Mr. Hei had deliberately changed the subject.
He was afraid Xin Huohuo would ask what Bai Qi was up to, because then he wouldn't know how to answer. 'Should I tell her the truth?' No, he wanted to keep this matter from Xin Huohuo. Yet if he truly concealed it, he felt he couldn't meet her eyes, and he feared he couldn't stick to his principles.
Luckily, Huo'er didn't press him. But her complete trust in him made him feel ashamed.
Bai Qi had also asked him, "Why are you hiding it from Huo'er?"
"Because of Bei Mingyuan," he had said at the time. "I just feel that there's something... different between them." He couldn't quite put his finger on what that feeling was. He didn't fully understand the human realm or human emotions. But there was just something subtle and inexplicable between Huo'er and Bei Mingyuan.
"Are you afraid Huo'er will side with him? Betray us?" Bai Qi was a little angry that his partner would even suspect Huo'er.
