"Xiuyuan, what's wrong? I've called you several times, but you haven't answered. I'm worried something might have happened to you."

Shen Qingshu said on the other end of the line.

Hearing her concern, Cheng Xiuyuan's eyes lit up slightly: "It's nothing, I just haven't been resting well lately and forgot to turn my phone on. Don't worry."

"Okay, I'm not worried anymore. I know you're an adult and can definitely take care of yourself. I heard your cousin is sick. Could you come pick me up and we can go see him together?"

Shen Qingshu quickly revealed her purpose.

After realizing that Shen Qingshu's earlier concern was just a prelude, Cheng Xiuyuan suddenly felt a sense of emptiness.

"Xiuyuan, are you listening? You know, your cousin got sick a couple of days ago after he said goodbye to me. I definitely have to go see him, whether it's as a friend or something else."

Shen Qingshu was getting a little unhappy because she hadn't heard a response from Cheng Xiuyuan for a long time.

Upon learning that Duan Muqing was sick and hospitalized, Shen Qingshu suddenly had many thoughts in her mind.

The blow Duan Muqing dealt her last time made her afraid to speculate whether Duan Muqing was in the hospital for her sake.

The words Duan Muqing had spoken had been weighing on her mind all this time.

Shen Qingshu knew that she had some psychological problems.

She likes people who don't like her.

Shen Qingshu could only learn about Duan Muqing's situation by approaching Cheng Xiuyuan.

Cheng Xiuyuan remained silent for a long time before saying, "I'm sorry, I can't help you with this. My cousin doesn't want to see me."

Shen Qingshu felt a little confused: "What do you mean? You two are relatives, and you're like brothers. Isn't it impolite of you not to go and see him?"

"Yes, I made a mistake. My cousin hates me now. He doesn't want me in his hospital room, so I can't see him anymore."

Cheng Xiuyuan explained it very clearly.

Shen Qingshu asked with some confusion, "What's causing such a big fuss? Haven't you two always had a good relationship?"

For some reason, Cheng Xiuyuan became somewhat impatient with Shen Qingshu's questions.

What else could it be?

He wouldn't do anything out of line except for Shen Qingshu.

"Sister Qingshu, actually I've been sleeping for a whole day and night, and I haven't eaten all day," Cheng Xiuyuan said as if possessed.

Shen Qingshu: "Then go and eat."

She didn't think she was wrong.

Shen Qingshu naturally understood the implication in Cheng Xiuyuan's words, but that didn't mean she had to have dinner with him.

Is it necessary?

Cheng Xiuyuan has always been a fish in her pond; he has never left.

After receiving Shen Qingshu's reply, Cheng Xiuyuan couldn't quite describe his feelings; he felt empty.

"Okay, I'm going to eat now. I'll hang up now."

"You still haven't told me about your cousin—"

Before Shen Qingshu could finish speaking, he hung up the phone.

Cheng Xiuyuan lay in bed for a while longer.

He sensed a subtle pain.

He had been out of contact for a day and a night, and no one had reached out to him. Shen Qingshu called him, but it was to obtain information about Duan Muqing.

Originally, he didn't think there was anything wrong with this kind of daily life.

But after Jiang Tian pointed it out, Cheng Xiuyuan really wanted to prove something.

At least, he wanted others to know that he wasn't such a pathetic wretch.

Even if no one invests any emotion in him, he can live a perfectly good life on his own.

Cheng Xiuyuan took a shower, changed his clothes, and went out.

Whether it was fate or the city was too small, Cheng Xiuyuan entered a shop, sat down, and before he could even order, he heard a familiar voice from next door.

It's Jiang Tian and Yun Jing.

"I don't want to eat this; it has cilantro in it."

Jiang Tian and Yun Jing only went out to eat on a whim.

In an effort to please Jiang Tian, ​​Yun Jing memorized every good dish available.

Hearing that Jiang Tian wanted to drink soup, he recommended this restaurant.

The two of them finished their afternoon work and came over together.

Yun Jing naturally indulged Jiang Tian's every whim: "Okay, then I won't eat it."

Jiang Tian raised an eyebrow: "But I remember you love cilantro the most."

Yun Jing didn't think anything was wrong: "Everything is for your benefit. I can eat anything."

Jiang Tian was amused by him, and then told the waiter that she wanted one soup with cilantro and one soup without cilantro.

When the customer took the menu they had ordered downstairs, Jiang Tian noticed that Yun Jing was smiling broadly.

"You're happy now?"

Yun Jing looked slightly embarrassed and said awkwardly, "Actually... no one cares about my hobbies. They don't care what I like to eat or what I don't like to eat... only you..."

He couldn't say anything more.

Yun Jing is always shy about expressing herself if things get too sentimental.

Jiang Tian was amused by him: "Look at what you're saying. We're dating. If I didn't care about you at all, how pitiful would you be?"

Yun Jing's eyes were bright. He thought that Jiang Tian's little bit of care for him was enough, and he was very satisfied.

He is not greedy.

Seeing that most of the dishes had been served, Yun Jing mustered up her courage and looked at Jiang Tian: "Actually, there's something I want to say..."