If Yue Feng were to show his care for Yue Ran now, how could he consider himself worthy of his deceased mother? It would be a betrayal of her. So, how could Yue Ran possibly deserve his compassion?
Yue Ran should not have enjoyed such good treatment as she did now. She should have stayed in the orphanage and strived hard for a better future, or perhaps she should have simply succumbed to the heart disease that could not be treated and died early, instead of remaining in the place where his mother lived peacefully with her dirty identity as she did now.
Her very existence disrupted the Yue family's harmony, or so he justified in his mind.
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In anticipation of Yue Feng and Yan Ze's return, Old Maid Wu had meticulously arranged a lavish banquet, filling the table with delectable dishes that exuded warmth and care.
