Chapter 158 - SHEN JI YUNS GIFT (1/2)

WHEN the bell rang, Luo Yan neatly put his e-tablet back in his bag. Although he's a bit disappointed that the teachers in the afternoon class still only talked about their subject's course syllabus, he must say that this first day was still quite fruitful.

He stood up and was immediately surrounded. Luo Yan didn't mind. He was the new kid, a huge source of curiosity. That curiosity was only amplified further by his appearance. As time passed, he was sure that the novelty of it all would fade. They would get used to his presence. And then they wouldn't surround him like this anymore.

”Luo Yan, is your brother going to come and get you again?” one asked.

”Yes,” he answered very amiably.

Huang Wen who just stood up heard that. He wanted to say some scathing remarks. Like; letting your younger brother fetch you, what are you, a kid? But he held himself back. Or else, what happened earlier in the morning might happen again. He didn't really know how to argue with someone who used innocence instead of violence to fight back.

He just wasn't sure if that innocence was fabricated or natural. He wanted to think it's the former. That way, he wouldn't care much if he said anything offensive to him. But if it's the latter, then he would just feel guilty arguing with someone who couldn't understand why they're arguing. He just huffed and decided to not think about it anymore. And then he walked out of the classroom.

”I still couldn't believe that Luo Jin is the type who would care for his brother. You know, being always so violent and all. When I saw him earlier coming to our class, my eyes almost bulged,” another one said to Luo Yan. Then as if realizing that she just literally said that Luo Jin was a violent delinquent, she gasped and immediately apologized. ”I'm sorry. I didn't mean to say something so rude.”

Luo Yan smiled at her. ”It's okay. And Ah Jin is not violent. He's very lovely and cute. It pains me when people think about him in a negative light.” He then showed a sad expression. After that, he raised his head and made sure that his eyes looked like it was silently pleading at them. ”I hope everyone could see him the same way I do.”

Looking at those big pleading eyes, it felt like their hearts were squeezed by something. So even though they couldn't really see that always violent Luo Jin as 'cute' and 'lovely', in fact, those two words were so far off from the guy, they still nodded their heads vigorously.

”Yes, of course we will,” everyone said almost at the same time.

Luo Yan smiled, his big peach blossom eyes bending into crescents. ”Thank you everyone.”

Everyone looked like they would melt at any second and turned into a puddle. How could someone, a boy their age even, be so lovely?

Luo Yan was about to speak again when his eyes caught a scene. Not far away, someone bumped into a tall girl wearing glasses. The girl almost tripped over. Instead of apologizing, the boy just went ahead and continued walking. As if he didn't see the girl at all. Their other classmates near the two also acted like nothing happened. Much to his surprise, the girl didn't react at all.

He could only think of one reason why. She's used to it.

”Who's that girl?” Luo Yan asked curiously, looking at the direction of the tall girl who was about to leave the classroom.

”Oh, that's—” the one who tried to answer Luo Yan's question stopped, as if she was trying to remember the name of the girl.

”Her name is Yu Jiao,” finished another girl. ”You don't have to mind her. She's a loner. She preferred to be alone so we also just let her.”

”I see,” Luo Yan only said.

Being a loner and being treated like she didn't exist were two completely different things. And here Luo Yan thought that this class had a good atmosphere.

Soon, Luo Jin arrived and he said goodbye to his classmates.