Chapter 268 - Chapter 268: Disappointing Grandson
Chapter 268: Disappointing Grandson
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“Nonsense! I told you not to interfere in this matter!” Wei Feng said angrily.
Seeing him upset, Wei Lai held back the words she was about to say.
Wei Feng gazed at his granddaughter before him and sensed a burgeoning headache. Wei Lai was acknowledged as beautiful, yet she was too young and lacked guile. She wasn’t stupid but she wasn’t smart. These were the qualities that had prompted his throbbing headache.
If Wei Lai could just keep her cool, Wei Xiao could establish a good relationship with Shen Jun, and there would be plenty of opportunities for her to interact with Shen Jun in the future. Yet, she insisted on meddling, which only made things worse.
Men didn’t mind women who came to them, but most men weren’t fond of women pushed into arranged marriages, especially considering Wei Lai’s track record of foolish actions.
At this moment, Wei Xiao also pushed open the door. With disheveled hair, he faced Wei Feng’s scrutinizing gaze and quickly straightened up, “Grandfather.”
“You, come with me to the study.” Then Wei Feng turned to Wei Lai and said, “You better go to class and stay away from Shen Jun for a while. Otherwise, you’re going abroad for a few years!”
Hearing the old man’s threat to send her abroad, and considering the prospect of a life without the support of her family, Wei Lai felt genuine fear and promptly turned to prepare for school.
Wei Xiao, on the other hand, lowered his head and entered Wei Feng’s study. He couldn’t remember much from yesterday, but he did remember the furious expression on Shen Jun’s face and the image of him holding Wen Nian’s hand. “What happened yesterday? Did you lay a hand on Wen Nian in the private room?” Wei Feng stared at his unruly grandson, almost wanting to kick him.
Even if Shen Jun saw Wen Nian as a toy, what man would tolerate his plaything being coveted by another man? Especially in his presence?
Wei Xiao quickly explained, “No, Grandfather, it’s a misunderstanding.”
His brain was racing at lightning speed. He knew if he couldn’t explain this, things could go bad.
“Shen Jun and 1 were drinking together the whole time. Grandfather, we had a great conversation at the dining table. Otherwise, how could we have finished a whole bottle of Maotai?”
Though Wei Xiao’s voice was trembling, he realized that Shen Jun had indeed drunk a lot. While he wasn’t very talkative, he did participate in the banquet, which was the first step in building a relationship.
At the thought of this, Wei Xiao felt that he was not lying. He started feeling more confident.
“And even if I were foolish, I wouldn’t dare to make advances on Wen Nian in front of him. It was actually Wen Nian who said she still had lingering feelings for me and she grabbed my hand. Then Wei Lai suddenly burst in. Otherwise, Shen Jun wouldn’t have seen anything.”
He had decided to shift all the blame onto Wen Nian. After all, everyone knew about her chasing after him before. Wei Feng would likely believe this too.
“Is what you’re saying true?” Wei Feng was skeptical, but thinking back to Wen Nian’s behavior in the past, it seemed plausible.
“Grandfather, I’ve known Wen Nian since we were kids. After so many years of connection, how could her feelings just disappear because she said so?” Wei Xiao continued explaining, “And she suddenly proposed to break off our engagement. Isn’t that strange, Grandfather? People don’t just change suddenly, right?”
Wei Feng finally nodded. It was normal for young people to have their ups and downs. Didn’t Wen Nian used to want to marry Wei Xiao? How could her feelings change so quickly? Perhaps there was really a misunderstanding.
“But regardless, she’s Shen Jun’s girlfriend now.” Wei Feng thought for a moment and added, “But she still has feelings for you, and that’s good. Even if you can’t be husband and wife, you can still be good friends. Make good use of this relationship. Establishing a connection with the Shen family is important.” An hour later, Wei Xiao emerged from Wei Feng’s study.
Wei Feng had questioned him quite a bit, but he couldn’t recall much from when he was drunk. He had to gloss over some things.
However, he distinctly recalled the moment Wen Nian inquired, “What gold bars?” Nevertheless, he had refrained from sharing this particular detail with Wei Feng.
He had stumbled upon the revelation that Wei Feng had redeemed the gold bars by chance. The disclosure took place during an evening of drinks and conversation between Wei Jiang and Wei Ming. During that period, Wei Xiao was young. He was curious and this led him to tag along with his grandfather on a few occasions.Subsequently, he found out that within his grandfather’s bedroom safe rested the very gold bars in question.
At that time, Wei Feng thought that he was just being naughty, so he didn’t take it to heart and just scolded him a little.
However, for some reason, Wei Ming suddenly found a private detective and often interacted with him.
Once, when Wei Xiao went to find Wei Ming, he found the room empty. But there on the table lay an investigation report. The opening page detailed how Wei Feng had enlisted an individual to create a poison with delayed effects. In an unexpected turn of events, Wei Ming promptly reentered the room, prompting Wei Xiao to swiftly return the document to its original position..