But after hearing Situ Xuan's words, every confusion of the past instantly had its answer.
All the loved ones she had hated for so many years had never once hurt her.
And yet she had carried a heart full of hatred, blaming her closest kin for more than ten years.
Overwhelming guilt and self-reproach instantly drowned Yuanen Yehui. Her eyes reddened rapidly, and crystalline tears rolled down uncontrollably, falling drop by drop onto the backs of their clasped hands.
Her shoulders trembled slightly, and her voice was choked and hoarse, filled with remorse.
"I... I misunderstood them all along... I hated Grandfather for more than ten years, hated Second Uncle's family for more than ten years... I always thought they were cold and cruel, that they harmed my family, harmed me..."
"So they were protecting me all along... keeping it from me all along..."
Watching the young girl break down in tears, her heart full of self-blame, Situ Xuan gently raised a hand and tenderly wiped the tears from her cheeks. Warm spiritual energy slowly flowed from his palm into her body, soothing her agitated, crumbling emotions.
Vasha also turned sideways, reached out, and gently patted Yuanen Yehui's back, using her own gentle Star Power to smooth away the pain in her heart, quietly staying by her side.
Situ Xuan's gaze was calm and gentle as he spoke softly to comfort her.
"From beginning to end, none of this was your fault. Since you were young, no one told you the truth. Everything you saw and heard was only the cold surface of things, so it was only human nature for resentment to grow in your heart. Your family chose to conceal the truth on their own. Their original intention was to protect you, but that also made you carry