Yun Father: "Absurd!"
Xing Father: "Ridiculous."
Xing Can: "Inconceivable!"
Yun Li Nan: "No."
Yun Li Nan felt utterly innocent. He had genuinely come to break off the engagement, so why was he getting caught in the crossfire?
A cunning glint flashed in Xing Yuan's eyes. She suddenly felt her argument was quite sound.
After all, Xing Can only liked to snatch things from her, he didn't genuinely like Ji Wen Yue.
So, theoretically, Yun Li Nan, who was engaged to her, also belonged to her. Didn't he like to snatch her things? Then it was perfectly reasonable for him to marry in her stead!
And it would be a perfect ending!
The more Xing Yuan thought about it, the more excited she became. She continued, "Brother, do you think I'm making sense?"
Xing Can's face darkened. He coldly replied, "Of course not. You and I are different, Sister. I don't like boys."
If it weren't for the people around them, he really wanted to fight Xing Yuan again. How could she think of him like that?
"It's fine, feelings can be cultivated!" Xing Yuan said generously, appearing like a sister genuinely concerned for her brother.
"Enough!" Xing Father shot Xing Yuan a cold glance, ending the farce.
He smiled apologetically at Yun Father. "It seems these two children are not destined. Let's just drop it."
"Very well," Yun Father nodded. All he wanted was a daughter-in-law with the demeanor of a lady from a prominent family. He didn't want someone with this kind of temperament.
After the two left, Xing Father looked at his two children with great authority and said angrily, "What is going on with you two? We are a family, so why are we making ourselves a laughingstock for others to see? It's disgraceful."
Xing Can smiled indifferently, with a hint of defiance, "Father, you think we're disgraceful now? Why didn't you think so before? It's only because we were useful."
Compared to his sister, Xing Can harbored more resentment towards his father.
Under the long-term demands and strict pressure, he had nearly reached his breaking point.
"Absurd!" Xing Father reprimanded coldly, "You are both my children. Could I possibly harm you?"
"And you!" Xing Father looked at Xing Yuan. "This engagement would only bring you benefits. The Yun family is a prominent one, and you can still do whatever you want in the future. They won't, and can't, restrict you."
"Why refuse such a good marriage?"
Xing Yuan raised her eyes, her gaze calm. "I simply don't like him."
"Like? Hmph! What right do you have to talk about liking?" Xing Father's face turned cold.
"Why don't I have the right?" Xing Yuan asked calmly. "I've already repaid all the money I've spent from the family over the years. As for the debt of birth and upbringing, it's not enough for me to abandon everything."
The mere thought of them being accomplices in her sister's death in her past life made Xing Yuan's heart ache. But now, nothing had happened, and the threads of karma binding them to her were so tight that she couldn't do anything too extreme to them.
Just as Xing Yuan was lost in thought about what to do, Xing Can, beside her, began to mock her, "Sister, don't put it so nicely. You're doing this because you like girls, aren't you?"
If Xing Can wasn't having a good time, he wanted everyone else to have a bad time too.
This time, he couldn't suppress his emotions. His father would surely punish him later, so he might as well try harder and get his sister punished along with him.
Xing Father, upon hearing such shocking news, froze in place.
"What? Xiao Can, who told you that?"
Xing Can laughed maliciously, "Of course, I saw it with my own eyes! Sister, she's truly sick!"
Xing Father knew the two of them didn't get along, but seeing Xing Can's earnest demeanor, he believed him about seventy to eighty percent. He confirmed again, "Really?"
Since she knew, Xing Yuan no longer cared about hiding it and simply nodded, "Yes."
"Rebellious daughter! Are you trying to anger me to death?" Xing Father roared.
Xing Yuan's eyes curved into a smile. Bored, she took off the hair tie from her wrist and placed it in her palm. "Father, your words are excessive. Who I like is my freedom. There's no need to tell you everything, is there?"
"But you can't!" Xing Father coughed violently, staring at Xing Yuan with eyes that showed he couldn't be prouder.
Xing Yuan sighed helplessly. "Father, times have changed. You are too pedantic. For example, when Father found a mistress or two outside, your dutiful daughter never exposed it, did she?"
"What? He has other women?" Xing Mother, who had been calmly watching the show, couldn't stay put.
She and Xing Father were in a business marriage, with little affection between them. However, due to their similar family backgrounds, they were not allowed to have other relationships outside the marriage.
Xing Mother had been honest and virtuous all these years, doing nothing out of line except spending money. Now, upon suddenly learning that her husband had been cheating for a long time and keeping someone on the side, she became furious.
"Is what she says true?" Xing Mother's expression was calm, but beneath the serene facade lay deep-seated anger.
Xing Father looked around evasively, "Why would you believe what she says?"
"Just tell me, yes or no?" Xing Mother said coldly. "If you tell me now, I can still give you some dignity. If I find out about this later, you'll be finished."
"My brother only has me as his sister. Even if it's to get more assets after a divorce, he would surely help me."
Cornered, Xing Father was certain Xing Mother would do such a thing, so he reluctantly nodded and admitted.
He explained, "It was an accident. She had something on me, and I had no choice but to keep her on the side."
"Yes! It was just a few more times in bed, incidentally," Xing Can chimed in excitedly, fanning the flames.
They had inherited this malicious gene, feeling only excitement at the misfortune of others, especially when that misfortune originated from their father.
"Divorce!"
In just a moment, Xing Mother made up her mind.
"Impossible, I disagree," Xing Father refused coldly. "If you must, you can keep them, but divorce is non-negotiable."
The two companies had been cooperating very closely recently. Once they divorced, their stock prices would inevitably fall, and his losses would be immense. He would never agree.
"Hmph! Do you think I'm like you? I am divorcing you. As the one at fault, you will leave with nothing." Xing Mother's voice was resolute, but a brilliant smile spread across her face.
In this world, she had never loved anyone. She only loved her high-quality lifestyle and her inexhaustible wealth.
However, in all the years past, there hadn't been a single day when she felt as excited as she did at this moment.
"Delusional," Xing Father's face turned red with anger, and he reprimanded coldly.