Author POV

As soon as Xiao Zhan gets home. He washed up and changed his cloth. He lay his tired body on the bed thinking about what happened in the school.

A day feels like a year already. My head hurts after being worried all day long.

Xiao Zhan gets up from the bed slowly as he hears something. He opened his door and he heard Mrs. Wang and Yibo having a serious conversation about the school and him? Huh? Yibo's voice.

In the study room.

"Why you didn't tell me that I'll be in the same class as Zhan?" Yibo asked her mother.

"Oh my, you didn't ask me." Mrs. Wang answered. Yibo looks at his mom like, are you kidding me?

"By the way, how is Zhan in the school?"

"Why don't you ask him directly?"

"Zhan will never answer me properly. I'm okay, It's good. Do you think I'll get an answer other than those? You get to be in the same class as him, please take care of him." Mrs. Wang said and speak again.

"He'll probably leave this house after graduating high school."

"Leave? Why?" Wang Yibo asked.

"Don't you know his personality? He'll still leave even we stop him." Mrs. said and end their conversation and left.

Wang Yibo clenched his fist as his mind went blank. As if his mother knows it will happen.

Xiao Zhan heaves a sigh as he leans his body at the back of the door after eavesdropping. He hugs his knees and closes his eyes. What he will do then. He is scared that Mrs. Wang will find out about his school life. He doesn't want her to worry more about him. He needs to hide it and he must not be caught since Yibo is in the same class as him.

Xiao Zhan POV

It's another day. I'd been inconveniencing them up until now. I don't want to make them worry about me.

I decided to wake up early and prepare breakfast. I saw Auntie Carmen approaching while yawning.

"Oh, you're up. Isn't it my turn?" Auntie Carmen said when she realized I am preparing our meal and get shocked.

"This is also my service as a 12th grader," I answered happily with a wide smile on my face

"Zhan..you're...adorable.." I know Auntie Carmen wanted to protest but there's nothing she can do. All she can do is giggle and feel happy too.

Everything is fine and perfect and I was about to serve the bowl when Auntie Carmen speak again embracing herself.

"Not like that certain someone." I was a bit nervous. I know she is talking about Yibo who just came and still sleepy as he joins us at the dining table.

"Thank you for the food." Auntie Carmen said after I set the table and we start to eat. As usual, she wakes up Yibo.

I am busy chewing my food while Yibo eating his food with eyes closed. I was more nervous when Auntie Carmen speak and talk to his son in her serious face.

"Yibo, now that your 12th grader, you should get up on your own. How long do I have to keep you waking up? Just look at Zhan, he wakes up early and even prepares breakfast." Auntie Carmen said nonchalantly.

I was shaking and nervous as my sweat starts to form on my face. Everything feels awkward now.

When I reach our classroom, I continue to keep worrying and thinking. I just wanted to help Auntie Carmen but it feels like I got Yibo in trouble.

I averted my gaze to Yibo's direction where he and his friends are chatting.

In the first place, he is not the kind of person that should be compared to me. It's embarrassing.

Author POV

A woman came across He Peng's eyes He stares at the leg of the girl and quickly made fun of her.

"Her legs are thick." He Peng said to Feng Mingjing.

"What?" The girl asked.

"Oh, I am just talking to myself. Just go." He Peng smile crazily.

The girl just turns her back, feeling annoyed with He Peng.

"She's ugly and has a bad personality. Aren't kids like her not supposed to wear skirts? Hahaha!"

He Peng and his friend keep laughing. Xiao Zhan just watched them thinking why do they need to say things that will hurt someone's feelings. But unfortunately, He Peng caught him and smack him on his head.

"What are you looking at?! Punk!" He said as he pounds his hand on Xiao Zhan's head.

Xiao Zhan groans in pain as he massages the part that was hit and thought. He does not even have the right to worry about others.

It's ten past twelve. Xiao Zhan is alone again in the cafeteria.
He placed his tray of food and sit. He keeps worrying, thinking so much about how he will hide and not being caught by Yibo about his school life. That he is being bullied and so on.

It is because I'm a little out of this morning? I'm starting today. I'll be okay because there are not many vacant seats here right?

Xiao Zhan is contemplating, busy in his thought that he even worries about the vacant seats. He doesn't want to encounter Yibo and his friends. All he wants is to enjoy his food and eat peacefully. But the situation is not on his side.

"They should have the cafeteria bigger. It's difficult to search for seats every time." Ji Li complained whole holding his tray of food searching for vacant seats.

"I know right." Zou Cheng agreed.

Wang Yibo spotted a vacant seat in front of a boy who is busy enjoying his food peacefully.

"You guys can eat together," Yibo said and leave his friends.

"Huh? What about you?" Ji Li asked but Yibo turns his back already and answered.

"I'll help myself."

"Hey, Yibo.." Ji Li wanted to stop Yibo but Yibo finds a vacant seat already.

Nom Nom. Ahhh this food is good because I was starving.

Xiao Zhan didn't expect someone to place food on a tray in front of him thinking the owner is alone too.

Huh? Why does it have to be in front of me? Maybe he is alone like me.

But at soon as he looks up, it was Yibo.

Y-Yibo!?

Xiao Zhan internally panics and doesn't know what to do.

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It would be nice if you will read the original story in TappyToon by Bamwoo.