Ji Cიცen remained outwardly composed, but he was actually straining his ears to follow what was happening ahead. Especially when he saw the boy confessing his feelings looking shy and flushed, his mood rose and fell too.
Fortunately, Shen Yu shook his head and turned him down. Seemingly worried that the boy would be hurt, he even patted his shoulder in comfort.
The boy lowered his head in disappointment. Though his expression was hidden, disappointment radiated from his whole body. After hugging Shen Yu, he reluctantly left.
After going to considerable trouble to persuade his schoolmate to leave, Shen Yu breathed a sigh of relief. He turned and spotted his friends watching him from nearby, and his face, which had only just cooled down, instantly flushed again.
He patted his cheeks hard with both hands. Only after making sure the heat had subsided did Shen Yu slowly shuffle back, his guilty glances from side to side making his distraction obvious.
Zhao Jinren wisely held back the eager Yao Maolin. Just because he was a man of few words did not mean he was blind.
Especially with a faint air of romantic rivalry hanging over the scene, cannon fodder like Yao Maolin had better not get involved.
Ji Cიცen looked up as Shen Yu approached. His little deskmate was cooling himself down and avoiding eye contact, practically ready to dig a hole and bury himself in it. Ji Cიცen thought Shen Yu was interested in the boy's confession.
His gaze turned slightly cold as he watched the boy's retreating back. Ji Cიცen's eyes darkened, thoughts forming in his mind that he did not voice.
For the second-year students' coming-of-age ceremony, the school had not invited parents. Instead, it had allocated funds for snacks and fruit, even including the game cards the