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When police chief Ma regained his senses and chased after him, Ye Cheng had already long disappeared from the entrance of the hospital.
The next thirty hours were a difficult period to endure because tomorrow would be a new day for celebration. The two great families were going to have a marriage alliance, and what attracted the most attention was that the protagonists of the marriage alliance would have different identities.
The name An Ningxuan had appeared countless of times in all the newspapers and magazines of the capital, but no one knew who she was.
The An clan of the three great clans had always been high-profile. The An clan members liked themselves very much. As long as they had the opportunity, they would show their faces in front of the camera, as if they would be forgotten by the world otherwise.
Of course, the vanity of the An clan was related to their own industry. They were not like the other two families who focused on their own business, but rather did what they could to make money and become the leaders of their business. This kind of determination was closely related to the An clan's old patriarch.
No one knew what An Taining had done for a long time ago. He was not a native of the capital, and came from a foreign land. One had to know that under the hands of the Ancient Capital's Son, xenophobia was a serious phenomenon in the early years, and this old man had created the world by relying on his own ruthlessness.
After dozens of years of hard work, the An family finally established An Yuan Group. They focused on logistics and created a new era system. They monopolized the entire transport industry and occupied almost the entire capital's land, water and air.
An Taining had a blood brother called An Yuhai, who was also ruthless. He once killed the entire fishing village to get some fish soup, and then secretly escaped abroad, staying for seven to eight years straight.
In order to protect his brother, An Taining painfully gave him a third of the transportation industry, to give to Baiqi Yushu's youngest son, Bai Qi Yun, to be the second transportation magnate in the capital.
In the days when An Yuhai was on the run, he was not idle either. He had invested his intelligence and talent into the construction industry, at that time, the real estate business was still not as thriving, and the price of housing was only about two to three thousand yuan per square meter. At that time, he had already said that real estate was definitely going to be the mainstream, and what he needed to do was to establish the kingdom of this industry.
A few years later, the real estate of a certain kind of city would be at least ten thousand yuan per square meter, which was a few dozen times more than in the past.
The An brothers had written history using their own strength. Although becoming one of the three great clans of the capital wasn't a false reputation, it was still a great loss for their predecessors.
This was the weakness of all the large clans. With a large enterprise, a large family business, and a thriving population, there would be many conflicts. Who wouldn't want to become the head of a family?
An Gaohan stood on the balcony. Tomorrow, the woman behind him would become someone's nominal wife, and three months after the engagement ceremony, the An family and the Ouyang family's collaboration would begin. If nothing unexpected happened during the process, after three months, An Ningxuan would officially enter the Ouyang family for the big wedding and become Ouyang Xiaoxiao's wife.
In terms of appearance, Ouyang Xiaoxiao was definitely one of the most outstanding disciples of the, and there were rumors of him in the outside world. As the descendant of a branch family, this Young Master Sun was one of the old Buddha's most favored candidates, and was also the person with the most hope of becoming Patriarch. The assessment of all successors was a process, and the master of the family had already been decided.
Whether the rumours were true or not, one could tell from the movements of the children of the Ouyang family's grandchildren that the disagreements between the two grandfathers were not a secret. The young masters and young miss Sun were not even ranked amongst the successors, and the only ones that could contend against Ouyang Xiaoxiao were Ouyang Lianglie and Ouyang Kuangsheng.
The former was the youngest son of his uncle, Ouyang Zongsheng, who had a big brother but was very good at studying and drinking and gambling. He had started a body color company and ran it inappropriately, all thanks to his father's support up until now. Ouyang Yangliang had followed his father to study car manufacturing and had a good reputation in the industry.
Ouyang Aoran was the foster son of Ouyang Chong, but outsiders said he was the illegitimate son of his second uncle, a product of a one-night stand. His second uncle, who was over forty years old, had never married. In order to stop others from talking, the Old Master allowed this child to take Ouyang's surname.
Having a surname meant that he had no real power. Since the lord had fought in the real estate industry, he had never done anything big. He had never been as incompetent as the stewards of a small department, so he was the most uncompetitive opponent.
However, the two of them were not people that Ouyang Xiaoxiao cared about, so from the beginning to the end, his gaze was only on his aunt, Ouyang Linghan.
Ouyang Linghan was the youngest daughter of the second grandpa. Although she was of high seniority, she was only around thirty years of age, had a high education and a high attitude, but was also high and cold. In terms of life, she was nothing.
Ouyang Qichen's family was sparsely populated, and their eldest son, Ouyang Jing, had gone to Bai Qi Hengrui. He had never had a child, and had no idea who did it, but because of this, the husband and wife had to make peace, and secretly, they had to play separately. It was hard to say whether or not they had illegitimate children, but the two of them seemed to have reached an agreement.
Perhaps it was because he was too disappointed with his son, but Ouyang Qichen placed all his attention on Ouyang Linghan. Not only was she young, she still had a brain, and he wanted to nurture her to take a seat in the clan.
Ouyang Xiaoxiao treated his own aunt as his greatest rival, but everyone in the clan knew that their relationship was the best, and ever since the Old Buddha announced that the new successor would be raised among the children, Ouyang Linghan had completely stopped eating. Those who favored him all turned to the youths, for this reason, Ouyang Qichen's family was even more neglected.
Knowing yourself and knowing your enemy can make a hundred battles a hundred times winning. An Gaohan had wracked her brains thinking, hence she had no choice but to marry. As a member of the An clan, unless she gave up on this matter, he knew that it was impossible for An Ningxuan to do this for her mother.
