Chapter 1023: Chapter 1023: What Does Living Together Amount To? Chapter 1023: Chapter 1023: What Does Living Together Amount To? Yun Shan was actually quite afraid of her father.

But since she was little, her dad had never been strict with her or scolded her much.

So, seeing her father’s stern appearance, Yun Shan’s eyes suddenly turned red.

“Yun Shan, come here and honestly answer your dad’s questions; otherwise, don’t even think about being with Wei Zhijie.” Yun Shan’s mother’s voice also carried a hint of anger, “If you want to be with him, you must let us know everything.”

Yun Shan looked at them delightedly, “Mom and Dad, do you agree to let me be with Brother Zhijie?”

“Who agreed! Come here and tell us everything you’ve been up to recently!” Yun Shan’s father’s piercing gaze made Yun Shan shudder in fear.

But in order to be with Brother Zhijie, she decided to cooperate with them properly.

She believed that once her parents knew she was doing well and Brother Zhijie was treating her well, they would understand their feelings and approve of their relationship.

Yun Shan immediately went over to sit across from them and told them everything that had happened since she ran away from home.

Yun Shan’s parents both looked unhappy after listening.

Yun Shan’s father asked coldly, “So during this time, you did nothing and lived off Wei Zhijie–is that it?”

Yun Shan felt that her father’s words didn’t convey the right meaning.

“Dad, Brother Zhijie and I decided to get married. Aren’t we supposed to live together?”

“Without a formal recognition, without both parents’ approval, what does living together mean?” Yun Shan’s father struggled to hold back his urge to slap her, “Yun Shan, how did your dad teach you from childhood? Girls must have self-respect and self-love, not to depend on anyone else. Have you forgotten all that?”

“Dad, how am I lacking self-respect and self-love? Brother Zhijie and I are truly in love, what’s wrong with us being together? It’s you who don’t understand us, it’s you who insist on opposing us. If you could understand us and not oppose us, Brother Zhijie and I could be even happier together.”

“Then tell me, why should we oppose you?”

Yun Shan said painfully, “You think I stole my sister’s fiance, and that’s why you oppose us. But Brother Zhijie loves me, and we didn’t want to hurt my sister either. Besides, isn’t it good that she and he are no longer together? They didn’t love each other, and everyone should be happy they split up. Now that my sister is already married, why can’t you forgive me?”

Yun Shan’s reasoning was always so steadfast and justified.

If it had just been Wei Zhijie falling out of love with Hai Lan and then getting together with Yun Shan, that wouldn’t have been a big issue.

The problem was that they were together behind Hai Lan’s back, without telling her, and even tried to keep deceiving her indefinitely, thus delaying Hai Lan’s future on purpose.

And no matter how much Wei Zhijie and Yun Shan proclaimed their love as true love, or how they swore they never intended to hurt Hai Lan, they couldn’t fool their eyes.

They had lived half a century–could they not see their intentional betrayal?

They didn’t speak too harshly only because she was still their daughter; they had to save some face for her.

But Yun Shan showed no sign of remorse, completely unrepentant!

“Yun Shan, you’re not young anymore. Do you know what the path you’ve chosen means?” Yun Shan’s father asked sternly.

Yun Shan looked up bewildered, asking, “What does it mean?”