Xu Chengan grew up freely, having seen plenty of dirty things, but he hadn’t done them – not out of moral purity, but because he was nihilistic. He often self-harmed, particularly enjoying the pain that penetrated to the bone when cutting himself.
After meeting Shen Ran, he bought scar removal medication and applied it for two to three years before daring to take off his clothes in front of her. For Xu Chengan, Shen Ran’s existence was incredibly important. Throughout high school and college, Xu Chengan was Shen Ran’s friend, caring for and protecting her. Whatever conflicted with her, he would abandon without hesitation.
Yet, despite loving her so deeply, because of a rumor from Shen Ran’s dormitory about not dating before college graduation, he didn’t dare mention his feelings, afraid of being rejected and losing even their friendship.
He dragged it out until college graduation before finally speaking up.
How could he not notice her coldness with such a deep love?
Yes, coldness.
Many things are deceptive until you think about them carefully.
Subconsciously, Chen Jing had never truly taken Xu Chengan seriously because this was a book, and he was just a virtual character she created.
So while appearing to dote on him, she was actually internally cold, treating it like a game.
How could Xu Chengan, such a sensitive person, not know? Just look at that 1% happiness value.
Obviously, he pretended not to know, but his inner pain couldn’t be hidden.
Chen Jing sighed, genuinely feeling sorry for this man for the first time.
So foolish.
Shen Yuan’s face turned ashen: “Shen Ran, I won’t interfere with who you want to play with, but after playing, things will be as they should be. Don’t forget, you are someone with a fiancé!”
The last sentence hung in the air, suddenly silent for two seconds.
Xu Cheng’an suddenly looked over, his gaze cold and grim, fixed on Shen Yuan.
When their eyes met unexpectedly, Shen Yuan stiffened, and before he could react, he saw Xu Cheng’an blink, and his eyes instantly turned red.
Chen Jing reacted and first looked at Xu Cheng’an, explaining: “Don’t listen to him. I don’t even know that so-called fiancé.”
