Chapter 928 — Guan Xuewen's Proposal
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Guan Xuewen was a nationally renowned medical expert, and countless people had received treatment from him. It was fair to say his connections were extraordinarily wide.
"This..." For a moment Wei Zhao found it hard to answer. Guan Xin was sitting right there, after all; if he refused outright, it would certainly wound her, and that was the last thing he wanted.
Yet fond as he was of Guan Xin, he was not so fond as to seek shelter under the Guan family's wing on that account.
"I... I'll go make more tea. You two talk..." Guan Xin had not expected her grandfather to come right out with it, and in front of her no less. How was she supposed to face this? Instinctively she wanted to hide, so she seized on an excuse, rose to her feet, and stumbled off toward the kitchen...
Wei Zhao was just about to give Guan Xuewen a tactful answer when the villa's door swung open. Guan Xiaopeng strode in, his face dark with displeasure. "Dad, what on earth are you thinking? How can you casually betroth Xinxin to someone, and a dangerous man at that? Besides, Xinxin is already promised to another family. Even if the engagement is to be broken, it has to be settled with them first. How can you make the decision on your own like this?"
Guan Xiaopeng had been hiding outside the villa's door, listening for quite some time. When he heard his father come right out and offer his daughter to this young man named Wei Zhao, he could contain himself no longer and burst through the door!
To begin with, Guan Xiaopeng's impression of Wei Zhao had never been good, and now Wei Zhao had stirred up trouble out in the world and meant to take refuge through such a scheme—how could he possibly agree? What if the danger spilled over onto Guan Xin?
"Guan Xiaopeng, have you no manners at all? Can't you see I'm in the middle of a discussion? Get out—get out of here!" Guan Xuewen had not expected his son to burst in at such a moment, still less to say things that left him with no way to save face. In an instant his stubborn streak flared; a man who seldom lost his temper, he was furious now, and he pointed at Guan Xiaopeng and ordered him out.
"Fine, I'll go! But I'm only afraid you've been fooled by someone. If it were just your reputation at stake, so be it—but I won't have my daughter dragged into it too!" Guan Xiaopeng gave a cold snort and pulled Guan Xin toward the door.
Guan Xin stood there at a loss, never having imagined that her father and grandfather would clash so violently. For a moment she had no idea what to say.
"Grandpa Guan, I'll take my leave first. In any case, I'll trouble you to look after the medicine company's affairs from here on—work it out together with Fatso Lai." Wei Zhao shrugged with a self-mocking air and rose to his feet. In a situation like this there was no more to be said; faced with a family quarrel among the Guans, he had no way to take part, so he might as well go on ahead.
"All right, then—give me a call before you leave, and I'll see you off!" Guan Xuewen sighed, knowing his proposal could no longer be realized, and nodded to Wei Zhao with a look of apology. RO