Even after the call ended, Shen Nianzu still could not come back to his senses for a while, feeling badly shaken.
He tossed his phone aside and turned to Jin Jiuchi, who had been watching him quietly from the start. But the moment he met those clear, beautiful, yet unmistakably inhuman eyes, his heart trembled once more and the question he was about to blurt out became stuck in his throat.
"You…" he began, licking his dry lips. "Did you hear all that?"
"Hm," Jin Jiuchi replied with a soft hum.
"Then you…" at this point, Shen Nianzu was at a loss of how to word his question in a more subtle manner, but apparently Jin Jiuchi saw through him at a glance. He had, after all, become much smarter lately like his Nian'er said.
