A New Connection

Pang Mihua gave a slight smile in response to Wang Yanwei's but didn't answer her immediately. Instead, he replied with a question of her own.

"When this was happening to you, why didn't you come to me?" she asked. "I could've helped you then too, cousin."

An awkward look appeared on Wang Yanwei's face and she gave an apologetic smile. "I had too much of an ego back then. I didn't want any help from the family that gave up on my mother, so I never thought of coming here."

"Oh? How have things changed now?" Mihua asked.

"I've failed now, disastrously so. Lost everything I worked all my life to build, so I've learned to get some humility and ask others for help. Honestly, I should have come here the moment I saw any sign of issues. I thought I could fix it myself, but… well, I failed."