The handsome guy next door loves to flirt.

However, thinking about his election in a month, he hesitated for a while before finally hardening his heart and advising, "Even if you are a good match for Yun Shu, the Gu family and the Sheng family were already engaged when Yun Shu was young. Now the Gu family cannot break off the engagement, otherwise the Gu family's reputation will be ruined. You are a good young man, but your family background is not as good as the Sheng family. You are not a good match, and your statuses are too different."

Upon hearing these words, Mingkun became very dissatisfied and said, "Why is it that Yunshu can only be happy by marrying into a wealthy family? She clearly dislikes staying there. You are her father, don't you know how hard she used to live? Or is it that you don't care about her at all because she wasn't born to your current wife!"

"Bullshit!" Gu Cheng couldn't help but swear. "Yun Shu is the child I value most now. I have a lot of regrets about her in the past, but now it's for her own good that I'm letting her marry into a rich and powerful family so she won't have to worry about her future. Isn't that great? Besides, you haven't met Sheng Huainan. He's even more outstanding than you. He studied abroad and now works for a multinational company. He also comes from a good family. Which parent wouldn't choose a good family for him!"

"But Yun Shu doesn't like her. Does she want to end up like you, marrying a rich guy she doesn't like and then regretting it later?"

Mingkun's words struck a chord with Gu Cheng. He thought back to his past with Yun Shu's mother. Years ago, when he returned home, he had told his parents about his relationship with Yun Shu's mother, but they wouldn't allow him to be with Yanxia. The next time he saw Yanxia was after Yun Shu came to the Gu family. He secretly visited her grave during a business trip through Yanxia's village. He felt incredibly guilty then. If he had gone back to pick her up back then, she wouldn't have been so distraught and died. But thinking of Yun Shu, and then of the Sheng family, a flash of pain crossed his eyes…

“Yun Shu is different. She and Huai Nan grew up together. She doesn’t dislike him, and they’re a good match. Xiao Mingkun, let go. You saved Yun Shu, and I don’t want to use force. But if you insist on going your own way, don’t blame me, Gu Cheng, for being impolite. Even if I don’t pursue the matter, the Sheng family will handle it for me. Yun Shu’s mother and Huai Nan’s mother used to be very close, and they consider Yun Shu to be their daughter-in-law, and no one can replace her. If possible, I would also like to have Yun Huan or Yun Le marry into the Sheng family.” Gu Cheng felt helpless. He didn’t want to use despicable methods against Mingkun because he was also a soldier, and a very outstanding one at that. He really cherished this young man’s talent and regretted that he had retired from the army.

Mingkun said with a pained expression, "Even if Yunshu doesn't want to, you're going to force her to marry into the family, right?"

"Xiao Mingkun, remember! Family background is very important. Families like ours value matching social status the most. You know about Yun Shu's mother, right? I was a lot like you back then, but in reality, you can't only have love, especially for men. You also need a career. Protecting a family is not easy. Often, the first thing to be sacrificed is your own hobbies and happiness... When you know that you can lose anything, you've succeeded!"

Gu Cheng thought that after losing Yanxia, ​​he devoted himself to his career, which is why he has been able to rise through the ranks over the years.

Mingkun scoffed, "Like you right now!"

Mingkun knew very well about Gu Cheng's past: abandoning Yun Shu's mother to marry a rich girl, then disliking Li Meng, and now regretting it. Over the years, his position had been steadily rising.

"Hmph...maybe. If you hadn't sacrificed your family back then, you'd probably have a high position in the military now. If that were the case, I could arrange for Yun Shu to marry you. But you've already lost your chance! Xiao Mingkun, when you lose your status, you often lose your woman along with you. You are very outstanding, but even the most outstanding cannot overcome the cruelty of fate and reality. Let go! That's all I have to say!" After saying this, Gu Cheng stood up and prepared to leave. He hadn't talked to anyone this much in a long time. The higher he climbed over the years, the lonelier he felt. Xiao Mingkun was very outstanding, much like him in his youth, which was why he was willing to tell him so much from his heart, hoping that this young man wouldn't make any more mistakes and would let go when it was time, otherwise he would ultimately harm himself and others.

Instead of going home after leaving the restaurant, Gu Cheng went to the Gu family's old house to see Gu Jianguo. At that moment, he wanted to find someone to talk to and vent his frustrations.

Mingkun sat alone in the restaurant, trying to process what Gu Cheng had said to him. But he couldn't process it. He simply couldn't let go of Yun Shu and divorce her. If Yun Shu had taken the initiative to break up with him, he would have nothing to say. But Yun Shu had just called him, and she had expressed how much she didn't want to marry into the Sheng family and be trapped in the Gu family. How could he abandon her first?

He wasn't very capable, and his family background wasn't as good as the Sheng family's, but he was sincere towards Yun Shu. Even if Yun Shu didn't work in the future, he could still support her. However, he didn't expect that Gu Cheng's requirements were so high. Yun Shu's husband had to be rich and noble, and he didn't meet any of those criteria. Gu Cheng valued matching social status. His hometown was in the countryside, and his family had been farmers for three generations. Was he really not good enough for the Gu family's high social standing?

Perhaps Gu Cheng was right about one thing. If he hadn't retired back then, his military rank would probably be higher now, and he'd be working in the military, which Gu Cheng could accept. But Mingkun didn't regret it. There were many paths to the future, but he only had one sister. His parents couldn't afford any more trouble. At that time, that was the only choice that made Minmin's ex-husband give up, let Minmin leave his family, and even take Jiajia with him.

If he had another chance, and could go back to the beginning, he would still do the same thing. His family's safety is the most important thing, and nothing can be exchanged for it.

Mingkun sat there for a while before getting up to pay the bill. He still needed to figure out how to get Yunshu out and persuade Gu Cheng to cancel Yunshu's marriage to the Sheng family. Thinking of the Sheng family, and hearing from Gu Cheng that the man's name was Sheng Huainan, he now wanted to meet that man. He wondered if Yunshu had his phone number and wanted to talk to him about his relationship with Yunshu to see if he could cancel the marriage.

If even Sheng Huainan doesn't want to marry Yun Shu, then their parents probably can't insist on their marriage anymore. The only problem is, we don't know what that man's thoughts are; does he also like Yun Shu? If he does, it'll be even more difficult. What a headache…