[ world cold and hard lin jingheng...also kind of cold and hard....

actually he's just soft and tender and exactly what lu bixing needs. he finally takes another puff of the smoke since jingheng did, too, still a little jittery about it but needing to take the edge off just as badly. inhale, and exhale. ]

...I did. [ ... he turns his face a little bit. ] She's had a hard time. It doesn't excuse anything, but it's been hard. I don't know. I hope I helped her a little.