Livestream Conflict-solver: The Whole Internet Begs Me for Justice!

177: Where am I going to sleep tonight?Liu Zhenyun hung the jade pendant around his neck and hid it close to his body.

This gesture was a true sign of approval.

Liu Feifei’s heart, which had been hanging in the air, finally settled back down.

She secretly glanced at Zhang Ze beside her. This guy could always pull out something unexpected at the most critical moment.

He was practically a walking Doraemon.

”Alright, I won’t pry too much into you young people’s affairs.” Liu Zhenyun sat back down in his chair, picked up his teacup, and blew on the hot surface.

Zhang Ze and Liu Feifei also sat down.

Zhang Ze thought, ”That’s it? The family vetting process was that easy?”

That shouldn’t be right.

According to standard procedure, shouldn’t the next step be questioning his ancestry for three generations, checking his bank balance, and perhaps interrogating him about his romantic history?

Sure enough, just as the thought crossed his mind, Liu Zhenyun’s next sentence arrived.

”Zhang Ze.”

”Please speak, Old Master,” Zhang Ze replied, sitting up straight like a good boy.

Liu Zhenyun took a sip of tea and slowly opened his mouth: ”For such an outstanding young man like you, I’m sure there’s no shortage of girls who like you, right?”

It’s here!

It has arrived!

The ultimate deadly question has finally arrived!

Zhang Ze’s internal alarm instantly blared at full volume.

This question was the final Boss of the ”meeting the parents” segment; its destructive power was immense, and one wrong answer could lead to an immediate GAME OVER.

Liu Feifei’s body stiffened beside him.

Why is Grandpa asking this!

Couldn’t we just have a tacit understanding and go through the motions? Why did he have to be so blunt!

Zhang Ze was currently engaged in a fierce internal struggle.

Say no? He must be kidding. The Old Master held his ”top secret” file; he probably knew exactly how many times Zhang Ze wet the bed in second grade.

Say yes? Wouldn’t that be directly causing trouble for Liu Feifei? Even though they were only pretending, they had to commit to the act!

His brain was working at lightning speed, but outwardly, he remained calm, even flashing a slightly bashful smile.

”Ahem, well...” Zhang Ze scratched his head, feigning embarrassment.

”The main thing is, this damned, unrestrained charm of mine...”

”There are always some lost lamb who need me to enlighten them with love and justice.”

”...”

Under the table, Liu Feifei fiercely stomped on Zhang Ze’s foot.

What the heck is with that lost lamb nonsense!

Have some shame!

Zhang Ze grimaced in pain, but his face still maintained that ”I am pure” expression.

His words were equivalent to not answering, yet they answered everything.

He neither directly admitted nor falsely denied anything.

It was truly the art of language.

Who was Liu Zhenyun? A shrewd old man.

How could he not see through Zhang Ze’s joking evasion?

But he didn’t get angry; instead, he laughed again.

”Heh heh, you slippery fellow.”

Liu Zhenyun put down his teacup, his expression becoming a little more serious.

”Young man, it’s normal to have a vibrant romantic life. I’m not some old fogey with rigid thinking.”

”Besides, this old man went through the same thing back in the day.”

Huh?

This... this script is wrong!

Shouldn’t the normal development be the Old Master flying into a rage, condemning the scumbag, and then pulling out a check telling Zhang Ze to get lost?

Why is it ”normal”?

The Old Master’s thinking is too progressive!

”However.”

Liu Zhenyun changed the subject.

Here it comes, the classic ”but” segment.

Zhang Ze immediately dropped his playful facade.

”There are two points you must remember clearly.” Liu Zhenyun held up two fingers.

”First, your status is special. The responsibility resting on your shoulders is heavier than you imagine. The country treats you as its sharpest blade, not for you to indulge in romance. National missions are always the priority, and you cannot let trivial romantic affairs delay serious matters.”

Zhang Ze’s expression turned serious, and he nodded solemnly.

”I understand.”

”The second point...” Liu Zhenyun paused his movement. He turned his head and gazed deeply at his granddaughter.

That gaze was filled with endless affection and reluctance.

Liu Zhenyun turned back and looked directly at Zhang Ze.

”But, you are not allowed to neglect Feifei.”

”She is the granddaughter I, Liu Zhenyun, love the most, the most precious treasure of my life. She has been stubborn since childhood; if she suffers a grievance, she bears it herself and never tells the family.”

”I am handing her over to you, not so you can give her status, nor am I after anything from you.”

”What I am after is that after this old body of mine closes its eyes, there will still be someone in this world who can sincerely protect her and prevent her from suffering any hardship.”

”If you cannot do that, if you make her sad...”

”Even if you hide at the ends of the earth, even if the country protects you, this old man will absolutely not spare you.”

Silence fell over the study.

Liu Feifei’s eyes instantly turned red.

She had always thought she was strong enough to face all the storms alone.

But to her grandfather, she was forever the little girl who needed protection.

Zhang Ze fell silent.

He could feel the weight of this entrustment.

After a long while, Zhang Ze stood up.

He didn’t say any more flowery jokes, nor did he make any earth-shattering promises.

He simply bowed deeply toward Liu Zhenyun.

”Old Master, please rest assured.”

He straightened up, turned to Liu Feifei, and naturally raised his hand, gently wiping away a tear from the corner of her eye with his thumb.

”From now on, I will protect you.”

...A smooth combo move that instantly maxed out the grandfather’s favorability rating!

Truly worthy of me, the emotional master of peacemaking, the evergreen tree of showing off.

Just as Zhang Ze was internally awarding himself an Oscar statuette, a very realistic problem surfaced in his mind.

The birthday banquet officially starts tomorrow.

So tonight... ”Ahem, Old Master.” Zhang Ze cleared his throat, breaking the warm silence.

Liu Zhenyun raised an eyelid: ”Hmm?”

”The main birthday celebration is tomorrow, so where do I stay tonight?” Zhang Ze asked very directly.

He couldn’t possibly be expected to share a spot with the two stone lions at the main gate, could he?

Liu Feifei looked at Zhang Ze with a ”Are you an idiot?” expression.

Why ask Grandpa about something like this! The butler will arrange it!

However, when Liu Zhenyun heard the question, far from finding it abrupt, he revealed a meaningful smile.

He put down his teacup and spoke slowly.

”What kind of question is that, young man?”

”Aren’t you Feifei’s boyfriend?”

”If you don’t stay in Feifei’s room, where else would you stay?”

What?

Huh?

What?

[Holy crap! Old Master, are you serious?!]

[I was just being polite, why did you take it seriously!]

[What kind of divine plot twist is this? The wealthy girl’s grandfather personally arranged for me to sleep with her? The script wasn’t written like this!]

[Wait a minute, we’re just pretending! Did the progress just take a rocket ship? I’m still a child!]