Chapter 983: Chapter 993: Missed Opportunity (Part 5)

The tenderness shown to Jian Anning just now vanished completely, his expression reverted to the usual indifference: “What’s up?”

Cheng Juye almost choked on his drink. His son had just informed him over the phone that Situ Xuan arrived, said nothing, and directly wanted to break off the engagement!

Moreover, although Cheng Wanli felt sorry for his sister and didn’t mention that Cheng Tingting had also done some negative things, Cheng Juye could guess.

Situ Xuan isn’t someone who acts impulsively. Even though he wasn’t very enthusiastic about the engagement from the start, one cannot deny that he wouldn’t easily break it off if Cheng Tingting hadn’t done something.

Even if—according to Cheng Wanli and Cheng Tingting’s claims, he had a woman outside. Honestly, being a man himself, he naturally understands that it is quite normal for someone as wealthy and powerful as Situ Xuan to have a few romantic liaisons. As a father, even though he dislikes such behavior, he can only say that as long as Situ Xuan hasn’t fathered an illegitimate child competing with his daughter’s children for inheritance, he couldn’t criticize him.

However, at this moment, he certainly couldn’t undermine his children and had to make things clear.

“I heard Wanli and Tingting came to see you today.”

“Yes.” Situ Xuan didn’t hold back, “Your son and daughter were fierce, and I expressed my intention to break off the engagement. In the end, your son said he couldn’t make the decision, and had to wait for you to resolve it.”

Cheng Juye felt his brows twitching; he originally planned to use his authority as the head of the family to pressure Situ Xuan into spending a bit more.

Unexpectedly, he wouldn’t even give him the chance!

Moreover, judging by his son’s tone, Situ Xuan must have said something unpleasant, provoking him and causing such a bad attitude.

Actually, regarding his own son, Cheng Juye knew him well, Cheng Wanli could handle himself alone. But compared to Situ Xuan, he instantly appeared insignificant.

In fact, during the conversation, Situ Xuan didn’t even say anything harsh. His commanding and casual attitude was enough to drive someone like Cheng Wanli, a typical trust-fund child, mad with anger!

“Axuan, what do you think we should do about this matter?” Knowing he couldn’t escape, Cheng Juye simply acted pitiful, “Your Uncle Cheng’s health hasn’t been good lately, and work is busy. Tingting ran to your place for half a month. No matter what, it’s her first engagement. She traveled all the way to Canada just to be with you. Even if she did something wrong, considering she’s a girl and younger than you, please be more forgiving. And Wanli, he just received his economics master’s from Harvard University, just recently graduated, and lacks social experience. If they said anything excessive, please do not mind.”

Does this mean after saying so much without success, now he wants to use the strategy of appealing for sympathy?

Father and son playing good cop, bad cop trying to extract something from him?

And every time addressing him as “Axuan”. Just how familiar did he think he was with Situ Xuan? Even if they were engaged, he seemed never to have been this close with the Cheng Family, right?

Besides, Cheng Wanli and Cheng Tingting clearly weren’t kids. Why should he give them face?