Forced to Marry a Female Billionaire CEO

"If I'm not mistaken, after today's incident, someone will surely investigate Xu Ke's background—all thanks to your 'brilliant' work, you..."

Xie Hezheng erupted into curses.

His hands trembled with anger.

I deliberately refrained from openly helping Xu Ke for the sake of the one who wants to retreat from the world. And now my own son turns around and deals me a harsh blow...

Yin Han, who had intended to speak up for Xie Jiancheng, now kept his mouth shut.

Xie Jiancheng finally realized his error and said with a sheepish expression, "Dad, I was wrong."

"I know why you did it."

Xie Hezheng took a deep breath. "Were you trying to bind Xu Ke and 'the one' to the Xie family's ship?"

Xie Jiancheng said nothing, which was a clear admission.

"Let me tell you, I want that too. I want it desperately! If the Xie Family could ally with them, Sui City would be completely in our grasp."

Xie Hezheng shook his head, sighed, and said, "But do you think they won't see through something so obvious?"

"If they detect even a hint that we're scheming against Xu Ke, do you have any idea how quickly we'll die?"

Hearing this, Xie Jiancheng was terrified. He broke out in a cold sweat. "Dad, this..."

In fact, Xie Jiancheng was ultimately selfish. He gave gifts to Xu Ke, seemingly for Xu Ke's benefit, but his end goal was to publicly declare their close relationship, aiming for a forced alliance. But now, thinking about it, he realized what a monumental figure the other party was. Forcing Xu Ke into an alliance? Would they be willing to be coerced? He would probably be wiped out by a counterattack before his scheme even had a chance to succeed...

"So, what do we do now?" Xie Jiancheng asked, beginning to panic.

If that's the case, haven't all my little schemes been completely seen through?

"'What to do?' You acted first without reporting later—no, you acted first and then didn't even bother to report at all! What do you expect me to do? You might as well be my old man instead!" Xie Hezheng ranted.

Xie Jiancheng's face was a picture of misery. "Dad, don't say that. You're my father..."

Yin Han listened to the exchange, sighing internally. What kind of messed-up conversation is this?

"Forget it." After venting his anger, Xie Hezheng waved his hand. "Sit down. Since your intentions have already been exposed, there's no need to think about covering them up."

Xie Jiancheng sat down, nodding fervently. "Then, Dad, what do you think I should do now?"

"It's simple. Continue with the evening banquet as planned. Just act normally, don't overdo it, and don't make any demands. Understand?"

Xie Hezheng decided to let things take their natural course. Since his intentions are already exposed, so be it.

Xie Jiancheng nodded. "Alright!"

"Also, I heard that Master Jintong knelt before Xu Ke today and called him 'senior.' Is that true?" Xie Hezheng's eyes flickered.

"Yes!"

"Where is he now?"

"He has already left Sui City."

Xie Hezheng pondered for a moment. "Fine. Go and prepare for the banquet."

"Alright!"

Xie Jiancheng stood up, nodded to Yin Han, and left the villa. As he walked away, his face was screwed up in misery.

Once Xie Jiancheng had left, Yin Han nonchalantly took a seat. "Family Head, have you discovered something?"

"No." Xie Hezheng shook his head slightly, then started to smile.

Seeing this, Yin Han was perplexed. "Then..."

He wanted to ask why Xie Hezheng was smiling.

"I was just thinking of some interesting rumors. They're probably of no consequence." Xie Hezheng waved his hand and stood up. "Come on, join me for dinner."

Yin Han was baffled, but since the old man didn't elaborate, it wasn't his place to ask further. He simply complied, "Yes."

「...」

Inside the Deyun Hotel, on the seventeenth floor, Xu Ke instructed Feng Wei to get rid of some recordings. Then, he asked Yuk Dalong and Jiang Yi to watch for anyone in Tianhai digging up information about him.

He knew that a company at Hengxin Media's level wouldn't be able to get any information about the Fang Family, but he had to give the order anyway. What if they actually found something?

After finishing his tasks, Xu Ke glanced at the time. There was still a while before the banquet, and he was just about to take a short nap.

But at that moment, the room's doorbell rang urgently.

DING-DONG, DING...

Xu Ke frowned. This is really strange. In less than half an hour, so many people have come looking for me?

He asked, "Who is it?"

"Dr. Xu, it's me! Please, save us..." a frantic voice came from the doorway. The speaker was clearly trying to suppress their voice, afraid of being overheard.

Hearing this, Xu Ke whipped his head around. "It's them!"

Tang Yingchang also stood up, his expression changing slightly. "How could they have come here?"

"I don't know." Xu Ke shook his head, his own expression shifting.

He didn't rush to open the door. Instead, he asked, "Why have you come looking for me?"

"Only you can save the old man! I know your medical skills are unparalleled! I'm begging you, Dr. Xu!" The aged voice at the door grew more frantic, tinged with desperation. "Even if you don't want to save us, could you at least open the door and let us in?"

"Why?" Xu Ke didn't let his guard down, his voice cold.

"I have a piece of life-or-death information for you!"

The person outside knew that pleading wouldn't move Xu Ke; only something related to his own interests could persuade him.

"Then tell me now. If I verify it's true, I'll let you in. Otherwise, what if you hit me with a palm strike the moment I open the door? Wouldn't I be dead for sure?"

Xu Ke's expression remained unchanged. Is this talk of life-or-death information just a lie? All I know is that if I open the door, it will be far too easy for the two of them to make a move on me. Having nearly been killed in an ambush before, I am now a firm believer in 'once bitten, twice shy.'

"You..." The person outside was momentarily speechless. Finally, they pleaded, "Dr. Xu, let Elder Tang open the door. I promise nothing bad will happen."

"Please!"

Xu Ke intended to make them squirm a little longer.

But Tang Yingchang couldn't just stand by. He stepped forward and said, "Mister Xu, let me open the door. If the information is truly a matter of life and death for you, we can be on guard ahead of time."

Hearing this, Xu Ke took a breath and nodded. "Alright. Be careful when you open it."

Tang Yingchang nodded. He checked the peephole, his expression changing slightly, and then quickly opened the door.

Xu Ke looked over, his pupils constricting.

A man and a woman, both elderly, were standing outside.

They were none other than the Ghost Elder and the Poison Elder.

At that moment, the Ghost Elder was on his last breath. He was weak and his face was ashen. He needed the Poison Elder's support just to stand, clearly in a dire state.

"Come in."

Tang Yingchang stepped aside to let them in, then stuck his head out to look both ways, ensuring no one had noticed them before closing the door.

Xu Ke pushed two chairs over for them.

After confirming that the pair had no fighting strength left, Xu Ke's attitude became much friendlier.