His Mother's Words

Yang Yun paused for a moment before she coughed a few times. The lamplight caught the embarrassed expression that crossed her face as she hesitated a while longer before she said, "Miss Chen, Shaoqian had a girlfriend when he was 18 years old. They met in school, fell in love, and had been dating for four years. We've also met the girl's parents and they were about to get engaged but later, Shaoqian was presumed dead...so…" 

Yang Yun's voice trailed off and she didn't elaborate any further because she saw that Chen Yan was crying and her eyes were brimming with tears. 

He Xiyan balled her trembling hands into fists and her lips were quivering.

Gu Shaoqian's mother's words had clearly hit a nerve.

She bit her lips and her face was pale and sad under the lamplight.

She tried to paste a smile on her face just like she had done earlier, but she realized she could not even bring herself to smile awkwardly.