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Chapter 517 - Chapter 517 Chapter 516 Has It Always Been Like This, So Is It Right

Chapter 517: Chapter 516: Has It Always Been Like This, So Is It Right?

Chapter 517: Chapter 516: Has It Always Been Like This, So Is It Right?

This time, even Huang Lijun couldn’t stand it anymore and stood up.

“Yixin, how can you speak of your sister like that?!

What do you mean by being sensible?

Your sister likes Mr.

Xiao; what’s wrong with that?”

“Mom, Yiyao likes Mr.

Xiao, but Mr.

Xiao doesn’t like her!

What’s the point of making a scene like this?” Shen Yixin’s mood wasn’t good either.

Normally gentle and generous, her words now carried a hint of irritability.

She was truly annoyed by her family’s attempts to force a match.

“Sis, if it weren’t for Lu Mian, Brother Qimo would definitely like me!

The combination of the Shen and Xiao Families is a perfect match, a match made in heaven.

What’s wrong with that?”

Shen Yixin gave a cool smile, feeling very tired at heart.

“Yiyao, don’t you understand?

If someone doesn’t like you, they just don’t like you, regardless of Miss Lu.

You have been chasing him for so many years, and he hasn’t responded at all.

That’s the best proof.”

Shen Yixin felt extreme envy for Xiao Qimo and Lu Mian from the bottom of her heart.

Compared to her sister’s persistent pursuit, she preferred to see a fairy-tale couple, rather than a hollow marriage born of familial interests.

Huang Lijun wouldn’t listen to any of this; in her heart, her elder daughter’s marriage into the Ye Family brought unparalleled glory to the Shen Family.

If her younger daughter could marry into the Xiao Family, then the Shen Family would virtually be at the pinnacle of the family hierarchy.

If her son could marry a daughter from the Supreme Clan of the Li Family, then the Shen Family would truly be complete.

Huang Lijun’s calculations were clicking away vigorously.

She walked up to Shen Yixin, her face showing deep disappointment.

“Yixin, I think the one who can’t see clearly is yourself.”

“Mom…”

“You injured your hand and got lucky marrying into the Ye Family.

The family no longer expects anything from you.

But your sister is different; she is young and has practiced calligraphy and painting for years, isn’t it to married into the Xiao Family one day?”

Huang Lijun had said such things not just once.

Therefore, even in front of Shao Yunxuan, she did not shrink from saying them again.

It seemed that in her heart, such thoughts were not wrong at all, but rather perfectly reasonable and normal.

Shao Yunxuan bowed her head to the side.

Having come into close contact with these wealthy families, she realized that their concerns were never about how much the apartments in the city center cost per square meter, or how much the price of vegetables had risen at the market.

Actually, she felt a bit envious of such arranged marriages.

Shen Yixin took a deep breath, slowly caressing her left hand, feeling very uncomfortable.

“But Mr.

Xiao already has a girlfriendaEUR|”

Huang Lijun shook her head: “So what if he has a girlfriend, maybe it’s just for fun.

Once men have had their fill, don’t they still look to marry a well-matched daughter from a prominent family?

So why can’t you help Yiyao?

Isn’t your own sister more important to you than an outsider?”

Huang Lijun’s eyes looked at Shen Yixin as if she was betraying them by siding with an outsider.

Shen Yixin turned away, her voice cold as she spoke, “I can’t do that.

They are happy together, so why should I try to separate them with such malice?”

Shen Yixin emphasized the word “separate” as if to imply something.

“Separate?” Her words hit a nerve, making Huang Lijun’s chest heave with anger.

“Are you, with your insinuations, blaming me?

Blaming me for breaking up Ye Jinwen and his girlfriend?

Hmph, if it weren’t for my insistence that you go on that blind date, do you think you could have married into the Ye Family?

An arranged marriage put together by your parents through hard work has become ‘malice’ in your eyes?”

Shen Yixin looked at her mother before her, long accustomed to such talk.

From the moment of her birth, she was not a free individual but rather a commodity for the family to bind interests and exchange for value.

Shen Yixin looked at Huang Lijun with sadness, her voice became calm, but she asked wearily and with a heavy heart.

“Mom, when will you prioritize my happiness over the family honor?”

Huang Lijun was confused, “Which clan among the noble families doesn’t do this?

Especially the second-tier and top-tier families, everyone is busy securing their family’s position.

What happiness are you talking about?”

Shen Yixin gave a bitter smile, “Just because it has always been this way, does that make it right?”

She closed her eyes, ready to leave.

“You!” Huang Lijun finally noticed the anomaly in her eldest daughter, squinting her eyes and stopping Shen Yixin who was about to leave: “What’s wrong with you?

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Did you have a fight with Mr.

Ye?

I’ve told you before, you don’t need to bring up the past, and you don’t need to care about whom he has in his heart.

As long as Mr.

Ye sees your hand, he will have no choice but to marry you.”

Shen Yixin pushed away Huang Lijun’s hand.

“But I don’t want to marry him!”

Huang Lijun was suddenly stunned.

Shen Yixin just said it out loud, and after she finished, she immediately felt relieved.

On her gentle and graceful face, there was also a moment of resolve.

“I don’t want to marry him, I don’t want to use my marriage as a stepping stone for you all.

I’ve already lost my dream of music, I don’t want to give up the happiness of my future marriage as well.”

She spoke somewhat calmly this time, causing everyone present to feel a bit panicked.

“Sister, are you ill?” Shen Yiyao stopped crying herself and came over nervously: “Brother Ye treats you so well, what makes you unhappy?

If Brother Qimo was even a third as nice to me as Brother Ye is to you, I would be completely satisfied.”

Shen Yixin didn’t respond to her and continued, “You’ve all been looking forward to me marrying into the Ye Family, but I’m afraid I’m going to disappoint you.

I’ve already talked it over with Mr.

Ye, and we’re going to cancel our engagement.”

Huang Lijun and Shen Yiyao were both a little dumbfounded, having never seen such a decisive and firm side of Shen Yixin.

Since childhood, Shen Yixin had been the obedient and respected epitome of a lady from a supreme clan.

This was the first time she defiantly opposed the family’s decision.

Huang Lijun pulled her over in one swift move, “You must be crazy, this engagement isn’t something you can just call off!

At the very least, the Ye Family won’t agree!

Shen Yixin, you call Mr.

Ye right now and tell him you’re willing to marry him!

Hurry up!”

The smile on Shen Yixin’s face was somewhat cold.

Huang Lijun, growing increasingly anxious, pinched the bridge of her nose.

Just now, they were still bragging about being the Ye Family’s in-laws, saying that even the Xiao Family wouldn’t dare to mess with the Shen Family.

But with Shen Yixin suddenly saying she didn’t want to marry, how could they not panic?

Huang Lijun was so angry she furrowed her brows, and Shen Yiyao didn’t dare to speak any further.

Shen Yixin, however, felt a complete sense of relief as if a weight had been lifted from her chest, and even managed a smile.

Huang Lijun grew even more uneasy, and in a rare moment of softness, she coaxed her eldest daughter, “Yixin, just call Mr.

Ye, stop being so willful.

Put aside the matter with Lu Mian for now; just clear up this issue with them first!”

Shen Yixin waved away her hand.

Before she could say anything, a familiar male voice came from outside the living room.

“No need to make a call.”