"Can't you see? That isn't the real issue at all."
Yun Xiaoran rubbed his temples as he and Sister Hua tried to work it out.
"If that isn't the issue, then what is?"
Shen Jin was completely confused for a moment.
"Isn't that supposed to be why they still haven't spoken to each other? If that isn't the issue, then what is?"
Yun Xiaoran gave a light cough before saying:
"Your father must still be hiding something from us. Or at least there's something he hasn't noticed himself. Something that hurt Ning Yao."
"But..."
Shen Jin leaned on Yun Xiaoran for support. Without him, she probably would have collapsed to the ground long ago.
She tried to puzzle it out too, thinking for a long time, but still couldn't come up with anything.
She looked at Yun Xiaoran and asked:
"Then what exactly has kept my parents apart for so long?"
Yun Xiaoran shook his head. He didn't know either, but most likely, Shen Cong had inadvertently done something to upset Ning Yao.
The rift between the couple had remained unresolved all this time.
There was nothing they could do. They could only head home for now, since it was already getting rather late.
Yun Xiaoran and Shen Jin looked toward what seemed to be Ning Yao's window in the Luxury Residential Complex. A well-dressed middle-aged woman was standing there, watching them.
It was clearly her mother.
Shen Jin wiped away her tears. She didn't know why, but she simply didn't want her mother to see her crying so miserably.
"All right, let's go."
Reluctantly, Shen Jin pulled Yun Xiaoran and the others along and left.
The car drove away, and Sister Hua sat inside without a word.
Clearly, she didn't know what was going on either, so she could