Extreme Almightiest Young Master

Chapter 389: Childhood Betrothal

They’re hardly ever here, barely seeing Ding Wan’er a few times a year. How could they make such a rash decision without understanding anything? Is Wan’er’s engagement something to be decided so casually? Ding Yi looked at Ding Bo and Zhou Ping with utter speechlessness now. Even if they had this idea, if they had consulted him first, today’s awkward situation wouldn’t have arisen. What a mess they’ve made today—if they can’t handle this properly, the Ding Family will truly become a laughingstock.

With this in mind, Ding Yi couldn’t care less about decorum and promptly brought up the fact that Ding Wan’er was already betrothed. That was the only way to shut everyone else up and call off that ludicrous marriage arrangement with the Li Family. What a joke—whoever was involved, they couldn’t possibly compare to Lin Feng. Over the past six months or so, his conduct and talents were beyond praise, and there was simply no one who could hold a candle to him!

Moreover, Wan’er’s heart was already fully given to Lin Feng. Under these circumstances, they had to call off the marriage arrangement with the Li Family, no matter what!

By now, Ding Yi had already firmly believed Lin Feng to be his granddaughter’s husband-to-be and couldn’t possibly accept anyone else.

"Little Bo, Little Ping, you really outdid yourselves. Is an engagement something to be decided on a whim? I already knew about Wan’er’s fiancé. What on earth were you thinking today? You didn’t even consult with your father about such a matter, causing today’s debacle..."

Unable to bear it anymore, Qian Rong also began reprimanding Ding Bo and Zhou Ping. He thought these two, who were always abroad on business and out of sight, would at least be reliable now that they were older. Without even asking about the actual situation, they recklessly arranged an engagement for Wan’er. Now, he wondered how they would resolve this predicament.

What, Ding Wan’er already had a fiancé?

Isn’t Ding Wan’er’s fiancé this Li Zerui?

What on earth is going on?

...

Upon hearing Ding Yi’s words, the once bustling crowd suddenly fell silent, stunned and bewildered by what they had heard.

So Ding Wan’er already had a fiancé, how come no one knew about this? How could this be? If anyone else had said this, nobody would believe it, but coming from the mouth of the highly respected Elder Ding Yi, no one could doubt it. Since the elder had spoken, it must be the truth...

But what shocked everyone even more was that just moments ago, they were still cheering about how Ding Wan’er and Li Zerui were a match made in heaven. Nobody expected that in the blink of an eye, Ding Yi would reveal that Ding Wan’er had a fiancé who was clearly not the Li Zerui before them. Just who was it, then?

Everyone had already seen the kind of man Li Zerui was—whether in height, appearance, or family background, he was one in a million. Not to mention, he had just demonstrated extraordinary abilities. Such a man stood out from the crowd and seemed most suitable for Ding Wan’er. Under these circumstances, why was Elder Ding still opposing? Could it be that Ding Wan’er’s fiancé was even more impressive than Li Zerui?

Impossible. Nobody believed it was possible. Having seen Li Zerui, no one thought there could be another young man worthy of Ding Wan’er. So what exactly was going on today?

With these thoughts in mind, everyone turned to look at Ding Yi and Ding Wan’er, all wanting to know what had happened and who the young man was that Wan’er was engaged to...

Impossible! This cannot be!

Upon hearing that Ding Wan’er already had a fiancé from Ding Yi’s mouth, Li Zerui was completely dazed. How could the beautiful Ding Wan’er possibly have a fiancé? If she did, why would her parents still agree to the marriage with his parents? What... what exactly is happening?

Li Zerui, now looking at Ding Wan’er, felt his heart filled entirely with affection for her, something he himself found quite strange. He had never felt this way about any woman before. Could this be what they call love at first sight? It sure seemed like it.

But in an instant, Li Zerui came to realize something, so what if Ding Wan’er had a fiancé? All he had to do was find out who the man was and kill him, then Ding Wan’er would be his. After all, he was the Young Master of the Li Family; with that status, he could recklessly do many things, including killing someone without anyone being the wiser...

Thinking this, Li Zerui didn’t make a sound, simply continuing to listen from the sidelines, but his expression had turned very dark.

Ding Wan’er is engaged? Hearing Ding Yi say this, Leng Mei stared intently at Ding Wan’er, finding it incredibly hard to believe. She thought back carefully, they had grown up together since childhood, but she had never heard anything about a fiancé. So what was going on, and who was this fiancé?

