Chapter 252
Ye Tian found a stool and sat down across the table, facing Tang Guoqing. He seemed so composed and at ease, as if the person sitting in front of him was just an unimportant figure.
"You don’t have to keep placing the folder in front of yourself every time. If you really don’t want to talk to me, you didn’t have to call me here."
Looking at Tang Guoqing buried in his documents, Ye Tian felt for the first time the hypocrisy and fragility in this man’s heart. Only by burying himself in papers could he avoid the outside world and its people; in his view, everyone out there was either out to use him or harm him, including his own daughter.
Tang Guoqing didn’t raise his head, his pen still scrawling on the paper, "By what right do you marry my daughter?"
This sudden question caught Ye Tian off guard.
"I’m asking you, what justifies you marrying my daughter. Don’t talk to me about love, I don’t believe it. The hardships you’ve faced, you don’t have to tell me, I know they’re not less than the sands on the beach, but I don’t care about that. What does your past have to do with me? I’m the sort of person who only looks at outcomes, not processes. All those clichés about participation being key are just comforting nonsense for the losers. Losing is losing; what’s there to be comforted about? I feel embarrassed for those who don’t just step aside and keep to themselves!"
As he spoke, Tang Guoqing’s face remained buried in the pile of documents, not granting Ye Tian even a sidelong glance.
"Susu followed you at her lowest point. As far as I know, you had just been driven out of Huaizhou, being called a lost dog wouldn’t be an exaggeration. You had nothing to your name, penniless, surviving only by taking a job as a security guard. If you think your current achievements come from so-called effort and perseverance, then I can only say you’re slightly more impressive waste. What, you disagree?"