C624 fear of the back of the head

"Then go and eat. We have some snacks here." "No," I said.

"Oh — —" Xia Ji gave a long 'oh' before looking at the cold and silent back of old chestnut's head. His eyes revealed a trace of reverence, and after a short moment, he turned around and went downstairs.

Xia Ji's expression of reverence before he left made me somewhat perplexed