I Understand, I Know

"Ah?"

Gu Lianyin did not understand at first.

"Hey." Lin Yuan set down his bowl and chopsticks and sighed. "Last time, you suddenly got angry and told me you already knew. Afterward, several strange text messages suddenly appeared on my phone, along with the one you sent me..."

"I've been mulling it over these past few days, and only then did I realize that it was your way of testing me."

Lin Yuan said suddenly.

Gu Lianyin looked nervous and hurriedly shook her head. "I-I was just scared. I was worried someone would leak the information."

She had told him about her family situation. There were several relatives she was on bad terms with, people capable of doing anything.

Her father had told others about her transfer, and she worried those relatives would use it to make trouble.

All of it, all of it—she had never wanted to do any of this. She just did not want to get hurt.

Lin Yuan said he understood. At that moment, the tiny rift between them disappeared as well.

"Lin Yuan..." Gu Lianyin looked at him pitifully.

"Alright, I know. I'm not blaming you." Lin Yuan interrupted her before she could apologize. "Eat, eat."

Gu Lianyin nodded and ate uneasily, still worried.

It was not until Lin Yuan served her some food that she finally smiled.

As though every negative emotion had been swept away.

After they finished eating, there was still plenty of food left. They could put it in the fridge and finish it that evening.

Lin Yuan had originally planned to leave soon. After all, staying at a girl's home for too long would invite gossip if people found out.

But Gu Lianyin suddenly suggested watching a movie together, and he considered whether to agree.

"Pleeease?" Gu Lianyin used her