Chapter 1168 — Qiu Lingshan's Refusal: Xie Yufeng Crouched on the Ground, Clutching His Head — the Instant He Heard Qiu Lingshan Say So, He Knew He Could No Longer Keep Up the Act. All He Could Do Was Raise His Head, Limp to His Feet, and Say, "Qiu Lingshan, I'm Yufeng... Yufeng of the Yu family..."
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As he spoke, Xie Yufeng reached out his hand, about to take Qiu Lingshan's in greeting.
"The Yu family? Yufeng? What are you doing here?" Qiu Lingshan started slightly, never expecting to run into a man of the Yu family here — and still less understanding how someone from the Yu family had come to be her fiance.
Seeing that Qiu Lingshan had no intention of shaking his hand, Xie Yufeng grew rather awkward. "Lingshan, Grandpa Song must have told you about us, hasn't he? I was hoping to invite you out tomorrow, so I came ahead of time to scout the place..."
"Wait — what do you mean, 'us'? What about us? What did my grandfather tell me?" Qiu Lingshan cut him off, brow furrowed tight, and demanded as she stared at him.
"Our marriage, of course. My father has already settled it with Grandpa Song — the match is arranged..." Xie Yufeng, too, was taken aback by her words; he had never imagined that Qiu Lingshan knew nothing of it. Could it be that the Song family had not spoken to her yet?
"How could I know nothing of such a thing?" Qiu Lingshan regarded Xie Yufeng coldly, finding him thoroughly unreliable — could this fellow be an impostor? She was betrothed to a scion of the Yu family and knew nothing whatsoever of it herself; what in the world was going on?
"Er..." Qiu Lingshan's question caught Xie Yufeng off guard as well, though he did not panic. "Call Grandpa Song, and you'll see for yourself whether what I've said is true or false!"
Things having gone this far, and the two of them having already come face to face, Xie Yufeng no longer cared how wretched he looked; whatever else happened, the matter had to be pinned down first.
"Liu Wangli, keep an eye on these three. I'm going to make a call." Qiu Lingshan's face flickered with uncertainty. She could not yet judge whether the man before her truly belonged to the Yu family, but from his confident bearing it was very likely the truth — yet when, in all this time, had she ever been betrothed to a son of the Yu family?
"Yes, Captain Song!" Liu Wangli posted men to keep watch on Xie Yufeng and his two companions, and at the same time clicked his tongue to himself: No way — someone here to steal another man's girl? And from the sound of it, the man's family and the Captain's were old family friends? Then what was to become of Wei Zhao?
Qiu Lingshan strode back to the police car with a dark face and quickly dialled her grandfather Song Xiangwen's number.
"Shanshan, what brings you to call your grandfather?" Song Xiangwen picked up the phone, delight in his voice. Qiu Lingshan had become the old master Song's pride, and so every time her call came through, his spirits were high.
"Grandpa, a man claims to be Yufeng of the Yu family, and says he is my fiance. What is all this about?" Qiu Lingshan had no time for pleasantries and asked straight out.
"Oh? Hehe, Yufeng of the Yu family — now there's a fine young man! Well, Shanshan, satisfied? Your grandfather chose him by your own standard; among the younger generation, the only one who surpasses you is Yufeng!" Song Xiangwen said with a laugh. "He's an expert at the mid-stage of the Xuan Rank!"
"Mid-stage of the Xuan Rank?" Qiu Lingshan started slightly. This Yufeng was rather formidable, to possess such strength! Yet for all that she thought well of his power, she felt not the slightest stirring in her heart. Never mind that her heart was already spoken for — even had it not been, she would never have looked twice at this Xie Yufeng!
On first impressions alone, Qiu Lingshan's opinion of Xie Yufeng was appallingly low: beaten until he looked like a bloodied gourd, and hiding it for fear she would find out — what sort of man was that? Daring to act but not to own it? Nowhere near Wei Zhao!
When Wei Zhao was hurt, he was simply hurt; he had never put on any act with her. That was a real man. One look at that womanish Xie Yufeng told her he was no good!