The couple felt mentally drained.
They watched as a beautiful match filled with mutual affection was ruined by a single careless phrase from their daughter.
The couple knew their daughter, Dong Xiaoyan, hadn't meant any harm with her words.
However, the way Ling Yunduan took it could be quite different.
Someone was confessing to you, and you responded by pointing out a toad.
If that wasn't misinterpreted... unless Ling Yunduan was even more foolish than Dong Xiaoyan.
How is Ling Yunduan, a clean and pretty looking young man, equated with a toad?!
How could he maintain his enthusiasm after hearing that?
Anyone in his place would be disheartened.
No wonder it was widely rumored that Dong Xiaoyan, the gem of the Cloud Palace, was perfect in every way, except for her tongue that ruins everything!
Even Dong Canglan could hardly find words when he put himself in Ling Yunduan's shoes.
Once he began retracing Feng Yin's thought process, everything became clear -
