Instantly, Liu Xiuying's back stiffened. She raised her head to look at Old Liu and she frowned. She opened her mouth and said slowly, "Dad, I'm not done with college yet and I don't want to depend on anybody for anything, not even my future husband"
Old Liu said again, trying to persuade his daughter. "Do you know that I'm not growing younger anymore? What if I die be-"
"You are not going to die" Liu Xiuying slowly interrupted him in a low voice. "Old Liu, I've said this before and I'm going to say it again, you are not going to die. You are going to live longer to see your great-grandchildren, do you understand?"
Liu Xiuying was already feeling emotional and she was trying to control her tears from falling, but when she heard her father's words, she felt her chest was stuffy and her heart was already too heavy to take his words.
His words about death were always piercing her heart and making her feel pain. Her trembling hand tightened into a fist, her knuckles turning white.
