"That's right. It's that simple. I know you couldn't figure it out, and I couldn't figure it out at first either. But now I've figured it out. Long Xiaolin's move was so clever!" Duan Ziming smiled bitterly.
"How do you say this?" Duan Jingxiu asked in confusion.
"He knows that if he insists on the engagement, or even becomes more and more stalemate with our Duan family, it will not be of any benefit to them at all. Instead, he will push us into the Zhuo family's camp. This will
This was not what Long Xiaolin wanted to see. So he made a move to retreat and simply let us go and forget about the past. But he also put forward a condition, that is, we are not allowed to have any form of cooperation with the Zhuo family!
Duan Ziming said with a wry smile.
Duan Jingxiu suddenly realized what he said.
"That means Long Xiaolin is afraid that we will form an alliance with the Zhuo family. But if you reject Zhuo Yifan like this, aren't you afraid of what he will think? What if Long Xiaolin just stabilizes us temporarily and turns around to deal with us slowly?
What should we do?" Duan Jingxiu expressed his worries.
"It's not that I haven't considered the problem you mentioned. But you have to know that our Duan family is different from the other three families. What we need is stability. Long Xiaolin promised to let things go by the past. This is the best way for us to maintain the status quo.
.Perhaps this will offend the Zhuo family, but in the final analysis, the Zhuo family and the Long family also have the same worries. They will all worry that excessive pressure on us will make us fall to the hostile side. This is a kind of balance. We
The only way to ensure that the Duan family is in peace is to stay out of the matter and help the two departments to continue this balance!" Duan Ziming took a deep breath and explained slowly.
Duan Jingxiu frowned. Her father's words made sense, and she agreed with this point of view. This was definitely the best choice for the Duan family! If the Duan family could stay out of the matter and not participate in the fight between the Long and Zhuo families, then
It was also a result she was happy to see. But doing so always made her feel a little uncomfortable. She felt like she was on the fence, as if she was falling on both sides.
More importantly, Duan Jingxiu felt that he had wronged Zhuo Yifan. He swore to them that he would take the Jinshanjiao issue on the Duan family, and also made the Duan family and the Zhuo family lose the possibility of continuing to cooperate.
Although this decision was made by her father, it is no different from what she made! I was originally grateful to Zhuo Yifan for helping Shui'er's family, but now, it seems that I owe him a huge favor, but I don't
There was no way to repay it. More importantly, deep down in her heart, she was still feeling a dull pain. As for why it hurt, she herself couldn't figure it out.
"Jingxiu! Do you think it's a little unkind of me to do this?" Duan Ziming couldn't help but sigh when he saw the helpless look on his daughter's face.
When Duan Jingxiu heard this, he quickly shook his head and said, "No. For the sake of the Duan family, you are right to do this!"
"Tell dad, do you really like Zhuo Yifan?" Duan Ziming couldn't see what his daughter was thinking, so he asked directly.
Duan Jingxiu was stunned when she heard this, and her face suddenly turned pale, as if she heard a question that she couldn't accept.
"Dad, why are you asking this? Don't talk nonsense about Wuying!" Duan Jingxiu's eyes flickered and he said a little distractedly.
"You are my daughter. As a father, I know a little bit about what you are thinking. Maybe my decision today will make you feel uncomfortable, but please understand me!" Duan Ziming sighed helplessly.