Wang Zhaoxia looked at the thin boy standing in front of her, with a hint of heartache in her eyes. The door was closed tightly and the bell for self-study class rang, but she didn't care. She pulled over a stool and motioned Li Ziyan to sit down.

"Zi Yan, sit down and talk." Wang Zhaoxia smiled softly, watching Li Ziyan take a seat obediently, and saw the shoe prints on his body more clearly. "Zi Yan, I see you're not in a good mood today. Did something happen?"

Li Ziyan glanced at Wang Zhaoxia, then lowered his head to hide the emotion in his eyes. With a gentle smile on his face, he shook his head, "No, Teacher Wang, I'm just... I'm in my second year of high school, and the courses are quite intense, so I'm not in a very good state."

That being said, he doesn't look like he's alright.

Wang Zhaoxia actually knew what had happened, but things between students were the most complicated. If Wang Zhaoxia had seen it, it would have been easy to deal with, but she didn't see it. If she easily warned those boys, Li Ziyan's situation would probably become worse.

She is the head teacher of their class. She accepted this new class after the class was divided. At the beginning, the classmates got along well with each other, but some changes began to take place quietly after a month of school starting this semester.

Wang Zhaoxia wasn't a new teacher, having taught several classes before, so she knew something was amiss. Li Ziyan was the class's study committee member, naturally a very good-natured and gentle student, a rare type of gentleness among boys. He was quite popular in the class, but just a month after the start of school, some of the boys in the class began to deliberately isolate Li Ziyan.

Wang Zhaoxia wanted to ask, but the boys were not easy to talk to. They just said that the teacher had misunderstood. Wang Zhaoxia asked indirectly and finally got some information from teachers and classmates in other classes.

Li Ziyan is gay. Although same-sex marriage has been legalized, some people, especially young and energetic men, still find it difficult to accept it to a certain extent, not to mention that this person is close to them.

Li Ziyan's sexual orientation was exposed because he confessed his feelings to a senior in high school, but was teased by the senior and his sexual orientation was exposed.

She didn't know the details, but she could tell it had a huge impact on Li Ziyan. Thinking of this, Wang Zhaoxia sighed softly, and her eyes turned to Li Ziyan with a complicated expression. Who would have thought such a quiet boy would have the courage to confess his feelings to a man of the same sex?

"Zi Yan, you are a good child. Don't be nervous. Don't worry, the teacher is here. If you need any help from the teacher, feel free to come to me, okay?"

Adolescents are naturally sensitive and delicate, not to mention having experienced something like this. Wang Zhaoxia didn't know much about the homosexual community, and for fear of irritating the boy in front of her, she could only speak in a gentle tone.

Li Ziyan nodded and gave Wang Zhaoxia a grateful smile. His bangs had grown a little long, covering most of his face, but still couldn't hide his outstanding appearance.

"Teacher, can I take a leave of absence from evening study tonight? My clothes are a little dirty. It's only Monday, and I want to go home and change clothes before coming back."

"Of course you can, but is there anyone home with you? Do you have your keys? Do you need a teacher to take you there after school?"

"It's okay, teacher. My house is very close. I can do it by myself."

Wang Zhaoxia nodded, thinking that it might be a good thing for Li Ziyan to go home and rest alone, so she agreed. After giving Li Ziyan a note for leave, she took him back to the classroom.

When Li Ziyan entered the classroom, most of the boys looked up at him. Their eyes held a hint of disgust and a touch of unease, perhaps fearing that Li Ziyan would tell Teacher Wang about what happened in the restroom. Li Ziyan knew what those looks meant, but he paid no attention. He returned to his seat, gathered his belongings, shouldered his backpack, nodded to Wang Zhaoxia, and left.

Wang Zhaoxia stood at the door for a moment, then closed it and returned to the office. The boy who had initially taken the lead frowned, a complicated expression on his face. He looked at the others who had participated in the bullying incident with him. They whispered quietly, but met Han Shuo's cold, warning gaze and fell silent.

After leaving school, Li Ziyan came to a nearby barber shop with his schoolbag. Since he had come to a new world, in order to successfully complete the next task, he also needed to make some changes.

Cutting her slightly long hair short reveals her delicate facial features and small forehead, and her whole temperament becomes much brighter.

This face was exactly like Li Ziyan's own, delicate and beautiful without being too girly, but rather the kind of beauty that appealed to both men and women. There was a perfectly shaped teardrop mole beneath his eye, which added a touch of charm to his already affectionate peach blossom eyes.

After the haircut, even the barber was stunned for a moment, wishing he could give him a 50% discount and keep his photo as a signboard.

Li Ziyan went back home again, picked up a spare set of school uniforms, and returned to school after dinner. When he got back to school, it was just after the evening self-study class, so he went straight back to the dormitory.

"Tsk, I thought he was a good guy, but he turned out to be a pervert!"

"That's right, I didn't think much of it at first, but now it seems like such a sissy!"

"Hey, you said he likes men, doesn't he have any intentions towards us?!"

"Fuck, please stop disgusting me, okay? I get goosebumps just thinking about him looking at us like that!"

Li Ziyan stood at the door, his eyes flickered slightly, and his hand on the door handle did not move.

The words he heard when he was 17, he heard again when he was 24, but he couldn't describe the feeling in his heart. The confusion, sadness and grief he once had had turned into calmness at this moment.

He had a smile on his lips, but it didn't reach his eyes. A rather pleasant voice came from inside the door, like a rebuke, but also like a warning. Then all the dirty talk vanished. Li Ziyan took a deep breath and slowly pushed the door open.

The boys sitting in the dormitory were either wearing large vests and shorts, or shirtless. When they saw Li Ziyan coming in, they hurriedly grabbed the school uniform beside them and put it on, as if they had seen a pervert.

Li Ziyan didn't focus his gaze on them, but looked at the source of the voice, which was Han Shuo.

Han Shuo didn't make any big movements and continued to do his own thing quietly. When he noticed Li Ziyan's gaze, he just glanced at him without saying a word, but a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

"I just bought some fried chicken, would you like some?"

The boy's gentle and pleasant voice sounded. There was obviously no extraneous meaning in it, but for some reason, it made Han Shuo's ears itch.