"No, it’s not okay for anyone to touch you."
This wasn’t something Gu Sheng could change; it had been this way since he was young. It could even be called an illness.
Any guy daring to touch Gu Yao, even if just an accidental bump or physical contact, he couldn’t control himself.
Their parents had even taken him to see doctors and psychologists because of this.
The doctors said he had violent tendencies, rage syndrome, and paranoia, but he felt he was perfectly normal.
He just couldn’t bear other guys touching Gu Yao and couldn’t control himself.
Gu Yao pursed her lips, "Then I’ll just keep my distance from them."
She didn’t want to make any friends; she just wanted to focus on painting, forget some things she should forget, and live a peaceful life.
She wasn’t afraid of being isolated.
The way she was getting along with Gu Sheng now was the happiest surprise she’d received after studying abroad.
She never expected that after losing love, she would gain such a family bond.
The happiest thing in the past two years should be this.
"Hmm... you can be friends with girls."
In the past, Gu Sheng didn’t even allow Gu Yao to make female friends.
But maybe he’s been through too much, knows what Gu Yao needs, and also knows how lonely one can be, so he really hopes she can have two genuine friends to talk to when she’s unhappy.
Besides, he knows his own situation; he can’t stay with her for long, and two years is really too short.
He doesn’t want, at the moment when their relationship has repaired to being inseparable like before, to turn around and leave Gu Yao to bear the pain of his departure.
Now that their past misunderstandings are cleared, and their bond is slowly returning to what it used to be, Gu Sheng actually feels conflicted inside.
Because he’s afraid of the day two years from now, afraid of Gu Yao, who has come to rely on him again, watching helplessly as he dies.
On the contrary, if Gu Yao always hated him, then even if he died, Gu Yao wouldn’t be sad.
But he really missed the past, really wanted to be close to her.
"Actually, making friends is tiring; I might as well spend that time painting."
"Yeah, true, anyway, you’ll always have your big brother with you." Gu Sheng smiled, but the smile was somewhat bittersweet, his eyes couldn’t help but redden, and his voice choked uncontrollably at the last sentence "with your big brother," the words stuck in his throat as if he were saying them to himself. He was also afraid Gu Yao would hear it and detect something.
So Gu Yao didn’t hear it clearly.
Gu Sheng puffed up his cheeks, took two deep breaths, exhaled, and managed to compose his emotions.
"Yaoyao, have you eaten?"
"No, I wanted to go to the cafeteria after class and then head to the studio, but as soon as class ended, they called me over."
"I made your favorite dish; you can heat it up when we get back and eat it." Hearing Gu Yao hadn’t eaten, Gu Sheng quickened his pace.
"Okay. Second Brother, I can walk by myself; I feel like I’m pretty heavy."
"Your second brother can take down more than a dozen people at once; carrying you is no problem."
"Speaking of which, I’ve been meaning to ask, Second Brother, how come you’re so good at fighting? Did you train in boxing or something?"
"I did train, and after getting into a lot of fights, you just get good at it."
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After getting along well with Gu Sheng, Gu Yao gradually became more interested in life and began to be curious, wanting to understand the past between them.
"Yeah, especially when I was still in school, I got into fights every week, regardless of the place. Sometimes, even when the teacher was lecturing, I’d start a fight, and the entire school’s students and teachers were afraid of me."