Nie Xiaoxing sucked in a sharp breath before she could stop herself, her eyes widening.
Nie Xiaoxing's reaction now was within Lu Zhiquan's expectations.
His thick brows knit slightly. "I'm sorry I kept this from you for so long."
Nie Xiaoxing raised a hand to touch her own forehead, then put it down, and suddenly stood up from the stool. "I just remembered I have something to do. The late-night snack, you eat it yourself."
"Xiaoxing!"
Before Nie Xiaoxing could turn and walk away, Lu Zhiquan grabbed her wrist in time, his dark eyes looking at her pleadingly. "Don't be like this, Xiaoxing. Hear me out, okay?"
"There's nothing to say." Nie Xiaoxing lowered her head to look at Lu Zhiquan, her eyes cold as midnight stars.
Lu Zhiquan closed his eyes, his fingers tightening even more. "Xiaoxing, if only for the sake of the fact that we went through the same hell in the past, sit down and let me finish, will you?"
