In the living room of the Ning family, Ning Jingsheng, who had never received guests personally, was sitting on the sofa. The servant squatted silently in front of the coffee table to refill the coffee for several people.
Sitting across from Ning Jingsheng was a middle-aged couple. The woman was wearing a sapphire blue cheongsam. Her well-maintained face made it difficult to tell her age for a while.
Sitting on the sofa next to the two of them was Qu Zhaoran with an indifferent expression.
Qu Tianlin glanced at his son and could only continue what he had just finished.
"My husband and I have been traveling for nearly two months, and we have just come back. Not long after we got home, we just found out that Mu Qian is back. It's our fault that we didn't come to visit her as soon as she came back."
Lin Yuan followed her husband's words, "We just learned that it was Mu Qian who saved Zhao Ran during the attack on Yinjue Courtyard. These children are still so destined after all these years."
Ning Jingsheng knew the purpose of the two people's visit. They didn't even mention a marriage contract, but they never promised a divorce.
Back then, she had only mentioned Ning Xi's wedding to Ning Jingsheng as a joke. She also said she didn't know what the Qu family's children would look like and whether they would be good husbands and sons-in-law in the future.
But Ning Xi left early, and the Qu family and the Yun family gradually had no business contacts, and Mu Qian got lost when she was young.
The two families drifted apart, and the engagement was gradually forgotten.
But now someone came to the door. Ning Jingsheng pressed his temples and could only stay polite.
"She just came back not long ago. The Yun family has isolated all visitors. Naturally, the Ning family has also. It's just that she is not used to it when she just came back. Don't worry too much."
Lin Yuan smiled and shook her head, "How could we not care about this? It's our fault for not meeting Qian Qian the first time. After all, we are a family from now on, and we can't neglect Mu Qian."
Qu Zhaoran, who was standing beside Lin Yuan, did not refute what Lin Yuan said and just sat silently.
He would never go against the decisions of the Qu family, not to mention that in the eyes of his parents, there was no one with a more suitable status than Yun Muqian as the future mistress of the Qu family.
"Now the two children are in Yinjue Academy together. Mu Qian has just entered the school and has already saved Zhaoran once. It shows that there is a fate between the two children." Lin Yuan said with a smile.
Mu Qian and Chi Si heard these words impartially just after they entered the door, and her already tense nerves refused to relax.
Chi Si struggled subconsciously to hold the man's hand tightly, and seeing this, Chi Si squeezed it even tighter.
"The Yun family has always valued promises. If this marriage was decided by your mother, Uncle Ning has always respected his sister's opinion, and Mr. Yun values the agreement even more. Do you think you will be tied to marry Qu Zhaoran?"
Upon hearing this, Mu Qian stopped struggling in an instant.
"Then what should I do now?" she asked in a low voice.
She really didn't want to marry someone she didn't like, even if she could live alone in the future.
"Let's do it this way." Chi Si said, intertwining their hands and raising them.
Mu Qian blinked and understood what he meant in an instant, "Are we pretending to be a couple?"
This is a good idea. Use Chi Si to delay the engagement, wait until all the news about the two families is gone, and they will end with "breaking up" so that no one can find fault.
With this understanding, Mu Qian quickly took Chi Si's arm and stood firm, "Let's go in."
Wen Hao and Ning Jin were behind them and saw their movements clearly.
"Why did it become so intimate all of a sudden?" Wen Hao was surprised.
Were we walking thousands of miles apart just now?
"Humans, they just need to be stimulated." Ning Jin said and walked over.
Lin Yuan, who was chatting with Ning Jingsheng about Ning Xi's past affairs, saw the two people coming in from the door at a glance.
The man is handsome and the woman is beautiful, and the two of them hold hands and are a perfect match.
She knew this man, a man who appeared frequently in the Financial Times, a man of the hour in the imperial capital, Chi Si.
As for this girl, Lin Yuan's heart sank.
"Uncle." Mu Qian called.
Ning Jingsheng raised his head, and a smile burst into his eyes the moment he saw Mu Qian, "I'm back, come and see my uncle."
Mu Qian took Chi Si's hand and sat down next to Ning Jingsheng. Seeing this, the person opposite also stood up and spoke.
"Mr. Chi." Qu Zhaoran nodded politely.
Chi Si nodded in agreement, but didn't say a word.
