In the first-grade class, Yun Duo became increasingly eye-catching. Ever since she walked into the classroom one afternoon carrying a picture book, the first-grade students had been itching to see it every day.
What book is she reading?
Is it the legendary picture book?
From a distance, the pictures in the book look quite interesting!
I really want to see it!
But those are girls. It's embarrassing for them, as grown men, to keep hanging around girls.
Besides, everyone had agreed to ignore her. If I were to strike up a conversation with her, wouldn't that be betraying them? What if they stopped hanging out with me then?
Sometimes when I see Yunduo sitting there all alone, I feel sorry for her and think I must never end up like her!
Hmm, but I still want to see the book she's reading. She's so engrossed in it, it must be very interesting...
I'm so curious! I hope someone else will ask her, so that when I strike up a conversation with her, I won't get criticized.
Why hasn't anyone asked her yet?
Hurry up and go ask whoever it is! I promise, even if you do ask, you'll still be my good classmate and good brother. I promise I won't look down on you or blame you!
Oh dear, still no one's asking! I'm dying of curiosity!
Or should I go and ask?
No, if no one else goes... am I the only one who's curious?
What if I take the initiative to talk to the clouds and they stop talking to me?
I'm so conflicted, yet so curious.
No, I have to hold back!
Holy crap! I can't hold back anymore!
I can't control myself anymore!
No, no, I can't go...
I want to go...
I can't go...
I still want to go...
I really can't go...
Just as the first-grade boys were agonizing over the picture book in Yun Duo's hand, one of them finally couldn't hold back any longer.
This person is Yun Duo's deskmate! Song Xiaoyi.
Song Xiaoyi was a short boy; otherwise, he wouldn't have been assigned to sit next to Yun Duo. The first thing he did after being placed next to Yun Duo was to draw a crooked 'line of demarcation' on the table with chalk! Half the table for each of them, no one taking up anyone else's!
Originally, Song Xiaoyi and Yun Duo said that whoever crossed the line would get beaten up, but after his father gave him a good scolding at home, he didn't dare to hit Yun Duo anymore. He just said, "Whoever crosses the line is a little dog."
So even though he and Yun Duo were deskmates, they were actually not familiar with each other.
However, being "close to the water tower, one gets the moon first," it was naturally easiest for him to sit next to Yun Duo and peek at Yun Duo's picture book. That's why he was the one who was the most "impatient."
After mentally preparing himself, Song Xiaoyi looked at Yun Duo for a long time, hesitant to speak, before finally making up his mind and saying the first words he had spoken to Yun Duo since the whole class had isolated her.
"Hey, what are you looking at?" she asked, her eyes landing on the picture book that Yun Duo had spread out on the table.
Yun Duo knew, of course, that Song Xiaoyi was talking to her.
But just because he talks to me, does that mean I have to respond? My name is Cloud, not "Eh." So, I'm ignoring him!
Not only did he ignore her, he deliberately propped up the half of the book that was facing Song Xiaoyi, and then deliberately turned half of his body to block Song Xiaoyi's view.
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