Seeing the Subtle and Knowing the Profound

[The story of a timid girl and a sinister man, 1v1, double first love, double c, slow love, love happens after adulthood] "Stop." His voice was not high, but with unquestionable strength, he easily cut off her path. Luo Zhiwei's heart suddenly contracted, and his blood seemed to freeze instantly. She was forced to stop, lowered her head, dug her nails into her palms, and used all her strength to maintain the surface calm. She could feel his scrutinizing gaze, scanning like a searchlight over the panic she was trying to hide. Silence spread between the two of them, and the air was as stagnant as the sweltering heat of that night. "Are you afraid of me?" Xu Jianshen's voice was low, and every word was like ice wrapped in ice, hitting Luo Zhiwei's tense nerves, "Why?" "I... Didn't." She denied almost immediately, her voice dry and tight, like a string about to break. She didn't even dare to raise her eyes to see the emotions in his eyes that she couldn't read. Xu Jianshen did not ask further questions. He just watched quietly as her forced composure disintegrated little by little with subtle tremors. After a moment, a short and unclear breath escaped from his throat, with an almost self-deprecating bitterness. "Lie." He spat out these two words, his voice was very soft, but like a poisoned needle, it accurately pierced all Luo Zhiwei's pretense, and also pushed the cold secret of that rainy night into the sunlight unexpectedly.