When She Started to be Herself

My mother simply started to act like a spoiled brat. "Call the security guards as you want. I'm her mother, why can't I live here?"

Larry sneered. "You are her mother. But we only protect the safety of the owners. If Yasmin doesn't agree with you living here, then the security has the right to throw you out!"

As he said that, he took out his phone and said, "What? You don't believe me?"

My parents were frightened and didn't dare to say anything. They packed their luggage and left.

As soon as the door closed, Larry hugged me and said, "Yasmin, let me protect you. Will you marry me?"

I was so happy, how could I refuse?

But I knew that my parents would not let it go. They were used to squeezing money from me, so how could they let me go easily?

4

They came to my store.

My mother told me that I had to break up with Larry, otherwise she would never acknowledge me as her daughter.

This trick worked every time in my previous life. But now, I really wished they wouldn't acknowledge me as her daughter.

Seeing that I didn't care, Jack pretended to be a peacemaker. "Yasmin, don't make Mom and Dad angry, we are all doing this for your own good."

I said, "Yes, you are all doing this for my own good. For letting me die alone and spending all my money. Thank you so much. I beg you not to do anything for my own good anymore in the future."

My mother roared in anger. "Yasmin, why are you so easily deceived by men?"

I said, "I want a home of my own, what's wrong with that?"

My father, who had been silent the whole time, spoke up, "Okay, you've grown strong now, we can't control you anymore. You can get married, but we'll need eight hundred thousand dollars as a engagement gift, not a penny less!"

I said, "What, you want to sell me out?"

Jack said, "Yasmin, don't say such harsh words. Isn't it normal to ask for engagement gift when getting married?"

I replied, "In this small town, the engagement gift is only about one hundred thousand dollars, but you want eight hundred thousand. You must be crazy for money."

Just as they were arguing, Larry arrived.

My mother shouted at him, "Did you hear me? If you want to marry my daughter, give us eight hundred thousand dollars!"

Larry walked up to me and looked at me.

I said, "Larry, don't listen to them. I will decide my own marriage, and I don't need any engagement gift."

My father was so furious that he picked up a vase nearby and was about to throw it at me.

Larry quickly protected me behind him. "Whoever dares to touch Yasmin, I won't let him get away with it."

My dad was stunned for a moment, and my mom stopped him. He put the vase down and said, "We don't agree if you don't give us the money."

I said, "I'm sorry, but we don't need your consent, we will get married tomorrow."

Back when I opened the beauty salon a few years ago, I had already moved myself from our family's household registration, so they couldn't stop us from registering.

Jack suddenly sneered at Larry and said, "Hey, don't blame me for not telling you. My sister had several abortions before, and no one wants her anymore. If you want to be a sucker, that's up to you."

I was so angry that my eyes turned dark and I almost fainted.

This was my good brother. In order to prevent me from getting married, he did not hesitate to fabricate facts and ruin my reputation.

Larry was unmoved and hugged me tightly. "I believe Yasmin, don't slander her!"

My parents and brother walked away, and I snuggled in Larry's arms with tears in my eyes. With him, I felt safe and no longer lonely.

Larry asked, "Yasmin, is what you just said true?"

I asked, "What?"

Larry said, "Get married tomorrow."