"Sorry, I have a physics competition next week."
"Then take the exam and come back with me afterward. No matter how late it is, I'll wait for you."
"We'll see."
Liu Runxi shouldered his backpack and walked out without looking back.
Helian Yu stared at the boy's departing figure, her expression shifting unpredictably.
"Yesterday, he was with that Shen You'an, even standing up for her recklessly and putting himself in danger."
What made her even angrier was that Xixi actually went to eat in a shabby little diner like that.
Helian Yu gave a cold snort, "He can't even be bothered to pretend anymore. A girl from that kind of background will only hold him back."
"I will never allow anyone to ruin Xixi's future."
~
The top-floor study room of the city library.
Everyone was focused on studying, and aside from the rustle of pages turning and the soft scratching of pens on paper, the vast floor was so silent you could hear a pin drop.
