He should have realized it earlier… how could someone who had pursued his granddaughter for seven or eight years with such persistence possibly be a bad person?
“I shouldn’t have judged you so arbitrarily.”
Though only a short moment had passed, Qu Jing had already thought through countless things in his heart.
He finally understood that the guilt he carried toward Lin Dineng’s parents from twenty years ago should never have been forced onto his granddaughter, Qu Mengjun.
Moreover, now that Qu Mengjun had met someone she truly liked… and that young man was such a good person, loved her so deeply, and their families were well-matched… not to mention that everything had already happened…
What reason did he still have to keep the two young people apart?
“You’re right. That’s just how I am. I’ll use any means necessary for a woman,” Wei Yan said coldly, deliberately putting on an extremely vile expression.
But for some reason, he felt that what this old man was talking about… didn’t seem to be the same thing he meant.
Weren’t his actions supposed to be utterly heinous?
Why did Qu Jing’s tone sound as if he had made some great sacrifice?
“Any means necessary… what a statement… hahaha!”
Qu Jing suddenly burst into laughter as he looked at Wei Yan.
What bold words!
To go to such lengths to protect a woman he didn’t even know… then what reason did he have not to trust him with his granddaughter?
Hahaha!
Good! Very good!
Back in his youth, he had once been just as reckless.
From this young man, Qu Jing saw many traces of his younger self.
And the more he thought about it, the more benefits he saw in letting these two young people be together.
First, there would be no need to worry about Qu Mengjun’s reputation. Second, it could ease the strained relationship between grandfather and granddaughter caused by Wei Yan recently.
No matter how he looked at it, he couldn’t find a single thing about Wei Yan that dissatisfied him. Wasn’t this far better than Lin Dineng? Why shouldn’t he simply go with the flow?
If he had to say, compared to Wei Yan, Lin Dineng only had one advantage… his willingness to marry into the Qu Family.
This boy from the Wei Family had been pampered since childhood. His pride must be strong. No matter what, he probably wouldn’t agree to marry into the family.
However, Wei Yan’s situation was somewhat different.
He still had a younger sister who could inherit the Wei Family’s assets.
So even though he felt it was unlikely, Qu Jing still asked with a hint of hope.
“Xiao Yan, let Grandpa ask you something. If I entrust Xiaojun to you, would you prefer Xiaojun to marry into your Wei Family, or would you marry into ours?”
As the conversation continued, Qu Jing felt he understood Wei Yan more and more. He even found himself gradually liking this young man.
His way of addressing him had changed to Xiao Yan, and he had even started calling himself Grandpa.
Although Wei Yan’s actions seemed somewhat naive to him…
For a man to sacrifice so much for the woman he loved…
Yet when one grows old and can no longer afford to be naive, it is only natural to become fond of such naivety.
Hearing this, Wei Yan was completely stunned.
He didn’t even know how the topic had suddenly jumped to this point.
However, he was clever. After a brief moment of confusion, he quickly understood what was happening.
So this old man, after finding out that his granddaughter had been slept with, decided to just go all in and marry her off to him!
Haha, what a cunning old fox. Truly smart.
What a brilliant calculation!
By having him marry Qu Mengjun, not only could he avoid damage to her reputation, but the alliance between their families could also stabilize the Qu Family’s shaky position among the four great families.
But fortunately, Wei Yan considered himself even smarter. He wouldn’t fall into this sweet trap.
Anyone with a clear mind, hearing that old man’s words, would choose to marry Qu Mengjun.
But he would insist on marrying into the Qu Family instead!
Because if he did that, his hot-tempered father would definitely cut ties with him immediately and leave all the family assets to his younger sister.
That way, even if he married Qu Mengjun, the Qu Family would gain nothing at all… and would instead have to accept that their granddaughter had married a scumbag.
Let’s see how your plan works now, old fox!
“Of course I’ll marry into your family!”
Though he showed nothing on the surface, Wei Yan was already laughing wildly in his heart.
Just as he felt smug about outsmarting the old man, he suddenly saw Qu Jing cover his eyes, as if he were crying.
Haha, this old geezer! Finally realized how capable I am, huh?
But in truth, Qu Jing was crying purely out of emotion.
He had never imagined that a young man could sacrifice so much for love!
He knew very well that if Wei Yan married into the Qu Family, the Wei Family would immediately cut ties with him.
That meant Wei Yan would lose everything.
What he was giving up was the entire Wei Group… wealth worth trillions, along with boundless power—things countless people dreamed of obtaining.
To abandon everything he had for the sake of one woman…
Qu Jing admitted that even in his youth, he wouldn’t have had such courage.
“Good! Good, good, good!”
“From the day you marry into our family, I swear I will give you the best resources and do everything in my power to nurture you. I may be old, but I believe in you! One day, the two of us will join hands and swallow up the Wei Family. When that time comes, I will help you take back everything you’ve lost!”
Hearing Qu Jing’s impassioned declaration, even Qu Mengjun, who had been quietly listening, was moved to tears.
She had only intended to scheme against Wei Yan today, yet she never expected him to love her so deeply.
Throwing herself into his arms, Qu Mengjun began to sob.
“My husband loves me so deeply that I have no way to repay you. My body already belongs to you, so in this lifetime, I can only bear you a whole football team of children to repay you.”
“Let’s start now! Husband, let’s go make them now! What position do you like!”
As Qu Mengjun hugged him tightly and showered him with kisses, Wei Yan’s brain completely shut down.
He couldn’t process anything at all.
He didn’t understand… not even a little… what this grandfather and granddaughter were talking about.
“Wait… what are you two talking about? What does this have to do with swallowing the Wei Family? Why would I join hands with you??”
As Qu Mengjun dragged him back toward the room, Wei Yan only wanted to ask one thing.
Wasn’t he the villain?
Wait a second!
From an outsider’s perspective, wasn’t what he did last night essentially sneaking into the female lead’s house and forcefully sleeping with her?
So what exactly was going on with this plotline now?!!
…
On a wide and spotless road, the blazing midday sun poured down unobstructed, heating the asphalt until it burned.
After all, this was the wedding of the Qu Family’s only daughter. Its scale was so grand that even the higher authorities had given it special consideration.
The roads near the Qu Family estate were almost entirely sealed off. Only those with invitations could enter or leave freely.
Thus, what should have been the busiest time of the day felt eerily quiet. The only sound was the buzzing of cicadas in the height of summer.
Just as everyone thought this silence would continue, a loud engine roar suddenly echoed from the other side of a slope along the road.
The cicadas scattered in fright.
In the next moment, a blue-green taxi shot into the air from the other side of the slope.
With a sharp screech of brakes, it drifted before coming to a steady stop in front of the gates of the Qu Family estate.
Then, with a loud bang, the driver’s door was violently kicked open.
Panting heavily, Lin Dineng stepped out, one hand bracing against the hood, the other clutching his chest, looking as though he might collapse from exhaustion at any moment.
After overcoming countless obstacles, he had finally made it to the wedding.
Having been reborn, Lin Dineng originally believed he could do better than in his previous life.
But who would have thought… right at the beginning, he had missed his own wedding because he drank too much?
Gritting his teeth, Lin Dineng stared fiercely at the iron gates of the Qu Family estate.
On the way here, he had already learned from his subordinates that even without him, the wedding had proceeded as planned.
Which meant… someone had taken his place!
No matter how optimistic he tried to be, it was already too late.
His fiancée might have already fallen victim to someone else!
“I will make that bastard’s entire family be buried with him!”