"Dad, did you make things clear to Liu Haisheng or not? Did he fail to convey the message clearly?"
Yu Shiya could never believe that Si Chen would choose a country girl over her, rejecting her. Compared not only to Tong Yao but any girl her age in the city, she was no worse. She had the ability, was beautiful, her father was a dean, their family had savings, lived in the most expensive apartment in Li City. How was it that she could not compare to Tong Yao?
It must be that Liu Haisheng didn’t make it clear, Si Chen didn’t know about her feelings.
"Shiya, I understand your sadness. But Si Chen has rejected you, stop dwelling on him. Let’s invite your Uncle Chen’s son over for dinner in a few days." Yu Zhengxiong said. He knew from his experience that love was of no use; finding a suitable partner for marriage was the right choice. Even if she didn’t marry Chen Family’s son, there are plenty of suitable candidates for his daughter, it’s unnecessary to chase a divorced man.
"I don’t want to!" Yu Shiya rejected loudly. She wished she could rush back to the hospital to ask Si Chen why he rejected her. Wasn’t it better to marry her and avoid a few years of detour? Where was she inferior to Tong Yao?
"At this time, you are still talking about this! Can’t you see the girl is heartbroken?" Cheng Yu accused her husband in dissatisfaction. Her eyes were full of distress for her daughter, and disdain for Si Chen. A country boy, what’s so special even if he has some abilities?
He even disdains her precious daughter. If Shiya didn’t like Si Chen, it would never have been his turn.
Yu Zhengxiong heaved a heavy sign with a somber face. His daughter’s crying pricked his heart, but if the other man was married and unwilling to divorce, what could he do?
Making Liu Haisheng instigate Si Chen to divorce had already crushed his dignity. He had lived most of his life; if not for his beloved daughter, he would never have done such an unscrupulous thing. He said sternly, listening to Yu Shiya’s sobbing.
"Shiya, from when you were a child till now, whatever you wanted, I as a father have done my best to fulfill. But this time, I genuinely cannot help. I am old; there are some things that even if I said, you wouldn’t take it in. Give it some thought when you go to bed tonight."
Saying that, Yu Zhengxiong left the room.
Watching the retreating figure of Yu Zhengxiong, Yu Shiya suddenly realised his back was more bent, his steps more feeble, and that he had aged a lot. When he got angry, his voice was no longer as firm as when he was young. It always contained some helplessness and disappointment.
The father who always held her as his pride was disappointed with her for this incident.
"Dad..."
Yu Shiya’s voice trembled as she called out to Yu Zhengxiong’s retreating figure. Yu Zhengxiong paused, then closed the door behind him.
Yu Shiya felt even more wronged and found solace in Cheng Yu’s arms, crying her heart out. She knew her father wouldn’t help her again. Her father inciting someone else’s husband to divorce and marry his daughter, only to be rejected, was like being stripped naked and thrown on the street.
"Mom, I’m sorry, I was disobedient."
"You only liked someone, what’s wrong with that?" Cheng Yu comforted Yu Shiya gently, stroking her hair, "In a few days is your birthday. I’ll book some tables at the hospital’s canteen and invite everyone from the hospital with their families. I would like to see what’s so special about Si Chen and his wife."
Cheng Yu’s methodology towards raising Yu Shiya was overindulgence, believing no one could compare to her daughter. As long as Yu Shiya is happy, even if it was a mistake, she would support it.
Si Chen is lucky that her daughter has set her eyes on him, but he did not cherish it and even hurt her daughter. Cheng Yu decided to meet Si Chen in person.
Hearing this, Yu Shiya immediately stopped crying, "Mom, you mustn’t show any animosity towards Si Chen."
"You’re still protecting him at this point!" Cheng Yu disapprovingly tapped Shiya’s forehead, but immediately tried to comfort her, "Don’t worry! I just want to see what he looks like that he made you cry this much and also let Chen’s daughter-in-law see that she can’t compare with you. Some people are born as phoenixes and some are just pheasants, and you, who have a good family and better upbringing, are more superior than her. How can she even compete with you?"
She cannot let her pampered daughter suffer this injustice even if she doesn’t marry Si Chen, Cheng Yu decided to make him regret losing her daughter.
Hearing Cheng Yu say this, Shiya felt a bit better. She regained some sense and recalled the day she met ’Tong Yao’, mulling over the details, "Si Chen’s wife is completely a country bumpkin. She’s not good-looking, a bit rough and rustic. Judging by her appearance, she doesn’t seem to be well-educated. She seemed a little inferior around me."
Right now, Yu Shiya still thought that the woman she met that day was Zhang Lijuan, and considered herself superior to Tong Yao in every aspect. Thinking of herself as the sun, an existence that Tong Yao cannot look straight at, made it even more unbearable for her that Si Chen chose Tong Yao.
"Of course a country bumpkin would feel inferior in front of you." Cheng Yu looked at her beautiful daughter who resembled her in some ways and said proudly, "You are my and your dad’s pride and joy, how could she ever compare to you? Shiya, remember, when you encounter an excellent partner, strive for him in every possible way. Back when your dad was young, he was also the center of attraction. Many girls fancied him, some prettier than me, but only I succeeded in capturing his heart. Despite using some tactics, without doing that back then, there wouldn’t be this happy life now."
Cheng Yu didn’t think her way of schooling was wrong at all. In her view, if a woman wants a good life, she must not only improve herself but also marry well. She was lucky to have married well, and her daughter must also marry well. As for Si Chen and Tong Yao’s divorce and Tong Yao’s future, that was not her concern, she only cared about her daughter.
Why should a rural girl like Tong Yao deserve an extraordinary doctor like Si Chen? They are fundamentally mismatched, divorce was bound to happen sooner or later.
"Mom, thank you for supporting me."
Yu Shiya seemed to have found her mainstay again, her desire to win Si Chen’s heart solidified. However, thinking about Si Chen refusing to divorce, she felt depressed once again. She couldn’t figure out why Si Chen would reject the divorce and choose to stay with her. Was there a hidden difficulty?
After much thought, Yu Shiya decided to ask Si Chen for a clear answer. Now that her feelings for Si Chen were clear, she would be straight with him and ask.
Mother is right. There’s nothing wrong with liking a person.