Can you please stop hating

Hearing this, Yu Xi raised her eyelids and looked at Zhan Hang, and Zhan Hang looked back at her silently.

The two hadn't seen each other for a long time. Zhan Hang looked so unfamiliar to Yu Xi that she couldn't warm up to him for a while.

It was awkward not to respond, but Yu Xi didn't know what to say, so she finally responded dryly, "Long time no see."

Yang Huijuan and Qin Ying looked at each other with smiles, as if they had reached some consensus.

Fearing an awkward situation, Qin Ying said, "Don't stand there. Come and sit down."

Yang Huijuan: “Yeah.”

Several people came forward and sat down, but Zhan Hang inexplicably moved from his previous seat to sit next to Yu Xi.

Yu Xi noticed something, but due to the situation, he didn't say much.

Qin Ying handed the menu to Yang Huijuan and the others and said, "Order and see what you want to eat."

Yang Huijuan: “Okay.”

Yu Kang: "Mom, I want to eat hairy crabs."

Yang Huijuan said in a low voice without any anger: "Don't be rude."

Qin Ying: "It's okay, just order whatever the kid wants."

They were ordering food in a lively manner. Yu Xi sat at her seat and did not intend to join in. However, it was not appropriate for her to play with her phone in this situation. Gradually, she stared at the table in a daze.

"Where are you studying now?" Zhan Hang took the initiative to talk.

Yu Xi blinked back to reality and said with drooping eyelids, "Huaning University."

Zhan Hang: “Very impressive.”

Yu Xi: “Not bad.”

Zhan Hang: "I'll probably be here for a while, add me in touch so we can hang out together when we're free."

Yu Xi pursed her lips and curled her fingers, but this was not an excessive request and she had no reason to refuse.

After hesitating for a moment, he took out his phone and added the friend.

At first, Yu Xi didn’t think much about this dinner, but the more she ate, the more she felt that something was not right.

Yang Huijuan and Qin Ying seemed to be trying to bring her and Zhan Hang together intentionally or unintentionally, and Zhan Hang's attitude was not very clear, but he did not refuse at all, which made Yu Xi a little unsure of how to deal with it.

Fortunately, the dinner did not last long. Just when Yu Xi thought she was finally free, Qin Ying actually asked Zhan Hang to drive them home.

Yang Huijuan seemed very satisfied with Zhan Hang, not to mention being very enthusiastic. When they arrived downstairs, she insisted on inviting the mother and son to sit upstairs for a while, and then they chatted for a while at home.

Yu Xi really wanted to go back to her room, but it was not appropriate for her to go back because the guests were there, and it was obvious that Yang Huijuan would not let her leave.

There was no choice but to stay with them for more than an hour. Seeing that it was getting late, Qin Ying and Zhan Hang left.

After sending them away, Yang Huijuan frowned and said to Yu Xi: "Why are you not enthusiastic at all? You don't even know how to say a word."

Yu Xi said calmly: "You are having a good chat, don't you still need me to talk?"

"Don't be so rude," Yang Huijuan said, "Qin Ying wants you to get in touch with Zhan Hang, and Zhan Hang likes you very much, so you should get along well with him."

Yu Xi felt cold in her heart. Sure enough, Yang Huijuan asked her to come back for a purpose: "I don't like him."

"Relationships can be cultivated slowly. Zhan Hang is very good in all aspects, and the Zhan family is not a small family. You won't suffer any loss if you marry him in the future."

Yang Huijuan paused and continued, "Besides, your brother is about to enter primary school. They happen to have connections who can send your brother to an international primary school. In this way, your brother will be able to receive better teacher education and his future development will be guaranteed. What else should I worry about?"

Yu Xi found it ridiculous that Yang Huijuan really used her value to the fullest.

It was clearly her marriage, but it became a bargaining chip to pave the way for Yu Kang. As expected, those who were with her were destined to be sucked dry.

Yu Xi took a deep breath to suppress her emotions, but there was still a hint of anticipation in her heart. She clenched her fists and said unwillingly, "Mom, I have someone I like."

Yang Huijuan's expression immediately turned serious: "I told you not to hang out with those bad people. What if a little girl like you gets cheated by others? You will be the one who suffers in the end."

Yu Xi: “No.”

Yang Huijuan frowned: "Are you secretly dating someone behind my back?"

Yu Xi pursed her lips and said softly: "No, I just have someone I like."

Yang Huijuan sighed: "You are still young, you only know how to talk about love, but love can't beat the daily necessities of life. If you want to live a good life, you have to be more practical and listen to me."

Yu Xi looked at her with a pleading look in her eyes: "I'm not afraid of making the wrong choice. I'm willing to bear the consequences myself, whether good or bad, so can you let me choose for myself?"

"no!"

Yang Huijuan said in a tone that brooked no argument: "I didn't raise you for nothing. I found a smooth road for you, but you didn't want to take it. Do you have to make me lose money as well?"

Yu Xi was not unaware that Yang Huijuan was using her, but she still felt suffocated after hearing her frank truth. She said with some difficulty: "I will not fail to repay you."

"Isn't it your duty to repay me?!"

Yang Huijuan's voice suddenly became sharp: "I gave you your life, and I raised you up. You, this disaster, killed my son. Why don't you repay me?"

Every word was like a knife stabbing Yu Xi, causing her to tremble with pain: "I know, I just want to be with the person I like, and I will work hard to make money to repay you in the future."

Yang Huijuan sneered: "How much money can you make? Can you get your brother into an international school? Can you afford your brother's future tuition?"

Yu Xi's face turned pale, and she gritted her teeth and said, "I'll do my best."

"How can I believe your words? People have their limits, and they can't turn things around just by working hard."

Yang Huijuan said: "Just concentrate on pleasing Zhan Hang. When you marry into the Zhan family, you will naturally be able to repay me."

Yu Xi was really pushed into a desperate situation by Yang Huijuan. She bit her lip and tried her best to hold back her tears. She looked at Yang Huijuan with red eyes and made her last struggle.

"Mom, if you let me choose someone I like, I will continue to work hard to honor you for the rest of my life."

Yu Xi choked up and said in a trembling voice: "If you let me choose Zhan Hang, I can compromise, but after this compromise, I will no longer listen to you. Which one do you choose?"

Yang Huijuan looked at Yu Xi coldly and didn't speak immediately.

The two stood in the living room in a stalemate for a long time. Yang Huijuan said, "Get along well with Zhan Hang," and then left.

"..."

Yu Xi stood there in a daze, feeling the despair of being completely sentenced to death. She lowered her head and let the tears silently slide down her eyes.

The living room was extremely quiet. Yu Xi heard the clear message alert tone from her mobile phone, like a bell that brought her back to her senses.

Yu Xi wiped away her tears and walked towards the bedroom.

She locked herself in the room, turned off the light, and leaned against the door to check her phone for messages.

Jin Zhuoxiao sent a half-minute long video. Yu Xi clicked it and heard a familiar voice coming from it.

"Baby, look."

As soon as the words fell, fireworks began to bloom in the dark night sky.

The emotions that Yu Xi had just held back collapsed in an instant, tears gushed out like a dam bursting, and her cries echoed in the pitch-dark room for a long time.