Yan's mother now particularly wanted to know if Lian Jie was still alive, so she gave the photo to her husband, hoping he would help investigate.
Upon seeing the photo, Yan's father did not reveal any expression, but instead asked, "What's going on between you and Ma Kangda?"
"What's with Kangda and me? Who told you something?" Yan's mother suddenly raised her voice, not knowing if it was out of guilt or genuine anger.
Yan's father sighed, took out his phone, opened a message, and showed it to her.
"Qingqing, there are many things I overlook because I trust you, but if you do something that hurts our family's feelings, my reaction certainly won't be less than our son's," Yan's father said in a still gentle voice, but with a decisiveness shining through.
On the phone screen was a photo of her and Ma Kangda in the parking lot, where he was reaching out to hold her arm, and she did not push him away.
He tapped the back button and saw that the sender was Yan Ye.