"This morning I had breakfast at a cafe and thought the food there was quite good. How about I take you to try it tomorrow?" Xin Yibin thought of this and gave her a slight smile.

Si Ruoran giggled, "Of course I wouldn’t miss out on something delicious, you really get me."

"Silly!"

Seeing her smile, Xin Yibin couldn’t help but gently tap her head with a book, feeling an indescribable strange emotion stirring in his heart. Xin Yibin thought, feeling a bit bittersweet yet pleasantly melancholy.

The homeroom teacher gradually strolled over to them, and Si Ruoran quickly grabbed her pen, pretending to do homework. The teacher, however, just walked past Xin Yibin and glanced at his notes.

Seeing Si Ruoran also diligently taking notes, the teacher nodded in satisfaction. This pair of deskmates seemed to match well.

After the class ended in the afternoon, it was already dusk.

Xin Yibin was still doing homework in the classroom. Ever since they were forced to stay on campus, Si Ruoran simply started doing homework in the classroom too, gradually getting into the habit.

Under the lights, their silhouettes could still be seen writing furiously.

The pen scratched against the paper, creating a quiet and lovely sound.

Just as Si Ruoran was savoring this moment, Zhang Jia suddenly ran in, panting, "Ruoran, why are you still here? Chen Jing has been missing all day, and you’re not even worried!"

Seeing Xin Yibin frown and look up at her, Zhang Jia’s face suddenly flushed, "Class president, you’re here too."

"What’s wrong? Is there a problem?"

The moment she heard Chen Jing’s name, Si Ruoran’s mood instantly soured.

Worry about her? She didn’t even want to hear her name anymore, okay? Who was Chen Jing to her, and what obligation did she have to worry?

"It’s like this, Ruoran and Chen Jing had a fight, and in a fit of anger, Chen Jing left. So—Ruoran, honestly, if you stayed away from her friends, nothing would happen!"

"You also think I intentionally got close to her friends?"

Zhang Jia remained silent, clearly agreeing in her heart.

Si Ruoran truly didn’t want to say anything more!

She didn’t choose her roommate. She just had to put up with it.

Zhang Jia revealed everything at this moment, not caring if outsiders were present, implying that Ruoran was the one stirring trouble.

Who was Xin Yibin? With just a few words, he understood the cause and effect of the situation and saw Ruoran’s grievances.

He placed his hand on Si Ruoran’s shoulder, making her meet his gaze, and softly said, "It’s okay, I’ll go with you to find her, alright?"

"Okay."

Xin Yibin helped tuck her hair behind her ear, a deep and profound smile in his eyes.

Si Ruoran felt a warm current pass through her heart, his words giving her a strong sense of support, like the warm sunlight of March, providing her with strength when she felt lost and troubled.

Zhang Jia was visibly stunned, utterly surprised by Xin Yibin’s gentle side. If he treated her like that, she wouldn’t have any resistance.

It was truly enviable.

"Let’s go."

Si Ruoran obediently followed Xin Yibin, almost without glancing at Zhang Jia’s reaction, while Zhang Jia awkwardly trailed behind, thinking it was more important to find the person first.

The three of them had just left the classroom and started searching around the campus. Jiangcheng Academy’s campus was very large, so it was a challenge to search the whole school at once.

Zhang Jia initially considered splitting up for efficiency, but Xin Yibin was clearly not comfortable with Si Ruoran being on her own, so the three stayed together.

For some reason, Zhang Jia suddenly felt that the class president had a strangely affectionate protectiveness toward Si Ruoran!