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The voice on the other end sounded grating, yet through such a tone, his determination was abundantly clear.
Lu Jincheng listened, his heart truly filled with numerous emotions, and he couldn't help but sigh deeply.
"Even though I have a bunch of useful people around me, I always wallowed in my own failures, completely forgetting to ask others for help. And now, to be in such a state and to come to you for help, if only I had done so earlier..."
The rest of the words were left unsaid, but both understood the meaning.
Had it been earlier, perhaps the Lu Family wouldn't have collapsed so quickly, and public opinion wouldn't have risen so rapidly.
The person on the other end felt some frustration over his refusal to see the light, but even more was a sense of heartache.
