He walked up to Shen Cheng and stood still before her, offering the bouquet of flowers with a gentle curve forming at the edge of his thin lips: "I returned to Du City to pay respects to my deceased wife and thought I'd stop by to see you."
There was nothing inappropriate about that statement, but Shen Cheng found it somewhat chilling...
She couldn't shake the feeling that what he meant was: I returned to Du City to pay respects to my deceased wife, and thought I'd pay my respects to you as well.
She reached out and pushed the flowers he handed over back toward him, speaking indifferently, "I cannot accept these flowers."
Mo Qingxin also walked over at this time. Upon seeing Shen Cheng, her expression remained unchanged, still that layer of consistent indifference.
Only, at this encounter, there was no hostility in her eyes.
"If you don't like them, then never mind."
