Upon registering Lu Huaiye’s words, Xia Wennan blurted out: “Then you weren’t clear on the specifics of Ming Sichen’s car accident in Southeast Asia?”

    Lu Huaiye shook his head.

    Xia Wennan suddenly felt a little deflated.

    Lu Huaiye stuffed his hands into his trouser pockets, his tall figure silent and unmoving for a period of time. He levelled a gaze at Xia Wennan. “There are a few things I haven’t mentioned.”

    Xia Wennan looked at him inquisitively.

    “The brothers and I had known each other long before Sichen’s accident,” said Lu Huaiye. “Sichen confessed his feelings to me, but I turned him down.”

    This was something Xia Wennan hadn’t anticipated, and the surprise showed on his face. “Because he’s a beta?” Xia Wennan reflexively asked.

    Yet Lu Huaiye shook his head. “It has nothing to do with gender. At the time, I liked Siyan more.”

    “So you’ve known Ming Siyan and Ming Sichen from the start, and Ming Sichen liked you, but you liked Ming Siyan more?”

    Lu Huaiye gave a single nod. “It’s just, back then, I hadn’t confessed to Siyan yet.”

    “So, after Sichen and Siyan came home from their trip after Sichen got into that accident, you made it official with Siyan?”