He took the car keys, and the smile on his face gradually faded into a thoughtful silence.
In the rain, the car embarked on its journey. The wipers moved back and forth across the windshield, like the hands of a clock. Inside the car, silence reigned supreme. The tension in the air kept her endlessly pushing up her glasses. Beside her, he said nothing, appearing solely focused on driving. But she was afraid of him like this.
She remembered that in the past, whenever he went to play basketball, the more silent he was, the more it signaled he was ready to unleash his energy, the calm before the storm.
Tension reached the tip of her tongue, and she swore she must find something to talk about to ease the atmosphere.
"Manman said you told Dongzi his inflammation hasn't subsided, should you be careful with your diet?"
His piercing gaze swept over her feigned calm face, as if catching a trace of something.
