Back Then, I Adored You (8)

Mother Qin had just been chatting without any underlying intentions, so she had not expected Old Master Gu to talk about himself like that. She immediately became embarrassed. "Old Master, please don't say that. I know that you just wanted the best for the children. I'm not blaming you. You don't have to…"

Mother Qin initially wanted to say "scold yourself," but that didn't seem very nice, so she substituted those words and finished her sentence with "...blame yourself."

You think I want to blame myself? I have no choice! 

Old Master Gu was furious but, no matter how angry he was, he suppressed his fiery temper. He smiled at Mother Qin and said, "In-law Qin, I was wrong in the way I handled this situation, but I was just too fond of Xiao'ai, so that's how I ended up handling it."