Nie Zhan knew she wasn't the type to suffer in silence and said, "He Hanxuan has an illegitimate child outside, leak this information to the media. Mrs. He has been in frequent contact with Councilor Chen's wife, and if the news about the illegitimate child comes out, this marriage won't happen."
Lu Jiaxin was surprised and asked, "An insatiable lecher like He Hanxuan could actually have a councilor betroth his daughter to him?"
"It's a matter of mutual benefit. But if the news of the illegitimate child is leaked, the Chen family will hesitate to marry their daughter to him, fearing speculation and for the sake of their reputation and future prospects, they would refuse."
The dishes arrived, and Nie Zhan and Lu Jiaxin kept talking while eating, with no adherence to the rule of 'no talking while eating.' Their topics ranged widely from international affairs to a particularly difficult math problem.
Nie Zhan said, "I'm not bad at math. If you want, I can tutor you."
