Step Aside, My CEO Ex-Husband! Chapter 1139 - 1141: Don’t Want to Get Engaged to Him

Her breath hitched as she strained to overhear the conversation between her mother and father within the room.

Her small fists clenched tightly, her lower lip bitten down in a silent show of fear.

A perplexing question arose: why had her parents suddenly consented to her being with Yangyang?

Hadn't her father always harbored a strong dislike for Yangyang? What could have possibly led him to agree to their union?

A sense of bewilderment washed over her. Why was this happening?

"They are far too young to be in a romantic relationship now!" Huo Shaohua reminded Tian Xingyun, pointing out their daughter's tender age.

"She has already grown up; she is no longer a child," Tian Xingyun responded with a touch of melancholy, reflecting on how, as parents, their ability to control many aspects of their daughter's life diminished as she matured.

"What is troubling you?" Huo Shaohua inquired, his brow furrowed as he detected Tian Xingyun's subtle discomfort.

"I believe Yangyang is quite suitable. Let's allow them to become engaged first; it won't impede their studies," Tian Xingyun diverted from his question, opting to address the primary concern first.

"Absolutely not!"

"Mom!" Both father and daughter exclaimed in unison as Tianxin burst through the door and rushed inside.

A furious glare was fixed upon her mother; Tianxin felt a surge of resentment towards Tian Xingyun in that moment.

Why was her mother so insistent on separating her from Brother Ziyang, why!

"Why did you not knock before entering?" Tian Xingyun chided her daughter, her expression stern.

"Mom, I have no desire to be engaged to Yangyang!" Tianxin declared with an angry shout.

"Tianxin also does not wish to be engaged to Yangyang. You must respect her decision!" Huo Shaohua vociferously supported his daughter's plea. It seemed his daughter's apparent dislike for that Yangyang boy was a welcome development!

Tianxin was still young; there was no need to rush into an engagement. She should at least wait until she reached the age of twenty, he reasoned.

"As you wish," Tian Xingyun replied, casting a sorrowful glance at Huo Shaohua and Tianxin. With a pained sigh, she turned and walked out of the room, passing between them.

An overwhelming sense of weariness settled upon her at that moment; the burdens of family matters and the complexities of her children's lives were utterly exhausting.

Her heart yearned to protect her daughter, yet she also desired her daughter's happiness.

The pursuit of her daughter's safety and happiness seemed to be at odds, and achieving happiness would undoubtedly demand a significant sacrifice.

"Dad, I don't like Yangyang, and I absolutely do not want to get engaged to him!" Dismissing her mother's presence entirely, Tianxin seized her father's arm, her voice laced with anxiety.

Her immediate focus was on convincing her father; as long as he disagreed, her mother would be powerless to proceed.

"Pay no mind to your mother; she is merely being unreasonable!" Huo Shaohua declared with indignation. He firmly refused to consent to Tianxin's engagement at such a tender age.

"Dad, please speak with Mom. Yangyang and I are just friends; I don't have any romantic feelings for him!"

"I understand. Go back to your room and rest now," Huo Shaohua said, affectionately patting his daughter's head.

"Okay," Tianxin responded with a reassuring nod before departing.

Huo Shaohua's brow furrowed, his heart heavy with worry. He searched the entire house but could not locate Tian Xingyun anywhere.

A profound sense of unease gripped him. A few minor disagreements shouldn't cause her to abandon the household, should they?

Furthermore, it was she who was being unreasonable, attempting to marry off their daughter at such a young age.

If that wasn't preposterous, what was?

Within the clandestine chamber of the Huo family matriarch, Tian Xingyun gazed at the portraits of her grandmother and mother-in-law, tears of sorrow streaming down her face.

Her trembling hand reached for the Huo family lineage scroll resting beside her, and she opened it with a delicate touch.

The text within clearly stipulated that should the Huo family heir and the Guardian choose to unite...

They would be compelled to endure a series of arduous trials...

Should they successfully navigate these tribulations, eternal happiness would be their reward.

These harsh trials had gradually diminished in severity over the passage of time.

Only the most brutal punishment remained, a final, unyielding test, which was...

Clutching the scroll tightly, Tian Xingyun wept openly, consumed by fear.

After an extended period within the secret room, she finally emerged, only to find Huo Shaohua standing at the threshold.

He had been waiting there, visibly worried. Stepping forward with urgency, he grasped her arm and demanded, "What were you doing in there?!"

She had been absent for a considerable duration, and the redness of her eyes clearly indicated she had been weeping. Had his words, though not harsh, been enough to drive her to hide and cry in secret?...