Chapter 503: You have no choice

The meeting place was Song Zhongxi's home..

This old man built a villa in the mountains and forests north of Hancheng, giving off a somewhat idle-clouds-and-wild-cranes feel.

Lin Feng came together with Zhang Zaixuan, and Zhang Zaixuan also brought a woman in her forties.

Regarding this woman, Lin Feng took a look and found her somewhat familiar.

He secretly looked her up on his phone and discovered she was a beautiful actress from Han Guo over a decade ago.

Now older, her figure has somewhat plumpened; without close inspection, one would hardly recognize her.

Lin Feng felt this beauty might be letting herself go.

At forty-plus, if she maintained her figure well, she would still be quite beautiful.

From her gaze, one could see she looked quite fatigued.

This former beauty actress was merely a companion brought by Zhang Zaixuan.

Zhang Zaixuan didn't even introduce her to Lin Feng.

Nevertheless, Lin Feng still showed her some courtesy, nodding with a smile upon meeting.

Song Zhongxi was already waiting at the main gate.

Seeing Zhang Zaixuan and Lin Feng arrive, he wore an enthusiastic expression.

Lin Feng consciously called out 'Song Yeye'.

Song Zhongxi and Zhang Zaixuan actually addressed each other as brothers.

They could also be considered elders.

After entering, a small incident occurred.

The middle-aged woman walking beside Zhang Zaixuan, wearing high heels, accidentally twisted her ankle and, in the process, pulled Zhang Zaixuan along.

The old man was pulled and staggered; if Lin Feng hadn't reached out to support him, he would likely have fallen to the ground.

After steadying himself, Zhang Zaixuan slapped the woman across the face.

Pa~

That sound was very crisp.

The woman slightly lowered her head, covering her cheek in silence.

She didn't dare utter even a hum.

After striking the woman, Zhang Zaixuan put his arm around Song Zhongxi's shoulders, and the two walked forward chatting and laughing.

The act of hitting someone was as if it had never happened.

Lin Feng turned his head and glanced around.

The servants and guards in the courtyard all had blank faces, as if they hadn't seen anything.

Lin Feng noticed blood at the corner of the woman's mouth, took out a handkerchief from his pocket and handed it to her, saying, 'New, unused.'

The woman lifted her head, glanced at Lin Feng, gave a slight smile, and took the handkerchief.

At that moment, Zhang Zaixuan turned his head and glanced at Lin Feng.

Lin Feng turned and followed.

In the Han-style pavilion in the courtyard, Zhang Zaixuan and Song Zhongxi knelt before a wooden table, chatting and laughing.

A beautiful maid knelt to the side performing the tea ceremony.

Lin Feng disliked kneeling, walked around the courtyard with his hands behind his back.

At this time, the woman who had been struck came over and knelt beside Zhang Zaixuan.

Lin Feng stood by the lotus pond, picked up a stone, and knocked over a turtle.

The turtle struggled in the pond for a while before managing to flip back over.

Song Zhongxi saw it, laughed and said, 'Shang Xun still has some childlike fun!'

Zhang Zaixuan said with a proud face, 'He grew up outside since childhood, so he still has some mischievousness.'

Song Zhongxi said, 'Young people should be lively; being like an old man is nothing to speak of.'

Zhang Zaixuan smiled slightly, 'Shang Xun is still too soft-hearted; he needs some training.'

Song Zhongxi whispered, 'Are you wanting to train him to be your heir?'

Zhang Zaixuan replied, 'Still under consideration; we'll see later.'

Lin Feng, of course, heard their conversation, curled the corner of his mouth, and wore a look of disdain.

Hitting a woman—what kind of man is that?

That scene just now caused Zhang Zaixuan's image in Lin Feng's mind to collapse instantly.

As for sympathy.

Lin Feng, however, did not feel sympathy for that middle-aged woman.

Because he didn't know her.

Not knowing her past, who knows whether she's a good or bad woman.

Or perhaps she brought it upon herself?

Lin Feng is not someone prone to emotional excess.

Several minutes later, at eight o'clock, a few vehicles drove up to the outside of the courtyard gate.

A steward ran up to Song Zhongxi and said, 'Boss, the Li family has arrived.'

Song Zhongxi and Zhang Zaixuan stood up, called Lin Feng to join them, and went to the gate to greet the Li family.

The Li family came with only three people.

A middle-aged man, a middle-aged woman, and behind them a fashionable long-haired shawl-wearing beauty.

That beauty was Li Huiying.

At the gate, a round of introductions and pleasantries.

The middle‑aged man is named Li Zhaoxi; he is Li Huiying's father, and his wife's name is Song Yunzhu.

After taking seats in the pavilion, Li Zhaoxi and Song Yunzhu, the couple, together with Song Zhongxi, and Zhang Zaixuan began to chat merrily.

Li Huiying sized up Lin Feng and gave him a subtle glance.

The two left the pavilion and went to the lotus pond.

Seeing the scene, a burst of laughter came from the pavilion.

Then came a round of teasing.

They said things like love at first sight, that Shang Xun and Huiying were a good match, and so on.

But at the lotus pond, Li Huiying frowned and said to Lin Feng, "I don't like you."

Lin Feng was unfazed and asked, "Do you have a boyfriend?"

"No!"

Li Huiying shook her head.

"Then have you ever had a boyfriend before?" Lin Feng asked again.

Li Huiying shook her head, then asked, "Why are you asking that? Such a question is rude."

"Then I like you because you're beautiful."

Lin Feng said with a smile.

Li Huiying lifted the corner of her mouth, looked disdainful, and said, "I guess you have a cleanliness obsession with women, huh?"

"No!"

Lin Feng shook his head and said, "I only have standards for women from our Han Guo."

Li Huiying fell silent.

Lin Feng added, "Whether you like me or not, you have no reason to refuse this marriage."

"Oh?"

Li Huiying again looked disdainful and said, "If I simply disagree, no one can force me."

Lin Feng smiled faintly, "If no one can force you, then you wouldn't have come today. Face reality! The two of us have no choice in our marriage. Whether we marry, and whom we marry, is decided by the old men."

"You see, I'm fairly good looking, I don't hit women, and I don't like to go out… With so many virtues, if you miss me and this marriage falls through,"

"later you might meet a man who's already been married once, or a drunk who beats women…"

Li Huiying frowned.

Lin Feng's words were indeed spot on.

Among the men of the wealthy families, how many are normal men?

From childhood they receive different education, treating women as toys; when no one can restrain them, they can do anything.

Li Huiying was silent for a moment, frowned, and said, "Why should I trust you?"

Lin Feng smiled faintly, "Because the day before yesterday I was just an ordinary Hancheng citizen, and only yesterday did I learn that I am Zhang Zaixuan's grandson."

Speaking so, Lin Feng picked up a stone from the ground.

The turtle that had been knocked over earlier was knocked over again by him.

Li Huiying let out a sigh.

Then she seriously sized up Lin Feng.

He is indeed quite handsome!

A man this handsome not becoming a trainee is truly a waste.

From Lin Feng, one cannot see any restless aura.

Wearing glasses, he looks like a scholar, very similar to Do Minjun from the TV drama.

"Alright!"

Li Huiying nodded and agreed.

She agreed so quickly because, as Lin Feng said, she has no choice.

Defying her father's and family's wishes would cause her a disgraceful death.

Lin Feng smiled faintly, having sealed the deal.

He moved one step closer to the status of Zhang Family heir.