Chapter 176 - Fated
[h.e.l.lo, there"s some bugs that other readers can"t read chap 175 so I included it here. Just scroll down for Chapter 176. Will return it to usual if its fixed.]
175. Behave Zaki
By the time Sei noticed that the car wasn"t heading towards the airport, he immediately threw a cold glare towards Zaki. Causing him to only sigh as he talked.
"Let"s drop by at the old house. I know you"re itching to go home right now but they"ve been calling occasionally since last month." Zaki said and Sei"s cold glares dissipated even though it was obviously a little bit forced. Well, visiting their adoptive parents wasn"t actually the sole reason why Zaki was trying to delay a bit their travel back home. It was actually because he was asked by Davi to tell her beforehand when they would come home so that she could prepare for whatever she was planning.
Some time later... Sei and Zaki just entered a luxurious old castle when the family of three, Mr. and Mrs. Chen along with old man Yu Chen were already waiting for them. And as soon as they saw the two men approaching, their adoptive father and mother smiled happily as they warmly hugged both of them, even though Sei as usual was still the unmoved log as he usually is..
"You two d.a.m.n old brats! How could you neglect visiting us these days? You, cold rooted log right there, where is the great grandson I"m waiting for? I"m about to die for heaven"s sake!" An angry statement made everyone turned their heads towards the old man with a sour face, however, as usual, unaffected as ever, Sei just averted his gaze without even saying a word back.
"My, my, dad. Please calm down. I think it"s still too early for our Sei to give us a grandchild, let"s not pressure him and give him more time okay?" said Mrs. Chen gently, trying to coax the old man.
However, he seemed to be desperate enough to accept any more excuses. Causing Zaki to immediately whisper towards Sei.
"Oi Sei… don"t just stand there. Say something or the old man will never calm down." He said when Sei just glanced at him before he replied.
"You. Do. Something. Or else, I"ll arrange a marriage for you." He said firmly, causing Zaki to almost choked to death.
"W-w-what the… don"t just spout nonsense like that however you want!" Zaki exclaimed but the moment he saw the serious look in Sei"s eyes, he could only cry without tears as he immediately walked towards the angry old man.
"Grandpa…" he gently stared but before he could continue the old man started scolding him instead.
"You too. Didn"t you say you"ll help that living ice brother of yours to find a wife capable to melt him down and turn him into human again?! Does this mean, you too are as incapable as him? Are both of you afraid of girls or something?!" the old man said and Zaki could only have a series of invisible sweat drops on his forehead.
"Er… grandpa, didn"t I tell you not to worry? That living ice grandson of yours already have a wife okay?" Zaki said and the three –Mr. and Mrs. Chen and the old man- immediately fell silence due to shock before they mobbed Zaki for explanation.
"What did you just say. What did you just say?"
"Hey you three, why don"t you ask the man himself instead?" Zaki complained when the three turned towards the quiet Sei rooted on the same spot where he stopped moments ago.
However, after looking at him for about three seconds, instead of going to him, the three just turned towards Zaki again.
"Never mind him, he"ll only give us single or two words anyway. You talk Zaki. C"mon, fast!" the three said and Zaki could only give in. Ahh… somehow, my life these days are only getting tougher… After some explanations, and showing them some stolen pictures of them together as proofs, the three finally heaved a long sigh of relief and gladness. The angry old man also turned blissful as he patted Zaki"s shoulder.
"Mm, mn… you did a good job little Zaki. Because of your hard work, I shall reward you." The old man said happily but Zaki immediately backed one step away from him. It was because he knew he"ll never like whatever reward he"ll give him.
"No need grandpa. I"m helping Sei unconditionally and to tell you the truth, I didn"t do much about this."
"No! The talk is already over. I have found a fiancée for you. She"s a beautiful lady from the country where you both were staying at. Her grandfather is my friend so you"d better behave." He said and Zaki was about to immediately sneak away and run for his life when the old man held unto his arm.
"Er… grandpa… look, Sei is about to have a child soon so you don"t need to---" "Shut up. I was the one who gave you a surname so you shouldn"t only obey Sei, you have to obey me too." The old man said and before Zaki could talk back again, Sei suddenly spoke..
