Han Wenxuan was also taken aback, not expecting Wu Meiting's love to turn into resentment, and now she could even distort truth and falsehood.
He didn't know about their having a child. If he had known, perhaps the subsequent tragedies could have been avoided. While he indeed had grown disillusioned with her at the time, he might still have accepted the marriage for the child's sake.
But that's the thing – both parties were none the wiser!
Moreover, she initiated the break-up, and he merely respected her decision. Coincidentally, he met Mu Xiangwan during that period and recognised her affection for him.
He admitted he was initially attracted to Mu Xiangwan because of her status and he wanted to use Mu Xiangwan to escape Wu Meiting's entanglement. But later on, he genuinely fell for her, thereby disinclined to reconcile with Wu Meiting.