The heir's forced bride

--- CHAPTER 1: The wealthy heir must get married. Yuan Heng had been ignoring his ringing phone for a while until he finally picked it up with a tired sigh. “Sir… your grandfather wants to see you,” one of the maids said. Her voice sounded nervous, like she was scared of him. “What is it this time?” Yuan Heng asked, rubbing his forehead. He was sitting in the study, legs crossed, clearly not in the mood. “We don’t know, sir. He only said it’s urgent.” “Alright. I’m coming,” he said quietly. He already had a bad feeling. --- Old Yuan’s villa was only ten minutes away from Yuan Heng’s place. He went together with his trusted assistant Shi Yan.Their family lived in one of the richest areas in Shanghai — the type only powerful families lived in. When Yuan Heng walked inside, the maids bowed quickly. He didn’t pay much attention to them. He was used to it. The moment he entered the living room, he saw his grandfather sitting on the couch, looking serious. Two bodyguards were behind him. “Sit down,” Old Yuan said. The maids brought food and tea before leaving again. While they were eating, Old Yuan asked one of the maids to get more rice. When she returned, her hands shook and some rice fell near Yuan Heng. The girl froze immediately. She looked like she thought she might lose her job. “It’s okay,” Yuan Heng said softly. He wiped the rice off her hand and she stepped back quickly, still scared. His grandfather watched but didn’t comment. After the meal, Old Yuan called both Yuan Heng and Shi Yan an to the living room again. “I have something important to say,” he began. They both looked at him, confused. “I’m arranging a marriage for you,” he announced calmly. “Yuan Heng, I already selected twelve girls. You will choose one.” Yuan Heng stood up immediately. “Grandfather! How many times do I have to say I’m not interested in dating or marrying anyone?!” “I warned you before,” Old Yuan said. “You will soon take over Huashan Group. You cannot do that alone. And you—” he turned to Shi Yan, “you will not support him this time.” “Me?” Shi Yan asked, shocked. “Yes. You will stand by him. That is final.” Old Yuan didn’t wait for more arguments. He simply stood up and walked out. Leaving them both speechless. --- “What are we supposed to do now?” Shi Yan asked quietly. “I don’t know,” Yuan Heng muttered. He clenched his fists. “But I need to find a way out of this.” --- ★ THE CLUB ★ The most popular club in Shanghai was full, as usual, on a Friday night. Loud music, lights everywhere, dancers, customers moving from table to table — chaos. In one corner, a man sat alone. His cold aura stood out even in the crowd. Every girl who saw him stared a little too long. His face, his confidence, everything about him was attractive. But none of them had the courage to approach him. Yuan Heng kept checking his wristwatch. He had been waiting for over twenty minutes, and the person he was waiting for still hadn’t shown up. Just then a man about the same age as Yuan Heng came in with two pretty girls. He sat close to Yuan Heng. Yuan Heng looked at him coldly and angrily. "Li Chen just because we are childhood friends doesn't mean you should always keep me waiting" Yuan Heng said in an angry tone. Li Chen the heir of the Li family then said"Hello bro why are you staring at me like that? I am sorry I came late but I was delayed by these girls and I couldn't have ignored them." One of the girls sat close to Yuan Heng and made an attempt to touch him. Having sensed her intentions he caught her hand and twisted it. She wriggled in pain, got up and left with tears in her eyes. The other girl followed suit. " Heng " Li Chen called," why are you always so cold to girls" he asked in a concerned tone. " What about the things I discussed with you " Yuan Heng asked ignoring his questions. " Don't worry there would be a party which would be organized here on Sunday, and I have talked to the owner of this club, he told me there would be a lot of people here so you just have to be here by 8pm." he explained. " Okay thanks see you later " he got up getting ready to leave. " It seems your grandfather really means the threat this time." he asked mockingly. Yuan Heng left without a word but within him Sunday was the day which would det