This wasn't even the most infuriating part. No matter who asked why he was protecting Han Lie so staunchly, Pan Shaohang's lips were sealed as if locked, never revealing the truth.
In reality, Pan Dajun wasn't betting all his chips on Han Lie—of course not. However, after his father's tactics, which combined beatings, intimidation, and appeasement, Pan Shaohang truly believed that was the case.
A sense of responsibility and the total humiliation experienced that day made him rapidly mature. He hid Han Lie's capabilities and importance to his own family deeply within his heart.
But the more he concealed, the wilder everyone's speculations became.
Let's not touch upon what the men thought. Their wild imaginings at least had limits.
When the girls upstairs discussed it in their chats, their ideas were utterly fantastical.
"Wow! Isn't that guy surnamed Han super handsome?"
"Now you don't mind that he's got a tech-face anymore?"
