Oh no, my deskmate is a yandere!

The two strolled along the bustling streets, stopping and starting as they wandered aimlessly.

The smile on Jiang Nianxi's face never faded.

For her, birthdays? They're just boring, repetitive days.

My mother is in pain, and she is in pain too.

She didn't blame her mother for bringing her into this world; she was just sad, and she habitually kept everything buried in her heart, unwilling to tell anyone.

They were afraid of causing others to worry, and afraid of creating another hole in their already broken family.

Does she enjoy studying? Not necessarily.

It could even be described as disgust.

It's just a means to prove oneself.

But today is the only birthday she hasn't felt numb to so far.

It's not because today marks the dividing line of turning eighteen.

It wasn't about thinking about those dirty plans that would follow.

It was simply because her classmate was there with her.

"Yang An, why are you eating so fast? I haven't finished mine yet."

"Yang An, you like barbecue, right? It's on me, I'll make sure you eat your fill!"

"Yang An, why aren't you saying anything? What? You're embarrassed? We've already kissed, what's there to be embarrassed about? By the way, am I the first girl you've ever gone shopping with?"

Throughout the journey, Jiang Nianxi's mouth seemed to be open and unable to close.

He asked about the east one moment and the west the next.

Yang An seriously doubts whether the Jiang Nianxi he knows now is the same person he met last August.

I vaguely remember that although Jiang Nianxi was friendly to him back then, she had never been so talkative.

"Hmm... what do you think of this bracelet?"

A clear female voice suddenly rang in his ears, pulling him back to reality from his memories.

Before they knew it, the two had arrived at a stall selling jewelry.

Jiang Nianxi squatted down, picked up a string of colorful little bracelets, and looked at them up and down in the sunlight.

She seemed to really like the little bracelet.

When Yang An looked over, he couldn't help but feel curious.

These kinds of street-stalled ornaments are often cheap and sturdy.

For example, the small necklace in Jiang Nianxi's hand.

Although it shimmers with various faint colors under the sunlight.

However, it is easy to tell that these string-together gem-like objects are actually plastic products.

The price is also very cheap, only fifteen yuan.

Cheap as it may be.

Jiang Nianxi, however, couldn't put it down.

Her gaze quickly shifted from the small bracelet to Yang An's left wrist, lingering there for a few seconds.

He then bought it without hesitation.

Afterwards, the two continued walking as usual.

Jiang Nianxi deliberately slowed her pace and said with a smile.

"Yang An, put your hand out."

"Hmm?" Yang An stopped and looked at her with a puzzled expression. "What's wrong?"

"It's nothing, just reach out your hand."

Given that the two were currently in a temporary relationship, Yang An, though puzzled, obediently extended his right hand.

"Wrong, extend your left hand."

He then stretched out his left hand as well.

Jiang Nianxi smiled slightly, took his left hand, took out the small bracelet she had just bought from her pocket, and gently put it on.

Yang An found this action rather strange.

"What are you going to do for me?"

He thought that Jiang Nianxi probably bought this because girls naturally like sparkly items.

But to my surprise, it was for myself.

"This is a mark I'm giving you. When other women see it, they'll know you're taken."

Jiang Nianxi pulled down Yang An's sleeve a little, then let go of his hand, raised her head, and her gaze accidentally met his eyes, which were filled with a tenderness so intense it was almost tangible.

It is like an invisible net woven together by countless fine and strong silk threads.

This is a trap called tenderness.

They almost couldn't break free.

Yang An raised his left hand, just about to examine it more closely.

"Don't take it off."

Suddenly, Jiang Nianxi’s somewhat cold command came from the side, carrying an unquestionable authority.

"...You promised, you have to listen to me all day long."

"Okay, okay, I'll listen to you. I just want to take a look." Yang An reluctantly lowered his hand and went along with the other party's wishes.

However, a very subtle feeling suddenly arose in his heart.

If... Jiang Nianxi really is his girlfriend.

It seems pretty good?

This street was indeed a place Yang An had never been to before.

But it's not very long.

Not long after, he and the girl were almost finished with their journey.

The further you go, the fewer people there are selling goods on the street.

In the end, there weren't even any left.

Ahead, vehicles came and went, and the sound of tires rubbing against the asphalt surface was clearly audible.

Occasionally, it was accompanied by the sound of horns.

We've reached the main road.

The pedestrians hurrying along the road are mostly office workers in suits and ties, as well as many middle school students in school uniforms, chatting and laughing in pairs.

Yang An and Jiang Nianxi stood quietly at the intersection of the path and the road.

Yang An had agreed to be Jiang Nianxi's boyfriend for a day, so he followed her instructions and remained still, waiting for Jiang Nianxi's next move.

And Jiang Nianxi...

They seem to be waiting as well.

We're waiting to see what Yang An's next move will be.

After standing there like an idiot for several minutes, Yang An couldn't help but ask first, "Um, where are we going now?"

Jiang Nianxi faced him, her face flushed with a faint pink hue.

They are actually quite cute.

"Shouldn't you be taking me out to play next?"

"I?"

"As a boyfriend, this is what you should do."

"But I... don't know what to do."

Yang An scratched his head.

He's never even been in a relationship, how would he know these things?

How to make a girl happy.

Where should I take the girl to have fun?

They all looked completely bewildered.

To put it bluntly, he was even afraid of saying the wrong thing.

If it weren't for the fact that he was with Jiang Nianxi, whom he had known for quite some time, he wouldn't be with her now.

I reckon that just standing together, they'd all stutter so much they couldn't even manage a proper greeting.

"..."

Jiang Nianxi looked at him quietly.

"Fool."

But that's alright.

This kind of deskmate is no different from a blank sheet of paper.

That way, I can make it the way I like it later.

Thinking about it, she took the initiative to take the other person's hand.

"Come on, silly boy, let's go for a walk by the river."

This was also the first time Jiang Nianxi had dated a boy in a "boyfriend-girlfriend" relationship.

However, she is different from Yang An.

There are some things that girls learn naturally without being taught.

Moreover, this was merely a decoy.

"Uh, okay..."

Now that things have come to this, Yang An realized he was in the wrong and could only give an awkward smile.

We bypassed the busy main road and turned at several intersections.

Gradually, the roaring sound of the rushing river could be heard from afar.

Some things are just strange.

Even though this place is highly urbanized, noise and light pollution are often the most serious problems.

But as soon as I got to the river, even though the river wasn't wide and the flow wasn't very large, I felt like the noise pollution around me disappeared instantly.

In the city, people and nature are separated by only a river.