Su Qinglan bit her trembling lower lip, staring straight into his panicked golden eyes. Her voice was sharp, but her eyes were filled with stubbornness and deep pain.
"Hu Yan, you are absolutely right," she said, her voice shaking slightly from the cold.
"It is entirely your fault that you were not able to see the cubs. You failed to watch them."
Hu Yan's face fell, his shoulders tensing as he prepared for the harsh truth. He nodded dumbly. "Yes, I…"
"But," Su Qinglan interrupted him loudly, her eyes flashing with anger, "if it is your fault, then it is also equally my fault! I am their mother. I was inside the house, yet I also failed to look after them! If you are a bad father, then I am an equally bad mother!"
"No! That's not true!" Hu Yan immediately protested, his voice rising in panic.
"Lanlan, it is not your fault! It is entirely my responsibility!"
"No! We are partners, and we are both their parents!" Su Qinglan argued back fiercely, grabbing his shoulder.
