Ye Qian sighed softly. "Little Nan Xing, you might not like to hear what I have to say, but a man like Young Master Huo occupies a high position. No matter how brilliant and strategically gifted he is, his environment does not allow him to make even the slightest misstep. When it comes to lifelong matters, he must have thought them through with extreme care, and no one else is going to simply let go of his choice.
"Gu Yan is destined to entangle herself with you two for the rest of her life; that is both her mission and her fate. Only by tangling herself with Young Master Huo will those people let go—ideally if she manages to tear you apart. Now that everyone knows there are problems between you and Young Master Huo, Fourth Master and Young Master Huo will never join forces again, and then everyone can finally rest easy.
"Similarly, Young Master Huo understands that while he doesn't want the Huo Family, he cannot afford to lose his standing in the underworld. Joining forces with Fourth Master is an alliance of the strong, and the most stable method of all is to marry you."
It was the first time I had ever heard anyone evaluate the relationship between Huo Jingchuan and me with such objective calm.
So, in the eyes of outsiders, so many pros and cons had been weighed between us. We had been placed under a magnifying glass, stripped bare for all to see.
It made me extremely uncomfortable, even though every single word made complete sense.
"You've said so much, Sister, yet the …
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