113: Chapter 113 Honest Man Pei Sili

However, the Qi Family did not meet the conditions for either the former or the latter.

Qi Zhongyin had a legitimate son whose talent, while slightly inferior to Qi Yanran's, would certainly be cultivated as the Family successor.

Nevertheless, Pei Tianrong could hear the hidden meaning in Qi Zhongyin's words.

If Qi Zhongyin were purely seeking this marriage from the perspective of the Family's interests, then the Pei Family would be a very good choice.

But this was not a foregone conclusion.

Given Qi Yanran's natural talent, even if she did not choose the Pei Family, she could still marry into the direct line of other established third-rate Families.

Qi Zhongyin's words undoubtedly indicated that the matter of the marriage alliance would also depend on his own daughter's opinion.

This gave Pei Tianrong a headache.

He was quite satisfied with this young girl.

It was just that the performance of his own Qilin made him feel unsure.

The usual cleverness he displayed had suddenly vanished.

...

After leaving the inner hall, Qi Yanran kept observing Pei Sili.

In terms of attire and appearance, Pei Sili wore a moon-white brocade robe. His facial features were firm yet not lacking in softness, and his skin was as fair as jade, emitting a faint luster.

He had the standard appearance of a Young Master from a noble Family.

Looking only at his appearance, the direct-line Young Masters of noble Families were rarely unattractive.

In this regard, Qi Yanran was not particularly picky.

As for his cultivation, since returning home, Pei Sili had only just managed to reach the Mid-Stage Divine Strength with the massive influx of Family resources.

He could not yet perfectly control his own Qi and blood.

In this point, he was even lower than her.

As a proud daughter of heaven at Kaiyuan Academy, although Qi Yanran was not the most outstanding, she was still quite well-known.

The number of Young Masters from noble Families who wanted to pursue her was not enough to line up a whole street, but there were certainly dozens.

Among these people, there were many whose appearance was more outstanding than Pei Sili's, and certainly no shortage of those whose cultivation exceeded his.

Some direct-line Young Masters from second-rate Families had even attempted to pursue her.

But she had rejected them one by one.

On one hand, she had a refined temperament and preferred peace over activity.

Those pursuers were often aggressive and had fiery gazes, which made her feel uncomfortable.

Besides that, a portion of them were just playboys from noble Families who were simply lusting after her.

There were actually very few who were truly sincere.

However, the most important point was that she had not received the nod of approval from her father.

As a legitimate daughter of the Qi Family, Qi Yanran knew that sooner or later, she would have to enter a marriage alliance.

On this point, she did not resist.

Looking at Pei Sili's own conditions, he was not her top choice.

But Pei Sili possessed two advantages that other noble Young Masters did not: first, Qi Zhongyin had agreed, and second, Pei Sili was the only legitimate son of the Pei Family.

Having witnessed the atmosphere of the Pei Family along the way, she had to admit that the Pei Family could be considered a suitable match for her.

Conversely, Pei Sili walked in front, only able to size up Qi Yanran with his peripheral vision.

In Kaiyuan Academy, there was no such thing as a "tail-ender" being particularly famous.

Every student who entered the academy was assigned corresponding martial arts teachers and academic teachers.

Therefore, students mostly only knew those within their own circles.

But Qi Yanran was different; she had a significant reputation in the academy.

Thus, Pei Sili had heard of Qi Yanran's great name. He had even witnessed her beauty once when Xu Xuanan was pursuing Yun Ying.

Among the many women he had seen, Qi Yanran was undoubtedly striking.

But he had never thought of having designs on Qi Yanran.

The Pei Family was a third-rate Family on the verge of decline, while the other side was the rising Qi Family.

Not to mention, the disparity in their talent was simply too great. When he received the second Family letter sent by Pei Tianrong, he couldn't even believe that the Qi Family actually intended to form a marriage alliance with the Pei Family.

And the target of the marriage was Qi Yanran.

This left him shocked, pleasantly surprised, and at the same time, a little insecure.

Before returning home, he had indeed thought about sabotaging this matter.

But that was based on the premise that he didn't know who the marriage partner was.

It wasn't until he returned home that he regained some confidence.

Smelling the fresh scent coming from the young girl, he really wanted to say, "How fragrant."

But when the words reached his lips, he felt it was a bit frivolous.

This created a certain impression on Qi Yanran.

To put it nicely, he was cold and aloof.

To put it bluntly, he was wooden.

For a direct-line heir of a noble Family, this was by no means a good evaluation.

In common terms, he was a legendary "honest man".

A direct-line heir of a noble Family being an honest man?

Qi Yanran always felt something was strange.

The probability of this was no less than finding a needle in a haystack.

However, it was also at this moment that she recalled a sentence from her late mother.

"An honest man will give his heart and soul to treat you well."

"But as a legitimate daughter of the Qi Family, your marriage partner cannot be an honest man."

Of course, being an honest man had its drawbacks; he would be completely unqualified as a Family successor.

But she was different. If she married into the Pei Family, she would be the mistress of the Pei Family.

When the time came, she could provide advice on the Family's planning and development.

Thinking of this, the way she looked at Pei Sili became much more pleasing.

Being honest is good!

But one must see if he is truly honest.

The next moment, Qi Yanran parted her lips slightly, a flash of cunning in her beautiful eyes. Remembering the clever trick her mother told her to use against men, she took the initiative and said to Pei Sili, "Pei Sili, are you not satisfied with me? You haven't spoken to me the whole way. If that's the case, I'll go back and tell my father to cancel our two families' marriage alliance."

Pei Sili's mind went blank. He hadn't expected Qi Yanran to ask such a question suddenly. Anxious, he blurted out subconsciously, "Don't... no, that's not it."

Seeing Pei Sili's reaction, Qi Yanran was secretly delighted.

But she still put on a stern face, pretending to be angry, "Since that's the case, why do you keep acting so cold toward me?"

Pei Sili lowered his head like a child who had made a mistake, "I... I don't know how to talk to you."

Qi Yanran turned slightly to the side and said softly, "But my mother said that whenever you men see someone you like, you all show an impatient, eager look."

Hearing this, Pei Sili began to stutter again, "I..."

He was a boy not yet sixteen, and he had to face such a difficult problem.

If he denied it, it meant he disagreed with his future mother-in-law's words.

Denying the mother of the woman he was meeting for the first time? No need to think, it would basically be half-ruined.

But if he admitted it, it would undoubtedly be a denial of what he had just said.

Thinking of this, Pei Sili recalled a storybook he had once read.

"A woman's heart is like a needle at the bottom of the sea."

Even a young girl was the same.

He had finally managed to entertain the idea of this marriage; was it going to fail here?

Seeing that Pei Sili couldn't answer, Qi Yanran wasn't annoyed.

If Pei Sili could have answered, she would have thought he was a glib talker instead.

However, Qi Yanran didn't make things difficult for Pei Sili, but instead said, "I'll see how you perform in the future."

Once these words were out, Pei Sili naturally understood what they meant, and he fell into a state of wild imagination once again.