7 Proposals

Qing Shan strolled into the gardens of the manor. From his composure, he looked like the perfect example of a young calm man. His face smooth and impressive, and his shoulders relaxed with his hands in his pocket. It was easy to assume that he had not a worry in this world.

Qing Shan however, deep down was disturbed. He could not rule his father's empire with a high school diploma no matter how brilliant he was.

"Shan"

He looked up to see his mom walking towards where he stood just before the fountain modeled like a fish. He quietly studied his mom, noticing a few details about her. She seemed to have aged in the past 1 week, especially since that fateful day. The surgery was already underway and the best doctors were attending to his father in the surgery room that was modeled due to his fathers distaste for hospital environment.

"Mom, you should be resting. Its been a tiring day and week"

Mrs Qing shook her head "I can't rest until I know that your father is alright"

Shan was ready to argue when he was hushed by his mother, with a subtle shake of her head. She steelers her spine as she faced him squarely saying "You young ones simply cannot understand the meaning of love and commitment and you never will until you stop playing around and find a nice girl to fall in love with. "

Shan, knowing the futility of arguing with his parent just inclined his head in a small bow and decided to change the subject to a more pressing issue. Yes, the issue of university.

"Mom, I want to continue with my education. Focus on getting my MBA"

"Well I hope you know that you cannot travel for now, at least not until your father is alright gets better" Mrs Qing replied patting her sons hand lovingly.

"You would apply to A university. After all, you were offered a scholarship before you decided you wanted to travel abroad"

Shan nodded agreeing with his mom.

He had already decided to do just that while at the same time running the company. It will be easy for him to take his studies with the responsibilities now resting on his shoulders.

"I will call the director to notify him of your acceptance" Mrs Qing added.

A lot of people thought Mrs Qing was just a housewife who supported her husband but the truth was that she graduated top of her class in Oxford University and was from a very influential family. They even had ties to royalty in Russia and some mafia connections. She sat on the board of many companies and was paid heavily to act as a financial consultant for a lot of charities. Her IQ was very high and rumor had it that she was also Mr Qing's financial advisor. She used to joke that her advisory capacities ended in the bedroom much to Shan's embarrassment.

Director Liang, was very excited. They had been trying to woo this person and all the top universities were fighting over him. He not only had a very high IQ but he was from a top family in the country and everyone believed him to be a modern day "Shen Kuo" because, special exams were conducted and it was then discovered, that he was a well rounded scholar depicting wisdom in finance, science, engineering and medicine.

Overjoyed at the coup, Director Liang assured Mrs Qing about the school's commitment to the success of her son.

"Its ok director. I just want the utmost discretion with my son's identity, and I expect that his privacy would be respected." She said.

"Also he would not be resuming at the hostel because he has responsibilities to face on the home front. I hope I have made myself absolutely clear? "

Director Liang, shivered at the steel in her voice. 'No wonder she is called the Iron lady!!!' He thought to himself.

"Yes madam. Thank you for putting your trust in us"

****

Richard was still in a bad mood even though a couple of days had passed. He was calmer now though, and decided to pay Rachel a visit at the Wu mansion. 'Once she sees me she would be reminded of her feelings for me and any other person will pale in comparison' he thought smugly.

Richard drove his Aventador to the Wu mansion, impeccably dressed to visit Rachel.

As he drove up the driveway, he noticed a strange car parked at the entrance. It was a 2017 Ferrari GTC4 Lusso. He wondered who might be driving such a car among Mr. Wu's cronies, but shrugged the thought away.

He strolled into the house, after charming the maids into a giggling mess with his signature smile and a flash of his dimples.

Butler Li immediately shook his head he did not think the young master was a good choice for Miss Rachel but her heart seemed to be set on him.

Richard heard a male voice first then heard Rachel's voice rich with laughter. He got to the sitting room just in time to see a young man pull Rachel's hair as she playfully stuck her tongue out at him.

Her face was red with merriment and her eyes alight as she gazed adoringly at this person.

Both of them oblivious to the arrival of a newcomer were filled with mirth as they basked in each other's affection for the other.

Richard heard a loud noise in his head and his skin began to prickle with tiny icy stabs. He clenched his fist hard on coming upon this scene and decided that it was time to make their engagement official.