It was at this moment Leng Mei realized that Ding Wan’er was stealthily glancing at Lin Feng. She instantly felt extremely puzzled. She could clearly sense that Wan’er held a significant fondness for Lin Feng. But now, given that she was already betrothed, how could she have developed feelings for Lin Feng? This...

When Ding Wan’er heard her grandfather publicly chastising her father and revealing her engagement in front of so many people, she too felt incredibly surprised. Although things had been urgent just a moment ago, she had not expected her grandfather to blurt it out in front of everyone like this, suddenly making her engagement public knowledge.

Though it was embarrassing for her grandfather to announce her engagement before everyone, at this point, Wan’er truly had no concern for such things. All she wanted was to get away from Li Zerui’s entanglements by any means necessary. Moreover, her heart was filled entirely with thoughts of Lin Feng; she wanted to be with him and couldn’t possibly accommodate a second man in her life. Lin Feng was destined to be the one and only man in Ding Wan’er’s life.

With these thoughts, Ding Wan’er’s eyes couldn’t help but take a few more glances at Lin Feng...

Lin Feng, upon hearing Ding Yi say that Ding Wan’er was betrothed, also felt very surprised. Since his return to Tianhai, aside from work, there had been no other man close to Ding Wan’er. She was always working, only returning home to rest, and it was Leng Mei who dealt with the bothersome admirers at social events on her behalf. So who was her fiancé?

He had never seen this mysterious fiancé, nor had he ever heard Ding Wan’er mention him. It all seemed highly illogical; how could there be a fiancé who never showed himself, leaving Wan’er to deal with everything alone, including those tedious suitors? Her fiancé seemed incredibly irresponsible.

Furthermore, Lin Feng could clearly sense that Ding Wan’er’s feelings for him were no small matter. But knowing Wan’er’s character, if she truly were engaged, she would not have shown such affection unless she disagreed with ending the engagement. In which case, she wouldn’t have shown any liking toward him. So what was going on here?

Now Lin Feng was thoroughly confused as well, unable to come up with an answer.

"What? Dad, you say Wan’er has a fiancé, what’s going on?" Upon hearing his father and Qian Rong’s conversation, Ding Bo also became utterly confused. He had never heard anything about Wan’er being engaged since childhood, and now, all of a sudden, a fiancé had appeared out of the blue. What... what was going on here?

This was bad, real trouble had arisen! Wan’er was already engaged, and now they had arranged another engagement for her. How was he supposed to deal with this? He needed to figure out what exactly had happened and why he, as her father, was unaware of Wan’er’s engagement.

"Yes, Dad, how come we didn’t know about Wan’er’s engagement, what’s going on?" Zhou Ping was just as bewildered, unsure how to face the current situation. She only wanted to see her daughter grow up and help Wan’er find a boyfriend, never knowing about any previous engagement. Otherwise, she and her husband wouldn’t have casually arranged this marriage for Wan’er. Just what was going on?

"Of course, you wouldn’t know. When Wan’er was just born, you were both resting. That old man came, and we simply settled the engagement right then and there. At that time, only I, Uncle Qian, and Uncle Leng were present – they were the witnesses. The situation was exactly like this..."

Ding Yi recounted the situation calmly. Thinking back to those events, he felt a rush of emotion. That old man, who was like an Immortal and had saved his life, had suddenly appeared in their home. After holding Wan’er, he had established an engagement decree, saying that someone would come with his letter to seek Wan’er out in the future.

The three witnesses had agreed without a second thought, knowing that all of them owed a deep debt of gratitude to the old man. They were keenly aware that the old man was a hermit of unimaginable ability, someone who had transcended ordinary people’s understanding. Whoever he intended to find as Wan’er’s fiancé would undoubtedly be an extraordinary individual. That’s what the three had believed at the time, which is why they had agreed to the engagement so readily.

The old man then left behind a small bottle of medicine, instructing them to administer one drop a day to young Wan’er, saying it would be beneficial. It was from that point on that Wan’er began to show the abilities of a prodigy. It can be said that everything Wan’er had become was thanks to the old man, a kindness like rebirth. From that day onwards, they never saw the old man again.

And just like that, over twenty years had passed by in a flash, until Lin Feng arrived with a note from the old man to find Wan’er...