Xia Lili screamed, threw herself into Hu Lanchun's arms, and cried heart-wrenchingly, as if she had suffered a great injustice.
"What's going on?"
"Mom, it's Gong Ci, he..."
Hu Lanchun frowned, "Gong Ci has always been steady, what can he do to you?"
Xia Lili looked at her with tears in her eyes, "Mom, I want to ask you a question, please answer me honestly."
"What happened? Tell me what happened."
Hu Lanchun took out a handkerchief and wiped Xia Lili's tears with some heartache.
"Mom, there is an engagement between my family and the Gong family. Are the parties involved in the engagement Gong Ci and I?"
Hu Lanchun was stunned and a little surprised.
Before she could speak, Xia Lili continued, "Ever since I heard you and Dad mention it, I have always believed that Gong Ci is my fiancé, including everyone around me, so I put all my attention on him. I want to be a better person, stand by him, and spend my life with him."
Hu Lanchun's pupils dilated slightly. She was a little unresponsive to Xia Lili's bold words.
"Lily."
Xia Lili hugged Hu Lanchun tightly again, "Mom, you are the best to me, you will give me everything, right? I have nothing left, I only have this dream."
Hu Lanchun's eyes darkened. Xia Jianguo just came downstairs. "What happened to you and your daughter? Why is Lili crying like this?"
Xia Lili stopped talking and cried even harder...
Hu Lanchun hesitantly explained what Xia Lili had just said.
Xia Jianguo frowned, "Lily, you can choose any other parents, but the engagement with the Gong family is not acceptable."
Xia Lili stopped crying and looked at Xia Jianguo in disbelief, "Dad, why not? My friends, my classmates, everyone around me knows that we are a couple. If I don't marry him in the end, I might as well die. How can I have the face to live on?"
"Jianguo, this..."
Xia Jianguo's tone was surprisingly tough, "This is really not okay. You are still young, so give up this idea as soon as possible. There are many good comrades. Dad will ask someone to introduce you to a better one when the time comes."
"How could anyone be better? Who could be better than Gong Ci? He is a 21-year-old major with great military achievements and a handsome appearance."
Xia Lili's words made Xia Jianguo's face even uglier. "Lili, don't be unreasonable. We are doing this for your own good."
Xia Lili looked extremely angry, which made Hu Lanchun feel distressed. She quickly pulled her hand and comforted her, "Don't argue with your dad. Don't be so ignorant."
Xia Lili threw her hand away fiercely, "I knew it was all fake. You were hiding it from me. You said it was for my own good, but you were obviously secretly preparing it for your own daughter. Mom and Dad, you hurt my heart so much."
After saying that, he ran away.
The Xia family's parents were left looking at each other in bewilderment in the living room.
"Why."
"Jianguo, Lily really likes the boy from the Gong family. Haitang is not in the capital anyway, so do you think it's possible..."
"No, this is about promises. No matter how good Lily is, she is not of the Xia family's bloodline. If we let the Gong family marry an adopted daughter, wouldn't that be a slap in the face of the Gong family?"
Hu Lanchun also remained silent.
"Haitang is 18 now, right?"
"Um."
"Let's make arrangements and pick him up."
"But, will it affect you in the future?"
"It's been so long. It should be gone in a year."
...
Gong Ci parked the car next to the plum tree outside the compound, and the two planned to walk home.
The scenery in early winter is beautiful.
Looking up, you can see the plum blossoms all over the tree, mixed with a thin layer of snow, cold and proud.
"Brother, there are so many flowers, so beautiful."
Gong Ci was already very tall, and when he saw Haitang smiling happily, he lightly jumped up and picked a plum blossom.
He looked at the flowers, walked towards Haitang, stroked her hair, and tucked the flower behind her ear.
People are prettier than flowers...
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