Having changed his little deskmate's mind with just two short sentences, Ji Cიცen curled his lips. He discreetly blocked Shen Jun's astonished gaze, lowered his brows with a hint of dejection, and looked at Shen Yu with eyes full of relief.
"Ah Yu, sorry for the trouble. If it weren't for me having no close friends..."
"It's no trouble. This is nothing!" Shen Yu could never bear to see anyone close to him feel wronged. Seeing Ji Cიცen happy over such a small thing, he shook his head like a rattle drum.
"Little Jin's already gone to check in." With Ji Cიცen's back blocking his view, Shen Jun found it odd but thought little of it. He even kindly reminded a certain someone who refused to leave Shen Yu's side.
"I'll go right away." Ji Cიცen panted slightly, casually wiped the light sheen of sweat from his forehead, and took a small sip of water before heading to the waiting area.
Watching Ji Cიცen's whole sequence of moves, Shen Jun somehow felt that the words on the tip of his tongue were inappropriate. He even wondered whether he had spoken too harshly and hurt his classmate's feelings.
Shen Yu leaned over with a sigh too, nodding solemnly as he remarked, "My deskmate has it so rough, doing the long-distance race and the relay back-to-back."
Already used to Shen Yu affectionately draping an arm over his shoulders, Shen Jun expertly adjusted his posture. But hearing the heartache in his newfound older brother's words, he puffed out his cheeks, unable to agree.
"Little Jun's so cute. Why don't you like smiling?" Catching his little brother's expression of indignation that he dared not voice, Shen Yu's eyes instantly lit up, and he pestered Shen Jun to do it again.
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