Ao Chen didn't know that Huo Qi, just like him, was recalling the bits and pieces between them from years ago.
As with Jessica and the others, Huo Qi's friendship was built on the conversations they had over hotpot, therefore, his feelings towards Jessica and the others dated back even further.
It was because of him that Jessica and the others had accepted Huo Qi, but after he and Huo Qi had broken up, although they did not intervene in their relationship, they always felt that he had wronged Huo Qi.
Ao Chen wasn't unwilling to defend himself, but ultimately he found that the spectators were clearer about it than he was himself; in this relationship, he had lost the most, yet cared the most.
Jessica and the others definitely wanted to scold him for deserving it.
But since he was a longstanding friend, some harsh words would not be spoken, yet it was palpable that if he and Huo Qi eventually reconciled, it would be the most gratifying thing among friends.
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