Zhou Huaxu paid no heed to Zhou Qian’s words, maintaining his dismissive attitude:
“Excellent? Daughter, after two years out in the world, how has your taste become so poor?”
“There were so many outstanding talents who came to propose, yet you refused them all.”
“Now you’re infatuated with this fellow. Aren’t you deliberately going against the family?”
Zhou Qian retorted angrily, “Who’s going against the family? Aren’t you the one going against me?”
“Can’t you see people for who they truly are? Wu Tian, he, Wu Tian he…”
Zhou Qian was about to explain Wu Tian’s capabilities, but seeing the father and daughter arguing so fiercely, Li Lanfang quickly intervened:
“Alright, alright. Your daughter is back, it should be a happy occasion. Why are you two bickering?”
She then whispered to Zhou Qian, “Daughter, we genuinely didn’t expect you to bring a boyfriend back. We thought you were joking!” httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
Zhou Qian declared, “Joking? I’m not joking at all. In this life, I’m only marrying Wu Tian!”
Hearing Zhou Qian’s resolute statement, Wu Tian felt a pang of anxiety.
*What if Zhou Qian is too invested in this act?*
*Such words, once spoken, are hard to retract!*
Li Lanfang was also taken aback, then said with a troubled expression, “Daughter, perhaps you should reconsider matters of marriage.”
“Let me tell you, we’ve actually invited a very outstanding person over today.”
Zhou Qian immediately became wary, “An outstanding person? What do you mean by that?”
Zhou Huaxu snorted coldly, “What else could it mean? Our main purpose in calling you back this time was for you to attend a blind date!”
“What did you say?”
Zhou Qian could hardly believe her ears, “A blind date? How did it turn into a blind date?”
Li Lanfang explained, “You know we’ve always been worried about your future, so we’ve been looking for suitable partners for you.”
“That young man… should be arriving at our home soon.”
Zhou Qian felt as if her heart had been sharply squeezed.
She said incredulously, “What? He’s arriving soon?”
“How could you never have told me about this!”
Li Lanfang replied, “The reason we didn’t tell you was to give you a surprise. Who knew you…”
She glanced at Wu Tian, a flicker of annoyance in her eyes.
It was clear she was very dissatisfied with Wu Tian’s presence.
Zhou Qian said indignantly, “What kind of surprise is this? I’d call it a shock!”
“I don’t care about anything else. If you’ve arranged for someone, you can meet them yourselves. I absolutely will not go!”
“You!”
Zhou Huaxu stood up in anger, “Aren’t you being utterly unreasonable?”
“He’s about to arrive, and if you refuse to even meet him, how are we supposed to explain ourselves?”
“Let me tell you, he’s a renowned doctor in the city. At such a young age, he’s already won the city’s annual best doctor award. His future is limitless!”
“And then look at you, also a doctor, but you’ve become some village doctor. Isn’t that a clear sign of having no ambition?”
“If you associate with someone like that, won’t you be shaming our Zhou family?”
Zhou Qian also stood up, confronting Zhou Huaxu directly, “Wu Tian isn’t like you think, Wu Tian he…”
As Zhou Qian was once again about to detail Wu Tian’s strengths to Zhou Huaxu, the doorbell suddenly rang.
The argument ceased, and Li Lanfang went to open the door.
As soon as the door opened, a smiling voice immediately chimed in, “Hello, Auntie.”
Standing at the door was a young man. He was quite handsome, dressed in a sharp suit, clearly not an ordinary person.
Upon seeing him, Li Lanfang’s face lit up with joy, “Liu Wen Yu, is that you? Welcome, welcome!”
The young man, addressed as Liu Wen Yu, smiled and said, “My apologies, Auntie. There was some traffic on the road, so I’m a bit late.”
Li Lanfang smiled, “It’s alright, it’s alright. You’ve arrived at the perfect time. Please, come in!”
Li Lanfang led Liu Wen Yu into the living room. Zhou Huaxu also shed his earlier anger, displaying a warm smile:
“Wen Yu, you’re finally here. Please, have a seat, have a seat!”
Liu Wen Yu smiled slightly and his gaze swept across the living room.
When he saw Zhou Qian, his eyes visibly paused for a moment, then filled with admiration.
Zhou Qian also noticed his gaze. She knew this Liu Wen Yu was her blind date, so she kept a cold expression, not giving him any pleasantries.
Zhou Huaxu quickly introduced them, “Daughter, this is the person I wanted to introduce you to.”
“Wen Yu, this is my daughter. This is your first time meeting, isn’t it?”
Liu Wen Yu withdrew his gaze and smiled slightly again, “So this is Uncle’s daughter. She looks very accomplished at first glance.”
He extended his hand, intending to greet Zhou Qian.
But Zhou Qian acted as if she hadn’t seen it, completely ignoring him.
“This is…” Liu Wen Yu’s smile faltered slightly.
Zhou Huaxu quickly reprimanded, “Daughter, what is the meaning of this? Is this how I’ve taught you?”
But Zhou Qian still showed no intention of standing up, directly stating, “You can go back. We have no future together. I already have a boyfriend.”
At these words, not only Liu Wen Yu and the others, but even Wu Tian was a bit stunned.
Liu Wen Yu became even more awkward, looking at Zhou Huaxu and saying, “Uncle, this is…”
Zhou Huaxu was so angry he felt like slapping Zhou Qian.
He said with indignation, “Daughter, you’ve gone too far!”
“If you show such disrespect to Wen Yu, he’ll think you’re a woman with no upbringing!”
Zhou Qian retorted with a cold laugh, “Upbringing? You’re only considering him, have you considered Wu Tian’s feelings at all?”
“I’ve already told you Wu Tian is my boyfriend, and you’re still introducing someone else to me. Don’t you think you’re going too far?”
Wu Tian?
Upon hearing this, Liu Wen Yu couldn’t help but look at Wu Tian.
He scrutinized Wu Tian for a moment, a hint of surprise surfacing in his mind.
Zhou Huaxu trembled, saying, “You, you’re trying to anger me to death!”
Seeing that the two were about to argue again, Li Lanfang quickly intervened, “Calm down, calm down. Let’s talk things through. Why get so worked up?”
Liu Wen Yu gazed at Wu Tian, a spark of jealousy slowly igniting deep within his eyes.
Despite his outwardly polite and sensible demeanor, he was, in fact, a seasoned womanizer, having been with no less than fifty to a hundred women.
He had heard about Zhou Qian’s beauty for a long time and had always wanted to have her.
And upon seeing her today, Zhou Qian was indeed an exceptional beauty, which had already made him restless.