Don't think of rebirth.

Yu Wenli and Cui Wanning were not at home last night, so Yu Yuan enjoyed her dinner particularly well. The spicy chicken was delicious, the boiled pork slices were delicious, and the spicy shrimps were even better.

Yu Xin ate and drank water at the same time, and even slurped it up occasionally. Yu Yuan felt a little embarrassed and reflected that she had ordered too many spicy dishes.

But Yu Xin said it was okay, it was not that she couldn't eat spicy food, she just ate less at Yu's house. And Yu Wenxiu's cooking was delicious, and the spicy food was very satisfying.

However, today's dinner time was not so pleasant.

When Yu Yuan walked in, she looked at the pairs of shoes at the entrance and the curve of her mouth flattened.

Cui Wanning, Yu Wenli, Yu Jinxin... Why are they all back tonight? In the past, she could indeed sit down and eat with the Yu family, but now she finds this unbearable.

Just thinking back to how she had tried to please others in the past, Yu Yuan's face wrinkled into a bitter gourd.

The last time the whole family had dinner together, Yu Jinxin asked her why she didn't like to talk much during meals recently - because she didn't want to beg for that little bit of love anymore.

Yu Yuan only hoped that tonight’s dinner could end early and not drag on too long.

Unfortunately, when Yu Wenli asked about the engagement with the Wei family, Yu Yuan knew that something was wrong.

Yu Wenli frowned: "What does the Wei family mean now?"

Cui Wanning stopped using her chopsticks and looked clueless: "Are you asking about Yuanyuan's engagement? What's wrong?"

"I happened to meet with President Wei this morning and talked about this matter. He just played Tai Chi with me and said that he would leave everything to his wife." Yu Wenli's face was not very good.

Yu Xin just quietly stuffed the salad into her mouth.

Xia He checked the situation of the Wei family and told Yu Xin about it. She was quite surprised when she found out.

Generally, marriage is to promote cooperation between two parties, leverage each other's strengths and achieve common development.

But Wei Yan didn't care about Wei Xiao's engagement. The reason was simple: he didn't intend to rely on the marriage relationship to consolidate the interests between the two families.

He himself abandoned his ex-wife because she did not give birth to a son, so naturally he did not think that the marriage relationship could be solid.

Besides, he knew what his son had done when he was a child. What if Wei Xiao did something to his wife after marriage and his in-laws got angry and started a fight?

This possibility is too great, so when Xu Zhishu suggested to Wei Yan that instead of finding a marriage partner who is well-matched, it would be better to find a marriage partner who is easy to control, Wei Yan thought it was a good idea.

Therefore, Wei Yan simply handed over all matters concerning Wei Xiao's engagement to Xu Zhishu. And he didn't really care whether it was suitable or not.

If it's not suitable, just change it. It's just marriage. It's not like you can't get divorced. With the conditions of the Wei family, Wei Xiao can get married as many times as he wants.

Now that Xu Zhishu doesn't want to care about Wei Xiao anymore, he naturally won't actively promote the engagement between Wei Xiao and Yu Yuan.

She also greeted Wei Yan and said that she had met many suitable girls after returning to China and wanted to pick one for Wei Xiao. Wei Yan just went with her.

Yu Wenli had something else to say. When he asked Wei Yan about it, Wei Yan told him in return that as a grown man, he should make achievements outside and not worry about these trivial matters all day long.

At that time, Yu Wenli's face almost turned red because of Wei Yan's words, and it took him a lot of effort to calm down.

Cui Wanning looked at Yu Wenli's face and knew that if she continued talking, she would be in trouble, so she wanted to push Yu Yuan out: "I think Yuanyuan and Wei Xiao get along well. Yuanyuan, what do you think..."

Yu Yuan tensed up, but before Cui Wanning could finish her words, Yu Xin put down her chopsticks.

The ceramic chopsticks were placed on the chopstick holder, making a crisp sound. When everyone's attention was focused, Yu Xin said, "Wei Xiao's reputation in school has not been very good these days."

"What happened?" Yu Wenli's attention was diverted.

