Chapter 3: chapter 3
A tall man with jet black hair and brown eyes stood in front of her. He had his brow furrowed and his aura was domineering.
"Oh... I'm sorry." she apologized and walked passed him. Lin Ying was in a hurry to go to the hospital. After all, she had waited for Chen Zhen for hours now.
Chen Zhen's brow furrowed even more. He turned and watched her as she walked away.
'Lin Ying?'
The waiters noticed that Ms Lin did not recognize Mr Chen and that's why she just went off.
"Ms..." the waitress ran to catch up with her but Chen Zhen stopped her.
"Let her go." his cold voice sounded like a clear whisper.
Lin Ying hurried out not realizing that the person she waited for was the same man she just walked past.
Chen Zhen walked out of the restaurant minutes after Lin Ying left. He sighed as he watched her drive off.
Just then, his phone rang. "Yes. Tell grandfather to fix the date." after saying this, he hung up and walked to his car.
"Did your meeting end already?" his secretary, Tang Lei asked from the driver's seat and Chen Zhen nodded.
His secretary drove off shaking his head. 'He's never going to get married, is he?'
Chen Zhen was already 31 and he didn't even show signs of having affection toward the opposite sex.
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Lin Ying drove straight to the hospital. The day has been too stressful for her yet, she didn't want to stay away from her father for too long.
She got to her father's and sat beside his bed. His eyes were still closed and his skin was pale.
Gently, she rubbed her temples then adjusted his blanket. Carefully, she moved his hair aside and stared at him for a while.
Ring! Ring!
Lin Ying looked at her phone which was on the table and picked it up. The name of the caller displayed 'Grandfather.'
Softly, she sighed before answering his call. "Yes grandfather." she was prepared to get an earful from him for leaving the venue before Chen Zhen arrived.
"Come home soon. Old Chen wants to meet you tomorrow and I would like you to sleep as much as possible." his voice was different from what she had expected. Lin Ying had thought that old Lin would be furious but he just asked her to come home soon.
"Yes Sir." the lines got disconnected with Ying still surprised. She looked at the phone that had turned dark and her brows furrowed.
"Why does he sound calm. Is old Chen planning to break the arrangement? If that's so, I have to find a way to convince him not to do so." she sighed after saying this.
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It was 11 pm the next morning. Lin Ying was already dressed in a lilac flowery top and a black skirt. The combination looked nice on her but her face was dull.
Ying had spent the whole night thinking about what she might have done to old Chen and how to make up for it. Because she was doing this for her father, she wanted to do everything in her power to make it work.
Cut to the present.
Zhou Yun sighed as she combed her daughter's hair. Her eye bags were dark and she seemed to have lost weight since Lin Bo's illness began.
From the mirror, Ying could see her mother's face. She felt bad seeing her like that but at the same time, she believed that this was the more reason she had to marry Zhen.
A sigh left Ying's mouth, "I'm not being forced to do anything. This is actually my decision and I'm happy." the last two words were lies but she masked them up with a smile.
Zhou Yun paused combing her hair for a second but then continued almost instantly without saying a word. After she was done, she stood up and walked out of the room leaving Lin Ying stressed.
As soon as Mrs Lin left the room, she covered her mouth to muffle her sound and then hurried to her room.
When Lin Ying was young, she used to play dress-up and pretend to be going on a date with her prince charming. Her parents had always adored her because she was their only child and Mr Lin even planned what her wedding day would look like when she was 18. But fate had a different plan for them. Mrs Lin felt as though she betrayed her child and Lin Ying was only doing this to save them.
Ying went downstairs after her grandfather sent for her. Old Chen had already arrived with Chen Yi, his son, Zhen's father and Zheng Xiang his daughter-in-law and Zhen's stepmother.
She heard laughter coming from the living room and her hand unconsciously clenched her skirt.
Slowly, Lin Ying walked to the living room where they all sat and as soon as she got there, Lin Quan smiled slightly.
"There she is. Our Ying Ying." he gestured causing everyone to turn and look at Lin Ying.
Zhou Yun and Song Ting were also there but they weren't in a good mood at all. It would have been great if they were marrying her off to a better family that had no drama but everyone knew that the Chen family, although being the most influential in China, had the most crisis.
"Ah... She's just as beautiful as you said." old Chen complemented with a bright smile but someone there seemed to have a different thought.
Zheng Xiang scoffed silently while looking at Lin Ying condescendingly. 'What's so special about her? She looks so thin and the wind could easily make her wiggle. Her eyes are dull and her complexion is too pale. Her legs are tiny and her hair is ugly. I wonder what old Chen saw in her.' sigh... 'Well I guess it isn't a lie when they say old people have an ugly taste. Her whole existence is ugly.'
Unlike Zheng Xiang, Chen Yi had nothing to say. He wasn't bothered at all what type of girl she was all he wanted was to leave as soon as possible.
"Come come... sit." old Chen smiled brightly and Lin Ying walked gently and sat.
Old Chen leaned in and whispered to Lin Quan. "She is perfect for Chen Zhen." he smiled brightly and Lin Quan was happy to hear that.
Lin Ying looked at everyone's face confused. She had thought that old Chen would be angry because she didn't meet Chen Zhen yesterday but it was the opposite. He looked rather happy.
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