Her voice sounded very pleasant.
Gu Chen remained silent, his eyes betraying an inevitable helplessness.
He pursed his lips, at a loss for where to begin.
What should he say that would make it easier for her to face her illness?
After a moment, Gu Chen shrugged his shoulders, wearing a forced smile, and said in an attempted casual tone, "It's nothing much. There are two pieces of news I want to tell you, one good and one bad. Which would you like to hear first?"
Ji Pianran gave a faint smile.
"Tell me the bad one first."
More than the good news, she wanted to know what bad news could make Gu Chen look this way.
She wanted to share some of his burden.
Gu Chen hadn't expected Ji Pianran to choose the bad news first.
He swallowed, his usually calm and collected face showing a rare sign of nervousness.
He tried to suppress his nervousness, attempting to make his tone sound more relaxed.
