Hallie's expression stiffened at Mrs. Song's words, but he quickly reacted and said, "Thank you, Mrs. Song, for forgiving me.”
Mrs. Song patted his hand and smiled gently, “I'm so happy that you're back for us.”
Mr. Song echoed, “Yeah, for so many years, I have been waiting for this day.”
"I will visit you often in the future.”
As he said this, Hallie deliberately looked at the silent Yayoi, who raised her eyebrows in confusion.
Hallie was kept by Mrs. Song for dinner. Throughout this period of time, he and Yayoi had practically no communication. There were only a few times when he asked, and she simply answered.
There were untold strangeness and alienation.
At the request of her mother, Yayoi saw Hallie off.
“Hallie, be careful on your way.” After saying that, Yayoi turned around and was about to leave.
"Yayoi." Hallie called her.
Yayoi turned around and looked at him doubtfully.
Hallie pondered for a moment before saying, “Maddox doesn't match you.”
Hearing this, Yayoi's eyebrows furrowed, and she pursed her lips. She did not say a word.
He continued, “The Shen Family won't allow you to be with Maddox, and you won't get their blessings.”
"Hallie, do you know about the Shen family or Maddox?"
Facing her questioning, Hallie smiled. "I know about you.”
Yayoi sneered, "You know about me? You know about the previous me, don't you? Hallie, people change. I'm no longer the
stupid me.”
Hearing this, a trace of pain flashed through Hallie's eyes. He continued to persuade, “Yayoi, if you treat me as your brother,
you should listen to me and leave Maddox so that you won't get hurt.”
“Hurt?” Yayoi pursed her lips and said with ridicule, “Hallie, Maddox is different from you. At the very least, he is a man who
takes his feelings seriously.”
The implication was that she was accusing him of being irresponsible back then.
Hallie quietly looked at her angry expression. He smiled bitterly and resignedly, "Yayoi, what happened back then was my fault. I apologize to you, I'm sorry!"
Sorry? Was that what Yayoi wanted to hear?
No, she just wanted to know why he suddenly broke up with her back then.
He said he had a reason, which meant he couldn't tell her why.
The words "I'm sorry" sounded somewhat ridiculous.
Yayoi took a deep breath and said, “Hallie, I know my feelings. You don't have the right to control my feelings, and we should leave each other alone.”
She took a meaningful look at him, then turned around and walked into the building without hesitation.
Watching her walking away, Hallie's eyes were filled with complicated emotions.
"Yayoi, I really don’t want you to get hurt,” He whispered.
The launch of the new movie was held very smoothly, if not for Rorey's sudden arrival, it would have been even smoother.
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