Rationally, she told herself that it was because Cheng Lie hadn't yet become a true big shot, so he definitely wasn't in a position to handle someone as influential as Qin Yumo.
But clearly, she could have shared her concerns with Xu Yuejiao, yet she didn't tell Cheng Lie.
At the root of it all, it was probably because she didn't want to trouble him, right?
It seemed that ever since he recovered from his illness, an invisible sense of distance had grown between them.
She felt that she could no longer treat him like a pitiful little soul needing her wholehearted help, the way she had in the past. Instead, she always regarded him as an untouchable big shot, and when she was with him, her heart carried a trace of inferiority.
Looking at how Yun Shifei seemed so guilty that she didn't dare meet his gaze, Cheng Lie couldn't help but smile, reaching out to stroke her hair.
The first time he had met her, her hair had been short, just at shoulder-length.
