A whirlwind marriage: The real heiress marries a warlord.

The mother and her two children met, but there was nothing important to discuss.

Du Rongfei has been secretly dealt with, and this matter won't cause any major trouble. Everything is in the hands of Cheng Tianxun and his mother.

The situation is very good.

The warlord's wife wasn't very good at being sentimental, but she was generous with praise when it was appropriate.

In front of Cheng Tianxun, she praised Qin Yan again: "No wonder you work in the newspaper industry, you are extremely perceptive."

He added, "When I considered marrying you, I didn't know if you could make a name for yourself. I just felt that you were steady and had your own career."

Qin Yan truly rose to fame after her marriage when she confronted Liu Jinyao. Before that, her newspaper had a well-structured organization and a solid foundation. Therefore, when the opportunity arose, she seized it firmly.

Only now do I realize how fortunate I was to have made that choice.

That was pure luck.

"Thank you for treating me this way, Mom," Qin Yan said.

He added, "The young marshal and I are planning to eat Ningbo cuisine. Would you do me the honor of joining us?"

"Go," said the governor's wife.

He added, "You call him by his name. He's not that noble. He's been married for two years, and his wife still addresses him respectfully."

He added, "When he becomes a military governor in the future, you can show him more respect then."

Qin Yan glanced at Cheng Tianxun.

Cheng Tianxun looked back at her, a hint of mockery in his eyes: "Yes, let's change how we address each other."

Qin Yan said frankly, "It's the way of Heaven."

He was taken aback. A tingling sensation crept up his ears and slowly seeped into his heart.

He really wanted to hug her.

The warlord's wife glanced at her composed daughter-in-law, then at her somewhat bewildered son, and a rare hint of kindness appeared on her face.

The three of them went to a restaurant.

Several of the signature dishes were quite good and suited the tastes of the three of them. The warlord's wife praised the restaurant a few times.

After finishing my meal, I ran into Du Zhuojun.

Du Zhuojun stood beside the warlord's wife's car. Her adjutant wouldn't let her near, and she stood there all alone, waiting.

Upon seeing Cheng Tianxun, she immediately ran over: "Young Marshal!"

Cheng Tianxun frowned.

Qin Yan and the warlord's wife, who were a step behind, also saw her.

Du Zhuojun wore a slightly wrinkled dress, and it was unclear whether she was deliberately trying to gain sympathy by dressing rather undignifiedly. Her permed hair was unkempt, with the ends brittle and flat. She had deep dark circles under her eyes and a sallow complexion.

She was utterly destitute.

"Young Marshal, my father has been kidnapped. Please help me find him. The Du family will be very grateful!" Du Zhuojun said, trying to tug at Cheng Tianxun's sleeve.

Cheng Tianxun avoided it.

He stood there indifferently, glancing at her: "Du Rongfei attempted to murder my wife. He's gone into hiding, and I still want to settle accounts with him."

"No, no!" Du Zhuojun said anxiously, his gaze turning to the warlord's wife and Qin Yan, his eyes filled with resentment for a moment. "They plotted against my family."

"Young Marshal, your mother doesn't like me; she doesn't want me to be her daughter-in-law. Your wife is jealous of me, so she deliberately speaks ill of my father."

The warlord's wife and Qin Yan remained unmoved upon hearing this; the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were both as composed as Mount Tai, showing neither joy nor anger.

Cheng Tianxun's face darkened further: "Du Rongfei sent people to kill my wife, but none of them died. Do you want to go to jail for a few days to calm down, meet with them, and reconcile your statements?"

"There must be some misunderstanding. My father was just forced into it." Du Zhuojun cried. "Qin Yan wanted to force my newspaper to shut down, so my father was just trying to scare her."

"Sending over thirty armed men to surround her, is that just to scare her?" Cheng Tianxun's eyes grew even colder. "Miss Du, stop being so foolishly naive."

"Young Marshal..."

"Men, take her back to the Du family," Cheng Tianxun said. "Next time, if she gets too close, just shoot her dead."

After being stunned, Du Zhuojun started crying and making a scene, regardless of everything else.

