Chenyuan knew Lin Yan cared deeply for Sister Chu Xiu. She had worried about Chu Xiu, sitting up all night in the living room and he hadn't managed to persuade her to go back to her room to rest.
Chenyuan found Chu Xiu's moral coercion unsettling, and it had nothing to do with money.
To this day, Chu Xiu still couldn't see a clear solution, understanding that self-deception and hoping for change from that kind of man wouldn't solve the problem.
Giving money would only be facilitating the abuser.
He had tried to reason with Chu Xiu by saying, "It's a dead-end path, and only you can walk it to know where it truly ends."
Chenyuan watched Chu Xiu's dejected figure slump into a chair, her fingers swollen and purple, resting on the back of the chair, struggling with what to do next.
