His gaze looked as though he could devour someone. "I already had the technical department verify it. How could it be fake? This is all because you, as her mother, have spoiled her rotten."
"I told you long ago to send her abroad to study, but you refused. Look at what's happened now—the entire Guo Family has become a laughingstock."
"Xiaoyu, you... You and Qin Yu were only playing around, right?"
Faced with her husband's accusations, Mother Guo immediately abandoned the thought that had just arisen.
Her daughter had been born to her former husband, a gambling street thug. Even if the Guo and Qin families formed an alliance through marriage, the bride was unlikely to be her.
"Xiaoyu, don't forget that if it weren't for your Guo Dad back then, Mom and you would have been beaten to death. How could we have the good life we have now?"
"You absolutely mustn't do anything to betray your Guo Dad or your sister."
Father Guo was not nearly so easygoing. With a loud bang, he slammed the table until it shook, the veins at his temples bulging.
"You good-for-nothing! Pack your things right now and get out of the country."
Guo Xiaoyu lowered her head and touched her numb, aching cheek. Her eyes glimmered with tears, but she remained stubborn. "I won't!"
Why should I?
Since they had brought her into the Guo Family, why shouldn't she receive fair treatment?
If Guo Min could marry for the benefit of the family, why couldn't she?
Her birth was not something she could decide.
If she had a choice, would she have wanted her father to be a street thug who knew nothing but gambling?
Would she have wanted her mother to be a socialite who had used every means at her