After placing a handful of pine nuts into her mouth, Baili Xia spread open the palm of her hand in front of Dongfang Jin.
Dongfang Jin continued to peel the pine nuts for her, placing the kernels one by one into her palm.
Looking at the pine nuts in her hand, from one or two, until they slowly accumulated to over a dozen, almost twenty, eventually forming a handful.
This time, Baili Xia didn't rush to eat them but stared at the pile of pine nuts, feeling a sourness in her nose, as tears involuntarily slid down.
Dongfang Jin took a piece of napkin from the pack they bought in the supermarket earlier and carefully wiped away the tears that had fallen from the corners of her eyes.
Her lips pursed together, revealing a pale color, so sad, so lonely, and so heart-wrenching.
"If you wish to talk, I will definitely be the best listener. Even if you feel I can't help, at least I can keep your secret after I hear it."