In the evening, Ruan Nianxi had two professional classes, and since Xie Shu had nothing to do, he decided to accompany her.

He followed Ruan Nianxi all the way to the classroom and, under her guidance, sat at the very back.

Seeing Ruan Nianxi bring an outsider into the classroom, everyone turned their heads curiously to look at Xie Shu.

Although Xie Shu didn’t know them, most of them knew who he was.

He had been on the campus forum twice last week, and several times this week, they had seen him drop Ruan Nianxi off for class. This afternoon, he was even randomly called up to interact during a lecture. It seemed his name was… Xie Shu, from the art school.

But everyone just looked; no one spoke.

Ruan Nianxi didn’t react much to the situation. From the moment she entered the classroom, her chin was slightly raised. She wanted to tell everyone about her relationship with Xie Shu, yet she also wanted to hide him from their view.

Xie Shu had anticipated this scenario before coming, but since no one talked to him, he naturally didn’t initiate any conversation. After they sat down, they continued discussing the unfinished topic from their walk, with Ruan Nianxi occasionally laughing at Xie Shu’s words.

This scene left everyone in the classroom dumbfounded.

So, love can really change a person’s character!?

Soon, the class bell rang, and the teacher walked into the classroom, reducing the attention on Xie Shu.

The teacher didn’t call roll but instead stood on the podium and counted the number of people present, which didn’t take long since the class wasn’t large.

After counting, the teacher smiled and said, “It seems we have a new student today; the number is higher than usual.”

University teachers are very open-minded. They knew what was going on without needing to ask and didn’t mind it. After that, the teacher started the class without wasting time on small talk.

All the students listened attentively, except for Xie Shu. Since it wasn’t his major, he didn’t understand much, and even if he did, he wouldn’t be tested on it. So, he didn’t bother listening.

Although he didn’t need to attend the class, he didn’t disturb Ruan Nianxi’s study.

He took out a notebook and pen he had brought and started jotting down plans and ideas for the construction drawings he needed to work on later. By the time he finished, half of the class had passed.

He glanced at Ruan Nianxi beside him, who was still fully focused on the lecture, seemingly unaware of his gaze.

Bored, Xie Shu propped up his chin and watched her profile with a slight smile. Her beauty was natural, untouched by makeup, stunningly beautiful.

Maybe because he had been staring for too long, Ruan Nianxi sensed it and turned to look at him.

Their eyes met directly. Xie Shu was fine, but Ruan Nianxi blushed first.

Her ears turned red, and her cheeks flushed slightly.

Why is he staring at her like that? o(*///▽///*)q

Seeing this, Xie Shu quickly looked away, sat up straight, and leaned closer to her, whispering, “I won’t disturb you anymore. Focus on your class.”

“I won’t disturb her studies.”

“Okay.” Ruan Nianxi nodded lightly and turned back to the lecture.

This time, Xie Shu really didn’t disturb her. Bored, he took out his phone to play, but he kept the sound off and, sitting at the back, didn’t disturb anyone else.

Usually, playing on his phone made time fly, but this time, it felt slow. Half a class felt like an eternity.

Finally, the bell rang, and Xie Shu immediately put down his phone and leaned towards Ruan Nianxi.

He tilted his head and rested it on Ruan Nianxi’s shoulder.

Playing on his phone was exhausting; he needed to rest on his wife’s shoulder.

Ruan Nianxi was caught off guard. She felt a weight on her shoulder and turned to see Xie Shu leaning on her. The next second, his large hand grasped hers.

Seeing the teacher leave the classroom, Xie Shu started talking to Ruan Nianxi again.

Their voices were low, but the people in front of them could vaguely hear their conversation. Those sitting on the sides could see Xie Shu leaning on Ruan Nianxi’s shoulder with a slight turn of their heads.

After a while, Xie Shu sat up, worried that Ruan Nianxi might get tired.

During the ten-minute break, there wasn’t much to do. He couldn’t drag Ruan Nianxi to play games, so they just chatted. At one point, Xie Shu, feeling playful, started braiding Ruan Nianxi’s hair.

After the last time when they didn’t have a hair tie, Xie Shu had bought a few to keep on hand, and now he could use them.

Ruan Nianxi sat slightly turned, letting Xie Shu play with her hair.

At that moment, a few classmates came over to hand in some documents, as Ruan Nianxi was the class monitor.

Ruan Nianxi told them to just leave the documents on her desk. The first few people left quickly, not wanting to stay and be fed dog food. But one person, perhaps more sociable, didn’t leave immediately after handing in the document. Instead, he stepped aside to let others pass and started talking to Xie Shu.

“Bro, it must have been tough to win over our class monitor.”

Caught off guard, Xie Shu paused for a few seconds, then stammered, “Uh… why do you say that?”

“Are you kidding? Didn’t you find her very aloof when you first pursued her?”

Xie Shu: “Was she…?”

“Wasn’t she!?”

The guy wanted to say that many guys in their college had pursued Ruan Nianxi, but she had ignored them all. But since Xie Shu and Ruan Nianxi were together now, he thought it might not be appropriate to say that, so he didn’t.

“Well, maybe it’s because Nianxi and I have known each other since we were kids. We’re quite familiar, so I didn’t feel that way.”

“Childhood sweethearts, huh!”

With that, the two sociable guys chatted a bit more. Xie Shu learned from this person that Ruan Nianxi hadn’t made a single friend in her three years at university.

According to him, everyone thought Ruan Nianxi was just aloof. They assumed she had her own social circle outside of school.

They often saw her making phone calls during breaks, chatting casually. Sometimes, when she needed materials for her professional courses, a phone call would quickly get someone to deliver them. She always had someone to help her or handle things for her, so everyone thought those people were her friends.

After all, no one would believe she had spent three years in college all by herself.