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âBut...â Mr Lin looked up as his voice stiffened, âThe news I got is different.â
âWhat sort of news youâve got? Lin Yazhiâs heart skipped a beat.
Mr Lin smiled, âXiang Jinxi said he is okay to meet you and he liked a pure-type of girl like you. Iâm sure youâll get along. Meet up tomorrow then, Iâll let you know the time and place later.â
âBut dad, I already have a boyfriend, I canât go meet him!â
âBreak up.â
Lin Yazhi slammed the table, âDad, youâre too much! If I say Iâm not going Iâll not be going. I wonât be forced to do things that goes against my conscience!â
âYazhi, Iâm doing this for your future, why are you so stubborn!â
âDonât sugarcoat that! Donât get me involved in your struggle for power, I wonât agree to it!â
As she said that, she ran up the stairs.
âItâs late, stay for the night!â Mrs Lin looked worriedly at her husband before shouting towards the stairs.
Lin Yazhi was furious, her leaving home for the last time was not without reason!
Her dad would only do things based on his whims and fancy. He totally gave no thought to what she was thinking.
She threw herself onto her bed as she went into her room fuming.
âItâs just too much, too much! Iâll marry who I like, if you force me any more Iâll leave for good, and you wonât be finding me this time around!â
Agitated, she went to the door and yelled to let out her frustrations.
Knock knock.
Someone was knocking the door.
âBrother, Iâm already sleeping...â
Lin Yazhi lay sprawled on the bed and this time, usually only her brother would come to look for her.
âYou lousy liar, you sound energetic alright. Iâm coming in.â
The sound of the key turning came from outside.
Yazhi could only resignedly sit up right, looking at him as she hugged her pillow.
âDonât speak for dad, or Iâll hate you as well.â
Lin Jingzhi walked slowly to the bedside, âI did not come to speak for him.â
âSince when you never stood on his side? Bro, you want to make it big with dad, but I just want to live normally, Iâm not interested in power or wealth!â She punched her pillow, âDonât even think about sacrificing my marriage!â
Lin Jingzhi patted her hand, âI know, so thatâs why Iâm standing on your side this time around. But heâs still your father, so donât quarrel with him, and donât say youâll leave home again. How old are you now, playing such a childish game still?â
âI.....â She pursed her lips and nodded, âI understand.ân/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
âAlright, sleep early then.â Lin Jingzhi stroked her hair and got up. âGood night.â
âGood night.....â
After thinking things through, Lin Yazhi did not feel all that bad now and slept soon after.
The next day, she saw her father, stern-faced on the dining table and hurriedly over to apologize.
âDad, I went overboard last night, donât be angry, but let me handle my own marriage okay?â
âYazhi, I know you have strong opinions against my arrangement but you need to know, I have too many competitors, and each of their backers are more and more prominent than the former. If we donât play our cards right, the Linâs will fall very quickly. I donât watch those tabloid news, and only found out that Huo Yunting already has a son, so thatâs that. But Xiangyuan Corp is based in the capital, and for us Lins, that is a very powerful advantage.â