Chapter 69: Special Forces-Style Dating?

Shen Huai gave the crowd a faint look at their shocked expressions, feeling extremely smug inside.

He leaned back against the chair as if enjoying himself, a smile curling the corner of his mouth.

Originally, he had been racking his brains trying to think of how to regain some face for his father.

Yet Lin Yeman had jumped out at this very moment, insisting on testing him with a philosophy question.

One had to know.

He had once represented his school in the national debate tournament.

He had slaughtered his way through debaters from prestigious universities, standing on the final stage to battle Tong Yue for a full two hours.

In the end, he snatched the championship in one fell swoop, blocking Tong Yue's goal of a consecutive championship!

The video of that debate between the two of them, which could be called the ceiling of debate tournaments, remains a textbook-level existence in the circle to this day.

Shen Huai had long known classic debate topics like the one Lin Yeman mentioned by heart.

He had said it over and over again, who knows how many times! Lin Yeman had delivered this proposition at just the right time.

She thought she could embarrass Shen Huai.

Little did she know it was like a sleepy person encountering a pillow, or a blind cat stumbling upon a dead mouse.

Not only did she fail to stump Shen Huai, but she actually let him pull off a major show of arrogance.

Shen Zhiyuan's mood was like riding a roller coaster at this moment, his expression coming back to life from the ashes.

He triumphantly raised his eyebrows at Yang Huo and said, "How about that? My son's eloquence is better than yours, right?"

"Tch..." Yang Huo reluctantly reined in his emotions, "You have the nerve to compare eloquence with me; that's all the ambition you have."

Lin Yeman looked at Shen Huai with suspicion.

Shen Huai, however, deliberately avoided her gaze and instead nodded slightly toward Yang Lan.

Yang Lan also generously returned a look of approval and affirmation to Shen Huai.

Watching the two of them making eyes at each other with such intense energy.

Lin Yeman withdrew her gaze in displeasure, her eyes darkening, and she gripped her fork to vent her anger fiercely on the steak in her plate.

In the blink of an eye.

This thick-cut steak had been poked into a honeycomb by Lin Yeman.

"Father, Uncle Shen, I have something to announce."

Yang Lan wiped her mouth and looked at everyone solemnly.

"I have decided to enter a two-day trial relationship with Shen Huai, with the deadline being midnight the day after tomorrow."

As soon as these words were spoken.

Everyone was stunned for a moment, and silence fell instantly.

Shen Huai was so shocked he nearly lost his grip on his knife and fork.

Holy cow.

How could Yang Huo's eldest daughter be this bold? Shen Zhiyuan was the first to come back to his senses.

He leaned over toward Yang Shuqin, shaking his head with delight, smiling so broadly he was bursting with joy.

Look at our son, how infinitely charming he is!

He could actually make Yang Huo's eldest daughter take the initiative to strike.

It was not in vain that he inherited his excellent genes.

Yang Shuqin shot Shen Zhiyuan a fierce glare.

Having shared a bed for many years, if she didn't understand the man, could she not understand Shen Zhiyuan?

He was likely already praising his own Shen Family genes to a new height in his heart.

Truly, if the upper beam is not straight, the lower ones will go aslant.

An arrogant old man and a rebellious child; there wasn't a single easy-going person in the Shen Family.

One family was happy while the other was sad.

Yang Huo's expression was like a frost-bitten eggplant, his whole person utterly dejected.

At first, he had only thought about bringing his daughter to meet an old friend and, incidentally, doing Shen Zhiyuan a favor.

This guy had nagged in his ear countless times every day, saying he wanted to play matchmaker for their children.

But although Yang Huo and Shen Zhiyuan had fought side-by-side in the business world for many years, he had never seen Shen Huai's true face.

He had come today originally intending to properly probe the bottom of this future son-in-law.

As a result, he hadn't expected.

Not only did he fail to probe the bottom, but his own backyard had defected first! Seeing Yang Huo's expression, which looked like he wanted to bite someone, Shen Zhiyuan feigned a restrained smile, coughed lightly, and looked at Yang Lan.

