Pretending To Be A Boss

Chapter 2 An Important Day for Li Xiaoyu (Part 2)_2

"What you're saying is complete nonsense that turns black and white upside down,"

Li Wanye's expression finally became more serious,

"I am pleased that my daughter dares to argue with me for the sake of someone she likes, because your brother doesn't have the courage to do it, but you can't forget the entire history of humanity just for one man!"

"Do you know how many people die every year from creatures in the mining area? And how many attacks these mining creatures have launched against humanity? If it weren't for the Pyramid, how long could humanity have lasted after the great catastrophe?"

Li Xiaoyu stood up, her expression turning serious as she said:

"But what wrong did Tang Xian do? He saved hundreds of hunters; that's the secret Song Que and my brother have been keeping sealed. He brought to the Li family a Soul Crystal powerful enough to lead all the world's fortresses. If he really is some demon child from Eden, why would he choose to leave like this?"

Li Wanye shook his head and said:

"It seems I can't persuade you."

"I know, and I can't persuade you either," Li Xiaoyu calmed down again.

"Then do you know that if today you fail to persuade me, or are not persuaded by me, you won't be allowed to step out of Li's house until you marry into another family?"

"I know," Li Xiaoyu didn't back down.

Li Wanye looked at Li Xiaoyu, silent.

After a long pause, he sighed deeply and said:

"You sound as if you've been brainwashed by that person."

"Even if I have been brainwashed by him, I love him—madly in love with him."

"If one day, the Li family faces a crisis, I firmly believe he is the one who could lead the Li family out of it, and if one day, the world also falls into disaster, I also believe he is the one who could save the world."

Li Xiaoyu had not forgotten the words Tang Xian had said.

The last woman who awaited her fated hero, arriving on a magical cloud to marry her, had already fallen to her death.

She didn't understand the story behind it. She just wanted to know, did that unsurpassed hero have that woman in his heart?

As long as he did, she'd jump, even into an abyss.

It was the night before the apocalyptic creatures invaded the fortress, on the viewing platform of the third layer's school district where she saw the softest side of that man's heart.

For six whole years, Li Xiaoyu had never come so close to Tang Xian's soul.

She didn't believe such a person was some demon child from Eden, nor did she believe he was a monster that would destroy the world.

Li Wanye, having dealt with countless people, knew the determination in his daughter's eyes.

He had always known his daughter's almost crazed attitude towards life.

He waved helplessly and ordered:

"Bring her down, do not let her out without my command!"

Li Xiaoyu wasn't angry, she bowed to Li Wanye, her voice gentle as she said:

"Father, I am leaving."

"Go, go back and think it over."

Li Xiaoyu turned and left.

Watching his daughter's retreating figure, Li Wanye suddenly felt as if it might be the last time he'd see her.

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Li Xiaoyu returned to the courtyard; she was always quiet by nature, like a lethargic black cat.

She was accustomed to this kind of grounded life.

During the week she was grounded, only Li Zheng visited her every couple of days.

Li Xiaonian also came once, seemingly to cheer his sister up.

All of Li Xiaoyu's means of contacting the outside world were cut off.

Even if she sneaked out, she couldn't escape the sixth layer.

Her identification card had been completely locked by Li Wanye through the authority of his ring.

Now, Li Xiaoyu was just a canary in a luxurious cage.

Stripped of her status as Miss Li, her current usable permissions, including transit privileges, were even worse than those of a commoner.

Later, Li Zheng came over.

After talking with Li Xiaoyu, the only result was no result at all. Learning of Li Xiaoyu's defiant confrontation with their father, he was furious too.

He was angry at his father for being too harsh, and at his sister for being too stubborn.

Li Xiaoyu sent Li Zheng away.

Late at night, when the ceiling of the fortress began to simulate nightfall, Li Xiaonian came.

The guards recognized Li Xiaonian; they had been quite startled the last time he visited.

Despite the rumors of Li, the third young master of the Li family, being prodigal, having no inclination to study, and addicted to side tracks,

they did not expect him to have a penchant for cross-dressing.

Today, Li Xiaonian was dressed in a light yellow floral dress, wearing beige high-heeled sandals, with his hair dyed in pink waves, resembling the real-life version of a 2D cartoon character beloved by second-layer otakus.

The guards didn't dare stop him for long, but they only gave limited time for the siblings to meet.

Now, Li Xiaoyu was no different from a prisoner.

When Li Xiaonian entered the inner courtyard, Li Xiaoyu was writing a letter. In the distance, one could see a pale yellow envelope.

Seeing this, Li Xiaonian spoke softly:

"Sister, I've come to see you."

Li Xiaoyu's body shook slightly, she stopped writing, turned her head, and looked at Li Xiaonian with wide eyes.

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Ever since she was old enough to understand, Li Xiaoyu had always been wary of Li Xiaonian.

Because her father wasn't satisfied with having a daughter, that's why he had a son.

Such thinking made her, as the older sister, never care about her younger brother.

Lately, whether it was academics or in other aspects of life, Li Xiaonian performed extremely poorly, absurdly, even worse than an ordinary person.

Li Xiaoyu grew even more disgusted, as if she had been full of vigor, ready to defeat a predestined opponent, only to have him give up outright.

She hated her brother.