Chapter 172: What Else Are You Hiding From Me?
The room was very warm, and after crying for a while, Shen Zhiyi felt hot, so she changed into the nightgown she had brought and was carried out of the bathroom by Pei Yu after she had washed up.
She was a bit tired from crying and lay on Pei Yu’s shoulder, not wanting to move, yet she wasn’t sleepy, softly gazing at his slightly blurred silhouette under the dim night light."
Pei Yu lay beside her, gently stroking her cheek with his palm. His palm bore scars and was uneven, which tickled Shen Zhiyi. She grabbed his hand and played with his fingers.
Her voice was still a bit hoarse from crying, "Is there anything else you’re keeping from me?"
Pei Yu was a deep thinker, prone to complicating things; thus, many things he should have shared, he kept secret. Although Shen Zhiyi wasn’t angry, she didn’t want him holding onto those secrets alone.
"No," Pei Yu answered quickly, as if he had never considered being fully transparent with Shen Zhiyi—until he looked up and met her calm gaze, paused slightly, and silently chuckled, "There is one thing."
"I knew it," Shen Zhiyi glared at him. He really was too much. If she didn’t ask, he certainly wouldn’t tell, and she would have to wait forever to find out on her own, "Spill it."
Not giving him an out, she pressed her upper body onto him and pinched his earlobe forcefully, "What else have you hidden from me?"
Pei Yu chuckled under his breath, letting her ’punish’ him, then slowly said, "Do you remember when I asked you if you were sure it wasn’t Huo Heng who saved you back then?"
Mentioning Huo Heng under these circumstances was different from every other time, leaving Shen Zhiyi momentarily stunned, unable to comprehend.
"You..." she said in disbelief, "Are you saying Huo Heng lied to me? Was it you who saved me?"