"She said her condition for buying that land in the South Suburb is that she be allowed to build her own manor. Dad, do you think that’s even possible?"
The Xia Family couldn’t even get the permits, let alone a wet-behind-the-ears girl like Yun Zijin.
"That wretched creature! We should have just drowned her at birth. It would have saved us the trouble of her tormenting us now!"
Xia Zhengguang’s face was vicious; he was clearly treating Yun Zijin as an enemy.
Xia Zhiyun watched him, pressing his lips together. He wanted to say, ’Yun Zijin was switched right after she was born. If we had actually done it, the one who would have drowned would likely have been Xia Jiajiao.’
But Xia Zhiyun also knew his father was in the heat of the moment, so he didn’t remind him of that fact.
"Going through Yun Zijin is a dead end. Dad, we have to find another way."
The Xia Family absolutely could not be allowed to fall on their watch.
Of course, Xia Zhengguang knew Xia Zhiyun was telling the truth. They were out of time.
A look of absolute certainty appeared on Xia Zhengguang’s face as an idea struck him.
"Don’t worry. There’s always a way out. Since she’s unwilling to spend the money, then... we’ll have her help us with herself!"
Xia Zhiyun frowned, not immediately understanding what Xia Zhengguang meant.
Meanwhile, Yun Zijin, who was currently soaking in a hot spring, had no idea the Xia Family was plotting against her.
"Dad, what does that mean?"
"No matter how much Yun Zijin refuses to admit it, she is still my daughter! I am the father who gave her life, and she has the blood of our Xia Family in her veins. It’s time for her to repay that debt."
As Xia Zhengguang said this, he felt not a shred of guilt. It never even crossed his mind that Yun Zijin had managed to grow up without any help from the Xia Family.
’If he really wanted repayment, wouldn’t it be more appropriate to ask Xia Jiajiao?’
But Xia Zhengguang obviously wouldn’t think that way. He had watched Xia Jiajiao grow up and had raised her for so many years; he still had some affection for her.
Yun Zijin, on the other hand, was just a stranger who happened to carry his family’s blood. Her greatest use was to help the Xia Family out of their difficulties.
What was there for Xia Zhiyun not to understand? His father clearly wanted to use Yun Zijin in a marriage alliance!
A daughter-in-law with a net worth in the tens of billions. As soon as they spread the news, countless people in Dijing would be scrambling for the opportunity.
The Xia Family’s cash flow problem, caused by the South Suburb land deal, would naturally be solved with ease.
"Dad, she..."
Xia Zhiyun couldn’t bring himself to object. He knew this was a viable solution. And compared to begging Yun Zijin to buy the land, a marriage alliance clearly offered them far more benefits.
"I heard she’s been getting close with President Xiao Lu of the Lu Family lately. Getting her to agree to an arranged marriage probably won’t be easy."
If Lu Yunque truly did favor Yun Zijin, then their actions could very well push the Xia Family into an even deeper abyss.
"Hmph! What kind of family is the Lu Family? Do you think they’d let in an orphan girl who doesn’t even have her own family’s recognition?"
"Even if President Xiao Lu likes her now, he’s just playing around. In the end, the Lu Family will only marry a socialite from a prestigious family."
"As long as President Xiao Lu isn’t a fool, he won’t offend other powerful families for her sake."
The more Xia Zhengguang analyzed it, the more he felt he was pretty much on the mark.
’Yun Zijin only dares to be so cold to us because she’s riding on Lu Yunque’s current interest in her. Once he gets tired of her, she’ll have to rely on us, won’t she?’
Xia Zhiyun felt something was wrong, but at the same time, he couldn’t find any flaws in his father’s analysis.
And so, the matter of forcing Yun Zijin into a marriage alliance was settled between the father and son.
*
Still immersed in the hot spring, Yun Zijin had absolutely no idea that her marriage had just been decided by two people in a few short sentences.
But even if she did know, Yun Zijin would have just scoffed. ’The Xia Family is really sinking to new lows. Daring to plot about my marriage without even getting their facts straight.’



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