Torment of a few seconds

Xiao Gun took a deep breath to quell the heaviness within his chest. Yao Chang did not seem to be doing too well either, as he clenched his fists hidden within his sleeves.

Yang Qing's brows raised slightly when he noticed a peculiar reaction from both Lin Guiren and Branch Manager, Yao De.

Lin Guiren didn't do much other than slightly furrow his brows before he relaxed them again, and as he did, the branch manager seemed to flinch slightly before he went back to normal.

Lin Guiren's reaction was that of someone hearing something for the first time, while the branch manager's reaction was that of someone who had been caught.