Chapter 11 Omnipotent
Bian Yue lifted her head slowly, and with the sound of the metallic door shutting softly, Shen Jinci had already squatted down in front of her. He raised his hand to gently wipe away her tears.
"Miss Bian, you're making it look like I'm bullying you. I'm not even late, so why are you crying?"
His tone was indifferent, his slightly warm fingertips brushing away the tears on Bian Yue's cheeks, his expression somewhat bewildered, but it was too faint, deliberately making it hard for anyone to read.
He probably wouldn't do something like comforting someone.
Bian Yue gently pushed Shen Jinci's hand away, then wiped her tears haphazardly.
She said it was nothing, paused, then added, "Mr. Shen, I just missed my mom and dad a bit. At night, it's easy for people to fall into a whirl of thoughts, you can understand that, right?"
As she spoke, she clearly tried to maintain a pretense of calm, putting on a composed front as if she had already learned the tricks of the trade at a young age, but her eyelids were red, betraying her sorrow.
Shen Jinci's limited kindness was all utilized at this moment, as he saw through her but didn't say it.
In the silence, Shen Jinci lowered his gaze to the tears on his fingertip. The drink he had just shared with Li Sihe was actually quite strong; now the effects of the alcohol had gone to his head, giving him a slight buzz.
Enduring the discomfort, with complex emotions swirling in his eyes, he lifted his gaze with an unflustered smile, his voice gentle, "Then... what can I do for you? Something that will keep you from overthinking."
Bian Yue clenched her teeth, handing over the photograph she had prepared early on and held onto tightly the whole way, to Shen Jinci.