Shen Zhichu returned home. Before she even got close, she saw someone squatting at the door.
Bai Qiujing was sitting by the door, tightly gripping his phone. He alternated between glancing at his phone and looking in the direction Shen Zhichu had left from. His eager expression was reminiscent of a large dog waiting for its owner to return.
Upon seeing Shen Zhichu's silhouette, he immediately stood up, disregarding the rain outside, and ran straight to her. Grabbing her hand, he asked, "Did he bully you?"
"No..." Shen Zhichu looked into Bai Qiujing's worried eyes, her mind momentarily wavering. If it had been Li Jingshen watching her leave with another man, his first reaction wouldn't be concern, but rather to inspect her body to see if his 'toy' had been tainted by someone else.
In Li Jingshen's eyes, she had always been nothing more than an object for him to play with, and such objects didn't need self-respect.