When Sun Ye returned, the entire office was as quiet as a library.
He glanced around and found both Lu Yanchu and Qin Zaiye looking grim.
Qin Zaiye was one thing; he had never seen the man smile anyway. But what was wrong with Lu Yanchu?
Then he looked at Ji Yanzhi, who was holding that unforgettable engagement ring, delight evident in every line of his face.
No wonder. No wonder Ji Yanzhi's coat pocket had looked so bulky.
Sun Ye drew a sharp breath, puzzled. Surely those two weren't so upset because they were jealous of Ji Yanzhi's enormous diamond ring?
Just then, Qin Zaiye asked coldly, "Have you brought Ling Xi out?"
Sun Ye snapped back to his senses. "He's in the Interrogation Room now. You can go over."
Ji Yanzhi stood up, making a snide remark. "The interrogation is all yours. Don't disappoint me."
Qin Zaiye shot him a withering look, as though saying, Who the hell do you think you are?
Lu Yanchu still didn't know why Ling Xi had been arrested this time, but when they first met, Qin Zaiye had mentioned that Ji Ting was involved, so he could more or less guess.
When the four of them entered, Ling Xi had his head lowered, looking as frail as the last dead leaf clinging to an old tree in late autumn.
Helpless, fragile, pitiful-Ling Xi always seemed to wear that same lonely, vulnerable look.
The difference was that this time, no one looked at him with sympathy. The only emotion stirring in their eyes was cold, indifferent disgust.
"Ling Xi, raise your head," Sun Ye said.
Ling Xi shifted slightly, then lifted his head with slow, mechanical movements.
The next second, his eyes flew wide. His entire body stiffened as though bound, and only