Daily Intelligence: Forced to Save the Beautiful President at the Beginning

161: Chapter 162 The Dragon King’s Son-in-Law? I know this show well!In a corner of the banquet hall on the third floor of Fumanlou, Zhang Fan clutched a cold glass, his mind filled with the background information on Xiao Chen that the system had just popped up. The more he read, the more absurd it seemed, and he almost couldn’t help laughing out loud.

[Target Character Xiao Chen Background Supplement: Three years ago, his grandfather, Xiao Zhenshan, was hospitalized due to an acute myocardial infarction, with Qin Yan as his attending physician. Qin Yan provided extra care daily (delivering nutritious meals, assisting with rehabilitation training). Grateful for her kindness, Xiao Zhenshan threatened him, saying, ’If you don’t marry Qin Yan, I will cut off all relations,’ forcing Xiao Chen to agree to become a live-in son-in-law. He is extremely arrogant internally, believing that the Dragon King Hall Master stooping to be a live-in son-in-law for the Qin Family is a ’humiliating disgrace.’ For the past three years, he has deliberately acted lazy (not working, addicted to video games), which is actually a ’silent revenge’ against the Qin Family; privately, he thinks Qin Yan is ’mediocre and ordinary, unworthy of him,’ and plans to ’slap the Qin Family in the face with absolute power after the three-year term expires, then divorce her stylishly.’]

’No, System, tell me the truth. Have you been secretly reading web novels about live-in sons-in-law on Qidian or Tomato?’ Zhang Fan complained wildly in his mind. ’Dragon King Hall Master, marrying to repay a debt, a three-year agreement, pretending to be useless, divorcing and slapping faces... This plot could practically be published as a book! So the hired thug Tianming Group found is actually someone living inside a web novel? With this mindset, he still wants to execute the ’Elimination Plan’? Don’t end up getting embarrassed to death by your own cheesy script before you even eliminate anyone.’

Beside him, Gu Jingshen was still feeling indignant for Qin Yan, muttering in a low voice: ’You tell me, Qin Yan is such a good girl, beautiful and a doctor, how could she be so blind to marry such a thing? Just now, I saw her coughing until she could barely breathe, and Xiao Chen didn’t even hand her a bottle of water! A man like this deserves to be struck by lightning so he knows what responsibility is!’

Zhang Fan patted his shoulder, holding back his laughter, his tone carrying a hint of mystery: ’Don’t rush, the lightning might come right away. Do you believe me that tonight, at this birthday banquet, there will be a show even more spectacular than being struck by lightning?’

Gu Jingshen was stunned for a moment, and just as he wanted to ask more, he saw a small commotion at the entrance of the banquet hall.

Mother Qin, Shen Lan, carrying an empty teacup, walked out of the private room in a hurry. At a glance, she saw Qin Yan standing in the corner of the corridor with red-rimmed eyes, and Xiao Chen leaning against a pillar, still looking down at his phone.

’Yanyan, what’s wrong? Did you quarrel with Xiao Chen again?’ Shen Lan walked over quickly, took her daughter’s hand, and when her fingertips touched the back of her cold hand, she couldn’t help but sigh. ’Mom knows you’ve been wronged. Over these past three years, you’ve had to work and take care of the family, while Xiao Chen... Sigh, it was Mom who didn’t vet him properly back then, letting you suffer.’

Qin Yan shook her head, her voice choked with sobs: ’Mom, it’s not your fault. It was my own choice. Today is your birthday banquet, let’s not talk about this anymore. The guests are still waiting.’

’How can we not talk about it?’ Shen Lan’s voice raised a little, and she looked at Xiao Chen with complex eyes. ’Xiao Chen, our Qin Family has never done anything to wrong you, and Yanyan has been genuinely good to you. For these three years, even if you didn’t want to work, our family never asked anything of you! At least today, can you put down your phone, have a meal with Mom, and greet the guests? Just consider it Mom begging you.’

Xiao Chen finally looked up. There was no trace of guilt in his eyes; instead, there was a hint of impatience: ’I told you not to bother me. What’s the point of accompanying you at this birthday banquet? A bunch of poor relatives and ordinary colleagues—eating with them feels beneath me.’