Feng Tianlan saw how Xi Jin blamed himself and that he looked guilty. She sighed internally and said blandly, "In fact, there is no need to be sorry. These things are understandable. I just hope you do not question me on why I didn't tell you. You can ask yourself this: would you have believed me if I had said that I was Dai'er at that time?"
Xi Jin nodded heavily and said, "Yes, I would have."
"And after that? Would you have gone to tell Shen Yunya? To say that you found me only for me to be killed again when I'm at my most vulnerable?" Feng Tianlan lowered her eyes and asked evenly, "Perhaps, if I had told you that I was killed by Shen Yunya, you would not have believed me."
