Desk mate, your persona has crumbled.

"One is bold and unrestrained, the other is delicate and refined."

"I'm not very well-educated, so does 'gentle and refined' refer to how one eats?"

"I don't know why, but I always feel that Song Shuyan looks quite cute when she eats."

"Hey! Now that you mention it, tsk, wow—"

The charlatans watched Song Shuyan eat.

The way they chewed it in those little bites was really cute!

I go!

Why do I find Song Shuyan so cute?

The badger-like creatures fell into a state of self-doubt.

Finally, the charlatans came to a conclusion.

It's all Xu Mo's fault!

It's all Xu Mo's fault for shattering their impression of Song Shuyan as a cold and aloof iceberg!

Song Shuyan naturally did not finish eating all the rice balls.

Just as Xu Mo had said, she finished the dishes and left the rice.

The pretty girl looked at the leftover rice in her hand.

She knew, of course, that wasting food was shameful, but she simply couldn't eat anymore.

(terribly sorry.)

Just as Song Shuyan was apologizing to the rice, a hand landed beside her.

"Give me your trash, I'll take it with me."

Xu Mo shook the bag in his hand.

If Song Shuyan were to throw it away, the beautiful girl's sense of guilt would likely increase even further.

Song Shuyan looked at Xu Mo and nodded slightly.

The pretty girl handed the remaining rice balls to Xu Mo, and then watched as Xu Mo got up and threw the food into the trash can.

(terribly sorry.)

Song Shuyan apologized again.

Xu Mo threw away the trash and plopped back down in his seat.

"The soy milk is on me, and the rice ball was 22 yuan, but the owner rounded it down for you, so just give me 20!"

As he spoke, Xu Mo placed Song Shuyan's order form on the table.

However, Song Shuyan did not immediately take out her phone to transfer money to Xu Mo.

Instead, she looked at the order form that Xu Mo had put back on the table.

Song Shuyan's eyes lit up as she reached out and placed her hand on the sticky note.

"Got it!"

(happy.)

Sensing the happy mood emanating from beside him, Xu Mo raised an eyebrow.

What's making this girl so happy?

Before Xu Mo could think it over, Song Shuyan stuffed the sticky note into the desk and then took out her phone.

The girl unlocked her phone and then opened WeChat.

Song Shuyan opened the chat window with Xu Mo and quickly tapped a few times.

"bite."

Xu Mo's phone beeped crisply from his pocket.

He took it out and saw a new message pop up on WeChat:

Song Shuyan: [WeChat Red Envelope] Congratulations on your fortune and good luck!

Xu Mo opened WeChat and accepted the red envelope.

However, when he opened the red envelope, he found that it still contained 22 yuan.

"Hey, wasn't it supposed to be 20?"

Song Shuyan winked at Xu Mo, then quickly pulled out a sticky note and wrote something.

[Delivery fee!]

This was an angle that Xu Mo had never expected.

He thought Song Shuyan would say something like "it's okay".

However, Xu Mo didn't pay too much attention to it.

The boy picked up a pen and wrote on a sticky note:

"Since that's the case, I'll accept it. By the way, next time the errand fee will only be one dollar."

Upon seeing Xu Mo's words, Song Shuyan nodded seriously and picked up her pen again:

The rice ball was delicious, thank you.

Xu Mo picked up his pen and put a checkmark over the word "thank you," then rewrote the sentence:

Do I need to bring it tomorrow?

To Xu Mo's surprise, Song Shuyan drew an X on the paper.

We'll eat at home tomorrow.

"Okay, sure!"

Xu Mo nodded slightly: "Then I'll come to school as usual tomorrow."

After saying that, Xu Mo stretched lazily.

"Speaking of which, I ran into your dad when I was buying rice balls today."

As soon as he finished speaking, Song Shuyan, who was putting away the sticky note, immediately widened her eyes.

(surprise!)

The girl opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something, but ultimately no sound came out.

But her clear, cold eyes were filled with surprise and questioning as she looked directly at Xu Mo.

Xu Mo smiled as he looked at her.

"I just bought your rice ball when I saw your dad also coming to that stall to buy breakfast. But he probably didn't recognize me."

Song Shuyan quickly pulled out a new sticky note, picked up a pen, and wrote rapidly:

Where did Dad go?

Xu Mo looked at the note and shrugged: "He probably went to buy rice balls too."

He paused, a mischievous smile playing on his lips:

"When you get home tonight, you can ask your dad how the rice balls taste. He'll definitely be surprised how you knew."

Song Shuyan's eyes suddenly lit up.

(Super excited!)

Xu Mo sensed this rare, slightly mischievous, and lively emotion.

Perhaps Song Shuyan's truly relaxed side is only revealed at home, in front of her closest relatives?

"Kai! Lao Mo! I'm here!!"

Upon hearing Cheng Yuanhao's voice, Xu Mo breathed a sigh of relief and then took out his Chinese textbook.

"Get ready, morning reading is about to start."

Less than three minutes later, the bell rang for morning self-study.

The sound of students reading aloud began to fill the classroom.

A little while later, the clatter of Aunt Zhuang's high heels echoed in the corridor.

As soon as Zhuang's mother entered the classroom, the sound of reading aloud from Class 17 rang out again.

Xu Mo, this should be the quietest place.

If Xu Mo listened carefully, he could actually hear a little bit of Song Shuyan reading.

It's very light, but much more coherent than a conversation.

The bell rang, signaling the end of morning self-study.

The sound of reading in the classroom subsided, replaced by cheerful chatter.

As for what they talked about, it naturally revolved around the melon patch in the back row.

The badger roamed freely in their melon patches, while the class representatives from each subject got up and began collecting homework.

Xia Tian, ​​the class representative for Chinese, collected the homework row by row, and then came to the row where Xu Mo and Song Shuyan were sitting.

"Please hand in your Chinese homework."

Upon hearing this, Xu Mo took out his own notebook and handed it over.

At the same time, his gaze naturally turned to Song Shuyan beside him.

Song Shuyan had already taken out her homework and placed it quietly on the table.

She felt Xu Mo's gaze and recalled their conversation yesterday.

"Passing on assignments doesn't require any communication; you just need to take it."

The girl took a deep breath.

Just when Xia Tian thought things would be the same as usual, she saw Song Shuyan pick up her homework and hand it to her.

Xia Tian paused noticeably when she saw the homework book that Song Shuyan handed her, her eyes filled with disbelief.

This seemingly normal interaction gave Xia Tian a momentary illusion.

Has Song Shuyan really changed?

The thought had barely crossed Xia Tian's mind when her gaze met Song Shuyan's.

Eyes facing each other.

Song Shuyan's clear, cold eyes remained calm and unwavering.

His gaze was clean and distant, yet carried a silent sense of oppression.

She simply looked at Xia Tian calmly, as if completing a necessary procedure, without revealing any extra emotions.

The overwhelming sense of familiarity instantly froze the thoughts that had just arisen in Xia Tian's mind.

(I chickened out!)

Xia Tian reached out and took the homework book that Song Shuyan handed her.

Put away your homework and turn to leave.

It's all Xu Mo's fault!

For a fleeting moment, she genuinely believed that Song Shuyan had changed her personality.

But the truth is, Song Shuyan is still the same Song Shuyan!

It's still so cold!

That gesture of handing over homework just now must have been taught by Xu Mo, which almost made her misunderstand!