Chapter 559

"Hongyu, have you picked out the clothes you'll wear at the engagement banquet?" Yan Ershen walked over with a smile, looking pleased at her own son.

"I've picked it out; I'll wear this set when the time comes." Yan Hongyu pointed to the middle set of pure black formal wear and said, "Black looks steady; I believe the Xu family will be pleased with me."

"My son is so handsome, what could they possibly be dissatisfied with!" Yan Ershen seemed to complain, saying, "Although she is the Xu family's miss, after all she was only recognized as a daughter after reaching adulthood; a few years ago she was just an illegitimate daughter, yet now she puts on airs with our family."

Perhaps it's a common flaw of many mothers-in-law; even though Yan Ershen's family now needs Xu Miaoyin, the Xu family's miss, for support, behind the scenes Yan Ershen still finds many faults with Xu Miaoyin.

"You two are already engaged, yet she didn't even give you a few decent sets of accessories!"

"Mom, Miaoyin is still good to me."

Yan Hongyu frowned slightly, pointing to the expensive watch on the nearby table and said, "This diamond watch is the one Miaoyin picked out with me."

Upon seeing the diamond watch, Yan Ershen's eyes lit up; she immediately picked it up and held it before her eyes to examine it closely.

Although she only cared about jewelry and didn't know much about watch values, seeing the diamonds on the dial told her this watch was definitely an expensive luxury item.

"This watch isn't cheap, is it?"

"Of course, this watch is a limited edition of only a thousand pieces worldwide, costing nearly twenty million!"

"What?" Yan Ershen gasped in shock, hastily and carefully putting the watch back into its box.

This watch actually costs twenty million? That's like carrying a villa on your person!

It seems this future daughter-in-law, although merely brought back halfway and given a title as an illegitimate daughter, still holds a high status in the Xu family; otherwise she couldn't just casually produce twenty million to buy her son a name-brand watch.

Although Yan Ershen looked down on Xu Miaoyin a bit, disliking that she wasn't a proper miss, she was still satisfied with this marriage; after setting the date for the engagement ceremony, she naturally sent out invitations to her acquaintances.

"By the way, for your engagement banquet this time, your grandparents are inviting your great-uncle's family as well, and they've sent out the invitations."

Yan Hongyu asked, "Will Xu Tian also come?"

"Of course." Yan Ershen complained, "This poor kid finally managed to cling to the Yan family's thigh; he won't let go easily."

"Even though your great-uncle's family has been completely kicked out, he still uses the title of Yan Jinsong's godson to often curry favor with your grandparents, and he can still gain quite a few benefits."

"So what? After all, he's just a godson." Yan Hongyu's eyes darkened imperceptibly as he spoke casually.

"But I happened to overhear your grandparents chatting that day, and they seemed to intend to write that kid's name into the genealogy."

"Mom, what are you saying?" Yan Hongyu stared at Yan Ershen in shock, "Grandpa wants to put Xu Tian's name in the genealogy? How is that possible; he has no blood relation to the Yan family!"

"Who knows?" Yan Ershen replied testily, "Your grandfather is probably getting senile; lately he seems to have been hiring a private detective to investigate that kid's background, and even broke precedent by calling your great-uncle back for a talk in the study that lasted over an hour."

Yan Ershen didn't know the exact details; she learned all this information from the family steward, Xiao Ren.

"Son, from now on our family will have to rely on you."

Yan Ershen lowered her voice and said.

"Although the company's major authority is now in our hands, recently Yan Qingxue has been restless, and with Xu Tian around, having these two stay in the Yan household for even a day poses a risk to us; even though your position in the company is secure and you have the Xu family's backing, we absolutely cannot let our guard down."

"Hmm." Yan Hongyu replied absentmindedly.

What means did this Xu Tian kid use to actually get grandfather to agree to put his name in the genealogy? He's merely a lowly poor kid; what qualifies him for such treatment?

Moreover, Yan Hongyu utterly doesn't believe Xu Tian has any real talent; even if he's smooth-talking, wasn't he originally kicked out by the Xu family?

Wait...

Yan Hongyu suddenly thought of something.

Xu Tian is merely an adopted son of the Xu family; in reality he's an unwanted orphan. When I heard Xu Tian had been expelled from the Xu family, I didn't think much of it, after all a poor kid without family backing could never catch up to his pace in a lifetime.

But this time Old Master Yan actually considered putting Xu Tian's name in the genealogy; could Xu Tian's background have some connection to our Yan family?

Impossible! Absolutely impossible!

As soon as that idea popped into Yan Hongyu's mind, he immediately rejected it.

Since graduating from university, he has never regarded Xu Tian seriously; no matter how popular Xu Tian was in college, after leaving the ivory tower and entering society, he had no money, no power, no connections, destined to struggle at society's bottom just to make ends meet.

Furthermore, being an adopted son by origin meant the Xu family would give him no resources.

Yet Yan Hongyu never expected that Xu Tian, who had just been kicked out by the Xu family, would immediately become his great-uncle's godson.

"Xu Tian, it seems I truly underestimated you."

Yan Hongyu decided that if he got the chance, he would definitely investigate Xu Tian's true identity thoroughly.

"Son, I actually have an idea."

Yan Ershen looked at the name-brand watch placed on the table, her eyes shifting.

"That bitch Yan Qingxue is, after all, your grandparents' biological granddaughter, and she's also good at sweet-talking to deceive people; since we can't do anything to her, we'll target Xu Tian instead."

"Mom, what do you mean?" Yan Hongyu frowned, then a flash of cold light appeared in his eyes.

"Xu Tian hasn't yet entered the Yan family genealogy, right? If at this moment we let your grandparents discover he's a morally corrupt thief, do you think they'd still accept this 'grandson' who has no blood relation to them?"

Yan Hongyu rubbed his chin: "Mom, do you already have a plan?"

"Exactly, didn't Miaoyin give you this watch? I'll have Steward Xiao slip it into Xu Tian's bag when he's off guard on the day of the engagement ceremony; then even if he had several mouths he couldn't explain it away!"

Yan Hongyu's eyes lit up as he said, "Mom, you intend to pin a theft charge on Xu Tian, but will Grandma and Grandpa believe it?"

"With solid evidence, how could they possibly not believe it?"

Yan Ershen said firmly.

"Actually I originally planned to frame Yan Qingxue, but since she's a girl, stealing a men's watch wouldn't be convincing; now it's perfect to directly frame Xu Tian—not only will it make your grandparents abandon the idea of letting him into the genealogy, it will also redirect their anger toward your great-uncle's family."

"That poor kid Xu Tian has never seen such an expensive watch; a moment of greed made him hide it, and in the end, under public view, we'll openly search him and find the stolen goods—let's see how he explains himself then!"