Gu Kaiyuan hid nothing. After hearing him out, Bai Suihe sat there and said, "You don't need to be too angry. In truth, this was to be expected. Human nature is inherently selfish. They simply made their own choice."
"But what they did was utterly despicable. We had an agreement," Gu Kaiyuan said. He knew this was just human nature, but it still left a bitter taste in his mouth. He had originally thought the Gu Family, sharing the same clan and bloodline, had suffered a tragic fate in his past life due to Gu Baijiang's implication. He had wanted to give them a helping hand out of kinship. Now, he saw how laughable that naive thought had been.
In reality, he was mostly angry at himself. Had his rebirth been so smooth sailing that he had momentarily let it go to his head?
"The human heart has always been complex," Bai Suihe replied. "Since they've made their choice, they must also be prepared to bear all the consequences that follow.
