He was silent for a long while before he suddenly, gently unbuttoned his lapel.
"I choose the second one," he mumbled.
With that, he unbuttoned his shirt, one at a time, and allowed it to slip down his shoulders slowly.
The actress looked at his back and drew in a breath sharply. "You… Your back…"
He closed his eyes helplessly. "My back must be very ugly."
The woman was shocked beyond words.
Hua Jin's fair back was strewn with many old scars, some looking especially deep. Her hands clenched into fists as she felt her heart constricting slightly.
Reaching out, she gently touched a scar and asked, "What is this?"
"Where?"
"It looks like some kind of burn…"
"That one is a cigarette burn."
"Cigarette burn?" Her heart squeezed for a moment. "Did you do this to yourself?"
The man frowned and then his voice turned husky all of a sudden. "I'm not that cruel to abuse myself."
"Then…"
