Good luck with koi carp

Chapter 277 Engagement
A handsome young man was walking towards me. He looked okay, but his facial expressions, movements and tone of voice were so greasy that it made people feel a little uncomfortable.

Based on the way he addressed herself, Chi Lili judged that he should be her senior from the same school... right?

Well, she wasn't sure.

Because Chi Lili had no impression of this person, she didn't know who he was.

When the visitor heard that Chi Lili didn't remember him, his face darkened, and then he gritted his teeth and said, "I'm Ran Hongbo. We met in the school library three months ago."

When he said that, Chi Lili still hadn't remembered who this person was, but Chi Li did. She suddenly realized, "Oh, that greasy guy who didn't read in the school library, but posed with a book to seduce you."

It’s not that Chi Li is impolite to give people a nickname, it’s mainly because this person was really greasy from beginning to end, which left a deep impression on her.

The male immortals in their fairy world are basically all ethereal, and at the very least they have an immortal demeanor. It is really rare to see the greasy ones.

After Chi Li's reminder, Chi Lili finally remembered who this person was.

It turned out that he was one of the many "romantic encounters" she encountered when she just returned to the capital from the front battlefield.

Because she had to experience several similar "encounters" almost every day at that time and was almost stressed out, Chi Lili later swept all the memories into the trash can and was determined not to recall them. Unexpectedly, she could not avoid the fifteenth day and encountered them again.

"Excuse me, what can I do for you?"

Although she remembered who the other person was, Chi Lili still had an expressionless face and asked coldly about the other person's purpose.

Staring at her boring dead face, Ran Hongbo felt relieved in his heart that his family no longer forced him to seduce her. Otherwise, it would be so desperate to think about spending the rest of his life with a wooden woman.

In order to thank her for saving him from suffering, he kindly revealed a piece of news to her: "I heard that the two royal family members sent by the imperial delegation this time are both their princes. Although they are not favored princes, it would be good to be able to use them for marriage."

That was all he had to say, and after that he held his head high and walked away proudly.

Chi Lili: “?” I didn’t understand.

Chi Li, who has a better sense of politics, understood: "The person they want to marry is probably you."

"What? Me?!"

Chi Lili was stunned, pointing at herself in disbelief and said, "But I'm still a child!"

Marriage is a very distant word to her. Even though she has been bombarded by countless suitors before, Chi Lili doesn't think she will get married so soon, because she feels that she is still young, not even an adult, and has not reached the legal age for marriage. These people are too outrageous.

"If you can't get married, you can get engaged first." Chi Li actually felt that her host was still a baby. Compared to the ages of the two, Chi Lili was indeed very young. However, there were some things that she still had to explain to her clearly, so that she wouldn't be fooled by others without knowing it.

"An unpopular prince in exchange for a promising double S-level healer. This deal is highly profitable for anyone who does it. It's well worth it." They even sent two for Chi Lili to choose from. How thoughtful.

"Of course, the Federation will not allow this to happen, so they should take countermeasures soon."

Since even the greasy man's family can see all the secrets, there is no reason why the federal leaders can't see it, so they will definitely not sit idly by, or in other words, the action has already begun.

Just looking at the bodyguards who always follow Chi Lili, you will know that their presence is not only to protect Chi Lili's life, but also to keep an eye on her and prevent anyone with ulterior motives from approaching her.

Otherwise, how could Chi Lili's life be so leisurely after she came back? Could it be that those playboys who came for profit finally gave up and stopped?

That's of course impossible, it's just that the federation blocked it.

It was a coincidence that Chi Lili met Ran Hongbo today. Fortunately, he left quickly. If he had stayed and said a few more words to Chi Lili, he would have been forcibly cleared away by the bodyguards around her.

But this behavior is only a temporary solution and not a fundamental solution, so Chi Li guessed that in order to completely eliminate the Empire's intentions and cut off the calculations of certain domestic forces, the Federation would most likely arrange for Chi Lili to find an object that could withstand the Empire's calculations and at the same time deter others.

Chi Lili believed Chi Li's analysis, but she still held out a glimmer of hope that things would not develop to that point. As a result, the day after she met Ran Hongbo by chance, she was called over by General Zhong, who told her that she wanted to meet someone.

The meeting place was arranged in a private room of the most famous restaurant in the capital star.

