Desk mate, your persona has crumbled.

Song Shuyan stood in front of the tightly closed security door, her fingertips touching the cold metal doorknob.

Inside the door was her familiar home, a safe haven where she could let down her guard and relax.

However, at this moment, this door shut her out.

A rare look of bewilderment and helplessness appeared on the girl's usually cool face.

She had just experienced the novel journey of walking home from school with her friends for the first time in her life, and she was still feeling a little happy.

But this joy vanished immediately upon realizing that he hadn't brought his keys.

(Panic!)

At this moment, both parents are still at work, and the older brother is far away at university.

She was all alone in the empty hallway.

The only thing she was accompanied by was the faint sound coming from the elevator.

Song Shuyan took out her cell phone from her pocket.

Her first thought was to find her family.

Dad or Mom, their fingers hovered over the contacts, but they didn't tap.

She knows they're working, and disturbing them now...wouldn't that be too much trouble?

Furthermore, she told them that she couldn't get in because she secretly went home with Xu Mo...

Thinking about this, Song Shuyan was a little reluctant to inform her family.

The girl glanced at the time.

It's only 3 o'clock now.

There are still two and a half hours until Dad gets off work.

The girl looked around.

The clean walls and the motion-sensor lights overhead quietly went out as she stood still, plunging the hallway into even deeper darkness.

The girl stood quietly in front of her house, her schoolbag weighing heavily on her shoulder.

The sweltering heat of late summer was not kept out by the stairwell.

What should I do?

Should we continue waiting here until our parents get off work?

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still……?

The girl's gaze fell back on her phone.

At this moment, Xu Mo was lying on the bed in the room, and Xu Fugui was lying beside the bed.

A person and a dog were comfortably enjoying the air conditioning.

(Comfortable!)

The dog's inner thoughts, accompanied by its snoring, resonated in Xu Mo's mind.

Just as he was about to step on the dog's back, his phone suddenly rang.

The boy reached for his phone and sat up on the bed as soon as he saw the message screen.

He thought it would be a message from Cheng Yuanhao about playing games together, but it turned out to be Song Shuyan!

The message from the girl was very simple:

Forgot your keys.

Suddenly, Xu Mo's mind conjured up the image of Song Shuyan standing blankly at the front door of her house.

Although her face showed little expression, her grievances were evident everywhere.

"I'm going out for a bit! You stay home and watch the house!"

Xu Mo quickly got up and walked out of the room without even putting on slippers.

Xu Fugui watched as the door slammed shut, tilted his head, and then went back to enjoying the air conditioning.

Xu Mo quickly arrived at the entrance and casually grabbed a pair of shoes before stepping inside.

As soon as the boy opened the door, he hurriedly went downstairs.

Holding onto the stair railing, I almost stepped over several steps in one stride.

Xu Mo swiftly descended from the seventh floor, his footsteps echoing rapidly in the empty corridor.

The iron handrail rubbed rapidly against his palm, producing a slight hum.

A moment later, Xu Mo pushed open the unit door and took out his phone.

"Ding ding ding..."

The voice call notification sounded in the hallway.

Song Shuyan picked up her phone. A husky avatar and Xu Mo's name were scrolling across the screen.

A strange joy suddenly rose in Song Shuyan's heart.

Without much hesitation, Song Shuyan pressed the answer button.

The moment the call connected, Xu Mo's clear and powerful voice pierced through the receiver.

"Song Shuyan, come downstairs!"

"I forgot which apartment building you live in!"

Upon hearing Xu Mo's voice, Song Shuyan's slight panic at being locked out of her house because she didn't have her keys immediately vanished.

Song Shuyan immediately turned around, quickly walked to the elevator, and pressed the down button.

The faint hum of the elevator echoed in the quiet hallway.

She watched the numbers above the elevator slowly rise, starting from 1.

As the number increased, a sense of anticipation rose in the girl's heart.

She was about to see Xu Mo.

The moment this thought arose, Song Shuyan blushed.

"Why...why would I think that?"

"How strange..."

"Song Shuyan, what are you thinking about!"

(Super shy!)

The girl suddenly lowered her head.

She could feel the temperature of her cheeks rising, and her ears burning hot.

This strange, fluttering feeling that arose from the anticipation of seeing someone left her feeling lost and disoriented.

"bite--"

The elevator's arrival announcement broke the unsettling silence inside the elevator car.

Song Shuyan took a deep breath, trying to suppress the heat on her face, and quickly walked out.

Meanwhile, downstairs, Xu Mo was standing between two almost identical apartment buildings, frowning and looking around.

"Left? Or right?"

"Damn... his brain isn't working properly anymore."

Xu Mo scratched his hair; he had hung up too quickly.

He was afraid that he had remembered the location wrong, and then neither of them would be able to find the other.

Just then, a soft call came from behind him.

"Xu Mo".

Xu Mo turned around quickly.

He saw Song Shuyan standing a few steps away from him, her clear eyes looking at him.

"Oh, so your home is around here."

The thought of saying those words aloud flashed through Xu Mo's mind.

Did she just call my name?

Xu Mo's gaze fell on the girl's face.

She maintained her calm expression, as if the clear call from before was just an illusion.

But the boy sensed the intense shyness surging within her.

"Song Shuyan, did you... call me just now?"

The girl trembled slightly, met Xu Mo's gaze, and nodded very little.

"Wow, that's amazing!"

Xu Mo smiled and looked at Song Shuyan: "Song Shuyan, I feel your social anxiety has improved a lot!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Mo mentally berated himself.

It's a disaster!

The whole thing has collapsed!

Why are you bringing this up?

The atmosphere has gotten really heated!

It would be great to show some concern for Song Shuyan and spend some time with her!

You chose to have an awkward conversation!

Pooh!

(Super shy!)

Eh?

Xu Mo stared blankly at Song Shuyan.

The beautiful girl stood still, her head slightly lowered.

She seemed to be overwhelmed with emotion because she had just called out Xu Mo's name.

[Song Shuyan cannot be judged using ordinary common sense.]

Xu Mo silently made a mental note, then closed the book titled "Notes on the Study of Song Shuyan".

At this moment, Song Shuyan called out again:

"Xu Mo".

The sound was still very soft, but it was really beautiful.

"Eh!"

Xu Mo immediately responded, "What's wrong?"

The sweltering heat of late summer caused beads of sweat to appear on her forehead. The girl pursed her lips and finally uttered a soft sentence:

"What should we do...?"

What should I do?

I can't possibly stay downstairs with you for two hours.

Xu Mo scratched his head and pointed in the direction of his apartment building:

"Um, how about... coming over to my place? We can do our homework together. I have the air conditioning on."