The class monitor was Xiao Changling.
Back then, she had been well brought up. She was gentle and polite to everyone, and often helped classmates who were in difficulty.
Her family background was not particularly impressive or anything. It was simply because she had many ideas, was clever, and did well in school. On top of that, she was well-liked and fair in how she handled matters and treated people. That was why everyone respected her. Whenever something came up, no matter what kind of student they were, they were willing to give her face.
Back then, Wang Mu had been withdrawn. Though he had not been bullied, his grades had always ranked at the very bottom of the class.
Because he was withdrawn, he was not well-liked. When he encountered difficult problems in class, he had no one to ask for answers, and he could not always catch a teacher either. Thus, the problems piled up more and more, and his grades got worse and worse.
Xiao Changling had been gentle and warmhearted then, and she had even taken the initiative to help Wang Mu and several other classmates work through their problems.
In truth, quite a few boys had secretly been in love with Xiao Changling in high school. It was just that no one had truly dared to say it aloud.
After Wang Mu started working, he intermittently heard that Xiao Changling had gone to a remote university, while he and Xu Shao Gong had enrolled in a local university together. From then on, he had heard no more news of her.
He had never expected to run into her here.
"You still look the same. Mumu, just like a block of wood—still so dazed," Xiao Changling teased with a smile.
"Isn't that the truth? He hasn't