Withdrawn Shen Xiaoyu saw how badly the boy opposite him wanted to sink into the ground and awkwardly picked at the seam of his trousers too.
Especially when he noticed the girls whispering with sparkling eyes, he was so frightened that he turned and ran, as though a ghost were chasing him.
Ji Cიცen was dragged into a jog too. His gaze fell on the round, indignant back of Shen Yu's head, and his mood inexplicably lifted.
Back at the summit, Shen Yu gulped down fresh air. When he saw that a light drizzle had started again, his lips jutted out in a deep pout.
He was just about to grumble about the Class Advisor's poor choice of sightseeing time when he spotted Jiang Minjie, who appeared and disappeared without warning.
The boy craned his neck but dared not approach. Meeting Shen Yu's eyes made him flinch, and he quickly hid behind Xu Shang.
Bewildered, Shen Yu touched his face. He had even been named an outstanding young man in all four respects, so why did Jiang Minjie look as though he had seen a bully?
Puffing out his cheeks in displeasure, Shen Yu fixed a death stare on the person skulking around. Sure enough, Jiang Minjie trembled, then reluctantly shuffled over with a push from Xu Shang.
"Has someone else taken over your body? Anyone who didn't know better would think I'd been abusing you!" Shen Yu narrowed his big eyes and planted his hands on his hips to show his displeasure with Jiang Minjie's behavior.
Jiang Minjie felt wronged, pitiful, and helpless. Shen Yu's complaints only made him shrink his head farther into his shoulders. After all, he had been causing trouble ever since they started up the mountain, and he was genuinely worried about taking another crushing