Chapter 7 Cutting off Father-Daughter Relationship!_1

Ye Anran returned home, sitting on her bed.

From her bedside cabinet, she carefully pulled out a cherished, aging family photo. Upon seeing the tender and charming woman in the picture, her eyes welled up with tears.

If her mother were still alive, would she still be subjected to such bullying?

She thought of her father's cold gaze at the banquet, it felt like a knife was slashing across her heart.

Even Bo Youlin's betrayal didn't cut as deep as her father's look.

Her hands clasped around her knees, and she suddenly started laughing, murmuring to herself, "Actually, I should have gotten used to it. After my mother passed away, my father did too..."

Yet, why does it still hurt so much?

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Hearing a servant knocking on the door, Ye Anran got up and opened it.

Upon seeing Ye Anran open the door, the servant respectfully said, "Miss, the master and madam have returned. They asked for you to come downstairs."

"I understand." Ye Anran replied indifferently.

When she descended the stairs, she could hear the lively sound of laughter from below.

Seeing Ye Anran come down, Ye Guoli's face immediately turned sullen, with his perpetual decisiveness, he coldly commanded Ye Anran, "You are to sever all ties with Bo Jinyu tomorrow!"

Ye Anran hadn't considered having a relationship with Bo Jinyu, but hearing her father's words, she felt a sense of bewilderment and chill: "Why?"

"Rouxin is already engaged to Youlin! If you continue your relationship with Bo Jinyu, it will be disgraceful! The Bo Family is a wealthy family, Old Master Bo will definitely not allow such a thing to happen."

In Ye Guoli's view, from any perspective, they cannot let Ye Anran marry into the Bo Family!

All of the Bo Family's power currently rests in Elder Bo's hands, and it will certainly be passed on to Bo Youlin in the future. Therefore, if the Ye Family wishes to form a marital alliance with the Bo Family, they can only choose Bo Youlin. Moreover, there is a more important concern; if Ye Anran marries Bo Jinyu, recovering the twenty percent of shares she owns would become difficult!

"Then tell Ye Rouxin not to marry Youlin!" Ye Anran retorted with wry laughter.

She really didn't expect her father to state the sacrifice of her so righteously!

"Father, I know sister must be feeling very upset right now. Let's discuss this matter slowly! I believe sister would agree, for the sake of the Ye family's sake." Ye Rouxin, biting her lip, her face as pure as jade showing a pained expression, gently held Ye Guoli's hand persuasively.

Then she looked at Ye Anran, transparent tears, like pearls, trickled down her exquisite little face. "Sister... I'm sorry, sister, it's all my fault. But I didn't know that Youlin would propose... I'm also very shocked. But sister, our personal matters are trivial compared to the issues of the Ye family. I don't know whether you are truly involved with Bo Jinyu, but you and he truly aren't suitable. Plus, your public humiliation of Youlin, do you know, the Bo Family is now led by Elder Bo. If Youlin vents his anger on the Ye family, what can we do!"

What an impressive display of judgment and consideration of the bigger picture by Ye Anran!

Doesn't it seem like if she doesn't agree, then she lacks judgment in her actions?

Ye Anran was simply in awe of Rouxin's impeccable logic and her helpless damsel act!

"Look, your sister is younger than you, yet she understands the importance of the bigger picture. You have truly embarrassed the Ye family! Think about the disgraceful words you said at the banquet tonight, you have completely ruined my face!" Ye Guoli, listening to Ye Rouxin's words, felt even more confident in her wisdom.

"Sister, what happened tonight was really inappropriate of you!" Ye Rouxin also chimed in distressingly, as though it was entirely Ye Anran's fault for the incidents of the night.

Ye Anran stared at Ye Rouxin, her gaze icy. "What, is it right for you to steal your sister's boyfriend? Isn't it damaging to our reputation when you openly disclose the shameful things between you and Bo Youlin at the banquet?"

Ye Rouxin's face turned frantic: "I ... I, father, I truly didn't know anything, that night, it was just an accident!"

Ye Guoli, feeling sympathetic towards his younger daughter watched Ye Anran's cold gaze, and it turned even colder: "You didn't keep a proper watch on your own man, can you blame your sister! Even without your sister, your relationship with Bo Youlin wouldn't last! Plus, your sister is right, a man like Bo Jinyu is not someone you could handle! What your father and sister have been saying is all for your own good!"

For her own good?

Ye Anran felt like bursting into laughter. She stared at him, a cold smile on her face and defiance in her eyes, "What if I insist on being with Bo Jinyu? And what if I plan to marry him?"

"Feeling independent, aren't you? This is still my house! If you want to stay here, you have to listen to me. If not, get out of this house!" Ye Guoli glared at Ye Anran with a hardened expression of absolute determination.

Such was her father!

Ye Anran stared back coldly, feeling her deeply wounded heart struggling to breathe.

She replied icily, "I've long not wanted to stay in this house. Every minute spent here disgusts me!"

Slap!

As soon as Ye Anran finished her sentence, Ye Guoli slapped her.

The crisp resounding sound left her dazed.

She could hardly believe her father would hit her!

"Guoli, what are you doing? If there's something to say, say it nicely! Anran, quickly apologize to your father. If you really leave this house, who would recognize you? Do you believe Bo Jinyu will still want you?" Li Xuewen pretended to mediate.

"Dad, let's talk calmly!"

A smug look flashed through the eyes of both Li Xuewen and Ye Rouxin as they continued to put on a harmonious front.

For some reason, in that moment, Ye Anran's heart felt eerily calm.

She wasn't angry, nor sad. Instead, a trace of a smile appeared at the corners of her mouth.

Perhaps, she had been hoping for this moment all along!

So she could, decisively, sever this relationship!

"That's fine then, your slap eradicated any last trace of affection I had for you! You've never cherished me, your daughter anyway. Starting today, I'm leaving this house!"

Her gaze swept over the 'loving family' in front of her. Gathering her strength, she put on a smile. Then, she turned her back on them and left.

In truth, she should have understood long ago that after her mother's death, there's no place for her in this family anymore!!

Ye Guoli hadn't expected Ye Anran to be so audacious, leaving just like that. A flash of rage and ruthlessness crossed his eyes, "You unfilial child, if you dare leave this house, from today onwards, I disown you!"

"I'd be glad!" Ye Anran kept walking without a backward glance, her voice cold.

As she strode towards the outside, she seemed like a gravely wounded soldier fleeing, with vicious beasts giving chase. If she were a step slower, the beasts would tear her apart and devour her.

She had endured for too long, and it was breaking her.

This moment was just like when her mother died: alone, helpless. Her father suddenly became indifferent overnight. Everything familiar suddenly went away. That year, she was just two and a half, vaguely understanding, just aware of fear. Because suddenly, she was alone, and even after so many years, she still remembered the fear from then.

The only thing she saw was boundless darkness, while fear closed in with each step.

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