Recognized by My Ex After Being Reborn-Chapter 534 I’m really out of options

After Sun Ling arrived at Jinlan No.1 Courtyard, she went to Shi Lan’s study.

Haven’t seen each other for a while, Dr. Sun’s face actually showed a hint of guilt when she saw the big boss. ƒreewebηoveℓ.com

"Sit," Shi Lan said lazily leaning on the couch, "What’s wrong? It’s rare to see you so down."

"Big boss, that rich second-generation who’s spreading rumors about you marrying an old man is the blind date my parents found for me," Sun Ling said angrily. "He’s really good at charming my parents, and they like him a lot. They even blabbered the things they heard from me about you to that idiot."

"Marrying an old man? You didn’t tell your parents the truth, did you?" Shi Lan didn’t believe Dr. Sun was someone who would recklessly talk about others’ privacy.

"Of course not, that’s your privacy. I simply said you were married to a mature, loving husband who’s a bit older, and then they just... I didn’t know things would turn out this way," Sun Ling quickly explained.

"So what? It’s not even true," Shi Lan replied.

"Big boss, I’ve really run into trouble this time. My parents really like this match-making candidate. They’ve barely met him a few times before they are pushing me to get engaged. The problem is that this guy is really good at schmoozing, especially in front of my parents—he’s filial and sensible. But behind their backs, he’s more frivolous than anyone else."

"I told him that I didn’t want to get engaged to him. Guess what he told me? He said, ’You deal with your parents yourself—after all, I am very satisfied with you!’"

"Then, I tried talking to my parents about it. My dad straight-up said that I could only make my own decisions about either my career or my marriage—I’ve already chosen my career, so for my marriage, I must obey their arrangements,"

Having listened to Sun Ling’s lament, Shi Lan finally understood why the normally cheerful and lively Dr. Sun looked as disheartened as a frostbitten eggplant.

"What should I do?"

"I can ignore my dad’s words, but my mom nearly died giving birth to me because of a difficult delivery. I’ve always felt very guilty about that over the years."

"Big boss... I’m really out of options,"

After speaking, Sun Ling lowered her head and hugged her knees. It was evident that she felt truly helpless.

She always worked hard to follow her own path, but in her parents’ eyes, the path she chose was simply rebellious and deviant.

Fine, being rebellious was one thing, but then to marry just to return to the ’right path’ was another. After all, it was Sun Ling’s own life—she wasn’t someone else’s marionette. Sometimes, Sun Ling wanted to just give up out of defiance, but then she thought it wasn’t worth it for such people.

Yet to submit without protest, she couldn’t reconcile herself to it; thus, she could only seek help from Shi Lan.

Having seen all kinds of rogues in her lifetime, Shi Lan found herself at a loss for advice in Sun Ling’s situation, after all, those were Sun Ling’s parents.

"The complications your mother faced giving birth to you weren’t your fault, and you shouldn’t have to live with such guilt. You know very well that it’s precisely because you carry this mindset that they manage to manipulate you with so-called love," Shi Lan said.

"Secondly, I can’t give you much advice since I don’t have such a thing as parents, but to me, a person should be an independent individual from birth. Whether it comes to career or marriage, no one has the right to interfere, not even your parents."

"The principle by which I conduct myself is never to give up my rights for anyone. You can beat me, scold me, spit on me, but I will never change for anyone unless I willingly choose to."