"... But Lanlan, what did you just say? What is a trial relationship?" "Does this relationship have a trial period?"

"Of course."

Yang Lan nodded candidly and pointed at Shen Huai: "I like him, but Shen Huai doesn't like me yet, so we need to try."

"Preposterous!"

Shen Zhiyuan frowned, his gaze suddenly shooting toward Shen Huai, "What is wrong with Lanlan? How could you dislike her?"

"... Father, that's not what I meant!" Shen Huai was on the verge of tears.

"Look, Lanlan, Shen Huai didn't mean that; he must like you too, he's just too embarrassed to say it out loud."

Upon hearing this.

Shen Huai was nearly angered to death on the spot.

Shen Zhiyuan, oh Shen Zhiyuan.

Are you the Old Man Under the Moon reincarnated or something?

Why are you so fond of playing matchmaker! "According to your logic, this shouldn't be called a trial relationship; it should be called starting as friends and getting to know each other slowly, right?"

Yang Huo looked at Yang Lan, harboring a glimmer of hope.

Unexpectedly, Yang Lan shook her head firmly in denial: "Father, you are wrong."

"Although I have never been in a relationship, as far as I know, many partners do not reveal their truest selves during the 'friends-before-lovers' stage."

"Only after confirming they are a couple will their true temperaments gradually emerge."

"Therefore, starting from being friends is too slow; testing the waters by starting directly with a relationship is simpler and more efficient."

Yang Lan spoke with a serious face, her gaze as firm as if she were about to join the Party.

"But even so, two days is too short. What could you possibly test out?" Yang Huo still refused to give up.

Hearing her father's words.

Yang Lan pondered for a moment, lost in thought.

She then turned around and looked at Shen Zhiyuan devoutly: "Uncle Shen, I will have to trouble you for these two days to arrange for me and your son, Shen Huai, to stay in the same room and try everything that couples do. I believe we will have results very soon."

"What? ！！！！!"

Yang Lan's words were no different from a depth charge! Boom—Yang Huo felt as if his own vegetable garden had been completely trampled.

What did she mean by having results very soon? If things went wrong, that could really be a 'result'!

He stared at Yang Lan in astonishment and shock: "The man is unmarried and the woman is unmarried; what kind of decorum is it to share a room! I do not agree!"

Seeing Yang Huo's reaction was so intense.

Yang Lan tilted her head, expressing great confusion.

"But Father, wasn't this blind date your arrangement in the first place?"

"Now I am merely following your intentions and want to speed up the progress, so why are you so angry?"

It would have been better if she hadn't said anything.

Yang Lan's words were no different from adding another blockage to Yang Huo's already stifled heart.

Yang Huo's face was as black as the bottom of a pot; he pointed at Yang Lan as if frustrated by her failure to meet his expectations, but he was so retorted that he couldn't say a single word.

Seeing this.

Shen Zhiyuan hurriedly patted Yang Huo on the shoulder and softly appeased him: "The thinking of young people today is already different from our generation. We must learn to respect their opinions, right?"

"You old, cunning thing! You say it so lightly, as if it's not your daughter!"

Yang Huo angrily swatted Shen Zhiyuan's hand away.

He then glared at Yang Lan, sat back down in his seat with a thud, and kept sighing while slapping his own thigh.

Shen Zhiyuan secretly gave Yang Shuqin a look.

Yang Shuqin nodded secretly, stood up, and came to Yang Lan's side: "Lanlan, don't be anxious. When it comes to feelings, we must take things step by step."

"Auntie, are you dissatisfied with me?" Yang Lan blinked her innocent eyes and looked at Yang Shuqin.

"……Ah? Auntie didn't mean that." Yang Shuqin's expression stiffened for a moment.

"Since that is the case, then I will take it that Uncle and Auntie have agreed to my request."

After speaking.

Yang Lan, bearing the astonished gazes of everyone, leisurely came before Shen Huai.

She lowered her head and looked at her left and right hands.

Finally, she slowly extended her right hand and, with a clumsy yet firm movement, linked her arm with Shen Huai's.

"For these two days, I ask for your kind guidance, Young Master Shen."

(End of chapter)