Chapter 1

September.

Large patches of golden sunlight spread across the lush campus.

A gentle breeze blew, and the boy's clothes fluttered. He stood like a piece of jade, with black hair and thick eyebrows. His facial features were three-dimensional and straight, and there was a hint of coldness between his eyebrows.

"Hey, what are you thinking about?"

Someone patted Bai Shu on the back. He turned around and saw a face with a flamboyant expression. It was his childhood friend Wei Mo.

Wei Mo put his hand on Bai Shu's shoulder and said jokingly, "You've been in a daze for so long... Are you attracted to some girl?"

Bai Shu curved his lips and told him to get lost.

"But speaking of girls, we do have a beautiful new student coming to our class today."

"You mean the one who didn't report and didn't participate in military training?"

Wei Mo nodded, "Yeah. I just went to the teacher's office to hand in my chemistry homework and listened to a few words.

I heard that this girl named He Xi is a model. She's been dieting for years and looks frail... Tsk, she doesn't fit the teacher's aesthetic of a modern, sunny and healthy student at all..."

Before he finished speaking, a girl with a chubby face ran to the bottom of the classroom steps and said in a clear voice, "He Xi is here."

"Hey, speak of the devil!"

Bai Shu's long eyelashes lifted slightly, and a girl with an overly slender figure appeared in his sight. She had long hair draped over her shoulders, and only a slightly chubby face.

But her face wasn't much better. It was bare, with pale eyebrows and pale lips. Only her eyes, distinctly black and white, held a hint of life.

This girl...isn't she a little too thin...?

Bai Shu looked at her, and she was also looking at Bai Shu.

There was a hint of ignorant curiosity in his clear eyes.

The wind rustled through the treetops. During the break, the campus was filled with students, some standing quietly in one spot, some walking around.

From time to time, a few scattered students passed through the spacious interval between Bai Shu, He Xi and others.

I don't know who was absent-mindedly thinking about something, but when he looked up, his eyes met.

A pair of cold eyes reveals sighs, a pair of tired eyes reveals melancholy.

But the only thing in common is that, at the age of just beginning to fall in love, at the moment when they should be panicking, there is only calmness in the eyes of these two young men.

He Xi blinked and looked away first.

The young man in front of her was tall, well-built, and had a healthy, tan skin. He was undoubtedly a handsome and charming boy, but she subconsciously wanted to avoid him.

She pursed her lips, collected herself, and looked up to find another boy beside the boy. The boy had neatly cropped black hair and dressed formally, but he couldn't suppress the wildness and evil in his eyes.

He was not born to be a good student - He Xi thought.

The "good student" saw him looking at him, and a warm smile appeared on his face that seemed not to be provoked, "Hi~"

He Xi nodded awkwardly at him, forcing a smile. He leaned sideways with the book in his hand, then walked forward, past the two of them, ready to enter the classroom.

But the other party moved sideways to stop him.

The "good student" seemed a little dissatisfied with He Xi's character of leaving without saying a word, and continued his enthusiastic offensive, "Hey, don't leave yet, He Xi. Let's get to know each other. Hi, my name is Wei Mo, and I'm the monitor of our Class 5, Grade 1. If you need any help in the future, come and see me!"

Squad leader? Him?

Ignoring the surprised expression on He Xi's face, Wei Mo quickly took her schoolbag and the books in her hand, "Give them to me. They're too heavy for a girl to carry. Come in with me, I'll put these books on your seat."

He Xi stepped into the classroom.

The classroom of more than ten square meters is filled with youthful laughter.

Realizing that there was a new student in the class, everyone's voices quieted down for a moment, and a few pairs of curious eyes paused briefly on her.

But in a moment, everything returned to normal, just like pressing the pause button twice on a movie that was playing.

Wei Mo placed the book on an empty seat behind his own, which was the third from the back in the row facing the classroom door.

Putting down the book, Wei Mo pointed to that position symbolically, "Here, this is your seat."

He Xi followed his gaze and saw that she had a deskmate. Judging from the stationery and sundries on the desk, it should be a girl.

