Xia Chu then clicked her tongue, "It seems like this scene has played out many times before? It must be tough for Xiyao, and for Ah Ye too."
Huo Xiyao gave a bitter smile, "Not just many times, but for many years, starting from when she was fifteen or sixteen. When she was younger, I thought she was just playing around, just being young and naive. Now she's twenty-three, and still so stubbornly deluded, I really don't know what to do."
Xia Chu frowned, "Isn't there anyone else around, like elders or friends, who could persuade her?"
Huo Xiyao shook his head, "No. My adoptive mother was in poor health. She married my adoptive father and it took five or six years before they had her. She passed away not many years later. Because of that, my adoptive father has always pampered her, raised her in a shielded and spoiled way, never giving her a chance to make her own friends. Besides, she has never been one to listen to others since she was young."
