"Are you willing to come back?" Ye Jingning had just walked to the door of her house and hadn't had time to change her shoes when she heard her father's cold voice. She couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, then changed her shoes and walked in. She saw her father sitting on the sofa, looking at her seriously, with a hint of blame and dissatisfaction in his eyes. Ye Jingning's heart tightened, knowing that she would definitely be scolded by her father when she returned home this time.
Grandpa sat at the main seat with a gloomy expression, silent and uttering nothing. His face looked as if he was about to kill someone. Mom seemed slightly worried, occasionally gazing at her, but ultimately remained silent. Ye Jingxiu seemed indifferent to all this, casually sitting nearby, his gaze wandering, his thoughts unsettled. Meanwhile, Ye Jingyun's face was filled with gloating, her lips curled slightly upwards in a smug smile as she watched her sister with interest.
Ye Jingning's heart tightened. She didn't understand why everything had changed since she broke off the engagement. Why did her grandfather and father, who used to love her, suddenly become indifferent to her? Was everything before just an illusion? Everything that happened now made her feel very unfamiliar. Could it be that just because she broke off the engagement, she was no longer their granddaughter and daughter? Was the love they had shown before all fake? Could it be that all of this was just an illusion? She still couldn't understand why they treated her like this? What had she done wrong? Obviously, there was nothing. She just followed her heart and broke off the engagement.
People used to say that when you grow up, the world will become less pure and the people and things around you will change. She never believed it, but now, she actually believed it a little because she was experiencing it herself.
She watched as her family stood in a state of alert, waiting for her return. Standing before them, a look of confusion and bewilderment crossed her face. She whispered, "Grandpa, Mom and Dad, I'm home." There was a hint of tentativeness and inquiry in her voice, as if she wanted to know why her family was so solemnly awaiting her return.
Didn't she do anything today? Just a date? Thinking of this, she looked up at her sister beside her. She must have told them, otherwise, she wouldn't have waited for her to come back today.
However, she didn't know how big of a reaction this would cause. At the moment, she had no idea and could only wait and see.
"What did you do today?" Ye Ming asked unkindly, his eyes filled with a look of disappointment as he stared at his now-increasingly intelligent daughter. She had a strong hand, but now she'd messed it up, leaving him feeling incredibly disappointed and angry.
Ye Ming sighed inwardly, recalling the hopes and upbringing he had once held for his eldest daughter. He couldn't help but feel a pang of grief. His most cherished daughter, she should have been the pride of the family, the one who would carry it to greater heights. Instead, because of a man, her own arbitrary choices had plunged the family into a difficult situation, nearly causing its decline in status within the capital. Now, facing this eldest daughter who had lost her mind and behaved erratically, Ye Ming's fury grew increasingly uncontrollable.
Ye Jingning pursed her lips and said nothing, because she knew that her father already knew. It was useless for her to say more. If she spoke, she would only be scolded. She just stood there silently, staring at the surface of her shoes.
"Sister, why aren't you talking? Didn't you have a great time with your boyfriend today? Why don't you bring him back someday and show him to your family? Let's get to know him formally? By the way, what kind of family does your boyfriend come from? What's his status? What's his education?" Seeing her like this, Ye Jingyun spoke in a somewhat sarcastic tone. Before, her parents always said how her sister was doing, how was she? Now, their most proud daughter caught him off guard. She wanted to see how they could make excuses.
She was just lucky. If she had been born earlier, she might have been the one to be engaged.
"Yun'er, stop talking." Seeing her husband's ugly face and the rage he couldn't hide, Ye's mother couldn't help but frown. Why did her little daughter always go against Ning'er? She really didn't understand what she was targeting.
"Oh." Ye Jingyun said "oh" in dissatisfaction, but she rarely did not continue to speak out of tact, otherwise, she would be the one who suffered.
However, she was a little unhappy. Why did her mother always stand on her sister's side and help her? They were obviously both daughters, but every time she targeted her, her mother would come to speak for her, which really made her a little angry.
"Boyfriend?" Ye Ming asked in a serious tone.
At this point, Ye Jingning could no longer hide it, so she simply revealed her cards. She said word by word: "Yes, I have a boyfriend. If father wants to meet him, I can bring him home to meet him some other day."
"Ridiculous! Do you think that anyone can enter our Ye family? Don't you even consider what kind of person he is?"
Listening to her father's disparagement of her boyfriend, Ye Jingning frowned, feeling a little uncomfortable. The person she liked and cared about was actually considered a mediocre person in her father's eyes. She couldn't help but feel a little angry.
"Dad, I like him, he's a good guy." Ye Jingning said in a firm tone. No matter what prejudice or misunderstanding her father had towards him, she would not back down.
"Like? Pretty good? Haha, in the Ye family, liking someone is worthless. Good? You're from a well-off family, and you're qualified to say it's good?" Ye Ming said sarcastically.
"Dad, what's wrong with Xiaokang? Xiaokang is also his ability." Ye Jingning said dissatisfiedly.
Ye Ming stared at her, his voice low and stern: "Just for a well-off man, you gave up the Lu family? Good, very good? You know how to make choices. I tell you, as long as I live, you will never marry him in your lifetime. I advise you to break up with him now. If you don't break up, don't force me."
"What have I done wrong? I just like him, what's wrong? The Lu family is so noble, I can't marry them. Whoever wants to marry can marry, I just don't like him. Also, what's wrong with Xiaokang? What's wrong with me liking him?" Ye Jingning contradicted his father for the first time.
Ye Ming was so angry that his daughter, who had always been well-behaved and obedient, actually challenged him in person. He stood up and slapped her in the face.
A loud slap rang out in the living room. Ye Jingning covered his face in disbelief. Last time it was his grandfather who hit him, and this time, it was his father who hit him.
The person she loved the most actually slapped her in the face. She couldn't help but feel a little self-deprecating and said, "It doesn't matter whether you like it or not. I've decided on this person."
"Then listen to me clearly. As long as I don't nod, there is no possibility between you and him."
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