Su Hang had originally not wanted to speak at length with his mother, but when he heard her mention that Xi Yan was visiting the Su Mansion, he did not hang up the phone hurriedly. Instead, he gripped his phone tightly, lost in deep thought for a moment.
He still remembered how, during the last reunion of their entire department, Xi Yan had rejected his carefully prepared marriage proposal in front of everyone. He thought that his 120% sincerity, coupled with his unwavering affection for her over the years, could move her. But he had underestimated Xi Yan; he hadn't expected her to be so heartless toward him. Her rejection was without hesitation, and she didn't give him any hope. In her eyes, he had seen the distance between them—it was no longer the intimacy they once shared. Everything had changed—it chilled his heart profoundly.
