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"What?" Qu Xiaoxiao exclaimed, her eyes wide open.
Qu Futian looked coldly at his daughter, nodding his head unapologetically, as if to ensure the impact wasn't severe enough, he repeated himself.
"You heard me right, he's dead, he's gone forever, you better come to your senses, understand?"
"Dad, you must be lying to me. Would you go this far just to stop me from being with Pei Yibai?"
"I think you're beyond help. Stop? Pei Yibai has no interest in you whatsoever. If you were truly in love and I were to play the spoiler, that would be stopping you," Qu Futian wished he could slap her into sense.
For the sake of a man, she had lost all reason, daring to show off in front of Pei Chengde, not realizing that her little tricks weren't even good enough to carry his shoes.
"What do you mean by Pei Yibai is dead?"
"It means exactly what it sounds like."
Right now, it was just that the news hadn't come back yet.
