Chapter 1209: Chapter 1209

Xiao Zheng took a shower and washed all his clothes, completely cleaning himself before he walked out of the room.

As soon as he opened the door and stepped into the corridor, he saw Leng Ruobing walking towards him. Out of courtesy, Xiao Zheng smiled and greeted Leng Ruobing.

But unexpectedly, Leng Ruobing gave Xiao Zheng a cold look, brushed past him, and didn’t acknowledge him at all.

Xiao Zheng felt a bit strange, looked down at his body, and found that he had cleaned himself thoroughly, seemingly leaving nothing amiss, yet he couldn’t comprehend why Leng Ruobing would treat him this way.

However, he didn’t think too much about it. He lowered his gaze to the sofa in the living room, where Liu Han Yan was looking up toward here. Their eyes met, and for some reason, Xiao Zheng suddenly felt that Liu Han Yan’s gaze towards him seemed different from before.

Thinking it over, perhaps it was because his performance today was too outstanding, and this fellow became a bit curious about him.

So Xiao Zheng didn’t dwell on it much and quickly returned to his room.

In the evening, someone stood at the window, admiring the night view, and suddenly noticed Liu Han Yan walking from the main door into the courtyard.

Although the sky was completely dark by now, with Xiao Zheng’s current abilities, he could clearly see that the person was Liu Han Yan.

After entering the courtyard, Liu Han Yan suddenly took out something glowing from her pocket, clearly her phone.

After glancing at her phone, she casually dialed a number.

Their distance was not too far apart, and with Xiao Zheng’s skills, it was easy to listen in on their conversation content. However, Xiao Zheng was not the type to eavesdrop, having no interest in intruding on others’ call privacy.

But as he was about to close the window and return to his bedroom, he suddenly heard Liu Han Yan’s voice rising with emotion.

"I know what I am doing now, no need for you to remind me." Liu Han Yan raised her pitch slightly, speaking coldly into the phone.

Not sure what the person on the other end said, Liu Han Yan’s mood became even more intense.

"What you asked me to do, I have agreed to do. Why are you still forcing me? If you keep pushing me, I will definitely make you regret it." Liu Han Yan shouted loudly into her phone.

After whatever was said, Liu Han Yan’s emotions reached unprecedented intensity, she nearly shouted with the loudest volume she could muster: "I said I won’t marry, and that’s final!"

Afterward, she angrily hung up her phone and slipped it back into her pocket.

However, after putting her phone away, she didn’t return to her bedroom in the villa, instead, she crouched to the ground.

The call naturally came from Liu Han Yan’s family, which wasn’t that bad, actually.

But now, to sustain themselves, they had to reduce their family’s business scope, which wasn’t a long-term solution. This way, the family’s overall power level would rapidly decline; coupling with the oppression from other families, their entire family might soon fall apart.

Families abound, but Liu Han Yan’s family refused to resign to such fate. They hoped to find an ally to help them through the crisis, and this ally was naturally the Fan Family.

The Fan Family was powerful, if they agreed to help Liu Han Yan’s family, it would be easy for Liu Han Yan’s family to overcome the crisis. But under such circumstances, Liu Han Yan must marry Elder Fan of the Fan Family!

Although she appeared strong and somewhat regal before many, like a noble queen.

But only those who truly understand her know that she is merely a girl, forced to bear far too much at an early age due to familial education.

And now the entire family’s hopes rest on her, gambling her happiness, leaving her with no reason to refuse.

When a person’s life turns this way, is there any hope left, resembling the walking dead, which is why she previously had a one-night affair with Xiao Zheng.

Xiao Zheng stood by the window and could tell Liu Han Yan was deeply hurt; she crouched on the ground, her shoulders subtly shaking—she was crying.

Xiao Zheng felt a pang in his heart, he somewhat understood what was happening to Liu Han Yan. Even Xiao Zheng, an observer, felt extreme anger over such matters.

Though he hadn’t heard what the other person said clearly, Xiao Zheng could guess the call’s intent.

Liu Han Yan’s family surely worried Liu Han Yan would reconsider, ultimately ruining their alliance, extinguishing the family’s hope completely, so they urged Liu Han Yan on the phone, ensuring she wouldn’t betray them.

Placing all their hopes on Liu Han Yan, regardless of her feelings, such inhumane behavior made Xiao Zheng feel extremely angry inside.

Xiao Zheng thought and softly leaped down from the window, then walked over to Liu Han Yan’s side.

He stood beside Liu Han Yan, gazing up at the starry sky, yet didn’t speak, just quietly stood there.

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Liu Han Yan noticed someone standing beside her, turned to look, and upon realizing it was Xiao Zheng, her expression seemed even more sorrowful.

She finally realized today the true strength Xiao Zheng possessed and could imagine just how terrifying his background must be.

She even envied Xiao Zheng for having such a background today, of course not for the status, background, or money, but the power to control one’s fate.

Imagine if she could be as powerful as Xiao Zheng, how could such things happen to her? She could handle the family crisis single-handedly.

She stared blankly at Xiao Zheng, and Xiao Zheng finally sorted out the words he wanted to use to comfort Liu Han Yan.

But just as he turned his head to speak those organized lines, Xiao Zheng found Liu Han Yan already standing up, looking at him calmly, her tears already wiped away, as if she hadn’t cried moments ago.

Indeed, this was a kind of sorrow; women nurtured by such familial ’cramming’ education excel at hiding their true selves.