The long night stretched on, with some already deep in sleep and others sleepless late into the night.
Daniel looked at William, who had asked him two questions and then went silent, and sent a series of messages, eager to know if it was Ellie.
[Daniel]: William, who is the girl you asked about?
[Daniel]: Is it Ellie?
[Daniel]: Although I've never been in love, the only time I held a girl's hand was in kindergarten, but I can guarantee that you definitely like her.
[Daniel]: Are you asleep?
[Daniel]: William?
William looked at the series of messages Daniel sent.
[William]: Hmm.
Daniel held his phone, looked at William's "Hmm," and sat up, suddenly not feeling sleepy anymore.
But... which question was the "Hmm" in response to?
[Daniel]: Is it really Ellie? William.
[William]: Yes.
[Daniel]: Oh my god, I have a sister-in-law now, hahahahahahahaha.
[William]: Get lost.
[Daniel]: Alright, bro, hahahahahahahahahahaha.
William: ...
...
The next day.
Ellie saw William come in, and their eyes met. She was about to greet him with a good morning when she saw him avert his gaze and walk straight in, sitting next to her.
Ellie: ?
Daniel, as soon as he saw William and Ellie, his eyes lit up with excitement. He put his bag into the drawer, then turned to William and said, "William, last night..."
Seeing William's gaze, Daniel licked his lips and said, "The stars were really shining last night, haha."
After speaking, he turned his head back.
Ellie, who saw that the stars were a bit sparse yesterday: ...
During morning reading.
Ellie wanted to ask William if she could take a look at his Chinese textbook; her book had too many notes, and it was a bit dizzying to look at.
As soon as she spoke, William pulled out the Chinese book and placed it on her desk, then lay down to sleep.
After the morning reading, Ellie wanted to return the book. As soon as she handed it over, before she could say thank you, William took the Chinese book from her hand and stuffed it into the drawer.
Second period.
Ellie wanted to go to the bathroom.
She reached out and poked William, seeing him silently stand up and make way for her.
She just came back from washing her hands, and William silently made way for her again.
Third period is Chinese class.
Mr. Anderson came to check the class.
Ellie was about to poke William but found that he was not sleeping or playing with his phone, looking down and thinking about something.
Mr. Anderson left.
Miss Clark let them read the text for a while, and she went out to discuss issues with the Chinese teacher from the next class.
Daniel was reading the text when he suddenly felt someone poke him. He thought it was William, but when he turned his head, he saw Ellie handing him a note.
Daniel looked at William, wanting to say that he really didn't know why Ellie was passing notes to him.
Under William's murderous gaze, he took the note.
It said: Do you know what's wrong with William? Is he in a bad mood?
Daniel licked his lips.
He didn't know how to reply to this note.
But William seemed quite happy yesterday.
He hesitated for a long time and replied: William may not have slept well yesterday, that's why he's in a bad mood.
He folded the note, then secretly turned his head, seeing William staring at him again. He dared not look at William and threw the note on Ellie's desk.
Ellie was reading the note when she suddenly felt the person next to her seemed to focus on the note in her hand.
She protected the note in her hand, turned her head, and met William's gaze. She said, "I just asked him a question, I didn't say anything bad about you."
William "hummed" and didn't speak.
Ellie looked at the words on the paper; he might not have slept well, and poor sleep can make the whole person feel bad.
After reading, she tore up the note and threw it into her pocket.
As soon as class was over, Ellie just went out, and Daniel turned to William and said, "William, I swear, I didn't mean to pass notes with Ellie, she asked me if you were in a bad mood."
William was silent for a while and said, "I'm not in a bad mood." He finished speaking and asked, "What did you say?"
"I said you might not have rested well, that's why you're a bit in a bad mood."
"No, it's just suddenly not knowing how to face her," William said, rubbing his hair.
Daniel said, "Take the initiative, William."
Before William could speak, Ellie came back from outside.
He met Ellie's gaze and then averted his eyes.
Everything became strange.
In this class, the two hardly spoke again.
"Let's go, Daniel, go out for a leak."
"Why are you being so girly? Do you need me to accompany you to take a leak? Girls go to the bathroom in pairs, and you, a big man, need company. It's only because your dad cares about you. Let's go."
"..."
Hao Ming: My mother tongue is speechless.
William went out again, and Aria ran over from the front to chat with Ellie.
She held her face and said, "Ellie, do you know? The male team leader who is very popular on the internet recently is really handsome! I watched the video yesterday, and I feel like my blood tank is going to be empty! He is so handsome, I can't stand it, I'm going to die."
Seeing Ellie's somewhat confused expression, Aria said, "I forgot, Ellie, you don't chase stars. You probably don't know what I'm talking about. It's a Chinese boy band, and the boys in it are really handsome, with cute types, rogue handsome, and wolf dog types, all super handsome. And their captain, he is really out of this world, his legs are longer than my life."
Seeing Aria's excited appearance, Ellie smiled at her and said, "Since you like him, he must be great."
Aria excitedly grabbed her hand and said, "He is really handsome. It's a pity that you don't chase stars. I watched his dance video yesterday, and I was so excited that I almost had a nosebleed."
Ellie listened to her and kept smiling at her.
Aria excitedly talked about the boy's blood type, height, and specialties... and so on.
She looked at Ellie with her eyes curved and said, "Ellie, do you think I'm noisy when I talk so much? And I'm talking about things you don't know, is it a bit boring?"
Ellie shook her head: "No, although I haven't paid attention to these things, listening to you makes it very interesting."
Aria hugged her neck and was about to kiss her: "Ellie, you are really my treasure."
Seeing William sitting next to Ellie, she stopped abruptly.
William didn't have much expression, playing with his things.
Aria said, "By the way, Ellie, what kind of boy do you like?"
Ellie thought for a while and said, "Warm, kind, smart."
Falling into William's ears, he only heard that smart one.
Smart?
Good grades?