"I don't like Huo Zhen, and Huo Zhen doesn't like me either. I don't want to marry him and be a widow. Is this an acceptable reason?" Lan Shuang always treats others the same way they treat her.
Even though she was using the original owner's body, she was not using it for nothing. She was helping the original owner fulfill her wish, which was essentially a transaction, and being bullied was not part of the transaction.
Therefore, there was no need for her to kowtow to Lan Cheng, the scumbag, on behalf of the original owner.
Lan Cheng was furious: "What's your attitude? What's your tone? I'm your father! How can you talk to me like that?"
Lan Shuang tilted her head: "What else? Do I have to kneel down and talk to you?"
"you--"
Lan Cheng was so angry that he walked around everywhere, trying to find something handy to beat her up.
Hao Mengdie sat down on the bed, frowned, and asked in confusion: "Why don't you like Huo Zhen anymore? Didn't you want to marry him since you were a child?"
"That was when I was young and ignorant. Now that I've come to my senses, I think Huo Zhen is just like that."
"That's all?" Lan Cheng suddenly raised his voice. "Do you know that he's now the head of the Huo family? We finally managed to coax Old Madam Huo into an engagement. Our Lan family had a hope of revival, but now you've just casually called off the engagement. It's all ruined, you know? It's all ruined!"
His eyes were bloodshot, his eyeballs were bulging, and his veins were bulging, making him look extremely terrifying.
Lan Shuang's calmness formed a sharp contrast with his.
"Lan Shuang! Are you my daughter or not? The Lan family raised you up, and this is how you repay us? The entire Lan family's hopes were pinned on Huo Zhen, and you pushed him away. You—you!"
Lan Cheng even stamped his feet and slapped his thigh, not looking like the romantic and unrestrained eldest son of the Lan family in his youth at all.
Hao Mengdie curled her lips imperceptibly, and a flash of disgust passed through her eyes.
"There's more than one girl of marriageable age in the Lan family. If Huo Zhen is willing, you can let someone else marry him. If Huo Zhen doesn't like me, why force each other? Besides, I was born in the Lan family and am a member of the Lan family. Since you gave birth to me, it's your duty and responsibility to raise me. If you don't fulfill your obligations, I can sue you. Don't use moral kidnapping here."
Lan Shuang refuted Lan Cheng's words one by one, not giving him a chance to interrupt. "Also, don't forget, the Lan family has fallen to this point because of you—it's your failure as the head of the family, Lan Cheng. When you were young, you were uneducated and spent your days in debauchery. You neglected the management of the family business, which is why others took advantage of you and you were devastated."
Lan Shuang sneered: "You don't want to find the problem in yourself, but you plan to rely on marriage to consolidate your position. Don't you think it's ridiculous?"
After he finished speaking, Lan Cheng's face suddenly turned red. The anger that had been surging in his heart was pierced by Lan Shuang's needle-like words and leaked out bit by bit.
I want to talk but I feel guilty.
Hao Mengdie's face looked unhappy, but she was actually very happy in her heart. She had long disliked Lan Cheng, the coward.
You deserve to be scolded!
However, now was not the time to be angry. Hao Mengdie held Lan Shuang's left hand and whispered, "Shuangshuang, are you angry with Huo Zhen? Or is there something else going on? Talk to mom and she'll help you solve it. But we can't agree to cancel the engagement so rashly."
"The Lan family is in turmoil right now and could fall out of the ranking of the Nine Great Families at any time. How many people will we be looked down upon by then? And your brother, he knows you're getting engaged and he's determined to come back. Can you bear to let him make this trip in vain?"
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