Song Meimei fell into deep agony. Faced with such a choice, what else could she do?

Her family had all been coerced, their lives held in other people’s hands. She and her father were also trapped in a dead end.

Although she and her father hadn’t been locked up, what difference did their current treatment have from imprisonment?

The fact that both her freedom and her life were controlled by others was what really killed her.

As for hatred and unwillingness, how could Song Meimei possibly not have them?

But no matter how furious she was, it was useless to their current situation.

"Dad, as long as I stab Ye Fan once, we’ll be fine? Everyone in the Song Family will be fine?" Song Meimei asked.

"It should be like that. Those bastards’ target is Ye Fan. We’re just insignificant nobodies. Our life and death to them are like grass clippings. As long as we go along with what they want, we’ll definitely be fine. I reckon they won’t kill people like us who have nothing to do with it." Song Tianba said.

"Yeah, we’re insignificant nobodies. It’s a given they see us as grass clippings. Once they accomplish their goal, whether they kill us or not really makes no difference." Song Meimei laughed, her face deathly pale.

"It’s all my fault as your father, that you’ve fallen this low." Song Tianba was riddled with shame.

"Dad, this isn’t your fault. It’s just that those scum are too despicable. Tell me, as long as you’re human, how could you possibly fight people who have no humanity? They’re capable of anything, how are we supposed to make sense of it?" Song Meimei said dejectedly.

"We’re under someone else’s roof and can’t help but bow our heads. It’s just, what should we do next?" Song Tianba had run out of ideas.

"Dad!" Song Meimei raised her voice, throwing everything aside as she said, "That stab, I’ll do it!"

She was caught in a dilemma with no choice at all, and could only grit her teeth and go through with it. When the life and death of her family were being controlled by others and they were forcing her like this, she could only harden her heart and do it.

On one side was her blood family, on the other a man she had feelings for. She knew what to choose.

If it were under other circumstances, with Ye Fan and the Song Family as enemies, Song Meimei could still maneuver between them and try to stop the Song Family’s hostility. But now that the entire Song Family was in trouble, she would naturally choose to stand with her family. As for Ye Fan, she could only follow Sky Net’s arrangement.

Everything is most afraid of being tested; too many things cannot withstand a test.

Just like the choice placed before Song Meimei now. Although it was extremely painful, there was no doubt that she couldn’t possibly risk the lives of everyone in the Song Family for a man she merely had feelings for.

So she chose to stand against Ye Fan. That much was obvious.

"No, I don’t agree. You’ve been pampered since you were little, you haven’t even killed a chicken. How can I, as your father, just watch you go kill someone?" Song Tianba refused flatly. Of course, those words were just empty talk against his true feelings.

In his heart he was naturally overjoyed. Although he felt bad for forcing his daughter into such a choice, for the sake of the Song Family, for killing Ye Fan to avenge them, this bit of sacrifice was still necessary.

"Dad, other than doing this, what else can I do?" Song Meimei asked weakly.

"Daughter, it’s all because I’m useless, or else I wouldn’t let you do something so cruel." Song Tianba blamed himself endlessly.

"Dad, since I was little I’ve never done anything for the Song Family. Now that they’ve forced me to this point, I can only steel myself." Song Meimei hardened her heart and said, "The conflict between Ye Fan and Sky Net—why should it implicate us, and even drag in the life and death of everyone in the Song Family? Why? While this is Sky Net being despicable and using any means, as the person involved, Ye Fan can’t wash his hands of it either. If a man doesn’t look out for himself, heaven and earth will destroy him. I can only let Ye Fan down."

Song Tianba knew that he had weighed the lives of everyone in the family on his daughter’s shoulders, forcing Song Meimei to make this choice.

"Daughter, you’ve suffered." Song Tianba said with utmost sincerity.

At this time, the Great Elder and the Second Elder pushed the door open and entered. The time had come. As long as Song Meimei agreed, there was no need to let Song Tianba and Song Meimei stay together anymore, in case something unexpected happened.

"Take him away and keep him under strict watch." The Great Elder ordered the subordinates beside him.

"Yes, Great Elder!" The two men responded at once, stepped forward, and forcibly dragged Song Tianba away.

"You’ll die a horrible death, you bunch of despicable bastards who deserve a thousand cuts!" Song Tianba cursed angrily. To make the act convincing, he still had that bit of skill.

"Dad!" Song Meimei cried out, trying to grab Song Tianba, but a few people blocked her path.

Song Tianba was taken away. Song Meimei glared fiercely at the Great Elder and Second Elder and said, "What are you doing? Where are you taking my dad?"

"Behave. We’re just changing him to a different place to stay, that’s all. Don’t worry, we’ll treat him well and won’t slight our guest." The Second Elder said with a smile.

"Bastards, you lowlife scum!" Song Meimei cursed.

"Good men don’t live long, while evil lingers for a thousand years. You don’t understand that principle?" The Great Elder sneered. "Seeing as you’re still useful to us, we won’t make things hard for you. Our target is Ye Fan. As long as you help us kill Ye Fan, we won’t trouble you. Killing you lot is of no use to us; we’re not bloodthirsty for no reason."

The Great Elder and Second Elder had naturally heard the conversation between Song Tianba and Song Meimei clearly, which was why they appeared at the critical moment to take Song Tianba away and leave Song Meimei.

"I promise you, I’ll kill him." Song Meimei said helplessly. "But you have to guarantee you won’t hurt my father, and you absolutely cannot harm my family."

"That’s a given. What benefit is there in us killing your family? You can rest easy on that." The Second Elder said lightly.

"No. I want you to swear a vicious oath." Song Meimei insisted stubbornly.

The Great Elder and Second Elder exchanged a glance, then solemnly swore, "If we violate this, may heaven strike us with thunder and may we die a horrible death. Is that enough now?"

Song Meimei nodded, then said, "I’ll do what I promised you. It’s just that no one knows whether Ye Fan will actually come, so don’t get your hopes up too much." 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

She herself wasn’t sure whether Ye Fan would risk his life and come alone.

"You don’t need to worry about that. Just behave and do as you’re told, you don’t have to think about anything else." The Great Elder said with certainty. "People like Ye Fan—put it nicely, they’re loyal and righteous and will risk danger for the sake of bonds. Put it bluntly, they’re stupid beyond belief. But I like that kind of stupidity, or else, how would we use him?"

"Anyone who’s kind has plenty of flaws. And many times, those flaws can be fatal." The Second Elder said with a smile.

Song Meimei’s expression was bleak, and she said nothing.