Her affair with Ou Chengtian must be kept a secret; she could lose her dignity in front of him, but not in front of her family.
Upon seeing Xia Liyou maintaining a solemn face and refusing to speak from the moment they got in the car, appearing to even deliberately look away from his gaze and out the window, Ruan Xiangchen was confused.
Hadn't she been fine during dinner just a moment ago? Why had she turned sour so quickly?
"Liyou." He called her name hesitantly.
Xia Liyou responded with an indifferent hum but still didn't look at Ruan Xiangchen.
"What's wrong? Are you upset?" Ruan Xiangchen reluctantly asked after a pause.
Xia Liyou bit her lower lips, thinking it would be better to clarify certain matters. She couldn't accept, and shouldn't accept, Ruan Xiangchen's tenderness.
She gently exhaled, gradually turned her face, and beheld Ruan Xiangchen's handsome profile.
