Yi Chenli nodded without the slightest hesitation.
"The key to academic success lies in dedicated study. Students believe that sitting alone is more conducive to independent thinking."
The sixth prince requested a seat change under the pretext of studying, a perfectly reasonable reason, and the Grand Tutor had no reason to refuse him.
The Grand Tutor thought that his little granddaughter seemed to like the sixth prince very much, and he was afraid that she would be sad when she found out.
Last night at dinner, the Grand Tutor still remembered his granddaughter praising the Sixth Prince's scholarship incessantly, saying how much he had helped her, practically extolling him to the heavens.
The Grand Tutor sighed and said, "Later, this old minister will have Yuan'er move to the back."
Yi Chenli responded, recalling that day when Yuan Gun had pitifully said that he was short and couldn't be seen from behind.
He then changed his tune: "No need to trouble others, the students will move to the back themselves."
After saying that, Yi Chenli pushed his wheelchair back to his seat.
The Grand Tutor looked at Yi Chenli's back, thin and frail, yet his back was ramrod straight, and a hint of reluctance flickered in his eyes.
This child, born with extraordinary talent, is now trapped in a quagmire. He has suffered so much.
*
Yi Chenli was tidying up his things at his seat when An Yuan'er arrived shortly afterward.
An Yuan'er was an optimist and never held grudges. She had long forgotten about yesterday's unpleasant events.
This morning, while passing through her own garden, An Yuan'er saw that the sunflowers were very big and beautiful. She ran into the garden and picked the flowers herself.
Yi Chenli seemed a little unhappy yesterday. These flowers are so beautiful, the first thing An Yuan'er thought of was giving them to him.
As soon as An Yuan'er sat down, she carefully handed the sunflower she had been carrying for a long time to Yi Chenli and said with a smile, "If I give it to you, you can't be unhappy or angry with me anymore."
"Yi Chenli, look! These sunflowers are so beautiful! No matter which angle you look at them from, the flowers seem to be smiling!"
"So, you should smile more!"
Yi Chenli's feelings were complicated and hard to describe. The smiling face in front of her was soft, cute and obedient. She was always full of energy and brought sunshine to the people around her.
Despite the bright sunshine, Yi Chenli felt a slight chill.
He looked at An Yuan'er's raised hand and slowly took the sunflower from her.
Seeing that the gift had been accepted, An Yuan'er's lips unconsciously curled up, and her eyes lit up.
But she knew nothing at all; she didn't know that he had already decided to abandon her, and she didn't know that he had long since stopped being angry with her.
Actually, sunflowers and him are not a good match at all.
Sunflowers grow towards the sun, representing passion and hope, while he hides in the shadows, representing someone who lives with his back to the sun, whose life is devoid of sunshine.
He had already packed his things, picked up his book bag, and was preparing to move it to the back.
An Yuan'er finally realized something was wrong. He tidied up his things, not to organize his desk, but to leave.
The table next to me was spotless, as if no one had ever sat there.
All that remained on the table was the 38th parallel he had drawn with chalk.
It was called the 38th parallel, but apart from the first day when Yi Chenli was a little awkward and wouldn't let An Yuan'er cross the line, the line was practically meaningless afterward.
An Yuan'er didn't understand why he suddenly didn't want to sit with her anymore.
Does he hate her?
An Yuan'er could never fathom Yi Chenli's thoughts. His eyes were as deep as the ages, unfathomable to her, and his heart was even more unfathomable. An Yuan'er could only think sadly that she hated herself, so she had to leave.
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