Desk mate, your persona has crumbled.

"Song Shuyan, are you an idiot?!"

"Why did you tell him you were going to the bathroom?!"

"Waaah—"

Outside the women's restroom, Song Shuyan looked at herself in the mirror.

The girl maintained her cool expression, but her heart was in turmoil, and shame almost overwhelmed her.

Xu Mo's last soft laugh made her restless.

"Won't Xu Mo think I'm weird?"

"Will he think I'm stupid?"

The more Song Shuyan thought about it, the more embarrassed he felt.

The pretty girl hurried toward the classroom.

The light in the corridor seemed to become dazzling, and every gaze cast from the classroom seemed to be fixed on her.

Song Shuyan even began to imagine Xu Mo's teasing look when she returned to her seat, or perhaps he would hand her another sticky note with sarcastic words written on it.

Thinking of this, Song Shuyan felt like the sky was about to fall.

"How am I supposed to face Xu Mo...?"

"I guess I'm just not cut out for socializing..."

Her inner monologue was a frantic play of various awkward situations and solutions, each one making her feel even more embarrassed.

The beautiful girl was about to cry.

"Why do we need to socialize? We could do that before..."

Filled with overwhelming embarrassment, Song Shuyan finally returned to the back door of Class 17's classroom.

The girl took a deep breath, trying to calm her racing heart.

Then, mustering the courage, I gently pushed open the door, trying not to make a sound.

When she pushed open the door, her gaze immediately fell on her seat.

Then, she froze.

Xu Mo's expected teasing did not occur.

The boy was currently slumped over the table.

Song Shuyan stepped forward and quietly looked at Xu Mo.

The boy was nestled in her arms, only a glimpse of his peaceful sleeping face visible.

Her breathing was even and deep, indicating that she had fallen asleep.

All the tension, anxiety, and shame just now...

At that moment, like a punctured balloon, it vanished with a "poof".

"Asleep?"

The girl's taut shoulders instantly relaxed, and an indescribable sense of ease washed over her.

The embarrassment that had almost made her explode seemed to have been washed away by the tranquil scene.

She quietly returned to her seat and sat down carefully, afraid of disturbing him.

After sitting down, Song Shuyan couldn't help but look at the sleeping boy next to her again.

"Thankfully, he's asleep."

Thinking of this, Song Shuyan quietly took the sticky note out of her pocket.

Looking at the slightly crumpled sticky note she had been clutching, Song Shuyan pursed her lips slightly.

A hint of annoyance flashed in the girl's eyes.

Then, she carefully pinched the two corners of the sticky note with her fingertips and slowly unfolded the yellow piece of paper that carried a little bit of embarrassment.

I gently ran my fingertips over the creases caused by gripping the paper tightly, trying to flatten them and restore some smoothness to the surface.

But some things, once they exist, are destined never to disappear.

Even after Song Shuyan tried for a while, the creases on the sticky note still wouldn't disappear.

Should we ask Xu Mo to rewrite it?

An absurd thought popped into Song Shuyan's mind, but she immediately dismissed it.

Then, she gently unzipped her backpack and took out the black notebook.

Opening the notebook, the pages made a slight rustling sound.

The book finally stopped at the words I wrote yesterday.

Song Shuyan stared at it for a while.

(happy.)

The girl turned to a new page in her book and then took out all the sticky notes she had used to communicate with Xu Mo that day from her desk.

After looking at it carefully, Song Shuyan discovered something.

The menu is missing.

The pretty girl turned to look at Xu Mo.

Xu Mo took the menu; he'll need to keep track of the orders tomorrow.

"Xu Mo took it..."

"I wonder if I can get it back..."

Song Shuyan blinked, then looked down at the rest of the sticky notes.

The girl's fingertips gently traced each piece of paper, carefully pasting them onto the blank page in chronological order.

After sticking on the sticky note, she picked up a pen and solemnly wrote on the blank page:

I added Xu Mo as a WeChat friend.

Xu Mo ate rice balls for breakfast today, and he said he'd bring me some tomorrow.

I ordered a lot; I don't know if I can fit it all in the order.

Xu Mo has even become a member of the sports committee.

He's such a fast runner, I can't keep up with him.

I did something stupid, but I won't write it down here.

At this point, Song Shuyan put down his pen.

The girl looked at the new page in front of her, at the lines of words, and a slight smile appeared on her lips.

(happy!)

The girl closed the notebook, her fingertips lingering on the black cover for a long time.

Song Shuyan turned to look at the boy beside her.

Xu Mo looked like he was sleeping soundly.

Song Shuyan gently tucked the notebook into the innermost part of her backpack. The soft sound of the zipper closing concealed the quiet joy that bloomed in her heart.

After doing all this, the girl suddenly felt a wave of weariness creeping over her.

She subconsciously raised her hand, gently covered her mouth, and let out a small yawn.

Her eyelids seemed to grow heavy, and looking at Xu Mo's peaceful profile as he slept soundly beside her, Song Shuyan finally relaxed completely.

She gently rested her cheek on her crossed arms, turning her head towards Xu Mo, as if she could draw a sense of comforting warmth from it.

Soon, the girl also drifted off into a peaceful afternoon nap.

(Asleep.)

At this moment, Xu Mo, who was lying on the table, twitched his eyelashes and quietly opened his eyes.

—He wasn't actually asleep at all.

Xu Mo had actually guessed that Song Shuyan would feel shy and socially awkward because of the embarrassment of reporting that she had gone to the toilet.

Xu Mo couldn't figure out how to comfort her, because no matter what, given Song Shuyan's personality, she would definitely care about this kind of thing.

So he simply pretended to be asleep.

The plan seems to be quite good so far.

Song Shuyan processed these emotions on her own and was even quite happy.

Thinking of this, the boy changed his sleeping position and turned his head to look at the girl beside him.

The afternoon sun shone through the window and fell on Song Shuyan's profile.

Her usually aloof expression, as if covered by a thin layer of ice, finally let down all her guard in her sleep.

Her cheek rested on her crossed arms, forming a soft curve, and her long eyelashes trembled gently with her steady breathing.

Her hair fell loosely around her cheeks, making her skin appear even whiter.

Those lips, which always seemed distant, unconsciously curved upwards at that moment.

At this moment, Song Shuyan seemed to be immersed in a joy unknown to anyone in her dreams.

(happy.)

The clearly transmitted emotional signals contained pure joy.

Xu Mo watched quietly, even his breathing became lighter.

"Tsk..."

"So happy even in your sleep... What happy dream did you have?"

At that moment, without his knowledge, a smile, identical to the one on the girl's lips, quietly appeared on the boy's face.