Heartache could hardly be more painful than this.
Ruan Jun felt a deep sadness, but amid that desolation, he experienced a lightness as if he had finally shed a heavy burden.
As a son, he thought he must have fulfilled his responsibilities.
He truly breathed a sigh of relief, an ease he had never known before.
He looked at her and said, "I know."
He knew her choice.
Liao Zhaoji, however, took it to mean that he acknowledged he should go back and plead with the Ruanlin Family, and she nodded saying, "You talk nicely to your grandma, she will definitely..."
"From now on, don't come to the Ruan Family anymore, and don't look for us. We three brothers no longer have a mother like you." Ruan Jun cut her off and walked away after speaking, not giving her a chance to respond.
Liao Zhaoji watched his retreating back, standing motionless, feeling as if something was really leaving her...
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