Chapter 123

"Lance, what exactly have you gone through all these years?" My tone was as peaceful as possible. All the questions I asked were concerning other things, never involving Dixon. I pretended that nothing had happened. Lance did not ask me what had happened last night either. He was always trying his best to understand me. "Travelling around the world, getting to know the rich and powerful." This was the answer Lance gave me. I walked towards him and stood in front of him. He turned his body to the side to make way for me and I walked past him and said, "What do you like to eat? I'll treat you to a meal." The two of us were in the same state as we had been in yesterday. Foreign yet familiar. Maintaining a certain distance. Lance took me to the breakfast shop nearby. He specially ordered a bowl of porridge for me. While I was waiting for the porridge, I asked him, "How's your mother doing? I saw your dad going to Nanjing yesterday." Lance's tone was bored as he said, "Well, the o