The right hand that fell on her face gently rubbed against her cheek as he asked in a rare display of gentleness, "Did you lose the case?"
It shouldn't have happened; the trial had just begun. Her charges of intentional injury and murder usually wouldn't be resolved so quickly.
Barely propping herself up, Gu Nanyan lay on her side in bed and looked at Lu Beicheng, saying, "Today, all four tires were punctured by the defendant."
One tire is one thing, but to have all four punctured, Gu Nanyan was still fuming at the thought.
Listening to her, Lu Beicheng's expression darkened all of a sudden, and the strength in his hands as he kneaded Gu Nanyan's hand increased.
At that moment, Gu Nanyan continued, "I was so tired I wanted to sleep for a bit, but after lying down for so long, I couldn't fall asleep."
Lu Beicheng's face lightened from its previously darkened state and with a smile said, "It's rare for you to be so affected, even losing sleep over it."
