Wang Wei knew that their two years of feelings naturally could not completely reset to zero just because of a short month. He knew that she was also trying hard to restrain herself. If he spoke up to ask her to stay, they could still salvage the relationship, but he simply didn't have the face to do it.
A broken mirror is hard to make whole again. As long as that child was around, there would forever be an irreparable scar on that mirror. Even if the truth wasn't what it seemed, the knot in their hearts had been tied and could never be untied—like a fishbone stuck in the throat. What good was spiritual resonance? The moment either of them looked at the child, they would think of her.
Wang Wei had already promised the deceased to keep the child by his side. This was a fait accompli and could not be changed, unless Wang Wei chose to break his own oath...
Chapter 424