Oh no! My yandere school beauty is so clingy!

Shen Yu listened to Lin Anran's incredibly sincere words.

Looking at the undried tear tracks on her face and her red eyes, seeing her trembling with fear at her loss of control, yet still trying to comfort him, understand him, and even clumsily trying to empathize with him...

She was trying her best to get closer to him, understand him, and share his pain in her own way...

"Hoo—" Shen Yu's throat tightened, his hoarse voice carrying a complex, almost overflowing emotion.

All words seem pale and powerless at this moment.

The next second, he suddenly stretched out his arm and pulled Lin Anran into his arms with great force.

The force was so great that Lin Anran groaned, almost unable to breathe.

Shen Yu buried his face deeply in her soft hair and the hollow of her neck, his arms wrapped tightly around her.

Lin Anran could feel his heart pounding violently in his chest and the subtle, uncontrollable trembling of his body.

Lin Anran was in so much pain from his embrace that she had difficulty breathing, but she did not struggle or cry out in pain.

After the initial slight feeling of suffocation, a strange sense of peace slowly replaced the previous fear and worry.

He needs her...

She raised her arms and gently hugged his back.

Her hand gently patted him, once, then again...

Her cheek pressed against his rapidly heaving chest, listening to his heartbeat, and a gentle smile involuntarily curved her lips...

Peace of mind...

Although he was still trembling, and although the grief was still heavy, at least he didn't push her away...

This is enough.

Time flowed slowly in the almost suffocating embrace.

Lin Anran could clearly feel Shen Yu's body trembling, which gradually became more obvious and even somewhat uncontrollable.

He held her so tightly, as if he wanted to embed her into his very bones.

Then, Lin Anran froze...

She sensed it...

These are... are... tears?

The damp liquid, drop by drop, silently soaked through the fabric at the side of her neck...

Shen Yu...cried?

This realization struck Lin Anran like a thunderbolt.

Her eyes widened instantly, her pupils contracted slightly in shock, and her body stiffened.

Shen Yu... that Shen Yu who was always calm and composed, as if she could withstand anything even if the sky were to fall,

Shen Yu, who was always strong and reliable in front of her, and who seemed to never have a vulnerable moment... actually cried?!

She had never seen, and never even imagined, that Shen Yu would shed tears.

An indescribable emotion instantly broke down Lin Anran's defenses.

After the initial shock came an overwhelming sense of heartache, followed by an unprecedented, almost scalding tenderness and affection...

It turns out he's not invincible after all... He also feels pain and helplessness...

It will also let down all its defenses, revealing its softest, most vulnerable wounds...

This made Lin Anran's heart soften completely.

She really wanted to... she really wanted to cup his face in her hands right now, kiss away all his tears, and cherish him tenderly...

But she told herself it was best not to do that now...

To be a gentle and qualified girlfriend...

He is so vulnerable and sad right now, she can't "bully" him anymore, she can't let him feel that she is not mature or considerate enough.

Now he should... have a good cry.

So she forced herself to calm down, and hugged his trembling body more gently, one hand continuing to pat his broad back and the other hand soothingly stroking his short hair.

But...

But Shen Yu's crying, though suppressed to the point of being almost inaudible, still contained faint sobs...

Each sound was like a feather, gently brushing against Lin Anran's heart... making her heart beat faster involuntarily, and the temperature of her blood seem to rise...

This is terrible...

Shen Yu, who is usually so calm and composed, is now crying silently in her arms.

This contrast... this vulnerability that was only revealed to her... without any defenses...

She absolutely...simply loved it! She was head over heels in love with it!

Lin Anran felt her cheeks burning and the tips of her ears also burning.

She desperately told herself: He's heartbroken right now! Don't think about anything crazy! Be gentle! Be considerate...

But... but I really couldn't hold back! His crying melted her heart!

She could only hug him tighter, burying her face deep in his chest...

"It's...it's alright now, Shen Yu..."

"Cry it out...it'll make you feel better...I'm here, I've always been here..."

As she was talking, she almost bit her tongue.

Good heavens... why do these words of comfort sound so dry and unnatural...?

She wanted to say something more eloquent, she wanted to do something, instead of just holding him like this!

Hearing Lin Anran's comforting words, Shen Yu simply hugged her tighter, her sobs remaining silent...

She bit her lower lip, as if making a decision, and brought her lips close to Shen Yu's ear:

"...If you...if you still have emotions you can't release, if you still feel suffocated...just...just release them on me..."

Shen Yu's body seemed to stiffen for a moment because of her words, and the arm holding her seemed to tighten for a second.

But he didn't respond immediately; only his suppressed trembling seemed to subtly change...

Just as Lin Anran was lost in thought, almost overwhelmed by embarrassment and shyness, Shen Yu made a move!

He didn't say anything, but slowly loosened his arms from holding her tightly.

Just when Lin Anran thought he was going to end the hug and felt a pang of disappointment, Shen Yu did not completely pull away.

One of his hands was still around her waist, while the other hand directly brushed aside the stray strands of hair that had fallen across her neck and shoulders!

Then he pulled down the neckline of one side of her clothes a little bit!

The cool air touched her skin, causing Lin Anran to instinctively shiver.

The next second, Shen Yu lowered her head, her lips wet with tears.

It landed heavily on her bare shoulder, carrying a mixture of pain and sorrow.

It wasn't a kiss.

It's a bite.

With a force that seemed almost out of control, yet just as it was about to exceed the skin's limits, it managed to stabilize itself...

"Ugh!" Lin Anran shuddered violently. The sudden pain made her tense up instantly, and a short moan escaped her throat.

But then, a tingling sensation mixed with pain quickly spread from the bite site...

Shen Yu had never exerted so much force, never poured out his emotions with such despair...

The pain was real, but what welled up in Lin Anran's heart was not fear or resistance.

Instead, an indescribable warmth and a deeper tenderness swept over her.

She could even feel that after Shen Yu bit down, his body seemed to relax a little because of this act of venting, and the suppressed trembling also lessened.

He needs himself!

I love... this side of Shen Yu. She can show her her vulnerability without reservation, she can vent her emotions on her, and she can be needed by Shen Yu...

After her initial stiffness, Lin Anran hugged Shen Yu even tighter, wrapping her arms around his waist and pressing herself closer into his embrace.

Shen Yu maintained that forceful biting posture for several seconds before slowly loosening his teeth, as if he had exhausted all his strength.

But he didn't leave immediately; his lips remained on that spot, gently breathing warm air, as if soothing her pain...

Lin Anran felt a warmth in her heart. She gently patted Shen Yu's back and whispered tenderly in his ear:

"Are you feeling better?"

"Hmm... much better..."