Chapter 790 - He Followed Closely Like a Shadow (14) (1/2)

Qiao Lian looked at him intently.

A sense of sorrow hung heavily between them.

Qiao Lian suddenly felt helpless.

Shen Liangchuan stood there, towering before her, as though he was the one who could shield her from the winds and storms.

But right now, she felt like something was getting in between them. She felt like she could not get through that barrier, unable to enter his heart completely.

Disappointed, she nodded.

She walked to the door and looked back, asking, “Your dinner…”

“I’ll order some takeaway meal.”

She nodded again.

Qiao Lian took another look at him and said, “Rest early tonight.”

“Okay.”

Without another word after this, she turned and left the office.

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The room instantly became silent.

The entire floor was empty except for his office. It glowed with the weak light of his lamp.

He felt exhausted as he sat down on the chair. His gaze fell on the computer screen.

He couldn’t figure out why it was that whenever he closed his eyes, the vision of Soul Fighter’s face, marred by blood and flesh, would appear. His mind would go into turmoil and he couldn’t get to sleep.

On top of that…

He wanted to go home.

But whenever he thought of Soul Fighter, he just couldn’t bring himself to speak.

He knew these were his own inner demons. He wanted to sort himself out before going home.

The last thing that he wanted was to repeat what happened the other day, when he pushed Qiao Lian away.

At this thought, he sat back on the sofa, feeling that every ounce of strength had left his body.

After a while, his cell phone rang.

He picked up the phone and heard Qiao Lian’s voice on the other end saying, “I’ve just ordered food for you. They’ll deliver it in a bit. Don’t forget to have your meal.”

His heart felt a certain warmth as he softly said, “Okay.”

“Take good care of yourself.”