Zhang Zhentian heard what Old Master Zhang said and instantly knew that his father had made up his mind. He understood better than anyone what kind of person his father was. Since Old Master Zhang had said it, he would certainly follow through; otherwise, he wouldn't have said it. If he made claims he couldn't fulfill, wouldn't that be a joke?
When Zhang Zhentian saw his father declare this and then turn around without a backward glance to head upstairs, a bitter feeling welled up inside him. He hadn't expected that whether Xia Jing had committed murder would matter so much to his father. He had thought that as long as Xia Jing sincerely admitted her mistake, his father would forgive her. But it never occurred to him that the outcome of Xia Jing's admission and repentance would be that she had to go and seek forgiveness from Li Haixiao and Li Jiayuan. Zhang Zhentian watched his father's retreating figure heading upstairs, unsure of what to do.
