A flood of thoughts swirled in her mind, contemplating how to open a conversation and explain to him properly.
"So..." She hesitated for quite a while before she could barely speak.
Ou Chengtian raised his eyebrows slightly, watching her face closely.
He made it even harder for her to talk just by looking at her, her subsequent words stuck in her throat, unable to get out.
After swallowing her saliva and feeling a little moisture revisiting her dry throat, she spoke slowly, "The photo...it's not what it seems. I was just too scared at the time, so I..."
"Oh?" Ou Chengtian uttered in an odd monosyllabic tone.
His facial expression seemed better now, with a hint of softness in his eyes.
Xia Liyou could feel every change in him, as she was paying close attention to every subtle shift in his expression, afraid that she might miss one.
As if afraid he wouldn't believe her, Xia Liyou paused for a moment, nodding firmly to emphasize, "It's true."