Extreme Almightiest Young Master

Chapter 384: Is There Something Wrong?

During their great happiness, the four of them arranged a verbal marriage agreement, finalizing the future union of Ding Wan’er and Li Zerui. In the eyes of Ding Bo and Zhou Ping, although their family had scholarly roots, they were worlds apart from the prominent Li Family. If Ding Wan’er truly became the Young Madam of the Li Family, then surely their own family’s status would rise with the tide.

Moreover, the most important thing was that they had hit it off quite well with Li Zerui’s parents, sensing that they were also very good people. If their daughter were to marry into their family, she would surely not be wronged. They had also seen a photo of Li Zerui, a paragon of talent and appearance. Such a match for marriage was truly one in a million. Thus, when the other party proposed solidifying the marriage arrangement, Ding Bo and Zhou Ping readily agreed. No matter how they looked at it, their daughter marrying into the Li Family seemed entirely beneficial with no drawbacks, so they agreed to the marriage arrangement.

Their daughter was the apple of Ding Bo and Zhou Ping’s eyes. Although they were not with her, they kept close tabs on her affairs. However, they never expected such a surprising turn of events today. If their daughter had someone she liked, she should have told them. Why hadn’t she mentioned anything before?

Now that the marriage arrangement with the Li Family was already set, it wouldn’t be right to change it casually. Besides, they needed to see what kind of person Lin Feng was and if he was worthy of their daughter. If he wasn’t outstanding, they would firmly reject him. Nonetheless, in their hearts, Ding Bo and Zhou Ping still believed Li Zerui was the best match for Ding Wan’er. After all, a prominent family like the Li Family would definitely not mistreat their daughter.

At this time, Li Zerui arrived at Ding Wan’er’s birthday scene by himself. Since the birthday party had many guests, and although Li Zerui was tall, strong, and handsome, he did not attract too much attention. After wandering around the party, he headed towards Ding Bo and Zhou Ping, the only people he recognized at the event. He had seen their pictures through his parents and knew that if he wanted to back out of the marriage, he had to start with them.

Actually, coming here was the last thing Li Zerui wanted to do. Even though his parents had told him about how beautiful and wonderful Ding Wan’er was and how well-suited she was for him, like most people, he was very averse to arranged marriages. To suddenly become engaged to someone he had never met seemed absurd to him, which infuriated Li Zerui. But the marriage had already been arranged by his parents, and he felt there was no way to change it.

In such circumstances, he had been virtually forced to come to Tianhai to attend the birthday banquet of his fiancée, Ding Wan’er, whom he had not yet met. However, Li Zerui was determined to stir up some trouble at the birthday banquet, make Ding Wan’er’s family dislike him, and thus call off the marriage. By doing so, this trip to Tianhai would not be in vain, and he would have achieved his goal.

Yet, as Li Zerui walked towards Ding Bo and Zhou Ping, he kept hearing all the guests incessantly praising Ding Wan’er for her beauty and capability, with mentions of how well she was managing Yingbo University, how hard all the teachers and students were working and studying, among other things...

Hearing these remarks, Li Zerui became rather curious about what kind of person Ding Wan’er was. Beautiful and capable at the same time—it seemed impossible for someone to be that perfect. He had never seen such a girl before. Since that was the case, he decided to have a chat with Ding Wan’er’s parents first. Later, if he managed to drive Ding Wan’er away, he could call off the marriage. In this way, his parents wouldn’t be able to point out any problems either. With this in mind, Li Zerui hastened his steps and approached Ding Bo and Zhou Ping briskly.

"Uncle and Auntie, I’m Li Zerui, sent by my parents to attend Wan’er’s birthday party," Li Zerui said as he reached Ding Bo and Zhou Ping. He had intended to say something unpleasant and then leave, but doing so would surely bring endless nagging from his parents, a loss not worth the gain. Therefore, the best strategy was to make Ding Wan’er dislike him; that would make future matters much simpler.

With this in thought, Li Zerui greeted Ding Bo and Zhou Ping proactively. Although his manner was neither warm nor fiery, this was already the extent of his patience. Just refraining from uttering rude words was quite an effort for him.

"So you’re Li Zerui. We’ve been waiting for you for a long time," Zhou Ping said as she spotted the young man from a distance, resembling Li Zerui. They had spoken on the phone with Li Zerui’s parents the previous night and knew he would be coming to Ding Wan’er’s birthday party today. Having seen his photo, Zhou Ping deemed him to be a fine young man. But now, seeing Li Zerui in person, she was even more convinced that the marriage arrangement made earlier was absolutely correct.

His tall and strong stature immediately conveyed a sense of security, and Li Zerui was indeed very handsome. Overall, Zhou Ping was beyond satisfied upon meeting Li Zerui, and if he could truly become her son-in-law, nothing could be better.

"Li Zerui, wait a moment. Wan’er has gone to change her clothes; she should be out soon," Ding Bo said, also very pleased with Li Zerui in person. He had heard from Li Zerui’s parents that since childhood, Li Zerui was exceptionally gifted. Now that Li Zerui stood before him, Ding Bo felt completely assured. With Li Zerui around, Wan’er would undoubtedly be free from harm.

