Defrosting The Cold Young Master

Bai Jiaojiao was so scared that her lips turned pale. Trembling, she said, "Sister-in-law, what are you talking about? Are you trying to get me killed?"

Bai Jiaojiao’s sister-in-law said, "It’s not me trying to kill you; it’s you trying to kill yourself! Why are you messing with Minister Yao’s daughter instead of living a good life? Can we ordinary folks afford to provoke someone like Minister Yao?"

She turned to Father Bai and Mother Bai: "Dad, Mom, you saw how Yun Jianshen went crazy just now. Forget about Minister Yao, even if Yun Jianshen seeks revenge on us, in our family’s current situation, we can’t bear it. You don’t want to face ruin and destruction, do you?"

Father Bai and Mother Bai were convinced.

To them, being able to live in peace and preserve their wealth and status was far more important than protecting their daughter.

Father Bai said, "Jiaojiao, listen to your sister-in-law. You should go out and lay low for a while. We’ll publicly announce that we’re severing ties with you, but rest assured, as long as our family doesn’t go bankrupt, your mother and I will not treat you badly."

"That’s right, Jiaojiao," Mother Bai said worriedly. "If our family goes bankrupt, we’ll lose everything. If your father and I want to send you some money to look after you, we won’t be able to."

"Dad, Mom, how could you?" Bai Jiaojiao cried so hard she couldn’t speak.

She was not young anymore.

If it hadn’t been for Yun Jianshen’s company nearing bankruptcy years ago, she would have married Yun Jianshen long ago.

She wasted several years abroad, and now she’s already a woman of marriageable age.

As she gets older, finding a boyfriend is already difficult.

If her parents announce that they’re severing ties with her, her reputation will be ruined.

How can she find a good man to marry then?

This would end her life!

"Jiaojiao, we’re doing this for your own good!" Mother Bai said earnestly. "Severing ties with you at least preserves our family. Your father and I can still give you money. If our family goes bankrupt and we don’t have money, you’d be left with nothing too. Do you want that kind of life?"

Weighing the pros and cons, Bai Jiaojiao despaired.

She had to admit, this was the best solution.

However, this choice meant sacrificing her to safeguard her entire family.

She was unwilling.

Crying loudly, she said, "It’s all your fault! If you hadn’t forced me to break up with Yun Jianshen and sent me abroad, maybe we would have had a child by now!"

"You said Yun Jianshen would go bankrupt and have nothing left, but now, Yun Jianshen is doing much better than our family! You ruined me, ruined my life of happiness!"

"Jiaojiao, don’t be foolish," Bai Jiaojiao’s sister-in-law scoffed mockingly. "Yun Jianshen’s success today is all because he found a good girlfriend?"

"His achievements today are thanks to Yao Yaya!"

"If you hadn’t broken up with him, how would he have had the chance to date Yao Yaya?"

"If he hadn’t dated Yao Yaya even if his family didn’t go bankrupt, his company would still be a half-dead wreck in his hands. Would he be as successful as he is today?"

Bai Jiaojiao’s sister-in-law glanced at Bai Jiaojiao and snorted coldly, "Now Yun Jianshen is saying Yao Yaya wants to break up with him. If she really does break up with him, let’s see how long he’ll remain successful!"

"How...how could this be..." Bai Jiaojiao collapsed to the ground in a daze.

The life she had envisioned wasn’t like this.