042 Engagement

Watching Fang Mengyao leave in Qiu Yiming's car, both Fang Jintang and Fang Yuyang's expressions turned extremely ugly, even Qu Qianhe, who had always been calm, also darkened her face. Fang Yuxin, on the other hand, didn't seem to care at all, and as soon as the two left, she released Angela.

Angela had been staying inside the Qingmu Spirit Mansion before, coming out meowing cheerfully, lying on Fang Yuxin's legs, and rubbing her round head against the palm of her hand. With one hand, Fang Yuxin petted her head, while with her other hand, she combed through her long, beautiful, loose fur.

Seeing her seemingly indifferent, the other three were a bit worried. Fang Yuyang said in a deep voice, "Dad, Mom, Xin can't marry that boy, Qiu Yiming. I saw early on that kid was no good, I opposed Xin's marriage with him, but you just wouldn't believe it! Now he's actually involved with that girl, Fang Mengyao, how can Xin marry him now? I absolutely won't agree to this!"

Fang Jintang didn't say anything; he was reminiscing about the past. The Fang Family and the Qiu Family were close, he and Qiu Yiming's father, Qiu Hongsheng, grew up together, very good friends. When Fang Yuxin was just born, Qiu Hongsheng had joked about setting up a baby betrothal for the two children, but he didn't agree at the time, thinking the practice was outdated, and wanted to wait for the children to grow up and choose for themselves.

Later, as Fang Yuxin grew more and more beautiful, polite and clever, the two families visited each other frequently. Not only Qiu Hongsheng, but even his wife, Zhou Fanghua, couldn't help bringing it up again. Qiu Yiming was two years older than Fang Yuxin and also very fond of her, often taking care of her and playing with her.

Perhaps hearing it so often, and also because the two children had a good relationship from a young age, he slowly began to warm up to the idea. Even so, he never agreed to the so-called 'baby betrothal', only saying to let the children develop naturally. But somehow, Qiu Yiming began to regard Fang Yuxin as his little wife over time, and the two naturally became boyfriend and girlfriend.

So after Fang Yuxin graduated from university, the Qiu Family intended for them to marry. At that time, he and Qu Qianhe thought it was too early, thinking that the children were still young, and they should wait until they settled down before getting married. The Qiu Family then took a step back, suggesting they get engaged first. Now, three years had passed, and they should have been getting married during the National Day holiday, but the world suddenly entered the apocalypse.

Before the apocalypse, the deception and testing by the Qiu Family made him realize that he had been blind; his so-called good brother had always been on guard against him. And now, Qiu Yiming was involved with Fang Mengyao! Even if Qiu Yiming was polite when he left, saying he would arrange another place for Fang Mengyao to live, it didn't change the fact that Qiu Yiming and Fang Mengyao were involved!

What disappointed him even more was that Qiu Yiming obviously had designs on Fang Mengyao! And this girl's attitude towards the Fang Family...better not to mention it! He might as well pretend he didn't have such a daughter!

After many years in the business world, how could he not see what Qiu Yiming was up to? It was clear that he was interested in Fang Mengyao's Space superpower! Yet this girl still wouldn't listen to his advice, and she dared to talk about such a special superpower in front of others!

Seeing him with an overcast expression and not speaking, Fang Yuyang mistakenly thought he disagreed and became a bit anxious, "Dad! You can't be muddleheaded again! And Mom, you should say something too."

Qu Qianhe glared at him, scolding lightly, "Yu Yang! Who taught you to speak to your dad like that?" With that said, she changed the topic, and her voice turned cold, "Don't worry, your dad and I are not senile yet, we won't harm Xin! Qiu Yiming, indeed, is unsuitable."

Let's not even speak of the apocalypse, where survival is of utmost importance; who would have marriage on their minds? Fang Yuxin has Bai Qianqian; even if she didn't give birth to him, they are mother and son by blood. How could the Qiu Family know about this and remain indifferent, without any reservations toward Fang Yuxin? Besides, even if the Qiu Family truly had no qualms, she would never allow her daughter to marry Qiu Yiming!

Fang Jintang could tell Qiu Yiming harbored ulterior motives toward Fang Mengyao, and she saw it too, but so what? Qiu Yiming set his sights on Fang Mengyao, planning to take her away, but has he ever thought about Fang Yuxin's and their feelings? Her daughter must not marry someone with such malice and unscrupulous methods!

When Fang Yuyang heard her say this, he knew Qianhe was angry, and he felt relieved; he even stopped asking Fang Jintang. He remembered that, throughout his life, family matters were always decided by Qianhe!

He didn't ask, but Fang Jintang still opened his mouth. However, he didn't directly state whether he agreed or disagreed but rather asked Fang Yuxin, "Xinxin, this is, after all, a major event in your life, and Dad wants to hear what you think."

Fang Yuxin had not told her family about her attitude toward Qiu Yiming before, fearing they would worry, but now there was an opportunity, so she spoke frankly, "Actually, I felt not long ago that Yiming and I are not suitable. I was young and didn't understand things before, but now I think that Yiming and I have very different views. Being regular friends is okay, but getting married is not appropriate. Now with the apocalypse, and I'm looking after Qianqian, it's even less possible between us."

Fang Yuyang was glad that Fang Yuxin could see through Qiu Yiming's character, but as he listened, he vaguely felt something was amiss. Then, he thought of the dream that Fang Yuxin once had, suspecting it was related to her attitude. He suddenly remembered, since he returned home from his business trip, Fang Yuxin never mentioned Qiu Yiming, and they met even less frequently than before, which was very unusual.

At the time, his mind was occupied with the apocalypse, so he didn't pay much attention. Now that he thought about it, Fang Yuxin seemed to have changed her attitude toward Qiu Yiming after having that dream. Then he remembered that when Fang Yuxin described that dream to him, she never mentioned Qiu Yiming! Did she not dream of him, or did she purposefully ignore him? Fang Yuyang felt it was the latter.

Thinking of this, he was both angry about Fang Yuxin's concealment and distressed for the suffering she had endured. But this was not something he could bring up in front of Fang Jintang and Qianhe; they were, after all, elderly, and it would be terrible if they became upset.

Fang Jintang sighed and said, "Since you feel this way, let's call off this marriage. Given the circumstances, I suppose the Qiu Family isn't keen on having you marry into their family either."

Qianhe thought of Fang Mengyao, who left with Qiu Yiming, and couldn't help sneering, "Even if the Qiu Family wants a wife, they probably won't fancy Xin anymore. Now that superpower users are emerging one after another, Xin is only a 'Wood Element Superpower' user, but that stepdaughter of yours has the 'Space Ability'! Haven't you noticed? That youngster Qiu Yiming has already taken a fancy to her. If his parents knew, they would likely see Fang Mengyao in a new light."

Her tone was harsh, making Fang Jintang's face turn awkward. That stepdaughter was not one he wanted, but he knew Qianhe was furious because of Fang Mengyao and couldn't help taking it out on him. Arguing with her would only make her angrier, so he said, "Alright, let's not talk about this. Let's discuss our future plans instead."