To marry into the family in place of his brother? Impossible!

Jiang Zhe's face instantly stiffened upon hearing this.

He looked around and saw several members of the Qin family staring at him with curious eyes.

In his view, this was nothing short of mockery.

Jiang Zhe, suppressing his anger, asked, "Why?"

The Qin family had previously approved of the marriage, but now the other party has changed their mind.

Qin's mother said, "We're not really sure about that either. Yesterday, Lanlan went to a banquet, and when she came back, she said she didn't want to continue with this marriage. It seems Lanlan overheard something, right?"

This is already a very clear stance.

That means Qin Lan heard bad things about Jiang Zhe and didn't want to continue with the marriage.

Jiang Zhe understood, but he couldn't say it out loud.

He has indeed done a lot of shady things, and if they were exposed, he would definitely be the one who would feel embarrassed.

He suppressed his anger and said, "In that case, I'll head back now!"

Jiang Zhe turned and left.

Watching Jiang Zhe's departing figure, Qin's mother's eyes flickered.

At this moment, Qin's father walked over: "I must say, his demeanor and speech are quite different from Jiang Jin Huan's, especially his shifty and gloomy eyes, which give people a very uncomfortable feeling!"

Qin's mother said, "He lacks shrewdness and is shallow-minded. The difference between him and Jiang Jin Huan is enormous. No wonder he did such foolish things. It's fortunate that Lan Lan mistook him for someone else; otherwise, being entangled with this kind of person would have given Lan Lan a headache for the rest of her life!"

Actually, if there hadn't been any comparison, according to their original ideas, the marriage might have been settled just like that.

But now that we've compared him to Jiang Jin Huan, who would want to give up gold for a worthless piece of mud?

Without mentioning the thoughts of Qin's parents.

Jiang Zhe walked out the door, his face terribly gloomy.

His hands were clenched tightly, as if pressing down on something.

He took out his phone and called his mother.

The call connected, and he took a deep breath. "Mom, Qin Lan hasn't seen me at all!"

On the other end of the phone, Jiang's mother was also surprised: "How is that possible? The Qin family said they would welcome you very much."

"Welcome my ass! I don't know what that woman heard outside, but she actually called off the engagement!"

"What? They called off the engagement? They don't want to get engaged anymore?"

"That's right, that woman made it clear that she doesn't want a marriage alliance with our family!"

"What, what happened? It was perfectly fine just a short while ago?"

Jiang Zhe angrily hung up the phone and turned to walk out of the Qin family's old house.

He stood at the doorway, watching the car lights gradually disappear into the night, a strong sense of unease welling up inside him.

He always felt that something was happening, but he knew nothing about it.

……

Meanwhile, Qin Lan had already arrived home.

Jiang Jinhuan escorted her to the door and was about to leave when Qin Lan suddenly called out to him.

Mr. Jiang.

"Um?"

Qin Lan walked up to him, hesitated for a moment, then stood on tiptoe and gently kissed him on the cheek.

"Thank you for coming today."

Jiang Jinhuan was stunned and subconsciously touched the spot where he had been kissed.

Qin Lan couldn't help but laugh when she saw his expression.

"Sister Lan, you..."

"Alright, go back now, be careful on the way." Qin Lan nudged him, then turned and quickly walked into the house.

She closed the door, leaned against it, and felt her heart pounding as if it would burst out of her chest.

"Qin Lan, are you crazy?" she muttered to herself, covering her face.

But the smile on her lips just wouldn't go away.

Meanwhile, Jiang Jinhuan stood outside the door, touched his cheek, and frowned slightly.

Things were a bit strange today, and after thinking about it carefully, I still don't know why Qin Lan would do that.

Jiang Jinhuan shook his head, turned around, and got into the car.

"Never mind, maybe I'm overthinking it."

He started the car and drove into the night.

Mr. and Mrs. Qin were sitting in the living room of the Qin family's old house.

Qin's father said, "This matter can't be kept secret for long!"

Qin's mother said, "As long as Lanlan is happy, that's fine. Actually, I've already come to terms with it. Even if we don't get married in the end, as long as Lanlan has a son, I'll be content!"

"What kind of nonsense are you spouting?"

"What nonsense are you talking about? Then tell me what to do? Don't you know how Lanlan has lived all these years? Have you ever seen her care about any man like this?"

Lanlan has a strong personality; how many times can you force her to do something she doesn't want to? Don't forget you already forced her twice, and what was the result?

Upon hearing this, Qin's father sighed. He had only managed to get Qin Lan to agree to both of her engagements by using so-called emotional blackmail.

In fact, Qin Lan didn't like either of those two husbands; she just accepted her fate.

But the result was that Qin Lan became a widow and was even rumored to be a jinx to her husbands.

Other wealthy young men avoided Qin Lan and even made sarcastic remarks.

Some are even more shameless, only wanting to get something for nothing.

This has deeply hurt Qin Lan.

In recent years, he has rarely seen a smile on his daughter's face.

And now there is Jiang Jinhuan.

He still remembers how his daughter's heart and eyes were completely filled with that guy.

Perhaps he was the only one who could help his daughter emerge from the shadows.

"Sigh—forget it, I'm not getting involved in this anymore!"

Qin's mother said, "Lanlan is an adult now, and we're getting old. We can't let Lanlan grow old alone and miserable, can we?"

Qin's father sighed again.

Qin's mother continued, "What I mean is, let Lanlan date him first. If it goes well, even if it becomes a fait accompli, it's better than marrying Lanlan off to that Jiang Zhe, right?"

Jiang Zhe and the others had already met him; in terms of both demeanor and conversation, Jiang Zhe was far inferior to Jiang Jinhuan.

Qin's father said, "Jiang Zhe? I just spoke to him briefly. It was too short to judge him, but his eyes were shifty and his words were too boastful. This kind of person is very arrogant. Unfortunately, judging from what he's done, he's just a spoiled brat!"

Qin's father had a sharp eye; he could almost tell what kind of person someone was with just a glance.

Qin's mother said, "I don't have a good impression of him either. His eyes are shifty, and a person like that can't be honest either! He's the kind of person who likes to use underhanded tricks!"

Compared to Jiang Jinhuan, they didn't have a good impression of Jiang Zhe.

Jiang Zhe stormed home.

Jiang's mother quickly asked what had happened.

Jiang Zhe said coldly, "The Qin family is simply playing me; they have no intention of forming a marriage alliance at all!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang's mother frowned. "How could that be? No, I'll have to call and ask!"

Jiang's mother called Qin's mother.

Jiang's mother asked, "Hello, Madam Qin, I hope I'm not disturbing you at this hour?"

Qin's mother's warm and polite voice came through: "Jiang family girl, no trouble at all, no trouble at all. You can call anytime without bothering us!"

Hearing Qin's mother's enthusiastic tone, Jiang's mother frowned slightly; this enthusiasm didn't seem to be feigned.

It even carried a hint of obsequiousness. Why? Wasn't the Qin family unwilling to form a marriage alliance?

With the Qin family's power, why would they need to be so polite to me?