Chi Li: "Oh~ Blind date bureau."

Faced with Chi Li's strange voice, Chi Lili's choice was to bury her head in the pillow, wanting to be an ostrich so that she would not have to face this embarrassing situation.

But in order to arrange a blind date for her, Lianbang actually asked her immediate boss, Zhong Shangjiang, to invite her. What could she do? She couldn't refuse, so she could only go and take a look.

At worst, I'll find a way to solve it when the time comes.

Chi Lili thought so.

On the day of the meeting, out of courtesy, she changed into a more formal outfit, a long skirt in a fresh style, which was just right for girls of her age. It was bought for her by Chi Li while she was surfing the Internet.

Chi Lili is only focused on studying and training. Although she is not a person who doesn't know how to enjoy life, her daily life is too busy and she can't squeeze out extra time to take care of herself. Therefore, Chi Li has to worry about it and help take care of the host's daily life.

It is reasonable to suspect that if Chi Li did not buy new clothes for the host, what she would wear every day would definitely be either a military uniform or a training suit, or at worst her old clothes.

As for new clothes? She likes them too, but she doesn't have time to buy them. She has to choose and even try on clothes over and over again, which is too time-consuming. Forget it, the old clothes can still be worn, so she will just make do with them.

It was her casual mentality that made Chi Li feel unbearable, so she began to take charge of the host's clothes. Chi Li had a good eye. After all, she used to be a celebrity and had the most basic aesthetic sense. The clothes she picked were all well-fitting and suitable for Chi Lili, so Chi Lili often wore them. Every time she saw the different outfits she displayed, Chi Li found the joy of playing a dress-up game.

In addition to clothing, she also gradually bought various accessories, jewelry, skin care products, cosmetics, etc. for the host.

Chi Li hadn't realized it yet, but unknowingly, she had already started to treat the host like a daughter.

The agreed time is 11:30 noon.

Chi Lili arrived at the entrance of the restaurant at 11:20. After telling the waiter at the door her room number, she was led in.

There was no bodyguard following her closely today. They might have received some instructions and just dropped her off at the entrance of the restaurant and left. They didn't even plan to pick her up after she finished. It seemed that they had expected that someone would take her back.

Chi Lili didn't think anyone would give her a ride. She was already thinking about which taxi app to use to get a taxi back to school.

After discussing with Chi Li, the two unanimously decided that since they couldn't refuse this blind date dinner, they would just treat it as a casual dinner and leave.

As long as she firmly shows that she is unwilling, even the Federation cannot force her to marry a stranger, right?

As soon as she walked in, the door of the box opened automatically under the remote control of the waiter who led the way. Two tall figures were already sitting inside, one young and one old, and both of them were people that Chi Lili was quite familiar with.

She stood at the door, looking at the two men in surprise.

Chi Li also opened her eyes wide in surprise: "The Federation has really invested a lot of money."

The two never imagined that the blind date arranged by the Federation for Chi Lili would be Admiral Huo!

This is Admiral Huo. With his status and position, he should be able to marry three S-level therapists, let alone two. The question is whether he is willing to marry her, not whether she is willing to marry him.

As a result, this person was arranged to have a blind date with Chi Lili today. If this was really just a setup to block the empire's wishful thinking, then wouldn't this sacrifice be too great?

Yes, the moment she saw Admiral Huo appear at the blind date dinner, Chi Lili was certain that he was just someone invited by the Federation to fake an engagement with her and put on a show for the people in the Empire. After all, apart from him, who else could be the person who could make Chi Lili willing to give up such a great temptation as becoming the Princess of the Empire?

The latter is pure imperial imagination.

Not to mention being the princess consort of an unpopular prince, she wouldn't even be happy to be the princess consort of the empire's crown prince.

Her life value is not only to get married. Even if she doesn't get married, she can still have a broad life and future. Why must she ruin it by marrying a stranger? Moreover, the other party marries her not out of love, but for the benefits she can bring. Who wants such a marriage?

But then again, Chi Lili was still quite shocked that Admiral Huo appeared here.

At General Zhong's warm invitation, she walked in and took a seat. The three of them looked at each other in silence for a moment.

Huo Zhuoyan glanced at General Zhong, who understood immediately and made up an excuse to leave: "I'll go see if the food is ready. Please hurry up."

