"That's why I want to arrange a marriage between you and Mu Tianxing. If it were before, I would never agree to the Mu family's proposal. But I agree now, and you should know why."
Tears gradually welled up in Gu Ting's eyes. Her body trembled, and two tear marks appeared on her face. She looked at her father and asked, "No matter what the Gu family is like, are you going to marry me to the Mu family just because of your own thoughts? Even if the Mu family is powerful, even if the Gu family is in decline, I, Gu Ting, will be a member of the Gu family in life and a ghost of the Gu family in death. I don't want to marry Mu Tianxing. Why do you have to use your own thoughts to make decisions for me? Do I have to die if my Gu family is weak? Do I have to be a vase, a flower kept in a greenhouse? Can't I continue to fight for the Gu family? Father, have you thought about all this? Are you making this decision for me based on your own thoughts? Have you asked me? From childhood to adulthood, I have listened to you in everything. But there is only one thing I absolutely will not listen to you. If you must force me to get engaged to Mu Tianxing, then I would rather die than marry into the Mu family. Mu Tianxing is indeed a good person, but unfortunately I am not suitable for him."
The rage on the Gu family head's face grew stronger and stronger. "You! Putty!"
Gu Ting raised her head stubbornly, looked at her father, and said, "Father, I don't understand why you always use your own thoughts to restrain me. Is it because I am a daughter and not a son? Do you think I can only be a flower raised in a greenhouse and can't face everything independently? Since I have chosen this path, I will definitely be able to go on. I don't need you, father, to make plans for my future. I said I don't want to marry Mu Tianxing, I don't want to marry into the Mu family, and I won't go even if I die."
The head of the Gu family was so angry that he was shaking all over. He turned around and went straight back to the main seat, then sat down and closed his eyes.
It was a long time before he opened his eyes again, and then the anger on his face gradually disappeared and he regained his composure.
She sighed heavily and said, "Ting'er, do you know what you are saying now? Do you think your father will harm you?"
"Father, I absolutely believe you wouldn't harm me. But you, Father, have taken the initiative to arrange a marriage for me, and you've already deprived me of my freedom. I'd rather remain single than marry someone I don't like. I'd rather remain single than treat my marriage as a transaction."
"trade?"
"Do you think the marriage I arranged for you was a deal? So that's how you think of your father?"
Gu Ting replied, "I don't think of it that way, father, but what you did makes it seem that way. In my opinion, this marriage is a deal. You're just gambling. You're gambling that the Mu family will surpass the Gu family in the future. When the Mu family surpasses the Gu family and the Gu family happens to be in decline, you can let the Mu family help the Gu family and leave a spark of fire for the Gu family. I'm just this seed, am I right? Do you think that as long as I'm in the Mu family, then even if the Gu family declines in the future, there will still be a glimmer of hope for the Gu family to regain its glory."
The head of the Gu family sighed, "Tingting, I admit that I do think so in this aspect, but at the same time, you also know that I will never harm you! You are my daughter, how could I bear to let you jump into the fire pit? How could I marry you off as a tool? At first, I didn't even think about your engagement with Mu Tianxing. Later, it was the Mumu family who took the initiative to bring up this matter. After that, I thought about it comprehensively. Moreover, I know Mu Tianxing quite well. He has good strength and talent. So, when the Mu family proposed that you and Mu Tianxing be married, I thought about it before agreeing. If it weren't for Mu Tianxing, I would never agree to let you get engaged to him!
Gu Ting sneered, looked at her father and said, "Father, what's the point of saying all this? In the end, didn't you still arrange a marriage between me and Mu Tianxing with the Mu family without my consent? Yes! You are satisfied with this matter, the Mu family is satisfied, and Mu Tianxing is satisfied. Only I, the person involved, am not satisfied! What's the point of doing this? You still dare to say that this is not forcing me, forcing me to do something I don't like. I said I don't want to enter the Mu family, and I don't want to marry Mu Tianxing. This marriage is recognized by the Mu family, Mu Tianxing, the Gu family, and you too, but I'm telling you right here, I don't recognize it! I don't care what you say, anyway, I will never marry Mu Tianxing in my lifetime."
The head of the Gu family sighed deeply once more, his entire body suddenly seeming older. He leaned against the main seat, rubbing his temple wearily, and said, "Ting'er, you're still as stubborn as ever! Why can't you just listen to your father? I'll never do anything to harm you. I just want to leave a glimmer of hope for the Gu family while allowing you to live in absolute safety. Why won't you accept my kindness? Your mother passed away early. I still remember her constant instructions before she left, telling me to take good care of you. I want you to marry into a good family in the future, so that you won't have to suffer hardship or live in a dangerous environment for the rest of your life. When your mother gave birth to you, the Gu family was in turmoil. I often took your mother on the run, and finally, after several years, we stabilized the situation. Not only does your mother hate this kind of life, but I also hate it, so I don't want you to repeat your mother's mistakes."
Gu Ting knelt down and said to the head of the Gu family, "Father, I've already said that I understand your good intentions and your painstaking efforts, but I don't like Mu Tiancai. I simply don't want to marry someone I don't like, nor do I want to compromise! Although the Mu family has been growing stronger over the years, and has even shown a trend of surpassing the Gu family, my Gu family, even a lean camel is still bigger than a horse, and the foundation laid by the Gu family over the years is not fake. I believe that there will always be someone who will stand up and bring the Gu family to the top again. Moreover, our Gu family is not that bad now. We haven't reached that point yet! So why should we consider those problems first?"
"How can I not consider these issues? Ting'er, you are still young, so you can naturally not consider them, but I can't!"
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