Chapter 47

An old man, over seventy, looked in remarkably good spirits.

He was no one else but Qin You Tian, the head of the Qin Family.

Qin You Tian had been philandering since childhood, racking up many amorous debts.

Only after finally marrying his wife did he somewhat restrain himself.

Even so, from time to time news would surface that he had illegitimate children.

Now, the legitimate son has died.

The Qin Family now has only one legitimate daughter left.

Qin You Tian had no choice but to let those illegitimate sons enter the Qin Family to find an heir.

After all, the Qin Family's vast estate could not possibly be passed to a daughter.

Among them, the one he thought most highly of was Qin Weiye.

After all, Qin Weiye was capable, having built a sizable business on his own.

He was far stronger than the others.

Besides Qin Weiye, there were five other illegitimate sons.

However, most of them were ordinary people.

Upon hearing they were being acknowledged by the Qin Family, their first reaction was not joy but panic.

In such a wealthy clan, inheritance struggles are life-or-death; for ordinary people, this kind of life is overly stimulating.

Qin Weiye, however, handled it with ease; compared to them he appeared much more composed, though he could not fully hide some excitement, yet his eyes burned bright—one could tell he was very ambitious.

Qin You Tian sized them up; whenever he looked at the others, he couldn't help but frown.

Only when facing Qin Weiye did he give a slight nod.

Although Qin Weiye recently caused some jokes and was even struck down to bankruptcy.

But whose life doesn't have a setback or two.

Even if he, Qin You Tian, stood in Qin Weiye's place against a colossus like the Su Family, he could not possibly do better than Qin Weiye.

He valued Qin Weiye, and there was another important reason: because of Qin Yang.

Qin Weiye and Qin Yang did not get along; he didn't take Qin Yang seriously.

But Qin You Tian merely made a few inquiries about Qin Yang and knew he was no ordinary person.

If Qin Yang were willing, he wouldn't even mind letting Qin Yang become the heir directly.

This is a descendant far more capable than Qin Weiye.

Qin You Tian said: "You are all excellent; from now on you are all members of my Qin Family. I will give each of you a company, then give you one year; whoever achieves the best results will inherit the position of heir."

Qin You Tian said.

Everyone's hearts stirred; they all felt some anticipation.

Even though they were merely illegitimate sons of ordinary people before, now they too had some ideas.

If we work hard, perhaps we can really carve out a future.

Thinking of this, everyone's breathing grew a little heavy.

Only Qin Weiye remained calm, evidently having everything under control.

Compared to those brothers, he was full of confidence.

With the help of the Jiang Family, plus his own years of ability to navigate the business world, surpassing these competitors was practically effortless.

"Father, I want to take part too."

A voice sounded, filled with strong dissatisfaction.

Qin You Tian didn't even see who had come before he directly said: "No."

"Why not? I am also your child."

The person said.

Qin Yihan walked in, eyes bright, fixed on her father.

"You are a girl; someday you will marry."

Qin You Tian said.

Qin Yihan snorted and said: "I'm already in my thirties and still unmarried; what future is there? If Father worries, I can now find you a live-in son-in-law to marry into our Qin Family; any children we have will also be Qin Family children."

Qin You Tian's heart stirred.

If that were the case, it wouldn't be impossible.

Only Qin Weiye furrowed his brow.

The Qin Family's main line had one son and one daughter.

Qin Yihan was that daughter.

When her elder brother was alive, Qin Yihan naturally had no interest in the family estate; she merely needed to live under her elder brother's wings, and he would protect her for life.

But now her elder brother and nephew have died.

Qin Yihan naturally could not just lie low anymore.

She must step forward and safeguard the property that belonged to her elder brother.

That is the realm her mother and father fought tooth and nail to build; why should it be cheapened for the children of concubines?

Thinking of this, Qin Yihan's resolve grew even firmer.

Qin You Tian fell silent.

At this moment Qin Weiye said: "Your words make no sense; with us sons here, why should you, a daughter, inherit the estate? It's not as if the Qin Family lacks male heirs."

Qin Yihan's gaze fell on Qin Weiye; she sneered: "I know you, Qin Weiye, right? You brought back the illegitimate son of a concubine to raise, while discarding your own legitimate son—you're worse than a beast. A person of such poor character as you, even the illegitimate son of a concubine, do you deserve to be the Qin Family heir? Let me tell you, as long as I'm here, no one can take away what belongs to my elder brother and my mother."

Qin Yihan's words caused a flash of anger to cross Qin Weiye's eyes.

He said indifferently: "Now we have already returned to our roots; according to our status, you should call me elder brother."

"The son of the third also wants to enter the inner chambers—utterly ridiculous; in my eyes, you're not even fit to be a dog."

Qin Yihan speaks without any politeness.

Immediately, the six illegitimate children all glared at Qin Yihan.

Qin Yihan's words hit their sore spot.

"Enough, shut your mouth for me."

Qin Yutian shouted in rebuke.

Qin Yihan stared at Qin Yutian, neck stiff, coldly asking: "Will you give me this opportunity or not?"

Qin Yutian deeply Xī le yī kǒu qì, then said: "I can give you this opportunity, but there is a condition."

"Speak."

Qin Yihan finally breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

This old man finally loosened up.

Otherwise, she would want to seize the Qin Family's property, which would be even more troublesome.

Qin Yutian said: "If you want to inherit the family business, you must do much better than them, even far surpass their achievements; remember, you are only a daughter."

"Okay."

"Don't rush to agree; there's another condition: you must marry quickly, otherwise I Xiāngxìn you would take in a live-in husband."

Qin Yutian continued speaking.

Qin Yihan said indifferently: "This is simple; I already have a boyfriend, we can get the certificate today."

Qin Yutian was startled.

He almost thought he had misheard.

You should know Qin Yihan is a lifelong single, unwilling to marry since childhood.

Originally they thought Qin Yihan was just joking.

When she was in her thirties and still uninterested in men, only then did the Qin Family panic.

Now she actually found a boyfriend.

Real or fake? Could it be that she hired an actor to deceive herself?

"You wouldn't hire someone to act and deceive me, would you? I've read many novels; don't think you can fool me."

Qin Yutian said.

Qin Yihan gave Qin Yutian a glance, saying: "He's not just anyone you can hire to act; our Qin Family doesn't even take notice."

Having said that, Qin Yihan shouted outward: "Come in."

A tall, sturdy man walked in.

Seeing his bulging muscles all over and the fierce aura emanating from him, everyone's faces changed.

Qin Yutian's eyes flickered; he stared at the man, not naively thinking that his muscles were just those of a fitness trainer; the killer aura on him made Qin Yutian's heart tremble.