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Tao Yuan was sent back home by the bodyguards. When he walked in, the original owner's parents and brother and sister-in-law were sitting in the living room, looking at him with anger on their faces.
Tao Yuan walked over to a separate sofa and sat down. Then, looking at them, he said sarcastically, "Looks like you've set up your position, just waiting to scold me."
"You look completely unrepentant. Do you still respect us as your parents? We raised you up, and this is how you repay us?!" The original owner's father, Yaduni, said angrily.
"Do you think I'm yours?" Tao Yuan sneered. "To you, I'm just a commodity. Do you really think I'm worth it? I heard from Bruno that you agreed to anything his family did to me. Do you really deserve to be called my parents?"
"We raised you to this age, provided you with food, drink and education. How have we ever let you down? You've been so desperate just for a man, and you've run away several times. Now you say we're not worthy of being your parents! You're worse than a dog. I even know to be grateful to a dog!" Aduni became more and more angry as he spoke. If he wasn't asked to go through the marriage procedures with Bruno in a few days, he would have taught him a lesson long ago.
"In your hearts, I'm truly worse than a dog. You might feel some pity and affection for dogs, but in your hearts, I'm nothing more than a commodity to be exchanged for profit." Tao Yuan placed the box on the table, opened it, looked at them and said, "This is all my savings and valuables from all these years. I roughly calculated, and this money is more than enough to cover all the expenses you've spent on me. I'll return this money to you, and from now on, I'm done with this family."
The original owner's eldest brother quickly closed the box and took it away, then looked at Tao Yuan and said, "You think that just because of this money, you don't owe your parents anything. Don't forget, your life was given to you by your parents. You must marry whoever they tell you to marry."
"Destiny?" Tao Yuan looked at the original owner's parents and said, "Excuse me, did I choose to be born into this family? Did I choose this life myself? You voluntarily chose to give birth to me! Since you chose to give birth to me, it is your obligation to raise me. And judging from the current situation, I am the unlucky one to be born by you and have relatives like you!"
"Since you don't want us to give birth to you, then you might as well die!" Yaduni roared.
"Don't worry, you all gave birth to me, but I am not immortal. I will die sooner or later. When I am old and die, it will be considered as returning my life to you. But you can't let me die whenever you want me to. That's impossible." Tao Yuan thought to himself, the original owner has died as you wished, and now this life is not given by you. If you want me to return it to you, I'm afraid you are not blessed enough to bear it.
"Is it our fault that we raised you to this age? If I had known you would be like this, I should have strangled you to death when I gave birth to you!" The original owner's mother glared at Tao Yuan fiercely and said.
"Yes, if I had a choice, I would rather be strangled to death by you when I was born than be treated as an object that you can control at will." Tao Yuan said expressionlessly.
"Father, Mother, stop talking nonsense to him, or he will get angry and hurt his body. Anyway, whether he likes it or not, he must marry Bruno and have a baby. Since we have already made an agreement with the Bavis family, everything must be carried out as agreed. You go and rest, I will have someone keep an eye on him and will not let him escape again." Yi Xiao said to his parents.
The original owner's parents glared at Tao Yuan at the same time, then got up and went upstairs to their room to rest.
The original owner's sister-in-law looked at Tao Yuan and said, "You should go and rest too. Everything has been decided. Your will cannot change anything. It is better to accept it obediently, and you will not be so painful."
"It won't change anything?" Tao Yuan smiled and said, "Even if you force me to marry Bruno, I will never let you get what you want. If I turn the Bavis family upside down, do you think they will vent their anger on you?"
"You're totally unreasonable!" Yi Xiao pointed at Tao Yuan and cursed, "Are you out of your mind?! What has this family done to you that you can't stand to see us doing well?!"
"Okay, it's late. You go upstairs first. I'll talk to him." Niya pushed Yi Xiao's arm and said.
Yi Xiao also glared at Tao Yuan fiercely, then got up and went upstairs.
"Don't you think you're too cold-blooded and selfish?" Niya looked at Tao Yuan with a righteous expression and said, "Since you've enjoyed everything this family has provided you, isn't it only natural for you to accept the marriage to repay this family and bring some benefits to this family? Is love so important that it makes you ignore even your family?"
"There are many ways to repay this family. Do I have to give up my lifelong happiness to marry someone I don't love and who doesn't love me, in order to gain benefits? I've worked so hard all these years just to bring honor to this family, to repay it, and to gain the right to control my own life. Don't you know who the truly selfish person is? You just don't want to admit it. You have no ability to revive the family, causing it to gradually decline, but you treat me like an object, exchanging benefits, and even righteously say that you are asking me to repay this family. Do you deserve it?"
"What's wrong with marrying Bruno? The Bavis family is powerful, and Bruno is good in every way. So many people want to marry him but can't. Why cherish such a lucky opportunity? It's truly foolish to value love more than life. There's no such thing as a lifelong love. No matter how strong the love is at the beginning, it will eventually fade away. No one can survive without the other. You may not understand it now, but you will understand it after a while."
Tao Yuan closed his eyes and remained silent. It was a waste of energy and words to reason with these people.
