Chapter 252: 248. Tian Ya's Choice (Please subscribe, monthly tickets!)

"Mom, tell me," Tian Ya said in a low voice.

Wan Haifang said in a deep voice, "If you were to stay with Sun Gaixin, but could only live a life of poverty, or even worse than poverty, would you still be willing?"

Tian Ya was stunned for a moment; what did Wan Haifang mean by this?

Wan Haifang did not intend to hide anything from Tian Ya; she was an adult now and should make her own choices.

Just as Zhang Ran said, once a choice is made, one must have the courage to bear the responsibility.

"Right now, Mom still has three billion in her hands. This money was originally meant for you, but if you still choose to stay with Sun Gaixin, then Mom can only say sorry, because even if I gave it to you, you wouldn't be able to keep it, and it might even harm you," Wan Haifang said.

Tian Ya did not react in time and said subconsciously, "Why?"

"Because Zhang Ran will not let Sun Gaixin go. Think about Yaotian Pharmaceutical; such a large enterprise lasted less than half a month in Zhang Ran's hands. Do you think you can fight against Zhang Ran?" Wan Haifang said in a flat tone.

"Are we really going to be bullied by him forever? If it really comes to that, we'll go abroad. I don't believe he can reach his hand all the way overseas," Tian Ya said angrily, clenching her fists.

Wan Haifang sneered, "Don't be so naive. Who told you Zhang Ran has no power abroad? Have you forgotten Prince Haiman?"

"Have you forgotten what choice Taylor made? I don't need to say much about the attitude these people have toward him."

"If Zhang Ran asked them to deal with you, I think these people would not refuse, and this is only what Zhang Ran has shown on the surface."

As she spoke, Wan Haifang looked deeply at her daughter and said in a low voice, "Don't think that things are better abroad. The waters abroad are actually deeper and even darker."

"In the country, Zhang Ran has always been very law-abiding, but no one can guarantee that he will remain so once he goes abroad. Do you understand what I mean?"

Tian Ya nodded with a pale face; at this moment, she could feel the sense of powerlessness in her mother's heart.

It seemed that when facing a person like Zhang Ran, even a woman as strong as Wan Haifang did not have a shred of confidence.

"Why won't he let us go? We've already ended up like this. Is it worth it for him?" Tian Ya still couldn't help but ask.

Wan Haifang looked at her daughter and did not answer her question, but instead asked, "How do you think I treat you?"

Tian Ya said, confused, "Mom, you are of course the best to me."

Tian Ya knew this; she had seen Wan Haifang's care and love for her and kept it in her heart.

Wan Haifang nodded and said, "If you were replaced by Zhang Ran's daughter, Siyan, I would do the same. This is the mindset of a parent."

Tian Ya opened her mouth and could no longer speak; at this moment, she was truly lost in a state of confusion.

There was no doubt that Tian Ya liked Sun Gaixin very much; otherwise, given her status and position at the time, there would have been no need to choose Sun Gaixin.

But now, Wan Haifang—or rather, Zhang Ran—had given her a choice: choose Sun Gaixin, and as long as Zhang Ran was alive and hadn't fallen, she would have to endure his repeated retaliation alongside Sun Gaixin.

She, Tian Ya, would also need to live this impoverished life for the rest of her days, and might even suffer harassment from time to time.

Moreover, what Tian Ya dared not be certain of was whether Sun Gaixin would still stay with her if it really came to that, even if she were willing to sacrifice so much for him.

Tian Ya had actually always known that Sun Gaixin might like her a little, but that was all. Sun Gaixin was with her more because of her family's power and money.

If Sun Gaixin were to meet someone else in the future who could provide him with help, or even help him fend off Zhang Ran, Tian Ya was certain that Sun Gaixin would abandon her immediately.

In fact, thinking of this, Tian Ya had already made her choice.

"Mom, I will break up with him," Tian Ya said in a low voice.

There was no smile on Wan Haifang's face; she only sighed, hugged her daughter, and said, "Yaya, you don't have to worry about anything, and don't hold any resentment toward Zhang Ran."

"Your father's current predicament is all his own doing. He took things he shouldn't have taken, and even after the owner returned, he still wanted to keep them for himself. That was his mistake to begin with."

"And Zhang Ran has only ever dealt with Sun Gaixin; he has never targeted you."

Wan Haifang said this to prevent Tian Ya from being blinded by hatred; she had already seen the fate of Tian Jiaming.

Although it was said that all of this was Tian Jiaming's own fault, just like Feng Hui, Wan Haifang actually thought a lot about it.

Because this matter was truly too coincidental—so coincidental that one couldn't help but be suspicious.

According to what Wan Haifang understood, Tian Jiaming had not intentionally sought out Zhang Ran; he had only been drinking to drown his sorrows that day, but it was just such a coincidence that he met Zhang Ran in a place like a street food stall.

Such a coincidence made Wan Haifang and the others suspicious, and Zhang Ran had indeed benefited from this, perfectly resolving the conflict between Yaotian Pharmaceutical and the Changshi Government.

Zhang Ran had promised her not to deal with Tian Ya, but there was a prerequisite: that Tian Ya not be ungrateful.

Once Tian Ya became like Tian Jiaming, Wan Haifang believed that Zhang Ran would not be soft-hearted.

"I know," Tian Ya replied in a low voice.

In Shanghai, inside Tian Ya's villa, Sun Gaixin was sitting restlessly; he had been like this for days.

Ever since he learned about Tian Yaohui's situation, he had been filled with panic. He truly had not expected that Tian Yaohui, a figure who seemed like a giant in his eyes, would not even last a few days in Zhang Ran's hands.

Yaotian Pharmaceutical, which seemed like a behemoth in his eyes, had also fallen into Zhang Ran's hands in this short amount of time.

He knew all these situations from Tian Ya, which made him even more terrified.

Zhang Ran, his former father-in-law, actually had such great power, and especially when thinking of the methods Zhang Ran used to deal with his family, Sun Gaixin couldn't help but be nervous.

Just at this moment, his phone rang. Sun Gaixin picked it up and saw it was Tian Ya's number. He took a few deep breaths to steady his mindset.

"Yaya, don't be too sad. Don't worry, you still have me. I will protect you," Sun Gaixin said softly.

Sun Gaixin knew that a starving camel is still bigger than a horse, so he couldn't lose Tian Ya now, or his situation might become even worse.

According to Sun Gaixin's thoughts, Tian Ya should respond to his comfort at this moment and become even more dependent on him.

But the result was beyond his expectations; he only heard Tian Ya say on the other end of the phone, "Sun Gaixin, let's break up!"