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I sat quietly in my room, slightly curled up, with my arms wrapped tightly around my knees. The room was silent, only the faint sound of my breathing echoed in the air. A whole day had quietly passed, yet I hadn't left this room or even eaten a bite. The light in the room gradually dimmed, as if it were silently accompanying me. My eyes felt hollow, my face pale, and I stared blankly out the window, my thoughts drifting far away.
The doorbell rang from outside, and I slowly got up, as if carrying a heavy burden. After sitting still for so long, my legs felt as if they were being gnawed by thousands of ants—numb and itchy, losing sensation like an electric shock. I dragged my heavy footsteps to the door and opened it. Shen Yulin stood at the entrance, holding two large plastic bags. Upon seeing my pale face, his eyes filled with concern.
"You haven't gone out all day or eaten anything. Why are you doing this to yourself?" he asked softly.
I bit my lip and remained silent. He gently pushed the door open, walked into the kitchen, placed the two plastic bags on the table, then took my hand and guided me to sit on the sofa.
"No matter what has happened, don't treat yourself this way. I know you don't want to see me, but I can't bear to watch you torment yourself." After saying this, he got up and left. Soon after, sounds of clattering came from the kitchen, and a delicious aroma wafted through the air. Before long, he returned with a steaming bowl of soup. "Drink some hot soup first."
I looked at him, hesitated for a moment, but still accepted the bowl. After sipping a few mouthfuls of soup, I felt warmth gradually returning to my body.
"Thank you..." I said softly.
Shen Yulin smiled. "Why be so polite with me?" He sat beside me, quietly watching me drink the soup without saying anything else. After finishing the soup, I felt my taste buds awaken. "I want to eat something," I said.
He nodded. "I'll keep you company."
While we were eating, Shen Yulin received a phone call and left before finishing his meal. I finished eating alone and cleaned up the dishes before heading back to my room to change clothes. I decided to move some of my belongings back home and went out to catch a ride back to the school dormitory.
When I arrived at the dormitory, Zhang Yun, Wen Ting, and Shiqing were all there. "Hey babe, why are you back at this time? Did you report to your new job today?" Zhang Yun asked while applying a face mask and tilting her head slightly.
"The reporting time has been changed to tomorrow morning. I'm just moving some things back home today and will come back tomorrow to continue moving."
"You should have told me earlier; I could have asked Haifeng to help you move so you wouldn't have to run back and forth."
"He's busy with work too; it's fine, I can manage on my own. There's not much stuff." After saying that, I continued packing my things while Zhang Yun secretly messaged Shen Yulin: Third Master, Xingxing is moving things back home by herself; she has quite a bit of stuff.
Shen Yulin replied: Got it.
After finishing packing, I chatted with them for a while before preparing to head home. When I went downstairs, I found Shen Yulin waiting by his car.
"What are you doing here?" I asked in surprise.
"Zhang Yun told me you were moving things; I happened to be passing by after work and wanted to see if there was anything I could help with," he said with a smile.
A wave of inexplicable emotions surged in me: "Actually, there's not much; I can manage."
"It's okay; get in the car; I'll give you a ride home." He opened the car door for me.
"I can just take a taxi," I tried to refuse him.
"It's hard to get a taxi around here at this hour; just get in." Reluctantly, I handed him my luggage and got into the car. We didn't speak during the ride. When we arrived at my house, he got out and helped carry my luggage to the entrance.
"Thank you." As I took the luggage from him and noticed that I wasn't inviting him inside, Shen Yulin sighed and shook his head helplessly. Just as he was about to leave, his phone suddenly rang.
"Hello, Mom... Yes, okay; I'll be right back." He hung up the phone and looked at the elevator before saying to me: "My mom wants me to go home for a bit; I'm leaving now."
I nodded. "Okay, goodbye." Watching him walk away, I felt an unexpected sense of loss in my heart.
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