jdhmnovel Chapter 273 The warmth emanating from He Yan felt familiar.
Chapter 273 The warmth emanating from He Yan felt familiar.
Zhou's mother has a typical mercenary attitude, thinking that her daughter is her possession.
When they were young, they didn't think about treating their daughters well, but now that they're grown up, they're thinking about using their daughters to get dowry money.
She finally managed to hook up with a rich second-generation heir, but that brat refused.
"Let me tell you, whether you try to pester me relentlessly or pretend to be sick to seduce me, you have to get him hooked before you can get your money back from him, or don't blame me for disowning you!"
Even if you get dumped, you can still beg him to be your mistress.
Mr. Zhou treated his daughter like a commodity to be sold.
His temper was even worse; he never cared about family ties and dreamed of making a fortune despite being incompetent.
Especially after drinking, they'll resort to violence if they don't like something.
"Which of these Beijing socialite playboys doesn't have a woman on each arm?"
"Exactly, what's the point of having that backbone?"
Zhou Tianci ate a big bone with a disdainful look on his face. He was only seventeen years old, but he already weighed 170 pounds. He knew from a young age that he had his older sister to help him, so he didn't finish high school and spent his days hanging out in the underworld.
The entire family's livelihood depends on Zhou Siyan alone.
She almost couldn't go to university back then.
Fortunately, she had good grades, and the school offered scholarships, which she used to earn the opportunity to study.
Later, after meeting He Yunyi, she received a lot of help from him.
But she didn't want to be a burden to him.
Especially considering she has such a suffocating family.
That was an insurmountable chasm between them.
"I won't go."
Zhou Siyan kept her head down and spoke very softly, so no one else at the table could hear her.
She didn't know how she found the courage to refuse.
Perhaps it was because she had heard too much today that all the pressure she had been under had finally erupted.
"I can't give you what you want, and I won't go to him. He won't help me. We have nothing to do with each other anymore. You can drag me down, but don't even think about going to him!"
Zhou Siyan was in constant torment.
He Yunyi helped her too much back then, which led to her family becoming spoiled.
She had no choice but to break up with him, even though it was painful.
I just didn't expect that my family would still not give up.
"If you don't go, I'll just find someone to marry you off to. There are plenty of rich people in Beijing, someone will be willing to pay for you. Once I've received the bride price, it's none of my business if you die out there!"
When Zhou's father saw that his daughter refused to obey, he suddenly flew into a rage.
He raised his hand and slapped his daughter hard across the face, then angrily overturned the table.
Even if you force me, I won't go!
Zhou Siyan was startled and quickly stood up and took a few steps back.
"Look what you've done! You've made your dad so angry. Would we hurt you?!"
Zhou's mother also frowned and kept mocking him.
Zhou Tianci was even more dissatisfied because he didn't get to eat meat.
"Sis, what are you being so high and mighty about? Is your integrity more important than money?"
"enough!"
Zhou Siyan was already in tears.
She endured too much ridicule and grievances, and now she has to be criticized by her family like this.
In a moment of impulsiveness, her emotions completely collapsed.
"How could I have such a cold-hearted, selfish, and greedy family? I think it's better to be dumped than to let him be blackmailed by you. I want to have nothing to do with him anymore!"
Zhou Siyan shouted these words out loud, then ran out of the house without looking back.
Mr. Zhou was so angry that he threw the bowl.
He felt that he had suffered a loss because he hadn't gained any advantage from the He family.
"That brat has really gone too far!"
"I think this girl is just ambitious. We should just marry her off to the son of Director Liu in the village and let someone else take care of her. The matchmaker even said last time that the Liu family could offer a dowry of 30 yuan!"
Zhou's mother quickly comforted Zhou's father and then told him her thoughts.
Greed immediately rose in Zhou's father's eyes.
"Is that really the case? Then I'll have to go ask the matchmaker to find out!"
He didn't even eat his meal and went straight out the door.
the other side.
Zhou Siyan wandered aimlessly down the street, her tears long since dried up.
She knew her parents would say some really hurtful things behind her back, but she also felt it was better if she didn't hear them.
“Yunyi, I have never regretted the decisions I made, but my heart is really aching. I can’t let you get entangled in this suffocating family situation that I can’t break free from.”
She clutched the pendant around her neck, but the pain in her heart wouldn't stop.
She once thought she had found her salvation.
But reality dealt her a heavy blow.
Such an unattainable family was a height she could never reach in her entire life.
Zhou Siyan doesn't blame He Yunyi's family; they did nothing wrong.
Therefore, she had to take the initiative to suggest breaking up.
"Only in this way can it be good for both of us. You have your sunny path, and I cannot become a stain on your life."
Before she knew it, Zhou Siyan had walked back to the shop where she worked.
The boss was very kind and even arranged a dormitory for her.
This is the only quiet place she can escape from her family and have all to herself.
She took a small bag of cat food to the place where she usually fed the cat.
Before we even got close, we saw that someone had already come to feed them.
"Hua Hua is usually very shy, but I didn't expect her to be unafraid of you."
He Yan turned around, smiled and nodded, as if to greet her.
“I also have many cats at home. Maybe it smelled the scent of its own kind, so it’s not afraid of me.”
She waited here on purpose, because she guessed that she would come.
Moreover, I really can't stand He Yunyi's shameless attitude.
Another reason was that she was also a little curious.
The girl lost her hearing due to a fever. He Yunyi must have taken her to see many doctors, but her illness has not been cured. It seems to be a bit tricky, and it can be considered a difficult and complicated disease.
It just so happens that He Yan's favorite thing to do is to study difficult and complicated diseases, and her pursuit of medical skills will never stop.
She didn't intend to help He Yunyi; it was just for her own research.
"So it seems Hua Hua knows you're a good person."
Zhou Siyan is only happy when she is feeding the cat.
She felt that Hua Hua was more free than herself.
Moreover, she had something on her mind that she couldn't talk to her family about, and she had no friends.
However, I don't feel as burdened in front of strangers.
She tore open the packaging bag and poured food for Hua Hua, her mood soothed as she stroked its smooth fur.
"Actually, I really wanted to adopt Huahua, but I didn't have the means, so I could only build a simple cat house for her here and feed her a little bit of food every day. Now she waits for me every day."
"It's good. You gave it stability, and it gave you warmth in return."
He Yan observed Zhou Siyan discreetly under the streetlights.
She saw innocence in her eyes; this girl was indeed a very good person.
Whether a person is good or evil can be seen from their own magnetic field.
"Mutual redemption is also a two-way journey."
He Yan wasn't good at comforting people, nor was it because Zhou Siyan was He Yunyi's ex.
She simply retained her compassion for kind people.
"Thank you for your comfort."
Zhou Siyan is very sensitive. She knows that her emotions are very outward and she never knows how to hide them.
Although the beautiful girl in front of me seemed aloof, the look in her eyes was warm.
How did you get a cut on your forehead?
He Yan pointed to her head, asking with her eyes.
He casually grabbed a band-aid and handed it over.
"It's nothing, I just bumped into something by accident."
Zhou Siyan was a little embarrassed and hurriedly tried to cover it up by fiddling with her hair.
Although she wanted to confide in someone, she felt embarrassed.
After all, talking about one's own family matters only adds to the burden of others and becomes a laughing stock.
You look like someone I know!
Zhou Siyan was a little surprised when she finally saw what the person opposite her looked like.
He Yan smiled and continued the conversation.
"Could it be her boyfriend?"