The Road to Becoming a Son-in-Law

Chapter 296 Chen Wan in Confinement

Chapter 296 Chen Wan in Confinement

When the First Madam saw her daughter being slapped by the First Elder, she felt a pang of heartache. She didn't know why Chen Wan had said that the person in front of her was Chen Qin's fiancé, but since the First Elder had said so, it couldn't be fake. Although she felt sorry for her, in order not to make things worse, she also said, "Wan'er, quickly apologize to Young Master He."

Chen Wan raised her head, wanting to say that she hadn't done anything wrong and why she should apologize, but after seeing the look the First Madam gave her, she suddenly came to her senses.

Looking back on the events of the past two days, Chen Wan, who was not stupid, realized that something was wrong. However, now was not the time to dwell on it. Her immediate priority was to apologize to this man, who was either Chen Qin's lover or her fiancé.

Chen Wan knelt on the ground and said, "Young Master He, I'm sorry. I mistook you for someone else and did something disrespectful to you. I hope you can forgive me."

He Yi scoffed and said, "I dare not accept Miss Chen's apology. Miss Chen just tried to silence me. What if I accept her apology now and then she gets rid of me afterwards?"

"I wouldn't dare to offend Miss Chen."

Chen Wan sensed the sarcasm in He Yi's words, and her face turned pale and then red.

The Grand Elder also realized that things were worse than Xi Li had thought. He bowed to He Yi and said, "Young Master He, my daughter did not mean to attack. She offended you in many ways just now. I hope you will forgive her."

"It's not that I'm lenient, after all, I wouldn't dare to blame Miss Chen."

The elder sensed the sarcasm in He Yi's words, took a deep breath, and cursed Chen Wan inwardly for only causing trouble.

He Yi then said, "But what I don't understand is, I am clearly Chen Qin's fiancé, so how come in your second young lady's mouth I have become someone who is having an affair?"

"This... it's just that Wan'er was too hot-tempered and mistook someone for someone else." The Grand Elder was speechless for a long time.

The elder turned to Chen Qin and said, "Qin'er, quickly explain things to your sister and Young Master He."

Chen Qin placed her hand on her lap and asked in confusion, "Why do I need to explain?"

"Moreover, I am also very puzzled. Young Master He and I are clearly engaged, and the engagement was arranged by you, Father. How come my sister keeps calling me an adulterer and a lover?"

“Your sister misunderstood.” The First Elder didn’t expect Chen Qin to be so disrespectful to him, but He Yi was still there, so the First Elder had no choice but to be patient and said, “I know that you and your sister have always had a good relationship. You also know that your sister is impulsive. She must have misunderstood your relationship with Young Master He. In a moment of panic, she spoke rudely to Young Master He.”

“Yes, Father is right.” Chen Qin said sarcastically, “My sister caught my fiancé and accused him of being my lover, and Father, you actually believed her.”

"My sister is really... doing this for my own good."

"Young Miss, you can't say that," the First Madam couldn't help but say. "Don't you know who Wan'er is?"

"How could she possibly want to harm you on purpose? You can't wrong her."

"What do you mean by that, Madam?" Chen Qin looked at Madam and said, "I didn't say anything, let alone wrong Chen Wan. I hope Madam won't make things up."

Chen Wan said, "Sister, Mother only said one thing on my behalf, why are you being so aggressive?"

"Even if my sister doesn't like our mother, she is still my sister's mother."

"Qin'er, you mustn't be so ridiculous. Quickly apologize to your mother and sister."

He Yi couldn't hold back any longer and said with a mocking tone, "Have you forgotten that I'm still here? Are you not taking me seriously?"

The elder was startled and quickly said, "I hope Young Master He will forgive me; I did not mean that."

"Qin'er was too insensible just now, that's why I reprimanded her."

He Yi felt an even greater sense of disgust towards the elders and others besides Chen Qin.

They dare to bully Chen Qin like this while I'm still here. Won't they bully her even more when I'm not here?

He Yi said, "I didn't see her do anything wrong. On the contrary, it was the Grand Elder and the First Madam who kept telling her to apologize."

"Does the Grand Elder think I'm blind?"

"No, no, no, I dare not," the elder said awkwardly.

He had met He Yi at the Prince's place before. Although he hadn't spoken much with He Yi, he knew that He Yi wasn't usually such an aggressive person. So why were his words so aggressive these past few days?

If the Grand Elder hadn't clearly remembered that he hadn't provoked He Yi, he would have thought that he had somehow offended He Yi.

Does He Yi mean that he doesn't like me and that's why he's targeting me like this?

The Grand Elder never considered that He Yi was standing up for Chen Qin. Chen Qin was just a pretty but useless woman, and a cripple at that. He Yi, on the other hand, could have any woman he wanted. Why would he stand up for Chen Qin? He would believe that He Yi was unhappy with his engagement to Chen Qin.

Wait a minute, the elder paused, feeling that he had grasped the key point. Perhaps He Yi was just unhappy with his engagement to Chen Qin, so he just made up an excuse to target him today.

He Yi, unaware of what the Grand Elder was thinking, asked, "Why isn't the Grand Elder saying anything?"

"And what Miss Chen said about me before, she made it sound like my engagement with Chen Qin was an affair. Is it because you, Elder, were already unhappy with my engagement with Chen Qin? If so, then I will go back and tell my father to dissolve the engagement."

The Grand Elder was startled and said, "No!"

At the same time, the Grand Elder became even more certain of his earlier thought: He Yi was indeed causing trouble because of his engagement with Chen Qin.

He continued, "Oh? What does the Grand Elder mean by this?" He continued, "He is certain that the Grand Elder will not allow him to break off the engagement."

The elder was so anxious that he was sweating profusely. He had worked so hard to arrange the engagement between Chen Qin and He Yi, and he couldn't let He Yi break it off, otherwise all his efforts over the past few days would have been in vain.

“This is a marriage agreement personally arranged by the Prince. If it is dissolved, it will not look good for the Prince, and he may even blame Young Master He,” the First Elder said understandingly.

“You don’t need to worry about that, Elder,” He Yi said. “Whether my father is satisfied with me is my business, and the marriage is my own business.”

"And I believe that even if I am not satisfied with this marriage, my father will not force me."

"However, just as the elder said, this engagement was arranged for me by my father, and even if I am not satisfied, it cannot be dissolved directly."