As intractable as Tang Jiu, it was next to impossible for her to back-pedal. "No, I won't stop. Just tell me, why can't you get married, Nin?" Tang Jiu asked, intransigence lacing in the voice.
Nina stopped crying slowly, then looked into her mother's eyes, and took a deep breath; while suppressing her cry, she spoke, "Because, I still love Mubai."
Her voice was calm, her eyes were filled with both love and heartache when she uttered the name. She was finally relieved to have told the truth to her mother. She didn't know how to broach this topic to her parents, as both she and Mubai were nominal siblings, which was why she never opened up about her relationship with Li Mubai.
In fact, she didn't even dare to tell Mian at first, until Mian caught them red handed on the terrace accidentally one day. Then, she confessed everything to Mian.
