457 How Dare You! (1/2)
”An Ya, who is this babbling buffoon?”
Chen Fan turned his head around toward the speaker. He watched as a large crowd filed into the courtyard and leading the crowd was a white-haired old couple. The speaker was a middle-aged woman standing beside the old couple.
The middle-aged woman was of average looks and her lips were as thin as the edge of a blade. Despite the expansive make-up she wore, she couldn't hide the crow's feet around the corners of her eyes.
She shot Chen Fan a cold glare that was loaded with contempt.
”Grandpa, Grandma, Uncle, and Auntie…”
An Ya's eyes dimmed as she saw the group of people in front of her. The excitement in her eyes was replaced with complicated emotions.
The middle-aged woman was An Ya's Auntie. She caught Chen Fan with the hook of her questioning glare. ”Who are you? How did you get here? Security! Security!”
The guards murmured a reply in unison and were about to come forward.
”Hey, stop! All of you! He is Sister An Ya's brother, and I brought him in here!”
The little girl shouted hotly.
”Oh, it's you, Xiao Xi.”
Seeing it was An Tianshu's most favorite child, The middle age woman suddenly heaped a smile on her face and said.
”Xiao Xi, you are such a nice girl. But this man is bad, he just wants our money, like all those bad people out there.”
Chen Fan stood by and watched the comical exchange indifferently.
”Sister An, are these your so-called relatives ”
Chen Fan gave An Ya a sidelong glance and asked.
”Thank you.”
An Ya bit onto her lower lip as she endured the middle-aged woman's scornful remarks. She nodded slowly and painfully.
Although An Ya was related to these men and women by blood, they were the culprits who separated her parents and abandoned her. Even after spending three months together, they still treated her like a stranger.
They never regarded An Ya as a member of their own family, instead, they looked at her as if she was just an item.
”I am An Ya's brother, and I am here to bring her back.”
Chen Fan took a step forward and said calmly.
”What?”
Chen Fan's words had stirred up the crowd. The middle-aged woman hurried to put in.
”Nonsense! Xiao Ya is going to marry into the Fu family. Young Lord Fu can arrive at any moment now, we can't bail out on the marriage at the last moment.”
”An Ya, have you already forgotten our deal? We will protect the Jin Xiu Group from the Ji Family, in exchange, you will stay with your family and be a good girl. That means do as you were told by your family.”
The stately-looking middle-aged man put in. His face slightly resembled that of An Ya .
”No, Uncle. I haven't forgotten.”
An Ya lowered her head.
”Then what is the meaning of this? Humph! Do you think the An family is a pushover? Do you think you can use us as you please? Who do you think you are?”
The middle-aged man hissed at An Ya with a smirk.
”I… I only agreed to come home with you but not the arranged marriage with Fu family”
An Ya's body shook a little as she gritted her teeth and lifted her chin up.
”An Ya!”
The middle-aged man pulled a dark face and growled.
”Are you two going to keep your silence forever? Why don't you speak up for An Ya?” Chen Fan asked He pulled An Ya back and landed his accusatory glare on the old couple.
The old woman turned her head around and avoided Chen Fan's questioning glare. Contempt and arrogance were written all over her face.
After a while, the white-haired old man who carried an imposing demeanor finally broke the silence.
”I wager you must be a member of the Chen family from Jin City. As you are surely aware, An Ya is the child of the An family and therefore, it fell upon us to help her make the most important decision in her life. Getting Married to Young Lord Fu, Fu Zhengtin would be the best thing ever happened to her. Such prestige and talent as the Young Lord Fu, that countless girls dreamed to be as lucky as An Ya. We have spared no expense at securing this marriage for An Ya, because we care about her.”
”Hahaha!”
Chen Fan burst out laughing. He managed to gather himself and shook his head.
”I had thought too highly of you, An Zaiche. Even at your age, you still live like a spineless worm who feeds on others. You have abandoned your daughter and now you want to sell your granddaughter like an object. I have never seen anyone more shameless than you!”
”Hey, asshole! Watch your mouth!”
Chen Fan's words riled up the people in the room.
A few older members of the family spoke up and reprimanded Chen Fan as An Zaichen's face darkened. An Ya's Uncle, An Tianfen shot Chen Fan a cold glare and fumed.
”Hey, you! This is not Jin City so behave yourself. Plus, the Chen family's fate is hanging in balance and without my family's help, the Jin Xiu Group would have been gone a long time ago. What gives you the audacity to come here and talk down on all of us?”
The sudden turn of events startled An Ruoxi as she gaped in fear
An Zaichen was her grandpa's brother. He was the leader of the family branch at Yan Jin, the second most powerful figurehead next to her own grandpa. If An Zaichen got mad and wanted to kick Chen Fan out, there was nothing An Ruoxi could have done.
”Shit, shit! He is butting heads against that Old Bone. He is not going to win. I need to find my dad and Grandpa to help him.”
An Ruoxi was young and innocent, her bond with An Ya made her an ally of Chen Fan.