The physical pain of the breakup almost kept her awake at night.

Jiang Qing is a strong girl. If she is only facing the problem of breaking up, it is not too bad.

To her surprise, her parents, who had always doted on her, agreed to the marriage with the Qi family without consulting her, claiming it was for her own good.

This was a devastating blow to her.

Jiang Qing sat on the bed in a daze. Ever since she refused the arranged marriage, her parents not only forbade her from going out, but also confiscated her phone, cutting off her contact with the outside world.

In just one week, Jiang Qing experienced more setbacks than she had in the first half of her life.

She broke up with her beloved boyfriend, her respected parents changed their attitude, and she had never been popular or had many friends since childhood. Now she is truly isolated and helpless.

Jiang Qing, Jiang Qing, how did you end up like this?

Tears streamed down her face. The person lying in bed just stared at the ceiling, making no attempt to wipe them away.

The room was dark, and the curtains were drawn tightly, preventing any sunlight from entering. However, even if the sunlight brought brightness, it couldn't dispel the gloom in my heart.

In the darkness, Jiang Qing hugged the blanket and wept silently.

How could this happen? In just one night, everyone stopped loving me. Did I do something wrong?

Jiang Qing pondered desperately.

The next second, the door was suddenly pushed open, and the dark room was instantly illuminated.

The person who came was Jiang Qing's mother, the person Jiang Qing considered closest to her.

In the past, upon seeing her mother, she would happily rush to her side, snuggling up to her like a child and acting coquettishly.

But Jiang Qing is still lying in bed, as if she doesn't exist, not even blinking.

Only one voice kept telling me: Don't cry, don't shed any more tears!

Sensing her daughter's resistance, Chen You stood silently at the door for a while before speaking: "The sun is nice today, let's go for a walk in the yard."

Upon hearing her mother's voice, Jiang Qing bit her tongue, barely managing to hold back her tears.

Since the idea of ​​a marriage alliance was proposed, the Jiang family has been in chaos every day. The obedient daughter, who used to obey her parents in everything, is now fiercely rebelling every day.

For the first twenty years, the family had been peaceful and happy, but it fell apart overnight.

Jiang Qing and her parents did nothing but argue. She had forgotten the last time she had a calm and peaceful conversation with them.

Last night, the Jiang family had their most intense argument yet. In her rage, Jiang Qing, as usual, grabbed a chair and smashed the living room to pieces.

She originally thought her attitude would make her parents compromise, but her mother's appearance told her that they were still prepared to cover up the truth!

Jiang Qing couldn't take it anymore. She sat up abruptly, her beautiful eyes, which should have been sparkling, now looked ashen and lifeless as a mannequin's.

"You want me to go out for a walk, but where can I go when I can't even leave my own house?"

Jiang Qing felt that she should hate her parents, hate their disrespect for her, hate them for restricting her freedom, and she should take revenge on them fiercely, and say the most vicious words in the world, that would be fair.

But she spoke calmly, still holding onto a sliver of hope.

She prayed in her heart: Dear Mom, please love me as you always have!

"The flowers in the garden are so beautiful, the pool water is kept at a constant temperature, and there's a golf course in the backyard. You can go wherever you want."

Chen You gave Jiang Qing the answer she least wanted to hear.

“I don’t want to go to these places, you know that,” Jiang Qing said.

"I want to go out, I want to go back to school, I want to live my own life, I want to make my own decisions."

Jiang Qing said "I want" repeatedly, her hoarse voice trembling with tears, like someone who had nowhere else to turn, yearning for the last drop of sweet dew.

With desperate eyes, she looked pleadingly at her mother, trying to awaken the maternal love in her heart.

“Okay.” Chen You said under Jiang Qing’s gaze.

But before she could even rejoice, her voice rang out again: "As long as the marriage is agreed upon, none of these things will be a problem."

"I can't agree to that, never!" Jiang Qing's heart hardened as she realized her mother wouldn't change.

"I don't like Qi Xiao, and there's no way I'll marry him!"

Jiang Qing, who is usually gentle, rarely gets so angry. At this moment, she is staring at her mother with fierce eyes. This is something that the Jiang Qing of the past would never have dared to imagine.

The daughter's resentment was written plainly in her eyes, and Chen You, as a mother, felt so heartbroken that she could hardly breathe.

She only had one child, Jiang Qing, whom she cherished like a precious jewel from a young age and raised like a princess until she was twenty. The words her daughter said most often were: "Mom, I love you the most!"

But all this beauty vanished with the proposal of a marriage alliance.

Chen You sighed and sat down next to his daughter.

"Qingqing, you're still young. There are so many things you don't understand, and many of your thoughts are too naive. Qi Xiao is a good kid. He's sincere towards you. Feelings develop gradually..."

"Enough!"

Before her mother could finish speaking, Jiang Qing angrily interrupted her.

"I don't like him, and that's it! I, Jiang Qing, will never like him in this life or the next!"

"I am a living, breathing human being, not a domesticated animal. I have my own thoughts, my own soul, and I have the right to choose how I live!"

"I will not agree to a marriage alliance, no matter what."

Jiang Qing spoke for a very long time, until her voice became hoarse and indistinct, until her throat felt like it was being cut by a knife.

Chen You listened quietly, listening to her daughter express her thoughts and her inner despair and resentment.

The piercing accusations only ceased when Jiang Qing's hoarse throat could no longer utter a sound.

Chen You handed the water glass on the bedside table to her daughter. After watching her drink half of it, she stood up and said, "Think it over carefully. Mom will come to see you again tomorrow."

Jiang Qing looked up in disbelief. She couldn't believe that her heartfelt words, spoken with all her might, had only earned her mother's indifferent response.

It was as if her feelings and thoughts were completely unimportant.

"Do you and Dad really insist that I marry Qi Xiao? Even if I hate you?"

Just as her mother was about to step out the door, Jiang Qing forced herself to ask in a hoarse voice.

Chen You stopped abruptly. Jiang Qing stared intently at her back, silently praying that she wouldn't hear an answer that would bring her despair.

Mother and daughter are of one mind. Sensing her daughter's determination, Chen You's mind was also in turmoil. She even considered not answering and just leaving, but the current situation did not allow her to do so.

She forced herself to speak: "Qingqing, listen to your mother."