Chapter 159: The Sudden Farewell 6_1
This unexpected phone call from He Teng sent He Zhilan’s emotions soaring. Even through the phone line, the marked contrast between her initial greeting and her subsequent questions was something he could easily perceive.
"No, I’m still at the SWAT team base, I’ll leave soon." He Teng replied. He borrowed the phone from the SWAT team. This call hadn’t initially been part of his schedule. But the pained look in He Zhilan’s eyes as she sat in the car, made him ask for the phone.
He Teng knew that his quiet, laconic nature might be off-putting. From the moment he accepted this mission until his separation from He Zhilan, he had been neglectful. Apart from the time they spent together while moving from the army base to the SWAT team base, he hadn’t spent quality time with her or explained anything to her.
Even though He Zhilan did not express the dissatisfaction he feared, he easily noticed the reluctance in her last glance.
All of a sudden, He Teng realized that He Zhilan seemed to have truly grown up, knowing how to conceal her emotions and keep them from him.
He Teng actually wanted to chat more with He Zhilan, but, by nature, he was a man of few words. Unless it was necessary, he rarely initiated communication. He was not one to start a conversation, nor could he humor her with wit and levity, nor could he prolong a conversation by following her line of discussion.
In this aspect, he was undeniably foolish. Accustomed to his long singleton life, he tended to keep matters to himself, reluctant to express his emotions or share them with others.