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Chapter 723: Chapter 728: In Your Dreams!_1
Lady Yu had passed away years ago, and he hadn’t remarrried since—likely because there was no woman at home to keep things in order, allowing him to be out all day.
And his daughter was in the bloom of youth, as well as strikingly beautiful.
But her reputation had been tarnished by recent events, and she certainly wouldn’t marry into a good family.
It would be better to marry her off to Lord Yu; although it would mean being a concubine, the Li Family was actually getting the better end of the deal.
If Li Mo’er could manage to win over Lord Yu, her father would be safe, and his reputation would improve in the future.
Li Mo’er, however, didn’t see things that way. She knew Lord Yu was an even older man than her father, nowhere close to the husband she had imagined.
Most importantly, she still had Bai Yifan on her mind and would rather remain unmarried than wed anyone but him.
So when Li Zhengtian brought it up, Li Mo’er immediately turned against him.
"Father, how could you do this to me? What am I supposed to do if he dies on me?"
Thinking it over, Li Zhengtian then said, "When the time comes, father will provide Silver and find you another good family. Remarriage may be less common these days, but it’s not unheard of."
He would offer a larger dowry then, and surely someone would be willing to marry Li Mo’er.
Clenching her teeth, Li Mo’er angrily said, "You raised me only for this day, didn’t you? To rise in rank, you really would do anything. Mother must have been blind to choose a scum like you!"
Aside from commoners or those who had lost their status, who would marry a widow?
And how could someone struggling to feed themselves provide her happiness?
"I’m not trying to get a promotion, I’m trying to preserve our family. Lord Yu has started investigating corruption— if he looks into me, the Li Family will be finished!"
Li Zhengtian was furious. He had provided her with every luxury, yet why couldn’t she see things from his perspective?
Without the Li Family, what was Li Mo’er?
She might as well be a beggar on the streets!
Li Mo’er snorted, "We might as well die together then. Don’t think about sacrificing me to protect your cheap women and those lowly heirs!"
"They’re your stepmother and brothers. How can you speak of them that way?"
Li Zhengtian’s view of Li Mo’er soured further. His current wife was bedridden because of Mo’er.
Li Mo’er felt not an ounce of guilt; instead, she spewed vile words, utterly unreasonable!
No wonder his wife sighed whenever she mentioned Li Mo’er.
Having such a daughter was a catastrophe for the Li Family!
Li Mo’er curled her lip, "If you like them so much, they should be the ones to step forward now. That woman, although older, would be a perfect match for Lord Yu. And those bastards... I’ve heard that many high-ranking officials like pretty boys."
She’d heard that in the luxurious Red Mansion, in addition to women, there were young male servants—there for the pleasure of the powerful.
Li Zhengtian was so angered he nearly spat blood, speechless before Li Mo’er.
Li Mo’er huffed, "Does that hurt? Then why aren’t you pained to give me to Lord Yu? They’re your darlings, and I’m just grass, disposable at your whim?"
"Let me tell you, you have no right to meddle with my marriage—you’re not worthy!"
After that, Li Mo’er stormed out, slamming the door behind her, leaving Li Zhengtian behind, still pondering ways to persuade her.
He seethed for a while before bursting out, "Devil, you don’t get to have a say in your marriage!"
He had felt somewhat guilty before, but now he just wanted to get rid of Li Mo’er! 𝖓𝔬𝔳𝔭𝖚𝖇.𝔠𝔬𝖒
A girl throwing herself at men, it was utterly shameless!
The father and daughter of the Li Family were at each other’s throats, completely oblivious to Lord Yu’s wishes.
In Lord Yu’s eyes, receiving gold and silver was a bribe, antiques and paintings were a bribe, and accepting beautiful women was the same as a bribe.
