Chapter 114: Shadow

I know I'm obstinate because I'm straightforward, and when I'm feeling uncomfortable, I can't eat anything at all.

I felt I had to let Sang Qi know about this. I really didn't understand, given his personality, how he could allow his mother to be bullied by Da Sang's wife or to be so disregarded by his father.

Sang Qi was such a domineering person; he couldn't possibly stand by and watch his mother live like that.

So when I heard footsteps at the door of the next room, I immediately pulled open my door, and sure enough, it was Sang Qi returning. His hand was on the doorknob, about to turn it, when he turned his head and saw me standing in the doorway.

Perhaps because my complexion was off, he stopped his motion, "What happened to your face?"

I have an allergic skin type and generally, it takes a long time for the redness from a slap to fade.

And I hadn't done anything to treat it; I wanted Sang Qi to see it.

"Come in."