Qin Mingyan continued, "I already have someone I like."
Qin Shu gasped, and then her face immediately turned grim.
If she dared to mention the Imperial Prince in front of the General's wife, she would slap her to death immediately!
Su Xingzhe could no longer sit still and slammed the table, rising to his feet. "Good! I knew you were a promiscuous woman, and you dare to tell me you like someone else to my face. Tell me! Who is that scoundrel!"
"Xingzhe, be quiet!" Dou Ying reprimanded him, but her expression was also a little displeased.
It was a bit shameless for a young lady from a good family to openly declare her liking for a man in front of so many people.
However, since her father was a second-rank official, she could be disciplined after marriage.
"You shouldn't casually call someone a 'scoundrel,' especially since we don't have any relationship yet," Qin Mingyan said with a sarcastic sneer.
The engagement wasn't even finalized, yet he acted as if she had wronged him. It was the right decision not to marry such a man.
"Since Father and Second Madam are both here today, I will speak the truth. I like the Eldest Young Master, and I am willing to marry the Eldest Young Master as my wife."
The three people on the other side exclaimed in unison, "What?!"
Zhou Wanyou also froze for a moment, frowning as she looked up.
Qin Shu's tone rose several octaves. "What do you mean you want to do that?"
Su Xingfu? What was wrong with this girl today?
Qin Mingyan pursed her lips and looked at him. "Father, is there anything wrong with me wanting to marry the Eldest Young Master?"
She couldn't avoid marriage, so she had to strive for the greatest benefit.
"Nothing is wrong, nothing is wrong," Qin Shu said repeatedly.
As long as she was willing to marry, it didn't matter which one.
Qin Shu cupped his hands towards Zhou Wanyou and then looked at Dou Ying. "My daughter is spoiled, and I can't stop her if her mind is made up. Why don't we call the Eldest Young Master out?"
"This..." Dou Ying pondered, wondering when Qin Mingyan and Su Xingfu had gotten together.
"Since Miss Qin has said so, I will have someone call Xingfu over."
So be it. As long as the Qin family could be married into, nothing else mattered.
"Why should she marry Su Xingfu? I'm not convinced!" Su Xingzhe gritted his teeth, kicked over a table, and strode towards Qin Mingyan. "You slut, how dare you look down on me!"
Zhou Wanyou sat by the table, which nearly fell on her.
A Cai kicked the table aside, her eyes narrowing dangerously.
The second young master of the second branch was indeed not a good man. He dared to act like this in front of his elders, which was why Miss Qin didn't choose him.
"Presumptuous!" Dou Ying quickly stepped forward to stop him as he raised his hand to strike.
Zhou Wanyou stood beside them and said coldly, "It seems Xingzhe is in a bad mood. It would be best to have someone take him back and keep a close eye on him."
Dou Ying was sweating profusely, afraid of escalating the situation, and quickly beckoned to the servants.
Two servants entered from outside, dragging Su Xingzhe towards the chambers.
Halfway there, Su Xingzhe lost his temper and kicked both servants. "How dare you touch this young master? Are you tired of living? Get out!"
After being hit, the two servants did not dare to stay and fled.
Su Xingzhe kicked over a stone lantern by the roadside, cursing, "That slut shouldn't think she can marry my elder brother so easily. If she dares to enter this house, I'll make her pay!"
Su Yinyin followed from behind, overhearing everything. "Second Brother, are you alright?"
"Get lost! Do you want a beating? It's all your fault, you jinx!" Su Xingzhe glared at her fiercely.
Su Yinyin cowered, her voice trembling. "I'm sorry, Second Brother. I was just worried about you and came to see."
Su Xingzhe: "Do I need your concern? You're in league with my elder brother, don't think I don't know!"
Su Yinyin looked surprised, shaking her head in grievance. "Second Brother, you're wronging me. It was Eldest Brother who went to say bad things about you to Sister Qin. It has nothing to do with me."
Su Xingzhe paused. "What do you mean by that?"
Su Yinyin seemed to realize she had spoken out of turn and quickly covered her mouth.
Su Xingzhe strode forward and grabbed her. "Speak! If you don't, I'll beat you to death!"
Su Yinyin hunched her neck and hugged her head. "Second Brother, I'll tell you, don't hit me. Eldest Brother knew long ago that Mother was going to arrange for you to marry Miss Qin, so he went to find Miss Qin in advance."
"The two of them were already together. Today, Eldest Brother took advantage of you talking in the room to go find Sister Qin and badmouth you, which is why Sister Qin said she wanted to break off the engagement."
"So it was Su Xingfu! I'm not done with him!" Su Xingzhe threw Su Yinyin to the ground and strode back.
Su Yinyin got up from the ground, watching his retreating back from afar, her eyes gradually darkening.
Su Xingzhe was halfway back when he saw two maids carrying clothes towards the guest room. "What are you doing?"
One of the maids bowed. "Second Young Master, Miss Qin's clothes are dirty, so Madam asked us to bring her some clean ones."
Su Xingzhe snatched the clothes. "You don't need to. I'll go."
The maids were shocked. "It might not be appropriate for the Second Young Master to go."
"Get lost! I said I'm going, so I'm going!" Su Xingzhe gritted his teeth and said sternly.
The two maids were so frightened that they dared not make a sound.
Su Xingzhe took the clothes and strode towards the guest room.
The maids quickly went to report the news and ran into Su Xingfu, who was heading to the front hall.
Su Xingfu, upon hearing that Qin Mingyan favored him, was happily heading to the front hall. When he heard the maids' words, he felt something was wrong and quickly followed.
Meanwhile, Qin Mingyan was grooming herself in front of the mirror.
Su Xingzhe kicked the door open.