Moyuan—that walking jar of jealousy—had weighed whether to annul the engagement first or propose first, and ultimately decided to go to the Heavenly Palace to call off the engagement first. Otherwise, if the Bai family agreed to his marriage proposal while Bai Qian was still betrothed to Yehua, it would look as though Bai Qian was marrying twice, which would blemish her reputation.
Of course, Moyuan had never even considered the possibility that Baizhi might refuse to give his daughter away to an old fellow like him...
Since the members of the Celestial Clan had mostly been born of heaven and earth since ancient times, their betrothals tended to prioritize mutual affection above all else, with parental decree coming second.
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