The villainous second male lead at the beginning? No! He's the white moonlight!

"In this way, the Shen family and the Lin family will be one family, and they will be able to work together to deal with the Ye family and the Luo family."

Shen Xing looked at Lin Ba with sincere eyes, but Lin Ba's smile had completely frozen, and he was cursing Lin Ba in his heart.

You damned Shen Xing, you old fox, you want to use a marriage alliance to tie the Lin family to your war chariot?

Go dream!

What is my daughter's status? What kind of person is your son?

A piece of trash you've hyped up, does he even deserve to marry my daughter, Lin Ba?

Although he was cursing Shen Xing to the core in his heart, Lin Ba still had a smile on his face.

"Brother Shen, this is a good suggestion, but I need to think about it."

"Brother Lin, what's there to consider?"

Shen Xing was anxious. In his mind, the alliance between the Shen and Lin families was a powerful alliance with complementary advantages. The power that could be unleashed would far exceed 1+1>2, and might even reach 5 or even 10.

Therefore, using marriage to solidify alliances is a very appropriate approach from any perspective.

But why...?

Taking a deep breath, Shen Xing advised...

"Although our schoolmate's abilities cannot compare to Luo Qingyue's, she is still an outstanding person. Among the younger generation in the capital, she is definitely in the top five, if not the top three."

"I know, I know."

Lin Ba waved his hand, his disdain reaching its peak.

As for Shen Xiao, although he does have some talent, he's not even in the top five among the younger generation in the capital. Without the Shen family, he might not even be in the top fifty!

Lin Baqiang suppressed his nausea and kept a smile on his face.

"But Xuehuang, as you know, is my daughter born late in life, so I've spoiled her since she was little. I can't make decisions about her marriage. I promised her before that she could marry whoever she wanted in the future, and I wouldn't interfere."

Upon hearing this, Shen Xing frowned, unsure of Lin Ba's meaning. After all, how could a wealthy family like theirs possibly decide their children's marriages?

Unless you are powerful enough to disregard the will of your family, like Luo Qingxuan (excluding Luo Qingyue, who is due to health reasons).

Although Lin Xuehuang was considered "somewhat famous" in the capital, she was far behind Luo Qingxuan and did not reach the level of being able to disregard the family's will!

Thinking of this, Shen Xing tentatively asked.

"Brother Lin, what you mean is...?"

"Let me think about it some more, let me think about it some more."

Shen Xing was still unwilling to give up, and quickly said...

"Brother Lin, how about this: let the two children get to know each other first. If in the end your Xuehuang doesn't have any feelings for our school, then we school aren't fortunate enough to have her. What do you say?"

Lin Ba picked up his teacup, took a sip, then pointed to the tea on the table and said with a smile.

"Come, Brother Shen, have some tea, have some tea."

Seeing that Lin Ba didn't want to talk about this, Shen Xing didn't press him any further and could only pick up his teacup, cursing under his breath.

Damn it, you old fox, you actually played it this way, huh? Fine, if you don't want to, I'll find someone else.

Although the overall strength of the seven major families in the north and the four hidden families cannot be compared with the three major families in the capital, such as Luo Shenlin, if they can unite, they will be of great help!

I refuse to believe that any of these eleven families would dare to refuse a marriage alliance!

Having made up his mind, Shen Xing didn't mention the matter again. The two chatted for a while longer before he got up to say goodbye. Lin Ba saw him to the door, waving goodbye with a smile.

"Brother Shen, take care."

Once Shen Xing's car was far away, Lin Ba's smile vanished, and he spat on the ground with a disdainful expression.

"Bah! Your good-for-nothing son doesn't even deserve to marry my daughter!"

The butler asked cautiously from the side.

"Sir, what about the alliance..."

"An alliance? What kind of alliance?"

Lin Ba snorted coldly.

"That old fox Shen Xing is trying to drag our Lin family down with him. I'm not falling for his tricks."

"What about the Ye family and the Luo family...?"

"Let them fight it out; the Lin family will sit back and watch them fight."

Lin Ba turned around and walked back.

"By the way, where's that girl Xuehuang?"

"The young lady hasn't returned yet."

"Where has this child gone off to run around again?"

Lin Ba's tone was extremely indulgent as he shook his head and walked into the study.

When Lin Xuehuang returned home, it was almost 10 o'clock. After asking the housekeeper that her father was still awake and dealing with family matters in the study, she immediately skipped and hopped into the study.

"Dad! I'm home!"

Upon hearing Lin Xuehuang's clear voice, Lin Ba couldn't help but smile. He closed the document in his hand, leaned back in his chair, and asked Lin Xuehuang, who was walking towards him, with a smile.

"You're back? Where did you go today?"

"I went shopping, and then..."

Lin Xuehuang paused for a moment, a lovesick smile appearing on her face.

"Then I met a super handsome guy!"

"A super handsome guy?"

Lin Ba smiled, his smile still full of affection.

How handsome?

Just thinking about Ye Linyuan's face made Lin Xuehuang's eyes light up, and even the corners of her mouth involuntarily turned up as she subconsciously said...

"A hundred times more handsome than Qin Lie!"

Then, as if she had thought of something, Lin Xuehuang immediately spoke, her tone filled with anxiety.

"Dad, I want to break off my engagement with Qin Lie so I can pursue him!"

Lin Ba's smile froze; he felt like he was hallucinating.

"Um, Xuehuang, your father is getting old, and I think I was just hallucinating. What did you just say?"

"I said, I want to break off my engagement with Qin Lie!"

Lin Xuehuang wasn't embarrassed at all; she spoke with absolute confidence.

Of course, she had her own reasons.

"Dad, I'm serious. I don't like him in the first place. You can't force me to marry him."

Seeing his precious daughter's serious expression, Lin Ba felt a headache coming on. After hesitating for a moment, he weakly brought up his deceased father...

"But this was decided by your grandfather..."

Lin Xuehuang declared that she wouldn't listen to such nonsense and decisively retorted.

"So what if my grandfather arranged it? I'll make my own decisions about my marriage, and I believe that if my grandfather were still alive, he would support me."

Lin Ba felt a headache coming on. This girl had been spoiled by him since she was a child. She dared to do anything, and now she was even trying to break off the engagement.

For the first time, Lin Ba wondered if he had spoiled Lin Xuehuang too much...

But when Lin Ba saw Lin Xuehuang's unhappy face, his heart softened instantly.

What do you mean by spoiling her too much? A daughter is meant to be pampered!

However, the matter of annulling the engagement...

Lin Ba made a final effort....

"Xuehuang, don't be ridiculous. If you break off the engagement, we won't be able to explain it to the Qin family."

"What's so hard to explain? These are all outdated feudal customs from the older generation. What era are we living in now? Even the country supports free love and freedom of marriage. Your kind of arranged marriage will be labeled as feudal superstition."

Wow, so you've even learned how to label people now...

Lin Ba shook his head with a slight chuckle, but Lin Xuehuang took it as her father's disapproval, so she decisively played her trump card, plopping down next to Lin Ba and swaying her arm around his...

"Dad, please agree to Xuehuang's request! Xuehuang really doesn't like Qin Lie!"

Hearing his precious daughter's coquettish tone, Lin Ba decisively surrendered.

The reclusive Qin family? What's that? Can you eat it?

"Alright, alright, Xuehuang can call off the engagement if she wants. So, who does Xuehuang want to marry? That super handsome guy you mentioned?"

"right!"

Lin Xuehuang nodded, her eyes shining.

"The super handsome guy I'm talking about is Ye Linyuan from the Ye family of Haicheng, who caused such a huge uproar before."