Chapter 0864: Analyzing One's Own Heart

As for why he didn't refuse Zheng Family's granddaughter Zheng Linglong, it was because when Lv Zhong was ambushed by a powerful member of the Profound Yin Demon Sect, she moved him deeply by taking a bullet for him. Initially, Lv Zhong only knew her as Dongfang Linglong and had no idea that Zheng Linglong's mother was actually Zheng Shuyu from back then.

Upon learning that Zheng Linglong's mother was Zheng Shuyu, he frustratingly discovered the tragic fate that befell Zheng Shuyu, realizing that her not marrying his father was a mere accident and tragedy. The resentment lurking within Lv Zhong's subconscious had no outlet, and he instinctively displaced his anger onto Leng Mei...

Delving deeply into his own heart from those days, Lv Zhong now broke out in a cold sweat.

"So it turns out, I truly did harbor feelings for Leng Mei!"

"So it turns out, what held me back from caring for Leng Mei was my own vile heart—"