Facing her, the thick smell of smoke assaulted her senses. Chu Nanxi furrowed her brows, instantly spotting Li Hannian standing by the window, a cigarette trapped in his right hand, its smoke billowing and appearing a light bluish-gray in the sunlight.
The ashtray beside him was brimming with cigarette butts.
Normally, he didn't smoke much. This was...
Chu Nanxi strode over, "Anian, has something happened?!"
Startled by her voice, Li Hannian hurriedly snuffed out the cigarette in his hand in the ashtray.
"It's too smoky in here, get outside quickly."
"Anian!" Chu Nanxi grabbed his arm, "What exactly is wrong?"
He usually didn't smoke much, and the study's servants cleaned every day. The multitude of cigarette butts was clearly from his smoking the night before, and he was still wearing last night's clothes; obviously, he hadn't slept at all. This was extremely out of the ordinary.
"It's nothing, I just... couldn't sleep, that's all."
