Shi Yuâs temple throbbed.
Yan Suâs throat was also choked up. âShi Yu, if you tell me honestly, I might look at you with less disgust. Iâm not stupid. During the long time that we were dating, you were careful to the extreme. Which celebrity is as careful as you are? I am also a celebrity now, but Iâm not like you. This is because you got together with their young mistress and the people around you are watching you, right?â
âDonât say anymore.â Shi Yu suddenly interrupted him, his face pale and tired.
Yan Su looked at him quietly.
Shi Yu tightened his fist. After what seemed like countless internal struggles, he lowered his head like a child whoâd made a mistake. âIâm sorry, Susu, I thought that you would never find out.â
Yan Suâs eyes instantly rimmed red.
She turned around and hugged herself. Despite the heater running in the room, it suddenly felt extremely cold. âIs becoming famous really that important to you? You can even give up on your baseline.â
Shi Yu looked at her and was extremely anguished. âI donât want that, but I want to be with you. Susu, you came from such a good family, and when I wanted to be with you, your parents objected to it. Your dad even came to see me personally. He said that my familyâs condition was too poor, that our statuses donât match, he wouldnât accept me. He also said that he looked down on musicians like me the most. He said that weâre good-for-nothings. He told me to leave you sooner and not hinder your future.â
Shi Yu paused for a moment, then said, âBut you gave up everything and left to follow me. You even stopped talking to your parents. I feel very guilty in my heart, so I swore to make something out of myself to bring you back. I want to tell your parents that I am good enough for you, that I am capable of taking care of you.â
Yan Su was surprised. âMy dad went to see you?â
Shi Yu nodded. âAfter the university entrance exams, your dad came to see me. I got into a top-ranked university, but your dad didnât care. Your entire family is highly educated, your parents are artists. My parents are just small business owners. They work themselves to the bone all year and still earn less than what your parents do in a day. He made me realize the true difference between the rich and the poor. Thatâs why, Susu, I can only be good enough for you if I am popular. Only then can I make your family agree to let us be together.â
Yan Su was stunned. She really hadnât known that all these things had happened.
Shi Yu had his pride, she knew that. She could imagine how heavy a blow her fatherâs words had been to him.
Shi Yu continued to say in a low voice, âWhen I went to Korea, I had no prominent background or social standing. No matter how hard I worked, even if I practiced dancing until my joints gave out, until I pulled my all muscles, until my voice was gone, and worked harder than everyone else by ten times, by a hundred times, people still didnât spare a glance for me. Every time you called me, I always said that Iâd been well, that Iâd been complimented, that the company was giving me a lot of attention. Those were all lies. I even had times when I was so broke that I ate only one meal every three days. I was broke, Susu...â
Yan Su cried. Her black lashes were wet from her tears.
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Shi Yuâs voice also became hoarse. He choked up a little and said, âOnly then my companyâs young mistress took a liking to me. She told me that either I could leave quietly or get together with her. You had so many expectations for me back home and you were working so hard, how could I come back empty-handed? So...â
âSo, you slept with her.â Yan Su finished his sentence with regret and sadness.
âBut I never thought about a future with her. She canât affect me anymore.â Shi Yu placed his hands on Yan Suâs shoulders. âSusu, please forgive me. It wasnât easy for us to reach where we are today.â