"What's wrong?" Jiang Jinyan asked after everyone had left. He held Shi Nian's frozen hands and kneaded them gently. "I noticed you have been so quiet since just now. Afraid, hmm?"
Shi Nian swallowed nervously and found her voice with much difficulty. "You...already knew?"
Jiang Jinyan blinked and in the next moment, realization dawned on him. Shi Nian had never told him about her being the victim of the serial killer before. She behaved as if everything was okay, but Jiang Jinyan knew deep down she's not. Her eyes brimming with horrified tears, shaking shoulders, inexplicable reaction and fear... it all flashed through his mind. Everything gradually fell into place when he knew the truth.
Seeing Shi Nian's pale face, Jiang Jinyan vividly perceived how it was to have his heart ache for someone else. Somehow, he could understand how Shi Nian felt when she kissed his leg and embraced his scars.
He too, wanted to be that kind of person for her.
