Chapter 43
“What do you think?” An Yan asked.
Jian Yao stared at Ke Ai from behind the one-way glass. “Honestly, she looks as if she really doesn’t know anything. If it turns out that her entire reaction was all a show, then this woman is indeed highly skilled and very much to be feared.”
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“After you returned to China, when did you get in touch with Ke Qian?” Fang Qing asked.
Ke Ai’s eyes dimmed briefly. After a moment of recollection, she replied, “After I came back, I took a month to settle in. I went to my old hometown and located my grandfather’s old house. He was not there, so I asked the neighbours and got his contact details from them. When I discovered he was also in Beijing, I was ecstatic.”
Fang Qing asked, “What was his reaction at the time?”
A bleak smile hovered around Ke Ai’s mouth. “He was very happy, we were both really happy. Even though we didn’t express our feelings overtly, we both knew it.”
“Why did you conceal the interactions between the both of you from other people?” Bo Jinyan asked.
“I actually didn’t mind, but Ke Qian didn’t want it to be known,” replied Ke Ai. “He said, people wouldn’t understand how children separated from each other at a young age would feel upon being reunited. He said that no one around him would understand. I respected his feelings, and wanted to do what I could to help him.”