She cried out to Cheng Tianxun with all her might, "Young Marshal, Cheng Tianxun, you can't treat me like this! We had feelings for each other..."

Cheng Tianxun: "..."

He kept a straight face the whole way.

The car didn't go to the governor's mansion this time because during dinner, the governor's wife heard that their villa was basically completed and she wanted to see it.

The warlord's wife's car was in front, and Qin Yan sat with her; Cheng Tianxun's car was behind.

Back at the villa, the "construction site" was a bit messy. The lady only glanced at it a few times to get a sense of its layout.

We sat down in the small living room of the annex to drink tea and chat.

The warlord's wife said to her son, "A man like you, born with power, cannot do even one stupid thing. If you do, you will face immediate retribution."

She said Du Zhuojun.

The dances that night became an indelible stain on Cheng Tianxun's record.

Seeing that her mother-in-law was speaking bluntly and that Cheng Tianxun was about to explode with anger, Qin Yan said, "Mother, this is not Tianxun's fault. It is Du Rongfei's fault."

She said that Du Rongfei fabricated rumors for his own wealth and status; while Du Zhuojun may not have been so confident at first, but had become obsessed with rumors after seeing them so many.

The public believed it, and Du Zhuojun himself believed it too.

After a night of dancing, so much fermentation has woven together many non-existent details, and Du Zhuojun probably didn't even realize that they were fabricated.

She was certain that Cheng Tianxun loved her.

Du Rongfei caused the death of a young girl with immature thinking, pushing her down a path of no return. Du Rongfei was too ambitious but lacked ability; he brought about his own downfall and even harmed his own daughter.

Cheng Tianxun always said that relationships were like a "plague," a shadow cast by Du Zhuojun. Because Du Zhuojun was indeed spreading a love plague.

But Cheng Tianxun is innocent. A few dances in public one night shouldn't warrant such a severe sentence.

This plague was transmitted to Du Zhuojun by Du Rongfei and the press. She was terminally ill, and no one could save her.

The warlord's wife didn't blame her son. She just teased him a bit. But she was too serious, and it looked like she was reprimanding him.

Qin Yan, however, spoke up for Cheng Tianxun.

"As long as you two young couple don't have any conflicts, that's fine," the warlord's wife said.

She couldn't care less.

They then talked about many serious matters.

Before we knew it, we had been chatting until mid-afternoon, and it was almost dinnertime.

The warlord's wife stayed at the small villa for a meal, and Cheng Tianxun personally escorted her back.

When he returned, Qin Yan had already washed up and was sitting at his desk doing some chores: at noon, Ling Manyun personally delivered some documents over.

"I'll be busy for a while," she told Cheng Tianxun. "Go wash up first."

Cheng Tianxun has left.

After the couple rested, Cheng Tianxun asked her, "You weren't angry today, were you?"

It's still about Du Zhuojun.

Qin Yan: "I don't get angry at people who are insignificant to me."

She added, "She looked very disheveled."

Cheng Tianxun: "Du Rongfei is an adopted son. After inheriting the family business, he was afraid that someone would take it away, so he held onto everything and didn't rely on any of his confidants or children."

He's been missing for so long, and the Du family is rotten inside and out; they're fighting like roosters. The family is on the verge of collapse, and the eldest son is too young. Du Zhuojun, her daughter, and her brother simply can't hold on; her miserable state is to be expected.

He added, "If it were you, the sky wouldn't fall down."

He took the opportunity to praise Qin Yan.

Du Zhuojun's appearance was nauseating. That night, Cheng Tianxun had no interest in being intimate with Qin Yan, and the two talked about military affairs for a long time.

Qin Yan is a good listener and understands the current situation, helping him with his analysis.

Before she knew it, night had fallen and Qin Yan was sleepy.

On the third day after Cheng Tianxun returned to the city, the military governor and Lan Changming also returned. The planned two-week inspection was disrupted because the Du Rongfei incident had caused too much of a stir, and the military governor had to return to oversee things.

Cheng Tianxun thought he could relax for a few days, but unexpectedly, after the governor returned, he immediately called him to attend a meeting.