Zhan Moxiao is the head of the family, and his word is final, so no one else can say anything further.
Zhan Anqi was utterly devastated. She silently stood up and bowed deeply to all the elders, then turned around and left, looking pitiful.
Walking on the path leading to the manor's gate, she kept wiping away her tears. She truly regretted it; why was she so ignorant and willful back then, why did she conspire with Gu Manzi, such a vile woman, to hurt her brother's beloved?
Unfortunately, there's no medicine for regret in this world. The harm she inflicted on them is like nails driven into a board; even if the nails are pulled out, the scars remain. She can no longer warm their hearts.
She turned her head and saw Zhan Lingtao by the flowerbed, coaxing Jia Xuan as she played.
Jia Xuan grew quickly; now she can run and jump, pestering her brother to catch butterflies for her.
