It's just a toy, why would you care if it breaks?

"Want to open it and take a look?" Wei Xun said, taking the package into the house and casually tossing it to Nan Yan: "You open it, I'm going to take a shower first."

Nan Yan instinctively caught the box.

The box wasn't heavy, but it made his arm feel heavy, and his heart felt heavy too, filled with fear.

He watched as Wei Xun turned and went upstairs, heading towards the bathroom.

Nan Yan hugged the box, her legs feeling like lead, unable to move an inch.

The sound of running water came from the bathroom. Nan Yan took a deep breath and slowly walked to the sofa in the living room and sat down.

He placed the box in front of him, his fingers curled up, hesitant to open it.

I don't know how much time passed, but the sound of running water in the bathroom stopped.

A few minutes later, Wei Xun came out wearing a bathrobe, his hair still dripping wet, and he casually wiped it with a towel.

He came downstairs, glanced at Nan Yan in the living room, went straight to the bar, opened the refrigerator and took out a bottle of mineral water.

"Did you open it? What is it?" Wei Xun unscrewed the bottle cap, took a sip of water, and asked casually.

Nan Yan sat on the sofa, her eyes blank, as if she hadn't heard him.

Wei Xun drank most of the bottle of water before turning to look at the living room.

Seeing Nan Yan sitting motionless, still holding the box in her arms, he raised an eyebrow: "Why aren't you opening it? Are you waiting for me to help you?"

Nan Yan slowly raised her head, her eyes vacant, her voice hoarse: "Tear it down..."

Wei Xun continued drinking his water: "Is it something to eat, or something to play with?"

"Playing...playing with things." Nan Yan's voice trembled.

"Just playing around." Wei Xun said dismissively, leaning against the bar and fiddling with the cap of a mineral water bottle. "Then take it out and play with it. What are you standing there for? I don't even remember buying anything."

Wei Xun couldn't remember, but it was either puzzles, Lego sets, armored vehicle models, or remote-controlled airplanes.

Nan Yan's body trembled slightly.

He lowered his head and said in a very soft voice, "Sir...can I not play?"

"Why not play?" Wei Xun said casually, unaware of Nan Yan's unusual expression. "We've already bought it, it's just sitting there anyway."

"It...it will break..." Nan Yan's eyes were already brimming with tears, and her voice was trembling with sobs.

He wasn't afraid the toy would break, but rather that he knew he couldn't bear it and that those painful memories would be brought back to mind.

"So what if it breaks?" Wei Xun said casually. "I'll just buy a new one. You can play with it as much as you want."

Nan Yan bit her lip, not daring to speak anymore.

After finishing the last sip of water, Wei Xun threw the empty bottle into the trash can and turned to walk back to the living room.

As he got closer, he saw that Nan Yan was looking at the box with tears in her eyes.

"What's wrong?" Wei Xun frowned, a little impatient. "Isn't it fun? Why are you crying like this?"

Nan Yan raised her head, looked at Wei Xun, and said in a choked voice, "Sir, please spare me..."

Wei Xun then realized something was wrong and followed Nan Yan's gaze to the contents of the box.

There's an XXXXL size in the box.

Those toys that automatically print labels.

Its shape is grotesque.

The box lid is printed with a thorn rose emblem.

His expression changed drastically, and the towel in his hand fell to the ground with a "thud".

He finally realized what was happening.

This is neither an armored vehicle nor a remote-controlled airplane; it's one of the "blind boxes of toys" he ordered many days ago.

How could he have completely forgotten about this?!

Wei Xun panicked instantly, and his hands and feet turned ice cold.

He looked at the weeping Nan Yan, at the fear and despair in her eyes, and his heart stopped.

"Nan Yan, let me explain..." Wei Xun stammered, quickly walking to the sofa, trying to get closer to Nan Yan: "I didn't mean to... This isn't something I bought specifically for you. Oh no, I bought it, but I didn't know it contained this kind of thing. I thought it was just a regular toy..."

"They said these were things you loved to play with when you were little, so I bought them. I really didn't know they were these!"

"Nan Yan, don't cry. I really didn't mean to do this to you. I never intended to hurt you..."

He reached out, wanting to hug Nan Yan and soothe his emotions.

Just as his hand was about to touch Nan Yan, she shrank back, pressing her body tightly against the corner of the sofa, her eyes filled with terror, like a frightened fawn.

Seeing Nan Yan's reaction, Wei Xun's hand froze in mid-air, and his heart ached even more.

He knew that he had broken Nan Yan's heart this time.

Wei Xun immediately turned around, picked up the box containing the silicone toy, and threw it hard into the trash can.

"Nan Yan, I threw them all away, I threw them all away." Wei Xun walked to the sofa and said guiltily, "It really was a misunderstanding. You misunderstood, no, it's my fault, it's all my fault. I didn't tell you beforehand, I caused this misunderstanding. Nan Yan, please don't cry, okay?"

He stood there, looking at Nan Yan helplessly, not knowing how to comfort her.

He had never been so flustered before. Even when faced with the most difficult business problems, he could handle them calmly. But now, looking at Nan Yan's tears, he felt powerless.

Nan Yan raised her head after a long while and asked timidly, "Sir...may I go to my own room?"

Wei Xun's heart clenched suddenly.

The lively and excited Nan Yan who had just been making cookies was gone, and he had reverted to being a cautious, timid, and fearful boy.

It's all because of him, all because of his negligence, that Nan Yan has turned back into this state.

"Nan Yan, let me explain, things aren't as you think," Wei Xun said urgently.

Nan Yan's voice choked with emotion: "I want to sleep, sir, please..."

Seeing Nan Yan's resistance, Wei Xun grew impatient and couldn't help but grab his shoulders, shouting, "Let me explain!"

Nan Yan was startled by his sudden roar, her body trembled violently, and the fear in her eyes intensified.

Wei Xun immediately realized that he had lost control.

He quickly let go, looking at Nan Yan's pale face filled with fear, and felt a pang of self-reproach.

Why did he get angry at Nan Yan again? He clearly wanted to apologize and explain.

"I'm sorry, Nan Yan, I shouldn't have yelled at you. I was too hasty. I just wanted you to listen to my explanation."

He took a deep breath, tried to soften his tone, and recounted the whole story in detail: "That evil club said there were consumption quotas, so I just randomly ordered ten toy blind boxes. I really didn't know they were like that! Then I went on a business trip to Beijing and forgot about it. Nan Yan, I really didn't mean to."

Nan Yan listened quietly without saying a word.

His eyes were lowered, and tears still clung to his long eyelashes, obscuring his expression.

After Wei Xun finished speaking, he looked at him nervously, his heart pounding: "So, the misunderstanding is cleared up, right? You know I didn't mean to hurt you, and now there's no more misunderstanding, right?"

Nan Yan kept her eyes down and said softly, "There's no misunderstanding, sir."

Upon hearing this, Wei Xun breathed a sigh of relief.

"Then... can I hug you now?" Wei Xun asked cautiously.

Nan Yan kept her head down: "Sir, I want to go to sleep, please..."

Wei Xun's outstretched hand froze in mid-air, leaving him with only a deep sense of powerlessness.

He really wanted to pin the little guy to the ground and explain everything to him thoroughly.

But he knew he couldn't force Nan Yan any further.

Wei Xun slowly withdrew his hand, his voice hoarse: "Alright, go ahead. Goodnight."