"Look, they're together again," someone whispered, tapping their fingers on the table impatiently. "It's always like this. As soon as we meet, we have endless things to talk about."
"That's a strong alliance, understand?" another boy responded sourly, fiddling with the crystal buttons on his cuff. "One is first in the grade, the other is second. Of course they have something in common."
"Oh, I think we're just birds of a feather..." The boy with the earrings sneered, then lowered his voice as if remembering something. "Hey, do you think they won't..."
"Shut up!" several people shouted at the same time, glancing nervously in the direction of the podium. After confirming that the teacher wasn't paying attention, they continued whispering.
"But seriously, Zhang Xuanhua's attitude towards Ye Qingliu...tsk tsk, I'm not even that close to my brother." Someone touched his chin thoughtfully.
"Shh! Looking over here again!"
The few of them fell silent again, this time not even daring to make eye contact. The only sounds in the classroom were the rustling of pages and the scraping of pens across paper.
The sun gradually set, dividing the classroom into two worlds of light and darkness. The young men sat in the shadows, occasionally stealing glances at the two figures in the front row bathed in the sun.
"Hey, have you noticed?" After a long while, someone couldn't help but speak again, "Every time Ye Qingliu speaks, Zhang Xuanhua will unconsciously..."
"Focus?"
"Damn, do you know how to use words? I remember Ye Qingliu has a girlfriend."
"You're overthinking it. Maybe it's just a good brotherhood. It's the same with me and my childhood sweetheart."
Their voices were not loud, but they were heard clearly by Mu Xinrong who was concentrating on doing the questions beside them.
Zhang Xuanhua and Ye Qingliu... ?
Mu Xinrong smiled softly. Observers of countless world lines only have one constant.
———Bai Zhiye, a person who has never appeared in any world line.
A few sycamore leaves fell outside the window onto his math textbook.
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