His grip was so tight, yet his tone was so weak, almost like pleading.
This was the first time Dong Xin Yan had seen this vulnerable side of him. Even when he went blind back then, he was a proud and irritable lion, never exposing his wounds and fragility to anyone.
Watching him like this made her feel strange. The inexplicable emotions she had long forgotten slowly resurfaced in her heart. So, she just stood there in a daze, letting him hold her hand without shaking him off, until... the doorbell rang.
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Yuan Shen stood outside the door, Dong Xin Yan inside. They locked eyes, both surprised and awkward, though Dong Xin Yan felt more awkward, and Yuan Shen more surprised.
Neither expected to meet each other here.
This villa's significance to Gu Ningyi, Yuan Shen knew all too well. Even he was visiting for the first time, let alone anyone else, and he didn't expect to find Dong Xin Yan here.
He unconsciously scrutinized her and said in a deep voice, "Why are you here?"
