Zhang Meng was very aware of her feelings. If initially she felt more gratitude than liking towards Ye Qiu, now her liking definitely outweighed her gratitude.
From the very beginning of the school year when they became classmates, she started to notice this boy who stood out from the rest. She had heard some negative rumors about him and knew that he never paid them any attention. Inexplicably over time, she began to feel a growing compassion for him.
It was just because of his poor family background, not his fault. Given his circumstances, he naturally had to spend more time on his studies. How could those people understand the difficulties Ye Qiu faced?
Gradually, Zhang Meng found herself unconsciously focusing more on him, learning that in order to save money he would only eat two meals a day, only having two plain buns for breakfast and just vegetables with rice for dinner.
