Chapter 7: Severing the Father-Daughter Relationship!

Ye Anran returned home and sat on her bed.

She carefully pulled out a yellowed family photo from the bedside table, and her eyes turned red at the sight of the gentle and charming woman in the picture.

If her mom were still alive, would she still be bullied like this?

Remembering her father's cold gaze at the party, it was like a knife cutting into her chest.

Even Bo Youlin's betrayal wasn't as sharp as her father's look.

With her hands hugging her knees, she suddenly laughed, muttering to herself, "Actually, I should have gotten used to it a long time ago. After mom died, my dad...died too…"

But why did it still hurt so much.

…

Hearing the servants knocking, Ye Anran stood up and opened the door.

Seeing Ye Anran open the door, the servant respectfully said, "Miss, the master and madame have returned, they asked you to come down."

"I know," Ye Anran replied coolly.

When she walked downstairs, she heard warm laughter coming from below.

When Ye Guoli saw Ye Anran coming down, his expression instantly turned cold, and with his usual imperious ****, he ordered indifferently, "Starting tomorrow, you'll break off any relationship with Bo Jinyu!"

Ye Anran hadn't intended to have any relationship with Bo Jinyu, but upon hearing her father's words, she felt puzzled and chilled, "Why?"

"Ye Rouxin is already engaged to Youlin! If you keep seeing Bo Jinyu, what would that look like! The Bo Family is a wealthy family, Old Master Bo would never allow such a thing to happen."

In Ye Guoli's view, from any angle, Ye Anran could not be allowed to marry into the Bo Family!

The Bo Family's power was now in Young Master Bo's hands, and it was sure to be passed on to Bo Youlin, so a marriage alliance between the Ye Family and Bo Family could only involve Bo Youlin. Furthermore, an even more important point was that if Ye Anran were to marry Bo Jinyu, getting back that 20% of shares she held would become difficult!

"Then just stop Ye Rouxin from marrying Bo Youlin!" Ye Anran said with a burst of indignant laughter.

She really hadn't expected her father to justify sacrificing her so self-righteously!

"Dad, I know sister must be feeling very upset right now. Let's talk about this slowly! I believe that for the Ye Family's sake, she will agree," Ye Rouxin bit her lip, her youthful and pure face looking distressed as she held Ye Guoli's hand, softly persuading him.

After speaking, she turned her gaze toward Ye Anran, clear tears dropping like pearls down her delicate face, "Sister… I'm sorry, it's all my fault, but I didn't know Youlin would propose to me… I, I was so surprised too, but sister, personal matters are trivial compared to the family. I don't know if you're really seeing Bo Jinyu, but you two really aren't suitable, and you publicly humiliated Youlin in such a way, don't you realize, with Elder Bo running the Bo Family if Youlin takes out his anger on the Ye Family, what will we do?"

Ye Anran playing the role of a martyr for the greater good!

So she's the one who lacks a sense of the big picture if she doesn't agree?

Ye Anran was almost convinced by Ye Rouxin's logic and her pitiful White Lotus act!

"Look at your younger sister. She's younger than you, yet she understands the big picture. You're really bringing shame to the Ye Family! Just think of all the shameless things you said at tonight's banquet; you've made me lose face completely!" After hearing Ye Rouxin's words, Ye Guoli's conviction that Ye Rouxin was sensible grew even stronger.

"Sister, what happened tonight was really not right!" Ye Rouxin also joined in, looking equally distressed as if all the faults of the evening were Ye Anran's.

Ye Anran stared at Ye Rouxin with a cold gaze, "How about it, is it right for you to steal your sister's boyfriend? Publicly revealing your scandal with Bo Youlin at the banquet, doesn't that shame you?"

Ye Rouxin looked flustered, "I... I... Dad, I really didn't know anything. That night, that night was just an accident!"

Ye Guoli, feeling sorry for his younger daughter, glared at Ye Anran with an even colder look, "You couldn't keep your man, and you blame your sister! The way you are, even without your sister, you wouldn't last with Bo Youlin! Also, your sister is right, a man like Bo Jinyu isn't someone you can handle! What your sister and I are telling you is for your own good!"

For my own good?

Ye Anran really wanted to laugh out loud. She stared at him and smiled coldly, but her eyes were filled with defiant fierceness, "What if, I insist on dating Bo Jinyu? And what's more, I plan to marry him?"

"So your wings have hardened, have they? In this house, I'm still the one in charge! If you want to stay in this house, you'll have to listen to me; if you don't obey, then get out of this house!" Ye Guoli's face darkened as he glared at Ye Anran, his tone authoritarian.

This is my father!!

Ye Anran looked at him coldly, feeling so deeply wounded that she almost didn't know how to breathe.

In a frosty voice, she retorted, "I've long wanted to leave this house. Spending one more minute here makes me feel sick to my stomach!"

Slap!

The moment Ye Anran's words ended, Ye Guoli hit her with a slap.

The sharp and loud sound stunned her completely.

She could hardly believe that her father would actually hit her!

"Guoli, what are you doing? Let's talk this out! Anran, apologize to your dad quickly. If you really leave this house, who will acknowledge you? Do you think Bo Jinyu will still want you then?" Li Xuewen pretended to advise kindly.

"Dad, let's talk this out!"

Li Xuewen and Ye Rouxin both had a flash of smugness in their eyes, yet they still put on an appearance of mediating peace.

For some reason, at that moment, Ye Anran's heart felt unusually calm.

She was neither angry nor sad; instead, a smile curved her lips.

Perhaps, she had always been looking forward to this moment!

To give her the strength to cut off this relationship!

"Good. Your slap has just swept away the little bit of kinship I felt towards you! Anyway, you don't cherish your daughter, so from today onwards, I'm leaving this house!"

Her gaze swept over the 'loving family of three' in front of her. Gathering all her strength for a smile, she turned and walked away.

Actually, she should have understood long ago. Ever since her mother passed away, there had been no place for her in this house!!

Ye Guoli hadn't expected Ye Anran to be so bold as to actually leave as she said. A flash of anger and ruthlessness crossed his eyes, "You rebellious child, if you dare leave this house, from today on, I disown you!"

"I couldn't wish for more!" Ye Anran said coldly without turning her head.

She strode toward the road outside, like a severely wounded soldier fleeing from combat, while behind her were the ferocious beasts, ready to pounce and tear her apart, devour her if she was even a moment too slow.

She had endured for too long, and it was unbearably painful.

At that moment, it was just like when her mother passed away. She felt alone and helpless. Overnight, her father became indifferent to her, and everything seemed to drift away from her. That year, she was only two and a half years old, barely understanding, only feeling fear, because suddenly, she was all alone, and after all these years, she still remembered that fear.

What she saw was an endless darkness, with fear encroaching step by step.

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