The bride was Song Shisheng, her father's illegitimate daughter.
Song Qingyue confronted Qi Wenjing to his face. He spoke earnestly: "You're the one I truly love. Song Shisheng and I were only pretending for appearances."
He had clearly let a false romance become real and transferred his affections. So she let go and gave them her blessing.
But on the day she left, when a car accident left her fighting for her life, he wept tears of blood. "Yue'er, don't leave me alone. I'm scared."