Lin Li said, "First, your strength surpasses our imagination! Now it seems you do indeed have this potential."
"Firstly, in the provincial capital, you have laid a solid foundation, possess extensive connections, and have a company like Shengtian under you with boundless potential."
"Secondly, your medical skills are also very impressive, which is a significant bonus point for us from such a prominent family!"
"As for the third aspect, it is your combat prowess. Lin Shuang mentioned that you are a very formidable master."
Lin Li continued, "This is a rather crucial factor. You have met our criteria."
So, their previous actions were actually an assessment of him.
Chen Jie pondered this.
Then, Lin Li added, "As for the other condition, your grandfather once promised us that if you were to marry Lin Shuang, you would offer terms that my daughter, and both my wife and I, could not refuse."
"Now, do you understand?"
Chen Jie finally understood. All in all, the last point was the most important.
If he could offer terms they couldn't refuse, what reason would they have to hesitate?
Any further hesitation would mean the terms were not truly "unrefusable."
However, Chen Jie was unsure what kind of offer would be truly unrefusable to them.
"Whether you give us a gift, offer assistance, or something else, as long as you can present something we cannot refuse, we will agree not to interfere with the relationship between you and my daughter!"
"Of course, even if we agree, it's not enough. Others in the Lin family must also consent, and most importantly, Lin Shuang must accept you! Otherwise, it's a non-starter!"
"Coincidentally, I happen to have a gift I wish to present to Lin Shuang, something she likely cannot refuse!"
Chen Jie suddenly remembered the storage ring he had finished crafting.
"What gift?" Lin Li asked curiously.
"A ring!"
As soon as Chen Jie finished speaking, Lin Shuang exclaimed in shock, "Chen Jie, are you referring to that thing?"
"Precisely!"
Chen Jie immediately took a ring from his pocket.
He then handed it to Lin Shuang, "This ring, can you refuse it?"
"You really made it?" Lin Shuang exclaimed with immense joy as she received it.
She immediately put it on her finger.
Soon, as her skin touched it, she felt a peculiar sensation.
It was as if this ring held profound mysteries.
"Indeed, one of the reasons I'm here today is to give you this gift. Of course, this is something I promised you long ago, and you don't need to agree to anything for this ring." Chen Jie said with a smile.
"How do I use it?" Lin Shuang's voice trembled.
She was utterly enchanted by such a wondrous item.
No one could possibly refuse it.
"Break your skin, and let a drop of blood fall onto the ring," Chen Jie instructed.
"Let me try!"
Lin Shuang didn't hesitate. She bit her finger and let a drop of blood fall onto the ring.
"Lin Shuang, what are you doing? It's just an ordinary ring! I think a diamond ring is more attractive. Why are you biting your finger?" Tang Yun cried out in distress.
This was her daughter; even a minor scrape would worry her.
"Mom, you don't understand! No ring in the world can compare to this one! Because Chen Jie gave it to me!" Lin Shuang declared. "Chen Jie, I promise you! I cannot refuse this gift! Next, you just need to deal with my parents, and I will have no objections!"
Tang Yun and Lin Li were instantly dumbfounded.
In their hearts, they silently cursed, "A daughter grown, beyond our control." A mere ring had bought her over?
Hearing Lin Shuang say it was a gift from Chen Jie, they instinctively assumed Lin Shuang had long been devoted to Chen Jie, and thus anything he gave her, no matter how trivial, would be something she couldn't refuse.
"I'm glad you like it. I will do as I promised," Chen Jie replied.
Lin Shuang beamed with delight. She could already sense the space within the ring.
She wished she could rush upstairs immediately and stuff all her personal belongings into it.
Seeing her expression, Lin Li and his wife felt even more uneasy.
They said with some displeasure, "Even if our daughter agrees, we still might not! Chen Jie, can you produce something that we cannot refuse?"
Chen Jie paused, "Currently, perhaps not."
"Hmph, don't blame us for not giving you a chance! We will give you only one month. If, by the end of that month, you still haven't produced something we can't refuse, then we absolutely will not agree!"
"A month? That's fine," Chen Jie thought. His strength might even improve further within a month.
Perhaps by then, he would have something they couldn't refuse.
The timeline was feasible.
"Very well, we will await you in the capital!"
"Now, you may leave!" Lin Li said.
Chen Jie nodded and was about to depart when a discordant voice suddenly chimed in, "Hey, you asked me to come for a blind date, and I haven't even said anything yet. Are you disbanding now? Isn't that inappropriate?"
The group turned in astonishment.
They then noticed that among the five individuals who had come for the blind date, one had remained.
"Why haven't you left yet!" Tang Yun exclaimed, instinctively asking.
It was no wonder she reacted this way. This man in his thirties had almost no presence. Standing aside like a wooden stake, he hadn't uttered a word. Without seeing him, everyone else barely registered his existence.
Even Chen Jie frowned.
"I apologize, young man, but our blind date has concluded. Please leave." Lin Li, not wanting to prolong the situation, politely addressed the man.
"That won't do. I've come all this way. If you don't even let me have my blind date, isn't that an insult? I refuse!"
Tang Yun's expression soured. "Coming for a blind date without bringing a gift, and offering a half-smoked pack of cigarettes as a gesture? Do you think you're fit for a blind date? Take your cigarettes and get out!"
She picked up the half-full pack of cigarettes from the table and threw it at the man.
To their surprise, he caught it and tossed it back, "Something that has been given, how can it be taken back?"
Although he seemed to exert considerable force, the cigarettes landed steadily on the coffee table.
Lin Li's gaze sharpened. "Friend, what do you want?"
"Very simple. Let me get to know Miss Lin properly and finish the process!" the man said, casting a sinister glance at Lin Shuang.
Lin Shuang regarded him with disgust. "What's your name? How old are you?"
"My name is Ying Zi, and I'm thirty-five!"
"Thirty-five?"
Lin Shuang's eyes widened. Where did her parents find these peculiar individuals? At thirty-five, he was here for a blind date with her?
"I'm only twenty! You're old enough to be my father! Do you think I would be interested in a man like you? There's no need to continue, you can leave."