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Post-Phantylia fight, Jing Yuan wakes up as a shell of his former self. A quiet, sullen man who frowns too much. It worries everyone that something has gone wrong.-.-.-“You’re not acting like yourself,” Bailu says. What did she miss?! What did she forget?! “I told you to stay in bed and you’re staying in bed!”“Do you not want me to?” Jing Yuan asks.Bailu wants to break down crying. “No! Yes! I mean it’s very important you get your rest, but you don’t normally listen to me like that?!”Jing Yuan just frowns harder. She’s never seen him frown this much before, not this deeply. He frowns as if he never smiles, like a frown is permanently etched into his skin. It breaks her heart and upsets her more.“Why wouldn’t I listen to you?” Jing Yuan says.It’s too much. “Did you hit your head too while fighting Phantylia?” she wails. “Why are you so different?”Jing Yuan falls silent.