After parting with Lu Yanzhi at the bar entrance, Fu Jichen returned to Yunding Palace.
Cheng Jin, hearing the noise from the opening door, came out from the servant's room. Seeing the gentleman looking desolate and weary, and smelling the strong scent of alcohol on him, he sighed silently and asked if he needed some late-night food before resting.
Fu Jichen refused.
Cheng Jin suggested making him some sobering soup, which he also declined.
Cheng Jin watched the elevator doors close, sighed again, turned off the living room lights, and returned to the servant's room.
In the third-floor hallway, Fu Jichen's footsteps were heavy, and he stopped outside the bedroom where Shen Jianian used to live.
Everything inside remained just as it was when she left three years ago. He would occasionally go in and sit for a while, not daring to stay too long. He couldn't explain why, perhaps not wanting to disturb the room's essence that belonged to her.
