novelraw Chapter 26 – Three
Chapter 26 – Three
"Nangong Miss, you don't want to marry Song Fan because you think he's a toad lusting after a swan, unworthy of a celestial being like you? Compared to him, a useless person who can't cultivate, you'd rather go to the Alpha Battalion to find those talented and more handsome senior and junior brothers?
"Even if Song Fan's body recovers and he can cultivate, you still wouldn't consider him, right?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the scene fell silent.
Song Fan glared at Chen Shi, his eyes almost spitting fire.
"I, I..."
Nangong Wan didn't dare to speak.
She just wanted to break off the engagement, not to burn bridges.
Nangong Xuan hurriedly said, "Young Master Chen, is this necessary, is this necessary..."
"Master Nangong, some things need to be said openly. Indecision only leads to chaos."
After speaking, Chen Shi turned to Nangong Wan, expressionless, "Miss Nangong, if you want to break off the engagement, answer me honestly. Otherwise, this black-and-white marriage contract can't be denied by anyone. I will definitely seek justice from the Seventh Madam."
Hearing this, Nangong Wan couldn't care less and gritted her teeth, "Yes!"
After Nangong Wan said this, Song Fan's delicate and youthful face instantly turned ugly.
He knew Chen Shi was stirring things up.
But knowing is one thing, hearing Nangong Wan admit it is another.
Over the years, due to his physical issues, he had been ridiculed a lot, and he had almost no friends around him, except for Nangong Wan, his childhood sweetheart, who didn't despise him. Although their relationship had gradually become distant after she entered the Martial Practice Field, he still had some fond feelings for her in his heart.
But now, for the sake of breaking off the engagement, she admitted in front of both families that she always saw him as a toad!
It could be said that Nangong Wan had stomped on the last bit of his dignity!
Chen Shi glanced at Song Fan, "Song Fan, deep down, you also feel inferior, thinking you're a waste and unworthy of Miss Nangong, so you simply agreed to break off the engagement, right?"
Song Fan took a deep breath and said, "Nangong Wan is arrogant and willful, looks down on people, and is not a good match."
"You're talking nonsense!" Nangong Wan was so angry her face turned red.
"I'm talking nonsense?" Song Fan sneered, "If you're not arrogant and willful, why would you defy your parents' orders and the matchmaker's words to come here and break off the engagement? If you don't look down on people, why would you humiliate me in front of both families just because I'm going through a rough patch? Nangong Wan, to be honest, I don't care for a vain woman like you at all."
Nangong Wan, spoiled since childhood, couldn't bear Song Fan's accusations, especially in front of the elders.
She gritted her teeth and said, "Song Fan, you worthless person, what right do you have..."
"Bang!"
Nangong Xuan slammed the table and shouted, "Wan'er, enough!"
Lin Qiushui turned her head slightly and gave Song Fan a sideways glance, "Fan'er! You should say less too!"
The scene instantly quieted down.
Chen Shi then slowly said, "Song Fan, are you confident that in the future, you can surpass Nangong Wan and prove you're not a waste?"
Song Fan clenched his fists and said, "Of course!"
Chen Shi nodded and then looked at Nangong Wan, "Miss Nangong, how about this, let's not mention breaking off the engagement today. Within three years, I will have Song Fan challenge you at the Alpha Battalion. If..."
"If I, Nangong Wan, lose, I'll be at his disposal for life!" Nangong Wan said coldly.
Seeing Nangong Wan's confident demeanor, Song Fan took a deep breath, "Being at my disposal is unnecessary, I don't care for it. If you lose..."
He paused, then saw Chen Shi watching the drama unfold, and pointed at him, "Then go be his personal maid. You, arrogant and willful, and he, relying on power, are a perfect match."
Chen Shi didn't expect to be dragged into this.
He looked at Nangong Wan and shook his head inwardly.
Too naive.
He's not into Lolitas.
"Fine, I agree!" Nangong Wan laughed in anger, "But if you lose, you must kneel before everyone and loudly admit you're a waste!"
[Ding!]
[You've created the Three-Year Agreement, setting a goal for Song Fan!]
[Destiny Points +100.]
Good, good, good.
Chen Shi was overjoyed.
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Even Nangong Wan, this little Lolita, seemed much more pleasing to the eye.
Hmm, if there's a chance in the future, maybe let her give birth to a few chubby sons for him, to vent Song Fan's anger.
***
After this commotion, the two families parted on bad terms.
Song Fan had no good feelings towards this "uncle," and left in a huff without even saying goodbye, locking himself in his room.
In the living room, the two were silent, and the atmosphere fell into a brief quiet.
'What is this man's true purpose?'
Lin Qiushui was deep in thought.
The rogue in front of her didn't seem like a good person.
Yet her weakness was in his hands. If he used it to force her compliance, she feared... The more she thought, the more uneasy she felt, gripping the teacup tightly, her knuckles turning white.
She was already thinking of escaping.
But if she fled, what would happen to Song Fan?
She was worried.
And she didn't want to give up her current comfortable life to live on the run.
Moreover, the rogue in front of her might not fully understand her background, so she couldn't act rashly.
Lin Qiushui was secretly calculating.
"Madam, this isn't the place to talk. Is there a quieter place?" Chen Shi smiled.
"If the Young Master has something to say, feel free to speak. When discussing the marriage here, all the servants were dismissed, so this is the quietest place." Lin Qiushui said, her voice cold and clear.
Looking at her noble and aloof demeanor, Chen Shi slowly said, "Lin Qiushui, daughter of the Vice Minister of Rites of Great Wei. Fourteen years ago, your father committed a grave crime, and your family was exiled to the border to build a city. On the way, you were attacked by demons, and in the chaos, you picked up a swaddled child, who is Song Fan. Using the child's identity token, you pretended to be a widow of the Song family..."
The more Lin Qiushui listened, the more shocked she became.
Her beautiful face grew paler, and when Chen Shi revealed Song Fan's background, she had no more illusions.