chapter 4

The meeting lasted for a long time but there was no sign of Chen Zhen anywhere.

Old Chen looked at his wristwatch and sighed. "Why does he always come late to gatherings like these?" he whispered to himself. He took his phone and sent a text to Chen Zhen then continued his chat with Lin Quan.

Unlike the old duo? Everyone else was eager to end the meeting. Chen Yi looked uninterested while his wife obviously didn't like the sight of the Lin family.

Zhou Yun and Song Ting on the other hand hated the idea of marrying Lin Ying to the Chen family and Zhou Yun could clearly see that Zheng Xiang didn't like Lin Ying. This made her even more worried about how Lin Ying would be treated in the Chen family house.

Lin Ying sighed. She was still confused about the meeting and wondered what they were up to. After all, her date with Chen Zhen never happened. Also, she wanted to check up on her father in the hospital so she hoped that the meeting would soon come to an end.

"Old Chen, it seems Zhen is very busy." Lin Quan inquired, trying to sound polite.

Old Chen clenched his fist and then revealed a smile. "You know Chen Zhen. He is always engrossed in work but I'm sure he knows just how important this is. After all, he was the one who asked us to fix the date as soon as possible. Seems he likes Lin Ying very much." old Chen smiled from ear to ear then picked up his phone. "I'll call to find out where he is."

Lin Ying was surprised when she heard what old Chen said. She never even got to meet Chen Zhen so she didn't expect to hear that from the old man.

Before old Chen could place the call, Lin Quan stopped him. "No. You don't need to. Don't distract the young man. Whatever needs to be done today can be pushed to a later date." Lin Quan explained hinting at the fact that they were here to fix the date for the wedding.

Old Chen was worried and decided to make a hasty decision of choosing the date himself in the absence of Chen Zhen.

"No there is no need to do that. We can just choose a date today. I'm sure Chen Zhen would not mind." old Chen quickly responded but Chen Yi was not comfortable with this and so was Zhou Yun.

"Father, I think we should do this in the presence of the groom," he suggested politely and Zhou Yun nodded in support.

"Who knows? Chen Zhen might not be interested in her after all." Zheng Xiang whispered then scoffed but everyone could hear her.

The atmosphere became tense and even Lin Quan's fist clenched.

Zhou Yun was okay with what Chen Yi said but she was furious after she heard Zheng Xiang's words.

'How dare she express her hatred so openly?'

Just as she was about to lash out, the sound of the door opening was heard and a man in a Black suit and rectangular-shaped glasses walked in.

Everyone turned to look at Tang Lei and shortly after, someone else walked in behind him.

A man with jet black hair and brown eyes walked in. His facial features were sharp and enchanting. He had his phone to his ear as though he was on a call and his brows were furrowed showing just how serious he was even while on the phone.

Lin Ying's face was facing the floor but she felt a change in the room's temperature. She looked up only to see everyone looking towards the door.

Lin Ying followed their line of sight and saw two men standing there, none of which she recognized but judging from the expression on old Chen's face, she could tell that they were both here for the family meeting but which one of them was Chen Zhen?

Chen Zhen was facing the door and because of the corner Lin Ying sat in, she could barely see him.

She eagerly strained her eyes but couldn't see him properly.

Tang Lei walked up to old Chen and bowed respectfully leaving Chen Zhen by the door.

Lin Ying felt relaxed seeing how polite get was. 'He looks like a gentleman. He must be Chen Zhen.' she decided in her mind.

"How are you?" old Chen responded to his greeting with a bright smile on his face. This gave Lin Ying the impression that this was her husband to be.

Her fist clenched. Although Tang Lei looked nice and polite, she still felt uneasy. After all, this was marriage they were talking about.

Tang Lei greeted everyone seated there and waited for Chen Zhen to come over. "What is he still doing?" old Chen whispered to Tang Lei with a frown on his face.

Tang Lei smiled slightly and then tried to calm the old man down.

Lin Ying saw the two talking about something but never in her wildest dreams did she think that Tang Lei wasn't Chen Zhen because of how nice old Chen and Chen Yi were to him.

She lowered her head again and played with her finger while she tried to calm herself down.

Suddenly, she heard footsteps drawing closer and for some reason, her heart began to beat fast. 'What is this? Why am I feeling tensed all of a sudden?'

She raised her head only to have her eyes locked with another man whose features were intimidating.

His aura was domineering and his eyes were enchanting. He had a cold expression on his face but that didn't reduce his gorgeousness one bit instead, it increased his charm.

Chen Zhen tore his eyes from Lin Ying's and bowed to old Chen with an indifferent expression. "Grandfather." he greeted.

The old man wanted to complain because Chen Zhen was late but at the same time, he was happy that Chen Zhen showed up.

He accepted Chen Zhen's greeting and then introduced him to the Lin family.

"This is Chen Zhen, my grandson."

Lin Ying instantly lowered her head again. Her heart began to beat even faster and she was afraid someone might hear the sounds.

'What was that look?' she wondered.