Desk mate, your persona has crumbled.

Song Shuyan focused intently on her plate.

She picked up her chopsticks and deftly placed a piece of sweet and sour pork into her mouth.

The girl chewed slowly and deliberately, unlike the boys next to her, her cheeks puffing out slightly with each chew.

However, Song Shuyan's eating speed was actually not slow; he just appeared to be eating in a particularly refined manner.

Xu Mo was completely absorbed in his work, picking at the food on his plate while occasionally glancing at Song Shuyan across from him.

While eating his lunch, Cheng Yuanhao's eyes darted back and forth between Xu Mo and Song Shuyan.

Seeing that the two had stopped communicating, he couldn't help but nudge Xu Mo with his thigh.

Xu Mo looked at Cheng Yuanhao with surprise, his eyes questioning.

Cheng Yuanhao gave Song Shuyan a meaningful look.

Xu Mo rolled his eyes in response.

There is no obligation to inform.

Cheng Yuanhao took a deep breath, as if he had made an extremely painful decision, raised a finger, and then made a drinking gesture with his lips.

Xu Mo's eyes widened slightly, and he held up a finger, his gaze filled with confirmation.

Cheng Yuanhao nodded seriously.

"Okay, one 2-liter bottle of Coke."

"Damn it! I meant iced tea!"

"Then never mind."

Xu Mo turned his head and went back to eating his meal.

"Hey you, didn't you even check if the school supermarket sells 2-liter cans?!"

"So?"

Cheng Yuanhao panicked: "Buy it! I'll bring it to you tomorrow!"

"I want to drink milk tea, BaWangChaJi."

Raising prices on the spot.

Cheng Yuanhao could rattle off a string of Yue Du rhymes as soon as he opened his mouth.

Song Shuyan stared blankly at Xu Mo, completely baffled as to why the two of them had suddenly started arguing.

(Confuse.)

Xu Mo keenly noticed the change in Song Shuyan's emotions.

He glanced at her instinctively; the girl's clear eyes held obvious confusion as she looked at him with bewilderment.

Xu Mo raised the corner of his mouth and turned his head: "Ignore him. Cheng Yuanhao is just curious about what the two of us are doing and why you're having dinner with me."

"Who's curious!"

Cheng Yuanhao immediately lost his temper.

You shouldn't be gossiping in front of the people involved.

Especially when facing a girl like Song Shuyan.

Beautiful and aloof.

The pressure is off the charts.

"I was just checking in to see if you've adjusted well after a week away from school! I just wanted to know, understand? Xu Mo, can't you be a little more innocent? What's wrong with asking this? Huh? Jin Kai, isn't that right?"

Jin Kai, who was being called out, was engrossed in eating when he was suddenly called out. He looked up in confusion.

The boy glanced at Cheng Yuanhao, who had a righteous and indignant expression, then at Xu Mo, who had a "keep making this up" look on his face, and finally his gaze fell on Song Shuyan, who still had no expression on his face.

"Ah... um..."

Cheng Yuanhao pointed at Jin Kai: "Look! Jin Kai also thinks I asked the right question!"

"Huh?" Jin Kai stared wide-eyed at Cheng Yuanhao.

"Alright, alright."

Xu Mo waved his hand and looked at Song Shuyan.

"Song Shuyan"

Upon hearing her name called, Song Shuyan turned to look at Xu Mo.

Should I tell them?

What did you say?

It's not that Song Shuyan is aloof; in fact, he's socially awkward.

Song Shuyan's gaze lingered on Xu Mo's serious expression for a moment, her fingertips unconsciously tightening their grip on the chopsticks.

Should we tell anyone?

Actually, you can say it out loud.

Song Shuyan also wanted others to know that she wasn't aloof, but rather suffered from social anxiety.

But is it really useful to tell people?

Song Shuyan looked at Xu Mo, then glanced at Cheng Yuanhao.

Cheng Yuanhao subconsciously raised his head.

Their eyes met.

(nervous!)

(nervous!)

They were both nervous.

However, it was clear that Song Shuyan was even more nervous.

Seeing that she was about to crash, Xu Mo raised his hand and snapped his fingers between their lines of sight.

Song Shuyan's attention was immediately drawn to Xu Mo.

Cheng Yuanhao immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Being watched by Song Shuyan was indeed very stressful.

"How so?"

Song Shuyan looked at Xu Mo, her tense jawline slightly relaxing, and nodded very gently at Xu Mo.

(firm!)

I want to change things from what they are now.

Xu Mo nodded, then turned to the two chacha dogs eagerly awaiting an answer and said:

"Before I tell you, you have to promise me you won't embellish or spread rumors!"

Looking at Xu Mo's kind smile and sensing the seriousness in his words, Cheng Yuanhao and Jin Kai immediately stopped joking and nodded repeatedly, almost swearing to the heavens.

Xu Mo cleared his throat.

"It's actually very simple. Song Shuyan isn't aloof; she has severe social anxiety."

"Social anxiety?"

Cheng Yuanhao repeated it subconsciously.

I didn't understand for a moment what this word had to do with Song Shuyan.

"Yes. It's not that she doesn't want to talk to people; on the contrary, she really wants to interact with everyone and wants to study, eat, and go to and from school together like ordinary classmates."

"But whenever she comes into contact with other people, she becomes uncontrollably nervous and afraid, so nervous that she can't speak or even make any expressions."

Xu Mo glanced at Song Shuyan, who was already tense beside him.

"Like now."

Cheng Yuanhao and Jin Kai subconsciously turned to look at Song Shuyan.

The two looked at Song Shuyan repeatedly, then at Xu Mo, and then back at Song Shuyan.

This action was repeated several times, as if it required repeated confirmation to digest this subversive information.

(Super nervous!)

At this point, Song Shuyan's computer had crashed.

Cheng Yuanhao cautiously asked, "So...so, she doesn't hate us? She's just...afraid?"

"Yes, she's just scared. She really wants to change, but she needs time and the right methods. I communicate with her by writing now."

Xu Mo looked at the two of them and added:

"So, please stop looking at her like that, and stop telling everyone. Just think of it as... knowing a friend's secret and helping her keep it, okay?"

Cheng Yuanhao and Jin Kai exchanged a glance, then nodded solemnly.

"Got it!"

"clear!"

Cheng Yuanhao straightened his back and deliberately raised his voice a few decibels:

"Don't worry, Lao Mo! I, Cheng Yuanhao, keep my word! I would never spread this secret! Song Shuyan, I..."

As he spoke, he subconsciously turned to look at Song Shuyan, as if to make a promise to her as well.

However, when Cheng Yuanhao actually met Song Shuyan's still calm and aloof face, his newly formed momentum instantly deflated.

The familiar pressure hit me hard.

Although Cheng Yuanhao now knew that she might be very nervous inside, her deep-rooted icy aura had not diminished in the slightest!

"ha……"

Cheng Yuanhao's voice got stuck in his throat, and he couldn't say anything more.

Cheng Yuanhao raised his hand and patted Jin Kai, stammering, "You...you say, I, I'm scared."

"I'm scared too."

Xu Mo slapped his forehead.

Hopeless!

All of you, die!