He watched as Chiba Michiko cleaned up the dining table.
Ling Ping'an finally found an opportunity and asked, "Chiba, did you run into some trouble today?"
Chiba Michiko's hand, which had been wiping the table, suddenly stopped moving.
She hurriedly hid the panic in her heart. "No... No..."
"It's alright!" Ling Ping'an looked at this Fusang girl and patiently enticed her. "C'mon, tell me about it..."
"You'll suffocate if you keep things to yourself!"
Chiba Michiko looked at the man in front of her.
She looked at the pair of eyes that had suddenly become dark and deep.
The courage that she had worked so hard to muster instantly collapsed.
"There really isn't anything..." She said with her head lowered.
Ling Ping'an looked at her and understood. He wouldn't be able to get anything out of her if he asked any more questions.
"This is strange!' He thought.
If she had only been ostracized or suppressed...
