Xu Xiangyang's hands, which were organizing his notebook and pen bag, froze as he looked up and gazed blankly at the graceful, smiling girl standing before him.
At the same time, even without turning his head to look around, he could feel piercing glares, like needles pricking his skin, being directed at him again.
Xu Xiangyang suddenly had a profound realization: the experience of being an ordinary boy who got too close to Zhu Qingyue was somewhat different from the time when the whole school was wildly gossiping that "he and Lin Xingjie were actually a couple."
They both stood out among their peers for their looks, or to be more precise, Student Lin's flowing long straight hair even made a more lasting impression; but due to Xing Jie's bad reputation of keeping others at a distance, combined with her somewhat aloof personality and her near-total lack of communication with others, most people—even classmates—saw her as a beautiful but distant girl.
