章節 553: Denial

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CHAPTER 552

His eyes narrowed at Li Jing as he tried to actually understand what had been going on with her.

"Child."

She half-turned. Her tears were already threatening to spill and she knew that his nosy caring eyes caught dight of it.

"It is nothing, grandfather," Li Jing lied.

"Nothing? Wait, have you been crying, Li Jing?"

"What? Crying? Oh pff…" she laughed it off and tried to cover it but he was not buying her pretence.

"Li Jing…"

"What, grandfather? Why would I be crying? I am okay."

"Tell that to someone who doesn't know you, Li Jing. Something definitely is up and wrong. What is it? Talk to grandpa. Is anyone tricking you?"

"No. Why would they do that?"

"What do you want me to say? It is either someone is annoyingly disturbing you or you have something big troubling you?"