Nowadays, customers don't need to go to a restaurant in person to ask for food to be served. Their internal intelligent system will immediately help to urge the food to be served once it detects that the customer has been waiting for more than a certain time. There is no need to trouble people to make a special trip. This is just an excuse that General Zhong deliberately gave them to be alone.

After everyone left, only Chi Lili and Huo Zhuoyan were left in the box. The atmosphere suddenly became more awkward, mainly because Chi Lili felt embarrassed. Huo Zhuoyan was as calm as ever, as if everything was under his control.

"Chi Lili."

"exist!"

Chi Lili was called suddenly, as if she was absent-minded in class and was suddenly called by the teacher, and she was shocked.

"Today is a blind date, you know that, right?" Huo Zhuoyan asked straight to the point.

“Hmmmm…” Chi Lili nodded repeatedly.

From the corner of his eye, he saw Chi Li already sitting next to him, happily eating the fruit snacks on the table as an appetizer fed by Admiral Huo's spirit beast. He could not help but cast a resentful look at her.

Save me, save me...

Chi Li didn't notice her host's gaze. She was opening her mouth to receive the walnut kernels that her owner had peeled for her.

To be honest, the owner's dragon claws are so sharp, they are really useful for peeling walnuts.

Chi Lili, who failed to seek help, could only bite the bullet and deal with General Huo on her own: "I know, but I didn't know the target was you."

If the target wasn't General Huo, she wouldn't be under so much pressure.

How can I refuse now without embarrassing the other party?

Perhaps seeing Chi Lili's thoughts, Huo Zhuoyan said, "Don't rush to reject me. Let me tell you the benefits of our temporary cooperation. Because of some family reasons, I need a suitable fiancée to appease the elderly at home, and you happen to have run into some troubles, and you need a fiancé with enough status to block the outside world's prying eyes. We both have our own needs, and working together can achieve a win-win situation. Of course, this kind of thing will have some impact on your reputation, so I will give you a certain amount of financial compensation. You can also declare to the outside world that I am the party at fault when we separate in the future. Do you think it's okay?"

It has to be said that Chi Lili was moved by General Huo's proposal.
She was really annoyed by those playboys, and there was an Imperial blind date group coming for her. Even if she could keep refusing, who knew what tricks those people would use? She had seen too many people who would do anything for the sake of profit, and Chi Lili did not want to challenge their bottom line of humanity.

The point is that these people have been harassing her, which has greatly affected her study and training. You know, although her mental strength has broken through to the double S level, her physical fitness still remains at the S level. If she doesn't exercise more, how can she improve it?

The stagnation of strength made Chi Lili, the queen of curling, quite anxious and uneasy. If hitting people was not against the law, she really wanted to beat up all those annoying guys who delayed her training.

So if there is a way to solve those troubles once and for all, that would be great. It's just a fake engagement. Even if there is no compensation, Chi Lili doesn't care about the loss of reputation. Besides, it's a different era now. Who would think it's shameful for a girl to get engaged and then break up?

After thinking it over carefully and weighing the pros and cons, Chi Lili began to feel that Chi Li's previous suggestion was correct. As long as she found a shield that could stop everyone, she could return to her former peaceful life.

Moreover, Admiral Huo offered her a condition that she absolutely could not refuse.

"If you have any problems with study or training in the future, you can come to me and I will help you solve them as long as I am free."

“The most advanced and versatile free private training.”

Chi Li's sigh simply expressed Chi Lili's inner thoughts. She nodded and agreed immediately without any hesitation, and couldn't wait to ask: "Okay, when are we getting engaged?"

Things like engagement depend on the person.

Some people have a strong sense of ritual and will hold a special banquet to announce it to the world, while some people pursue simplicity and just prepare a ring for their partner.

There are certain political factors involved in the engagement between Chi Lili and General Huo, so it certainly cannot be done simply. At least a banquet or something needs to be held to notify the people who need to be notified, and the personal information of both parties also needs to be changed.

Nowadays, in the marital status column of personal information, in addition to the most traditional married and single options, there is also an engaged option.

It is said that this was the result of a protest by a group of people in a certain era. The addition of this option seems to be to prove whether a person is engaged, to prevent him/her from cheating on others' feelings even if he/she is engaged.

Nowadays, some couples will go out of their way to change their marital status in order to prove their loyalty to each other, while also rejecting attempts by people with ulterior motives to get close to them.

