Upon hearing this, Shen Yanxiu nervously pressed down on his hat.

"I don't look good now."

Su Jin thought about it and realized that it was probably because she was afraid of being photographed by fans.

"It's okay, you have a good foundation, even if you're tired you won't look too bad."

Shen Yanxiu dared not disobey her now, and slowly took off his hat and tidied his messy hair.

When Su Jin saw his face clearly, the noodles in her mouth no longer tasted good.

"What's wrong with you? Is the company exploiting you this badly?"

It's no wonder she thought that way. Shen Yanxiu's once handsome face looked as if all his energy had been drained away, with large dark circles under his eyes and sunken cheeks.

"No……"

Su Jin cared for him like an old friend, saying, "If you feel unwell, you should see a doctor. Don't be stingy with the money."

When Shen Yanxiu gave her all his savings last time, she was shocked. At that time, she felt that he was so frugal because he was reluctant to spend money.

Shen Yanxiu rubbed his eyes hard to stop himself from crying.

"Thank you, I'm fine."

"That's good, let's eat. Look how thin you've become in just a few days."

Shen Yanxiu subconsciously touched his face, "I'm... ugly right now."

Su Jin was unaware that he had such severe appearance anxiety.

"Not ugly at all, you're quite slim, aren't you? You're still pretty."

Shen Yanxiu lowered his head and ate the cold noodles little by little. Su Jin, facing him, could see his high nose and long eyelashes, the curve of which was really beautiful.

Su Jin gave him a cup of hot water, "Shunshun."

Shen Yanxiu reached out with both hands to take it, and as his clothes rose, Su Jin's gaze was drawn to a section of his fair arm.

She froze instantly.

What's going on?

Shen Yanxiu's arm was held tightly by Su Jin.

She flipped his arm over, fully revealing the faint scars on it. "You didn't have these when you broke up with me, Shen Yanxiu, what's going on with you?"

Her voice was rather loud, attracting the attention of some people.

Su Jin could only whisper to Shen Yanxiu, "Come out with me. I have something to ask you. If you don't come with me, you... you'll be in trouble."

It was a very low-level threatening tactic, but how could Shen Yanxiu not listen to her?

He followed her and got into her car.

He didn't even finish half of that bowl of noodles.

Before this, he couldn't remember the last time he had a proper meal.

Su Jin got into the car and held out her hand, "Give me your hand."

Shen Yanxiu gently placed his hand on it.

Su Jin grabbed his hand and rolled up his sleeve. The fabric rubbed against his wound, and Shen Yanxiu winced in pain, but he didn't stop her.

After seeing the injuries, Su Jin felt all the strength drain from her body.

"...Don't tell me this, you did it yourself."

Unable to discern her attitude, Shen Yanxiu could only offer a vague reply, "I don't know..."

"The injury is on your body, how could you not know?"

Shen Yanxiu whispered an apology and pulled his arm back.

Seeing his pitiful appearance, Su Jin couldn't bear to question him.

"Shen Yanxiu, you...why don't you want to see a psychologist?"

It was really difficult for Su Jin to bring up this suggestion, because she felt that psychologists were useless and that she herself didn't even see one.

Shen Yanxiu waved his hand, "No need, I don't need to go to such trouble. Just looking at you is enough."

Su Jin pondered for a while before she understood what he meant.

"You mean you caused this injury yourself, but you didn't want to do it anymore when you saw me?"

Shen Yanxiu bit the cut on his lip, and only when he tasted blood did he regain his senses.

"Um."

Su Jin closed her eyes. What was all this about?

Why does she always seem to cause problems with her partners when she's in a relationship?

“Ajin…” Shen Yanxiu opened his mouth and called her.

"What's wrong?"

"I'm so sleepy, can I sleep in your car for a while? Please wake me up in a bit, I'm so tired."

Shen Yanxiu lowered his sleeves and rubbed his eyes.

Surrounded by Su Jin's presence, he felt very secure, and since he hadn't had a good night's sleep in the past few days, he felt sleepy.

Su Jin helped him recline the chair, saying, "Go to sleep."

"Thanks."

Shen Yanxiu smiled and closed his eyes.

Su Jin observed him as he slept soundly, wondering how a perfectly healthy person could have become like this.

Shen Yanxiu slept very well. When he slowly woke up, the first thing he asked Su Jin was, "How long did I sleep?"

"More than two hours? You actually managed to sleep for that long in the car? How tired must you be?"

Upon hearing the time, Shen Yanxiu's face, which had finally regained some color, turned grim. "I'm sorry, I actually slept in your car for so long... I'll leave right away."

"Need not."

Su Jin closed her phone. "Come to my house. I'll help you apply medicine to those things on your arm, otherwise they'll get infected."

Shen Yanxiu rubbed his nose.

"Thank you, Ajin, you're so kind to me."

Su Jin's expression was complicated. She didn't say anything and started the car.

Arrived home.

Bread was so excited to see Shen Yanxiu, whom it hadn't seen in a long time, that it ran over, shaking its head and wagging its tail.

Shen Yanxiu squatted down and rubbed it. "I'm sorry, did you miss me?"

In a puppy's world, a day apart feels like a month.

"You should think that it can come and see it."

Su Jin took out her first-aid kit. "Should I use iodine solution...? What did you use to make this?"

Shen Yanxiu's voice was barely audible, "I don't know, just take whatever you have."

Su Jin felt terrible. She had genuinely loved Shen Yanxiu, and even if they broke up and remained friends, no one wanted to see their friendship turn out like this.

Su Jin applied the medicine without much care, but he didn't utter a sound.

"Chen Yanxiu".

"Um."

Are we finally going to be kicked out?

Ajin simply didn't want to see him in such a sorry state; it didn't mean she would want him back.

Shen Yanxiu's mind was filled with all sorts of random thoughts.

Are you hungry?

"Um?"

That bowl of noodles didn't seem very filling, and Su Jin was hungry again.

Moreover, she felt that Shen Yanxiu must be hungry too.

Are you hungry? I'll go cook.

Shen Yanxiu drove the familiar route to the kitchen, opened the refrigerator, and called out into it; it was empty.

Su Jin chuckled twice. "I didn't have time to cook, so I didn't buy any groceries."

"It's okay, I ordered takeout, it'll be here soon."

"I'm sorry, I can't even do these things right now..."

Shen Yanxiu sat back down on the sofa, reverting to his gloomy demeanor. He had brightened up when cooking was mentioned earlier, but now his eyes had completely dimmed.

"It's not your fault. You can't just conjure up vegetables out of thin air."

Su Jin treated him to a meal.

"Your arm... you'd better go to the hospital and have a doctor take a look."

Su Jin couldn't put it into words; she genuinely felt a pang of heartache and a tiny bit of fear.

Shen Yanxiu seemed to see through her thoughts.

Do you think I'm sick? Are you afraid of me?

Su Jin was speechless.

Shen Yanxiu's lips trembled. "Don't be afraid of me. Even if I kill myself, I won't hurt you."