"It's not," Luo Binghe says, although a fragile bubble of joy swells inside him at Shen Yuan's reassurance. "It isn't terrible—of course I have to prove myself. I'm—I'm trying so hard, to be the right person for you, and—when you do things that make me so happy"—his voice cracks—"I just feel so scared that it can't last, or that I haven't earned it. I—I've made things hard for you. With your friends."