed to resist and change anything when even her parents said yes?
But she had no intention of marrying a stranger. It was just an engagement; they werenât marrying yet. All she had to do was find a way to get out of the whole thing before they get married.
Sheâd never accept a marriage arranged by her family.
This was the modern age. What kind of family even did this anymore?
Xinyan was brought into the Xiao house living room by Xiao Ben, and Zhaolong found himself instantly attracted to the clean and pretty figure. Heâd never had a girlfriend before, and while he may put forth a good image to impress his grandfather, the fact was that he was feeling extremely horny. Heâd actually been longing for a woman for a long time.
And now, Wang Xinyan was his soon-to-be, official wife! Zhaolong didnât need to hide anything anymore. Nobody would say anything if he did anything to her.
Xinyan frowned in disgust. That lustful longing in Zhaolongâs eyes was making her really uncomfortable. This was an excellent young man? She felt instant disdain. Things werenât looking too good if this was the standard for excellent young men.