Yu Xin briefly recounted the controversy surrounding the two posts on the Confession Wall, causing Yu Wenli to frown.

She concluded, "So, Wei Xiao may not have time to contact the Yu family recently."

Yu Wenli also heard another key point in this matter: Xu Zhishu was not satisfied with Yu Yuan.

He did not blame the Wei family for going back on their word. Instead, he quickly shifted his gaze to Yu Yuan and scolded her coldly, "How could you cause such a big mess!"

"You didn't even tell your family about this incident. Do you really think you won't be replaced?"

The word "replace" hit Yu Yuan's eardrum heavily.

When she was a child, she was replaced and became the daughter of the Yu family. However, she was always afraid that she would be abandoned, so she racked her brains to please her family.

After Yu Xin came back, with the help of Gu Qinghuan and the others, she gradually realized her narrow-mindedness and tried hard to get rid of the shackles of her thoughts, but deep in her heart, she was still afraid that she would be alone.

She seemed...always facing the fate of being replaced.

Yu Yuan clenched her chopsticks tightly and managed to calm herself down: "The course of events was explained clearly at the time, and everyone present knows that it was not my fault. I also apologize to Aunt Xu..."

She didn't finish her words because Yu Wenli's cold voice sounded again: "Are you talking back?"

Yu Yuan subconsciously closed her mouth. She belatedly remembered that her label should be obedient, well-behaved, and submissive.

What she should do now is to apologize, admit her mistake and promise not to make it again next time.

However, now she no longer wants to be an "obedient" child for that little bit of hypocritical love.

She raised her head for the first time and met Shangyu Wenli's gaze. In his eyes that showed a little surprise, she said calmly: "I didn't talk back, I was just stating the facts."

"Besides, I didn't think I wouldn't be replaced. I didn't want to get engaged to Wei Xiao in the first place. I don't like him."

Yu Wenli narrowed his eyes. He felt it was absurd, as if he saw the rabbit he raised suddenly speak human language.

"Then what do you want to do?" His voice became cold and stern. "How old are you? You want to go against your parents' decision?"

"I'm not against you!" Yu Yuan couldn't help but raise her voice, "I just don't want to marry Wei Xiao. I don't want to be sold as a commodity to the Wei family!"

"Yu Yuan!" This sentence obviously irritated Yu Wenli, "Who do you think you are?"

He slapped the table so hard that the cutlery jingled.

Yu Yuan subconsciously shrank back, and then she heard Yu Wenli scolding, "If we hadn't raised you, what kind of life do you think you would have lived?"

"Father, are you trying to say that if Yu Yuan wasn't a child of the Yu family, she would have a miserable life?" Yu Xin interrupted lightly.

Yu Wenli was obviously very unhappy that his words were interrupted. He glared at Yu Xin and said, "Don't you know it best?"

Yu Xin simply asked back: "Whose fault is it that I was swapped?"

Yu Wenli was speechless for a moment, and then he became angry and said: "We are not discussing your business now!"

He did not give Yu Xin a chance to continue interrupting. He just turned to Yu Yuan and said in a commanding tone: "Tomorrow you will take the initiative to go to the Wei family and find Wei Xiao..."

"I don't want it!" Yu Yuan was nervous just by hearing Wei Xiao's name.

Having his authority challenged again and again, Yu Wenli could no longer suppress his anger.

He stood up suddenly, strode towards Yu Yuan, and raised his right hand.

However, Yu Yuan's reflexes were faster than his.

The moment the slap was swung down, it did not hit Yu Yuan's face, but she grabbed her wrist from the outside, pulled her arm violently, and then raised her elbow, ready to hit Yu Wenli's elbow joint.

The series of movements were smooth and standard. If Song Yi saw it, he would definitely give a thumbs up.

There was a "click" sound that was heard clearly by everyone present, and then Yu Wenli's scream followed.

Yu Xin was stunned, her eyes widened.

She did intend to make a big deal out of this matter, but the fact that Yu Yuan dislocated Yu Wenli's elbow was beyond her expectations!