166 An Apology (2/2)

An Sun just simply nodded and sipped his wine. At the same time, Bai Han sipped his red wine slowly. He continued looking at An Sun with an uncertain gaze.

When An Sun saw that Bai Han was sneaking glances at him from time to time with eyes anxious and full of uncertainty, he felt the corner of his lips twitch.

”What is it, old man?” He sighed.

Bai Han was taken aback and froze up. He cleared his throat again.

”I want to apologize for my actions earlier. I was too quick to doubt you and insulted your kind acts. So, I apologize.”

An Sun remained silent for a while and then suddenly said, ”I appreciate your apology, but I do not accept it.”

Bai Han was stunned. He frowned. ”What? Why?”

An Sun sighed and turned to look at Bai Han with a lazy expression. His long black satin hair draped down the side and framed his gorgeous face.

His tone turned cold as he said, ”There's nothing wrong with your apology, but saying sorry does nothing when you continue to make the same mistakes. Just because the words were said, does not mean I need to accept them.”

Right after he finished speaking, the fog covering Bai Han's eyes seemed to have lifted in an instant.

Shame and guilt flashed through his eyes. An Sun's words felt like a slap to his face. Although it didn't hurt, he was still ashamed.

How could he expect An Sun to forgive him so easily?

Although he opposed the young man somewhat, he had come to understand his character. He was a man who relied on actions, not words. Especially when regarding gaining his trust. Bai Han shook his head and smiled bitterly.

”Hah, you're right.” Bai Han laughed mockingly to himself. ”I guess I'll need to work on that, huh?”

An Sun said nothing, but rather released a deep grunt. At this, Bai Han let out a faint laugh. In an instant, the originally tense atmosphere turned amiable, the two men drinking quietly.

”Did she ever mention me? When she was with you, did she ever talk about me?” Bai Han suddenly asked.

An Sun remained silent. A minute passed before he nodded his head, ”Yeah, she did.”

Bai Han hesitated for a moment, but in the end, he couldn't resist asking, ”What…What did she say?”

An Sun sipped his wine. ”I had asked her if she would return to her blood-related parents if they were still alive.”

At this moment, Bai Han's features were contorted with tension. There was an aura of self-restraint around him as if he was trying to suppress the sadness and nervousness within him.

”She said she'd stay with you. It was because of her that I realized how foolish I had been. The feelings of love I thought I had were nothing but an obligation.”

As many different thoughts ran through his mind, the depths of An Sun's eyes grew as fathomless as the night sky dotted with the light of faraway stars. He then turned to look at Bai Han with a deep gaze.

An Sun suddenly smirked. ”You raised a good granddaughter.”

Cracks started appearing in Bai Han's frozen expression as he processed his words. The weird look on his face made An Sun's smile broaden. Bai Han wanted to speak, but he found he couldn't say a word when faced with the sort of expression on An Sun's face.

Bai Han's lips pulled back into a bitter smile.

”Haha, it would seem I didn't raise her at all.” He mumbled to himself.