Desk mate, your persona has crumbled.

A serving of fried skewers isn't considered a large portion.

The two teenagers finished their meal very quickly.

Xu Mo leaned back in his chair, satisfied.

The pleasure derived from junk food and carbonated drinks is simple and direct.

The boy turned to look at Song Shuyan beside him.

The pretty girl was holding her water bottle and happily drinking her cola.

(happy.)

"How is it? How do you feel?"

"tasty!"

Song Shuyan put down her water glass, her eyes sparkling as she looked at the empty packaging box.

Xu Mo had no doubt that if there was any left inside, Song Shuyan would continue eating.

"Okay, I'm going to throw this away. Class starts soon."

After saying that, Xu Mo gathered up the things on the table and threw them into the trash can.

And so ended a dinner that was different for Song Shuyan.

Oh no, I haven't finished my cola yet.

The bell rang precisely on time to signal the start of evening self-study.

The students in the classroom returned to their seats, some flipping through books, others doing their homework, and gradually the room quieted down.

However, the unique aroma of the fried skewers did not completely dissipate.

Footsteps approached from afar, and Old Tang, with his hands behind his back, strolled into the back door of the classroom.

As usual, he carried the leisurely air of someone inspecting the territory.

After taking only a couple of steps, Old Tang's nose twitched almost imperceptibly twice.

He paused, his brows furrowing slightly.

"Um?"

Old Tang stood in the middle of the aisle: "What's that smell?"

All the students in the class subconsciously glanced towards the back row.

Cheng Yuanhao and Jin Kai kept their heads down as if they wanted to disappear into the desk.

Xu Mo also sensed something was amiss, but he remained calm on the surface.

Old Tang's gaze swept across the faces of the suspects.

"Who had a barbecue in the classroom?"

The classroom was completely silent; no one dared to speak.

Old Tang didn't expect anyone to actually admit it, but instead warned:

"Next time we want to eat, could we go to the cafeteria? Or eat outside the school and come back? This is a classroom; it's disturbing everyone's studies!"

"This is a one-time exception!"

After saying that, Old Tang put his hands behind his back, strolled slowly out the front door.

The tense atmosphere in the classroom only eased slightly after Old Tang's figure disappeared through the door.

Cheng Yuanhao and Jin Kai were granted a pardon.

Xu Mo turned his head and looked at Song Shuyan beside him.

Almost at the same moment, Song Shuyan also looked up at Xu Mo.

Xu Mo could clearly sense the emotions emanating from Song Shuyan's side.

Nervousness, and embarrassment at having done something wrong.

But it's more of a thrill.

Song Shuyan has gone astray.

Song Shuyan saw an undisguised smile in Xu Mo's eyes.

They are now accomplices.

The classroom fell silent again, and everyone refocused on their homework.

Evening study time passes quickly as you do homework and study.

As the school bell rang, Xu Mo deftly stuffed his textbooks into his backpack and zipped it up.

The boy turned his gaze to Song Shuyan, who was standing to the side.

The girl was still packing.

Going to school together, and of course, going home together.

Xu Mo had promised his mother that he would bring Song Shuyan home before a certain time.

Song Shuyan naturally knew this, so he tidied up quite quickly.

Xu Mo watched as Song Shuyan put the books into her schoolbag one by one and couldn't help but remind her.

"Don't carry too much stuff, it'll be tiring. It'll take us more than ten minutes to walk home."

Song Shuyan was taken aback.

"oh."

The girl then realized that she had instinctively stuffed books into her mouth when she got nervous.

"Just bring one or two notebooks, or a textbook for one subject. You've already finished all your homework anyway."

Song Shuyan nodded and took out all the notes from her bag, leaving only the chemistry notes.

The girl zipped up her pants and looked at Xu Mo.

She is ready.

"Let's go then!"

The two stood up and then walked out of the classroom.

Just as they stepped out the back door, Xia Tian in the front row quickly stood up.

"Hurry, hurry, hurry!"

Xia Tian lowered her voice and grabbed her slow-moving deskmate.

"Hey, what are you doing!"

Li Ting frantically grabbed her schoolbag strap: "Sweetie, what's gotten into you again?"

"What do you mean 'crazy'?! This is a serious matter!"

Xia Tian's eyes lit up with excitement. While dragging Li Ting outside, she whispered quickly:

"Did you see that? Xu Mo and Song Shuyan walked together! This is absolutely true!"

Li Ting, being pulled along, helplessly jogged a few steps to catch up: "Sweetie, you're hopeless! What's so interesting about this? It's just classmates walking home together... Besides, isn't Song Shuyan always picked up by her dad?"

"Oh, you don't understand! She definitely went home with Xu Mo! She came with Xu Mo this morning!"

Xia Tian quickened her pace: "Hurry, hurry, don't lose them!"

No, is there any necessary connection between going to school together in the morning and going home together in the evening?

Seeing her excited deskmate, Li Ting couldn't refuse her and could only reluctantly follow Xia Tian.

The two of them, like thieves, kept a distance of more than ten meters and followed Xu Mo and Song Shuyan furtively.

Xu Mo and Song Shuyan, who were walking ahead, were completely unaware of the stalking drama unfolding behind them.

The two walked briskly, their shadows elongated by the streetlights.

The boy and girl blended into the crowd leaving school, and also fell into the sight of two pairs of eyes, one excited and the other helpless, not far behind them.

The streetlights cut the noise of students leaving school into flowing light and shadow.

Xia Tian dragged Li Ting along as they followed Xu Mo and Song Shuyan through the school's main passageway, her eyes fixed on the figures walking side by side ahead.

Li Ting tried to bring her deskmate back to reality: "Sweetie, you don't need to look anymore, I saw it last time."

Li Ting pointed to the school gate, her tone certain: "Look, they'll separate at the school gate soon. Then Xu Mo will walk to the right, and Song Shuyan will go find her father."

Under the watchful eyes of Xia Tian and Li Ting.

Song Shuyan indeed stopped at the school gate.

The girl looked toward the school gate, but she couldn't find her father.

Song Shuyan's fingers tightened slightly.

Although she had already experienced going home with Xu Mo once before, she felt nervous again for some reason.

Xu Mo's voice came from beside him: "Let's go, let's go home together today."

Song Shuyan looked at the boy beside her.

Xu Mo smiled and said, "Don't worry, it's not the first time. Let's go!"

Yeah, it's not the first time I've gone home with Xu Mo.

The girl nodded slightly: "Mm!"

The two then started walking, following the crowd of students leaving school, and walked out of the school gate together, before turning to the side.

The two did not separate.

Upon seeing this, Xia Tian suddenly grabbed Li Ting's arm: "Huh? They separated?! Huh?! Tingting! Look into my eyes, did you see them separate?!"

Li Ting stared, her worldview reeling from the shock of what she was seeing.

No, is that right?!

Li Ting looked at Xia Tian, ​​opened her mouth, but her mind was a complete blank.

She was a little unsure what to say.

Subconsciously, she looked at the school gate again.

Watching Song Shuyan, who was known as the "Ice Queen," stepping on Xu Mo's shadow as they turned out of the school gate together.