Faced with Wang Chuan's plea for help, Wang Lie shifted his gaze guiltily and said,
"Anyway, you haven't been alone lately. Wouldn't it be nice to have someone else keep you company?
"As for the poor living conditions you mentioned, isn't Xiao Xin out here training precisely to experience this sort of life? Naturally, the rougher it is, the better."
Seeing this, Wang Lie vaguely guessed what was going on and shifted his gaze toward Dugu Bo.
"Grandpa Dugu, Sister Xin isn't in good health. Following me around would only make her suffer. How about—"
Before Wang Chuan could finish, Dugu Bo abruptly waved a hand to cut him off and said earnestly,
"I'm begging you, Xiao Chuan. Xiao Xin can only be entrusted to you now.
"You know my situation as well. I don't want to let down Second Brother Gu and your family's goodwill, so for the next few years, I plan to devote myself entirely to seclusion. I won't leave home until I become a Title Douluo!
"As for Xiao Xin's condition, you're the only one who can help her at present. I can only rest easy if I leave her by your side.
"Xiao Chuan, please don't refuse this one request from your grandpa."
By the end, Dugu Bo wore an expression as though he found it difficult to speak.
But then, as though he had made up his mind, Dugu Bo said with a pained expression,
"If... if you want compensation, Grandpa Dugu truly has no way to give you what you want. You don't lack money either.
"Then... then I can only give your Sister Xin to you as your wife.
"Just agree, please."
Wang Chuan stared speechlessly at the scene before him. He somehow felt that this old man overlapped with a certain