Pei Antong was terrified. Her hatred for her biological mother, Pei Guangzong, and the Cui family reached its peak. She could not sit idly by and wait for her death. She had to completely break free from the Cui family's control and avoid becoming a tragedy.
The decision to go to the countryside was already made, so the only option was to wait until after Xiangyang Village was reached, and then find a well-off educated youth to marry? Until then, it was necessary to break off relations with the Cui family.
The Cui family is useless; they shouldn't even think about dragging her down!
Seeing her daughter successfully brainwashed and giving her a resentful look, Cui Hailu's heart skipped a beat. "Antong, don't listen to their nonsense. Aren't your grandparents good to you? Your uncle's family dotes on you, how could they possibly sell you for a dowry? Your uncle and I are siblings, even closer than Grandma Fu. I guarantee they won't do that. You and Guangzong are siblings, you should support each other. If Guangzong is well, you can marry into a good family in the future."
Pei Antong listened to this and that was all she heard. Now that she was clear-headed, she knew that if she relied on Pei Guangzong, he would never amount to anything. "Besides being lazy and good-for-nothing, what else can Pei Guangzong do? Enough. I'm cutting ties with him."
“Du Lixue, you made the right choice to break off your engagement with Pei Guangzong. After he started dating you, he also flirted with other women in private. He knew about his background from the beginning and coveted Fu Wanning’s beauty.”
She was going all in; after all, the honor and disgrace of the Pei and Cui families were none of her concern.
Pei Guangzong's expression of collapse was worse than crying. He clung tightly to Du Lixue, his lifeline, "Lixue, didn't you love me the most? Didn't you promise that you only wanted me and not the real young master? Our love has been witnessed by our elders, how can you so easily break off the engagement? Tell me what I did wrong, I'm willing to change, please don't abandon me..."
Du Lixue was extremely annoyed and disgustedly pried his hand away. "I'm letting you off the hook because of the elders in the Pei family. Don't push your luck. Last time, there were neighbors present, and I didn't want people to think I was too cold-hearted."
“Fu Wanning is right. My purpose today is to annul the engagement. What is my status and what is yours? I am the daughter of Battalion Commander Du, and what about you? You are a fake young master from a peasant background. Even if you have been the young master of the Pei family for twenty years, you can never change your lowly status. And your aunt Cui Hailu, your reputation is ruined, and my parents are ridiculed because of you.”
"It's a disgrace to the Du family to be related to such a shameless woman. I advise you to stop bothering me. I deserve a better and more outstanding man. If you were the real young master of the Pei family, perhaps I could consider it, but unfortunately you are not fortunate enough!"
"I don't love you that much. You just like people who can make me happy. Actually, I have many choices. To be honest, I disliked you as soon as I found out you were an imposter from the Pei family. When my parents mentioned breaking off the engagement, I immediately agreed!"
"You're just as promiscuous as I am, and I'm just as ruthless as you are!"
Cui Hailu frowned angrily, "You deliberately toyed with Guangzong's feelings, you fickle woman! Have you been having affairs with other men while Guangzong was away? Explain yourself! If I don't agree to annul the engagement, you can't..."
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