He was anxious, truly anxious.
Seeing Wang Yunchuan's hysterical expression, Shen Lang sneered inwardly.
Old bastard, exposed, finally couldn't keep up the pretense, about to reveal his true colors, wasn't he?
Shen Lang crossed his arms, a mocking look on his face. He was curious, how would Wang Yunchuan try to twist the facts now, turning black into white?
"Xiao Shen, listen to me, you must have been misled by rumors."
Wang Yunchuan looked at Shen Lang, his voice filled with urgency. "Yu Yan is 1.75 meters tall, graceful and elegant, dressed in white as pure as snow, with unparalleled beauty. How could she possibly be a monstrous creature less than 1.3 meters tall and weighing 380 catties?"
"If you don't believe me, look at the photo on the wall. That's her, taken by the original camera, no filters, no beauty enhancements, no retouching. One hundred percent, one to one, the real her."
Deception, deception, continue with your pathetic acting.
Shen Lang remained impassive, but his stomach churned, almost making him vomit his previous meal.
If he hadn't known the truth, he might have believed it.
Old bastard, even after being exposed, still speaking with conviction. Such a wicked heart.
However, no matter how eloquently you speak, you can't turn an ugly monster into a fairy.
Therefore, this marriage must be called off today.
Wang Mazhi, I must deal with her today.
Seeing Shen Lang's disbelief, Wang Yunchuan became even more anxious. "Everything I've said is true. If even a single word is false, may heaven strike me with lightning."
"If you don't believe me, then meet Yu Yan. You'll know if I'm telling the truth then."
"Oh..." Shen Lang hadn't expected Wang Yunchuan to still try to trick him at this point. A trace of mockery flickered across his face. "Please have her come out and meet me now."
"This..."
Upon hearing Shen Lang's words, Wang Yunchuan's face contorted with difficulty. "Yu Yan has gone abroad to visit her critically ill uncle. She won't be back until the wedding day. So, you can't meet her now..."
Shen Lang snorted through his nostrils. "Heh, what a coincidence."
If she only returned on the wedding day, would Shen Lang still be able to break off the engagement?
By then, even if Wang Yuyan was a pile of excrement teeming with maggots, he would have to eat it down without complaint, and even praise its exquisite taste.
Old bastard, what a scheme, what a plan.
Shen Lang lost the mood to watch Wang Yunchuan's amateur performance, nor did he have the patience to listen to lies. He let out a cold laugh and said, "Old sir, spare yourself the trouble. Let's call off the engagement. It's better for everyone."
"Call off the engagement?"
Seeing that Shen Lang left no room for negotiation, Wang Yunchuan exclaimed, "No, I absolutely refuse to call off the engagement."
From beginning to end, Shen Lang was the victim, kept in the dark throughout this marriage.
By his temperament, an old bastard like Wang Yunchuan who tried to deceive him into marriage should have been kicked to the curb.
However, because Wang Yunchuan was a friend of the old man, he suppressed his anger and chose to negotiate the annulment with Wang Yunchuan.
Yet, Shen Lang could never have imagined that even after he had made his intentions so clear and offered Wang Yunchuan an easy way out, the old bastard was still so uncooperative.
At this moment, Shen Lang could no longer contain his rage.
"You refuse?"
Shen Lang scoffed. "I unilaterally declare the engagement annulled. Do I need your consent?"
Hearing this, Wang Yunchuan chuckled. "You can unilaterally declare the engagement annulled, but I, this old man, refuse. Moreover, Mr. Long will not agree."
"Xiao Shen, forgive my bluntness, but Mr. Long probably doesn't know about your descent from the mountain to break off the engagement, does he?"
"Tell me, if Mr. Long found out, do you think he would agree?"
As soon as these words were spoken, Shen Lang's face changed drastically, and the rage in his eyes erupted. "Wang Yunchuan, are you threatening me?"
Shen Lang was originally an orphan without a name, begging in Nanling City.
