Addiction sets in at night; even the abstinent older man has fallen for it.

Anan bought a high-speed rail ticket and continued to call Fu Zhengting and Uncle Zhong while waiting for his train at the station.

I still can't get through.

He scrolled through his contacts, but because he didn't like Fu Zhenlong and Xiao Hailan, he hadn't saved their numbers.

Fu Ziliu's will not be preserved either.

Fortunately, Wen Kerou's photos were saved.

He first sent a message to Wen Kerou, but did not receive a reply.

Then I made a phone call.

Wen Kerou's phone was left in the coffee shop, but no one was there anymore, so she couldn't get through.

Anan frowned in confusion.

What exactly is going on here?

All three could not be contacted at the same time.

Who can we contact to find out about Fu Zhengting's situation the fastest at this time?

He could only think of Kenneth Fok.

But the Huo family lived quite far away, and since Huo Qijun was taking care of the child, he didn't want Huo Qijun to worry about him.

He sent a message to Mu Tiantian informing her that he couldn't contact them.

A sense of unease suddenly arose in Mu Tiantian's heart.

Could it be that Yang Guanghui came back early and kidnapped someone?

She told Anan about this ominous suspicion.

Anan denied it, because Anan was certain that he had seen Yang Guanghui that morning, and Yang Guanghui was still in the village.

What else is possible?

Just as I was feeling confused and uneasy, the car suddenly stopped.

She didn't dare stare at the messages for too long, so she locked her phone.

But Qin Dongyang kept an eye on the situation in the back seat.

His anger, which he had managed to suppress a little, surged again.

Recalling his daughter's well-behaved behavior over this period, and the thought that she was deliberately trying to please him to lower his guard, he felt a chill in his heart.

He got out of the car, tossed the car keys to Xia Guiying in the passenger seat, and asked her to lock the car. He slammed the driver's side door shut with such force that it startled Xia Guiying.

She patted her still-shaken heart, unsure whether to comfort Qin Dongyang or first clarify things with her daughter.

Mu Tiantian didn't want her mother to keep being curious, so she took the initiative to tell her the truth.

She sincerely admitted her mistake, "Mom, it was wrong of me to lie to you and Dad like that, but I really didn't want to marry Ling Jieyu so soon. Even without Fu Zhengting, I would not have married Ling Jieyu. He is not my type at all. What's the point of you forcing me to marry someone I don't like? It will only make us all unhappy."

She wanted to say that it would have been better if she hadn't contacted me at all.

But I felt that saying it like that would hurt feelings, and that once it was said, it would create a distance between us.

Xia Guiying was first shocked, then angry, and finally a little stunned.

Her daughter's last words reminded her.

Compared to Jiang Hui, her love for their daughter with Qin Dongyang wasn't as pure.

Putting aside the hatred between Qin Dongyang and Fu Zhenlong, she only thought about how well Ayu and her daughter were a match, without considering what kind of man her daughter liked.

Mu Tiantian felt that her mother seemed to have listened, and said again, "Mom, maybe you believe that Ling Jieyu will settle down and live a good life, but my world of feelings cannot tolerate even a grain of sand. The man I marry must only have me as his woman from beginning to end. If there is no such man, I would rather not marry."

Jiang Hui was also observing Xia Guiying. Based on their interactions over the past ten days, she felt that Xia Guiying was a very reasonable person. She expressed her opinion, "Sister Hui, there's a saying that goes, 'Don't interfere in other people's karma. One person does what one must bear the consequences of their actions.' What does Fu Zhenlong's bad deeds have to do with Fu Zhengting? This is unfair to Fu Zhengting and will only cause unhappiness for everyone. It would be better to let Fu Zhenlong and your husband resolve their past conflicts themselves..."

Xia Guiying remained silent.

She actually wavered in her long-held opposition to her daughter being with Fu Zhengting.

Because they were both women, she could understand the pain of marrying a man you didn't love.

We had previously tried having Ayu and our daughter get together, but our daughter just couldn't bring herself to like Ayu.

If I keep pressuring my daughter...

Qin Dongyang walked for a while, then looked back and found that Xia Guiying was still in the car.

He stormed back and saw Xia Guiying standing there in a daze.

He pulled Xia Guiying off the car.

"Are you going to disagree with me too?"

Xia Guiying quickly shook her head, "Dongyang, don't be angry. I just think marriage is such a big deal for a girl, why are you in such a rush..."

Seeing Qin Dongyang's face darken immediately, she didn't dare to finish her sentence.

Qin Dongyang looked at Jiang Hui and Mu Tiantian in the back seat of the car.

The two of them must have said something to Ah Ying.

Ah Ying used to be even more opposed to her daughter being with Fu Zhengting than he was.

Now they're actually advising him not to rush into letting Ayu marry his daughter.

Jiang Hui felt uneasy when she met Qin Dongyang's resentful gaze.

But she believed that what she said just now made sense.

The fact that Xia Guiying was able to waver shows that she truly loves her daughter, Tiantian.

She wanted to persuade Qin Dongyang.

However, trying to persuade someone at this time might have the opposite effect.

Mu Tiantian didn't dare to say anything out of fear of upsetting her father.

Once it quiets down, the atmosphere becomes extremely tense.

Qin Dongyang stood in front of the car door, his eyes filled with determination, and said to Mu Tiantian, "I don't want to morally blackmail you. If you decide to stay in the Qin family and acknowledge your ancestors, you have to listen to me as your father. If you don't want to get married, then you can leave the Qin family now, and I'll pretend... I never had a daughter like you..."

It's simply a matter of the daughter giving in, or him giving in.

He will never compromise.

Xia Guiying was frightened by Qin Dongyang's resolute words.

She took Qin Dongyang's arm, her eyes blaming him for saying such harsh words.

My daughter finally got back to me.

Qin Dongyang pulled his arm back, his attitude resolute, and his gaze towards Mu Tiantian remained authoritative. "You have room to consider until the director of the Civil Affairs Bureau arrives. Once he comes, I won't let you leave the Qin family even if you want to."

After saying that, he turned and went into the villa.

Xia Guiying watched Qin Dongyang's retreating figure with a worried expression.

She knows Qin Dongyang very well.

Qin Dongyang doesn't usually make such absolute statements; once he does, it means he really means it.

Then look at Jiang Hui and Mu Tiantian in the car.

She didn't know whether she should side with her daughter or her husband.

After a minute of silence, Mu Tiantian got out of the car.

She cannot leave the Qin family.

How could you hide with your own father after leaving and overhear the truth?

If you really can't convince your father to cancel the wedding, then you'll have to wait until after the wedding to get divorced.

The most important thing is to let your biological father hear the truth.

The wedding planner arrived first.

Qin Dongyang returned to the living room, drank a cup of tea to calm down a bit, and then went out to greet the planner.

He opened the gate and had the butler wait at the entrance for Ling Jieyu and Director Luo.

He took the planner inside.

The event planner was carrying a suitcase containing wedding dresses, while her two assistants behind her each carried a large suitcase.

Qin Dongyang and Mu Tiantian met at the living room door. He asked, "Have you made up your mind?"