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After Mother Qian heard this, she looked at her daughter in shock, “What did you say? I dare you to say that again!”
“Mom…”
“Did you know about this from the start?”
Qian Hui nodded.
“What’s this all about? Hurry and explain everything in detail!” Mother Qian felt like she was about to have a heart attack. Why was her son-in-law suddenly involved with Qian Lan? And, from Qian Hui’s tone, why didn’t it sound simple?
“Mom, I honestly regret marrying Xu Chunhao right now. Although he hasn’t said it, I can tell that he still has Qian Lan in his heart. Worst of all, they live under the same roof. Mom…I’m afraid…”
“Oh child, why didn’t you mention this earlier?” Mother Qian’s heart p**ssure increased. “I was wondering why Chunhao cares so much for Qian Lan. So the truth is…he’s bullying my daughter!”
“Mom…” Qian Hui cried as she pounced into her mother’s arms. “Mom, you need to help me.”
“Wait until he comes home, let’s see what I do to him!” Mother Qian hugged Qian Hui with an angry exp**ssion.
…
At this time…
Xu Chunhao’s car had just arrived at Qian Lan’s school. He immediately went inside and found Zichen.
After confirming that Zichen was in the office preparing for a class, he asked someone to call him out.
Zichen lifted his head and saw Xu Chunhao standing outside the office with a slightly complex exp**ssion. Zichen got up from his desk, walked over to Xu Chunhao and called out his name, “May I ask why you’re looking for me, Mr, Xu?”
“Stop bothering Qian Lan,” Xu Chunhao said straightforwardly. “The two of you don’t match at all. Have you looked at yourself? Which part of you matches Qian Lan? She’s the daughter of the mayor; not some average teacher. Did you think you could use her as a stepping stone?”
After hearing Xu Chunhao’s evaluation of him, Zichen let out a laugh, “If this is what you came here to talk about, I think it’s best that you turn back now.”
“Give us a condition. What can we do for you to let Qian Lan go? Is $1 million enough?” Xu Chunhao asked as he pulled out a cheque and started writing. “Or is that not enough? I can add another $1 million if you’d like…”
“Qian Lan is precious to the Qian Family, she isn’t someone that a person like you can casually get close to.”
“If you don’t leave now, I’m going to call security,” Zichen couldn’t be bothered talking to the man. So, he turned around to return to his desk. But, to everyone’s surprise, Xu Chunhao suddenly grabbed onto Zichen’s arm and threw a punch towards him.
However, Zichen quickly grabbed onto Xu Chunhao’s wrist and stopped him.
“You will pay for what you’ve done today!”
“I’ll be waiting,” Zichen replied coldly as he threw Xu Chunhao’s arm aside.
Unable to do anything about Zichen, Xu Chunhao left without a choice.
But, it didn’t take long before Qian Lan heard about their incident. So, she quickly went to look for Zichen.
However, Zichen was already in the middle of a class and couldn’t talk to her.
So, Qian Lan returned to the teacher’s office. But, halfway there, she was stopped by Xu Chunhao, “Qian Lan…”
Seeing that everyone in her family was trying to interfere with her private life, Qian Lan let out a bitter laugh, “Why can’t you let me go?”
“Qian Lan, everyone’s simply worried about you,” Xu Chunhao acted like he was morally correct.
“Xu Chunhao, you should mind your own business.” After speaking, Qian Lan walked around Xu Chunhao and left.
She didn’t want everyone to use love as an excuse to ‘care’ and ‘protect’ her. It made her feel like she was trapped and unable to breathe.
Qian Lan knew that Xu Chunhao had already spoken to Zichen.
Over the past few days, the Qian Family had already caused quite a commotion at the school. Everyone now knew that she was the second daughter of the mayor and that she was dating a poor guy.
She felt like she had completely lost her freedom. Even when she breathed, she had to be careful.
Qian Lan struggled with this. For some reason, she suddenly felt exhausted. It was bad enough that the Qian Family were trying to control her, they even went to harass Zichen. What right did they have to do that?
Before meeting her, Zichen lived a simple and ordinary life. Qian Lan was aware that he liked living peacefully like that. But, the Qian Family made it impossible for him to get any peace.
How much longer did she have to endure?
…
Soon, Xu Chunhao returned home from visiting the school. But, waiting for him, was the stern-looking Mother Qian.
“Mom…”
“Chunhao, let me ask you, before you married Qian Hui, who else did you have a close relationship with?”
After hearing Mother Qian’s question, Xu Chunhao could guess what was going on: Qian Hui must have revealed the truth.
“Mom, why are you suddenly asking this?”
“Don’t act dumb. Back when you married Qian Hui, you already knew that she was the older sister of Qian Lan. So, why didn’t you mention anything? What’s your motive for keeping this a secret? Don’t tell me that you want both my daughters to cling to you?”
