The biting cold of winter, yet the hall of the Lu Family’s mansion was lush with warmth, not just because of the blazing heaters, but also the heated confrontation taking place.

"Childhood betrothal? What childhood betrothal? What era is this, and yet we still indulge in such practices! You tell me that marrying her would bring me good fortune? Do you take her for a carp of prosperity? Such a feudal pile of rubbish, if you want to marry her, marry her yourself. Do you really think just any woman can marry me?"

Lu Zhiyi, clad in a floral shirt, had been nonchalantly lounging on the sofa engrossed with his fruits until he finally grasped the topic at hand, immediately slamming the table and voicing his outrage.

At his outburst, Zhao Jin'an slightly raised her eyes, her gaze calm and steady as she looked at Lu Zhiyi.

His hair stood on end under her stare. "What are you looking at? Haven’t you seen a handsome guy before?"

Zhao Jin'an, "..."

Upon witnessing the scene, Old Master Lu, leaning on his cane, promptly hit Lu Zhiyi's leg, "What are you screaming about? A gorgeous girl marrying you is a loss for her. And where do you think you look good, you shameless...?"

Hearing this, Zhao Jin'an pursed her lips into a smile, a hint of helplessness in her amusement.

This Lu Zhiyi was truly as the rumors described—spoiled rich kid to a T. And when he throws a fit, his expression is as ferocious as if he could devour a person.

She would never marry someone like Lu Zhiyi if she was not so desperate.

Recently, the Zhao family's company experienced financial troubles. Everyone knows what fiscal issues mean for a company. Currently, the Zhao family is in dire need of resolving this issue. Still, there is no way someone could whimsically lend them millions, so Zhao Chengbo had no other option but to seek Old Master Lu's help, reminding him of the engagement standing between the two families.

Lu Zhiyi's parents and Zhao Chengbo, and his first wife, used to be close friends. The women were best friends, and he and Lu Zhiyi's father were sworn brothers since childhood. But as things are today, times have changed. Lu Zhiyi's parents met with a plane crash, and Zhao Jin'an's mother died of severe hemorrhaging after childbirth.

Following these events, the two families lost contact. But now that he’s sought them out, the Old Master readily agreed, even having Lu Zhiyi summoned home.

Perhaps the Old Master is fond of Jin'an!

With this in mind, Zhao Chengbo smiled slightly, then turned to look at the Old Master, "This news is rather abrupt. Lu Zhiyi may need some time to accept it. Why don't Jin'an and I go home first, and let him think it over?"

"He still needs to consider? This is such a good thing!"

Lu Zhi, "How is this a good thing? Grandpa, you can't do this!"

Grandpa Lu raised his eyes and glared at Lu Zhi, then turned to Zhao Jinan beside him, "Jinan, he didn't scare you, did he?"

Zhao Jinan obediently smiled, "No."

The old man nodded in satisfaction. He liked this girl, she appeared gentle and understanding. Lu Zhi was known for his hot temper, but they say that softness can overcome hardness. He wanted to pick a gentle and pretty bride for Lu Zhi.

"That's good, Lu Zhi, why don't you show Jinan around the house? Spend some time chatting, getting to know each other!"

Lu Zhi, "?"

So we're cultivating feelings now?

He looked over at his so-called fiancée. Her face is okay, pretty enough. But her chest... seemed a bit small?

By visual estimate, probably just a B cup!

Unsatisfactory!

"Grandpa, I haven't agreed yet!"

Lu Zhi frowned. He preferred freedom in love. Now, his grandpa was pushing a woman onto him, with a not-so-perfect figure and no existing feelings, for what purpose!

On hearing this, the old man immediately stood up, pointed his walking stick at Lu Zhi, "I tell you, this marriage was arranged by your parents when they were alive. I never mentioned it before because you are never serious, and I thought you were not good enough for her. But now the Zhao family is in trouble, and they are willing to marry their daughter to you! You must cherish her!"

Oh, so the family is in trouble now, and that's why they came knocking?

Lu Zhi sneered once, and was about to say something when the old man's walking stick struck him on his arm. "Grandfather!"

The old man frowned in displeasure. "Lu Zhi, are you provoking me? Just go ahead and infuriate me to death!"