Since Chi Lili was looking for a shield, the marital status column on so many people's identity documents would naturally have to be changed, and her fiancé's name would also be written on it.

I believe that after seeing these three words "Huo Zhuoyan", no one will dare to provoke her again.

If there is still someone who dares to come up and try to cuckold General Huo, then Chi Lili will respect him as a man.

"What kind of shield are you talking about? You just fancy someone's free private training." Chi Li abandoned the owner and flew back to the host, muttering.

Chi Lili cracked her lips and whispered, "It's so cool that the First Commander of the Federation is my free private instructor."

"You'll have to get yourself into a twist sooner or later."

Chi Li flew back to her owner with an expression of disdain. Admiral Zhong, who had gone out to urge the food to be served, returned to the private room after the two of them had reached an agreement. At the same time, the dishes they ordered were served one after another.

Most restaurants and hotels only use bionic robots as waiters. Only high-end restaurants will hire so many real people as waiters, focusing on providing real service.

Everyone also thinks that only restaurants that can afford to hire real people as waiters can be considered high-end, and using robots would seem a bit inferior.

After all, hiring people requires monthly salary, while using robots only requires regular charging and timely maintenance. The cost of the latter is much lower than the former. If it is not a highly profitable store, it cannot afford to hire so many people.

To be honest, there is a reason why the things in this store are expensive.

Delicious indeed!

After trying every dish one by one, Chi Li was immersed in the bliss of delicious food. She was so happy that she was reluctant to leave. Fortunately, her owner, who knew that she was greedy, had asked her host to order an extra box of their special snacks and packed them for Chi Li to take home.

Chi Li happily hugged her owner and rubbed against him, then flew back to her host who was carrying the food box for her, sat on the wooden carved food box lid and wagged her tail happily.

General Zhong had already left on his own. Huo Zhuoyan offered to drive Chi Lili back to school. Today happened to be a weekday, so he might as well go to the Civil Affairs Bureau in the afternoon to change his marital status.

The engagement party will take some time to prepare. Chi Lili also needs to find time to go to the Huo family to meet the elders and fulfill General Huo's request. There are a series of things to do later. Chi Lili suddenly feels that this engagement is a loss?

Why does it feel so troublesome?

Admiral Huo, who was driving the autopilot, was processing documents on his optical computer, but he seemed to have heard Chi Lili's thoughts and said, "You don't need to worry too much about meeting my elders and the engagement party. I will arrange everything. You just need to make time to show up. I have a holographic simulation training cabin at home, which is very helpful for combat training. You can try it out when you get there."

In the holographic simulation training chamber, Chi Lili's eyes suddenly lit up when she heard this.

She had known about the existence of this thing for a long time, but was deterred by its high price, which was comparable to that of a mecha. Now that she had the opportunity to experience it, she naturally wanted it more than she could.

Is it troublesome to meet the parents?

That must not be the case. She is very filial and will definitely try hard to please the elders of the Huo family!

Seeing the little girl suddenly jump for joy and look full of anticipation for the holographic simulation training chamber, Huo Zhuoyan smiled unconsciously, as if he also felt the joy with her.

Engagement registration is not as troublesome as marriage registration. The two people only need to provide valid identification documents and state that they are registering voluntarily. It can be completed quickly and they can leave with the certificate with the changed marital status information.

The whole process takes no more than ten minutes and is relatively efficient.

After getting the certificate, Huo Zhuoyan first sent Chi Lili back to school before leaving.

Standing at the school gate, Chi Lili suddenly felt a little dazed.

"I'm actually engaged just like that? It feels so magical."

"It's really magical." Chi Li didn't expect things to change so quickly. The host she had raised with great difficulty had actually reached the age where he could get engaged. Even if it was fake, it made her feel like her daughter had grown up.

The date for visiting the Huo family was set for four days later, which was the weekend.

This day was actually the result of the Huo family elders accommodating the two young people. After all, one of them was busy with work, and the other had to study, work, and train, which was even busier. It was difficult for them to spare some time to meet their parents, so they could only arrange the time on the relatively free weekends.

Chi Lili has learned from Huo Zhuoyan that his family is relatively simple, with only a grandmother and an uncle. Huo Zhuoyan's father is Grandma Huo's second son. The couple both died on the battlefield when he was very young, and died in the siege of the Zerg.

