School Beauty's Invincible Martial Expert

"Yiyi," Liu Guodong walked in with a big smile.

"Dad, what brings you here?" Liu Yiyi curiously looked at Liu Guodong.

"Isn't it to see you?" Liu Guodong smiled, then took a seat opposite Liu Yiyi.

"It's rare for you to have time!" Liu Yiyi said with a laugh, straightening up her body.

A slight smile played on the corner of Liu Guodong's mouth, and he said with a beaming smile, "How have you been recently? Is your health okay? Have you gone to the hospital for regular check-ups?"

"Yes!" Liu Yiyi nodded and said, "The hospital says my readings are all normal, and they told me to come back for a check-up in six months."

"That's good," Liu Guodong nodded.

The father and daughter chatted intermittently in the living room. Unknowingly, they had talked for over half an hour.

Liu Yiyi looked at her father curiously and asked, "Dad, it's rare for you to sit with me for more than ten minutes, isn't it?"

"Ah?" Liu Guodong started to laugh awkwardly upon hearing this.

"Didn't your wife call you?" Liu Yiyi laughed mockingly.

Liu Guodong's face turned even redder because usually his wife's calls would come within ten minutes, but this time his wife knew he was here on business, so she didn't rush him. She hoped he would be able to persuade Liu Yiyi to become Qin Xiaotian's fiancée and secure the stadium construction project.

"Haha..." Liu Guodong laughed awkwardly and said, "I came to talk to you about something today."

"What is it?" Liu Yiyi asked with confusion.

In fact, seeing her father sit for so long, she had already guessed that he must be here for something.

"I..." Liu Guodong hesitated, then said, "This... this matter is kind of awkward to talk about. Actually, it's not a big deal. It's just..."

Liu Yiyi waited patiently for her father to speak, but as he delayed, she became increasingly restless.

"It's about your marriage," Liu Guodong said with a smile, "The head of the Qin Family came by and said that now that your illness has healed, we should go ahead with the marriage agreement and take back the letter nullifying the engagement!"

Upon hearing Liu Guodong's words, Liu Yiyi's face instantly darkened.

"Do they think the Qin Family is the Royal Family or what??" Liu Yiyi was immediately furious, saying, "They treat our Liu Family like slaves, what do they think we are? How can marriage be a trivial matter in their mouths? When I was diagnosed with a terminal disease, they wanted to call off the marriage, and now that I'm better, they regret it, really taking our Liu Family for granted!"

Liu Yiyi was extremely angry and outraged. In her opinion, such things should never happen, but they had actually occurred, which annoyed and enraged her profoundly.

Liu Guodong, on the other hand, remained remarkably calm. Hearing his daughter's anger, he wasn't surprised at all; on the contrary, he thought it was normal for her to react this way. If she hadn't reacted that way, it would have been abnormal.

"Yiyi," Liu Guodong started to say, "this matter..."

"There's no room for discussion!" Liu Yiyi shook her head and said, "I will absolutely not marry someone from the Qin Family in this lifetime, not even consider a man with the surname Qin!"

With those words, Liu Guodong found himself at a loss for words.

"I..." Liu Guodong took a deep breath, truly not knowing what to do. The situation had progressed to this point, which made Liu Guodong feel incredibly helpless and utterly tragic. He stammered, "But... I've already agreed with the Qin Family."

"Dad, you!" Liu Yiyi stared at Liu Guodong in disbelief then said, "How... how could you agree to their terms?"

"Mainly..." Liu Guodong smiled wryly, and then said, "Mainly it was out of consideration for the interest of the Liu Family. I know this is unfair to you, but, I have my own compelling reasons. Do you understand?"

"Hehe"! Liu Yiyi sneered upon hearing this and said, "I really didn't expect you to say such things."

"Then..." Liu Guodong looked at Liu Yiyi awkwardly.

"In any case..." Liu Yiyi suddenly stood up and said, "I'd rather die than marry into the Qin Family. Forget it, not in this lifetime, not even in my dreams!"

Having spoken, Liu Yiyi abruptly stood up and then quickly headed upstairs.

Watching Liu Yiyi's retreating figure, Liu Guodong suddenly felt incredibly incompetent and helpless. Not only could he not be a qualified father, but he also couldn't be a qualified corporate leader.

"Sigh..." Liu Guodong let out a heavy sigh, then stood up and left the villa.

He returned home.

Madam Liu hurriedly greeted him, asking excitedly, "How did it go? Did Yiyi agree?"

"No!" Liu Guodong shook his head and said, "She did not agree!"

"Why didn't she agree?" Madam Liu asked urgently.

"She... is very angry!" Liu Guodong shook his head and said, "Wife, actually, if you put yourself in her shoes, would you be angry? If it were you, you would be quite angry, right?"