"Thank you, squad leader."

Wei Mo waved his hand and said, "You're welcome. If you have any questions, come to me." Then he turned around and went to talk to his friends.

He Xi sat down, his heart finally at peace at that moment. He had rushed in and out on the day of reporting, hadn't even participated in military training, and hadn't even made it back to school on the first day of school.

She couldn't say she was not panicking.

It was all her mother's fault. She had insisted on taking that commercial shoot for her. She had clearly agreed to help her if anything went wrong, but in the end, she was left to shoulder the responsibility alone...

While daydreaming, He Xi was tidying up his desk.

She accidentally brushed off several textbooks placed on the corner of the table and dropped them to the ground.

Clang——

Feeling annoyed, He Xi pretended to pick it up, but a glowing white arm reached out first and picked up the book.

She raised her eyes and met a pair of peach blossom eyes. After a moment of focus, she saw a handsome nose, lips as pink as cherry blossoms, and a pointed chin - such a beautiful face - such a beautiful boy -

"...Thank you." She thought that she must be a little dazed now.

When the bell rang, students walking around the campus began to rush to the classroom.

The boy shook his head and smiled, his brown eyes curved in a cute and harmless way, "You're welcome."

The voice was surprisingly soft and gentle, even more so than the spring breeze in April.

There wasn't a single sharp edge on his body, making people want to approach him for no reason.

"Hello," He Xi stared at the boy's thin back and took the initiative to speak, "My name is He Xi, I want to be friends with you... Is that okay?"

After that, she didn't know what to say anymore and waited quietly for his answer.

As expected, the boy turned around, the smile on his pretty face even wider than before, and he said with a slightly surprised tone, "Really?

My name is Lin Shenyuan, which means far-reaching. Nice to meet you.

"I'm glad to meet you, too." He Xi smiled, the first heartfelt smile since the start of the school year. "Then we'll be friends from now on."

"Yeah!" Lin Shenshen nodded.

After the class bell rang, he subconsciously looked at the clock on the blackboard, turned around, propped up his arm and tapped the table, tilted his head to one side, buried his whole face in his elbow, and only one corner of his mouth that couldn't help but rise was exposed.

The word "friend" must be very important to him, even though he may have never taken the initiative to say it to anyone before.

The boy's innocent smile made He Xi's expression freeze for a moment, and then he smiled.

…

In the last row by the window, Wei Mo was happily chatting with a few of his good brothers.

Amidst the noise during class breaks, a group of young people gathered together to brag, talk about study trivia, and discuss ideals and reality.

It’s a great pleasure to chat about everything under the sun.

In the heat of the moment, the bell rang for the last time. Wei Mo suddenly frowned and asked, "Is class about to start?"

He looked down at the electronic watch on his wrist and muttered to himself, "Class has really started." Then he lowered his arm and walked to his seat.

A dark and strong boy next to him called out to him, "Why are you in such a hurry? The teacher hasn't arrived yet."

Wei Mo turned around when he heard that, his thin lips curled up with a bit of evil, "What nonsense are you talking about? I'm the squad leader."

The dark-skinned boy laughed and whispered to the others, "I didn't expect that Lao Wei looks like a big boss, but he's actually... an elementary school student!"

"Be careful, Old Wei will hear you and kick you away!"

“…”

After the bell rang, the classroom was eerily quiet for a while, and then it became noisy again.

"Quiet." Wei Mo shouted in a neither loud nor soft voice.

All the students looked at him and gave him more than ten seconds to show their respect.

Wei Mo shook his head, humming a little tune as he walked to his seat. He stretched out his foot to move the chair away, and with a swish sound, he spread his legs and sat down boldly.

But in his eyes, this is heroic.

Wei Mo was somewhat pleased with himself. His high-profile seating style had obviously attracted the attention of others. Almost the moment Wei Mo sat down, his deskmate Lin Shenshen gave him a look of bewilderment and surprise.

He... Wei Mo thought to himself, this kid must have been intimidated by the domineering aura emanating from him.

At a certain moment that could not be caught, Wei Mo's lips secretly raised a little.