She hadn't felt bad about airing her dirty laundry for so long, but in front of this man who had poured his blood, sweat, and tears into building a company, she felt ashamed for pulling such a trick. The news would cause trouble for Bai Yu as well.
"Don't be. I thought you did well," he said with a sigh. "I didn't—" he cut the sentence off. "I must tell you… I didn't know that you were unwilling to marry my son. I thought the arrangement was made with your consent."
"You couldn't have known I was unwilling," Qian Meng stated.
"But I did know you were unwilling after that sham of a dinner," he stated. "I didn't try to do anything to come to your defense. I stood by and watched you make your way out." He rubbed his eyes.
He suddenly looked tired.
"It is your family. I am an unrelated person in all of this. You shouldn't have to come to my defense. I would expect those related to me by blood to do that." Qian Meng smiled.
