Qiao An felt a little awkward in Mu Zimo's embrace. She wanted to push him away, but when she saw how much weight he'd lost, she couldn't bring herself to do it. She could only let him hold her and apologize softly.
"I'm sorry, I made you all worry..."
Qiao An hadn't meant to alarm everyone. Her original plan was to simply have Lin Han help find her if something went wrong.
Seeing that they had mounted a full-scale search, she felt incredibly embarrassed, as if she had caused trouble for everyone.
Mu Zimo slowly released his arms without a word. He simply lowered his head, a faint smile on his lips.
"How is this causing trouble? We're friends, aren't we? No one would just stand by and watch something happen to you..."
Hearing his self-serving explanation, Lin Han, who was standing behind Mu Zimo, just smiled without saying a word. And Xie Shan, who hadn't previously pieced together these hidden feelings, finally had an epiphany.
