Chapter 269

Chapter 269 The Qin Family’s Decision

 

At this moment, beside Ouyang Xinghai, only the elderly Ouyang Jian was present. He had no time to support him and could only watch helplessly as his eldest grandson fell to the ground without any flourish!

His nose made intimate contact with the ground, a crisp bone-breaking sound rang out, and bright red blood instantly exploded across Ouyang Xinghai’s handsome face!

“Xinghai, Xinghai!” Ouyang Jian became somewhat panicked. He shook his grandson a couple of times but saw no response from him!

“Call an ambulance quickly, call an ambulance!” Ouyang Jian shouted!

“It’s nothing, just a momentary surge of anger affecting his heart. He’ll be fine after resting for a couple of days,” Su Rui said leisurely.

At this moment, perhaps only he could say such cold words in the entire hall.

“Su Rui, I, Ouyang Jian, will remember what happened today.” Ouyang Jian left this threatening remark and then had Ouyang Bingyuan carry Ouyang Xinghai out!

This time, Su Rui didn’t have the warriors stop them!

He looked at Ouyang Jian’s aged back, his eyes flashing with sparks of brilliance!

“Let’s go too.”

Su Rui turned his face and extended an arm to Qin Yueran. She very obediently held onto his arm, and even without any hesitation, pressed half of her body against his arm!

Being squeezed by this soft touch, Su Rui couldn’t help but feel a bit distracted. He lowered his head slightly and caught Qin Yueran’s clear, water-like gaze.

In this gaze, there was a hint of tenderness and deep satisfaction.

Su Rui’s heart suddenly moved—could this girl have fallen for him? Weren’t they just supposed to be acting?

Of course, for someone like Su Rui who had no principles or bottom line, just for Qin Yueran’s perfect legs, he wouldn’t have any problem turning the act into reality!

However, even the sweetest love debt is still a debt, and if you owe too much, you can’t pay it back.

Sometimes when it came to emotions, Su Rui was unimaginably slow. He didn’t think about it—when a girl is at her most helpless and lonely, and he appears in such a heroic manner to rescue her from danger, who wouldn’t be moved?

Perhaps, even if Qin Yueran knew that loving Su Rui was a path of no return, she would still rush in like a moth to a flame without hesitation!

“From now on, you can go wherever you want, marry whoever you want, and no one can stop you anymore,” Su Rui said.

Marry whoever she wants?

His voice wasn’t loud, but it clearly reached everyone’s ears!

So this guy wasn’t actually Qin Yueran’s man at all, but was completely helping her escape from this engagement banquet!

This was too dramatic! If Ouyang Xinghai knew that his fiancée had been taken away by a man who couldn’t even be considered a love rival, would he be so depressed that he’d spit out another mouthful of blood?

Hearing this, Qin Yueran pinched him lightly, saying somewhat coquettishly: “I haven’t decided who I want to marry yet!”

Though she said this, Qin Yueran’s gaze remained fixed on Su Rui, and the deep affection contained in that look was something even a fool could see!

Perhaps if Su Rui took Qin Yueran to a nearby room and pushed her down now, she wouldn’t say no!

The flower has shown its intention, but does the flowing water have feelings?

Below, people were already getting goosebumps. Could they stop publicly displaying their affection?

Qin Zhizhang, Qin Fanghua, and others couldn’t help but feel speechless. Was this farce of an engagement banquet going to end like this? Had the Qin family gone to all this trouble just to provide the capital’s people with after-dinner gossip? And offended the Ouyang family for nothing? This was too much of a loss!

“Let’s go. Tonight, I’ll treat you to dinner to celebrate properly,” Su Rui said.

Qin Yueran’s eyes were entranced. Her mind flashed back to the previous time when she and Su Rui spent the night together on the rooftop sofa of the Junlan Hotel. The Qin family’s fourth miss was truly bold and straightforward, saying directly: “Forget about treating me to dinner, you can treat me to sleep.”

Qin Ranlong, who was drinking water nearby, nearly choked to death! He covered his throat and coughed repeatedly!

There was also an uproar below!

Qin Zhizhang’s old face turned from blue to white. Did Yueran still know what shame was? How could she say such things so openly? Where would the Qin family put their face?

Actually, Qin Yueran didn’t mean it that way at all. What she wanted to express was that she wanted Su Rui to accompany her to sit on the hotel rooftop for another night, chat and talk, and look at the stars. But the same meaning had different ways of expression, and the way she said it seemed to have completely changed the flavor.

To others listening, it was simply—blatant seduction!

Even Su Rui, with his thick skin, couldn’t handle it at this moment. He said in a low voice: “Sister, aren’t you being too bold? There are so many people watching, it’s not appropriate, is it?”

Only then did Qin Yueran realize her verbal error. She had been immersed in the atmosphere created by Su Rui and forgot to observe the reactions of those around her. Now, seeing everyone looking at her with very strange expressions, with throat-clearing sounds becoming a chorus, the Qin family’s fourth miss immediately blushed deeply.

“That’s not what I meant,” Qin Yueran said softly, like a child who had made a mistake.

