573rd Break: Fox

The entire carriage fell into silence once again after they heard what Ke Lin said. 

"Oh, my g - !" Ke Lin sharply inhaled when he looked at everyone's expressions which basically confirmed his suspicion. His voice broke the silence. "Isn't this too…! Too - !" he stammered as he tried to find a word to describe how he feels. "Why is Huichen so - ?!" he turned to look at Meng Xing, who raised his brows as if knowing what he is thinking.

"I just pick up people, not their past." Meng Xing said. He is telling the truth. How would he know everyone's backgrounds before when he was just starting Huichen? 'He' was still a youth before, too, when he first 'picked up' Qiu Yi. He can't even fend for himself yet, so how can he care much to inquire about other people's past?