Bai Yue heard the words Long Xingyu spoke to Haochen and felt her worldview shatter into dust. It was truly laughable that he would conjure up such a high-sounding excuse just to avoid acknowledging Haochen as his son.
Recalling her previous life, Bai Yue remembered that Long Xingyu’s attitude toward Haochen only shifted dramatically after the Sacred Awakening, when Haochen’s constitution as a Child of Light was discovered. Before that, the training he subjected Haochen to was as cruel as torture. She, blinded by her infatuation at the time, had failed to see through Long Xingyu’s sinister intentions.
He had likely been hoping that Haochen would fail to persevere and die in those insect-infested caves or while battling fierce beasts. Yet, Haochen had endured it all, gritting his teeth to live up to his father’s expectations.
Chapter 17