She observed his reaction intently as she asked this question.
Hence, she did not miss that flash of gloomy hesitation across his eyes after the question.
He pursed his lips tightly and said after a pause, "She's an orphan."
Weren't there scores of orphans in the world?! But to bring a 14-year-old orphan home, there must have been something special about her!
Qiao Lian was compelled to pursue the matter, yet Shen Liangchuan suddenly threw aside the blanket and sat up. "Why don't you go to sleep first? I just remembered there's some unfinished business I have to attend to."
Qiao Lian was stunned.
She widened her eyes and watched with bewilderment as he got up without a warning and left the room.
Like a gust of wind, his back view disappeared through the door.
She stared blankly into the air for a moment and could not react until, a short time after, she heard the door shut.
What business warranted such an abrupt reaction?
