A Clean Break, All Ties Severed!

"Hidden reasons?"

Shen Yaoyao smiled, but it was no longer her usual innocent, guileless smile. It was a miserable smile that made Long Jiuyuan's heart ache to the point of breaking.

At that moment, countless emotions tangled within Long Jiuyuan's heart.

Self-reproach, regret, guilt...

"Long Jiuyuan, do you know how I've lived all these years?"

"Because of you, Mom was thrown out by the Wang Family and suffered the joint suppression of the Wang Family and the Qian Family. She couldn't find any work and couldn't even afford food or clothing."

"If Shen Mama hadn't continuously supported us back then, Yaoyao might have starved to death that winter."

"Where were you then?"

"Before Mom died from illness, she thought of you day and night. Did you ever have someone deliver a single letter or make even one phone call?"

"You kept saying how much you loved me and Mom, but did you ever visit Mom's grave even once?"

"When I was tormented by illness and could barely hold on any longer, where were you?"

"If Jiang Che Dad hadn't stepped in, I might have already left this world."

"Mom was willing to give up the wealthy, privileged life of the Wang Family's eldest daughter for you, yet you left without a word and vanished without a trace for years. And now that you're back, you want me to forgive everything you did?"

"Long Jiuyuan, don't you think you're ridiculous?!"

"Even a dog knows to stay close to its owner. Mom treated you so well back then. She married beneath herself, endured hardship with you, and never complained. But what did you do?"

"Long Jiuyuan, you're a heartless, ungrateful piece of trash, worse than a pig or a dog!"

"I will never, ever, ever forgive you!"

"Only Jiang Che is Shen