Time Had Robbed Them of Their Youth

He didn't want to broach these grown-up topics with his father. He might not understand what was going on but his father didn't seem to want him to know about the existence of these aunties because he had never brought them home. 

Mo Yixuan rose to his feet and his long silhouette reached all the way to the windowsill. His complexion was so pale that it seemed like he had applied powder while the light in his dark eyes seemed to have gone out.

He didn't give Yuan Yuan a response but instead, he said very softly, "Go to bed soon, Mo Ling." 

Then, he walked out of Yuan Yuan's room. 

He finally gave in to his emotions after he returned to his bedroom.

He sat on the sofa as his tears fell from his eyes that were tightly shut.

It had been 12 years since she left him and over the past 12 years, he had tried everything to win her heart and even resorted to several underhanded means but he only pushed her further away from him.