Ye Hongyuan seemed quite satisfied as he looked at Liu Ying in this state.
He was in no rush, taking his time to survey the few people in the room. Although their ages differed by a few years, they had nearly all grown up together, doing many things behind the adults' backs that were not permitted, sharing secrets and common interests. When they were together, they talked about the future, their dreams, and their aspirations.
In those days, they truly were naive to the taste of sorrow, but now, all that had changed, and everything and everyone had become unrecognizable.
They could never return to the past.
Ever since that incident, their tightly-knit group had disbanded.
His gaze settled on Liu Ying, the woman he once deeply loved.
His eyes were cold and stern, yet his voice was unusually soft, as if afraid of startling Liu Ying.
