However, when she picked up her phone and saw the caller ID, she paused.
What could the top student, Thompson Miguel, want so late at night?
The girl stared at the phone screen for a few seconds, then decided to answer the call. Before she could say anything, the studious classmate took the initiative:
“Good evening. Have you eaten?“
Moore Audrey readily replied: “I have…“
Thompson Miguel: “What are you doing now?“
Moore Audrey honestly answered: “Doing homework… but I’m stuck on one problem~“
Thompson Miguel chuckled lightly: “What problem? Let me take a look…“
Moore Audrey nodded, just about to explain the problem to him, but then remembered it wasn’t convenient over the phone, so she suddenly asked Thompson Miguel on the other end:
“Do you have FACEBOOK or WhatsApp?“
Thompson Miguel was taken aback: “… What?”
Audrey: “FACEBOOK or WhatsApp… let’s video chat; it’ll be easier to look at the problems that way…”
Thompson Miguel pondered for a moment, then sincerely asked, “What is that?”
Audrey: “… First student, you might be a bit behind.”
But she still simply explained it to him over the phone. The top student had great comprehension skills; after hearing the explanation, he quickly registered for FACEBOOK and Whatsapp, successfully adding his only contact—Moore Audrey.
As soon as the video connected, the top student saw Moore Audrey smiling at him from the phone screen. Her small face was fair and tender, and her brows and eyes curved. She looked very much like the white dumplings they had for dinner tonight, making one want to take a bite.
The boy stared blankly for a few seconds but quickly regained his composure:
“Let me see your problem…”
Moore Audrey was exceptionally obedient, switching the camera to the back and showing him the problem. The two of them harmoniously discussed the question.
After Audrey finished her homework, the top student quickly brought up the ultimate purpose of his call.
“Today’s mission…”
Audrey: “??? What mission?”
Thompson Miguel: “… Ahem, to cure facial paralysis…”
Moore Audrey: “Oh… why didn’t you say so earlier? But I can’t act like a ghost today!!!”
Thompson Miguel: “Why?”
Moore Audrey: “My mom won’t let me dress up… How about I tell you a joke?”
Thompson Miguel thought for a moment and nodded.
“Alright…”
Then Moore Audrey took a joke book from her bookshelf, glanced at the still expressionless boy in the video, and began to tell jokes from the book.
However, every time Moore Audrey was laughing so hard she could barely breathe, the person on the other side remained as expressionless as ever…
After a few rounds, the little girl finally lost her sense of achievement.
“How much of a facial paralysis do you have?”
Thompson Miguel: “… I don’t know either…”
Moore Audrey stared at him in defeat for a moment, then suddenly asked:
“Did you find the jokes funny just now?”
Thompson Miguel looked at her big eyes filled with a hint of expectation, paused for a few seconds, and still very honestly replied:
“No…”
Moore Audrey felt very defeated and could only wave her hand in frustration.
“Let’s stop here for today… We’ll continue tomorrow…”
Thompson Miguel was taken aback, looking at the rich expressions on the little girl’s face, fiddling with his fingers resting on his lap, wanting to pinch…
But he still remained expressionless as he said goodbye.
Watching the suddenly closed video window, a rare hint of indescribable regret appeared on the boy’s eternally expressionless face.
If only he could reach out and pinch her, it would definitely be interesting.
Thinking this, something suddenly came to his mind, and he raised his hand, staring at his fingers blankly for a few seconds, then nodded in realization.
He was sure, indeed, it was soft.