It wasn't until he was ten years old that he met the old man and was brought to Qiulong Mountain.
In Shen Lang's heart, the old man was both his master and his father. He would never do anything that would trouble the old man.
Therefore, Wang Yunchuan had indeed found Shen Lang's weakness.
"No, no, no, it's not a threat, I just want to give this old man a chance to prove his innocence."
Wang Yunchuan said, "You've made up your mind, convinced Yu Yan is an ugly monster, and you won't believe anything I say. Give me half a month. I'll arrange for you to meet. If you still insist on breaking the engagement then, I will definitely agree."
Wang Yunchuan let out a long sigh. "If you don't accept this proposal, then I'll have to ask Mr. Long to preside over justice. If Mr. Long finds out, do you think you can still break off this engagement?"
At these words, Shen Lang deflated like a balloon, all his confidence draining away.
He knew the old man's personality too well, which was why he had secretly descended the mountain to break off the engagement.
If the old man knew about this, even if Wang Yuyan were truly an ugly monster, he wouldn't be able to break off the engagement.
To avoid alarming the old man, Shen Lang could only agree to Wang Yunchuan.
"Alright, Old Mr. Wang, I'll give you one week."
"After one week, I will come again. I hope you will remember your words today then."
With that, Shen Lang, filled with anger and resentment, picked up the bottle containing "Spring Returns to the Earth" and the marriage certificate from the table, put them back into his pocket, and then strode out of the Shen family residence.
He refused to believe that in one week, Wang Yunchuan could transform a monstrous creature less than 1.3 meters tall, weighing 380 catties, with a pockmarked face and stubble, into a graceful young maiden.
When he returned next time, not only would he break off the engagement, but he would also thoroughly humiliate Wang Yunchuan, the old bastard, until he vomited blood.
Old bastard, just you wait. After a week, I will shame you to death.
After leaving the Shen family, Shen Lang's first thought was to find Yu Xiao, who was as radiant as a blooming flower.
However, when he took out his phone, he realized he had left in such a hurry that he didn't have her address.
But this small matter was no challenge for Shen Lang.
If the beauty doesn't come to me, then I'll go to her.
Chasing and wooing women is not about waiting around, but about actively pursuing them.
Shen Lang opened his WeChat, found a contact saved as "Bing," and sent a message: "Bing, find the address of a girl named Yu Xiao. Send it to me in three minutes."
"Received—"
Less than a second after Shen Lang sent his message, the other party replied.
Three minutes, not a second more, not a second less, the address was sent over.
"Yu Family Old Cellar No. 238?"
Shen Lang glanced at his phone, silently memorized the address, then called a Dudu taxi and headed towards it.
Fifteen minutes later, Shen Lang arrived at Yu Family Old Cellar.
Yu Family Old Cellar.
An urban village in Nanling.
The houses were mud and tile structures, the roads dirty and narrow, riddled with potholes, covered in mud and dirty water.
Under a nearly dead banyan tree by the roadside, a few elderly people, looking like they were at the end of their days, were chatting together.
A scene of desolation and bleakness.
Shen Lang couldn't understand why Nanling, a city described as prosperous and known as "Little Shanghai," had such a dilapidated place.
However, Shen Lang paid no mind to these things. All he wanted now was to meet the pure, clean girl with a smile like a flower, the one who had stirred his heart, as soon as possible.
After searching for seven to eight minutes in the alley, Shen Lang finally found Yu Family Old Cellar No. 238.
It was a small house, not large, and very dilapidated.
But at this moment, the dilapidated house was engulfed in raging flames, with black smoke billowing into the sky.
Residents had gathered in a wide circle around it, but the fire was too fierce, and no one dared to approach.
"What's going on?"
Seeing this scene, Shen Lang pushed through the crowd and rushed forward, shouting.
The crowd exchanged glances, and no one could answer Shen Lang's question.
At this moment, a faint cry for help suddenly came from the house engulfed in flames: "Help... save me... save me..."