As he finished speaking, tears suddenly streamed down his face.

"Mom," Sixin said timidly, looking at Sijiali.

A beautiful but weary woman was looking at her coldly.

In just a few days, Si Xin was surprised to find that her mother, who always took good care of herself and was always radiant even when she was dirt poor, had a streak of white hair at her temples.

She choked back a sob, knowing her mother was worried about her and her sister, torn between two options. She felt sorry for her mother's aging, but in her heart, the man she loved was more important. This love made her choose to speak, even with guilt, and she tugged at Scarlett's sleeve, whispering, "Don't go. I... I want to marry him."

She felt Si Jiali's hand trembling as she lowered her head and said, "Please stay and be with Uncle Nangong, and grant me my wish?" She knew clearly that if Si Jiali left, Nangong Cheng would never agree to her marrying Nangong Yao.

Nangong Cheng is an elder, and even though Nangong Yao doesn't respect his father, Si Xin is still afraid of him.

“For you?” Scarlett suddenly said.

She seemed to have been silent for a long time, her voice hoarse and rough.

"I want to be happy, what's wrong with that?" Si Xin asked sadly.

"What about your sister?" Si Jiali asked suddenly, looking at Si Xin, whose eyes were red with grievance.

"Xiao Chun is doing very well."

Looking at her daughter's self-righteous innocence, Scarlett almost laughed in anger. She truly regretted abandoning her younger daughter for the sake of her eldest. It seemed she had only just truly come to know her daughter. She chuckled, but couldn't help but shed a tear, softly saying, "You say it's good? Does someone liking her, valuing her, and willing to protect her mean it's good?"

She was utterly disappointed. Looking at her eldest daughter, who shrank back slightly, with a cold gaze, she said softly, "I'll tell you too, I'm divorced now."

"I haven't signed it yet," Nangong Cheng said hurriedly.

Si Jiali pretended not to hear and said coldly, "You are no longer the wife of the Nangong family. You no longer have any relationship with the Nangong family."

"Mom!" Si Xin suddenly realized she knew what Si Jiali was going to say and called out in despair.

"Since there's no longer any relationship, why are you shamelessly staying at their house?" Scarlett sneered, a hint of sternness in her eyes. "You'd better leave immediately."

This means severing ties with the Nangong family. Si Xin had just been with Nangong Yao, and she bit her lip, remaining motionless, revealing a hint of stubbornness.

"You don't want to?!"

“Xin Xin lives at home,” Nangong Cheng hurriedly pleaded.

He rubbed his hands together, showing absolutely no sign of assertiveness.

Even at this moment, he didn't force himself, but instead pleaded with her to try and persuade her from other angles. Scarlett closed her eyes and picked up her suitcase again.

"Fine," she said cruelly. "Then you can stay here. I'm leaving." She gave a mocking laugh, glancing at the tearful Si Xin, and said coldly in her most ruthless voice, "Just remember this, I'll say it again: I have no relation to the Nangong family, and neither do you. If you stay in the Nangong family, don't ever say you're someone's young lady!" She paused, stopped, and said coldly in Si Xin's terrified gaze, "If you don't come with me today, I'll never care about you again."

Although it wasn't a complete severing of ties, it was still quite heartless.

"From now on, I will only take care of Xiaochun," she said coldly.

"Jiajia." Nangong Cheng saw that Sixin was no longer working, so he didn't care about her anymore and went around Sixin to grab Sijia's hand.

"Uncle Nangong, about my marriage..."

"What do you mean by 'getting married'? I don't agree!" This perfectly describes Nangong Cheng's attitude of turning his back on someone. He irritably shook off the girl who was blocking his way and chased after Si Jiali.

As Scarlett dragged her suitcase, she saw Nangong Yao with Alice, who was looking at her coldly.

She scoffed.

She had thought she could keep an eye on her eldest daughter, who was even more of a worry, but now it seemed that her eldest daughter was beyond saving.

This man has so many women around him, and Si Xin doesn't even want her own mother anymore, so why should she take care of her?

In that case, Scarlett couldn't bear to let her youngest daughter suffer the same misfortune; if she could only protect one...

And it will no longer be about longing.

"Jiajia, Jiajia!" Seeing that Sijiali didn't turn around, Nangong Cheng finally abandoned his last bit of restraint. He chased after her to the door and hugged her right under his son's nose. He buried his face in her neck and after a long time, a tear fell on her skin. He whispered, "I'll go with you."

He suddenly laughed, and under Scarlett's shocked gaze as she turned to look at him, he said helplessly, "I'm a useless person... I, I, from now on, we'll never come back, okay?"

His eyes were red-rimmed, which was heartbreaking.

Scarlett seemed not to understand.

"I... just want to live a peaceful life with you, and I don't care if I'm not some kind of elder in the Nangong family."

“Father,” Nangong Yao said from the side.

This time, Nangong Cheng finally had the courage to look at his son, who was so powerful that he overshadowed him.

"From now on, please don't bother Jiajia, Xiaochun, and me anymore," he said with a sigh of relief.

This seemed like a sign that he was about to give up everything, which made Nangong Yao raise an eyebrow.

Although he was already the head of the Nangong family, Nangong Cheng had no real power, but he possessed a huge amount of family wealth. This wealth truly belonged to Nangong Cheng and would only be divided equally among his wife and children upon his death.

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