Chapter 6 Headline News

Three hours later... A piece of news began spreading across the entire city like wildfire. In fact, it ended up becoming more explosive than Second Young Master Xie's love scandal on the very day of his wedding. It was news of the bride finding a replacement groom directly in the banquet hall. The bridegroom's identity was an even greater source of interest—he turned out to be the sole inheritor of the Jiang Family's fortune, the wealthiest financial institution in River City, and the most powerful of the Four Great Families. Who exactly was the young man? Not only was he the heir of the Jiangs' fifth generation... But it was also rumored that he was extremely good-looking and possessed high levels of IQ and EQ. Adding on to that list of impressive credentials, he was also a high-performing student during his stint at Cambridge who returned back home to take control of his family's business at the age of 23. Within the short span of three-and-a-half years, he managed to increase the clan's revenue by a few times. He had become one of the few youth entrepreneurs in the country and was earmarked to inherit the Jiang family empire. Why would someone like that commit to marriage on the spur of the moment without any warning? Furthermore, why would he choose to marry the bride rejected by the Second Young Master of the Xies? It was completely mindblowing... Logically speaking, the only son of the Jiangs was much more powerful than the Second son of the Xies. Why would he be willing to belittle himself and marry a woman that even Second Young Master Xie had deemed unworthy? It was... completely illogical. In this day and age, however, who bothered to do things the logical way? In this way, the incident took precedence over other headline news three hours later, and hot searches for the union between Hua Sheng and Jiang Liu went through the roof. * The Huas came from a reputable background, and their forefathers had once prospered. By this generation, however, the empire was already gradually falling into decline. The first four children of Hua Zhenyue, the leader of the clan, and his wife, Xu Lihua, were all girls. In fact, Madam Xu had a pair of mixed twins after her fourth daughter. The great joy this gave the Hua Family soon turned into grief as the boy was under-developed after birth and died, leaving only the frail young Fifth Young Mistress behind. As such, Hua Sheng was treated as an inauspicious child and was sent up Mount Zhongcui with Grandma Hua not long after she was born. She remained up there for years and became estranged from her parents. Grandma Hua's severe illness threw the family into grave financial difficulty. In their desperation, they could only accede to an arranged marriage. Upon hearing that one of them had to be married to the infamous second son of the Xies, the third and fourth daughters of the Huas, who were still single, frowned and declined. * At this moment, everyone was reminded of the youngest member of the family, whom they only had a vague impression of. She had been brought up by Grandma Hua and naturally had a lot of feelings for her. The old lady was in ill health over the last two years. In fact, she was 84-year-old this year and had been dealing with a major health issue. She was worried about leaving her young granddaughter all alone in the world after passing on. Hua Sheng could still remember what her grandmother told her that day in the hospital. "Sheng... I can't take care of you forever. This will also be a good opportunity for you. I've gathered that even though the Second Young Master of the Xies has his flaws, his family is reputable. You'll never have to worry about food or clothing once you marry him, and his mother is even-tempered. I believe that Madam Xie and her husband will definitely take good care of you if you're fortunate enough to give them a few grandchildren." One of the reasons why Hua Sheng agreed to the marriage was a personal one—she wanted to bring joy to her grandmother. Even if the marriage failed eventually, Grandma Hua would have managed to witness her wedding—a lifelong wish of hers. It would serve to repay the old lady for taking care of her over the years. Secondly, it was also because her grandmother had remained greatly concerned over the health of the family business, even though she immersed herself in Buddhist teachings. It was because of both reasons that she was willing to sacrifice her happiness by agreeing to the union. However, she never expected to be humiliated in such a manner on her wedding night. Luckily, she managed to find a replacement at the very last minute... But why had the replacement been so hard to shake off? "Young Mistress, Young Master Jiang has sent me here to fetch you back to the Jiang residence." Jiang Liu's driver had arrived at the hotel in a black Bentley, jolting Hua Sheng out of deep thought.