It is no secret that Chi Si went to teach at Yinjue Academy for Mr. Yun last month. The first rule of Yinjue Academy is to respect teachers and treat them with respect. Even if they have attended classes for one day, they are still their teachers.
"Mu Qian." Qu Zhaoran looked at the person opposite.
Mu Qian was extremely embarrassed when they met on this occasion. She never expected that Qu Zhaoran would be her fiancé.
"How are you recovering from your injury?" he then asked.
When Ning Jingsheng, who had just pulled Mu Qian to sit next to him, heard this, he hurriedly grabbed the person to check, "Are you injured? Where is the injury? Why hasn't anyone come to tell me?"
"Uncle, I'm fine. I've recovered from all my minor injuries." Mu Qian said with a smile.
Qu Tianlin and his wife looked at each other, and Lin Yuan looked at Mu Qian with a smile.
"This is Mu Qian, you are really beautiful. I told you back then that you would be an extremely beautiful girl when you grow up. Thinking about it this way, I am really discerning." Lin Yuan smiled broadly.
Ning Jingsheng began to introduce to Mu Qian, "Qu Zhaoran is your classmate and you know him. These are Qu Zhaoran's parents. You should be called Uncle Qu and Aunt Lin."
Mu Qian politely called out, "Uncle Qu, Aunt Lin."
Qu Tianlin nodded to her, with only a slight smile on his face.
The more Lin Yuan looked at her, the more she liked her, "You went to Qu's house when you were a child, do you remember?"
Mu Qian shook her head and said politely, "I don't remember things very clearly about my childhood. I have already forgotten them."
Lin Yuan was not discouraged, "Really? It's okay to forget. You and Zhaoran are similar in age, so we will have a lot of contact in the future."
Chi Si did not get involved in their conversation, he just leaned on the sofa, holding Mu Qian's hand with one hand and playing with it.
"It's a good thing for young people to interact more with each other, and it's even better to make more friends. Qian Qian and Qu Zhaoran are similar in age and are in the same college. They will spend more time together in the future." Ning Jingsheng followed Lin Yuan's words and said.
Lin Yuan was even more satisfied after hearing Ning Jingsheng's words. Now that Ning Jingsheng had said so, she smiled and moved forward.
"We, Zhaoran, have been withdrawn since we were young. We have never been in contact with many girls. Your name was mentioned the most when I went back this time. I guess you two get along very well."
She knew what Lin Yuan's words meant. If the Qu family didn't come here for the engagement, she wouldn't believe it even to death.
"He and I are both classmates, but we don't interact much with each other. He and Ye Xuange spend more time together." Mu Qian said with a smile.
Isn't it just nonsense? She can do it too.
Although this is indeed not very kind, it is better than adults forcing them to come together.
Lin Yuan had heard of Ye Xuange's name. As for the admiration she mentioned, Lin Yuan looked at her son and wondered why she had never heard him mention it.
There seems to be no famous family in the spiritual world with the surname Mu.
Qu Zhaoran understood what she meant, and although he felt quite uncomfortable, he still defended himself a few words.
"This time we are studying for the exam in a group. We are in different groups, so of course we don't meet as often as we do with our own team members."
It sounded like there was no big problem, and Lin Yuan's expression softened a lot.
Qu Tianlin, on the other hand, kept looking at the silent man beside Mu Qian. Although he didn't say a word, this man had a strong sense of presence just sitting there, making it impossible to ignore.
The two people have been holding hands since they entered the house, and anyone with a discerning eye can see the relationship.
Qu Tianlin thought this and said, "Mr. Chi seems to have a very good relationship with Mu Qian."
If you want to talk about marriage, these relationships must be clarified, otherwise it will be unclear and it will be a joke.
The fourth master of the Chi family in the imperial capital is resolute and ruthless. In all the years since he took over the Chi family, he has never had any scandalous news about him.
This time, he was so open and unrestrained in front of outsiders. Obviously, the relationship between the two is not simple.
"I heard that Mr. Chi is Mr. Yun's beloved disciple. Of course, his relationship with Mu Qian is closer than ordinary people." Lin Yuan followed her husband's words and said.
Chi Si didn't even raise his eyelids and said something shocking.
"Boyfriends and girlfriends, of course, have a closer relationship than ordinary people."
Wen Hao almost choked on the water he drank while holding up the cup. The fourth brother was really brave. He admitted it so openly without being tactful.