"Alright," Li Zerui replied, realizing why he hadn’t seen Ding Wan’er yet—she was changing clothes. He would find a way to handle the situation once she appeared.

"Zerui, how are your parents doing? We haven’t seen each other for quite a long time," Zhou Ping said, more and more fond of Li Zerui as she looked at him, and so she couldn’t help striking up conversation about family matters.

"My parents are in good health. They mentioned they would like to visit uncle and auntie when they have the chance."

"That would be great. Tell your parents I’ll be waiting for them."

"Okay, I’ll definitely bring it."

"Zerui, ..."

...

Zhou Ping was thrilled to be asking Zerui all sorts of questions. Her heart was so happy, she hardly knew what to do with herself. In her eyes, Zerui was now shining brightly with all positives, and she felt incredibly fortunate to have found such a good husband for Ding Wan’er. What Zhou Ping didn’t know was that Zerui was actually very impatient, forcibly enduring the conversation with her. In fact, he couldn’t wait for this woman to disappear, to stop bothering him here.

...

After work that evening, Lin Feng didn’t leave the university but went straight to Ding Yi’s villa. Today was Ding Wan’er’s birthday, and Lin Feng remembered that she had mentioned holding her birthday party at Ding Yi’s place. When he had some free time, he had carved a rabbit out of wood as a birthday gift for Wan’er since she was born in the year of the rabbit, so such a gift seemed perfect.

When Lin Feng arrived at the scene of Ding Wan’er’s birthday party, he realized the front of the villa was already crowded with many people chatting under the lights. He glanced around, didn’t see Ding Wan’er or anyone he recognized, and felt disinclined to talk to any of the strangers, so...

But then he saw Ding Yi and a few other old men sitting on the periphery of the event, sipping tea and chatting. It had been a long time since he’d chatted with them, so he thought it would be good to join them to pass some time until Wan’er came out, and then he could give her the birthday gift he’d prepared. With that in mind, Lin Feng walked toward Ding Yi, holding the wooden rabbit he’d carved for Wan’er.

However, before Lin Feng had taken more than a few steps, he was spotted by Huang Shi, who quickly ran over to him.

"Boss, why did you just get here?" As Huang Shi reached Lin Feng’s side, he expressed his surprise. Why was the boss coming so late? Pursuing a woman should not be such a slow process. If he had arrived earlier, he could have created a great opportunity for the boss. That way, Ding Wan’er would definitely have been very happy.

"I just got off work. I made a round since there was nothing to do, then I came over. What’s up, is there anything going on?" Lin Feng was quite puzzled by Huang Shi’s comment and checked the time – he wasn’t late. What did Huang Shi mean by his remark?

"I just sent ten big flower baskets to Ding Wan’er on behalf of the boss, and you can see those ten big baskets over there. I also gave her a pearl necklace in your name. She seemed to really like it. Boss, how did I do?" Huang Shi was very excited as he spoke to Lin Feng. As the boss was pursuing a woman, it was natural for him as the underling to do his utmost to help. Since the boss asked, there was no reason to hide it – the deed was done to aid his boss.

"You...you! Never mind, don’t take such initiatives next time. Inform me first if there’s anything," Lin Feng said feeling utterly speechless upon hearing what Huang Shi had done. He shook his head, astonished that Huang Shi could have thought of such actions, using his name to send ten big flower baskets and a pearl necklace. Even though it was too much, Huang Shi had good intentions, and Lin Feng found no reason to blame him, only advising him to be careful not to repeat similar actions in the future.

Then Lin Feng turned around and walked towards Ding Yi, hoping to talk and wait for Ding Wan’er to appear. Standing alone here was surely no way to be.

"Alright, I won’t take my own initiatives anymore," Huang Shi immediately expressed his understanding upon realizing the boss didn’t appreciate such actions, and committed not to do similar things in the future. He truly hadn’t expected the boss to dislike his efforts. He had simply seen both the boss and Ding Wan’er taking interest in each other, so he took it upon himself to help his boss woo the girl. Yet, he never anticipated that his well-intentioned act could turn out badly. Fortunately, the boss wasn’t blaming him.

Putting aside all thoughts, Huang Shi obediently followed behind Lin Feng, heading in the direction of Ding Yi and the other old men.

"Lin Feng is here, come and sit with us, keep us old folks company," Ding Yi called out to Lin Feng as he saw him approaching. Honestly, it had been a while since he last saw Lin Feng, and he indeed missed him.

"Lin Feng is here. How has your year been, have you missed us?" Qian Rong was also genuinely delighted to see Lin Feng and greeted him warmly as he stood up and moved towards Lin Feng, giving him a friendly pat. He constantly schemed about how to get Lin Feng to marry his granddaughter. If he succeeded, he could die peacefully knowing that Duoduo’s lifelong issue, which had occurred because of him, was resolved. Thus, seeing Lin Feng, Qian Rong’s eyes lit up.