Would It Kill You to Hold My Hand? (7)

"Oh… Yishi, you're here?" Mrs. Qin didn't get up and only greeted her faintly.

Was she thinking too much, or was Mrs. Qin's attitude towards her much different than before?

"Mrs. Qin… have you had dinner? I bought you some shrimp dumplings from Li Ji's Congee," Song Yishi said as she passed the bag in her hand over to Mrs. Qin, but the latter replied, "Oh, I ate already… it's okay, you should bring it home to your parents."

"Mrs. Qin… what's wrong?" Song Yishi finally caught on; Mrs. Qin's attitude towards her had changed drastically.

"Nothing… I ate already, that's all. It's no use leaving the food here with me since it'll just go to waste tomorrow. You might as well take it home to your parents."

"Don't say that... I bought this for you, you don't have to eat it, and I don't care if it goes bad." Song Yishi smiled as she set the plastic bag down on the coffee table.

Then, she sat down beside Mrs. Qin…