Ning Jingsheng looked at the girl next to him in surprise, "When did this happen?"
Mu Qian felt the hand being held tighten. She nodded along with Chi Si's words with a smile, "Not long ago, we just got together..."
"Two months." Chi Si added.
Ning Jingsheng also understood in his heart that if it was two months, it would be the right time for Mu Qian to come back.
At that time, Ning Jin came back and said that Mu Qian and Chi Si had known each other when they were in Qingcheng, so the two of them had been together since Mu Qian returned to the imperial capital.
"It's been two months, why didn't you tell me?" Ning Jingsheng smiled, but didn't say anything.
Mu Qian smiled, "Aren't I afraid that you won't agree?"
Mu Qian could only climb down along Chi Si's pole. If he denied it, he would probably die miserably later on.
"Young men and women are in a normal relationship. If you don't agree, just like it." Ning Jingsheng said and rubbed Mu Qian's head, "Uncle, as long as you are happy."
After listening to Ning Jingsheng's words, Qu Tianlin and his wife knew that he did not intend to let Mu Qian fulfill their engagement.
If Mu Qian didn't have a boyfriend, the marriage might still have a chance of survival, but that's not necessarily the case now. He has always loved his niece and would not let her do anything she didn't want to do.
If the marriage must be continued, I am afraid that it can only be possible by putting the engagement on the table.
"Since we have met Mu Qian, we won't bother you anymore." Qu Tianlin stood up with his wife, very polite and polite, "We will visit the Yun family another day."
Mu Qian came back, and Ning Jingsheng really didn't have time to deal with them. He stood up, shook hands with the two of them, and asked Ning Jin to send them out.
Qu Zhaoran looked calm and said goodbye to Mu Qian in a very gentlemanly manner when leaving.
"We'll see you in the academy. Please take good care of yourself."
Suddenly there were not many people left in the living room that had been bustling just now.
Wen Hao came between the two of them, "Are you two really together?"
Although he had been wondering from the beginning why his fourth brother, who never bothered with other people's business, would choose to go to a small place like Qingcheng.
Moreover, after he came back, he accepted Mr. Yun's proposal and took great care of Mu Qian.
It turns out that this was planned for a long time.
"What do you think?" Mu Qian raised an eyebrow and asked.
Wen Hao thought very seriously, "I think so."
Mu Qian was confused by this knowledge. Did they act so similar?
"Sure enough, I have to go back and tell Zai Chun that he lost to my antique clock." Wen Hao almost jumped up.
Ning Jingsheng answered the phone and walked back from the study, looking at the three children sitting on the sofa.
"Let's stay here and have lunch together."
There are a lot of people and it's lively. Besides, having them in Mu Qian makes me happier.
Wen Hao told Ning Jin about this with excitement. Ning Jin also liked that antique clock.
"It's not a wise move to surround Wei and save Zhao." Ning Jin looked at the two of them and added to the fire, "If the Qu family doesn't give up and goes to the Yun family, with Grandpa Yun's temperament, I'm afraid he will agree to this marriage.
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Mu Qian jumped up when she heard this, "Are you telling the truth?"
Ning Jin nodded matter-of-factly, "The Yun family has the most important promise."
So, it would be great if the two of you had settled the matter quickly before being forced to marry again. Once the title is firmly established, no one can force the marriage.
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The three members of the Qu family who were returning from the Ning family were sitting in the same car. The air pressure in the car was very low, and Lin Yuan's face had completely darkened.
Unexpectedly, Mu Qian had just returned to the imperial capital and already had a wife. If he had just rashly proposed a marriage contract and was directly rejected, the face of his Qu family would have been almost lost.
"Don't be upset. It doesn't matter whether there is a marriage or not. Zhaoran doesn't like her either, so there is no need to bring the two children together." Qu Tianlin advised.
When Mu Qian didn't go back just now, judging from Ning Jingsheng's attitude during their conversation, he didn't take the marriage seriously.
They don't have to rush so much.
"No, I have been worried about her for so many years, how could I just watch her marry someone else so easily!" Lin Yuan was indignant.
When Qu Zhaoran saw this, he tried to persuade her, "A gentleman doesn't take advantage of others. If she has someone she likes, what's the use of me marrying her? My heart is not with me."
Lin Yuan held her son's hand hard and said, "I begged her for you with great difficulty. You can't just give up."
Since the Ning family's approach didn't work, she had to find another way.