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Chapter 1030 - 1027: Only Two Paths

Chapter 1030: Chapter 1027: Only Two Paths

Yan Bo had not expected his older brother to catch wind of his actions so quickly, "Bro, I went back to the Capital City to see our parents, but they have several important banquets to attend in the coming days. I was bored staying at home, and there were many matters to attend to at the company, so I booked a flight back."

"You can’t just keep your phone off all the time! Don’t you realize that this would worry our parents?" Yan Yuan was not so easily fooled.

"I was on the plane, of course, I had to switch it off," Yan Bo continued to feign ignorance.

"What about now?" Yan Yuan paused, then said, "Mom tried to call you a few minutes ago, and it kept showing that the line was busy."

"Bro, I was just chatting with Xiao Hua."

Anyway, Yan Bo knew perfectly well, but would rather die than admit he had blocked his parents’ and home landline’s numbers.

"Alright, anyway, you’re not a child anymore, things like being mad at your parents, you shouldn’t be doing that,"

Yan Yuan employed a tactical retreat, accepting the situation as it was and then inquired about a few company affairs before hanging up the phone.

Yan Bo considered whether he should also block his brother and second sister’s numbers.

In the end, he decided against it.

After all, he didn’t actually want to cut ties with his parents.

He merely wanted to throw a small tantrum to see if he could force his parents to give in.

He wasn’t demanding that they accept Tong Xiaohua right away, but at least, give her a little chance to prove herself!

A few minutes later, the phone rang again, and when he looked at the caller ID, it was still Yan Yuan.

"Xiao Bo, be honest with me, what exactly are you trying to pull off?" Yan Yuan sounded very annoyed on the other end of the phone.

Lying on the bed and staring at the ceiling, Yan Bo replied, "Bro, what are you talking about?"

"Still playing dumb? Mom has been trying to call you countless times, and it kept saying the line was busy. Tell me, did you block Mom’s number?"

The members of the Yan Family were all smart people. At this point, Yan Bo naturally couldn’t keep up the facade.

"Bro, you guessed it right, I blocked our parents!" Yan Bo calmly confessed his actions.

But he refused to admit he was wrong!

"You bastard! Are you butting heads with Mom and Dad over Tong Xiaohua?"

"Yes, I’m butting heads with them over Xiao Hua! No one knows better than me whether Xiao Hua is good or bad. The person who is going to spend a lifetime with Xiao Hua is me, not them. What right do they have to use all sorts of means to stop me and her?"

Yan Bo felt very aggrieved in his heart, and at the same time, he felt it was a disservice to Tong Xiaohua.

Many young people nowadays wouldn’t stoop so low for their lovers.

But she did just that, and yet, instead of receiving the respect and recognition she deserved, she faced all sorts of hindrances and baseless accusations foisted upon her.

She never did anything wrong. The only mistake was her parents’ prejudice.

"Bo, mom and dad are doing this for your own good. Born into a family like ours, there are many things we can’t control. You’ve always known that, haven’t you? All these years, whether it’s been our parents or us, who hasn’t lived carefully and cautiously? The slightest mistake could ruin not just our old Yan Family line but also those who have followed the Yan Family all these years. They, too, would suffer. You know that very well, right?"

Yan Bo was already tired of hearing all this. Lately, whether it was his father or mother, including his second sister, the thing they said most to him was this kind of talk.

"So, for the sake of so many people, I should sacrifice my personal happiness? Let go of the person I’ve finally found whom I like, right? Or are you saying, I’d better just marry Tao Jia outright? That way, not only will it not bring disaster upon the old Yan Family and those who follow us, but it will also make everyone soar to greater heights of wealth and prosperity, right?"

Yan Yuan was silent for a while, then he sighed.

"Bo, since we were born into this family, there are certain realities we just have to accept."

Anger surged through Yan Bo’s veins and he exclaimed, "Then I won’t be a part of the old Yan Family anymore! Does that mean I won’t have to accept these predetermined realities?"

"Yan Bo, have you lost your mind? How can you speak such nonsense?" Yan Yuan’s tone suddenly became much more stern.

"Brother, you should feel fortunate that your assistant is just from an ordinary background and not someone with a background like Xiao Hua’s. Otherwise, you’d be facing the same choices as me!"

This time, Yan Bo truly went all out.

If gentle methods wouldn’t work, he would have to resort to using force.

"Yan Bo, you and Xiao Hua are still young. There’s no need to make things so clear so early on. Whether you and she can go the distance, no one knows. Why bother going to the trouble of quarreling with the family over it?"

Yan Bo understood what his big brother meant. From beginning to end, his brother had never been optimistic about him and Tong Xiaohua. His brother had always thought that his current relationship with Tong Xiaohua might just be a whim, and that once the honeymoon phase was over, everything would slowly fade away.

"Brother, matters of the heart don’t have anything to do with being young or old. Can you honestly say that at twenty-six, your feelings for your assistant are definitely deeper and more real than my feelings for Xiao Hua?"

It seemed as though Yan Yuan was at a loss for words, and Yan Bo continued.

"Brother, you keep saying I’m a person of the old Yan Family, so I should carry the responsibilities that come with it. But besides being a member of the old Yan Family, I am first and foremost a man. As a man, if I can’t even protect my own woman, if I can’t give her the home and security she needs, how can I call myself a man?"

"You always say Xiao Hua and I are young, but do you know how many times Xiao Hua has secretly argued with her father for my sake? If it were you, could you place your hand on your heart and say something irresponsible like ’I’m still young, let’s deal with family matters slowly’?"

"You’re calling me a bastard, and I admit it, but I’ve seen clearly now, there are only two paths before me. One, is not to drag Xiao Hua along and to break up with her cleanly since, in any case, our parents will never accept her. The other, is to be with Xiao Hua at any cost, and to avoid being a burden to both our parents and all those related to the old Yan Family, the only option left is to roll up my sleeves and get out of the old Yan Family."

Yan Bo unleashed all the words that had been weighing on his mind all at once, and after speaking, he didn’t rush to hang up the phone; instead, he quietly listened to his brother’s hurried breathing on the other end of the line.

Clearly, his brother was genuinely shocked.

"Brother, these words are not said in the heat of the moment. They are the honest feelings I’ve held back for a long time. I’ve blocked our parents’ numbers, and if they try to contact you again, just tell them straight out, it wouldn’t hurt to relay my words to them."

"Bo, this is blatant blackmail, you know that?"

"I know! But I’m not blackmailing you. If there was any other way, I would never choose this method that hurts our parents. But I have no choice, so whether you take it as blackmail or whatever, I don’t care anymore!"