Xu Tiande stared at Xu Feiming for a long time.

Xu Feiming immediately tensed up.

What major event has happened? The way he looks at me is like he's interrogating a criminal.

"Dad, you're always so blunt. Don't be like this!" Xu Feiming couldn't sit still any longer and couldn't stand being stared at like that.

"Tell me, what happened between you and Lu He?" Xu Tiande saw evasion in the eyes of the two people.

There are shrimp today. In the past, Xu Feiming would have let Lu He take them without hesitation.

This time, the two exchanged a glance at each other at the dinner table, then immediately looked away, creating a very subtle atmosphere.

Lu He had just helped Xu Feiming out of a tight spot, and the way they looked at each other was rather strange.

When his father asked him this question, Xu Feiming immediately tensed up, and his Adam's apple bobbed.

Xu Tiande was just trying to trick Xu Feiming, who was clearly flustered.

"Speak?" Xu Tiande knew these two were hiding something.

Sometimes, Xu Feiming felt that having a father who was good at reading people's expressions was not a good thing.

"Dad, I think I've fallen for Xiaohe."

His nervousness in revealing his true feelings meant that he had admitted his affection for Lu He.

"It seems... gone?" Xu Tiande asked again, puzzled.

“Uh~” Xu Feiming nodded in response: “That’s all.”

"I don't believe it. You must have done something!" Xu Tiande completely disbelieved that Xu Feiming had done something to put the two of them in such an awkward situation. It was obvious that he had discovered something else.

Either you confessed your feelings and were rejected.

Or perhaps they did something even worse.

These two people have been on the train for a whole day and night; who knows what might happen between them.

Xu Feiming lowered his head guiltily, unsure of what to say for a moment.

Xu Tiande wasn't in a hurry and just watched him.

"I hugged her and almost kissed her." Xu Feiming's simple words startled Xu Tiande so much that he immediately stood up.

He stared at Xu Feiming in obvious disbelief, wanting to burst into a tirade.

Xu Feiming pursed his lips, not daring to speak.

Xu Tiande took a deep breath in anger.

If Jiang Mingjing finds out about this, we're doomed.

Furious, she touched her forehead and asked Xu Feiming, "How could you do something so outrageous? Lu He is still an unmarried girl. If she doesn't like you, don't force her or push yourself like this!"

“I…” Xu Feiming could not find a reason to defend himself.

I don't know why, but we just suddenly hugged.

He himself hadn't expected the intimate gestures during their conversation.

“Dad, I will explain things to Lu He.” Xu Fei knew that Lu He liked Chu Lin. “I can wait, until the day she is willing to marry me.”

Xu Tiande is relieved; the marriage can't be rushed now. If Lu He doesn't get married, Xu Feiming can't get married.

"Ruining someone's reputation, who else will know?" Xu Tiande wanted to curse, but dared not raise his voice, as this would not be good for Lu He if it got out.

Xu Tiande regretted it; he should have known better than to ask.

"It was just the two of us on the train, in our compartment..."

"What? On a train... you dare to do that?" Xu Tiande was so frightened that he sat back on the bed. What a shocking secret this was!

Xu Tiande looked at Xu Feiming and closed his eyes helplessly.

He blamed him, patting his knees and saying, "It's our fault! We didn't teach you well, and we pressured you too much to get married! But you can't act like this, it's irresponsible."

If he and his wife hadn't forced Xu Feiming to go on blind dates, he definitely wouldn't have done such a thing.

"Dad, I'm sorry." Xu Feiming could only apologize silently.

“What’s the use of saying sorry to me? Why don’t you try to talk to Lu He and see if she can accept it? You have to be responsible for her.” Xu Tiande wasn’t being unfriendly, but his views on many things were still the same: if a woman is touched by a man, the man should be held responsible.

The young Xu Tiande also had this idea, but as he grew older and gained more experience, he gradually lost that thought.

"I understand, Dad." Xu Feiming nodded.

“Feiming, things have come to this point. Even if you can’t be friends or family in the future, you still have to speak up and be responsible for your words and actions. Since you like her, you should try to win her over. Mom and I both really like Lu He.” Xu Tiande wanted to comfort her, but he couldn’t find the words.

He still wanted to curse. He and his wife had accepted that they couldn't be together and treated Lu He like their own daughter. Now that their son had done this to them, he was heartbroken. If his wife knew, she would beat Xu Feiming to death.

They just do these immoral things.

However, Xu Tiande could only endure the insults, especially late at night.

Xu Tiande stood up, glanced at Xu Feiming, sighed helplessly, and left.

Xu Feiming watched his father's departing figure as the door closed gently, and he fell into deep thought.

Yes. Why are we suddenly so close? We never used to be like this.

Lying in bed, with a dark ceiling, it was so quiet that you could only hear breathing.

He couldn't sleep. He had to spend so much time alone with Lu He tomorrow. What should he do?

Tonight, several other people are also unable to sleep. Chu Lin, in the city, thought of what He Shaoyun had said to him: "Coward."

Chu Lin kept asking himself if this was really how it was going to end.

Whether he loves He Shaoyun or not is unclear. If you say you love her, she doesn't react at all, but if you say you love her, it doesn't seem like you love her.

Late at night, Chu Lin couldn't sleep. He sat on his bed, turned on the light, and fell into deep thought.

He took out the gift He Shaoyun had given him when they first met. It was from his first training session in the army. After training, the leaders stayed at the base and didn't leave, so he went to stand guard and happened to run into He Shaoyun, who was visiting her family.

The two first met at the guard post. He Shaoyun was dressed so beautifully and looked so lovely. At that time, Chu Lin only had Lu He on his mind and was completely unaware of He Shaoyun's beauty.

Seeing that Chu Lin was covered in sweat, He Shaoyun took a silk handkerchief out of the bun and handed it to him.

"Comrade, wipe your sweat, shall we?" He Shaoyun was looking for someone in the army; it was a classmate who was an actress in the cultural troupe.

She stood at the door for a while and saw Chu Lin sweating, so she took out her silk handkerchief to wipe Chu Lin's sweat.

Chu Lin, who was on guard duty, did not move; he just stood there without responding or speaking.

He Shaoyun watched as Chu Lin's sweat dripped from his face onto his clothes.

She wiped his sweat, and then her companion came to find He Shaoyun. She also casually stuffed the silk scarf into Chu Lin's pocket before being called away by her companion.

Chu Lin then took out this handkerchief, the only thing He Shaoyun had left him.

Chu Lin thought of what He Shaoyun had said: she was going to the city to get her marriage certificate with someone else today, and everything was over.

The thought of losing He Shaoyun brought tears to my eyes.

“He Shaoyun, I truly understand my own heart. I like you, but it's because I'm insecure and can't believe in myself.” Chu Lin also refused to believe himself. “I like Lu He because she was the first stranger who was kind to me after my family's accident and wasn't afraid of me. So when I fell in love with you, I didn't want to admit it.”

Perhaps it was this decision that he would regret for the rest of his life.