As Lin Hui approached, she threw herself into Tang Shengze's arms, her small body trembling, her voice filled with grievance: "Dad... I don't want to get married, I don't want to."

Tang Shengze looked at his youngest daughter with heartache: "What happened?"

"I... dare not say."

"Speak," Tang Shengze said in a low voice, tinged with anger.

Lin Hui was startled upon seeing this; had this girl taken the wrong medicine?!

Didn't we agree to come back through the back door?

Lin Hui quickly went over and tried to take her hand.

Tang Yaoyao snuggled closer to Tang Shengze.

Tang Shengze frowned and looked at her: "Were you bullied by someone?"

Lin Hui feigned concern and said, "Yaoyao, you're the same. You're out all day and never come home. Do you know how worried your dad and I are about you? Did you get hurt at the bar? Tell Mom, and Mom will punish that bad man for you."

Oh.

A word about a 'bar' and a 'bad man'.

Isn't this indirectly telling her father that she brought this upon herself by fooling around with other men?

Tang Yaoyao's beautiful, innocent eyes filled with tears: "Mom, can I not marry Xiao Jinhan?"

Upon hearing this, Tang Shengze was stunned.

Having been in the business world for decades, how could he not know who Xiao Jinhan is?

Lin Hui was stunned. This matter absolutely could not be known to Old Tang: "Okay, don't be afraid, come with me to the bedroom and Mom will stay with you."

As he spoke, he reached out to pull her.

Tang Yaoyao took another step back, then took out the agreement from her bag and handed it to her.

Tang Yaoyao held back her tears, her voice sounding aggrieved yet innocent: "You said you'd introduce me to a director... that director gave me a contract... and wanted me to have a physical exam. I was terrified, so I ran away. The client upstairs... the client upstairs is Xiao Jinhan... Mom, did I go to the wrong room?"

Tang Yaoyao spoke with tact, appearing both harmless and fearful, and even spoke up for her mother.

But this inadvertently pushed Lin Hui into a dangerous situation.

Lin Hui was shocked upon hearing this and couldn't utter a word for a long time. She tried to snatch the agreement, saying, "Let me see it."

However, before they could even touch it, Tang Shengze beat them to it.

Lin Hui's face turned deathly pale.

Tang Shengze was furious after reading the contents. The agreement clearly stated that as long as she passed the physical examination, she would become Xiao Jinhan's wife and receive a huge dowry. What if she failed?

The consequences would be unimaginable.

This is simply a transaction.

He glared angrily at Lin Hui: "Explain yourself clearly, what is this?"

Lin Hui froze, and had no choice but to answer in the same way Tang Yaoyao said: "Actually, I was just thinking that Yaoyao has been immersed in a career slump, and it seems like she is about to become depressed. I thought that if she went to see the director, her career would improve and things would be better. Who knew that something like this would happen."

"is that so?"

Tang Yaoyao's eyes turned cold. Her implication was that she was unaware of a conspiracy, thus shirking all responsibility.

“Dad, Mom might be thinking that since my sister is about to audition for ‘The Fox Fairy’ and needs some investment, she has a better chance of getting the role… Master Xiao is very powerful in the entertainment industry. She might want me to get out of my past trauma and also help my sister.”

After Tang Yaoyao finished speaking, Tang Shengze's face turned completely black, filled with anger.

Lin Hui stared at Tang Yaoyao in shock. Her words were full of praise for her as a mother, but upon closer listening, didn't they reveal the true meaning: selling her daughter for personal gain?

"Lin Hui, what do you take our daughter for?"

"I...I..."

"Mom and Dad, Xiaoyao." At the crucial moment, Tang Yujiao arrived, looking sleepy and with a slightly confused voice.

Upon seeing Tang Yaoyao's appearance, she immediately lost her sleepiness and frowned, asking, "Xiaoyao, what's wrong with you?"