Yu Xinyu wasn't a guest on the show, so he couldn't very well go back to the villa with Cen Yu.

At this moment, Yu Xinyu was like someone suffering from skin hunger, clinging to Cen Yu and refusing to let go, "...I told you you shouldn't have participated in this variety show."

He wrapped his arms around Cen Yu's waist, and when he looked up from the other's shoulder, there were even some tear stains at the corners of his eyes. If Yu Xinyu's tears before were mostly an act, this time he was genuinely scared.

He worried that the bottle Cen Yu had kicked out contained something even more dangerous.

Fortunately, it turned out to be a false alarm.

Cen Yu was getting a headache from Yu Xinyu's persistence. He raised his hands and said in a surrender-like manner, "...I did act impulsively."

"What is Pei Zhe anyway?"

Yu Xinyu almost blurted it out, but then he seemed to think of something and changed his words, "...I meant he has bodyguards."

Cen Yu didn't pay much attention to Yu Xinyu's words, which were completely inconsistent with his usual persona. With his hands raised, he could see his phone flashing a few times; it was Sang Qianshan asking him where he had gone.

He put one hand on Yu Xinyu's shoulder and pressed the voice message button, while patting Yu Xinyu's back with the other hand to comfort her, "I'm at the beach, I'll be back in a bit, don't wait for me."

Sang Qianshan seemed somewhat worried, and after seeing the message from Cen Yu, he immediately sent a voice message as well—

"I don't know if that person has any accomplices. Why don't you come back first? It's already quite dark."

Cen Yu thought to himself, "I do want to go back, but Yu Xinyu is practically clinging to me like a starfish."

So he continued to message Sang Qianshan—

"...Xiaoyu came. He was a little worried, so I stayed with him."

Sang Qianshan didn't send any more messages. Just as Cen Yu was about to put the phone back, he saw that Sang Qianshan had sent a final message.

[Superstar: Let me know when you get back, I won't bother you.]

Cen Yu looked at the sentence on the screen and felt that Sang Qianshan's attitude seemed different from before. But perhaps because he kept sending messages, Yu Xinyu hugged his waist even tighter.

It was as if they wished they could break him in half and merge him into their own bones and blood.

"Ouch!" Cen Yu subconsciously patted Yu Xinyu's shoulder. "Be gentle."

Yu Xinyu's face was in the shadows, his tears already wiped away on Cen Yu's shoulder. He looked at Cen Yu, "...I may have to go abroad soon."

"Going abroad?"

Cen Yu looked at Yu Xinyu in surprise.

This scene wasn't in the original story, was it? Why did he start pursuing her ahead of schedule?

“I’m going to see my old art teacher,” Yu Xinyu said. “It’s been so long since we last met.”

Cen Yu remembered that his teacher, Yu Xinyu, was quite famous. He didn't expect that Yu Xinyu was currently abroad... Although he didn't know why Yu Xinyu suddenly wanted to visit him, he nodded.

“Then come back quickly,” he said.

He remembered that in the original novel, Yu Xinyu became famous because of a certain competition, which then started his career path.

Meanwhile, the scumbag began to regret his actions after Yu Xinyu left, which led to a series of attempts to win her back. In the end, he was dealt with by several characters working together.

Could this mean that she's starting to develop her cleavage ahead of time?

After all, variety shows are being released earlier these days...

Cen Yu was lost in thought, while Yu Xinyu remained silent in his arms.

The waves kept crashing against their calves as the seawater gradually rose. What was once only up to Cen Yu's insteps was now ankle-deep. If they stayed any longer, the production crew would probably have to come and rescue them.

"Let's go, the tide's coming in."

As Cen Yu spoke, he patted Yu Xinyu on the shoulder.

Then, holding each other's hands, they walked towards the shore.

On one side was a beach with only two people, under the night sky by the sea, with only the sea breeze and the twinkling stars.

On the other side, the production crew was still wrapping up. The staff were tidying up the lights they had set up. As the lights were turned off and the power was cut off, the other side gradually fell silent, as if everything had come to an end.

Cen Yu held Yu Xinyu's hand and led him away from the seaside.

Standing on the sand, Yu Xinyu looked at Cen Yu's knee, then squatted down to examine it carefully for a moment before looking up at Cen Yu, who was still standing, and asked, "Does it hurt?"

Although there were no lights, the moonlight still allowed Cen Yu to clearly see Yu Xinyu's expression.

It seemed that because there was no need to pretend under the cover of darkness, Cen Yu was unusually free of his slick and oily expression, and his deliberately greasy words.

He just stared at Yu Xinyu quietly for a while before he smiled.

"It doesn't hurt."

"This is nothing."

Yu Xinyu was not comforted by his words. He simply gently stroked the wound on Cen Yu's knee through the gauze.

Cen Yu simply bent down and cupped Yu Xinyu's face, who was squatting down. "...Are you crying?"

At this moment, tears streamed down Yu Xinyu's cheeks. He looked at Cen Yu and let the other wipe away the tears that were flowing down his cheeks.

Then Cen Yu helped her to her feet.

“I told you it’s nothing serious,” Cen Yu muttered. “I’ll be able to jump around again in a few days.”

Yu Xinyu remained silent, watching Cen Yu lead him away by the hand...

"Xiao Yu." Yu Xinyu looked at Cen Yu's retreating figure.

Cen Yu turned around.

"When we have money, let's go somewhere where there's no one else around."

He wanted Cen Yu to be the sun, the moon, and the stars, while he was a black hole that kept devouring the other's light. He couldn't stand any light emanating from the other. He only wanted Cen Yu in his arms, not anywhere else.

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