"Brother, why are you here?"
"Mom asked me to bring you back."
"I won’t go back unless they change their attitude towards Yixun."
His face darkened, and he said in a deep voice, "Hao, you’re not a child anymore, you can’t be so willful."
"Precisely because I’m grown up, I need to make decisions about my own marriage."
"Marriage is not just about two people, it’s about two families."
"So what? Brother, you should go. And please tell mom and dad for me, if they really think me being with Yixun disgraces the Ouyang family, then they should just consider me nonexistent."
"You will hurt their feelings this way."
"Yes, I know. But haven’t they hurt me too? Wanting to be with the person I love, what’s wrong with that? Besides, I know Yixun very well. She is not the person they think she is. Moreover, what dad really cares about is not Yixun as a person, but about Yixun’s father’s identity and whether his dark past will affect his political career!"
"Are you really willing to break with mom and dad for a woman?"
"I don’t want that, it’s them who are forcing me."
Ouyang Che pressed his thin lips tightly. Anyone who knew him understood this was a sign of his anger. Ouyang Hao knew it too. If it had been before, he would have backed down and pleaded for forgiveness. But this time, he stood firm.
If he didn’t even have the courage to fight for the woman he loved, what kind of a man would Ouyang Hao be?
This was doomed to not be a pleasant conversation. Ouyang Che knew that nothing he said would make any difference. His brother was completely consumed by his emotions.
He would not take action against his family, but anyone else was not within his consideration.
When Lin Yixun returned to the hospital, her mother had not yet woken up. She was a little surprised; usually by this time, her mother would have been awake. But on second thought, it was a good thing as she wouldn’t have to explain why she hadn’t come home last night.
As she went downstairs to get breakfast for her mother and came back, her mother happened to come out of the bathroom after washing up.
Noticing her mother’s somewhat pale face, Lin Yixun asked worriedly, "Mom, are you not feeling well?"
A strange look flashed in her mother’s eyes, but she quickly hid all her emotions behind her calm gaze and said lightly, "Maybe I didn’t sleep well last night. A bit more rest will do."
"Okay." Lin Yixun nodded, still worried, "If you feel unwell, you have to tell me."
After breakfast, Ouyang Hao called. From his voice, Lin Yixun sensed that he seemed to be in a bad mood, with a hint of worry.
Lin Yixun asked him why but heard Ouyang Hao casually saying, "Nothing, I just missed you."
Lin Yixun blushed and chided, "Isn’t that so cheesy?"
"Aren’t you rehearsing for the concert? Go on, I’ll hang up."
"Recently... has anyone come to see you?"
Lin Yixun’s grip on her phone tightened suddenly, but she didn’t tell the truth, "No, why?"
"No particular reason, just wanted to check." Ouyang Hao felt relieved. It seemed his brother hadn’t taken action yet, although this was quite unlike his usual behavior.