Chapter 348 - Draw the Line (2/2)

“Dad, you are my sister’s father, so you will not give up on her. I can understand that. I am her sister. I don’t want to live with this shadow all my life. There’s no way I can do it as she is not my daughter. Besides, even you can’t guarantee that my sister will change for the better. Dad, I can’t afford to gamble.” She was not willing to gamble again. She had bet her whole life in her previous life!

“Nan Nan, do you intend to draw the line with your sister?”

“My sister does not even want me to stay in the same house with her on Lunar New Year’s Eve. I have no choice but to draw a line with her,” Qiao Nan said helplessly.

Qiao Dongliang rubbed hard at his face. His daughters were still studying, but he could not help but feel as if they had grown up and were about to leave him behind.

His daughters had really grown up and had a mind of their own. As their father, he had no idea at all.

“Alright, this is your own life. You should decide for yourself what path to take in the future. I can’t make the decisions for you. As long as you have a clear conscience, I have nothing to say in regard to what you do.”

He could not ask Nan Nan to help Zijin along for the rest of her life. He had no right to do that. Nan Nan did not have the obligation to help Zijin.

If Nan Nan was willing, it was her love for Zijin. If Nan Nan was unwilling, it was her right to think for herself.

Back then, Ding Jiayi cut off all ties with her family in order to marry him and seek the life she wanted. In the past twenty years, Ding Jiayi never once went home. Now, Qiao Dongliang could understand why Qiao Zijin and Qiao Nan were so decisive when dealing with things, especially when it concerned their families. He could not do that. He would be hesitant to make a decision.

The three of them were the same.

As the head of the family, he only existed in name only.

The three women in the Qiao family had a mind of their own, and there was nothing that he could do.

His wife would not listen to him, and his elder daughter refused to learn.

Qiao Dongliang knew that he could not bully Nan Nan since she had the mildest temper in the family. He could not ask Qiao Nan to sacrifice more for the family.

Unless he had the ability to change Ding Jiayi and Zijin, he would feel ashamed of himself to ask anything more of Qiao Nan.

“Dad, thank you for understanding.” Qiao Nan was relieved that Qiao Dongliang respected her decisions.

Her father was the only person that she cared for in the family.

“Your grat.i.tude will only make me feel guilty toward you. This is the only thing that I can do for you. Your mom and your sister are getting more and more daring and stubborn. I could not even bear to tell you the deeds that they have done. Nan Nan, I should not have said those foolish words just now. Don’t take it to heart. In the future, just go according to your wishes. I will not say another word.” Qiao Dongliang’s shoulders drooped and he waved his hands listlessly, looking to be five years older than his actual age.