After his parents passed away, Huo Zhuoyan was raised by his grandmother. His uncle also cared for him, but he was busy with work and often couldn't take care of his family. His aunt divorced him because of this.

After the divorce, Uncle Huo never found another partner and has been single ever since.

Because of this, Huo Zhuoyan has the closest relationship with his grandmother. Recently, his grandmother has grown old and is in poor health. She hopes that her eldest grandson can find a partner before she dies. In order to fulfill his grandmother's wish, but not wanting to just find a girl and deceive her feelings, Huo Zhuoyan took the initiative to find Chi Lili, who also needed an engagement partner.

Both parties made it clear at the beginning that there would be no misunderstandings, and Chi Lili was still young, so Huo Zhuoyan naturally would not have any feelings for a minor. He was just cooperating with her and each of them got what they needed.

However, he was the older one, more than ten years older than the other, so he thought he had the upper hand in this relationship, and therefore tried his best to compensate Chi Lili.

The day to meet the parents soon arrived.

When facing her elders, Chi Lili naturally couldn't be as casual as usual. She got up early and asked a roommate to help her choose clothes. She also asked another roommate who was good at makeup to help her put on a fresh and natural light makeup.

Chi Lili and Huo Zhuoyan's engagement was originally a partnership intended to be made public, so she did not hide it from the public. When her roommate heard that she was going out today, she casually asked where she was going. When she answered that she was going to meet her boyfriend's parents, the whole dormitory was shocked.

Then the enthusiastic girls began to help Chi Lili with all their efforts. One helped her choose the clothes to wear that day, and another did her makeup and styling, for fear that she would not be dressed well enough and ruin today's important meeting.

In Chen Jiaxing's words: "We guarantee that you will look stunning and win over your significant other's elders in one fell swoop."

"There's no need to be so exaggerated. It's just a normal meeting."

Chi Lili sat on a stool and let her roommate play with her face, not daring to move for fear of disturbing her performance.

But as she said, meeting the parents this time is important, but it’s not that important either. After all, it’s not true. If the Huo family elders like her, then everyone will be happy. If the Huo family elders don’t like her, then Huo Zhuoyan has fulfilled his grandmother’s wish, and he won’t have to find someone else to deal with the family in the future. He also promised to help Chi Lili until the imperial delegation leaves and then "break up" with her. By then, both parties will be free, how great.

Moreover, the other party also said that the promise to give her free private training was long-term and would not be affected even if they "broke up" in the future. As long as she had any questions, she could ask him or directly send the questions to his personal computer account. He would help her answer them when he was free after work.

Thinking about it this way, Chi Lili suddenly felt that it would be great if the elders of the Huo family didn't like her.

"You want to slack off." Chi Li pointed out the host's little thoughts sharply.

"I don't have any." Chi Lili immediately refuted and gave an example to defend herself: "If I wanted to slack off, I wouldn't be sitting here and letting others manipulate me."

"Oh, do you think I believe you?"

Has the host forgotten that she can sense her thoughts?

Chi Lili had nothing to say and could only ignore Chi Li and look up at the mirror to observe her changes.

There wasn't much change. Her roommate just used makeup to brighten her complexion a little, making her look more energetic.

"You are already good-looking, and too much makeup will only cover up your beauty." The roommate who had finished putting makeup on Chi Lili and was fixing her hair explained to her when she saw her looking in the mirror.

She was telling the truth. Ever since Chi Li had been continuously using spiritual energy to wash her body, not only had Chi Lili's physical condition improved faster, but her skin had also become better. Although her facial features had not changed much, she was not bad looking anyway. Once her skin condition improved, the whole person seemed to have been reborn and became a lot more beautiful.

There were so many suitors before, and their behavior was so enthusiastic. Besides because of her talent and the huge benefits she could bring, it was also because she was beautiful. Otherwise, those young masters from wealthy families who had been pampered since childhood would never be willing to lower themselves to pursue her. Even if they were forced by their families, wouldn't they still pretend to obey but actually disobey?

"It's a beautiful painting, thank you."

Chi Lili sincerely thanked her roommates and planned to come back later to bring them a gift as a thank you.

People are willing to help her because they are kind-hearted, but she cannot not show some appreciation, otherwise the friendship will not last long.