Gu Qingyuan's plan did not go smoothly.
He thought he could receive Shen Biran's forgiveness, considering his sincere and heartfelt attempts to atone for his actions.
He oversimplified; the harm he caused to Shen Biran and Gu Xiaonuan isn't so easily counterbalanced.
"Ran, why won't you see me again?"
After their last separation, Shen Biran had emphasized that she would not see Gu Qingyuan again.
No matter how Gu Qingyuan decided to handle his relationship with Zhao Ying, or whether he intended to leave half of his inheritance to Nuannuan, Shen Biran didn't care, and she wasn't concerned.
Whatever Gu Qingyuan planned to do next or decided upon, Shen Biran had no right to intervene, nor was she interested.
This is why Gu Qingyuan felt that all his efforts were in vain.
"I've already said, we shouldn't meet again."
Shen Biran thought she had made herself very clear to Gu Qingyuan, but why couldn't he grasp the deeper meaning behind her words?
