Meng Renshu stiffened when she heard the deep sadness in her tone. He slowly raised his head and was shocked to see her face's anguish and agony.
Before this, she always tried to avoid talking about their past. She had no interest in what was right or wrong and just wanted to forget all about it.
The walls she built between them were too thick; he couldn't touch her. The regret, pain, and anguish they both felt at that time were entirely obscured by that wall. But even if it was fleeting and small, there was a crack in that wall right then, allowing him to see past through her facade.
How hurt she must have been? What happened in the past must have tortured her whole being so much. She recoiled even on the slightest idea of talking about it.
And the one who drove her to the corner was him.