Chen Beiyuan: So, the old man is using me to pay off his debts?
Bai Ruowei recalled the Ice and Snow Fox, ignoring the screams of the figures behind her, and looked coldly in a certain direction.
At this moment, she was no longer as easy to talk to as she had been in front of Chen Beiyuan.
"If you dare to involve Bei Yuan and Xiao Bai again, I will make you pay a heavy price!"
...
After successfully acquiring a black market force hidden in Miao territory.
Chen Beiyuan finally asked the question that had been bothering him.
That was the issue of his engagement with Bai Ruowei.
Why did Grandpa Chen choose the Bai family six years ago?!
It should be noted that back then, even the imperial family of the empire intended to form a marriage alliance with the Chen family.
In fact, there are several other aristocratic families that are far better than the Bai family.
In the end, however, Old Master Chen still chose the Bai family.
This piqued his curiosity!
"You want to know this?"
Chen Zheqing raised an eyebrow, seemingly surprised by the question. Then, his expression became somewhat ambiguous. He raised an eyebrow again and said mysteriously:
"You should have asked the old man about that; it was the marriage he arranged for you."
"However, if you want to know, I can tell you the reason."
"First, when the old man broke through to the eighth-grade Battle Emperor, he received some help from the Bai family. As you know, he is known for being very grateful and always thinking about repaying favors he owes."
"Secondly, this concerns the old man's past romantic entanglements. Well, his old lover held his hand before she died and asked him to agree. He simply couldn't refuse, so he did."
???
This even somehow managed to drag his own father's romantic escapades into it.
Chen Beiyuan ignored the first point and focused on the second.
What's going on?!
Wasn't Old Master Chen famously a paragon of virtue? He only married one ordinary woman in his entire life and never remarried.
What, a former lover suddenly appeared?!
However, Chen Zheqing's next words instantly overturned Chen Beiyuan's impression of his old master.
"There are some things you're too young to understand, that's normal. Let me put it this way, don't be fooled by your current appearance of being surrounded by ladies' lovers. Back in the day, Grandpa's love life was even more outrageous than yours, leaving behind countless romantic entanglements..."
"Of course, while the old man showed mercy, he didn't leave any offspring; he still had his bottom line..."
"However, on the day of the old man's wedding, most of the top families in the entire empire were filled with weeping..."
Dig a hole!
Is this even possible?!
Chen Beiyuan's lips twitched slightly. Although his father hadn't explained in detail, he could roughly guess what was going on.
I thought my old man only had one or two old lovers, but damn it, he has a whole bunch!
"So, the old man used me to pay off his debts."
Anu, perched on Chen Beiyuan's head, seemed completely oblivious to the father and son's conversation, but judging from its occasional head shaking and constant tail slapping, it was clearly eavesdropping...
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The Bai family.
Bai Ruowei arrived at the Bai family ancestral hall alone and walked to a plaque.
The plaque clearly reads "[Bai Xinrou]".
This was none other than the second young lady of the Bai family who never married, the sister of the old master Bai, and also Bai Ruowei's great-aunt.
Bai Ruowei reached out and stroked the plaque in front of her, her eyes revealing a look of nostalgia.
It's as if I'm recalling the wonderful times of my childhood.
"Grandma, I've come to see you."
"I went to see Bei Yuan today. The little guy from back then has grown as tall as me now, and he's even more mature than before..."
"Back then, when you took me, who was eight years old, to the Chen family, you pointed at him and told me that he was my future husband..."
"I even pinched his little cheek back then, and he bit my hand, but he probably doesn't remember it now..."
Bai Ruowei murmured to herself, recounting the events of the past, a nostalgic smile appearing on her face.
Especially when Chen Beiyuan was mentioned, the smile on his lips was hard to suppress.
It's likely that even Chen Beiyuan doesn't know that his first meeting with Bai Ruowei wasn't six years ago, but eighteen years ago...
Bai Ruowei, who was only eight years old at the time, met Chen Beiyuan, who had just been born.
She still clearly remembers what her beloved great-aunt had said to her back then.
[This is what that old bastard owes me, what he owes me, his grandson will pay for it...]
[...]
[Ruowei, he will be your husband from now on. You must protect him and not let other bad women take him away...]
[.....]
Eighteen years!
Bai Ruowei practically watched Chen Beiyuan grow from a clueless baby into the young master of the Chen family.
She waited for him for eighteen years!
For eighteen years, she has been watching his every move almost every moment.
She had long loved him to the core.
She had long regarded him as her possession.
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The Imperial Palace.
Dressed in a phoenix-patterned gown, Jiang Yunhua was like a proud phoenix walking through the inner palace. The palace maids and servants around her bowed and did not dare to stop her.
Clearly, this sixth prince of the empire holds an extremely high status.
Soon, Jiang Yunhua arrived at a magnificent and resplendent palace.
This is the Empress Dowager's palace belonging to the Donghua Empire.
The retired emperor passed away many years ago, and now the empress dowager is the one with the highest status in the entire harem.
Even the supreme emperor of the Donghua Empire would come to pay his respects every now and then.
"Hua'er, you've come?"
A noble and dignified beautiful woman looked at her granddaughter who was bowing respectfully before her, and a captivating smile appeared on her stunning face.
Although the corners of her eyes showed the marks of time, the imposing aura brought about by years of pampered life was enough to overshadow everything else.
Looking at the young and beautiful Jiang Yunhua in front of her, a trace of nostalgia surfaced in the depths of her eyes, as if she were seeing her younger self.
"You've seen him?"
...
Time flies, and half a month has passed in the blink of an eye.
For the past two weeks, Chen Beiyuan has been focusing on his daily cultivation.
It was under the guidance of his father, Chen Zheqing, that he gradually took over some of the Chen family's affairs and began to fulfill his duties as the young master of the Chen family.
He used to spend most of his time cultivating and rarely interacted with his subordinates.
Now, of course, it has been made up for.
Some things are necessary.
People below must always know who their future master is.
...
At the same time, Lin Xiao, the chosen one, also began to make contact with some powerful and wealthy young men through his relationship with Lin Jiuxiao and his medical skills, accumulating his own network of connections.
Although Lin Jiuxiao's behavior has become increasingly strange over this period of time, and he often touches him inappropriately.
But for the sake of his future, Lin Xiao chose to endure it.