But he knew, Xia Pu was not his friend; she was his wife.
"At present, I do want to take care of Xia Pu more. But I also feel guilty towards Shao Yingying..." Pei Yuanze had to be honest.
"Back then, she was sent abroad because of me and couldn’t return. Overseas, she lived alone, worked hard, and unfortunately became addicted to drugs. For survival, she took many jobs, often got beaten and scolded, and even almost got killed. During those years abroad, she lived in great hardship, all because of me."
Mo Jun was stunned; she hadn’t expected Shao Yingying to have gone through all that...
Pei Yuanze said in a deep voice, "Facing a girl who has suffered so much because of me, how can I just ignore her? Her drug addiction isn’t even fully cured yet; you all saw her condition last night..."
As if remembering something, Pei Yuanze explained rarely.
"She was once a very good girl. As Shao Family’s illegitimate daughter, she didn’t live well, and the Shao Family didn’t acknowledge her publicly. She always tried hard to prove herself. She did very well and never complained about her birth, even being very understanding. But everything changed because of me. I know she has changed a lot now, learned to use tactics and play tricks to survive, but all this is because of me. That’s why I genuinely want to make up for her."
But he didn’t even know how to make up for it.
Many tragedies happened as they did; no one could predict them, no one could change anything.
Mo Jun could sense the helplessness in Pei Yuanze’s voice.
When he married Xia Pu, he must have let go of Shao Yingying, but he didn’t know she was not living well.
Upon meeting again, he wanted to compensate her out of guilt, yet felt he was failing Xia Pu.
In such circumstances, he didn’t know what choices to make.
"Ms. Shao’s experiences are indeed very sympathetic, but Mr. Pei, her suffering wasn’t caused by you; it was her family. They shouldn’t have sent her away and abandoned her. You just had a relationship with her, without doing anything wrong, and it’s long over. You don’t need to take responsibility for her entire life. You shouldn’t blame everything on yourself." Mo Jun said to him.
Pei Yuanze’s gaze remained unchanged, "It was my parents who opposed her and pressured the Shao Family to send her away."
"So, do you think I should just ignore her?"
"Fine, you can compensate her. But make sure she understands, it’s purely compensation, and you and she have no future together; can you do that?" Mo Jun straightforwardly asked.
Pei Yuanze’s expression darkened for a moment, then he nodded, "You’re right, there can indeed be no future with her."
"Will you agree to make her give up hope?" Mo Jun asked again.
Pei Yuanze nodded decisively, "I’m willing to make this choice. I thought maybe I could rekindle old feelings, but I was wrong; I can’t. I’ve already failed one woman’s feelings; I can’t fail another. I will clearly explain things to her and cut off any inappropriate feelings. I will wholeheartedly take care of Xia Pu."
Mo Jun was a bit surprised.
Pei Yuanze made this decision quite promptly.
She had thought he couldn’t let go of Shao Yingying...