"She's being unreasonable, and you're being unreasonable too!" My dad strode up to us and angrily rebuked my mom.
"Her willful and capricious behavior is all your fault...you spoiled her!"
My dad was so angry he could barely speak.
My mother retorted, "Qiaoqiao is unhappy, and I feel sorry for her. What's wrong with supporting her in finding a new partner? Does our Sheng family's eldest granddaughter have to live a life of compromise?"
My dad glared at my mom and said, "You were the one who supported her marrying Fu Yanshen back then!"
"That's right! I unconditionally support my daughter! What's wrong with our Sheng family's princess getting a divorce? I don't understand why you're getting so worked up!"
"If Qiaoqiao gets divorced today, the men who want to marry her tomorrow will line up from Beijing all the way to France!"
"A few of my old friends just asked me if I'm really divorced, because they're waiting to set me up with someone!"
When my mother said these words, my father looked extremely impatient and restrained.
"She's being naive, and you're pretending to be stupid too!"
"If Qiaoqiao divorces him now, do you want Shengshi to go back to square one? The board members are furious!"
"Wasn't the prosperous era ruined enough by your good-for-nothing son and nephew?"
My dad gave my mom a piece of his mind, and to my shock, Fu Yanshen is already this amazing?
Was I reborn too late?
Just then, as if on cue, Fu Yanshen, dressed in a suit and tie, strode in.
"Dad, no matter what, I'm going to divorce him! I only married him out of spite! All my displays of affection are just for show for Shen Yu!"
I deliberately raised my voice, my attitude resolute.
I also want Fu Yanshen to know that I only married him out of spite.
"Smack!"
A loud slap echoed in the spacious living room of the villa.
My dad slapped me hard across the face.
In that instant, I was stunned.
He has never hit me once in my life.
"Sheng Qiaoqiao, you're too willful!"
My dad's face turned ashen, and he scolded me.
I covered my burning cheek, looked at my dad, and was on the verge of tears.
“Dad… I’m not happy, and his heart isn’t with me…”
I know that my previous reasons were willful. I thought my father would support my divorce unconditionally, just like my mother did.
My father paused for a moment, then continued, "Yan Shen works tirelessly for the sake of the Sheng family and the prosperity of the nation. You don't understand him, and yet—"
As he was talking, he raised his hand again and struck me.
I was so scared that I shrugged and turned my head to avoid it.
But my dad's slap didn't come down for a long time.
A tall, imposing figure stood protectively in front of me.
Broad shoulders and a wide back give people a sense of security.
"you--"
"Yan Shen, don't protect her! I'm going to beat her to death today!"
My dad's voice trembled with anger.
I immediately snapped out of it and bypassed Fu Yanshen, the instigator. I saw that he was actually holding my dad's wrist tightly with one hand.
"Chairman Sheng, we will handle the matter between Qiaoqiao and me ourselves."
Fu Yanshen released his grip, looked at my father with a cold expression and a distant tone, showing no respect whatsoever.
My dad, however, spoiled him, saying, "Yan Shen, just protect her then!"
He glared at me again, "Sheng Qiaoqiao, if you dare to cause trouble again and mess with Yan Shen, then don't acknowledge me as your father!"
His eyes told me he was serious.
To curry favor with Fu Yanshen and for his own benefit, he said such harsh things to me.
No, no, Dad would never do that to me.
He was definitely trying to appease Fu Yanshen first.
"Old Sheng, how could you say such harsh words to Qiao Qiao?"
My mom spoke up for me.
"How dare you say that! She's like this because you spoil her!"
My dad berated my mom without any regard for her feelings.
I couldn't stand the suffocating atmosphere, so I started running towards the door.
As soon as I stepped out of the courtyard, Fu Yanshen grabbed my arm.
"Don't touch me!"
I struggled, but he ignored me and roughly shoved me into his Maybach.
I slumped into my seat, and Fu Yanshen followed. I glared at him hatefully before turning my head to look out the window.
Why is this bastard so powerful now?
He's so amazing that even my dad has to fawn over him.
I still feel heartbroken and wronged when I think about how my dad yelled at me.
This is the first time he's ever lost his temper with me like this since I was a child.
My left cheek feels like it's on fire; it's swollen and painful.
I clenched my fists, enduring the pain.
"hiss--"
At that moment, I felt a cool sensation on my cheek and gasped.
When she looked closely, she met Fu Yanshen's exquisitely handsome face.
He had one arm around my shoulder, holding a white towel in his hand, pressed against my swollen cheek.
The towel held ice cubes he had scooped out of the car's small freezer, and through the towel, its icy chill soothed the burning pain in my cheeks.
My heart skipped a beat as I smelled his unique scent emanating from his sleeve.
Doesn't he hate me?
They just stopped my dad from hitting me, and now they're putting ice on my skin...
Thinking of how awful he was, my temper flared up, and I shoved him, "Fu Yanshen, stop pretending!"
"ah!"
He pressed hard on my swollen face with a towel wrapped in ice, torturing me.
I screamed in pain, and tears welled up in my eyes.
"Still dare to move?" He removed the ice cubes, asking with a half-smile, his tone laced with threat.
My eyes were filled with tears as I glared at him hatefully.
"Your face is swollen like a pig's; it's an eyesore," he said with a hint of disdain.
I had just thought he was concerned about me.
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