Fan Xuesong's face stiffened slightly upon hearing this. She wanted to say something, but was afraid of saying the wrong thing. Finally, she sighed and said, "Ah Yin, I know you're still blaming me, but at that time, I had no choice but to protect you siblings."
Fu Rongyin responded with a light "Hmm," and didn't say anything further.
Chi Yue had previously heard Fan Xuesong's explanation, and at that time, she didn't have much feeling about it. But later, when she accidentally heard from Nan Bingyu that when Xi Yihang was young, he was abandoned and bullied by other children in the orphanage, she thought that Fan Xuesong might really have been protecting them.
Compared to Xi Yihang, Fu Rongyin and Fu Hanyan at least had a complete childhood, with parents and a home.
It's unclear whether Fu Rongyin was thinking about this aspect, so he didn't continue with the topic.
However, when it came to changing his surname, he absolutely refused to budge.
