Sheng Tianze stood tall in the doorway.
He watched the girl who usually had eyes only for him. Now, she was looking at him with utter vigilance. Even though he already knew what she was thinking, an inexplicable pain lanced through his heart.
"Lili…" His voice was gentle, his deep eyes filled with sincere tenderness. "Let me in first, okay?"
A furry tiger tail lightly tapped her wrist, then gently coiled around it, stroking it slowly.
"No." Jiang Xinli gritted her teeth and steeled herself to refuse him. "Not unless you answer my question first."
Sheng Tianze forced a calm, gentle smile. "What answer does Lili want to know?"
"Are you guys hiding something from me?" Jiang Xinli repeated patiently.
Sheng Tianze fell silent.
The fingers hanging by his side clenched tightly. "Lili, do you really want to know?"
Jiang Xinli nodded. "Yes."
