"Daddy, so you talked to me about this matter, but you didn't force me, did you? You just let me choose, right? Daddy, at that time, I made my decision. On the Chinese Valentine's Day when I was 18, I asked Brother Sheng to meet at Queqiao Mountain. I told him if he liked me, he should come to see me, but Brother Sheng didn't come."
As Mi Yao said this, a sad smile crossed her lips, "Daddy, Brother Sheng doesn't like me. I have been following him for a whole decade, and he has never paid attention to me. It has always been just my wishful thinking. You didn't break us apart."
Ever since she was little, Mi Yao never had a mommy; it was Daddy who raised her all by himself.
Daddy spoiled her a lot. Since she was eight, she liked to follow Gu Yunsheng around. Gu Yunsheng was a poor boy with no background, while she was the daughter of the mayor. Other daddies would have already sought a higher match for their daughters, but her daddy did not.
Daddy never opposed her relationship with Gu Yunsheng, always telling her, "As long as my Yaoyao likes it, that's all that matters."
However, when she was 18, Daddy encountered trouble. He was taken down from office and faced the danger of imprisonment.
It was at that time she asked Gu Yunsheng to go to Queqiao Mountain. She had decided that if Gu Yunsheng came and he liked her, then they would be together, and together they would find a way to help Daddy.
But at Queqiao Mountain, Gu Yunsheng didn't come.
She waited at Queqiao Mountain for an entire day, from dawn until nightfall. That day, she finally realized clearly that Gu Yunsheng truly didn't like her.
Her dream was shattered.
Given the circumstances, how could she lose Daddy, the person who loved her most?
She couldn't live so selfishly.
So she agreed to the marriage with Feng Zhengyu.
"Yaoyao, Gu Yunsheng may not like you, but Feng Zhengyu truly does. The Feng Family is also a powerful family in our country. Daddy gave a lot of thought before discussing this matter with you."
"Mm, I know," Mi Yao nodded, "I know Daddy loves me."
Mi Zhenglin sighed, "Back then, when you agreed to the marriage, I spoke with Feng Zhengyu. The Feng Family, with their strong influence, settled the matter for me in just one day. Originally, you were all set to marry into the Feng Family, but suddenly, they decided to postpone the wedding date that had already been set. And just like that, it was delayed for two years. To make matters worse, Zhengyu had a short life; he fell ill and died six months ago."
Mi Yao didn't have much impression of Feng Zhengyu. When she was 18 and the wedding was postponed, the idea was that the two families would just date first.
But her heart only had room for Gu Yunsheng, so she always gave Feng Zhengyu the cold shoulder.
Feng Zhengyu probably did like her quite a lot, and he was very tolerant towards her.
In her memory, Feng Zhengyu was a tall and handsome man, but he was frail, having been sickly since childhood.
"Daddy, do you know why my wedding date with Zhengyu was postponed back then?"
Logically speaking, the Feng Family had helped the Mi Family, and it was time to reap the rewards. Zhengyu, who liked her so much, surely couldn't wait to marry her.
Besides, Zhengyu could have collapsed at any moment, and the Feng Family surely wanted her to give birth to a child or two to carry on the lineage as soon as possible.
Mi Zhenglin shook his head, "I'm not quite sure myself. I seem to have heard that it was Mr. Feng's decision."
Mr. Feng?
Mi Yao knew nothing about this old man, had never even met him. Her long, fan-like eyelashes drooped as she suddenly remembered Gu Yunsheng's disappearance.
The day after Queqiao Mountain, she returned home exhausted in body and mind, agreed to the marriage with the Feng Family with Daddy's approval, and then she went to school.
On her way to school, she saw Gu Yunsheng.
At that moment, they stood across the street from each other, Mi Yao gazing at Gu Yunsheng, and Gu Yunsheng gazing back at her.
His expression, she would never forget.
His hands, hanging by his sides, clenched into fists, his deep, glossy eyes flaming with intense fire as he glared at her with disgust, anger, and coldness.
She didn't understand why he was looking at her like that.
He had missed the meeting, and to look at her that way, she truly felt disheartened. Her ten years hadn't won even a single glance back from him; instead, his disgust intensified; hence, she chose to give up.
She said nothing and just turned around and walked away.
What she didn't know was that it would be their last encounter.
The next day, she received explosive news. Everyone said, Gu Yunsheng was dead.
Gu Yunsheng had died in his own house in a fierce fight, blood everywhere…
It was said that Gu Yunsheng's body had been cremated. She didn't know because she hadn't gone to see; she locked herself in her room, meeting no one, not believing anything.
She didn't believe that Gu Yunsheng was dead.
She never would!
"Yaoyao, no matter what, Daddy doesn't want you to marry into the Feng Family for my sake. Daddy is old and won't live much longer; there's no need to sacrifice your happiness for my medical expenses."
Her happiness?
Ha, she had lost her happiness long ago, since that day at Queqiao Mountain.
"Daddy, I'm grown up now, not a child anymore. I can make my own choices."
"But…"
Mi Zhenglin was about to say more, but a knock on the door interrupted him, and someone arrived, "Brother, we've come to see you."
Mi Yao turned her head to see; it was Mi Shuilan and her family of three.
Mi Shuilan was Mi Zhenglin's younger sister, who in her younger years had married the businessman Liu Chuan and had given birth to a daughter, Liu Lu, the same age as Mi Yao.
Mi Yao disliked this family of three immensely, including her own aunt Mi Shuilan. When her father used to be the mayor, they often came to curry favor and benefit from him. But as soon as her father lost his position, they avoided him faster than anyone else, nearly severing their relationship with him.
Now that her father was hospitalized, given the Liu Family's current financial circumstances, providing two million was not an issue, but they hadn't contributed a single penny.
"Uncle, this is some fruit we bought for you. We hope you get better soon."
Liu Lu, heavily made up and wearing revealing clothes, placed the fruit basket on the table and spoke coquettishly.
Mi Zhenglin had tasted the coldness of human relationships, even from his own sister. He responded politely twice, "You've spent too much; no need to buy anything next time."
"Big Brother, you're my dear brother. It's only right to buy some fruit. Besides, our Yaoyao is making something of herself now. She's going to marry into the Feng Family and become a young lady there; we'll be counting on Yaoyao to look after us in the future," Mi Shuilan said with a sycophantic smile.
Mi Yao sneered internally. Nothing comes without a reason; her aunt finally revealed her true intentions.
Her father had been hospitalized, and Mi Shuilan hadn't visited once. Now that she was marrying into the Feng Family, this whole family had mobilized, truly showing their mercenary nature.
"Haha, yes," Liu Chuan appraised Mi Yao up and down, "Yaoyao has become more and more beautiful. Truly worthy of the young master of the Feng Family who fancies her."
For some reason, Mi Yao found Liu Chuan's gaze a little lecherous and his words uncomfortable to hear.
"Daddy, I'm going to get you some hot water," Mi Yao, not wanting to speak further with this family, turned around and left.
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