"Was that too fast?" Qin Mei didn't think she was going fast.
"Yes." Jie Jingchen spat out the word through gritted teeth.
To reassure Jie Jingchen, Qin Mei admitted her mistake. "Then I'll ride a bit slower."
Jie Jingchen wanted to give her a lecture on cycling safety, but seeing her willingness to correct her mistake, he swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue.
"Jie Jingsi, are you going to consider what your mother said about adopting a child?" Qin Mei changed the subject.
"No," Jie Jingchen said flatly. After a moment of thought, he added, "It's not like we can't have one of our own."
Sponsoring was completely different from adopting. Jie Jingchen sponsored many orphans of his fallen comrades, but he had never once entertained the thought of adopting one.
