Tsumabuki Minami was sobbing and suddenly started talking to himself. Although his voice was very soft, Ye Qingqing, who was sitting not far from him, could hear him clearly and couldn't help but frown.

How could this child have such thoughts?

No wonder she always felt that Tsumabuki Minami didn't seem happy. She originally thought that the boy was just introverted and that's why he seemed so sullen, but now it seems that Tsumabuki Minami has some serious psychological problems.

From his tearful account, one could tell that he felt very guilty about his sister's illness. This guilt became a heavy psychological burden for him, and over time, it led to depression.

Although Ye Qingqing didn't understand psychology, Tsumabuki Minami's behavior was a typical case of depression. She felt guilty about her sister's illness, yet she developed depression, which Ye Qingqing found rather strange.

“Your sister is indeed very unfortunate, but it has nothing to do with you. Don’t think too much about it,” Ye Qingqing comforted, but also with a hint of probing.

Tsumabuki Minami shook his head vigorously, "No, it's all my fault. I was born weighing 4.8 pounds, while Mai only weighed 2.6 pounds. It's all because I was too domineering, which is why Mai couldn't get enough nutrients in her mother's womb and got sick due to congenital deficiencies. It's all my fault..."

He kept muttering and sobbing, like Xianglin's wife, rambling on about his mistakes. This was completely opposite to his calm and wise image during the competition. At this moment, Tsumabuki Minami was like a child who had done something wrong, crying and making self-criticism.

Ye Qingqing's strange feeling intensified, and she couldn't help but ask, "Why do you feel this way? Have your parents and sister complained about you because of this?"

"No, they never complained. If they had scolded me, I would have felt better, but they didn't..."

Tsumabuki Minami shook his head, tears streaming down his face, and his cousin also wiped her eyes.

Ye Qingqing frowned. If Tsumabuki Minami's parents and sister had never said these things, then why did Tsumabuki Minami feel so guilty?

Such deep guilt could not have been formed overnight. It must have been caused by being frequently complained about in childhood, which led to Tsumabuki Minami's sensitive, fragile, and tearful personality. Ye Qingqing still felt that Tsumabuki Minami's parents bore a great deal of responsibility.

They may not have said it to Tsumabuki Minami's face, but they often said it behind her back, or they didn't say it but showed it in their eyes and expressions. Tsumabuki Minami was in this repressive environment for a long time, which is why she became depressed.

"Stop crying! Stop acting like a sissy, you grown man!"

Master Nie shouted impatiently, grabbed several napkins and threw them at him. Tsumabuki Minami immediately stopped crying, sobbing and not daring to look up, feeling quite embarrassed.

He couldn't understand why he couldn't control his emotions. He was the same at home, often crying over the smallest things. Now that he was making a fool of himself at the master's house, would the master look down on him?

Tsumabuki Minami was filled with trepidation, his head hanging even lower, looking like a child who had done something wrong, both pitiful and amusing. Master Nie snorted disdainfully, picked up a spring roll for him with serving chopsticks, and said irritably, "Eat!"

"Why!"

Tsumabuki Minami smiled happily as if he had heard heavenly music, and immediately raised his head to eat the spring roll in small bites. It felt like the best snack he had eaten in seventeen years.

Sweetie smiled and gently comforted her, "Don't worry, Sister Qingqing is very capable. I also have leukemia, but look how healthy I am now."