The lunch had not been a particularly pleasant experience; Liu Yiyi had sensed it from the start. Shao Qi's parents did not like her, and the questions they asked were harsh. At first, she thought they were merely testing her, but things rapidly took a strange turn as they began digging into her background, probing for any shady dealings. Explicitly and implicitly, they kept circling back to a family she refused to speak of—the Guan Family.
"I apologize to you on behalf of my mom and dad," Shao Qi finally said, unable to hold back any longer. The confined space of the car naturally encouraged candor.
"It's fine."
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