She hadn't felt bad about airing her dirty laundry for so long, but in front of this man who had poured his blood, sweat, and tears into building a company, she felt ashamed for pulling such a trick. The news would cause trouble for Bai Yu as well.
"Don't be. I thought you did well," he said with a sigh. "I didn't—" he cut the sentence off. "I must tell you… I didn't know that you were unwilling to marry my son. I thought the arrangement was made with your consent."
"You couldn't have known I was unwilling," Qian Meng stated.
"But I did know you were unwilling after that sham of a dinner," he stated. "I didn't try to do anything to come to your defense. I stood by and watched you make your way out." He rubbed his eyes.
He suddenly looked tired.
"It is your family. I am an unrelated person in all of this. You shouldn't have to come to my defense. I would expect those related to me by blood to do that." Qian Meng smiled.
I actually wanted to write a story about Bai Wenxi. But he is dead... in another parallel universe, though... What do you think?
Smash that vote button for the algorithm. Let's crawl to the top! If we hit 1200+ votes by the end of the week, I will release 3 extra chapters on Monday!