Despite such conversations seeming a bit far-fetched now, they indeed strived to make their dreams come true.
In one's youth, who hasn't made a wrong decision or taken a wrong path? Initially, Ye Yao was pregnant and Chu Peng didn't know, but he still felt very fortunate. Years later, they had an opportunity to reunite as father and daughter.
Chu Peng didn't really know if he had let Ye Yao down, but he indeed owed her an apology. In those days, social norms were very conservative, and Ye Yao facing an unmarried pregnancy certainly faced a lot of grievances.
However, he ultimately was cowardly. He was from a prominent Beijing family, and in the seventies and eighties, patriarchal values were much more severe than they are now, which led to Ye Yao being driven out of Beijing by the Chu Family.
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When Sheng Shi went downstairs to the front desk to pay the bill, he saw a familiar face.
It was Wang Jiayi.
She was dining with a coal tycoon he was somewhat familiar with.
