"I won't blame you, and this isn't your fault either."
Lin Du looked at Qian Renxue before him. When he noticed her cautious expression, a trace of heartache suddenly rose within him.
It was not that the look itself was particularly pitiful, but that he suddenly understood why Qian Renxue had become this way. It was nothing more than the lingering consequences left behind by Qian Xunji and Bibi Dong.
There was no saying who was right or wrong in this matter. Everyone was a victim, but Qian Renxue should not have been the one to bear the pain, because she alone was innocent. If he had to name her greatest mistake, it was that she should never have been born into this world.
"It's good that you don't blame me. Just now, I was really afraid you would stop talking to me like Mother did."
Having received Lin Du's answer, Qian Renxue visibly relaxed, though a lingering fear still remained on her face, just as Lin Du had guessed.
"I won't ignore you, Xue'er, because you are equally important in my heart."
Lin Du reached out and pulled Qian Renxue into his arms as well, repeating what he had done earlier.
Qian Renxue clearly had not expected Lin Du to do this. The moment his warm palms rested on her waist, her body tensed up, and she stiffened like a statue. Only after more than ten seconds did she gradually soften and slowly lean against him.
Under this embrace, all the negative emotions in Qian Renxue's heart vanished completely in an instant. She rested against Lin Du's shoulder and quietly savored this moment of peace.
When Lin Du felt dampness on his shoulder and released Qian Renxue, tears had already unknowingly streamed down her face.
"Did you think of