When Xu Huan was first brought back to the Xu Family, the three Xu brothers had not failed to take her shopping. But that outing became the beginning of a heartbreak.
Xu Huan would never forget that day. She had been full of joy, changing into new clothes and pushing open the door to the fitting room, only to find no one waiting for her outside. She saw the way the sales clerk looked at her—a mixture of sympathy, pity, and a trace of imperceptible contempt. Just because Xu Yan said she had a stomachache, Xu Huan had been abandoned in the mall by her so-called older brothers.
Hearing this, Pei Cheng’s steps faltered slightly. He turned to look at Xu Huan and found her eyes fixed on the distance, as if she were lost in memory. In the afternoon light, her expression was both gentle and carried an indescribable sorrow.
Chapter 20