Uncle Wang’s dinner invitation next door was just Yu Shu deliberately teasing Yan Jin. In the end, they still ate at home that night.

　　Yan Jin thought the matter from the day had passed, but unexpectedly, before going to bed, Yu Shu knocked on her door.

　　”What’s the matter? You need something from me?” Yan Jin asked Yu Shu, her gaze falling on the tray in his hands. “What’s this?”

　　”Didn’t you say your body is feeling unwell these past few days? I went and boiled some brown sugar water,” Yu Shu said, his cheeks flushed, not knowing if it was from the stove fire just now.

　　His gaze was shifting. “I saw online before that drinking this can relieve discomfort during this time. I don’t know if it’s really effective. But since so many people say it works, it should have some effect. Try it.”

　　[Damn! At this moment, I really want to transmigrate into Yan Jin’s body. Yu Shu actually made her brown sugar water. I’m so jealous.]

　　[As someone who also feels unwell during my period, I don’t have a Yu Shu willing to boil brown sugar water for me. Comparisons really make people angry.]

　　[Actually, men aren’t as useless as portrayed online. They have hands and feet, know how to make brown sugar water, and know how to dress themselves. Please stop promoting the view that men taking care of children is a disaster.]

　　Yan Jin stood at the door, staring intently at Yu Shu, who had started rambling.

　　In fact, Yan Jin never had pain during her periods, so her ex-boyfriends never specifically made her brown sugar water to help relieve her pain when she had her period.

　　Only a little fool like Yu Shu would believe her lie and even boil brown sugar water for her.

　　Yan Jin usually didn’t care much about such life details, but seeing Yu Shu holding a steaming bowl of brown sugar water over, her heart seemed to warm up along with this bowl of brown sugar water.

　　Yan Jin’s usually indifferent gaze, at this moment, was like ice and snow melted by the spring breeze, tinged with a hint of warmth. “Thank you, Yu Shu.”

　　Hearing Yan Jin’s words, Yu Shu’s gaze stopped wandering and met Yan Jin’s gaze directly.

　　Yu Shu had seen Yan Jin’s casual smiles many times, but this kind of gentle smile from the heart was the first time he saw it.

　　Although he usually bantered with Yan Jin, Yu Shu’s uneasiness had actually always existed in his heart. Because Yan Jin’s usual gaze towards him was no different from looking at flowers or grass.

　　Yu Shu had many friends, but none of them would look at him with such a flat and cold gaze.

　　So, Yu Shu felt that Yan Jin had never treated him as a friend.

　　But now, Yan Jin’s gaze towards him had actually become a little warmer than before. This made Yu Shu can’t help but think, was his position in Yan Jin’s heart a little higher than before?

　　”Yan Jin.” Yu Shu’s eyelashes fluttered as he softly asked Yan Jin, “Do you consider me your friend?”

　　”Of course you count as my friend,” Yan Jin replied equally softly, “You are my most unique friend in this world.”

　　Yu Shu’s gaze had never left Yan Jin’s eyes. After he asked Yan Jin that question, he could still see the gentleness shining in her eyes.

　　Yan Jin really treated him as a friend.

　　Realizing this point, Yu Shu’s heart was filled with immense joy and a sense of being recognized.

　　His inner delight also showed on the outside. Like a child who had just scored a hundred points, his whole body was overflowing with a sense of satisfaction.

　　Yan Jin, who had welcomed him in, didn’t quite understand why Yu Shu was so happy. Just as Yan Jin was about to ask, Yu Shu happened to put the tray on the table, and the warm yellow candlelight clearly illuminated the small blister on the back of his hand.

　　[Ah! The baby is injured. It breaks my heart, boo hoo.]

　　[It’s one thing to get injured on stage, but now he’s actually getting injured for a woman. Mom is really disappointed.]

　　[…Yu Shu just got scalded, not lost an arm or leg. Is it necessary to exaggerate like this?]

　　”What happened to your hand?” Yan Jin asked Yu Shu.

　　Yu Shu said casually, “I accidentally scalded it just now.”

　　”How come you didn’t apply any medicine?” As Yan Jin spoke, she went to rummage through the cabinet. These past two days, she had casually bought quite a few things outside. When passing by the pharmacy, she had also bought some essential household medicines, including an ointment for treating scalds.

　　Yu Shu felt that his relationship with Yan Jin had gotten much closer, so when Yan Jin discovered that his hand had been scalded, resulting in a small blister, and scolded him for “not cherishing his hands”, Yu Shu’s tone was even three parts softer than usual, and he even sounded a bit like he was acting spoiled. “I just learned how to use the stove in the State of An. Instead of praising me, you’re scolding me.”