"You despicable woman, how dare you cry? Just go and die!" Mrs. Lai had already turned the girl's family into enemies at this point.
"Wuu wuu, Auntie, I didn't mean to wrong you!"
As the girl cried, she wiped her tears pitifully and looked at her relatives; she was afraid of Mrs. Lai and wanted to resolve the issue quickly. The longer it dragged on, the more likely her reputation would worsen.
Before, the family had discussed it, and while she did it, her family also helped, determined to keep it from outsiders. Even if the Old Master didn't marry her, she would not be at a disadvantage and could still choose to marry someone else.
Hongji's father... his extended hand paused, his heart reluctant to harm this niece in name.
The girl had no idea that things had come to this point, and that the other party had to marry her whether they liked it or not, or otherwise she'd report them to the authorities.