“Mom, you’ve misunderstood. I already told Qian Hui about this from the start. Besides, Qian Hui knows that Qian Lan and I are like brother and sister,” Xu Chunhao explained. “Look at how I’ve never crossed the line all these years.”
He was right.
After listening to Xu Chunhao’s explanation, Mother Qian warmed up.
“But, due to the nature of this relationship, I still think it’s best for you and Qian Hui to move out so she stops feeling paranoid,” Mother Qian instructed.
“Mom, mine and Qian Lan’s conscience is clear.”
“Since you’ve explained everything, I’m not going to pursue this matter, but you and Qian Lan better keep your distance. It’s already tough enough that she’s involved with that poor fellow,” Mother Qian warned.
It was at this very moment that Father Qian returned home. As soon as he walked in and heard Mother Qian calling Zichen a poor fellow, he quickly said, “Housewives are indeed short-sighted!”
“Old man, what are you talking about?” Mother Qian immediately asked.
“Don’t you know yet? The ‘poor fellow’ is actually the son of Eric and Emma,” Father Qian humphed.
“That…that can’t be possible.”
“I’ve already asked someone to confirm it. It’s 100% true. The Roborts Family and Miller Family are both rich and powerful; Qian Lan sure has good taste,” Father Qian said in an exaggerated manner.
“Does that mean the rascal is actually from a socialite background? If Qian Lan marries him and we have this extra layer of connection, our influence in New York will grow even bigger, right?”
“You could say that,” Father Qian replied.
It wasn’t long ago that the two of them were looking down on Zichen. Now that they knew he was the son of Eric, their attitude immediately changed.
At this time, Qian Lan was hiding behind a divider listening to her parents’ conversation. Earlier that day, Father Qian made things sound so good, as though he truly cared about his daughter’s happiness. But, what was the truth?
He simply had his eyes on the Roborts Family’s influence in New York…
With this thought, Qian Lan revealed an extremely disappointed exp**ssion. Perhaps, being with Zichen, was a bad thing for him.
Sometimes, a person simply couldn’t escape their fate. This was a reality that she had to accept.
Therefore, Qian Lan gave Zichen a phone call and arranged to meet with him.
Zichen thought Qian Lan was being bullied again, so he immediately rushed over to their meeting location. But, after they saw each other, Qian Lan said, “Zichen, I think we should just forget about the relationship bet**en us.”
“It hasn’t even been that long and I’ve already caused so much trouble for you. I think a relationship that involves family is very tiring.”
“I don’t want my family to use you. You deserve better.”
“Qian Lan…” Zichen wanted to cut in.
“I’m sorry!” Qian Lan apologized as she held back her tears. “I need to be free from my family first. Otherwise, all the p**ssures I receive from them, will be transferred onto your shoulders.”
“Must you do this?” Zichen’s heart ached…
“I don’t want my family to milk you dry,” Qian Lan said with certainty. She then stretched out her right hand, “I will free myself from my family. Wish me luck.”
Zichen took a deep breath and finally nodded his head as he shook Qian Lan’s hand, “If you have any difficulties in the future, don’t hesitate to look for me.”
“I don’t want to trouble you…” After speaking, Qian Lan left as soon as possible; if she stayed any longer, she was afraid that she would feel regret.
She knew that Zichen was a great guy. But, the problem was, she hadn’t fully understood her family.
After leaving Zichen, Qian Lan kneeled on the ground and cried for quite some time. But, she also reminded herself that from that day onwards, she was going to do all that she could to reject her family’s involvement in her life. She was going to gain their respect and take back control.
Otherwise, she was never going to date again.
…
As soon as Qian Lan returned home, Mother Qian quickly approached her and asked, “Weren’t you supposed to go to Hyatt Regency for dinner? Why didn’t you go? Where’s that young man?”
“I’m not going today nor will I ever go,” Qian Lan replied with seriousness. “Because you and the rest of the family disgust me.”
“Qian Lan, how could you say that? We only want what’s best for you.”
“Stop saying that,” Qian Lan growled. “By the way, Zichen and I broke up. Your wish came true. I won’t be seeing him ever again.”
“Qian Lan…”
“If there’s nothing else, I’m returning to my room.” After speaking, Qian Lan stormed past her family and stubbornly returned to her room.
Mother Qian and the rest of the family could only sigh, “That kid has no idea that we are thinking on her behalf.”
“She is completely clueless.”
Qian Lan snorted when she heard these words and decided that she was definitely leaving the household.
The next morning, Qian Lan went to school and handed in her resignation. However, just as she left, Zichen walked past her with his textbooks.
At that moment, Zichen acted as though she was a complete stranger. He walked straight past her without a trace of emotion.
Since they had ended their relationship, there had to be a clean end. There was no point showing any pain and making the other feel bad.
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