Arranged marriage, love blossoms; a fiercely devoted soldier dotes on her alone.

at this time,

In a quaint and elegantly decorated tea room next to the banquet hall on the first floor of Buckingham Palace.

Qin Huai'an and Yu Kun were playing chess and drinking tea, occasionally exchanging a few words.

Then Qin Huai'an picked up a cannon and said, "A cannon shot at the head, hahaha, General."

Yu Kun laughed and said, "Haha, old chief, you're being too hasty. I can resolve the crisis by making the elephant fly."

As Yu Kun spoke, he picked up the elephant on the left and flew it up to block the cannon's hole.

Qin Huai'an immediately picked up his horse and said, "I'll use my horse to eat your elephant. If you dare to use your elephant to eat my horse, I have a chariot following behind me. Let's see how you deal with that!"

"Hahaha, this is a triple strike."

Yu Kun laughed and said, "Hahaha, old chief, you're fooling me again. Your move is clearly a five-linked ring, okay? I've long realized that you're just playing the sword dance to get the enemy. If I use my elephant to capture your horse, you'll use your chariot to capture my elephant. I'll definitely get promoted, and then you'll take away my chariot, checkmate me, and then take the opportunity to capture my chariot on the side."

Xiao Huai'an's eyes flickered as he said, "Oh, so you've already figured out my plan? I was even thinking of using a feint to launch a sneak attack."

"Haha, I didn't expect you to find out."

Yu Kun laughed and said, "Hahaha, I've been by the old commander's side for over fifty years. If I didn't have this kind of insight, the grass on my grave would probably be several feet high by now, and my bones would be thumping like drums."

"Hahaha…"

The two old friends, who had been friends for decades, looked at each other and burst into laughter...

At this moment, Xia Keke walked in and said, "Chairman, Uncle Yu, Young Master Zhan has arrived, and he has brought Qin Huanhuan with him as well."

Xiao Huai'an gently placed the chess piece on the chessboard and said, "Let Xiao Zhan and the other two come in."

Xia Keke replied, "It's the chairman."

Yu Kun stood up and said, "I'll get a fresh pot of tea. I remember Xiao Zhan's favorite is Taiping Houkui."

At this moment, Xiao Zhan led Qin Huanhuan into the tea room, walked straight to the sofa and sat down, and said, "Grandpa, Uncle Yu, this is Qin Huanhuan, a recent graduate of Tsinghua and Peking University, and my girlfriend."

"Huanhuan, this is my grandfather, and this is Uncle Yu, my grandfather's sworn brother. Actually, he should be called Grandpa Yu, hehe, but everyone in the Qin family, regardless of age, calls him Uncle Yu. Maybe it's just a matter of how it sounds."

Qin Huanhuan stood up and respectfully greeted, "Grandpa, Uncle Yu, my name is Qin Huanhuan, and I am twenty-two years old."

Xiao Huai'an nodded, his sharp eyes fixed on Qin Huanhuan, and said, "Little girl, you are from Yanqing, a suburb of Beijing. Your father died in a car accident when you were five years old. When you were ten, your mother married Zhang Yingbao and gave birth to a younger sister named Zhang Ai'ai. Your stepfather, Zhang Yingbao, was a scoundrel who indulged in all five vices: drinking, gambling, whoring, and smoking."

Qin Huanhuan looked at Xiao Huai'an in surprise and asked, "Grandpa Xiao, how do you know so much detail?"

Xiao Huai'an said calmly, "It's not hard to find out about this. A year ago, your sister got seriously ill and is now hospitalized in the People's Hospital. She needs a kidney transplant. Your mother sold the only old house in the family, but it's still a drop in the bucket. Your stepfather doesn't care about anything and only cares about his own pleasure. You just paid 300,000 yuan for the surgery this morning and still owe the hospital 200,000 yuan for follow-up treatment."

"This is a check for ten million in cash."

As he spoke, Xiao Huai'an picked up a check from the coffee table and placed it in front of Qin Huanhuan. He then said, "You have two choices now. One is to take the ten million check and leave Xiao Zhan, and the two of you will have nothing to do with each other from now on. The other is that you can stay by Xiao Zhan's side, but you must understand that I will absolutely not let Xiao Zhan marry you, because the two of you are not a good match, and in the end you will leave Xiao Zhan with nothing."

Qin Huanhuan was stunned when she heard this...

She hadn't expected Qin Huai'an to launch into such a barrage of questions right away, catching her completely off guard.

