Yang Xia never expected things would turn out this way.
Originally, she wanted to take this opportunity to brag.
Even if Chen Hao did not show up, she could still put on airs.
Unexpectedly, the Long family was driven into the corner.
“Hmph! Long Shaoyun, you really are an embarrassment to the Long family. How dare you perform such despicable acts?!”
Slap!
Unexpectedly, Long Shaoyun, who was already irritated at the moment, gave Yang Xia a slap in the face.
Yang Xia fell onto the table.
“B*tch! I am sick of your blabbering. I have tolerated you long enough. Who do you think you are? How dare you lecture me? Let me tell you this, if I acknowledge you as my sister-in-law, then you are my sister-in-law. However, if I don’t acknowledge you, you are nothing but a dog in the Long family!”
The corners of Yang Xia’s mouth were bleeding.
“Y-You dare to hit me?” said Yang Xia as she covered her face.
On the other hand, Long Jinnan did not utter a single word when he saw this.
The Long family was huge. Hence, just like other big families, coupled with the fact that there were three Young Masters, the distribution of power within the family was a complicated affair.
On the other hand, Long Jinnan did not favor any of the three Young Masters.
On the contrary, this time the Long family had sent him here to preside over some matters. Although he felt angry when he saw Long Shaoyun’s deeds, his anger stemmed more from the fact that Long Shaoyun had embarrassed the entire Long family.
If Long Shaoyun fell out of favor from now on, it happened to coincide with his wishes.
As for Yang Xia, she had nothing to do with him.
Chen Hao only watched the scene before him calmly.
He did not have any affection left for Yang Xia anymore. Moreover, he had stopped blaming himself when he saw her as he felt that there was no reason for him to feel guilty because of her anymore.
At most, he wished that she would lead a good life, and that she would never enter his life ever again.
However, it was obvious that it was hard to get into the good books of rich and powerful families.
“F*ck you! The meals you ate and the stuff you used were all provided for by the Long family. If you had listened to me, this incident would not have happened. Everything is your fault!”
Yang Xia endured another slap to her face.
She saw that nobody was giving her a helping hand, while her younger sister only stood in the corner in fright.
Yang Xia covered her face and looked at Chen Hao.
Chen Hao naturally averted his gaze.
Fine! I understand!
Yang Xia nodded her head viciously.
Following that, she cried and ran away.
Smash!
At this moment, a wine bottle was brought down directly upon Long Shaoyun’s head.
Naturally, it was the rich businessman. He had rushed forward to beat up Long Shaoyun.
Chen Hao and Li Zhenguo merely looked at each other and smiled.
They shook their heads indifferently. Then, they stood at the corner to watch the lively scene before them.
“Chen Hao, thank you for today.”
At this moment, Qin Ya walked toward Chen Hao.
“Thank me? What do you have to thank me for?” asked Chen Hao with a casual smile.
“Thank you for helping me today.”
“I think you misunderstood. I did not help you today. I merely came here today to clear my name.”
Chen Hao smiled.
Then, he left with his men.
Chen Hao knew very well that the fight with the Long family was just beginning.
Zhao Tongtong ran angrily toward Chen Hao.
“Chen Hao, how can you treat Qin Ya this way? You really are a jerk! Did you know that Qin Ya kept on talking about you in front of us? Indeed, she misunderstood you when you got yourself into trouble this time, but did you know how upset she was back then? Even when she was upset, she went out of her way to find Ouyang Ru in the hopes that Ouyang Ru could forgive you and not pursue this matter any further. Even if the Ouyang family did not agree to it, you cannot treat her like this,” said Zhao Tongtong.
It was true indeed. Qin Ya did find Ouyang Ru that day after Chen Hao got himself into trouble. However, how could the Ouyang family simply ignore this matter and not pursue it?
“Apart from that, did you know that there were rumors circulating in Jin Ling City that Qin Ya is your girlfriend and that you went to Long Shaoyun’s birthday party to cause trouble for him because of her? It is true that the rumors don’t affect you much, but have you ever thought about her? What would the Long family and Qin family think about this? What do you want her to do about it?”
“It’s okay, Tongtong. Don’t say any more. I understand Chen Hao’s intentions,” said Qin Ya.
Then, she dried her tears and looked at Chen Hao. “I know that I have some selfish thoughts. However, Chen Hao, I hope that you can help me out one last time. I recalled that you mentioned before back when I was warded in the hospital after the kidnapping, that you would help me out with one thing as long as it was within your power to do so. I want to know whether it still counts?”
Chen Hao nodded his head and said, “Well, of course it still counts.”
Chen Hao also recalled that Qin Ya ran away from her marriage in order to look for him. Alas, after their return to Jin Ling, she fell into the kidnapper’s hands after Chen Hao ignored her.
When Qin Ya was warded in the hospital after that incident, Chen Hao told her that he would help her out with one thing as long as it was within his power to do so because he was feeling guilty at that time.
At that moment, Qin Ya answered mischievously that she would take his words seriously since he put it that way.
Back then, Chen Hao told her that he meant it.
In reality, they did not think too much about it back then.
However now…
“Fine, tell me what you want then. As long as it is within my power, I will help you,” said Chen Hao. After all, he had already made her a promise. Moreover, he couldn’t bear to ignore Qin Ya anymore. Hence, he could not find any other reason to reject her request.
“Ok, don’t worry. After this task is complete, I won’t bother you again. Furthermore, I will disappear from your sight,” said Qin Ya as she bit her lips.
“So, what do you want me to do?”
“I want you to get engaged to me.”
“Huh? An engagement?”
Even though Chen Hao had made some mental preparations, the moment he heard this, his eyes widened in surprise.
“Haha! You don’t have to be afraid. It is not a real engagement. I just want you to fake an engagement with me so that we can put up a show for the Qin family and the Long family. It should be okay, right?” said Qin Ya.
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