Chapter 2391 — Wang Xinyan's Decision (Part 2)
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"Mom, I... I have a boyfriend at school!" Wang Xinyan bit her lip and said firmly. "I like him. I want to be with him. I don't want to marry Kang Jinglong. I don't want to be manipulated by the family, to become a bargaining chip for the Xiao family to curry favor with the powerful..."
"This... Xinyan..." Xiao Qinlin's heart softened. She had not expected her daughter to be so resolute! The last time, in Yanjing, her daughter had also said she did not like Kang Jinglong and did not want this marriage, but in the end she had still agreed to give it a try. This time, however, Xiao Qinlin could feel her daughter's determination!
In the past, her daughter had been unwilling, but never had she resisted so fiercely. This time, though she neither argued nor made a fuss, her tone was incomparably resolute. Xiao Qinlin truly did not know what to say—especially when she thought of the call her elder brother Xiao Ji had just made. A wave of helplessness washed over her...
"Mom, this isn't a passing impulse. In my heart I can be certain—absolutely certain—that I like him..." Wang Xinyan continued.
"Yanyan, ah!" Xiao Qinlin sighed and said, "The reason I called this time was actually to talk to you about the engagement with the Kang family. But you've said all this first, so I can't bring myself to say what I was going to say..."
"What? Mom, what's happened? Did the Kang family say something again?" Wang Xinyan's heart jolted, and she asked hurriedly.
"Just now, your eldest uncle called and told me about the engagement with the Kang family." Xiao Qinlin did not hide anything and spoke the truth. "Your uncle said that Kang Jinglong of the Kang family is returning to Donghai Engineering University to write his doctoral thesis, and that the two of you should spend some time together while he's here..."
"What? He's here?" Wang Xinyan was stunned. She had not expected Kang Jinglong to come... She had long known that Kang Jinglong was a student at Donghai Engineering University, but because he was a doctoral student he did not need to be at school all day and hardly ever came; she and he had had little contact. She had never imagined that he would choose this moment to return.
"Xinyan, I understand what you mean. I'll explain it to your eldest uncle, and I hope we can call off this engagement..." Xiao Qinlin sighed and said, "Ever since you were kidnapped, your father and I have come to see business matters as much less important. Nothing matters more than you! At the time, your father and I even thought of selling the company to pay the kidnappers' ransom. So in that light, we feel these worldly possessions can be let go. As long as you live happily, that is enough. The Xiao family and the Kang family have nothing left to threaten us with..."
"Thank you, Mom..." Wang Xinyan's nose stung with tears. She had not expected her mother to say such things! Wang Xinyan was no fool; she had even guessed the consequences of breaking off the engagement—her father's company might come under attack from the Kang and Xiao families acting together! But then she thought of Wei Zhao, and hope kindled in her heart once more. "Mom, Wei Zhao—my boyfriend—has deep connections and standing in Donghai City as well. He even knows people from the hidden families. The hidden Pi family are Wei Zhao's subordinates now. If we refuse the Kang family, your business and Dad's may not necessarily suffer..."