His Confession 4

The children were sleeping in their room. After Qi Qingyao sent Jiang Yeqian off, she sat alone in the hall, thinking about what Jiang Yeqian had just said with a frown. Si Jin was munching on puffed rice candy at the side, his expression concerned as he watched her. When the white cat came scurrying and hopping into Si Jin's lap, Si Jin carried it and went out. After a while, Lu Yan, whose complexion was still pale, came walking in. He sat on the arhat couch beside the stove table, stoking the flames of the brazier for a while before he spoke. 

"What were you thinking about?" 

"Let me tell you a story, as a friend." Qi Qingyao picked up the rattle on the nearby stove table and shook it. It was one of the three kids' toys. 

Lu Yan said, "Speak."