Desk mate, your persona has crumbled.

Actually, the cafeteria lady was standing so close that she naturally heard Xu Mo and Song Shuyan's conversation.

She didn't even dare to urge them at that time, for fear that they were some special group.

For Song Shuyan, this lunch was destined to be anything but peaceful.

After she and Xu Mo found a place to sit down, the students from Class 17 all took their seats around them.

(curious!)

(curious!)

(I'm so curious!)

A series of emotions flashed through Xu Mo's mind, almost like a special location.

However, when it's time to eat, the badgers are destined to never get a melon to eat with their rice.

After all, Xu Mo and Song Shuyan don't talk to each other while eating.

Although people don't feel tired when they're eating melons, that only works when there are melons to eat.

Seeing that the two barely interacted during the meal, naturally no one paid much attention to them.

As for the matter of Song Shuyan following Xu Mo, the hype has died down.

They ate together!

God knows how much of a sensation it would cause if a photo of the two of them eating together were secretly taken and posted on the school wall right now.

After all, Song Shuyan's coldness is already a well-known fact.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, Xu Mo and Song Shuyan finished their meal.

The two of them, each holding a plate, stood one in front of the other.

As I walked out of the cafeteria, the first and second-year high school students who had just finished class were surging towards it.

Xu Mo led Song Shuyan to avoid the crowd and chose a less crowded path to walk towards the teaching building.

In the school, every path takes on a different meaning with the arrival of each new class of students.

The road Xu Mo is walking on now belongs to the Magpie Bridge Road of No. 1 Middle School.

As for why it's called that, firstly, because you can see a large bridge over the Huanjiang River on the way, and secondly, you have to ask what the previous students did.

"Holy crap?!"

"Pass down the word: Xu Mo has taken Song Shuyan to the grove."

"Those who created Huang Yao, die!"

Xu Mo naturally knew nothing about the matter concerning Magpie Bridge Road.

Why would he need to know this?

Besides, it's not like this road is deserted by single people.

And Song Shuyan had no way of knowing.

The pretty girl just wants to get back to the classroom as soon as possible.

Back in the classroom, Xu Mo could clearly feel the increased atmosphere of curiosity.

He and Song Shuyan were like a melon patch surrounded by a group of badgers.

Xu Mo keenly sensed the tension in the girl beside him that had not yet subsided.

That faint "sweet and sour" she uttered in the hall just now has probably exhausted her courage quota for the day.

The boy tore off a sticky note.

[He spoke up in the cafeteria today, that's a big improvement!]

Song Shuyan's gaze fell on the piece of paper, and a faint blush crept onto the tips of her ears.

The girl picked up a pen and wrote two words on a sticky note.

【Thanks.】

"You're welcome."

After saying that, Xu Mo stood up, just as Cheng Yuanhao and Jin Kai walked into the classroom.

"Hao! Kai! Let's go!"

They didn't say where they were going, but the boys tacitly understood where their destination was.

bathroom.

The three stood in a row, chins slightly raised, strictly adhering to good manners when using the toilet.

"Hold on tight, don't splash it on my feet."

"Sorry, the impact was quite strong."

"The passage is narrow and the pressure is high, is that right? I forgive you."

"Damn it! Xu Mo, shut up!"

Xu Mo whistled, leisurely put away his old companion, and walked outside.

Cheng Yuanhao and Jin Kai came out of the restroom, each of them placing their arms on either side of Xu Mo as they washed their hands.

"Don't worry, Lao Mo! We haven't uttered a single word about Song! We've been absolutely tight-lipped, keeping a complete secret!"

Jin Kai nodded vigorously beside him, adding, "It's a secret! They haven't even mentioned it in their sleep!"

Xu Mo, sandwiched between the two, raised his hand and patted their backs, wiping the water off their clothes in the process.

"Okay, okay, so this is where you two put all your Chinese language skills?"

Yuan Hao shook the water droplets off his hands: "Old Mo, what's going on between you two? You and Song Shuyan! Are you really just friends?"

"Yeah, what else?"

Xu Mo looked completely at ease.

Jin Kai, who was standing nearby, immediately leaned over and asked, "Is it really just about helping her overcome her social anxiety? Is there anything else?"

"What else could it be?"

Xu Mo glanced at the two of them: "Classmates, help each other, and make progress together!"

Meeting their suspicious gazes, he suddenly grinned and said, "Don't you think it's incredibly rewarding to help Song Shuyan overcome her social anxiety?"

"But the sense of accomplishment is just too..."

Before Cheng Yuanhao could finish speaking, Xu Mo grabbed his neck and pulled him forward.

"Let's go, let's go!! Stop focusing on this! You'd be better off helping me catch up on my studies!"

"Hey! Let go! Bro! I can't breathe!"

Lunch break is coming soon.

Theoretically speaking, one should not move around freely during lunch break.

In practice, as long as you don't make a lot of noise, the teacher won't interfere too much.

Therefore, it is perfectly normal for people to move around during lunch break.

For Song Shuyan, lunch break is the best time for her to be active.

Even if someone sees her, they won't pay too much attention to her.

Moreover, there were hardly any people outside.

Even if you run into a teacher, the teacher won't say anything.

As Xu Mo was engrossed in solving math problems, a light yellow sticky note was suddenly pushed onto his workbook.

Looking up, I saw that Song Shuyan's fingertips were still pressing on the corner of the paper.

I'm going to the restroom.

Xu Mo raised an eyebrow, picked up his pen, and the tip of the pen scratched across the paper:

You don't need to tell me this!

Song Shuyan paused for a moment, then picked up his pen and wrote carefully:

I noticed they always tell their deskmate before going to the restroom.

Xu Mo looked at the note in front of him and suddenly realized that Song Shuyan was imitating the social interactions between normal classmates.

In fact, given Song Shuyan's original situation, she would have simply gotten up and left; she certainly wouldn't have gone to all this trouble.

But things are different now.

With Xu Mo as a breakthrough point, she would be eager to try some social activities within a safe range.

This should be considered progress.

very good!

Song Shuyan is overcoming her social anxiety!

Seeing Song Shuyan's serious expression, the boy picked up his pen:

Why didn't you tell me yesterday?

A faint blush rose to the tips of the girl's ears, and she quickly put pen to paper:

You were asleep yesterday.

Xu Mo looked at the note and couldn't help but chuckle.

The boy took out a new notepad and picked up a pen:

They said they needed to make room for their seat by the window when they left.

[We're sitting in the last row, so you don't need me to move aside to go out, and there's no need to tell me.]

Song Shuyan looked at the note and nodded in realization.

Then my face felt slightly warm.

It turned out to be like this...

(Shyly.)

Emotions surged like a tide, and the girl felt her ear tips burning.

She quickly pulled out a few tissues, then, in front of Xu Mo, she clenched the sticky notes in her hand, stood up almost as if fleeing, and walked out of the classroom.

Xu Mo turned to look at Song Shuyan's back and shook his head with a smile.

This girl is really... kind of cute.