The next afternoon, Lin Qi met the girl's parents.
Facing Lin Qi, they found it difficult to put on an aggressive front. The two of them even wore ingratiating smiles as they sat somewhat uneasily across from him.
"...That's how things are. You've both been young, and I've been young too. We all know exactly how many foolish things we did when we were young."
"First love is the most beautiful, but the vast majority of first loves don't last. As far as they're concerned, their personal emotions are clearly more important right now."
"Rather than letting them stay together and continue hurting each other, it would be better to let them separate for now."
"Perhaps after some time, they'll start missing each other's good qualities instead of focusing on the bad, and they'll be able to get back together."
"At least they still have a child connecting them."
"I heard you have your own thoughts about their breakup and have raised some different opinions. Could you tell me about them?"
Lin Qi had come this time as the young man's uncle, but aside from those very close to them, no one else would interfere in this sort of matter—or be able to.
The girl's parents exchanged a glance. Neither knew what to say.
Actually, if someone else had come—Vera, for example—they would have dared to express their demands.
Vera was merely a Deputy Bank President at the central bank. She was a public figure and had to pay attention to her public image.
Even if their demands were slightly excessive, it wouldn't matter. Once something like this reached the media, they certainly wouldn't be the ones who looked the worst.
But the person who had come was Lin Qi. That made things very difficult.
After a brief moment of