Seeing Ye Fan's pained wince, Su Qingxue panicked. "Ye Fan, I'm sorry!"
She realized her mistake. Her personality had shifted from the Flame Witch's dominant persona back to her own. This was a hallmark of her fusion with the Flame Witch: one moment she was strong and domineering, the next, tender and gentle. In this softer state, Su Qingxue began to worry about Ye Fan.
He felt so wronged he was on the verge of tears. "Qingxue," he said, "I think I might be... broken."
"Ah! What should we do?" Su Qingxue asked hurriedly.
"I don't blame you," Ye Fan said.
"You have to be okay!" Su Qingxue said anxiously, apologizing to him again and again.
"I'm not sure if I'm broken," Ye Fan said immediately, "but I have a feeling this is really serious!"
Su Qingxue asked, "Then how can we check?"
Ye Fan knew his chance had come. He said at once, "You have to... massage it for me. If it's really broken, I might as well be dead."
