She Can't Attend the Engagement Party Anymore!

Royal Academy, the empire's premier institution, held a reputation even more formidable than Imperial University.

The academic standards of Royal Academy represented the highest benchmark in the empire; in some fields, they even set the international standard.

Since Principal Zhou of Royal Academy held that "little friend" in such high regard...

Nalan Ye-Jue pondered for a moment: "After she finishes the testing, send the complete report to me."

Principal Zhou nodded: "Very well. However, I cannot guarantee the timeline; after all, she is only helping out." As he spoke, he looked slightly melancholy—

"And... I don't know what happened to her recently, but I can't get through to her phone."

Nalan Ye-Jue frowned slightly: "I can wait."

Principal Zhou: "Understood. Then I shall take my leave."

The vice president, who had just been preparing to leave outside the conference room, heard these two sentences and nearly wept like a two-hundred-pound dog—

He had suggested investigating the identity of the academic titan QUEEN, but Young Master Jue had shown no interest.

Yet now, for a robot evaluation report, he was willing to wait for the opinion of some little brat of a tester.

This contrast was simply too hurtful!

Had the wise and great Young Master Jue turned into a muddled ruler recently?!

Unlike the vice president, Bai Chi did not know Principal Zhou, nor did he care about some missing little tester. He burst into the conference room with great enthusiasm, heading straight for Nalan Ye-Jue.

"Jue, guess what big thing I did today?"

He held back a massive secret, wanting to speak but hesitating.

It was as if he were a child who had scored straight A+s in five subjects while studying abroad for the first time, yet was deliberately keeping quiet, waiting for that moment of smug satisfaction when the elders of the family asked about his grades during the New Year.

However, Nalan Ye-Jue refused to ask.

Not only did he not ask, he began signing documents as if no one else were in the room.

Until...

The secretary, Lu Bing, entered nervously with documents to report: "Young Master Jue, regarding the engagement, there is some trouble on the side of the Qin Family..."

Halfway through, he noticed Bai Chi sitting on the sofa with his legs crossed, ears pricked up and eyes bright, and Lu Bing quickly shut his mouth.

Although Bai Chi wanted to hear the gossip, he knew that, in terms of both emotion and reason, he should excuse himself at this time.

However, he had already heard the key point!

"Qin Family"!

So the little sister-in-law really did have the surname "Qin"!

Although Qin Wenrou was still a bit far from the little sister-in-law he had imagined, since Jue had made up his mind, he would treat her as his sister-in-law!

Bai Chi rubbed his chin: "I'll go visit your robot exhibition hall..."

After Bai Chi left.

Lu Bing continued his report: "Sir, the Qin Family says that the engagement might be a bit difficult."

Nalan Ye-Jue looked up from his documents: "What kind of difficulty."

It was the Qin Family who had taken the initiative to bring the marriage contract and ask him to fulfill his promise.

Now, the Qin Family was the one saying there was a difficulty?

Was the Qin Family's small business, which would collapse at the slightest breeze, short on money?

However.

Lu Bing's answer was quite unexpected: "Sir, the Qin Family says that Miss Qin... she... she cannot attend the engagement ceremony..."

Nalan Ye-Jue: "..."

Lu Bing felt the air pressure in the room surge, the temperature dropping by more than ten degrees!

Under the pressure, he quickly explained: "I heard that the Qin Family has encountered major trouble with their business recently. There are people causing trouble at their factories, the shareholders are infighting, and their capital chain has broken. I fear the Qin Family is finished. Could Miss Qin be using the engagement to ask you for a larger dowry to help the Qin Family weather this crisis?"

Seeing Nalan Ye-Jue's face darken, he knew Nalan Ye-Jue was angry. He made a guess and continued to suggest: "Sir, since the Qin Family is so greedy and wants more money, why don't we take this opportunity to break the engagement? In any case, this small, humble household..."

They were never a match for his master anyway!

Moreover, the thought of a new mistress entering the house and making life even harder for Miss Qingxin made him feel a tinge of reluctance.

The low pressure in the room persisted!

After a long while.

Nalan Ye-Jue coldly spat out a few words: "If money can solve it, solve it."

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