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Mai Xiaomai really didn't know where such feelings came from, nor did she understand why they insisted she must marry Qiao Chutian. Was it out of pity because she couldn't find a husband, a way to repay kindness?
Or was it because she, like Zhuang Jingmei, was a forensic doctor?
"That's right! Xiaomai, this time I won't allow you to refuse. I, your mother, have decided to accept the Qiao Family's marriage proposal today. We're just waiting for an auspicious date to hold the wedding! If you don't agree, then you might as well wait to cry in front of my coffin!"
Mai's mother, upon learning that Feng Qinglang was now out of the picture, had become resolute.
Her daughter had remained unmarried, a subject of ridicule by relatives and neighbors. Now, she could marry the most eligible bachelor in A City, certainly shocking them all. She would finally breathe easy, no longer feeling stifled!
She must marry off her daughter!
"Mom—"
