Chapter 18 Lack of Judgment

Huo Siya's arrogance subsided considerably after being reprimanded, and her heart skipped a beat when she met Fang Lanxin's disappointed eyes.

She was the most caring person when she was a child, but as she grew up, she felt increasingly suffocated by the control she was being exerted on. Especially after falling in love with Moses Chan, she experienced the taste of freedom and became completely immersed in it. Every time she faced Fang Lanxin, she felt extremely repressed.

But for some reason, now that Fang Lanxin has stopped restricting and opposing her decisions, Huo Siya feels somewhat uneasy.

She awkwardly touched her nose and said softly, "Mom, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to, I was just too anxious."

"Then tell me, what's the matter that's causing such a rush?" Fang Lanxin frowned, looking at her with some confusion.

Shouldn't this child be spending quality time with her Ah-hao right now? How come she has time to come see her?

“Ah-hao said he wants to marry me, but Mom, our parents haven’t met yet.”

"Could you have a meal with his parents?"

Huo Siya smiled ingratiatingly.

A meal? With the Chen family?

"A gambling addict and a prostitute, do you think they deserve to have dinner with me?"

Fang Lanxin couldn't hold back any longer, and the disappointment in her eyes became more and more obvious. She knew that her daughter was love-struck, but she never expected that she would not even have the most basic judgment.

"Mother!"

Huo Siya was really anxious this time.

When she looked at Fang Lanxin, her eyes were filled with resentment that she couldn't hide.

“I’ve already told you, Ah Hao’s parents have long since reformed. Why do you always think so badly of people? Can’t people make mistakes? If they make a mistake, can’t they correct it?”

In the past, Fang Lanxin would have given Huo Siya a lot of advice and tried to change her mind.

But having been reborn, Fang Lanxin now understands that it's hard to persuade a damned ghost with kind words. Sometimes, she should respect other people's fate and not make things too difficult for herself.

"I will not attend this dinner."

"Huo Siya, I've given you everything I could. You're all grown up now. You shouldn't involve your family in your own affairs."

Fang Lanxin spoke coldly, all emotion vanishing from her eyes in an instant, leaving only calm.

this……

Huo Siya had never seen her mother like this before, and she was even prepared to argue with her mother, but she never expected that she would only get the words "it's all her own business" in return.

"Mom! If you don't go, I won't be able to hold my head up in my husband's family!" Huo Siya was getting anxious. She stamped her foot and stared at Fang Lanxin with resentment in her eyes.

In her opinion, Fang Lanxin was a snob who deliberately put on a bad face because she looked down on the Chen family's poor financial situation!

Thinking of this, Huo Siya's words became increasingly harsh: "Is it because I didn't marry into a powerful family as you demanded that you deliberately make things difficult for me!"

"Huo Siya, I'll say it again, it's not that I necessarily want you to marry someone, but I don't want my precious child to become someone else's slave."

“However, now that you have chosen this kind of life, as your mother, I respect you.”

Fang Lanxin completely lost her patience, and her tone became frosty.

Her gaze towards Huo Siya was utterly devoid of warmth, as if she were looking not at her own daughter, but at an insignificant stranger.

From childhood to adulthood, no matter how much trouble Huo Siya caused, Fang Lanxin never gave up on this child. Now, facing such a gaze, Huo Siya's expression changed. She could finally be sure that her mother was either sulking or simply abandoning her.

Originally, Huo Siya's greatest expectation was that no one would care about her anymore, but for some reason, now that the day has actually come, she feels like her heart is about to break.

"Mom?"

Huo Siya cried out almost involuntarily, her voice trembling with tears.

She walked over, took Fang Lanxin's hand, and softened her tone.

"Mom, I know you don't like Ah-hao, but I really love him. Please, for my sake, can you please not make things difficult for the Chen family and for Ah-hao?"

“Our Huo family is already prominent enough, and my brother and mother are both so capable, why must my happiness be sacrificed?”

Huo Siya is currently immersed in her own world, or rather, she is immersed in the world that Chen Hao has created for her.

In both her previous and current lives, Fang Lanxin never considered sacrificing her daughter for a marriage alliance. Just as Huo Siya said, the Huo family was already the most prominent family in Hong Kong, and there was no need to sacrifice a daughter's happiness to consolidate their position.

But no matter how earnestly Fang Lanxin tried to persuade her, Huo Siya became even more convinced that what Chen Hao said was true.

Chen Hao knew exactly what Huo Siya was thinking, which is why he deliberately created that scene. However, Huo Siya, who had received an elite education since childhood, was unable to see through it all.

Fang Lanxin had already said a whole bunch of nice things and harsh words, and now she had nothing more to say.

She simply withdrew her hand silently, staring at Huo Siya with an expressionless face, using her eyes to intimidate her.

The familiar sense of oppression returned, and this time, Huo Siya chose to react with exasperation.

She stood up, stamped her foot, and said with red eyes, "Mom, you've really gone too far. I'll never come back again. Don't regret it!"

In the past, such threats were the most effective. Fang Lanxin was worried that she would be deceived by Chen Hao, so she always gave in and compromised. But in this life, looking at her like this now, Fang Lanxin even felt the bitter taste of that bowl of poison rising in her throat.

She didn't look at Huo Siya again, clearly letting her do as she pleased.

"Fine, very well. Since you don't want to attend my engagement party, then you're no longer my mother, and I don't have a mother like you!"

After crying, Huo Siya turned and left. She deliberately walked slowly so that Fang Lanxin would have time to try to stop her.

Fang Lanxin had to admit that when she heard her most beloved daughter say these words, she felt her heart was breaking. But thinking of the bitterness of the poison in her previous life, she silently withdrew her gaze and refused to look at the sky again.

Since she loves the dream that Moses Chan has woven for her so much, then let her continue dreaming. She just hopes that when she wakes up, she can bear the cruelty.

"Mother!"

Huo Siya waited for a long time before turning to look at Fang Lanxin, but Fang Lanxin's eyes and attention were entirely focused on the magazine in her hands, clearly indicating that she had no intention of continuing to concern herself with the matter.

This broke Huo Siya's defenses, and she quickened her pace and left.