The chubby boy let out a sigh of relief.
"Zhang Dan, you're so calm."
The chubby boy suddenly said.
The tall boy's composure made him feel a little embarrassed about reacting so dramatically.
Not that he was being dramatic...
The tall boy was the one acting strangely calm, wasn't he?
"It's been so many years..."
The tall boy shrugged. "I'm used to it."
He hadn't been born thick-skinned.
At first, he had definitely thought the boy with black-rimmed glasses was strange—
Of course.
He still thought the boy with black-rimmed glasses was strange.
Back then, the situation had made him uncomfortable.
And for a child who was still young at the time, seeing a familiar friend act inexplicably strange was even a little frightening.
So it was only natural to feel resistant and want to keep his distance.
But their years of friendship, his friend's mostly normal behavior, and the heartfelt talk he had with his friend's parents...
His friend's parents had spoken with him as an equal, and in the end, their conversation had helped him set aside his discomfort.
He had been so young back then...
A little kid most adults wouldn't take seriously...
Yet his friend's parents had spoken with him so solemnly and sincerely.
They had hoped he would keep being Li Mingtai's friend.
His heart had warmed.
A sense of duty had welled up in him.
He had promised his friend's parents.
That night, he had regretted it.
The next day, after experiencing insomnia for the first time, he complained to his parents...
They told him that since he had made a promise, he had to keep it. But they also reassured him that he and Li Mingtai would soon go to different schools...
His grades were good.
Li Mingtai's grades weren't