"In the days just after we got married, your dad told me to cut off ties with those previous friends. Although he didn't say anything too unpleasant, I'm not that dumb; I could understand the meaning behind his words."
Lin Chu didn't avoid the man's deep and unpredictable gaze. She stood just one step away from him, her gentle voice carrying a hint of forlorn confusion.
"Wanwan went abroad, Qiu Bai is also distancing himself from me. Besides Jiang Muzhou, have you seen me with any other friends?"
To be precise, Xu Qiubai wasn't distancing himself; rather, he was avoiding any occasions where he might encounter her.
As for why, Lin Chu knew full well that she was the least qualified person to blame Xu Qiubai.
"In these six months, you know how late you come home every day. On weekends when I don't have to go to school, I want to go out shopping and can't find anyone, Lu Huai'an, I'm only twenty years old. I don't want to live like I'm sixty."
