Shen Jun and Shen Jin sensed something was off, but Shen Yu was oblivious. With Ji Cიცen's artfully pitiful remarks, he was running in circles with sympathy.
Under Ji Cიცen's gentle offensive, their little group of five slowly paired off, until even Yao Maolin had to lament how hard it was to see Shen Yu.
"Ji Cიცen was too embarrassed to ask the teacher questions. I was just giving him some courage!"
"Ji Cიცen's family forgot to pick him up. Let's drop him home on our way!"
Faced with so many reasons, Yao Maolin simply couldn't find a rebuttal, until today, when Shen Yu took another tentative little step.
"Ji Cიცen's parents are away on business, so he's home all alone." Shen Yu sat down in front of his friends with a sigh, taking advantage of Ji Cიცen's bathroom trip to hold an emergency discussion. "Poor thing."
"Poor thing~"
Yao Maolin scooted over with his stool and immediately adopted a mocking tone. "Are you going home with him, then?"
"Oh, come on." Meeting Yao Maolin's piercing gaze, Shen Yu couldn't help tugging guiltily at his hem, his big eyes darting around. "How about letting Ji Cიცen go home with you?"
Yao Maolin's sarcastic remarks caught in his throat. He could only stare, unable to come up with a retort for a long moment.
The person in question happened to step into the classroom just then. His body stiffened at those words before slowly relaxing, and he walked over as though he hadn't heard anything.
"What's wrong?" Ji Cიცen's voice was as gentle as ever. Seeing Shen Yu sitting out in the aisle on his stool, he silently leaned against the desk instead of sitting down himself.
Seeing that Ji Cიცen apparently wouldn't sit until his deskmate did, Shen Yu