Before meeting Yan Xianjue, or before hearing Yan Xianjue's voice.
Shen Fangli really doesn't mind the marriage.
After all, she didn't have anyone she liked at that time, and she couldn't imagine who she would like in the future.
Being in this circle, she has witnessed many strong business marriages.
Marriage binds interests, and the cooperation between the two families will be particularly stable.
Entrepreneurs like her father who started from scratch naturally have fewer resources than those old-established wealthy families.
She is her father's only child and the future heir to the Shen family.
Of course, she was not opposed to marriage, but the prerequisite was that the other party was also a normal person and shared the same views as her.
Instead of Lin Shi, who is a visibly crazy and infernal person.
Given her family's conditions, could marrying into the Lin family be an equal marriage?
“What are you unhappy about?” Mother Shen’s face was clearly filled with confusion.
"The Lin family is just one of the options. I've seen several families with suitable ages. It would be best if his family background is similar to your age. Of course, I'd pay more attention to him."
"But I didn't go beyond your opinion and directly make the decision with the other party's family."
Shen Fangli closed her eyes and took a deep breath: "Do you dare to say that if I hadn't messed up Second Aunt's dinner that day and hadn't exposed this matter in front of Dad, you wouldn't be persuaded by Second Aunt?"
Mother Shen’s face darkened: “Lili, what do you mean?”
"I'm your biological mother, how can I harm you?"
"You are still young and don't understand what a marriage of convenience is. Marrying someone of higher status or lower status will only bring harmony to the couple in the future."
"Mom, this is for your own good, for the good of this family."
"Besides, it hasn't worked out yet. Your Second Aunt is now...what do you have to blame me for?"
She shook her hands and said, "I've raised you for so many years, but you've become my enemy."
"Mom stood at the door for a long time talking to you, but you didn't even ask her to come in. You just blocked the door like that."
Shen Fangli was still blocking the door, one hand on the door handle.
She raised her head: "Dad."
Mother Shen turned around suddenly.
I saw my husband wearing comfortable home clothes, but he had unusual glasses on his nose, and it was obvious that he had just come out of the study.
However, Dad Shen did not respond to Mom Shen immediately as he did before.
He curled the corners of his mouth, but there was no smile in his eyes.
But he still said to Shen Fangli in a gentle voice: “I just received a notice that you are going to record a variety show. Lili, don’t rush to pack your things. Let’s go to the mall tomorrow and buy something suitable for you now.”
Shen Fangli nodded obediently: “Okay, Dad.”
"Well, you go ahead and do your work. Your mother and I will go back to our room first."
Shen Fangli continued to nod and watched the two of them leave.
Go back to the bedroom and put things away one by one.
She was in a good mood and hummed a little tune. As expected, the only one who could control her mother was her father.
*
Father Shen was already standing behind her mother when she mentioned the eight characters.
Unfortunately, she didn't notice anything at the time and was only concerned with punishing her disobedient and ignorant daughter.
Thinking of this, Shen Fangli recalled Yan Xianjue's words at the end of the dinner.
Yan Xianjue was right. Her parents were showing signs of a divorce.
And the cause was actually her.
It's all so ironic.
She was clearly the victim, but her mother blamed her for everything that happened to her second aunt's family.
In her mother's words, it was because she was too unreasonable that she turned a good relative into an enemy.
In response to this, Shen Fangli said that she really had no way to defend herself.
That's it, Shen Fangli just curled up on the sofa and went to record a variety show.
She couldn't communicate with her mother.
No matter what she said, her mother neither listened nor believed it.
What’s even more terrifying is that her mother really thinks she is doing it for her own good.
If she hadn't already known the plot from Yan Xianjue, she would have believed it!
Sure enough, there is a reason why some people are sisters.
*
"Sorry, Lili."
Shen Fangli didn't know what happened later that day.
But this did not affect her surprise at Shen's father's sudden apology.
"What's wrong, Dad?" Shen Fangli asked.
Father Shen’s grip on the steering wheel relaxed and tightened twice.
Even he felt a little embarrassed and nervous analyzing himself in front of his daughter.
However, he had to say: "I'm sorry for not handling the matter with your mother and your grandmother's family well."
"Have I often made things difficult for you over the years by taking care of your mother's emotions?"
Shen Fangli was silent for a moment. She didn't expect her father to say such words at this time.
She hesitated and said, "Yes, I have."
"But I know Dad didn't do it on purpose. He's always trying to balance things. Mom has a weak personality, and Dad has to handle everything at home and outside the home, which is not easy in itself."
Father Shen shook his head: "No, it's not easy is an excuse in itself. I am too selfish."
"I've always known your mother's paranoia in certain areas. I noticed it before you were even born. Of course, it's not entirely your mother's fault. It was her family that shaped her, but I don't excuse her either."
"As a mother, she does have her shortcomings, and so do I."
"I know you feel wronged, but for the sake of my reputation, I have never considered divorce."
Shen Fangli’s eyes widened instantly: “Dad?”
Father Shen continued, "When you were very young, our family was not as rich as it is now, but many people had already started to tell me that your mother only gave birth to you as a daughter and would not have any more children. I will definitely divorce her and give birth to a son to inherit the family property."
Shen Fangli knew that there were many such words now, but Shen's father rarely let her hear them.
"I thought at the time, how could I be the kind of person who abandons his wife who has lived with him all his life?"
The corners of Shen Fangli's mouth curved up, and she seemed to be able to imagine her father's angry look after hearing these words.
"But I know very well that I think this way not because I have high moral standards, but simply because I care about face."
"I don't want people to say that I'm a guy who abandoned his wife and daughter when he got rich."
After he finished speaking, he laughed at himself and said, "Look, I made you suffer for so many years just for such a ridiculous reason."
Shen Fangli shook her head: “No, that’s not right.”
"Whatever the reason, Dad has done what he can."
"Have you found a way to separate me from the Fang family, and to keep Mom away from the Fang family's moral kidnapping?"
"You didn't use the excuse that you were busy at work because it was difficult. We all know you could have done that, like most dads would, but you didn't."
She curled her lips and said, "So I already have a lot, and I'm very lucky. I grew up in love, lived peacefully until I was eighteen, and now I have successfully passed the most important college entrance examination in my life."
She turned to look at Father Shen, who was wearing sunglasses: “So Dad, don’t think about me, please decide according to your own heart.”
"I love you and I love Mom, but if being together makes us both miserable, then separation is also a good idea."
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