Chapter 3468 — Wei Zhao Has Come Back Again

What Wei Zhao found amusing, however, was that Guan Xiaopeng's benefactor was none other than his own master, Yang Zhao!

"All right, darling. If it's a boy, let's name him Lin Xiaoguan; if it's a girl, Lin Xiaoxin!" Guan Xin took Wei Zhao's hand and leaned almost half her body into his arms.

For Guan Xin, this was an extraordinarily bold move. She had never imagined she would act so intimately in front of so many people. But since this was all an act, she allowed herself to let go.

In truth, there was also a thrill in doing it. She felt strangely exhilarated. So this was how it felt when a good girl rebelled just once. It was rather liberating!

"What a disgrace to the family... Sister-in-law Yuxi, I'm afraid you've had to witness something embarrassing." Guan Xiaopeng genuinely had no idea what else to say. He was completely at a loss.

"Not at all. I think it's wonderful. The two of them clearly like each other, and that's a very good thing." Shen Yutang covered her mouth and laughed softly.

In Guan Xiaopeng's eyes, however, that smile became mockery, leaving him utterly humiliated. He drew a deep breath and said, "Wei Zhao, I'm begging you now. Could you please leave? Xinxin's blind date will be here any moment! Do me this favor and let the blind date proceed smoothly today, all right? After that, I won't interfere anymore, no matter what happens. You and Xinxin can do whatever you want. Is that acceptable?"

Guan Xiaopeng truly had no other choice but to compromise. Whatever else happened, he had to preserve his dignity today. He could not let his benefactor's disciple see his daughter behaving like this. That would be far too discourteous.

Once Wei Zhao left and he had gotten through the day, Guan Xiaopeng intended to stop meddling altogether. A daughter grown up was a daughter destined to leave home. That was precisely what the saying meant.

"Then..." Wei Zhao turned to look at Guan Xin.

"Wei Zhao... perhaps you should listen to my father after all..." Guan Xin was, at heart, still a good girl. She had fought for her love earlier, but even she felt that she had gone too far. Now that her father had yielded and she had achieved her purpose, she could not keep pushing him.

"Mm, all right. I'll leave for now... Call me if anything comes up." Wei Zhao nodded, then said to Guan Xiaopeng, "Uncle Guan, since you insist, I'll be going. I'll see you again in a little while."

"Fine!" Guan Xiaopeng snorted inwardly. See you in a little while? You won't be seeing me at all. Once I leave, you'd better show up only after that. I never want to see you again!

Wei Zhao smiled without saying anything more. He rose and walked toward the private room's entrance.

Shen Yutang found the whole thing rather amusing, but she did not try to stop him. She was more than happy to sit back and enjoy the farce.

Only after Wei Zhao had left did Guan Xiaopeng finally breathe a sigh of relief. He turned to Shen Yutang and said, "Sister-in-law Yuxi, you see... Xinxin refuses to listen. I'm afraid this marriage arrangement... Ah!"

"Oh? I think Xinxin is wonderful. I'm quite satisfied with her!" With Shen Yutang's sharpness, how could she possibly fail to see what was going on between Guan Xin and Wei Zhao? Besides, although Shen Yutang did not smoke, Yang Zhao did. Did she really not know what cigarette smoke smelled like simply because she had never smoked herself?

The smoke Guan Xin had just blown out contained not the slightest trace of tobacco. It was obviously a scentless prop. And that had hardly been smoking. She had merely drawn the smoke into her mouth, held it there for a moment, and blown it back out without letting it reach her lungs. That was not smoking at all!

Guan Xiaopeng, however, was too worried about his daughter to notice any of these details.

Besides, if Guan Xin had truly been carrying Wei Zhao's child, would Wei Zhao not have told her? Clearly, Guan Xin was simply resisting the marriage arrangement and had caused all this trouble for that reason.

"What? Satisfied?" Guan Xiaopeng stared blankly. "But Guan Xin has... she's pregnant already. This blind date..."

"Then that's perfect. They can get married because of the baby!" Shen Yutang said with a smile. "That would be lovely too."

"What?" Guan Xiaopeng was now completely unable to understand Shen Yutang's intentions. Had she become so furious that she had lost her mind? Get married because of the baby? This was plainly a case of being tricked into raising another man's child! Would her disciple accept that? Still, since Shen Yutang had put it that way, he could only say, "Then... Sister-in-law Yuxi, why don't you ask when your benefactor's disciple will arrive? We can meet him first and discuss the rest afterward..."

Guan Xin's face turned somewhat pale. She had assumed that after everything she had done, Shen Yutang would give up on her immediately. She had never expected her to suggest a shotgun wedding instead. Could that family have some peculiar preferences? Or had Guan Xin somehow given herself away?

"All right. I'll call him right now." Smiling, Shen Yutang took out her phone and dialed Wei Zhao's number. "Where are you? Your Uncle Guan is looking for you. Oh... you're still at the hotel? Then come in quickly."

Wei Zhao had never actually left. He had merely gone out for a stroll and then returned. He knocked on the door, and Shen Yutang's voice came from inside. "Come in!"

Wei Zhao pushed open the door and walked in.

"Wei Zhao?!" Guan Xiaopeng was just about to rise and greet the guest, but when he saw that the person entering was Wei Zhao yet again, he immediately grew agitated. "Why are you here again? Why have you come back?"

"Master's wife Shen, Uncle Guan, hello." Wei Zhao smiled and greeted Shen Yutang and Guan Xiaopeng, then turned to Guan Xin. "You must be my blind-date partner, Guan Xin. You're truly beautiful. I like you very much!"

"What?!" Guan Xiaopeng froze for a moment, then immediately understood what was happening. "Wei Zhao, stop fooling around! I already told you that once the blind date is over, you can do whatever you want. But what is the point of coming back and pretending to be Sister-in-law Yuxi's disciple? Do you think this is funny?"

"Xiaoyi, Master's wife is quite satisfied with Xinxin too. I've had a look at her myself. Her style is a little unconventional, and she does enjoy playing around with a fake cigarette, but... overall, she's a good girl with no real shortcomings. Young people like to have their fun. When I was young, I did plenty of foolish things myself..." Shen Yutang spoke up at last.

"What?" This time it was Guan Xiaopeng's turn to stare in bewilderment. Guan Xin, too, looked at Shen Yutang in stunned disbelief.

What did she mean? Was she saying that Wei Zhao was her disciple? And that he was also the man Guan Xin had been set up with?

The complete reversal left both of them utterly unable to take it in.

After a long moment, Guan Xiaopeng finally said, "Sister-in-law Yuxi, you mean... Wei Zhao is..."

"That's right. Wei Zhao is Yang Zhao's disciple!" Shen Yutang nodded.

"What?!" Guan Xiaopeng stared at Shen Yutang in shock, his face filled with disbelief. Wei Zhao was actually...?! Suddenly, Guan Xiaopeng felt his face burning hot with shame! RU