Si Yuchen's inner guilt starkly contrasted with Gu Xijue's seething resentment, and their feelings for Gu Xiaonuan were wholly different.
If Gu Xiaonuan hadn't suddenly gone into premature labor, losing her child and lying in the hospital distraught, Si Yuchen's attitude toward Gu Xiaonuan wouldn't be as sincere as it is now.
Gu Xiaonuan's existence made Si Yuchen oppose Si Lingtian even more and made Gu Xiaonuan even more disappointed in Si Lingtian. Thus, Gu Xiaonuan was both an ally Si Yuchen had sought out and, in his view, the biggest variable in his relationship with Mu Shan.
"You don't want to leave her? Si Yuchen, do you even realize why my sister is lying in the hospital now, and why she is in such a state?"
Gu Xijue believed that from the beginning to the end, Si Yuchen was manipulating Gu Xiaonuan, which is why he was so furious.
