The Dragon King Was Overwhelmed with Shame

"Atone?"

"Ru Xue is already dead. What do you have left to atone with?"

"If you truly want to atone, then you should die right here and now! Instead of putting on this hypocritical act!"

Shen Wanzhi let out a cold laugh, her words dripping with mockery and utterly merciless as they struck again and again at the most sensitive wounds in Long Jiuyuan's heart!

She truly did not have the slightest bit of goodwill toward Long Jiuyuan. Not even a little!

If Long Jiuyuan had possessed even a shred of responsibility back then and had not left without a word, why would Ru Xue have spent every day weeping until she eventually died of heartbreak?

He had personally ruined Ru Xue's entire life!

If Long Jiuyuan had never appeared, Ru Xue would have remained the lofty young lady of the Wang family, living out her life happily and carefree.

All Shen Wanzhi felt toward Long Jiuyuan was profound hatred.

Seven whole years had already passed. What was this bastard back for? To fight her for Yaoyao's custody?

Did he deserve it?

[Shen Wanzhi hated Long Jiuyuan to the bone. Emotion Points +23456...]

"I..." Facing Shen Wanzhi's icy, blade-like gaze and hearing her heart-piercing words, Long Jiuyuan was left speechless, completely unable to answer.

His late wife's radiant smile surfaced in his mind, and his heart hurt so badly that he could barely breathe!

Shen Wanzhi's words had completely torn open the cruel truth he had always refused to face.

That was right. Ru Xue's death was undeniably closely tied to him. If he had not left with his master back then without looking back... would the outcome have been completely different?

The moment he thought of how his late wife's death had so much to do with