Without giving it too much thought, Huo Mian immediately returned to her seat, beginning to eat while pretending that nothing had happened.
Even when they had moved onto dessert, she focused on eating each scoop of ice cream at a time, not daring to raise her head…
Qin Chu looked at her cowardly response; the corners of his mouth raised in a smile, his gaze becoming incomparably warm.
When they got home and were getting ready for bed, Qin Chu received a call after taking a shower.
"I have to go out for a moment, you should sleep first."
"What's wrong?" Feeling that it was something serious, Huo Mian asked worriedly.
"My dad was hospitalized due to high blood pressure."
"Is it serious?"
"I don't know yet, so I'm going to go take a look. You should sleep first," Qin Chu pulled on his coat and left.
