"When Candy finds out that I’m his father, and you still won’t let him be with his own dad, he’ll be really sad. He’ll be in so much pain, he’ll definitely blame you. So I really hope you can see this clearly, face this fact. I also hope you can be with me. I really do like you, I love you!"

"I really, really want to cherish you. I really see you and Candy as my life. I feel like, other than you two, I don’t ever want anyone else again. Why, why can’t you try to understand me a little? Why can’t you just, properly stand on my side and think for a moment?"

"Why is it that so many things just can’t be made clear? Why has everything suddenly become like this now? I’m really so miserable, I’m really in so much pain. I hope you can stand on my side, give me an attitude, give me a stance, let me have at least a little hope, okay?"

"With the way you’re thinking now, just going and being with Zi Yunsui like that, that kind of attitude is really too cruel to me, you know? Am I really going to lose you? If I lose you, then this world... I honestly feel there’s nothing left worth cherishing."

"I also hope you can firmly stand on my side and think for me a bit, okay? Because I really do like you, I really do love you. I hope you can love me too. But no matter what, whether we can be together or not, we still have to be worthy of our own hearts in this relationship, right?"

"If there’s no love, then for anyone, that really is such a cruel way of thinking, such a cruel idea. But I really don’t want to have such a cruel idea when it comes to you. Toward you I’m still full of tenderness, and I still love Candy so much!"

"Because you two are my family. I will definitely treat you both well. But first you have to have faith in me. Only if you have faith in me can I resolve all these problems later. And once everything is resolved, then we can all quietly be together. That feeling is the best, don’t you think?"

"Besides, I feel like there still seems to be some kind of knot between the two of us that we haven’t untied. Do you still have some opinions about me, some things you don’t really understand? If that’s the case, then tell me. I will definitely explain it to you, I’ve always been willing to explain everything to you. But I’m asking you to really hold on to your own feelings!"

"Don’t let them go off track, because that way you definitely won’t be happy. Because I know you don’t actually like that man at all. That man is never going to get into your heart. Your heart is still here, you still love me, because I’ve always been able to feel it." Qi Longbing poured out a long string of words.

In that moment, a complicated feeling surfaced from deep inside his heart.

Because he felt that right now Hua Xiaomo was suffering from a kind of pain she couldn’t put into words. He could feel it, because he believed that this absolutely wasn’t her choice, absolutely wasn’t a choice she made from her heart. That man was forcing her! That was just too disgusting!

If he could, he really wanted Hua Xiaomo to only be with him and stay away from everyone else. But right now, he hadn’t even sorted out his own situation.

If he interfered like this, Hua Xiaomo would definitely talk back and complain. That feeling really made him very uncomfortable. But what could he do so that he wouldn’t feel so bad and she wouldn’t feel bad either? He really wanted to sit down and talk with her properly, really, really wanted to say some things to her. But right now he realized Hua Xiaomo was really refusing to communicate with him, refusing to be with him.

That made him feel like there wasn’t a shred of hope left. That feeling was really so painful, really made him feel terrible, really made him feel utterly miserable.

If anything else happened in the future, he honestly didn’t know what he should do. Right now he really wanted to persuade her and have her stand on his side, that would be enough.

When Hua Xiaomo heard what Qi Longbing said, a dim glimmer of morning light flickered in her eyes. He was indeed right: deep down, the person she truly loved was Qi Longbing. But so what?

Most of the time, reality just can’t go the way you want it to. She loved Qi Longbing. But in his current situation, he simply couldn’t be with her. And she couldn’t just be his mistress for the rest of her life, nameless and with no status. That would be bad for Candy too.

Besides, she didn’t want Candy to grow up knowing that she and Qi Longbing were always maintaining this improper relationship. That would put pressure on Candy, and it would put pressure on her as well.

And right now the best solution was to marry herself off. Then the Zi Yunsui by her side was actually the most suitable choice for her, wasn’t he?

Zi Yunsui also loved her very much. He was the general manager of her company. Their relationship was pretty good, and moreover, Zi Yunsui had always understood her. They got along quite well. Since she couldn’t be with Qi Longbing, then why couldn’t she be with Zi Yunsui?

Maybe being with Zi Yunsui would finally bring some comfort to the depths of her soul. Maybe Candy would finally have a home. Fine, no matter what happens in the future, she felt that, most of the time, she could only act according to the way her heart kept circling around these issues and the solution it pointed to.

"Can you please just stop talking, okay? A lot of the time, a lot of your ideas might seem cruel to you, but to me, this might actually be the only way that fits reality. Because for me, I really can’t go on like this anymore. You know, Candy needs a family!"

"Candy also needs more love. And as his mother, what I want most is for Candy to have that kind of happiness, to have that fatherly love. But if you can’t give us a family, does that mean we’re not allowed to build one ourselves? In that case, I know, a lot of things will change as circumstances change. But I hope you can understand me and support my decision, instead of opposing us like this. Qi Longbing, I know this is a blow to you in many ways, but for me and my daughter, this is actually the best choice for us, you know?"

"But no matter what, deep down in my heart there’s still a place for you. I also hope you can understand me, okay? No matter what happens in the future, my child and I will stay strong together, and no matter what happens between me and Zi Yunsui."