C6 If I Don't Marry, I'll be a Fool

Yu Se withdrew her gaze from the door and continued, "Let them find me. It's not like they have anything better to do." Her voice was bitter. The feeling that came with being abandoned was still fresh in her mind, and she still felt a little disoriented about it all. "To hell with all of them."

"Speaking of your dad..." Yang Anan hesitated, drumming her fingers onto her desk. "I heard that he had arranged to pull you out from school, said you had other important matters to attend to. I just...why? Your grades are amazing! And you could surely get into any university you'd want to...do you really not want to study anymore? I mean, I'll support you to the very ends of the earth, but..."​

Hearing her friend's words, Yu Se froze. Her heart started beating erratically in her chest as a million thoughts coursed through her mind. It seemed that her father had already planned her death before taking her out for lunch. It would've been an elaborate plan, to remove her from her friends' lives before announcing the actuality of her situation. "Don't worry," she stated. "I'll be going to school tomorrow."

"Seriously? That's great!" She sighed in relief. "It was terrible without you here, and just imagine the boredom I was in the entire day!"

Just as she was about to respond, the calm knocks had turned into senseless banging. "Open the door!"

There went her peace. Knowing that she couldn't let them wait any longer, Yu Se ended her call and strode towards the door. She put up a passive face and pushed the door open, coming face to face with Chen Meishu's hanging fist. Behind the older woman were her two sisters-Yu Mo and Yu Yin. And they didn't look relieved by her presence. Some might say that they even looked quite...disgruntled.

"What's the matter?" She blinked.

Honestly, Yu Se expected that her family would've been more emphatic with her situation. However, upon staring at their annoyed faces, she couldn't help but wonder if she really was Chen Meishu's daughter.

"Why didn't you tell us that you were back?" The older woman crossed her arms. "Do you know how worried we were? Looking for you?"

"I've never alerted you of my presence back then," she said calmly, as if nothing had happened. "I don't see you assembling a search party."

"You-"

"Dinner's ready!" Yu Mo quickly intervened as she pulled her mother from the doorway. "Dad had wanted us to eat as a family for once, that is, if you're hungry."

Not wanting the drama to escalate any further, Yu Se walked past her mother and headed down the stairs. In all honesty, she wasn't ready to speak with them, nor did she want to even face them today. After all, she wasn't the type of woman who'd just forgive and forget, especially when her life had just been placed on the line! To bury her alive and scold her upon realizing her safety...She suppressed the urge to scowl.

If it weren't for the fact that she was hungry, she would've slammed the door on their faces.

The others followed closely behind her. As the awkward silence wrapped around them like a blanket, Chen Meishu grabbed the opportunity to speak up, "The Mo Family had come by earlier to propose a marriage for you and Mo Jingyao." There was a certain trepidation laced in the woman's voice. "I've heard that you don't like the man, and besides, you're still young for all this marriage business. Your father and I've already discussed that since Yu Mo is the oldest, she should be carrying the burden. What do you think?"

Yu Se shrugged. "Sure."

She and Mo Jingyao had only been entangled in the last couple of hours, as such, their marriage certificate hadn't been filed. For the man to marry someone else, that would've been perfectly legal under the judiciary system, and she would've been happy to leave it at that. That was, until she heard her mother's words.

The only reason why she was forced into this godforsaken marriage was because her two older sisters refused to carry the burden. And seeing as they were running out of time to reverse his bad luck from dying in such a horrible accident, they were forced to act fast!

Chen Meishu had insisted that Yu Se take the lead instead. And now, it seemed, that once Mo Jingyao had come back to life, everyone was willing to get married to him.

How ironic.

"Wait, you're agreeing? Already?" Yu Mo blinked. She certainly didn't expect that her younger sister would agree without hesitation. After all, everyone in the Yu Family knew that the only reason that the Mo Family had proposed an engagement was to thank Yu Se for saving Mo Jingyao's life. It was expected for her to readily agree to their wishes. Besides, marrying into that family certainly didn't have any losses.

Mo Jingyao was the CEO of the Mo's Group. Practically every single girl in the city had dreamt of marrying such a powerful and handsome man.

Back when he was still dead, there was no way she and Yu Yin would agree to such a union, but now that he had come back to life, they'd be a fool not to take the chance!

It was practically a boon from the heavens!

Whoever was chosen to marry him was destined to live the best of lives, and she needn't worry about a single dime! It was a life that every woman would dream of!

Yu Se sat down at the dining table. The food was already ready, but she didn't bother with them first. Instead, she glanced up at her supposed father. "Mr. Yu," she addressed him formally. "I honestly have no objections to Yu Mo marrying Mo Jingyao, but I want 10% of that hundred million that you were given that morning. As for the other 90%, count it as repayment for raising me all these years."