The unscrupulous system forced me to frantically test the small black room

There was a transfer student in our class, a blond-haired, blue-eyed foreigner.

Tao Li's description of him was a noisy peacock.

It seemed that whenever the get out of class was over, he would be surrounded by people playing around him. There were constant laughter and screams around him, which was very noisy.

Even during class, he always had endless things to talk about, mumbling non-stop in his poor Chinese. When the teacher scolded him, he would start writing crookedly and passing notes.

Tao Li hated this man named Lawrence. To be more precise, he hated all noisy people, just like his noisy younger brother at home.

Even though he had never spoken a word to Lawrence, he hated him.

Later, the teacher changed the seats so that the students ranked at the front sat together with those ranked at the back. This motivated the students ranked behind to study, and the students ranked at the front were also able to consolidate their knowledge through lectures.

The man who had been making a lot of noise sat down next to him, but he wasn't as noisy anymore.

He still laughed and played with others after class, and still passed notes frequently, but he never spoke to Tao Li on his own initiative. Even when he couldn't get to his seat, he would just flip over the table instead of asking Tao Li to make way for him.

Tao Li didn't like this feeling.

He was used to pretending to be polite to everyone, and was also used to others treating him politely.

Although I hate this peacock, why does he smile so happily in front of others but act like a mute in front of me?

So Tao Li took the initiative to talk to Lawrence with the most appropriate smile and asked him to borrow his geography notes from the previous class.

Showing weakness is always the easiest way to build a relationship, and Tao Li has tried it many times and it has always worked.

Lawrence was unexpectedly flattered and stuffed all his notes to Tao Li without thinking about why a top student in the grade needed the notes of a poor student whose handwriting was not neat.

From this contact, Lawrence seemed to have broken the seal and began to turn his head to chat with Tao Li countless times a day.

Tao Li put on earplugs and he wrote a note.

Since Tao Li didn't look at the note, he leaned over and whispered in Tao Li's ear.

He is indeed a noisy person, Tao Li thought.

Lawrence is a man with no sense of propriety.

Maybe it was because the society abroad was more open, but after only a short period of contact with Tao Li, he began to lean his head on Tao Li's shoulder.

During class, she put her legs on Tao Li's legs. During lunch break, she pulled out one of Tao Li's hands when he was sleeping with his arms folded and used it as her pillow.

Tao Li had no choice but to let him go.

I feel that he is not that annoying anymore, but it is still annoying to see him making a lot of noise when playing with others after class.

Later, when his mother passed away, Tao Li sat on the ground in front of the mourning hall to keep vigil. During the day, relatives still praised Tao Li for being sensible and helping his father with his mother's funeral.

At this time, the crowd dispersed, and Tao Li's sobbing turned into crying loudly. He no longer had the calm and composed appearance he had in front of others, and just let his tears wet his cheeks.

A chubby little hand touched Tao Li's face, and Tao Zhi snuggled into Tao Li's arms.

"Brother, what's wrong with you?" Tao Zhi asked with his eyes wide open.

Tao Li stopped crying, but he couldn't control his sobbing. Tears kept pouring out, and Tao Li wiped his face with his sleeve in embarrassment.

Tao Li hates his younger brother.

Because my younger brother has been naughty and crybaby since he was young, he naturally attracted the attention of every adult. Everyone scolded him for being naughty, but also laughed, teased him and praised him for being cute.

Just like Lawrence, it is natural that he is loved and supported by everyone.

And when the first relative praised me for being sensible, more and more words like "sensible" were used to label myself.

Each of them thinks they are smart and well-behaved, and that their excellence is enough to enable them to make every decision well, giving themselves the greatest trust and freedom.

To the extent that asking adults for help when encountering difficulties became a luxury for Tao Li.

But I am just a child who is growing up slowly.

When he was the same age, I was already running around in competitions for various awards, but my younger brother was still crying and asking his dad to buy him a new building block because he was missing a piece.

He was spoiled to the point that no one was willing to explain to him what his mother's death meant.

Tao Li smiled bitterly and looked at Tao Zhi in his arms.

"I was crying and doing what you do every day," Tao Li said.

"I thought my brother wouldn't cry, only children would cry," said Tao Zhi.

"Brother is also a child and is still trying hard to learn to grow up," said Tao Li.

Tao Zhi used his chubby hands to take out the candy from his pocket, tore open the candy wrapper, and stuffed the pink candy into Tao Li's mouth.

"Okay, okay, then I'll coax my brother. Normally, my mother gives me candy when I cry." Tao Zhi's cheeks puffed up, seeming helpless towards Tao Li.

Only crying children will be given candy by adults. Sensible children will not receive candy because adults think candy is too childish for sensible children.

Tao Zhi imitated the adults and gently patted Tao Li's shoulders with his little hands.

Tao Li felt the grievance and sadness in his heart surging up. He could no longer hold back and raised his head and cried out at the top of his lungs, tears falling like a dam breaking.

Seeing his brother crying even harder, Tao Zhi was at a loss for what to do and kept muttering, "Don't cry, don't cry."

Tao Li hugged Tao Zhi in his arms and cried bitterly with his head buried in his little shoulder. Tao Zhi, like a mother, patted Tao Li's head gently to comfort him.

It was also from this time that Tao Li no longer hated noisy people.

It was not until Lawrence hadn't come to school for two days that Tao Li hesitated for a long time and finally asked a classmate who was close to Lawrence.

"Lawrence fractured his spine while playing basketball two days ago. It looks like he needs surgery. He may be at risk of paralysis and will probably have to take a leave of absence from school."

Tao Li was a little stunned when he heard this. He was absent-minded during the class and his notebook was empty at the end of the class.

Paralysis and suspension of study, these two words were so unfamiliar to Tao Li that it took him a whole morning to realize that Lawrence was leaving.

Tao Li arrived at school early during lunch break and just sat in his seat, staring at the empty seat next to him in a daze.

Tao Li remembered that it was a sunny winter afternoon. The afternoon sun was warm and had a lazy feel. The light shone through the window onto the table, casting soft and mottled shadows, and there was a faint dust floating in the air.

The man walked towards them in the warm sunshine, carrying a bag on one shoulder. His windbreaker swayed with his steps, stirring up dust floating in the light. Those tiny particles sparkled in the sunlight, and his blond hair looked particularly dazzling in the light.

Tao Li felt like he forgot to breathe, and watched him quietly as he walked closer and closer to him, then he threw his schoolbag on the seat in a cool manner.

"What's wrong? Are you stupid when you see me?" Lawrence looked down at Tao Li who was sitting in his seat.

Tao Li stood up with his eyes lowered and let Lawrence in. Lawrence did not notice the ripples in his eyes, and his heart was beating wildly without being noticed, but the redness on the tips of his ears was clearly visible.

"They said you were injured and had to take a leave of absence from school," said Tao Li.

"Listen to their nonsense. They said that I lowered my score and got the lowest score in the exam just to sit at the same table with you." Lawrence laughed.

It was not until the start of the university semester that Tao Li saw Lawrence, who was admitted to the same university as him and was waving at him with a suitcase.

Tao Li then realized that Lawrence had really bet on the points.