Niya looked at Tao Yuan and thought she had convinced him to some extent. She then said in a gentle voice, "Go to sleep, have a good rest for a few days, and then be in the best condition to complete the marriage procedures with Bruno. Later you will understand that everything we are doing now is for your own good."
Tao Yuan stood up and walked towards the original owner's room. He felt that he was really crazy for trying to reason with these people. Anyway, the original owner's things had been returned to them, and he had made it clear that this family had no chance of controlling him.
Tao Yuan quickly washed up and lay down on the original owner's bed, but he wasn't sleepy at all. He stared at the chandelier with his eyes open, still able to sense some of the original owner's sadness. After so many lives, this was the first time he had experienced such a difficult-to-dissipate emotion for the original owner, and the first time he had encountered such a family.
Tao Yuan felt that the original owner was really unlucky to be born in this family. The people in this family treated the original owner as a commodity for trading and took it for granted. Tao Yuan felt angry just thinking about it.
This family was once considered a respectable noble family on this planet, but the original owner's father and brother were both incompetent, leading to their gradual decline. The original owner, the only capable and dedicated member of the family who worked tirelessly to revive it, was female. They felt that sooner or later, she would become someone else's, and the honor she brought would also become someone else's. So, they decided to use her to form a marriage alliance and maximize the family's benefits.
After the original owner reached adulthood, a blood test was conducted, and it was found that the degree of overlap between his blood and essence and Bruno's reached more than 95%. The possibility of giving birth to a child with A1 mental power was extremely high. Those nobles were crazy about wanting a child with A1 mental power, but such a thing was hard to come by, which was why the Bavis family insisted on letting the original owner marry Bruno.
The original owner's parents felt that since they gave birth to the original owner and gave him life, they had the right to decide his life. The original owner's brother and sister-in-law felt that since the original owner was raised by this family, he should make sacrifices for this family.
The original owner wanted to control his own destiny, bring glory to the family with his own abilities, and live a simple and happy life with the one he loved, rather than marrying and having children with someone he didn't love and who didn't love him, just for the benefit of the family.
The original owner was already suffering from severe depression due to the pressure from his family. However, in order to force him to compromise, the Bavis family staged an accident that killed his lover. The original owner was completely devastated. He felt that since his parents said his life was theirs and they had control over his life, he should give it back to them.
The original owner ultimately chose suicide. Besides being overwhelmed by grief over his lover's death, he also felt a sense of loss of control over his own fate. He felt his life was truly given by his parents, and that this family had truly raised him, but he refused to let them control his fate. Trapped in a predicament, the pain was so immense that he couldn't even wait to avenge his loved one, and ended his life in pursuit of a quick escape.
So when Tao Yuan first crossed over, he thought the original owner should have lived a more selfish life, so he wouldn't have suffered so much. If he could have cared less about his so-called family, if he could have been more ruthless and run away with his lover to a farther place, his lover wouldn't have died.
Tao Yuan had always believed that people should live a more selfish life. Everyone is a free and independent individual with the right to pursue their own happiness. Those who use family interests as an excuse to make others sacrifice so they can enjoy the fruits of their labor are the truly selfish.
In ancient feudal patriarchal society, there were many people with such selfish thoughts, but they could be said to be thoughts shaped by the times. However, in such a developed interstellar space, there are still people with such thoughts, which can only show that this is human nature.
People who think like the original owner's parents have existed in every era. They believe that since they gave their children their lives, they have the right to control their children's lives. Children who resist are selfish and unfilial, and they don't realize that they are the truly selfish people. Having parents like this is incredibly unfortunate, but no one can choose their parents or the place they are born.
Unable to sleep, Tao Yuan got out of bed and walked to the window, looking up at the sky. He had handed the things over to Mai Wei, and he was confident that he would come and take them away. However, Tao Yuan was not sure when he would come and under what circumstances.
He would avenge the original owner's vengeance. Although the original owner hadn't considered what would happen to his family, Tao Yuan was determined to make them suffer. He had always been a man who clearly distinguished between love and hate. If the original owner's family had a good relationship with him, he would be willing to help the original owner repay his family. However, this family had even forced the original owner to death, and they still acted as if they were right. Even if it was out of personal dislike for them, Tao Yuan was determined to teach them a lesson.
There were bodyguards guarding outside the original owner's room, and there were bodyguards guarding every corner of the house inside and outside to prevent Tao Yuan from escaping.
During these few days, Tao Yuan did not step out of the room, because he knew that if no one came to pick him up, it would be difficult for him to escape on his own, so he just waited patiently for Mai Wei to send someone to pick him up.
The original owner's parents and brother and sister-in-law, seeing that Tao Yuan was quiet and silent in his room every day, without any movement, thought that he was because his lover was dead, so they gave up resistance and decided to compromise. They were also relieved because they had an agreement with the Bavis family that if the original owner married Bruno and had a child, the Bavis family would help their family.
Bavis was also worried that the original owner would violently resist, so he had made all the necessary preparations to ensure that he could conceive and give birth smoothly. They had many methods, but their idea was that as long as the original owner was pregnant, even if she remained unconscious, they could ensure a healthy birth.
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