Shi Xinxin, while "blaming" Sheng Chenjin, helped him back to her place.
The apartment was heated, and as soon as they entered, Sheng Chenjin finally felt a hint of warmth.
Shi Xinxin helped Sheng Chenjin sit on a chair, "Take off your coat, I'll get you some water."
Sheng Chenjin did as Shi Xinxin said and took off his coat, sitting obediently on the sofa, waiting.
Shi Xinxin brought over the cup of water for Sheng Chenjin, "Drink up. I hope you don't catch a cold."
As soon as she finished speaking, Sheng Chenjin sneezed.
Shi Xinxin sighed helplessly, "Seriously, you're all grown up, why are you so stubborn like a child, standing outside? Don't you know you can get sick, catch a cold, or get a fever? I really don't want to take care of someone like you again."
"I just wanted to be with you," Sheng Chenjin mumbled softly, looking like a child who had done something wrong.
"I don't need you to accompany me!" Shi Xinxin immediately refused, and very decisively.
Sheng Chenjin could only drink his water in silence, "I'm fine..."
As he finished the last word, he sneezed again.
At this moment, Shi Xinxin could only roll her eyes at Sheng Chenjin, "I don't have any medicine here, do you?"
Sheng Chenjin also shook his head.
Shi Xinxin stood up, putting on the coat she had just worn to find Sheng Chenjin, "I'll go buy you medicine."
Sheng Chenjin quickly reached out and grabbed Shi Xinxin, "No, it's very cold outside, you shouldn't go out. I'll be fine with water, and it's just a sneeze. I'll buy medicine myself tomorrow during the day. It's too cold tonight."
Shi Xinxin shook off Sheng Chenjin's hand, "I don't want you to get sick, I'd feel guilty."
"It's not your fault, why would you feel guilty?" Sheng Chenjin stood up and blocked Shi Xinxin's path, "Besides, if only one of us gets sick, if we both fall ill, then there will be no one to take care of the other."
Shi Xinxin tilted her head and declared, "I don't need you to take care of me, Sheng Chenjin. Just take care of yourself. When you're recovered, you should return to China immediately. Don't you have a company to run and are busy every day? Stop wasting your time here."
Despite Shi Xinxin's impolite rejection, Sheng Chenjin remained resolute, "Right now, nothing is more important to me than you. Shi Xinxin, you are the most important thing to me."
Like a declaration, Sheng Chenjin looked at Shi Xinxin with utmost seriousness.
Shi Xinxin's eyes were initially fixed on Sheng Chenjin's deep gaze, but she eventually lowered her eyes and no longer looked at him.
After a moment of silence, Shi Xinxin finally sat down, "I think we should talk properly."
Hearing that Shi Xinxin was willing to talk properly, Sheng Chenjin was actually a little happy. After all, he had always wanted to sit down and talk with Shi Xinxin, but she had never given them a chance.
"Okay, if you're willing to calm down and talk, I'm willing, and I'll be very happy," Sheng Chenjin agreed to Shi Xinxin's request and sat down next to her.
Shi Xinxin remained silent, and the "proper talk" they were supposed to have suddenly became difficult to start.
Eventually, Sheng Chenjin spoke first. At this moment, his voice was already filled with a heavy nasal tone, indicating he was indeed coming down with a cold.
"You know, you've always held a very important place in my heart, don't you?" Sheng Chenjin was essentially confessing. "Regarding the past, I can only say there were too many misunderstandings. Shi Xinxin, I truly... love you, I really love you."
By the last sentence, Sheng Chenjin found it hard to articulate.
Shi Xinxin's eyes were already brimming with tears, but she still kept her head down, silent.
Sheng Chenjin continued, "Since I met you, you've gradually occupied the deepest part of my heart, and no one else can ever take your place. Those things you saw and heard were not true. I just want you to believe me and listen to my explanation, to look at me, instead of believing those things."
Speaking of this topic, Sheng Chenjin felt a pang of sadness. After all, he truly cared deeply for Shi Xinxin, but she, in the end, had misunderstood.
"Can you understand?" Sheng Chenjin finally sat opposite Shi Xinxin, gazing at her with intense eyes.
Shi Xinxin slowly raised her head and looked at Sheng Chenjin, "Actually, I understand everything. Sheng Chenjin, I understand what you're saying, even the things you've kept hidden in your heart."
"Then why are you still unwilling to come back to me? Xu Jiayi told me you get drunk every night and call my name. Do you know how I felt when I heard that?"
At this moment, Sheng Chenjin held Shi Xinxin's hand, forcing her to face him.
Sheng Chenjin continued, "I was both happy and heartbroken. Happy and overjoyed that deep down you still loved me, and heartbroken for you, for your drinking, for you being alone in this distant place."
Shi Xinxin's tears finally fell, her voice choked with emotion, "I know all your feelings, and I've finally understood all the misunderstandings. But Sheng Chenjin, we are not from the same world."
"Why? What do you mean 'not from the same world'? What do you consider belonging to the same world? Why aren't two people in love from the same world?"
Shi Xinxin lowered her head, avoiding Sheng Chenjin's gaze, "Sheng Chenjin, we... we are fundamentally different. You are an extraordinary person, and there are too many distinguished ladies around you. They are your best choices, and I am not. I am just an ordinary person."
Sheng Chenjin pulled Shi Xinxin into his embrace, holding her tightly, "Shi Xinxin, as long as you love me, that's enough. As long as you love me, and I love you, and we deeply love each other, that's enough. Don't overthink it. No matter who you are, whether you're ordinary or from a prominent family, I only love you. I love you just as you are."
Honestly, Shi Xinxin was deeply moved at this moment. She wept in Sheng Chenjin's arms, crying because she could finally see clearly, finally understand Sheng Chenjin's heart.
It turned out that their hearts were intertwined. It turned out that they both held each other in their hearts.