Desk mate, your persona has crumbled.

Actually, I also want to talk to my classmates.

But every time I see them, I get very nervous.

I get scared whenever they talk to me.

When I'm scared, I don't know what to say.

Then they'll be scared away by me.

Actually, I really, really want to talk to my classmates.

I want to study and do homework with my classmates, and eat together.

I watched them go to and from school together, and I was very envious.

I've tried to overcome it, but I can't control my fear whenever I'm in contact with other people.

Xu Mo looked at the sticky notes in front of him covered with writing, and then at Song Shuyan who was still writing on the sticky notes. He felt a mix of emotions.

Song Shuyan's social anxiety disorder is not actually a rejection of social interaction.

She just feels uncontrollably afraid during social interactions.

She was aware that these fears were excessive and unnecessary, but she just couldn't control them.

In addition, Song Shuyan's naturally aloof face makes anyone who is stared at by her for a long time feel considerable pressure.

Before Xu Mo could think too much about it, the next sticky note landed in front of him.

So, Xu Mo, I'm really happy that you're willing to be my friend.

You're the first classmate I've ever talked to so much, and the first to notice my fear.

I really want to change the way things are now.

Can you help me?

Xu Mo looked at Song Shuyan's still indifferent and aloof face.

He could clearly sense the emotions emanating from her.

Like an abandoned cat, she carried a cautious anticipation and nervousness, a world separated from that icy face.

The boy lowered his eyes, his gaze falling on the last line of text.

Beneath that misunderstood aloofness lies a soul yearning to get closer yet feeling helpless.

Xu Mo gently stroked the pen handle with his fingertips.

He neither wrote anything immediately nor spoke.

He simply picked up a pen and lightly drew a line below the sticky note filled with Song Shuyan's writing.

【√】

Just like the checkmark that Song Shuyan drew.

(So ​​happy!)

A surge of intense and pure joy washed over me.

This time, Xu Mo no longer saw that aloof and indifferent face.

The girl's usually calm and even eyes widened slightly, and then her straight lips also turned upwards.

Even the tips of her fair ears seemed to be tinged with a very faint pink by this overwhelming joy.

A spring breeze swept across the frozen lake, creating a fleeting glimmer of light.

Song Shuyan has a very handsome smile.

A thought popped into Xu Mo's mind.

He quickly picked up a pen and wrote on a sticky note.

I think you can start by changing your facial expressions.

Don't always look at others with a cold expression.

Actually, you have a very beautiful smile.

Upon seeing Xu Mo's words, Song Shuyan's tension instantly returned.

(Super nervous!)

Do you get nervous when you're praised?

A moment later, Song Shuyan took the sticky note and quickly wrote a few lines:

【Thanks.】

However, I get so nervous when I make eye contact with others that I can't make any facial expressions.

[This might not work.]

After she finished writing, she pushed the sticky note in front of Xu Mo.

"Okay... I forgot about that."

Song Shuyan would be afraid even if someone called her name from afar, let alone engage in eye contact, which is even more sophisticated than communication, in social situations.

Cheng Yuanhao sometimes didn't dare to look Xu Mo in the eye.

Xu Mo scratched his head, picked up a pen, and wrote a new question below Song Shuyan's handwriting:

What if we make eye contact? Do you get nervous then?

He pushed the sticky note back in front of Song Shuyan, his gaze fixed on her face, waiting for her answer.

Song Shuyan subconsciously looked at Xu Mo.

The boy was very handsome, with a slight smile playing on his lips.

His eyes were filled with expectation, and he stared intently at me.

Subconsciously, a sense of tension began to involuntarily envelop Song Shuyan.

(Super nervous!)

The answer is self-evident.

Xu Mo looked at Song Shuyan, who had returned to a dazed state.

He felt that he had accepted Song Shuyan's character.

This thing is completely capable of crashing at any moment!

However, compared to this, an even more intriguing question popped up in Xu Mo's mind.

"So how did you manage to go out alone?"

You can do it without looking at people.

Xu Mo looked at the answers on the sticky note and felt like he didn't know where to begin complaining.

But what he said doesn't seem to have any problems.

Forget it, let's fix the problem of making eye contact with people first.

Xu Mo picked up a pen and began to write quickly on a new sticky note.

I know a method to train eye contact!

It's like staring into the eyes of a ferocious beast!

Imagine the raw, untamed power and menacing presence of a wild beast in your gaze!

[Make eye contact with wild animals more often, then return to making eye contact with people; it will be as easy as looking at a kitten!]

After writing it, he gently pushed the sticky note in front of Song Shuyan.

Song Shuyan looked down at the contents of the note, her long eyelashes blinking rapidly twice.

(Confuse?)

At this moment, Xu Mo placed the second sticky note on the table.

Song Shuyan looked at the second sticky note.

Come on, try making eye contact with a wild beast!

Song Shuyan blinked.

A ferocious beast?

Where are the wild beasts?

At that moment, Song Shuyan suddenly caught a gaze directed at him from the side.

Xu Mo seemed to be looking at her.

The girl paused slightly, then slowly raised her head with a hint of hesitation.

Their eyes met.

She saw Xu Mo staring intently at her.

Those eyes were unusually focused at that moment, even carrying a deliberate sharpness, locking onto her gaze without blinking.

A familiar sense of tension quickly enveloped my body.

But just as her mind was about to lose its ability to think, Song Shuyan looked into Xu Mo's eyes and suddenly realized something.

The ferocious beast Xu Mo was talking about... seems to be himself.

Song Shuyan looked at the serious-looking young man in front of her, and then at the fierce look he was deliberately creating.

A feeling of absurdity and amusement welled up inside me.

This guy... why does he look so much like his husky?

The girl picked up a pen, scribbled a few words on a sticky note, and then gently pushed it in front of Xu Mo:

Are you a wild beast?

Xu Mo looked at the words on the note and asked in a low voice, "Doesn't it seem like it?"

He picked up his pen and wrote in a flourish below Song Shuyan's question:

Humans are at the top of the food chain, so they are naturally considered predators!

After writing, Xu Mo pushed the sticky note back and continued to maintain his fierce gaze.

Song Shuyan looked at this matter-of-fact answer and then glanced at Xu Mo's expression.

The corners of the girl's mouth seemed to twitch slightly upwards.

Song Shuyan picked up his pen again and drew a small symbol below it with a clean and crisp stroke.

[×]

It doesn't look like it at all.

The pretty girl was secretly complaining to herself.

Xu Mo looked at the small cross on the sticky note.

Song Shuyan rejected it.

But the boy was not discouraged; instead, he smiled.

"Song Shuyan"

Upon hearing her name called, Song Shuyan turned to look at Xu Mo.

The boy looked into the girl's eyes.

Are you still nervous looking at me now?

As soon as she finished speaking, Song Shuyan's calm eyes suddenly widened.

The girl's eyes clearly reflected Xu Mo's smiling face.

She was no longer as nervous as before.