If she had been a little more ruthless, a little more selfish, she could have kept this secret hidden for the rest of her life, without worrying about the consequences if it were exposed.
But she couldn't be that ruthless.
Huo Jingyan, for the sake of his position and power, could ruthlessly harm even a child. She couldn't face such a person.
"Do you know, your father..." Xun Nuo paused, then continued, "He truly is a very selfish person. I should never have listened to that secret back then; I should have left immediately. The inside story of your family is simply too filthy."
That secret, he could have casually told anyone, but in the end, he chose her.
And she was supposed to be an outsider.
Xun Nuo met his gaze directly, "Do you know what the secret he told me is?"
She had led him to this point, inch by inch, tempting him in a certain direction, yet never explicitly saying it.
