Torrential rain poured down.
The atmosphere inside the Su Residence grew even more stifling and tense due to the heavy rain.
"I won't marry."
Su Li, wearing black-framed glasses and dressed casually, was curled up on the sofa, her face showing impatience.
Su Fengru's face was tight, but he said nothing.
It was Su Li's stepmother, He Yinru, who spoke up, saying, "You won't marry? If you don't, who will? Do you really have the heart to just watch 'Huaxin' collapse?
Su Li scoffed, shifted her position, and said, "Of course I can't bear to see the company go bankrupt, but this isn't the old society. Are you sure marrying off a daughter can solve the problem? If our family's daughter is really that valuable, then Su Qin is more valuable. She's prettier than me. Why not marry her off?"
He Yinru almost spat out a mouthful of old blood in anger, her hand trembling as she pointed at her, "By age, it should be you, the elder sister, who marries first. Besides, Xiao Qin is currently on the rise in her career. If she marries so early, how will she continue in the entertainment industry?"
"Mom…"
"Shut up."
On the side, Su Qin tried to speak but was sternly silenced by He Yinru.
Watching this mother and daughter, Su Li couldn't help but sneer. She turned her head to look at her father, who sat on the side with a worried face, not saying a word. She asked, "Dad, what do you think?"
Su Fengru sighed heavily and said, "The Su family's legacy has lasted generations, until it came to me… Xiao Li, Dad doesn't want to force you, but as the eldest, for the sake of this family, you should…"
"Dad!" Su Li stared at her father in disbelief, unable to believe that her loving father would say such a thing, "Dad, you're selling your daughter!"
Su Fengru's expression completely darkened. He closed his eyes, as if making a final decision, stood up, and looking down at her, he said, "This is settled then. If you still consider yourself a part of the Su family, and appreciate all the years the family has supported you, you should know what's right to do."
Su Li knew when her father spoke like this, it meant the decision was irreversible.
She didn't want to marry, but her father had put the century-old legacy of the Su family and years of parental grace on her shoulders, leaving her no choice…
"Dad, even if I agree to marry, have you asked if they agree to take me? Isn't your decision too hasty, too wishful?"
Su Fengru hesitated in his steps, wanting to say something, but in the end, he said nothing and left with a flick of his sleeve.
However, He Yinru, looking pleased with herself after her successful scheme, said somewhat gleefully, "You don't need to worry about that, this offer came from the Wei Family themselves. Su Li, your father is doing this for your own good. Once you marry into the Wei Family, you won't have to struggle writing scripts anymore."
Su Li scoffed coldly, "Aunt, you can spare me the nice talk."
In response to Su Li's cold demeanor, although He Yinru was agitated inside, she put on an air of not caring and took Su Qin upstairs.
Once in the room, Su Qin couldn't help but complain with a frown, "Mom, why did you give such a good opportunity to her? That's the Wei Family, and if I had married in, I would have been the young lady of the Wei Family."
He Yinru sat down on a nearby sofa, saying, "You think I don't know that it's the Wei Family? You think I'd really let such a good opportunity slip to her for nothing?"
"Mom, then why exactly?" Su Qin didn't understand.
He Yinru chuckled coldly and whispered, "I had someone look into it long ago. The eldest son of the Wei Family, Wei Chengfeng, is rumored to have strange inclinations. How could I possibly marry you off to a man like that?"
"Then... doesn't the Wei Family have two sons?"
"The current head of the Wei Family is Wei Chengfeng, and it's also him who wants to marry. The identity of the Wei Family's second son, marrying into that would be of no use."