LUO YAN held Shen Ji Yun tightly. He would have done it sooner but he didn't want to disturb the other from telling his story. He could see just how much courage it took for Shen Ji Yun to tell that part of his past to him. He didn't want to trample on that courage by randomly interrupting the other.
It must have quite hard for Shen Ji Yun to think back about that past. And yet, he still chose to open up to him. Showing that he truly wanted to share that part of his life to Luo Yan.
He could see just how much pain Shen Ji Yun was in while narrating those events. The pain and sadness radiating from him was so visceral that Luo Yan felt like he was also drowning in it. What more could it be for the person involved himself?
Luo Yan couldn't even bear to imagine just how painful it must have been for the other. Although he also lost his parents in a young age, he didn't lose them in that way. Where he witnessed their demise right before his eyes.