"I don't want anything, I just want you to be well."

Ertai, who was grilling fish, heard Chen Nian's words, sprinkled some seasoning on the fish, flipped it over, and spoke in a clear, gentle voice.

He didn't want anything; all he ever wanted was her.

If she doesn't end up with me, I just hope she's doing well.

"Hey, I'm serious, don't drag me into this~"

Undeniably, upon hearing Ertai's words, Chennian felt a surge of joy.

It's truly heartwarming to be cherished by someone you care about.

"I'm telling you the truth, I really don't want anything. Just take good care of yourself. Don't keep talking about living more or less. It's not good."

Okay, the fish is grilled, let's eat!

Ertai looked at the fish on the wooden rack, flipped it over as he spoke, and by the time he finished, the fish was cooked.

He took the fish and walked over.

"Watch out for the thorns."

Ertai used the chopsticks he had made on the spot to pick up some fish meat, then fed it to Chen Nian's lips, whispering instructions.

"Hmm~"

Seeing the food offered to her lips, Shen Nian nodded obediently, opened her mouth, and ate the fish without hesitation. She was used to Ertai's attentive service.

Her peach blossom eyes were slightly narrowed, with the corners of her eyes upturned slightly. Her beautiful eyebrows and eyes were like the bright moon. Coupled with her lazy and casual temperament, even when she was wearing simple and plain clothes, she could not hide the elegant temperament that emanated from her.

Looking at the full, rosy, slightly pouting red lips in front of him, and smelling the light citrus scent in the air, Ertai inexplicably felt a little dry in his mouth. His Adam's apple bobbed up and down, and his hand holding the chopsticks tightened involuntarily.

Ertai didn't say anything. Seeing that the person had finished eating, he silently picked up another piece of fish with his chopsticks and handed it over again.

Aren't you going to eat?

After being fed by Ertai repeatedly, Chen Nian raised her hand to stop Ertai from feeding her after swallowing the fish she had just been given.

"You eat first, I'll eat after you're done."

Hearing Chen Nian's words, Ertai did not look up, speaking as if it were commonplace, and continued to pick out the fish meat with fewer bones from the parts of his hand.

"Ertai, don't be so good to me. It's not worth it. You'll regret it later."

Ertai's words startled Shen Nian again. Looking at the person in front of her who was carefully picking fish for her with his eyes downcast, Shen Nian stopped and stared blankly at the person in front of her.

She knew her own nature; she couldn't refuse others' kindness, which she desperately needed, so she couldn't bear to push them away. Since she couldn't push them away herself, she could only let others push her away.

She would rather be pushed away and abandoned than take the initiative to push someone away herself.

She felt it was only right for others to push her away and abandon her, since she didn't deserve their kindness in the first place, and she had already gotten used to it.

But if you ask her to push someone away, then sorry, she's too selfish to do it.

She couldn't bring herself to intentionally hurt someone just to get them to push her away.

You shouldn't intentionally do things that hurt others just because of your own problems.

She has been through it, so she cannot do anything to hurt others.

...

"Chen Nian, there's no such thing as worth it or not. You're wonderful, you deserve everything."

Shen Nian's words made Ertai pause in his nitpicking. He looked up and met Shen Nian's slightly empty eyes. The shimmering light in them was gone, leaving only a heartbreaking emptiness and despondency. His heart felt as if it had been squeezed painfully.

Ertai looked at Chen Nian and spoke each word earnestly and seriously.

What exactly happened to her?

She shouldn't be like this...

...