Stepping on the Demoness to become the strongest

Chapter 428: Chapter 24 The Determination to Take Down the Captain
 

In the room, Su Yunjin was discussing the year’s affairs with her parents—and then they had a big argument.

“I’ve said it!” Su Yunjin said angrily, “It’s just inviting the captain over for a meal at our house! And besides, it’s not like it’s scheduled for New Year’s Eve, so what misunderstanding could there be?”

“Yun Jin,” her mother pleaded patiently on the other end of the phone, “I told you, your aunt’s family is going to come over and stay for a few days, and they’ve already arranged it with us…”

“So let them stay for a few days, that doesn’t conflict with us inviting the captain over for dinner!” Su Yunjin said.

“So when we invite your captain for dinner, should your aunt’s family join us or not?” her mother asked her, “Or should we entertain your captain outside and let your aunt’s family fend for themselves?”

“Then let’s eat together!” Su Yunjin said.

“And when someone asks ‘Who is this young man?’ how should we explain?” her mother’s tone also grew irritable, “Even if it were a couple, it would be strange to meet the girl’s relatives during the New Year if they haven’t reached the stage of discussing marriage, let alone the fact that you two aren’t even in a relationship.”

Su Yunjin also started feeling a headache and asked again:

“Can’t we just ask my aunt to change their visit to another time?”

“Why don’t you ask your captain to change the time then?” her mother retorted, “Which is more important, your relatives or your captain?”

“Of course, the captain is more important,” Su Yunjin replied without a second thought.

“Yun Jin!” her mother exasperated, “Do you actually have feelings for your what’s-his-name captain…”

“Alright, alright,” her father immediately intervened, “Don’t argue with the kid, I’ll talk to her, you go do your thing. Didn’t you say you haven’t reviewed that student’s thesis yet? Hurry up and go take care of it…”

He sent her mother away on the other end of the phone, and then he spoke to his daughter:

“Yun Jin, Dad is not against this, but we don’t know the specifics of your situation. Let me ask you first, is it your captain who wants to visit us, or do you want him to come over?”

“It’s me, I want him to come over,” Su Yunjin answered.

“But there’s a problem,” her father said, “Is your captain willing to come over?”

Su Yunjin fell silent for a moment. She certainly didn’t want to admit that she had cajoled Yan Yu into agreeing, and so she responded with a calm tone:

“Of course, he’s willing. I have a good relationship with the captain, and he probably has already wanted to visit my home for a while.”

“If that’s the case, it’s like having a good colleague from your workplace come over as a guest, which is no problem. I’ll go explain it to your aunt,” her father paused, then continued, “But if you have feelings for your captain and you’re using meeting the girl’s parents as a way to pressure him, it will likely backfire. Dad wants to make that clear to you…”

“Dad!” Su Yunjin, feeling both guilty and annoyed, exclaimed, “How could I possibly do such a thing!”

“Yun Jin, do you remember in high school, there was a boy who kept writing you love letters and was persistent for a long time,” her father said, “Eventually you deliberately mixed the love letters with your Chinese homework and handed it in, so your head teacher accidentally saw them. That led to the school summoning that boy and his parents, as well as us, and I remember the boy just broke down on the spot…”

“That was an accident,” Su Yunjin said weakly, “He left the love letter on top of the homework stack, and others put more papers on top, that’s why I didn’t see it.”

“Alright, alright, Dad believes it was an accident,” her father immediately changed his tune and said, “I just want to remind you, many times little accidents of yours, although they might conveniently achieve your goal, could bring significant hurt to others, so make sure to think things through before you say or do anything.”

Su Yunjin was silent for a long while, then suddenly asked:

“Dad, if I really do like the captain, would you oppose it?”

Her father also felt an indescribable heaviness coming through from the other end of the phone and quickly forced a laugh saying:

“No, no, on this matter, Mom and Dad will definitely respect your feelings first and foremost.”

“That would be great,” Su Yunjin said with a smile. “Dad believes that I’ll definitely handle my relationship with the captain well, right?”

How could he respond to that? Could he actually say, “Daddy doesn’t believe you can handle it”? Father Su could only agree repeatedly:

“Of course.”

“Good, about mother, please help me to explain it to her,” Su Yunjin added at last. “I still have things to do here, I will call you again next time.”

After hanging up the phone, Father Su pondered for a while, then turned to look for Mother Su.

Mother Su sat on the sofa watching TV, her expression clearly unhappy. Father Su sat down next to her and after a silent moment, suddenly said:

“Yun Jin must like her captain.”

“How could I possibly not notice?” Mother Su said irritably. “She likes someone, but does that person like her? I’m afraid that she might chase after him and end up hurt herself in the end.”

“That’s her choice.” Father Su consoled his wife, saying, “When it comes to love, everyone must walk their own path; as parents, we can’t help.”

“With Yun Jin being so beautiful and outstanding, having so many people liking her since she was young, what kind of partner couldn’t she find? Why must she focus on that Longcheng Flying General?” Mother Su was still extremely dissatisfied and complained, “I asked around today, and they told me that with the status of Longcheng Flying General, he is bound to be arranged for a political marriage by those above. The vice-captain of her team is the daughter of the Governor of Jianghai Prefecture. How can Yun Jin compete with the Governor’s daughter?”

Father Su was at a loss for words, after a long pause, he finally said:

“It also depends on whether the Longcheng Flying General accepts it. If he also likes Yun Jin, those above can’t force him to marry by pressing down on his head; his status now is not something that can be manipulated. What I’m worried about is Yun Jin being too anxious and messing things up…”

“That’s impossible,” Mother Su scoffed confidently. “Yun Jin is so smart and sensible. If I were that Longcheng Flying General, I would have been with her a long time ago.”

Seeing his wife entering a protective mode again, Father Su did not say more, just let out a deep sigh.

He had said everything that needed to be said to his daughter. As for who his daughter would end up with and whether she could get her wish, that would be left to fate.

Some things couldn’t be forced by human effort, in the end, it depends on destiny.

As for Su Yunjin, after hanging up the phone, she sat alone in her room feeling gloomy for a long time before she got up and went to the bathroom to wash her face, trying to calm herself down.

Wiping the extra water from her face with a washcloth, she carefully examined her reflection in the mirror.

Pure, delicate, any words used to describe a young and beautiful woman could be applied to the lovely face in the mirror.

She was, at this moment, in the prime of her life, the most golden years for a woman, with the strongest attraction to the opposite sex.

For some reason, Su Yunjin suddenly remembered the Illusion Realm challenge in The Secret Realm of Li Palace, how she had to watch the captain marry Ling Yun, how she could only silently endure until they argued and even divorced after their marriage, and then she could find an opportunity to enter his life and fulfill her desires…

I don’t want that.

“I don’t want to wait,” she affirmed, staring at herself in the mirror.

I must make the captain fall in love with me!

Outside the room, Xie Ruoxi’s voice suddenly sounded:

“Yun Jin, it seems like the captain is back, are you coming down?”

“Yes,” Su Yunjin replied clearly, “I’ll be right out.”

She patted her cheeks, then looked into the wall mirror again, revealing a tender, lovely, and flawlessly pure smile.