But his mother's desires couldn't be imposed upon him, he sought nothing more than a bit of freedom. But in doing so, had he hurt his mother's heart?
Yet he couldn't let go of Qin Yucen. If he could have given up, he would have done so the moment he learned she and Guan Haoyang were husband and wife, not entangled himself so deeply up until now.
After his wounds had been treated, Huo Jingtang softly thanked Jian Xi and then left.
Jian Xi stared at his tall but somewhat weary figure, and her eyes began to sting with the heat of nascent tears.
Huo Jingtang went to Bai Mulan's hospital room, where his grandmother Ruan Lifen and his father Huo Zhongming were present. He really didn't want to speak right now, wishing for a moment of solitude. Looking at his mother's face, pale as the sheets, he clenched his fists, overwhelmed with distress.