Xiao Zhan hadn't expected his grandfather to do this. In his memory, his grandfather was a very open-minded, generous, and visionary retired cadre, entrepreneur, and good grandfather.

What's wrong with me today?

They just handed over a check for ten million dollars right off the bat. Are they throwing money at people? I think I've seen this kind of scene in a TV drama before.

"Take off!"

Xiao Zhan suddenly stood up and said, "Grandpa, aren't you going too far?"

"I'm in charge of my own marriage!"

Xiao Huai'an waved his hand to interrupt Xiao Zhan, and said in a stern tone, "Xiao Zhan, you don't need to say anything more. I know what I'm doing."

Yu Bo, who was sitting next to Xiao Zhan making tea, winked at him.

Xiao Zhan had no choice but to sit down angrily.

At this moment, Qin Huanhuan raised her head and looked directly into Xiao Huai'an's eyes, saying calmly, "Grandpa Xiao, please take back this ten million yuan check. I am neither worthy nor deserve to receive ten million yuan. Oh, by the way, you may not know, but I am just temporarily playing the role of Xiao Zhan's girlfriend. Because Xiao Zhan does not want to get engaged to his cousin, he asked me to be his girlfriend. We have an agreement: I help him, and he pays for my sister's medical treatment. It's a mutually beneficial arrangement. It's just a transaction between us. I will leave Xiao Zhan tomorrow. Please rest assured, Grandpa Xiao."

Xiao Huai'an was stunned!

Xia Keke was stunned!

Uncle Yu kept pouring tea, and the emerald green tea had long since overflowed the teacup and spilled onto the tea tray…

Xiao Zhan hadn't expected Qin Huanhuan to reveal everything, so he quickly tried to smooth things over, saying, "Hehe, that's true. Lin Ruoxi and I don't have anything in common, and besides, we haven't seen each other for over ten years. Getting engaged as soon as we meet again is something I feel I can't use for a marriage of convenience with wealthy families, and I certainly can't decide my future happiness so hastily. That's why I used Qin Huanhuan as a shield!"

Qin Huai'an hesitated for a moment before saying, "Weren't you two together last night? Could something like this really turn out to be real?"

"brush!"

Qin Huanhuan's pretty face turned red to the roots of her ears; it was too embarrassing to talk about this.

Xiao Zhan said, "Grandpa, I was sorry to Qin Huanhuan last night. Bai Zerui, Kong Zhixiang and the others kept making fun of me for still being a virgin. I drank too much and lost my temper, so I slept with Huanhuan."

Qin Huanhuan saw that Xiao Zhan had taken all the blame and covered up the truth that she wanted 300,000 yuan.

Xiao Zhan protected his dignity and face.

At this moment, Qin Huanhuan couldn't help but look at Xiao Zhan with newfound respect, and felt even more grateful.

He thought to himself, "I didn't realize Xiao Zhan was such a man, so manly. It's a pity that my relationship with him was just an act."

Xiao Huai'an said to Xia Keke, "Assistant Xia, please take Miss Qin to rest and have something to eat."

Xia Keke: "It's the chairman."

"Miss Qin, please follow me."

Qin Huanhuan looked at Xiao Zhan.

Xiao Zhan nodded and said, "Go and get something to eat first, I'll come find you in a bit."

Qin Huanhuan nodded and followed Xia Keke.

Looking at the closed door, Uncle Yu said, "Old Chief, your test has failed."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Zhan looked at Xiao Huai'an with a puzzled expression and asked, "Grandpa, are you testing Qin Huanhuan?"

Xiao Huai'an nodded.

Xiao Zhan: "Old man, what are you up to?"

Xiao Huai'an picked up his teacup, took a sip of the fragrant tea, and said, "Xiao Zhan, your engagement ceremony with Lin Ruoxi must take place tonight, but what you say to Lin Ruoxi in private is your business, and I won't interfere."

Xiao Zhan raised an eyebrow and asked, "Why would I do that?"

Xiao Huai'an's face darkened as he said, "Because the Lin Group possesses a core technology that we need."

Xiao Zhan blinked and said, "Are you willing to sacrifice my happiness for this technology?"

Xiao Huai'an: "Didn't I say that you can play along with Lin Ruoxi, and everyone can get what they want?"

At this moment, Uncle Yu said, "Xiao Zhan, the short video you received last night was sent to you by your grandfather!"

Xiao Zhan blurted out, "So you had someone send me the short video?"