Perhaps it was because no elder had ever praised her before that the openly proud expression on Liu Gaoyuan's face made Ye Manman's heart feel warm.
Since childhood, she had always been an outstanding student, admired and praised at school.
But her parents were always too busy, and they were both very accomplished. They never thought her good grades were worth boasting about, so she naturally got used to brushing off all strangers' compliments and didn't think much of herself as praiseworthy.
It was as if working hard and becoming outstanding were things she naturally ought to do.
She had always believed that.
But until now, she suddenly realized that she too could be delighted by the praise of elders. Perhaps she had always longed for an elder to pat her head proudly when she won an award and say, "You're amazing."
Liu Gaoyuan did exactly that.
