In the evening after school, Zhao Meimei clutched her backpack and was the first to dash out of the classroom.
Xu Xu watched her silhouette disappear at the doorway before leisurely beginning to pack up his things, organizing his pencil case and choosing the textbooks he needed to take home.
Wang Jiayue moved closer, her face adorned with a slightly ingratiating yet somewhat anxious expression, and asked, "Xu Xu, why didn't Meimei wait for us?"
Xu Xu looked up at her.
Wang Jiayue was very delicate and had exceptionally fair skin, her hair was thick and black, her eyes were big, and when she looked at people, her gaze was clear yet faintly evasive—she had a naturally timid disposition.
Xu Xu saw Wang Jiayue and felt like he was looking at himself in elementary school. Back then, in Zhao Meimei's eyes, did he also look like this?
He recalled what Zhao Meimei had said, that Wang Jiayue reminded her of Dodo. In her heart, was he merely a pitiable pet who relied on her?
