Chapter 1696 — The Live-In Son-in-Law
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 2
"All right, I'll be honest. It will indeed bring you some trouble, but I truly have no other way..." Sun Jingyan gave a bitter smile, and a rather desolate look appeared on her face. "In the Sun family, I am actually an outsider — a person of a different surname. Although I later took the Sun name, I never truly became part of the Sun family... Grandfather pitied my background and treated me well when I was little, but that made me a thorn in the side of my uncle's family! The eldest son and his legitimate heirs received less of Grandfather's affection than I, an outsider, did. So they wanted me married off long ago, treating me as a tool to bring profit to the family!"
Wei Zhao had a rough understanding of Sun Jingyan's background. Seeing her reveal her true feelings now, he could not help but feel moved. "Your lot in life is pitiable, but there's no need to put on an act in front of me, because I treat you as a friend!"
"Yes, and actually I wasn't putting on an act..." Sun Jingyan said. "It's just that sometimes it has become a habit. But I can promise you that everything I've said to you today is true, with no fooling around in it."
"Heh heh, and then, they wanted to marry you to Wu Chengtian? And now they want you to marry some other young man from a great family, so that's why you came to me as a shield?" Wei Zhao asked.
"That's exactly it..." Sun Jingyan nodded.
"But have you considered that this is not a long-term solution? What if the act falls apart? I can't be at your beck and call all the time," Wei Zhao said. "Besides, a live-in son-in-law... even if it's fake, how am I supposed to bear the shame?"
"Whether it's a live-in son-in-law or not, I don't think that matters..." Sun Jingyan said. "As long as you can get Grandfather to acknowledge you and accept you, that will be enough."
"Accept me... that's what I'm afraid of. Once he accepts me, the fake might turn real..." Wei Zhao was thinking further ahead, because he was now already a fine expert of the Earth Rank. If he truly displayed his strength before the Sun family patriarch, then even without becoming a live-in son-in-law, the old man would probably be willing. But the key problem now was that between Wei Zhao and Sun Jingyan, everything was in fact fake — not real!
"You're quite confident, aren't you?" Sun Jingyan smiled, then suddenly remembered something very important. "By the way, Grandfather's health doesn't seem to be very good. Could you take a look at him?"
"I can, but after I do, I'm afraid he'll be even more convinced. What then? Have you thought about that?" Wei Zhao asked.
"What comes after... we'll deal with that when we get there. If all else fails, I'll just marry you!" Sun Jingyan said with a smile.
"You're fooling me again," Wei Zhao said.
"No, I mean it sincerely!" Sun Jingyan said. "At least, compared with those young men from great families I don't even know, I'm more familiar with you. Marrying you is better than marrying them!"
"Then what about Tang Zhi and Feng Xiaoxiao?" Wei Zhao countered.
"I'll be the senior wife, and they can be the junior ones?" Sun Jingyan said. "No matter what, I am the eldest young lady of the Sun family. You can't expect me to be the junior one, can you?"