Luo Ning didn't speak, just quietly listened to his outpouring.
Shi Ji continued, "My mom fell seriously ill when I was in junior high and passed away when I was a senior in high school."
"Then that man appeared and took me back with him."
"It was then that I found out my brother needed a substitute to make it convenient for him to go out and handle affairs."
"So I, almost identical to him in height and appearance, became his stand-in."
"After going back, I was forced to learn many things, like running a company, multiple languages, and Sanshou martial arts, among other things."
"I learned a bit of witchcraft as well, but since my identity was of the kind that the family didn't acknowledge, they only taught me the superficial aspects."
Luo Ning listened to him as if he was describing something light and breezy, but she knew his experiences over the years must have been painful and dark.
