While Ge Chen was talking, Xue Lin had carefully observed his body language. As he talked, how many times he sighed, his breathing, how many times he halted while talking how many times he blinked, when he blinked, his tone, his movements, his discomfort, the way he moved his lips, and the language of his eyes.
She discovered that his eyes were full of sadness when he talked about his mother but he tried to surpass it. His manner of speaking was flawless and he hid his emotion well. While he was speaking, it sounded as if he was talking about someone else. She felt sympathy for him. She knew how it felt to be hurt by the people they cared about.