"If you marry her, you must express your goodwill to Ouyang Linghan. She is the only one in Ouyang family who can help you."
An Ningxuan lazily hid behind the sofa. After a long time since she last saw the sunlight, her skin seemed to have become even whiter, and her pink lips slowly opened to reveal her pure white teeth. Her big eyes flashed with a charming luster.
Looking at An Ningxuan, An Gaohan couldn't help but think of himself. Both of them were of the An Family, and he couldn't see any trace of the An Family's ugly and explosive bloodline on them. If it wasn't for someone poking at their background, no one would believe that they were the descendants of the three great families, because the An Family was simply too ugly.
"This information should be burned down, I have no use for it." An Ningxuan did not even look at An Gaohan's blood and sweat, as though all of the family records were nothing more than scrap paper to her. She turned to look out the window with her beautiful eyes, and saw a faint blush that was difficult to make out in the starlight.
An Gaohan was really obedient. He took the brazier and threw the ingredients inside, starting a fire. Because of Ye Cheng? I heard he was here a few days ago and stayed north. "
An Ningxuan laughed, An Gaohan's words seemed to contain a reproach towards Ye Cheng. It had been so many days since they last saw him, they thought that the An family was extremely cautious, but at the very least they had to have a phone number and a short message. Tomorrow was the engagement banquet, they did not even know what Ye Cheng's plan was, how would they be able to support him then?1
If he doesn't come, I won't marry Ouyang Xiaoxiao! As for you, what are you going to do tomorrow? "
An Gaohan shrugged. "You know that I don't have any interest in the An family's industry. After tomorrow, I'll go anywhere, no matter where I go. Without this title, I won't be able to die from hunger and won't be able to play with those ugly people."
An Gaohan's sister was a little miserable, but the child from the same mother's womb looked just like her father. Although she wasn't that ugly, she definitely wasn't a beauty, and it was hard for her to turn the tables on others just by relying on cosmetics. As a result, since the moment she was born, she had suffered the wrath and bullying of An Zhaotong and almost died in the bathtub.
With his acute senses, An Gaohan was even more worried that An Ningxuan would do something extreme. He did not open his mouth to console her, and only placed this thought at the bottom of his heart.
An Ningxuan woke up early in the morning amidst the chaos. She was very busy today and her schedule was exactly the same as the President's meeting with the Supervisor.
She only arrived at the engagement banquet around four o'clock. Then, she followed the people from the Ouyang family's PR Department and rehearsed the ceremony, repeatedly walking on the red carpet until she was satisfied with the result. Only then did she have the time to sit down in the Rest House.
Throughout the whole process, An Ningxuan was alone, no one from the An family accompanied her, only two bodyguards and an old lady. Even her aunt, who was usually on the lookout, did not appear.
The engagement ceremony was held in a villa in Ouyang family. There was a large courtyard in front of two small, conjoined European houses that could accommodate hundreds of people. There was even a swimming pool at the back of the house, where all sorts of beverages and pastries were provided by the high class hotel chef.
The reporters had already arrived one after another, but they could only stay on the outskirts. At the side of the garden, they had prepared a large tent and food for the reporters. The Ouyang family was very traditional, and was very concerned with their privacy.
The betrothal banquet will start at 6: 30 pm. According to the ancient wedding rules, before the opening ceremony, there would be experts who would try to expel evil spirits and protect you. At this time, all the guests were not allowed to enter, only the elders and grandsons of Ouyang family were allowed to enter, the ceremony was extremely secretive.
An Ningxuan sat alone in the house, her stomach continuously making gurgling noises. Since morning, for the sake of her beautiful evening appearance, she was only allowed to drink water and cook eggs. After a dozen hours, she would be tormented to the point of fainting from her clothes.
After trying a few times, the bedroom's door was locked by someone from the outside. An Ningxuan's face was gloomy, this broken door was not difficult for her, but once she forced her way out, the cause of the trouble was still herself. So she walked towards the window, here was the second floor, there was a tree below, and jumping down should not be a big problem.
This was not because he wanted to run away, but to fill his stomach!
An Ningxuan lifted her long skirt and walked out of the fence. She only thought about her stomach making gurgling sounds, and didn't care about the shadow above her head at all.
"Is my fianc?e planning to abandon her fianc? and run away?"
Ouyang Xiaoxiao lied on top of the fence, watching An Ningxuan's nimble body climb over the fence, this woman was indeed very beautiful, if not for Ye Cheng who was an eyesore, he would have really fallen for her.
An Ningxuan rolled her eyes. She withdrew her long legs, rolled over and leaned on the fence, and raised her head to look at Ouyang Xiaoxiao. Shouldn't you be at the altar, begging your ancestors to protect you? "
"My seniority is not enough, illegitimate children are not qualified to enter the ancestral hall." He narrowed his eyes and stared at An Ningxuan's face as if he suddenly thought of something. He pointed at her and said, "Aiyo, I found some similarities between us, and we're all born together. We should have something to talk about in the future."
An Ningxuan smirked and walked into the house, closing the isolation door forcefully. Talk, talk about your mom! "
After a few minutes, someone opened the door and came in, bringing with it a lot of delicious food. The waiter relayed Ouyang Xiaoxiao's good intentions, because the timing was wrong, the engagement ceremony might have to be delayed, as for how long, it would have to wait.
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