She let him touch the baby, knowing there must be some resentment in his heart.
Seeing the change in his expression, she could only shake his arm slightly and, with a fawning lift of her face, said, "Shen Chi, you've worked hard."
"It's nothing," he replied.
His eyes remained downcast, his tone holding a trace of distance as he continued to tap away on his laptop, working on an important report.
Feeling a bit dejected, she sat quietly on the sofa for a while.
For a time, the only sound in the living room was the rapid "clack clack clack" of Shen Chi's keyboard.
Xu Chaomu rested her chin in her hand, staring down at the tips of her shoes.
About five minutes later, Shen Chi finished his report and with a "snap" closed his laptop.
At the sound of the closing laptop, Xu Chaomu suddenly looked up.
As she raised her head, Shen Chi turned his around as well, and for a moment, their eyes met.
