After getting in the car, Shen Jinghe immediately reported an address.
Wenyan entered the name of the neighborhood into the navigation system and realized that the place where Shen Jinghe lived wasn't far from her apartment.
Moved by curiosity, she casually asked a question.
"The house you live in, was it also a gift from dad? My place is not far from yours, and it was a gift from dad as well."
Although this question was a bit gossipy, Wenyan felt it wasn't something that she couldn't ask.
Unexpectedly, Shen Jinghe's face suddenly changed color, and his voice turned colder.
"If you don't know how to speak, just shut up. Nobody's treating you like a mute."
"........." Wenyan was stunned and couldn't help but turn to look at Shen Jinghe in the backseat.
She thought to herself that there was no need for such a reaction, it was just a harmless question, yet he seemed so angry.
And when she caught his eye, she was unexpectedly glared at by Shen Jinghe again.
Wenyan was speechless, she opened her mouth but in the end chose to close it.
Not talking back actually wasn't her style, but she thought it over and decided to hold back.
[Hmph, considering you're a patient, I won't argue with you. Otherwise, no one would dare claim to be first in a staring contest if I took second place. Petty guy, can't even ask a question. If I take the initiative to speak again, I might as well be a pig!]
Wenyan was somewhat angry, and sure enough, she didn't speak again the whole trip.
Shen Jinghe, however, glanced at Wenyan through the rearview mirror.
Seeing her with a stern face, and remembering her earlier thoughts, he suddenly felt that he might have spoken too harshly.
After all, there were things she didn't know, and his reaction could be considered misdirected anger.
But asking him to apologize right now, he truly found it impossible to utter such a cheesy line.
With these thoughts, Shen Jinghe suddenly became irritated.
Wenyan was unaware of Shen Jinghe's internal struggle, but memories about Shen Jinghe slowly began to surface in her mind.
These were the original host's memories that had been triggered by the recent unpleasantness.
These things about Shen Jinghe weren't experienced personally by the original host; they were overheard from the fragmented conversations of her foster parents when she was a child.
The root of the matter was the kidnapping that Shen Jinghe had experienced as a child.
The kidnapper had taken not just him but also his older brother, Shen Jingxiu.
The reason the kidnapper had abducted Shen Jingxiu and Shen Jinghe was not solely for money, but more to seek revenge against their father, Shen Yuan.
The two children were held captive for a whole seven days, and in the end, the kidnapper even gave Shen Yuan a cruel choice to make.
He could only save one of the brothers, Shen Jingxiu or Shen Jinghe!
According to the memories of Shen Yuan and Su Yang, at that time, Shen Jingxiu's situation was more critical, and if he wasn't rescued immediately, he would have died, while Shen Jinghe was relatively safer.
After weighing the pros and cons, Shen Yuan chose to save Shen Jingxiu first. This choice was made in front of both children.
From that moment on, Shen Jinghe grew to hate Shen Yuan, and this incident became a thorn in his heart.
Over the years, Shen Yuan and Su Yang tried many things, but Shen Jinghe just couldn't come to terms with that incident.
Understanding all this, Wenyan finally comprehended why Shen Jinghe had gotten so angry earlier.
It turned out she had unintentionally stepped on a landmine in Shen Jinghe's heart.
It was actually quite pitiful for him to be continuously plagued by this heartache.
With this in mind, Wenyan couldn't help but glance at Shen Jinghe through the rearview mirror.
At some point, he had taken off the mask on his face.