Why?
His face is now haggard, his whole body in a sorry state, with a wound still on his forehead. The earlier bandaging wasn't even completed, and the wound must look frightening.
The most important thing is, he is not handsome enough right now!
How could he let her see him in such a disheveled and imperfect state?
"Because... I look a bit ugly now." Those three words, "a bit ugly," Gu Ningyi said with great reluctance. From childhood to adulthood, even during his chubby phase, he never admitted to being ugly.
In every aspect, he has always been incredibly confident in himself, yet in front of Dong Xin Yan, he involuntarily discounted himself.
His score in her heart wasn't high enough to begin with, and if even his most attractive feature—his looks—were discounted, wouldn't he have no skills left to gain extra points?
"Ugly?"
