Ji Lan is not just a greenhorn who has just left school; she understands these insinuations all too well, and without thinking, she retorts, "If you think I am good, why are we not suitable?"
Han Jifeng doesn't answer.
"Would you not even meet me if it weren't for his involvement?"
Even though she has long been aware, Ji Lan still asks aloud, "Including the last time we went out for dinner, you did it out of consideration for his face, right?"
After a long silence, Han Jifeng looks at her: "I am not a good husband candidate; even if we were together, I would place value on your father's position. Before you, I had two girlfriends—one was the girl I loved in my first love, and the other was a marriage prospect I was willing to settle for. After my first love came back to me, I quickly got back with her, but it hurt the woman about to marry me."
Upon hearing this, Ji Lan swallows back her retort.
Suddenly, she asks, "So you broke up with your first love again?"
