"Jian Shichu, I'm sorry, it's all my fault that I've upset you, but I didn't do it on purpose... You said that while I was unconscious, I was calling out Ah Jing's name—it must have been because I was scared by that woman. I watched her laugh viciously as she stabbed a knife into Ah Jing's body without even blinking, the blade going in white and coming out red. She didn't stop after one stab but went for a second. I've never seen anything so bloody; I was terrified, nearly scared out of my wits. Maybe during my unconsciousness, I was recalling that incident, which made me call out Ah Jing's name involuntarily... I know this hurt you, and if it were me, I would be even angrier than you are, but I swear to you, the reason I called his name is not because I love him more than you; it was just the shock from those events..."
Ye Qingci thought about how Jian Shichu was consumed by fear and worry when she was unconscious and unresponsive.
