Sima Weiguo and Sima Weimin both frowned, and Sima Weimin shook his head.
The smile on Sima Weiguo's face completely disappeared, even replaced by a hint of coldness. Master Fang is the master of the Vermilion Bird Martial Arts Hall, a major contributor to the cultivation of the New Human by the military, with a very high status. A deity-like figure of Sima, always elusive, with such a high rank; can you say you know him just like that?
Zhang Lan couldn't help but shake her head too. Although Lin Mo seemed likable, his tendency to boast diminished her affection for him significantly.
"Hmph." Qi Min snorted coldly without providing further explanation.
By the end of the meal, Sima Weimin, Sima Weiguo, and Zhang Lan all treated Lin Mo with some indifference, intentionally chatting and inquiring with Qi Min, making Sima Zining hesitant to speak.
"Lin Mo, I'm sorry, I'll explain to my parents."
At the villa's entrance.
After finishing his meal, Lin Mo was also about to leave; Sima Zining needed to stay home to accompany her parents. "It's alright," Lin Mo said calmly, though he was pondering matters concerning Fang Tangjing, a Divine Power Martial Artist whose strength surpassed the Hongmen Ancestor and Yuri, currently the strongest Lin Mo had seen on Earth. What exactly was the New Human Plan?
Nighttime.
Inside the Sima family villa.
Sima Zining hid in her room, reluctantly ended the call, "So it's settled, you'll take me back to Hong City to meet your parents, okay, bye!"
"Whew."
Sima Zining's cheeks carried a satisfied and delighted smile, much like a young girl in love for the first time, her entire being radiating happiness.
In the living room.
"Brother, have a cigar." Sima Weiguo opened a box of cigars, handing one to Sima Weimin.
Sima Weimin nodded, accepting and lighting the cigar, leisurely blowing out a smoke ring.
"What are Qi Min's thoughts?" Sima Weiguo directly asked.
Earlier, Sima Weimin had taken Qi Min back to the hotel to rest. Sima Weiguo had initially wanted Qi Min to stay at their house, but Qi Min politely declined.
"He didn't expressly say, but I can tell he has some interest in Zining. Although Qi Min is an elite from the Vermilion Bird Martial Arts Hall, he is still a young man and a bit shy," Sima Weimin said with a smile.
Sima Weiguo scoffed, "That Lin Mo, no matter how I see him, I find him distasteful. I don't know what Zining is thinking. When I have the time, I'll have to meet with him personally and give him a good talking to."
Sitting beside him and peeling an apple, Zhang Lan slightly frowned. Hearing her husband's words, she said, "You're going to talk to Lin Mo? If Zining finds out, she'll surely resent you. These matters are for the young people to handle themselves. I think you shouldn't interfere."
"I'm only doing it for Zining's sake. Qi Min is an excellent young man. If we don't act, we'll surely regret it in the future," Sima Weiguo responded quickly.
"I don't care; if you make my daughter unhappy, I'll make you unhappy," Zhang Lan said with a light huff.
Sima Weiguo, unable to argue with his wife, simply remained silent.
At this time, Sima Qing, playing with his phone, raised his head and said, "Uncle, Second Uncle, there's something I'm not sure if I should say."
"Oh?"
"What is it?"
Sima Weiguo looked at Sima Qing and asked.
Sima Qing hesitated for a moment and said awkwardly, "I heard Lin Mo say it himself. He seems to be married and has a wife, and our Second Sister..."
With those words finished,
Sima Weiguo, Sima Weimin, and Zhang Lan all widened their eyes in disbelief.
What?
Lin Mo is a married man. If he's with Sima Zining, doesn't that make his daughter a concubine?
"Smack!"
Sima Weiguo was so angry his face turned red, slamming his palm onto the coffee table. With such force, the originally sturdy tempered glass table gained a spider-web-like crack.
"Did Zining know about this?" Zhang Lan urgently asked.
"Second Sister might know," Sima Qing swallowed hard, looking awkward.
"My daughter, the daughter of Sima Weiguo, to be someone else's mistress? Is she trying to infuriate me?" Sima Weiguo raged, his chest heaving. "Sima Qing, go call your Second Sister down for me."
"Okay."
Sima Qing was frightened by his second uncle's anger, shivered slightly, regretted speaking up, and hurriedly ran towards the stairs to the second floor.
"This Lin Mo, daring to toy with my daughter's feelings, I ought to have beaten him today," Sima Weiguo said in a fit of anger.
Zhang Lan's face, originally gentle, now also bore a touch of sternness.
"The Sima family may not be a prestigious lineage, but we are a respectable family nonetheless. Does Lin Mo think so little of our Sima family?" Sima Weimin was equally furious.
At this moment.
The sound of a car engine came from outside the villa, and the three in the living room quickly stood up.
"Is it the old master back?" Zhang Lan asked.
"He should be here."
Sima Weimin and Sima Weiguo quickly stood, waiting silently at the villa entrance. Sure enough, they saw an off-road vehicle stop in the front yard, and an elderly man and a man and a woman walked over.
It was Sima Aotian, Sima Mang, and Huang Mo.
"Dad, Second Uncle, Second Aunt," Sima Mang called.
"Uncle, Aunt," Huang Mo echoed. The relationship between Sima Mang and Huang Mo was already known to the family, and preparations for the wedding were underway.
"Dad.
"Dad."
Sima Weimin, Sima Weiguo, and Zhang Lan wore serious expressions, with a hint of reverence, looking at Sima Aotian in the center.
Sima Aotian nodded slightly, hands behind his back, wearing a Tang suit, full of vigor and spirit.
Although the old master had retired, he had strictly nurtured his sons from a young age, maintaining an image of authority in the hearts of Sima Weiguo and Sima Weimin.
"Hmm, where's Zining?" Sima Aotian inquired with a smile.
"That disobedient girl, I'll bring her out immediately," Sima Weiguo said irritably.
Sima Aotian suddenly frowned, "Hmm, from the look on your face, did Zining upset you?"
"Not just upset; she's trying to infuriate me. I asked my brother to invite an elite martial artist from the Vermilion Bird Martial Arts Hall, Qi Min, to come over, hoping to set him up with Zining. Do you know what your darling granddaughter has done?" Sima Weiguo spoke, eyes burning with anger.
"Oh, what did she do?"
Sima Aotian asked while walking nonchalantly towards the living room.
Sima Weiguo and Sima Weimin followed on either side.
"She actually has a boyfriend, and from what I see, he's not a match for her," Sima Weiguo scoffed.
"That's not the worst part. The key issue is her boyfriend is already married, making Zining the other woman. If I had known earlier, I would've beaten him up," Sima Weiguo said furiously.
Sima Aotian furrowed his brows slightly, gave a soft "Hmm," and said nothing further.