Chapter 1 The Best Candidate

Donghai City, International Airport. “Hurry up!” “Faster!” A few dozen men in black suits rushed out of the exits, each one with an extremely serious face, as if they were going against a formidable enemy. All the passengers in the airport quickly made way for them, not knowing who could have caused such a commotion. The leader of the men in suits frowned deeply, then suddenly turned and left as if he had suddenly thought of something. Soon they reached the pavement outside the airport. Jiang Ning was sitting on a long bench, slowly blowing cigarette smoke out from his mouth. “Master hopes you can go back, he misses you very much,” the leader respectfully addressed Jiang Ning as he stood about five steps behind him. In front of other people, this leader was of high standing, and nobody dared to go against him. But in front of this young man in front of him, he felt extremely lowly! “He misses me?” Jiang Ning turned slightly and there was a smirk on his face. “Does his miss my influence? Or my money?” If someone else had said something like that, this leader would have despised him. How could the rich and powerful Jiang family from the city of Jingdu ever covet anybody else’s power and money? But the man in front of him was different. He was the sole heir of the Jiang family! What made this leader even more shocked was that he was known as the War God of the East, with immense capabilities and jaw dropping wealth! “When he chased me out of the family and married that vixen fifteen years ago, Jiang Ning had died.” Jiang Ning exhaled his last mouthful of smoke, “Jiang Ning now has nothing to do with that Jiang family back in Jingdu.” He got up to leave. “Don’t send people after me anymore. Otherwise I’ll kill each one you send!” His terrifying murderous aura immediately wrapped itself round the leader. The leader was only able to relax his clenched fists after he saw Jiang Ning disappear into the distance. His back was already all wet with perspiration. He was actually nervous in front of Jiang Ning. There was a car ready at the airport carpark. Jiang Ning hopped in and immediately made a call. “Fei, have you arranged everything already?” A voice came through from the other side. “Give me the address.” Jiang Ning immediate hung up. He held a crinkled sweet wrapper in his hand and his thoughts floated back to fifteen years ago. He was fifteen, chased out of the Jiang house and roamed the streets. He was cold and hungry when a simply dressed little girl gave her only sweet to Jiang Ning. After that he was taken away by a mysterious person. When he first appeared, the entire world trembled! Three years later, he was given the name, War God of the East. He was only eighteen years old at that time! Now another twelve years had passed. He had the power of a god and could shock the world, but Jiang Ning had chosen to return quietly. He would never forget that little girl. He couldn’t forget those pure eyes. He couldn’t forget that kind face. Jiang Ning kept the sweet wrapper away carefully and took a deep breath. If someone he knew saw this, they would get a shock. The great War God could feel nervous too? “I’m back.” The car sped out of the carpark. Meanwhile, at Wanshun Hotel in Donghai! It was really lively in here. The famous Lin family of Donghai was receiving applications from men to find the best man to marry their granddaughter, Lin Yuzhen, and this attracted a lot of attention. Lin Yuzhen was seated in one of the function rooms, clenching her little pink fists, her eyes bloodshot and feeling utterly bullied. Her mother, Lin Sumei, was standing on one side, her face redder from anger. “Lin Wen, they’re obviously up to no good! If you’re still a man, go and reject your father!” She shrieked, “You mean you’re going to watch them destroy your daughter’s happiness?” What crap was this about finding a good husband? Bullshit! Sumei didn’t believe they were so kind. The Lins started as a small shop, and within fifteen years, they had expanded and became a third tier wealthy family in Donghai. The head of the Lin family, Lin Xiao, became an example of a successful entrepreneur who started from nothing. Lin Xiao had three sons: Lin Qiang, Lin Wu and Lin Wen. Lin Qiang had taken over most of the Lin family’s business, Lin Wu was in charge of expanding the business in a different city. But Lin Wen had lost the use of both legs in an accident, so he could only rest at home and was looked down upon. Lin Qiang and Lin Wu had had ganged up to persuade Lin Xiao to agree to find a husband for Lin Wen’s daughter, and they even guaranteed to find an excellent man for Lin Yuzhen. And in the end? Never mind that all the candidates were nobodies. One of them was even older than Lin Yuzhen by ten years, and had a history of mental illness! This wasn’t finding a good husband for Lin Yuzhen at all. This was destroying her! Lin Wen’s face was also all red. He was as angry as his wife, but he didn’t dare to go against his father’s wishes. He knew Lin Xiao’s temperament – he always made the final decision. There was nobody in the Lin family who could go against what he wanted to do. “He’s Yuzhen’s grandfather, so he won’t do anything bad to her.” After taking such a long time to think, Lin Wen embarrassedly squeezed these words out of his mouth. Sumei was going to faint from anger soon. She pointed a finger at Lin Wen, crying as she shouted, “How did I marry a weakling like you!” She knew that Lin Wen was a filial son and was always very obedient to Lin Xiao. After becoming handicapped, he became even weaker and dared not go against Lin Xiao at all. But regardless of which man he chose for Lin Yuzhen as a husband to marry into the family, this matter would still ruin Lin Yuzhen! Their family was going to become the laughingstock of Donghai! Sumei sobbed miserably as she shouted at Lin Wen, Lin Yuzhen cried quietly, while Lin Wen could only grip his numb thigh, showing how much he blamed himself and how helpless he was in this situation. “Mum, don’t shout at Dad anymore.” Lin Yuzhen managed to squeeze a smile out, but there were tearstains on her beautiful face. “Perhaps, Grandpa might find me a really nice man?” Of course she knew this was the ploy of her two uncles. After graduating from university, she started working for the Lin Group and had stellar results in a short span of two years, overtaking their children easily. They were worried that she might fight for control over the business, so they instigated her grandfather to find some man willing to marry into the family for her. This way, she would lose her eligibility to take over the business. She knew this, her parents knew this too, but none of them were able to fight back. In the Lin family, nobody could go against what Grandpa had decided. Nobody. The chime of the clock rang and Lin Yuzhen got up. “Let’s go. If we keep Grandpa waiting he’s going to scold us again.” Lin Wen felt bitterness and helpless when he saw Lin Yuzhen trembling slightly. He dared not look at his wife’s begrudging face. He knew that it was hard on them to stay on in the family, but at least they didn’t have to worry about their living expenses. If they got chased out, what were they going to do? In the main hall of the hotel, the place was brightly lit and all the guests had arrived. Lin Xiao was seated right in front, dressed in an exquisitely made tangzhuang, holding onto a walking stick and his face was glowing. “Congratulations, Mister Lin!” “Congratulations, Mister Lin! You’ve gained an excellent grandson-in-law!” All the guests were taking turns to congratulate Lin Xiao. “Dad, it’s about time to make the announcement.” Lin Qiang was standing next to him, his large and burly figure looked imposing. He looked over at Lin Yuzhen who was not seated too far away, and announced in a loud voice, “We have the results here, and we have chosen the most promising young man among the applicants.” The most promising young man? Pfft, he knew in his heart that the wonderful son-in-law they had chosen was the worst among all the applicant. This one apparently had some hidden illnesses! But as long as Lin Yuzhen married him, then she would have nothing to do with the family business. Lin Xiao would definitely never allow anything that belonged to the Lin family to land in the hands of someone with a different surname. “Everyone!” Lin Xiao stood up. Everyone looked over the moment he spoke. “Today I would like to formally announce the man we have chosen for my granddaughter, Lin Yuzhen!”