FOR THE PAST 12 YEARS...

SO, not only did Shen Ji Yun lose his father in that incident, but his mother as well. Luo Yan remembered how the other called his father 'dad' while recounting those events. On the other hand, he never called his mother 'mom. 

It showed that Shen Ji Yun was no longer that close to his mother. Not just because they're living in two different countries, but because their hearts had long grown apart.

It must have been really hard for such a small child to experience. His father died and his remaining living parent was so struck with grief that she couldn't even do her duty as a mother to him. In a sense, Shen Ji Yun truly lost both parents in that incident.

"Have you been in contact with your mother since then?" he thought of asking. He was met by silence instead. He raised his head to see why that was so. And the expression on Shen Ji Yun's face already spoke volumes. "Brother Ji Yun?"