Wen Zhishu might not have understood what Shen Yu meant yet.
But Huo Wujìu had.
Perhaps geniuses were simply hard for other people to understand.
They saw farther and thought more. Sometimes a genius acted because he had already spotted the right path, but the people around him couldn't see his purpose.
So they found his actions baffling.
Whether it was what he did, what he said, or anything else.
They couldn't understand him.
And without understanding, they couldn't connect with him. They couldn't even stand on equal ground and talk.
Unless a genius had the emotional intelligence and experience to make himself seem more ordinary, or at least more approachable,
he was destined to have few friends.
Huo Wujìu threw an arm around Shen Yu's shoulders.
Surprise flashed across Shen Yu's face.
"Well? You didn't see that coming, did you?"
"Did your brain predict what I was about to do?"
"You always seem to be watching the people around you. You're so smart that you can probably predict someone's next move before he even opens his mouth. Maybe that's why other people seem more like NPCs whose thoughts you can read."
"Of course, I'm not saying you're arrogant, or that you lack humanity, or that you're too rational."
"Hey, that's exactly what you're saying! And it's getting worse with every word," Wen Zhishu grumbled from beside them.
Even so, he didn't hesitate to put his hand on Shen Yu's shoulder.
"That's human nature, after all. If I had your ability, I might be even worse."
Huo Wujìu sounded certain.
"If anything, you're too gentle, Shen Yu."
"That makes it easy for people to take advantage of you."
"Don't worry. You've got us now. If anyone dares bully you, I'll knock him flying with one punch!" Wen Zhishu seemed to