"I..." Upon hearing this, Madam Liu immediately changed the subject and said, "Can't she consider the Liu Family at all? Can't she think about the future of the Liu Family's company? Besides, what's wrong with the Qin Family? The Qin Corporation is so powerful throughout Z province. With a market value of tens of billions, such a big company, such a powerful family, marrying into it would mean marrying into a wealthy family, and she would have nothing to worry about for the rest of her life. From then on, she would no longer have to worry about her future."

Madam Liu's words made Liu Guodong shake his head vigorously.

"Wife, you're thinking too much," Liu Guodong said with a bitter smile. "Yiyi isn't as calculating as you think, and besides, she's just a child after all, she doesn't have so many thoughts."

"How can you, as her father, just let her make her own decisions?" Madam Liu became anxious: "She's naïve; don't you understand anything?"

Liu Guodong frowned and then said, "Sigh, Yiyi has suffered since she was little and barely made it through. I have thought it over, just let her be. If she doesn't want to marry into the Qin Family, then don't force her."

"You!" Madam Liu was startled and anxious: "How can that be okay? You don't want the stadium project?"

"I want it!" Liu Guodong said with a bitter smile, "But I don't want to lose my daughter's happiness because of it, nor do I want to lose my daughter's freedom, and I certainly don't want my daughter to fall into suffering because of this."

"She would be marrying into a wealthy family!" Madam Liu suddenly became somewhat forceful: "Besides, as the daughter of the Liu Family, she should follow the arrangements of the Liu Family. A father's command is greater than heaven. Doesn't she understand even this simple truth?"

"Don't force it," Liu Guodong shook his head and said: "Yiyi has already died once, and I am already very happy that she could come back to me this time. Just don't force her into things she doesn't like."

Upon hearing this, Madam Liu frowned and remained silent. She had her own thoughts. Madam Liu knew that both Liu Guodong and Liu Yiyi had the same character; once either of them made a decision, it could no longer be changed. Therefore, Madam Liu simply stopped persuading her husband, as continuing the conversation would probably be fruitless. If that was the case, why bother saying more?

"Alright," Madam Liu smiled and didn't argue further. She asked, "Then... what do you plan to say to the Qin Family?"

"I didn't promise them anything," Liu Guodong glanced at his wife and said: "I only told them I would try to persuade Yiyi. If Yiyi agrees, then naturally that would be the best outcome, because matters of the heart require mutual willingness, not one-sided. If Yiyi doesn't agree, then there's nothing I can do. I will give up on the stadium project."

"That would be a huge loss," Madam Liu sighed and then said: "Not only would we lose hundreds of millions, but we might also lose a relationship with the Qin Family in the future."

"We lost any relationship with the Qin Family a long time ago," Liu Guodong said with a smile and then added: "Besides, we don't need to rely on the Qin Family's relationship now. Their relationship is not much use to us."

"If the two families formed a union, maybe it would be different," Madam Liu sighed and said: "If the families united, our company could certainly soar, and... from then on, perhaps no one would dare to bully us easily again."

"The business world is like a battlefield," Liu Guodong smiled and said: "Today, the Qin Family can support you, but tomorrow they can annihilate you. It took the effort of Niu Erhu for our company to free itself from the influence of the Qin Family, and I don't wish to offer ourselves up to be dependent on them again."

Liu Guodong was very familiar with the matters of the business world. Just as he said, business is like a battlefield, and if the Liu Family continued to depend on the Qin Family, they would never be able to free themselves of the Qin Family's influence. It was likely that the Liu Family would gradually become nothing more than the Qin Family's 'dog'."

"Okay," Madam Liu smiled and said: "You are the master of the Liu Family, what you say goes!"

As she spoke, Madam Liu looked at the nanny holding a child not far away.

Madam Liu's son was already over three years old. In twenty years or so, perhaps her son could officially take over the Liu Family and become the head of the Liu Family. Everything Madam Liu was doing now was for her son. By having Liu Yiyi marry into the Qin Family, it would strengthen the Liu Family, stacking its wealth like a mountain, and her son could struggle less in the years to come. If she could sacrifice Liu Yiyi's happiness to improve the relationship between the Liu Family and the Qin Family, thereby accumulating Qin Family connections for her son, why not?

A sly smile curled at the corners of Madam Liu's mouth.

"Well, get some rest early," said Liu Guodong before he turned and entered the room.

Madam Liu sat in the living room. She had the nanny bring over her son. The mischievous child was very quiet in Madam Liu's arms, his adorable eyes gazing at his mother. Madam Liu looked down at her son, her affection for him almost deep in her bones. For this son, she had pinned all her hopes on him; she hoped to gain status through her son and hoped that in the future, relying on her son, she could become a true lady of high society.