"Do what you want with him for now, I"ll go take a rest for a bit." Sei said and Mrs. Chen immediately walked away with him. Leaving Zaki reaching out his hand helplessly like an abandoned child. You d.a.m.n selfish log… how could you just leave me like this when I"m in this extreme crisis?!
The next moment later, before Zaki could begin to coax the old man again for him to let him go, a maid walked towards them, saying that the visitors has arrived.
"Okay, behave Zaki, you"re fiancée is here. It"s a good thing you came home tonight. Well, I think this is a sign that both of are fated.
" The old man said happily while Zaki instantly choked. He coughed for a while but before he could manage to utter protest, two people entered the large living room and when Zaki raised his head and looked at the girl quietly following another old man, Zaki choked again, but this time it"s quite extreme. W-w-what is she doing here? W-why is this girl here…?
176. Fated
Just after the two old men introduced their grandchildren to each other, they sat on a luxurious sofa facing each other as the two old men started talking nonstop. That moment, Zaki who have not worn his normal looking mask didn"t utter a word, he just looked at the unusually obedient n.o.ble-like lady right across him. What"s this Miss Pervert, are you acting like an innocent lady now? Is it because your grandpa is around? How funny, would you still act like that if I"ll tell them what you actually did to m…
As soon as Zaki remembered Hinari kissing and biting him on that day, Zaki immediately averted his gaze as he held his nape and looked down the floor to hide his expression. "d.a.m.n… why am I still affected with by all her mischievous plays?" He complained within him, not knowing that his current actions were completely being misunderstood by the lady across him.
This man, is he a movie star I don"t know about? How could he look so d.a.m.n handsome? He"s really far, far more attractive than the normal looking guy I know, right? No, isn"t he so far the most handsome guy I"ve ever met? Hinari was impressed with the looks of the fiancé his grandfather just introduced to her. And Hinari could tell that he was the type of man that can easily turn every girl"s head to stare and fantasize at him.
However, for some reason, the handsome man was staring at her for a while now, and the moment Hinari looked at him and their eyes met, the man suddenly averted his gaze like a shy lady and he even tried hiding his face as he looked at the floor. An action that immediately made Hinari"s brows knit. What"s this… what"s with this man? Don"t tell me he"s… he"s already interested in me when we never even talk yet? Don"t tell me this handsome creature is actually that easy? Is he serious? Or is he actually just interested in my innocent n.o.ble-like lady façade?
Contemplating that her fiancé might already have interest on her should be a relief, however, to Hinari, it was the opposite. She was the type of female specie who would just lose interest to anyone whom she could get so easily. To her, a man that could be easily pleased by anyone he just met was no fun and just a disastrous trouble. To her, no matter how handsome a man is, she doesn"t care at all and she just doesn"t have any kind of tolerance to those type of men. But of course, Hinari knew that her dear grandfather -the only one in her so called family that stayed by her side- has only the best of intention on why he suddenly tied her into a family much more powerful than the Zuzuki"s. She understood that once she"ll get married into the Chen"s, she"ll no doubt sidestepped the family who thrusted her away, and only then can she be exalted above them.
However, Hinari had no intention of using the Chen"s for her revenge. She only agreed to his grandfather"s request to ease the old man"s extreme anxiety and nothing more. This is because Hinari want to stand on her own feet and what she hated most was the idea of being tied to anything. She simply wanted to be free.
"Okay, should we start talking about the marriage?" the old man Chen said and both Zaki and Hinar"s eyes turned wide.
"Wait… grandpa." They both said the same time and exact words, surprising themselves hard. And after a second…
"Shut up!" The two old men said at the same time and exact words, causing the four of them to fall silent for three seconds, until the approaching Mrs. Chen talked as she chuckled.
"My, my, you four seemed to be really fated to become a family." She said then the four finally snapped.
"That"s right, that"s right Mrs. Chen." Old man Zuzuki answered and the other old man followed with an approving nods.
"Why don"t we give the two of them time to get to know each other?" Mrs. Chen said and she took the two old men away. But of course, before he left, old man Chen didn"t forget to firmly warn Zaki to behave and never displease the young lady. Thus causing Zaki to only sigh as he turned his scrutiny back to the girl looking at him with a not so amused gazed.