Many people in the circle also knew that he had made a fortune with the help of the Fang family back then, and they knew how miserable his life was before marrying Fang Qing.
So, his feelings towards Fang Qing were very complicated. He was grateful to her, yet he resented her. He resented her existence for constantly reminding him of his unbearable past.
But he couldn't treat Fang Qing and the Fang family members badly. On one hand, without the Fang family, he wouldn't be where he is today. On the other hand, he cared a lot about his reputation.
If outsiders knew that he relied on his wife's family for success, only to betray them by having affairs and raising an illegitimate child, all while letting his own son be ruined, they wouldn't hesitate to call him a beast.
With that in mind, he reached out and patted Fang Qing's hand, comforting her:
