Chapter 1168 — Qiu Lingshan's Refusal: Xie Yufeng Crouched on the Ground, Clutching His Head — the Instant He Heard Qiu Lingshan Say So, He Knew He Could No Longer Keep Up the Act. All He Could Do Was Raise His Head, Limp to His Feet, and Say, "Qiu Lingshan, I'm Yufeng... Yufeng of the Yu family..."
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"So? Satisfied, are you?" Song Xiangwen said not without pride. An alliance by marriage with the Yu family was heaven-sent good fortune; the Song family's standing from here on could be counted as secure as an angler in his boat. So long as Qiu Lingshan moved among them to smooth the way, the Song family would certainly remain one of the Nine Great Families — and might even rise in the ranks!
"Grandpa, how can you decide my affairs for me? I don't like this Yufeng, and I won't marry him!" Qiu Lingshan made no attempt to conceal her feelings and stated her position outright. On such a matter she could not dissemble; she had to make her wishes known as quickly as possible, for the longer it dragged on, the worse it would become!
"Shanshan, whatever for? Didn't you say that your man must be stronger than you? Yufeng satisfies that condition — his strength far exceeds yours. Doesn't that meet your requirements exactly? And he is of the Yu family, a match in standing; to my mind this is the greatest of good fortune. Why aren't you satisfied?" Song Xiangwen asked, somewhat puzzled.
"Grandpa, affection cannot be forced. I have no feelings for him — none at all. I don't like him!" Qiu Lingshan said with finality.
"Shanshan, this marriage your grandfather has arranged for you — every great family envies it!" Song Xiangwen said, his expression turning grave. "Shanshan, feeling is something that can be cultivated; but a junior as outstanding as Yufeng you couldn't find even by lantern light!"
"Grandpa... I already have someone in my heart..." Qiu Lingshan set her teeth and said.
"Someone in your heart?" Song Xiangwen froze for a moment, his face darkening. "Who is it? Don't tell me it's that boy from the Chen family?"
"Oh, Grandpa, just don't ask!" Qiu Lingshan naturally could not name Wei Zhao. For one thing, his identity was not to be exposed yet; for another, he already had a girlfriend, and she could hardly tell her grandfather that she meant to become his secondary wife.
"This matter, however you look at it, was settled between me and the head of the Yu family — Yufeng's father, Yu Shuixing. It cannot be changed, unless that Chen boy can force Yufeng to withdraw of his own accord, which is plainly impossible!" Song Xiangwen said evenly. "Shanshan, I hope you won't be willful, and don't forget what you've always stood for! Enough said — the rest is up to you. The matter is settled!"
"Grandpa!" Qiu Lingshan stared at the disconnected phone in her hand, seething. What had come over the grandfather who had always doted on her? Was the family's interest really so important? Was the Yu family really that wonderful?
She sighed, though she was not all that worried. So what if it was the Yu family? Hadn't Wei Zhao beaten one of them to death and left another wounded? Qiu Lingshan believed that if Wei Zhao truly cared for her, he would never let her marry into the Yu family — only she was not yet certain of that.
Still, matters between her and Wei Zhao were plainly going well. At the very least, their relationship had gone from open enmity to good friendship, and then a step beyond friendship — as for becoming lovers, they were already very close indeed.