Snowy Night Kiss

Chapter 137 Who dares to interfere with the person I, Jin Yanchen, am going to marry?
The women present showed expressions full of envy and excitement. Jian Yi leaned on Jin Yanchen's shoulder, her nostrils filled with his fresh breath.

She looked calm, and even came to Zhou Ze's rescue at the right time. However, only she knew that her heart was struck by thunder, and apart from maintaining calm on the surface, she could no longer maintain anything.

So much so that after the meal, Jian Yi was in a daze as if he was wrapped in a huge bubble.

She was stuffed into the car by Jin Yanchen like a little kid. He inserted the car key into the switch and Jin Yanchen supported his chin and looked at her leisurely.

He reached out and tapped her head, and Jian Yi felt as if she had just woken up from a dream.

In the second half of the night, she followed the navigation system. After following him for so many years, she was used to not asking for directions. As she walked forward with her head down, she suddenly found herself at a quiet old house hidden in lush greenery. Even on the busiest New Year's Eve, the house was cold and dark, just a silent building.

Jian Yi suddenly felt frightened.

She stumbled and said, "Or I'll just take you here."

"That won't work."

Seeing through her trick of running away, Jin Yanchen grabbed her. He had the fragrance of rice wine on him, and the alcohol content was not intoxicating, but he lowered his head and rubbed his ears against hers in a lingering manner.

Jin Yanchen leaned against her neck and whispered, "Don't be afraid, don't be intimidated. No one will dislike you. Look, Fang Nan is full of praise for you. If there really is someone who doesn't like you."

He changed the subject and said coldly, "That's because they have poor vision. There's no need to please everyone in this world. You have to walk in front of the old man today to show your courtesy to the elders. I won't let anyone say a word of gossip about you. I will let you walk in with a big stride and walk out happily."

An unintentional draught in the hall, arrogance leads to a mountain torrent.

Jian Yi looked back at Jin Yanchen. At this moment, she was standing beside him, and their shadows overlapped on the wall of this magnificent building. She responded with "Okay", and her whole body seemed to be cleansed, with an indescribable power.

After crossing the threshold, the cold wind in the hall made her heart chilled. Jin Yanchen protected her and walked towards the east house.

There is a thriving banyan tree in the courtyard, which attracts Jian Yi's full attention as soon as she steps in. She has heard that banyan trees are very common in Hong Kong, but rare in their place. There are many species of Sophora japonica in Kyoto, so this unique banyan tree must have been transplanted from somewhere else.

She was in a daze for a while, and Jin Yanchen had already taken her to his residence. He stroked her hair and said with a mischievous smile, "Are you stunned? This will be your home from now on."

He pointed inside again and arranged everything for her.

"I'll ask Aunt Ling to take care of you. Tell her what you want to eat."

After settling her down, Jin Yanchen turned and went to the back yard. The back yard was really quiet. All the lights in the house were dim, except for the room in the middle of the main hall, which had a little light. He knew in his heart that they were waiting for him.

Jin Ming has been in poor health in recent years. He has been hospitalized several times and later had to recuperate at home for a long time.

Perhaps due to the heavy karma from his youth, he always slept little at night. He often sat up in a sweat and kept his eyes open until dawn.

He was looking back on his life. This lonely old house carried all the wealth and glory he had accumulated throughout his life, but it did not leave him any true love and sincerity.

Jin Yanchen walked in. His steps had become more steady over the years. He landed on the right side slowly and nodded, "You haven't rested yet?"

"You're back after dinner?" Jin Ming laughed, but the meaning was not clear. "Only a bunch of you guys would go out to eat during the New Year." "Who said that the people in this wealthy family are the most heartless?"

Jin Yanchen said: "Among the children who grew up in the compound, which one was raised by their parents? Many were busy with their careers, some went abroad, and many did not care about their families. It's because people here are indifferent."

When he mentioned the word "indifferent to human nature", Jin Ming couldn't hold it anymore. He sneered and said sarcastically, "Indifferent to human nature? So you, Jin Yanchen, are going to be a love saint here?"

The main door of the hall was not closed tightly, and the draft rushed in, causing the wooden door to creak, like the last struggle of a defeated dynasty. Jin Yanchen turned around and closed the door. With the last roar, he stepped on the decay under his feet.
"I have no faith, and I act without scruples. But this time I want to tell you clearly that I want to marry her."

He spoke in a somewhat nonchalant tone and with a lazy posture, and calmly sat down on the Qilin armchair in the main hall, his eyes fixed upwards.

"My desire for worldly things, my scramble for power, and my ambition to move up the ladder are all because of a girl. I have to take responsibility for her, to make her happy and to weather the storms. In the future, she will legitimately become my lover, my wife, and the mother of my children."

The last sentence fell like a piece of jade thrown suddenly, with the final decision.

"There won't be anyone else but her."

"You mean, apart from her, you want to end our Jin family's incense forever?" Jin Ming sneered repeatedly. He had an angry look on his face and asked him in a high voice, "Are you here to ask for my consent or to inform me?"

Jin Yanchen laughed briefly: "It depends on how you understand it. I have done all the rules and manners for you, and I have brought her to visit in person. The rest is up to you."

It all depends on his mind.

Jin Ming no longer even sneered. He treated his son, whom he had raised with his own hands, with great courtesy and let him decide for himself. The other meaning between his words was very clear - I am just going through the motions, and if you disagree, I will just ignore it and there is nothing I can do about it.

Jin Ming took two blood pressure pills, and the mahogany cane slammed heavily under his hand. He still wanted to maintain his father's dignity.

"Don't forget that I am your father. If I don't allow her, she will never be able to enter the Jin family's gate in her life."

"So what if we're in? Which villa isn't better than this big house where someone has died?" Jin Yanchen lowered his gaze, stroking the corner of the table with his fingertips, and said sharply and directly, "It's not the old times anymore. The signature and seal of the Civil Affairs Bureau are considered complete. I came here today to reassure her, not for you."

Jin Ming's face turned pale, and the crutch that he had been holding tightly in his hand suddenly lost its strength. He seemed to have finally realized the facts and remained silent.

Jin Yanchen looked down at them with a very cold tone.

"Who dares to interfere with the person I, Jin Yanchen, am going to marry?"

Jian Yi couldn't remember when she fell asleep on the sofa in a daze. The Jin family's decoration was antique-style, and there was a faint scent of sandalwood in the air, as if someone was burning incense and worshiping Buddha all year round.

This huge mansion was so quiet that not even the chirping of birds could be heard. After staying here for a while, Jian Yi began to understand why Jin Yanchen often had a lingering and unworldly loneliness.

Aunt Ling came to add a blanket to her bed. She lay on the sofa with her arms as a pillow and replied to some New Year greetings, mostly from friends at school, a few asking about her recent situation, and some miscellaneous invitations, such as weddings, children's full-month banquets.
Later, her head tilted and she fell into a deep sleep, but had a very strange dream.

It was a snowy night in the dream, maybe it was the first time they met. Jin Yanchen was still as gentle and casual as before, leaning at the end of the corridor, the light flickered and his face could not be seen clearly.