Chapter 17: I’m Your Younger Brother-in-law

Translator: Henyee Translations

Editor: Henyee Translations

Lan Qianyu didn’t pay any attention to her and walked upstairs straight away.

Xiao Qi, Qiao Qing and Shen Xin instantly followed after her.

Shen Ningruo was still furious and shouted angrily, “Lan Qianyu, you are as stubborn as your dead father. Self-opinionated people like you guys will never be happy in life!”

Lan Qianyu stopped, turned and looked at her meaningfully, “You can scold me, Shen Ningruo, but you cannot scold him. Don’t forget that you too, called him dad for eight years.”

Shen Ningruo’s eyes flickered, then lowered her head guiltily. She didn’t continue to talk.

“Your family is quite complicated.” Ye Yan said in a nonchalant tone.

“I’m sorry, Yan. I should’ve told you this earlier, but I felt all these were in the past so I didn’t bring it up,” Shen Ningruo said apologetically. “Do… you mind?”

“I don’t mind.” Ye Yan smiled. “Let’s go and change.”

“Erm.”

…

Lan Qianyu sat in front of the dressing table and looked at herself in the mirror. Her mind began to think of the past uncontrollably.

Their family of four was so happy then. Although Lan Qianyu’s father wasn’t immensely rich, he was a jewellery businessman of small renown in Port Capital. Shen Sanghai’ sudden intervention destroyed all that. The younger sister whom she had doted on for eight years, was actually the love-child of her mother and another man. Leng Ruobing insisted on a divorce, but Lan Shiyuan was adamant not to. In the end, Shen Sanghai bankrupted him.

Leng Ruobing sued for divorce. Shen Sanghai brought Leng Ruobing and Shen Ningruo away gleefully and humiliated Lan Shiyuan. Lan Shiyuan was so devastated after losing both his family and business that he attempted to jump off a building with the nine-year-old Lan Qianyu. He called Leng Ruobing before he jumped, saying he wanted to bring Qianyu along to die. Leng Ruobing said heartlessly, “If you want to die, go ahead. Don’t bother me.”

That sentence was like a knife that had stabbed into Lan Qianyu’s heart. Hatred, began at that moment.

Lan Shiyuan laughed like a lunatic, then he jumped with Lan Qianyu in his arms. At the crucial moment, Xiao Qi grabbed Lan Qianyu’s hand and saved her life. However, she had accidentally scratched her face while she fell, so from that moment on, her forehead had a two inch long scar.

“Miss Lan, shall we proceed to change your clothes.” The staff interrupted Lan Qianyu’s thoughts with her careful voice.

Lan Qianyu lifted her gaze to look at the beautiful wedding gown. She didn’t feel any excitement, instead her mind was in a mess. She had a phobia for marriage after personally witnessing the breakdown of her parents’ marriage. She had only a little understanding of marriage and had no idea how to maintain a family.

However, she had a strong reliance on Xiao Qi. From the moment he pulled her up, he became her only support. It was he who kept her company when she had no one then. He took care of her, put her through school, supported her to do anything she wanted. He would even smile at her gently when she had her tantrums.

She was already used to this feeling of reliance. Therefore, she agreed without any hesitation when he proposed, but now, she was feeling very lost. Was she really suitable for marriage?

“I never expect that we are really one family.” A voice said playfully. Lan Qianyu was shocked. She turned her gaze and saw Ye Yan walk over gracefully with a charming smile. “In this case, I should be your younger brother-in-law. Then, should I be calling you Older Sister?” Lan Qianyu looked around her. Xiao Qi, Qiao Qing and Shen Xin had all gone to change. There was no one else there apart from a female staff member.