Oh no! My yandere school beauty is so clingy!

Moreover, it was clearly the kind of mark left after someone had used some force to suck and gnaw on it.

The position is so high up, near the collarbone, which is exactly where the school uniform collar would normally cover.

The girl's eyes widened instantly, and her mouth opened slightly in surprise.

Who did this?!

It couldn't be Lin Anran herself, she couldn't reach it, so who could it be?

Shen Yu?

She immediately realized what was happening and quickly, subtly, took a small half-step forward.

He reached out and helped Lin Anran pull her collar up, covering her completely.

Lin Anran was taken aback and looked up at her.

Their eyes met.

The girl's eyes were very complicated... it was impossible to tell what they meant... it seemed like they contained all sorts of meanings.

Lin Anran instantly understood, her face flushed bright red, and the tips of her ears burned.

She quickly covered her collar tightly, her fingers turning white from gripping it so hard.

She then remembered that there were still bite marks on her shoulder from Shen Yu! Shen Yu must have seen it!

While the other girls weren't paying attention, she quickly made a "shh" gesture to that girl.

The girl nodded vigorously and mouthed, "Don't worry."

Then, she couldn't help but ask in a low voice, "Was it...the class monitor who did it?"

She was genuinely curious whether he was the class monitor or not; if not, then it seemed she had discovered an even bigger secret...

Lin Anran did not deny it, pursed her lips, and nodded slightly, which was taken as an admission.

The girl gasped, then looked up in Shen Yu's direction.

Shen Yu remained quietly reading, giving off an unapproachable vibe.

The girl's mind was in turmoil.

These teeth marks really were made by Shen Yu...

Is this...is this really something a class monitor would do?

The class monitor is so friendly and polite, always speaking so courteously, but in private... is he really this... this wild?!

The contrast is just too stark...

How far have things progressed between these two...? Perhaps to a level they can't even imagine...

She even started imagining that scene in her mind...

These two are really...surprising.

The girl kept her promise and didn't tell anyone about it; only she knew.

She just knew that the way she looked at Shen Yu and Lin Anran would definitely be a little different from now on...

At noon, the cafeteria was bustling with noise.

Shen Yu and Lin Anran arrived at the cafeteria together and found a corner by the window to sit down.

While eating, Shen Yu habitually kept an eye on the people around him.

He caught a glimpse of Lin Anran picking up food; as she did so, the sleeve of her school uniform slid up a bit, revealing her fair wrist.

On her wrists, the scars that she had once carefully concealed with concealer were now clearly exposed to the air.

Some of the colors have faded considerably, but upon closer inspection, the outlines of the old days can still be discerned.

There aren't many scars, only four or five, some deep and some shallow.

Shen Yu's gaze lingered on it for a moment before calmly looking away.

He remembered buying her a scar-fading cream, and it seemed she had been using it all along. Now, she no longer needed anything to cover it up.

That's good.

She no longer hides those traces of the past, but faces them, and they are slowly fading away.

Shen Yu picked up a piece of pork rib and put it in her bowl, saying, "Eat more."

Lin Anran looked up and smiled at him with her eyes crinkled.

"Okay~"

As she ate, Shen Yu thought about what happened yesterday, and the scar. She realized she had almost left a scar on her too...

Then, he put down his chopsticks, reached out, and gently placed his palm on her shoulder closest to him, pressing lightly through her school uniform shirt.

He remembered it should be this way...

"Does it still hurt?" Shen Yu asked softly, her voice low enough for only the two of them to hear.

Lin Anran was engrossed in her meal when he suddenly grabbed her shoulder. She was startled for a moment, then realized what he was asking.

Her cheeks felt a little hot, and she quickly shook her head, still chewing her food, and said in a muffled but urgent voice:

"It doesn't hurt! It doesn't hurt at all!"

After saying that, as if that wasn't enough, she looked up at him with her bright eyes and added softly:

"I...like it very much..."

Shen Yu looked at her eager explanation and how she seemed afraid he would blame himself, a smile flashed across his eyes, and he withdrew his hand.

"Okay, let's go back and apply a hot towel; it'll help it heal faster."

Lin Anran immediately shook her head and said, "No need... I like it, it's fine to keep it."

After she finished speaking, she felt a little embarrassed and quickly lowered her head to continue eating, her ears turning red.

Looking at Lin Anran's current appearance, Shen Yu couldn't help but pinch her cheek, chuckled, and said:

"Why are you treating this like a treasure?"

Lin Anran pouted and muttered softly, "It's just a treasure..."

Shen Yu didn't say anything more, and the two ate their meal quietly, occasionally exchanging a few words in hushed tones.

After finishing his meal, Shen Yu put down his chopsticks, sat up straight, raised his hand, and gently pressed the back of his neck near his cervical spine with his knuckles. His brow furrowed slightly involuntarily.

The movement was subtle, but Lin Anran, who had been paying close attention to him, immediately noticed it.

Lin Anran knew that he often looked down at books for long periods of time, which put a heavy burden on his cervical spine, causing it to stiffen and ache from time to time.

He might not have paid much attention to it before; if it hurt, he would just rub it a couple of times or just bear with it.

But ever since she started living with Lin Anran, she has always paid extra attention to his subtle discomforts.

Shen Yu's cervical spine was something she had always been concerned about and worried about the most; sometimes Shen Yu would get like this after reading for a long time...

Seeing this, Lin Anran put down her chopsticks, leaned towards Shen Yu, and whispered in his ear:

"Does it hurt a lot?"

Shen Yu looked at her, shook his head, and said, "It's okay, it'll be fine in a bit. It's just that looking down for too long causes this, it's nothing to worry about."

"No, you have to be careful, otherwise... you'll develop health problems later..."

Lin Anran offered a soft word of advice, then, as if remembering something, she whispered in Shen Yu's ear:

"so..."

"I'll give you a massage when I get home tonight..."