"Yeah, stop spreading nonsense," Zhou Ruoyu also explained. "We barely cleared things up yesterday. If the principal hears this again, he’ll definitely suspect us."
A group of students in the classroom chattered incessantly; after all, as high schoolers, gossip was the extent of their excitement.
Shen Wenzhou and Zhou Ruoyu’s eyes met for a moment, but Shen Wenzhou quickly looked down, flipping through his workbook.
Zhou Ruoyu’s smile stiffened for a moment, then she took her seat again.
To tell the truth, Zhou Ruoyu felt some regret at this moment. Embracing Shen Wenzhou so suddenly yesterday was indeed inappropriate.
She hadn’t expected the bad luck of being caught by the principal, who even called their parents!
Her own family wouldn’t stop her since their greatest expectation was for her to marry a rich man someday, so they too could enjoy a wealthy lifestyle.
But Shen Wenzhou’s parents would definitely look down on someone like her, and Shen Wenzhou didn’t seem to like her at all right now.
Perhaps there would be no chance for anything between her and Shen Wenzhou after this.
Thinking this, Zhou Ruoyu couldn’t help feeling anxious. Really, why did the principal have to show up so suddenly yesterday!
The morning passed quietly, and as the last class ended, the students started to leave the classroom one after another to head for the cafeteria.
Shen Wenzhou was surrounded by friends as he left the classroom, and Zhou Ruoyu also left with her classmates.
Zhou Ruoyu had been keeping an eye on Shen Wenzhou’s movements until after lunch, when she found the opportunity to be alone with Shen Wenzhou.
At the end of the corridor, in a corner, Shen Wenzhou was leaning against the wall, texting on his phone when a shadow appeared before him, and he looked up.
Zhou Ruoyu stood in front of Shen Wenzhou, her brows slightly furrowed with worry.
Shen Wenzhou paused, gazing at Zhou Ruoyu in front of him. Actually, he had gotten to know her this sophomore year when she was assigned to his class.
He had felt a peculiar emotion in his heart since their first meeting.
Zhou Ruoyu’s family didn’t seem to be very well-off, but that wasn’t why Shen Wenzhou felt sympathy for her.
The real reason Shen Wenzhou felt compassion for Zhou Ruoyu was that her parents were the epitome of unreasonableness.
They were uneducated and had once made a scene at the school during sophomore year, declaring that Zhou Ruoyu would drop out and get married!
Both students and teachers who heard Zhou Ruoyu’s parents were shocked.
It seemed inconceivable that such things still happened in this day and age.
Shen Wenzhou didn’t know the details, but he did know that Zhou Ruoyu eventually returned to school. It was because of this incident that he, who was usually cold to others, couldn’t bear to be too indifferent towards her.
However, it was only until yesterday that Shen Wenzhou belatedly realized why he felt sympathy specifically for Zhou Ruoyu. With myriad suffering people in the world, why did he feel sympathy for her?
In reality, his life was worlds apart from Zhou Ruoyu’s. Other than being in the same class, there was nothing in common between them. Why did he feel like he could empathize with Zhou Ruoyu?
Was it merely because they were classmates, and that’s how they knew each other?