Nangong Yan was dragged back to his family and severely scolded by the head of the Nangong family.
“You foolish boy! You’re bringing shame to the entire Nangong family!”
Nangong Yan felt incredibly wronged. “How is it my fault? It’s that woman Wen Qingchen! Look, I broke off the engagement in time, didn’t I?”
He thought he wasn’t the one disgracing the family. He had simply found someone he truly liked, so he broke off the engagement with Wen Qingchen, who had been the one tarnishing the family’s reputation, and decided to wholeheartedly pursue Mr. Chen.
Nangong Xia, the head of the Nangong family, looked at his disappointing son and felt a surge of anger.
“You still dare to speak! You still dare to speak! When you wanted to get engaged to Wen Qingchen, the entire family was against it. Everyone said that woman was mentally unstable. But you insisted that she had recovered, that she was fine, and you had to be engaged to her!”
Nangong Yan defended himself. “Her mind was indeed clear back then! You saw it yourself!”
“A clear mind would not have done something so brainless!” Nangong Xia said coldly. “Anyone with a bit of cunning would make sure to keep their hands clean when acting. But she? She couldn’t wait to let everyone know it was the Wen family’s medical clinic involved!”
Someone who lacked even basic strategic thinking—how could they be worthy of joining the Nangong family?
Nangong Yan was speechless. “So I broke off the engagement, didn’t I? You didn’t want her to marry into the family, so now I’ve broken it off. What more do you want from me?”
Nangong Xia nearly choked in frustration. “Is that what I’m saying?”
Nangong Yan was confused. “Then what do you mean? Father, what do you mean? Why don’t you just say it directly?”
Nangong Xia said coldly, “I heard that after breaking off the engagement with the Wen family, you immediately sent a large amount of gifts to that newly opened Sai Huatuo Clinic?”
This was exactly what infuriated Nangong Xia.
Especially after that person, Chen Qing, managed to cure the young master of the Zhang family in Mucheng—a case even the revered Wen family doctor couldn’t handle.
Right after Chen Qing cured the Zhang family’s young master, proving his medical skills, Nangong Yan broke off his engagement with the Wen family and then brought lavish gifts to Chen Qing at the Sai Huatuo Clinic.
How would this look to others?
Wouldn’t it seem like the Nangong family only engaged with the Wen family because they had something to gain, and as soon as they realized that the Wen family’s medical skills were inferior to Chen Qing’s at the Sai Huatuo Clinic, they abandoned the Wen family?
Although Wen Qingchen’s previous actions served as a catalyst, the fact remains that she is the daughter of the late Wen Shenyi, the respected physician. Unless she truly becomes ruthless and unscrupulous in the future, the people of Tangcheng will still show her some favor out of respect for her late father.
Once people start to reconsider, they might begin to question the actions of the Nangong family.
However, Nangong Yan didn’t understand Nangong Xiao’s concerns. Hearing this, he was delighted and said, “Father, you know about this too? Father! Let me tell you, Mr. Chen is really a wonderful person. Not only is he highly skilled in medicine, but he’s also incredibly kind. I, I…”
As Nangong Yan spoke, his face suddenly turned red, and he stammered, even showing a bit of shyness: “I like him…”
“What?!” Nangong Xiao almost thought he misheard. Then, he crushed the cup in his hand. “What did you say? You like a man? You foolish child, I dare you to try something like that!”
He had thought that Nangong Yan was just being immature, but now…
Nangong Yan shouted, “I do like him! Father, you can confine my body, but you can’t confine my heart. I will be with Mr. Chen!”
“You, you…”
Fearing his father might throw the table at him, Nangong Yan hurriedly left after saying that.
Nangong Xiao, furious, kicked over a chair.
“Master, please calm down. The young master is just infatuated with something new…” the butler tried to console him.
Nangong Xiao’s face was ashen with anger. He knew exactly what kind of person his son was. Coldly, he said, “Go and investigate this Chen Qing thoroughly. If necessary…”
He made a throat-slitting gesture, his intent clear.
“We absolutely cannot let Yan’er go down the wrong path!”
