Jiang Hua and Gu Yiming were deskmates in their second year of high school. In the first semester, she didn't notice anything wrong with him, except that he wasn't very talkative. The two of them didn't have much interaction. Later in the semester, his parents got divorced, and he became even less talkative. He wouldn't talk to others, and he was very depressed, always sullen.
"Hey, deskmate, what's wrong? I won't even mention how you've always been like an iceberg, but why are you so unhappy lately? You're overflowing with negativity, it's making me almost depressed too. Just tell me what's wrong, is someone bullying you? Tell me! I'll take care of them. Can you please stop acting like this?"
Gu Yiming looked at Jiang Hua with red eyes, and Jiang Hua realized that things were not so simple, so she shut her mouth and stopped asking questions.
After school at noon, Jiang Hua rushed home, as if she had something very important to do! She also arrived at school early in the afternoon, slumped over her desk, the girl seemingly harboring some strange thoughts.
"Did you...do this?"
Jiang Hua pretended to ignore him.
Gu Yiming looked at the bento box in his hand. There was a big smiley face and a big sun made of fried egg on it, as if telling him that the haze in his heart would eventually disappear.
Jiang Hua tilted her head to look at him, as if she saw his first smile, but she hadn't seen it in a long time.
"I put so much effort into making this, you...you absolutely have to finish it. Sigh, you must not have eaten properly since you're in such a bad mood, right?"
"Um... thank you."
"You idiot, can't you say something else?"
It seems that from this point on, Gu Yiming began to develop a liking for Jiang Hua.
Seeing Gu Yiming eating with such satisfaction, Jiang Hua was much happier.
"How is it? Is it delicious?"
"...It tastes good, but it has no flavor at all."
"Ah... I don't believe it, let me try it! I clearly remember forgetting the salt, could it be sugar..." Jiang Hua's face turned red.
"Oh dear, it's quite delicious, isn't it? It's better to eat less salt, okay... haha." Jiang Hua awkwardly chuckled twice.
Gu Yiming smiled as well.
Jiang Hua thought to herself, "This guy finally smiled. That's something!"
Jiang Hua originally thought that Gu Yiming would be in a better mood this time, but she didn't expect him to get worse and worse!
That day, Jiang Hua went to buy tutoring books and saw Gu Yiming. Jiang Hua ran up to him.
"Gu Yiming! Hey, what a coincidence! What are you doing here?"
"I...I'll just walk around by myself."
"Oh, didn't you go home for dinner?"
"I don't want to go home for dinner, and I didn't bring any money with me. Sigh."
"Oh dear! You didn't say so earlier! Come on! Your dear deskmate will take you to eat!"
The two went to KFC and ordered a set meal for two.
"Gu Yiming, you eat! Don't always eat by myself, it makes me, a young girl, feel really embarrassed!"
"Uh-huh……"
Jiang Hua noticed that Gu Yiming was in a bad mood and said to him
"Gu Yiming, come shopping with me after dinner!"
"Jiang Hua, you don't need to stay with me, I'm fine."
"Who said I was going to accompany you? It's me who doesn't want to study anymore, okay? Just come shopping with me."
"Um... okay."
"Wow! Gu Yiming, come quick! There's a really big and cute Brown Bear here. Can you take a picture of me with it?"
Gu Yiming pressed the shutter and took several pictures of her.
"Gu Yiming, are you stupid? You made me look so short in the photo. Fine, you're a straight man too. Come on, take the photo like this." Jiang Hua grabbed Gu Yiming's hand and taught him, which made Gu Yiming blush.
"Come on, let's take a few more pictures."
"Hmm~ This time it's not bad. Stand over there, I'll take a picture of you too!"
Gu Yiming stood coldly next to Brown Bear, looking so out of place.
"Gu Yiming, at least smile! Hold it! Yes, hold it, just like that, don't move!"
"Okay! It looks pretty good. Send it to me when you get back, and send me yours too."
"Hmm, it's past eight o'clock. Let's go home, or Mom and Dad will worry!"
"Okay, goodbye, Jiang Hua."
Gu Yiming's grades plummeted, and his teachers were at their wits' end! They frequently talked to him and even approached Jiang Hua, hoping that as Gu Yiming's deskmate, she could offer him more guidance.
"Xiao Hua, have you noticed anything strange about Gu Yiming lately?"
"Hmm! To be honest, teacher, I feel like something's wrong with him. Has he been scammed? Or is he suffering from depression?"
"...No, not at all. Jiang Hua, you really have a vivid imagination! Gu Yiming's parents are divorced, which has been a big blow to him. You are his deskmate, so you must take good care of him!"
"Ah...oh, teacher, I understand, I can do it!"
After leaving the office, Jiang Hua was preoccupied. When she entered the classroom and saw Gu Yiming sitting in his seat looking sullen, Jiang Hua felt a pang of sadness.
From that time the two of them went shopping and had a meal together
After that, Gu Yiming also treated Jiang Hua as his friend. During the summer vacation, there was a class reunion. After the reunion, Gu Yiming and Jiang Hua went home together. He told her about what happened in his family. Originally, it was a harmonious family with good financial conditions. However, his father's stocks kept falling, and the family company was facing bankruptcy. His mother also started nagging at this time, and the two of them argued every day. So Gu Yiming was in a particularly bad mood during that period. In the end, his parents divorced, and Gu Yiming stayed with his father. He also became less and less talkative.
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