"Shut up, you fucking call me that! I don't have an unfilial daughter like you!"
"Tell me! Who did you marry? Huh? Which poor, wretched thing crawled out of some remote corner?"
"Do you even know what his ancestors did for eight generations? Did they own a car? A house? How many digits are in their savings account?!"
"Have you lost your mind?! Huh?!"
Zhao Dehai raised his voice even higher, filled with harsh questioning.
He was like a roaring old duck, his words containing not a trace of concern for his daughter's happiness, only naked anger at not being able to use his daughter to exchange for benefits.
"Did the Zhao family lack you for food or clothing? We supported your education and gave you a decent life, and this is how you repay us?! You sold yourself to a penniless wretch without a word!!"
"Do you even know your surname is Zhao? Your marriage isn't just your personal matter! It's a major issue concerning the future resources of the entire Zhao family company!"
"Don't you understand? What's the point of marrying a penniless man?! What can he do for you? What can he do for the company? He's utterly useless!"
Zhao Dehai's voice was hoarse with excitement.
"Let me tell you, Zhao Zixi! You've just chosen to be degenerate! You deserve to be poor your whole life! And the children you have will be poor too! You're rotten to the core!"
"Where am I supposed to put my old face?! How am I supposed to hold my head up in this industry?! This isn't a wedding, this is taking my life! This is ruining the Zhao family!"
Just as Zhao Dehai was roaring, his stepsister Zhao Yaqian's deliberately high-pitched, tearful voice came through the phone, offering her advice.
"Dad, please calm down and don't upset yourself... My sister might... she might just be confused for a moment, blinded by love."
These seemingly considerate words actually added fuel to the fire, further highlighting Zi Xi's immaturity.
"Old Zhao, don't be anxious. Xiao Xi... sigh, this child has always had a strong will since she was little."
"Since she made this choice, she must have considered it, right? But she really doesn't treat us like family. Such a big thing, and she didn't even discuss it with us."
"But Xiaoqian is right, don't get too angry, the company is still counting on you! Xiaoxi... sigh, she's probably going to have a tough time ahead of her."
Immediately afterwards, stepmother Wang Lijuan's gentle yet cold voice joined in, carrying a hypocritical sigh.
The words were full of implication that Zi Xi was selfish, immature, and brought trouble upon herself, thus confirming her guilt.
Zi Xi's face was expressionless.
In her memory, ever since Wang Lijuan and her daughter entered the family and Zhang Yaqian changed her surname, the original owner had become completely disappointed in her father.
Zi Xi had even less desire to deal with this arrogant old man. She felt neither angry nor aggrieved, and her heart was completely unmoved.
She had already seen this kind of despicable behavior in the previous quick transmigration worlds, and it was even uglier than this.
But this time, the fact that it finally happened to her made her feel a sense of novelty.
Since she wasn't allowed to speak, she would just listen quietly for now.
Only when Zhao Dehai's roaring briefly subsided due to lack of oxygen, leaving only heavy breathing and Zhao Yaqian's feigned sobs on the phone, did he slowly speak.
"Are you done roaring?"
Her voice was unusually calm, devoid of any warmth, yet it clearly pierced through the noise on the other end of the phone.
“Mr. Zhao, I think you’ve misunderstood a few things.”
“My marriage is only about myself. I don’t need, and have never thought about needing, your approval or the Zhao family’s endorsement.”
"Who I marry, whether they are rich or poor, live or die, is my own choice. It has nothing to do with you or the Zhao family. And whether the children I give birth to are good or bad, rich or poor, is none of your business to make such a fuss!"
“From the day they entered the house, I, Zhao Zixi, have long severed all ties with you, Zhao Dehai, and your so-called Zhao family.”
Zi Xi's voice suddenly became clearer and colder, her tone indifferent as if she were stating a fact that had nothing to do with her.
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