Ziyi's aching heart tightened into a knot.
The long-standing pain and worry, how could a simple "I'm sorry" possibly resolve it?
"Why were you late?" she choked out, "You knew I was waiting for you. Even if something came up, you could have contacted me. I could wait."
By the end, her voice was choked beyond recognition, as if she had reached the peak of grievance.
Pei Yuanchen was heartbroken.
He leaned down to kiss away her tears, softly explaining, "It's not that I didn't want to; I couldn't... I finally returned to Yanzhou City, only to hear that you were getting engaged to Jin Baiyan."
Ziyi sniffed, "You're lying to me. It's because Claudia is pregnant, isn't it?"
She was obviously pregnant too, yet he had the heart to ignore her for a full three and a half months.
Pei Yuanchen felt a mix of tears and laughter.
"That's false." He ruffled her hair, saying helplessly, "Even if it were true, her pregnancy has nothing to do with me."
