Chapter 3

Chapter 3

I never expected the Seventh Young Master of the Zhao Family to be so easy to hook.

I hadn’t even used half the tricks I’d learned back in grade school before he fell for me completely.

On our fourth date, all I did was shed a few tears and say I didn’t want to be with him without a proper name or status.

He went home and started making a scene about divorcing Zhou Nian.

The commotion got so out of hand that the gossip media began spinning the scandal every which way.

Word eventually made it back to Hong Kong, alarming the current head of the Zhao Family.

I heard the man was already thirty-two and still refused to marry or have children.

The elders of the Zhao Family were so anxious they were practically smoking at the ears. They’d almost considered moving the ancestral graves.

A few years ago, they had even tried shoving women in front of him.

But every last one had been thrown out by his bodyguards.

In the past two years, it seemed the Zhao Family had slowly accepted reality and stopped making trouble.

To be honest, the moment I first learned that Zhou Nian’s husband was surnamed Zhao, my heart had given a little lurch.

But I still held on to a bit of wishful thinking. After all, one was in Singapore and the other was in Hong Kong.

Only now did I learn that Zhao Yannan had originally come from a collateral branch of the Hong Kong Zhao Family.

I sat in my chair, eyes lowered, trying my best to console myself.

Hong Kong had more than one Zhao Family. Maybe I was just scaring myself.

But the instant that tall, straight figure appeared, I wilted on the spot.

Zhao Rongzheng sat in the seat of honor, his presence oppressive.

I lowered my head even further, doing my best to make myself look fragile and easy to bully.

Either way, there was nothing wrong with taking a humble stance.

“Big Brother, this is Yanyan…”

“Please don’t make things difficult for her. I was the one who pursued her.”

“She’s just a woman. She’s without a husband and has been raising her daughter all on her own. She’s already pitiful enough.”

The more Zhao Yannan spoke, the more distressed he became. “In any case, I’m going to marry her and protect her properly.”

Zhao Rongzheng spoke coldly. “You really are becoming more and more impressive. Making such a huge mess over a woman.”

“Yanyan is different from other women. This time, I’m serious.”

“Is that so? What about her? Is she serious too?”

Zhao Yannan’s face filled with sweetness.

“Of course. She said I’m the best man in the world.”

“She also said she’d stay with me for the rest of her life, love me, and respect me.”

The moment those words came out, the atmosphere in the hall instantly turned frigid.

Listening to him, my heart turned to ash. Please, I’m begging you, say less.

“Big Brother… please just let us be together. We’re two people who truly love each other.”

Zhao Yannan was still rambling on.

I couldn’t help sneaking a glance at Zhao Rongzheng.

Only to meet his shadowed gaze head-on. I was so frightened I hurriedly lowered my head.

But this man clearly had no intention of letting me off.

“Ding Yan, or Xue Fu?” Zhao Rongzheng’s voice was deep and heavy.

I trembled. My terror was so overwhelming that tears instantly welled in my eyes.

“What, must every man in the Zhao Family fall into your hands at least once?”