I raised stunning young ladies, but they all wanted to possess me.

Hearing the familiar voice and seeing the driver's resolute yet slightly embarrassed profile in the rearview mirror, Gu Yan finally recognized him.

He spoke with a forced smile, his voice chilling: "Mr. Lin, when you said you had something important to discuss, were you referring to this very important matter?"

"To kidnap someone else's, uh, guest, in broad daylight—isn't that a bit too shameless?"

"Master Gu, you can't say that."

"We've known each other for six years, and we're closer than family."

"You call me Uncle Lin, and I call you nephew. How can this be considered kidnapping when family members are taking each other home?"

"You're going a bit too far with that."

Lin Zhenting, who was driving, blushed and coughed twice. He glanced at Gu Yan in the rearview mirror, his tone somewhat embarrassed, yet also carrying the earnestness of an elder.

Looking at Lin Zhenting's smug face in the rearview mirror, as if he were saying, "I'm doing this all for the child's good," and then feeling Lin Jinyu's smug and satisfied embrace beside her, Gu Yan felt a wave of dizziness wash over her.

God the hell, your family? How can you kidnap your family like this?

That's it, this father and daughter are determined to take him back to Jinghai.

"Yeah?"

"Mr. Lin, you said yourself that you would never take a son-in-law as your wife. You, Gu Yan, had better put away those inappropriate thoughts."

"You haven't forgotten all of these words, have you?"

Gu Yan wanted to struggle a little more. He looked up at Lin Zhenting in the rearview mirror, his tone tinged with coldness.

As soon as she finished speaking, Gu Yan felt Lin Jinyu's delicate body stiffen as she nestled beside her. Then, two icy, bone-chilling killing intents, almost solidified, stabbed at her from the front and side like knives!

"Master Gu!"

"That was all because I was senile back then!"

"You were blind! I sincerely apologize to you!"

"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry."

Lin Zhenting's hands trembled slightly as he gripped the steering wheel, and sweat instantly beaded on his forehead. He quickly spoke up.

As he spoke, he hurriedly passed the bag containing the jade box of the superpowered fruit, along with the heavy Demon-Suppressing Blade, from the passenger seat through the gap between the seats to the back seat, placing it next to Gu Yan.

"Mr. Gu, please don't be angry!"

"Look, we've kept all your things safe and sound; nothing's missing!"

"Your interests are absolutely guaranteed 100% by the Lin family!"

"From now on, you can just marry Jinyu directly. Our Lin family will never stop you; we wholeheartedly support it!"

As the terrifying aura targeting him slowly subsided, Lin Zhenting secretly breathed a sigh of relief; his back was soaked with sweat.

Lin Jinyu's expression indeed softened, and a satisfied smile returned to her cold golden eyes.

She seemed boneless, almost melting into Gu Yan's arms, her beautiful face tilted up, her voice soft and sweet.

"Xiao Yan, did you hear that?"

"Dad agreed!"

Her golden eyes sparkled with excitement. "So, when are we getting married?"

"We need to pick a good day!"

"I'm determined to have the grandest and happiest wedding in the world!"

"Let everyone know that Xiao Yan is mine!"

Gu Yan's ears turned red from being rubbed against her, and she said helplessly, "Sister Jinyu, I've only just turned eighteen."

"Isn't this too fast?"

And the whole world knows, as if they're afraid he'll live too long?

"Is it fast?"

"It's not fast at all!"

"In ancient times, it was common for people to become parents at the age of fourteen!"

"We're both adults now, perfect!"

Lin Jinyu blinked, looking completely matter-of-fact.

Gu Yan was speechless for a moment after hearing this.

He hadn't expected the underworld kingpin of Jinghai City to be so cowardly, apologizing directly and not giving him any chance at all.

Lin Jinyu even wants to get married directly?

Who could possibly hold back like that?

He turned his head and looked out the rear window of the car. In the darkness, Uncle Fu and Aunt Tian were no longer there to chase after him.

This left him feeling utterly exhausted.

In fact, according to the usual tropes in novels or TV dramas, if he were kidnapped like this, he should scream in terror or question the victim with disbelief.

But Gu Yan felt it was unnecessary.

Firstly, the situation is not entirely unsolvable.

The scene of the Lin family father and daughter forcibly abducting a civilian man today, which caused such a big commotion, especially on Chen family territory, could not be kept secret from the upper echelons of Shanghai, let alone the true power core of the empire.

The three houses and the cabinet.

They cannot stand idly by and watch something that undermines stability and rules happen.

The pressure will naturally fall on the Lin family then.

Secondly, Lin Jinyu's emotions are key.

As long as you don't provoke her to the point of complete loss of control, and you coax her a little, once you reach a relatively safe environment, there's still a good chance you can persuade her to let you go by appealing to her emotions and reasoning with her.

Since there are easier and more effective ways, why fight back so fiercely now and make yourself so tired?

However, there was one thing that did bother Gu Yan.

Why didn't Cecilia catch up?

Based on his understanding of Cecilia's strength, if she was truly determined to stop him, even if Lin Zhenting arranged for a large number of elite subordinates, he probably wouldn't be able to stop her.

In that case, Lin Zhenting and Lin Jinyu would have to send one of them to deal with it, giving me a chance to escape.

But she didn't show up.

Does Cecilia really only see herself as a rather special friend?

Not quite at the level of lovers yet?

But then he saw Cecilia enduring the excruciating pain, insisting on standing up to take a photo with him, and the pink diamond bracelet on her wrist that clearly held special significance.

A vague unease welled up in Gu Yan's heart.

This calmness, however, made him feel that something was amiss.

Time passed by, second by second.

The Chen family's residence was now in complete disarray.

The flowerbeds were trampled, the expensive decorations were shattered and scattered all over the ground, and several walls and floors bore scorch marks and dents from sword cuts. A faint trace of residual energy still lingered in the air.

Fortunately, no one seems to have died, but there were quite a few guards and worshippers lying injured and groaning.

In the hall, Chen Sinian sat in the main seat with a livid face, while below him stood many Chen family retainers who were injured and breathless.

"That old dog, Lin Zhenting!"

Chen Sinian slammed his hand on the armrest, his voice trembling with anger, "He's really gone mad!"

"Did he think that by using such underhanded methods to steal Master Gu away, he would willingly stay in his Lin family?"

"Will the Empire allow Master Gu to stay in the Lin family indefinitely?"

"That's an absolute joke!"

He was indeed furious.

She originally thought that by exploiting Lin Zhenting's concern for his daughter's condition, she could keep Gu Yan and even facilitate her own good fortune.

To everyone's surprise, Lin Zhenting did not play by the rules at all and directly overturned the table to snatch it!

Now things are really messed up. The two families have completely fallen out, and in the end, they can only suffer losses and neither of them will benefit!

Just then, Aunt Tian and Uncle Fu walked in quickly.

Both of them were covered in dust and had some scratches, and their complexions were not good.