Lu Zhi dreaded it most when the old man said such things. It was as if he were being unfilial!

His parents had passed away when he was eight, and he was brought up by his grandfather, so he dared not bear the reputation of being a unfilial grandson.

Resentful thoughts of the Zhao family swirled in Lu Zhi's mind, but in the end, he could only reluctantly accept the fiancée that his grandfather had arranged for him.

"Fine," Lu Zhi sat down and looked at his grandfather. "If you insist I marry her, then I shall. It’s just a wife, isn't it? But, what do you all want?"

Lu Zhi's last question was directed towards Zhao Chengbo.

The old man frowned at Lu Zhi's tone. He was about to reprimand him when Zhao Chengbo responded.

"The company needs three million in funding... But don't you worry, Lu Zhi, once the company recovers, we'll repay you immediately."

Hearing this, Lu Zhi chuckled. "So, your company is having financial problems? That certainly doesn't occur without reason. I assume your business model is at fault, isn't it?"

Zhao Chengbo laughed awkwardly. "Yes, yes. We are having some problems with our old model, it’s becoming a bit hard to operate with it..."

"There are too many new companies popping up, the competition is getting more intense. If you guys do not innovate and transform, it's going to get tough to continue operating."

When it comes to this, Lu Zhi was experienced. He lectured Zhao Chengbo so much it left him impressed. "Lu Zhi indeed is impressive. No wonder he can operate the Lu Group so well."

Hearing this, the old man beamed proudly. "Indeed, all my hard work in grooming him has paid off. I had to constantly nag him! That boy never loved studying until he got to university."

Lu Zhi responded, "That's because the subject was too simple before that. I didn’t feel like learning it."

Zhao Jin'an, "..."

Actually, she and Lu Zhi belonged to the same school in the past. Although she was a few grades below him, she had heard of him to some extent.

Firstly, his grades were poor, and secondly, he was fond of fighting.

She often recognized his name either at the bottom of the school's academic ranking list or during school criticism meetings.

Seeing that Lu Zhi was not repulsed by this matter anymore, Lu's old master quickly asked him to take Zhao Jin'an around the house. Lu Zhi didn't want to chat idle with them, and since he's decided to marry Zhao Jin'an, early interaction was necessary.

"Let's go, I will show you around.”

Lu Zhi stood up, then he looked down at Zhao Jin'an, in a look of command.

Zhao Jin'an nodded, then bade farewell to Lu's old master and Zhao Chengbai, before she got up and followed behind Lu Zhi.

Lu Zhi took her upstairs to his room to look around.

Zhao Jin'an thought that Lu Zhi would take her to places like study, but she did not expect him to directly bring her to his bedroom.

Lu Zhi’s room was clean and tidy with a cold temperament, and both the bed sheets and curtains were in the color tone of black and grey.

His bedroom was large, with a bookshelf embedded on one wall, mostly filled with books on finance and business, and also foreign-language versions of classic literature. One could tell they had been read.

There was also a basketball hoop on the other wall. Did he usually play basketball in his bedroom?

"What are you looking at?"

Zhao Jin'an was so engrossed in observing his room that she didn't notice when Lu Zhi stepped closer to her.

Zhao Jinan lifted her head, meeting Lu Zhi's eyes. His eyes were beautiful, narrow and deep, flickering with hints of amusement from time to time. Whenever he looked at you, his eyes seemed to be brimming with affection. Such eyes... those full of deep affection, very few people could resist.

Lu Zhi was advancing step by step, forcing Zhao Jinan's back against a bookshelf with nowhere else to recede. She pretended to stay calm, and then shot a smile at Lu Zhi, "Weren't you showing me around your room? I was just casually looking around."

"This will be your room in the future too, what do you think, are you satisfied?" He asked.

With Lu Zhi's breath brushing against her face, Zhao Jinan subtly turned her face away, giving off the appearance of someone shy.

Upon seeing her reaction, Lu Zhi chuckled, stirring a teasing playfulness in him.

He extended his hand, taking hold of Zhao Jinan's slender waist, "So easily embarrassed. Could it be that you're still a virgin, hmm?"