“Anyway, you can’t clear your name even if you jump into the Yellow River, so don’t explain,” Su Rui was truly in a good mood; he seemed to really enjoy seeing Qin Yueran’s image being ruined.

“Then let’s leave quickly.” Qin Yueran had no interest in explaining. She didn’t care about what others thought, she just didn’t want to stay here a second longer!

“Alright, let’s go.”

With that, Su Rui allowed Qin Yueran to hold his arm, and the two left together, with the crowd only able to watch them go.

Bai Qinchuan shook his head on the side. When he doesn’t act, it’s nothing, but when he does, it’s shocking. After five years, not only had he not become weaker, but he was even stronger than imagined.

In fact, at this moment, Bai Qinchuan even suspected that Su Rui had deliberately used Qin Yueran’s engagement banquet as an opportunity to make a high-profile appearance, announcing his return to the world!

With that man’s scheming nature, he was absolutely capable of doing such a thing!

Just as Su Rui and Qin Yueran were about to walk out of the hall arm in arm, they suddenly heard Qin Zhizhang call out: “Wait a moment!”

Su Rui turned his face, appearing nonchalant, while Qin Yueran was obviously a bit nervous.

“Old man, do you have any other instructions?” Su Rui smiled faintly.

“Young man, do you know that you have made my Qin family lose face?” Qin Zhizhang stared at Su Rui, his gaze still unfriendly.

“That’s nothing,” Su Rui smiled. “Rather than saying the Qin family lost face, it’s more like Qin Yueran ruined her own reputation. Even if others gossip, the focus is only on Qin Yueran herself. If she doesn’t care about others’ views, why should you? If you insist on tying the family’s honor to a granddaughter’s marriage, then I have no solution.”

When it came to verbal sparring, how could Qin Zhizhang be a match for Su Rui? In fact, by now he had also realized his mistake, but he just couldn’t back down gracefully, especially since the incident had become so big that within an hour, all circles in the capital would know about it.

“Glib-tongued!” Qin Zhizhang snorted angrily.

“Thank you for the compliment, old man,” Su Rui smiled. He could already see that Qin Zhizhang was now putting on a brave front while feeling weak inside. He truly loved his granddaughter Qin Yueran, which was completely different from Uncle Three, Qin Mufeng.

“You are definitely not a good match for Yueran,” Qin Zhizhang frowned.

“We are good friends,” Su Rui hugged Qin Yueran’s shoulders firmly, looking like a good buddy.

Nestled in Su Rui’s arms, Qin Yueran smiled like a flower: “Yes, we are just good friends.”

“Hmph.” Qin Zhizhang gave a cold snort: “I hope you don’t forget what happened today!”

Hearing this, Su Rui said seriously: “In the future, if the Qin family faces difficulties, I will definitely provide strong support.”

Hearing these words, the expressions of the crowd in the hall changed again. Without a doubt, Qin Zhizhang’s “don’t forget” was definitely not said without purpose. He was speaking directly to Su Rui, telling him to remember that he owed the Qin family a favor!

And Su Rui’s words undoubtedly gave the Qin family reassurance. From now on, this young man who had soared to the sky would be closely tied to the rise and fall, honor and disgrace of the Qin family! In the future, even if the Ouyang family wanted to cause trouble for the Qin family, they would have to carefully consider whether it was appropriate!

“What an old fox!” Bai Qinchuan shook his head. This Qin Zhizhang seemed to have a fiery temper, like a rough man, but in reality, he was meticulous within his roughness. Even at this moment, he didn’t forget to use some strategies, and in a way that no one could detect! These people who had lived for seventy or eighty years, which one wasn’t the most cunning of the cunning? Bai Qinchuan and the others were still far, far behind!

Qin Zhizhang nodded: “When you have time, come and visit our home often.”

Boom!

This sentence was undoubtedly like a high-altitude bomb, directly exploding on the calm lake surface, creating massive waves!

The shocked expressions of the crowd were impossible to hide!

If earlier Qin Zhizhang was using strategy to bind Su Rui to the Qin family’s chariot, sharing glory and suffering together, then now he was showing goodwill toward Su Rui!

This old fox was truly full of surprising moves! If anyone still thought Qin Zhizhang was a rash and impulsive old man, they would be greatly mistaken!

Su Rui was the enemy of the Ouyang family. Qin Zhizhang showing goodwill to Su Rui meant that the Qin family would completely abandon any thoughts of allying with the Ouyang family, and even risk becoming enemies with the Ouyang family!

What identity did this young man have that could make Qin Zhizhang make such a decision in such a short time? No, this wasn’t a decision, it was a bet! How much value did Su Rui have that could make the old General Qin stake his family’s fate on him?

Actually, these people were overthinking. What Qin Zhizhang was doing now was only what he had wanted to do seven or eight years ago but couldn’t!

As early as seven or eight years ago, Qin Zhizhang had already determined that this man named Su Rui would be the greatest support for the Qin family in the future, and after the passage of time, he still believed so! And even more firmly!

That warning note signed with a brush pen kept in the study was undoubtedly the imperial sword hanging over the Qin family’s head, but it was also the greatest backing for Qin Zhizhang to make such a decision!