Yao Qin, Xi Beiyang, and Xia Wanwan all grew up together, with Yao Qin always playing the protective role. She felt pity for Xi Beiyang, who seemed so alone.
So, even though Xia Wanwan knew Xi Beiyang before, as time went by, she actually spent even more time with him.
Xi Beiyang had always craved familial affection, something Yao Qin knew very well. As a child, whenever he saw a family of three out together, he'd look on enviously with his big eyes. As he got older, any image or conversation about such family scenes would leave Xi Beiyang staring blankly, lost in thought.
He had always believed himself to be an orphan with both parents deceased, his mother being Han Shuang. Although he had never met Han Shuang, he constantly sought information from former servants of the Xi Family, hoping to hear anything about the parents he believed were his.