Qi Shan writing letters to his friends had not been a secret. With a little thought, Gu Chi and the others quickly figured out what was going on, especially Jiang Sheng and Xun Zhen. The two kept their composure and pretended they knew nothing, while Chu Yao and Kang Shi merely raised their brows.
Gu Chi alone knew a little more of the inside story, so one day he brought it up of his own accord and asked Shen Tang whether she knew.
Shen Tang said, "Of course I know."
Gu Chi's expression became rather indescribable.
Shen Tang was busy burying her head in her food.
The rim of that pottery bowl was twice as wide as her face—which she had specifically requested. Otherwise, if she ate from a small bowl, she would have to refill it thirty or forty times per meal. Anyone who did not know the truth might think she had been reincarnated from a food bucket. A large bowl saved trouble; a few refills were enough.
She swallowed the wheat rice in her mouth before continuing. "Sigh, I'm just worried Yuan Liang will suffer, you know? Though Xian Deng and Hanzhang are both reasonable people and won't bring personal grudges into public affairs, their personalities clash with Yuan Liang's. Yesterday, Su Shang from his household beat Wuhui's dog again, and Wuhui's face has been terribly dark today... Sigh, I'm afraid Yuan Liang will bottle it all up and develop a problem eventually."
She counted on her fingers.
Qi Shan's popularity was truly astonishingly poor.
The only people on the team who had a good relationship with him were his unlucky cousin Kang Shi and his malicious friend Gu Chi. Shen Tang was worried he would become depressed from workplace misery.
With two more kindred spirits and