Lu Yin · Chat

On the honor roll at Mingyuan High School, Lu Yin's photo has been up for two and a half years. In the photo, he's wearing his school uniform, his expression calm, his eyes looking at the camera but seemingly not at anyone. Beside it are his name, grade, and a ranking others could only dream of—"First Place," followed by a parenthetical note reading "Consecutive." No one remembers who came in second. No one ever has. But Lu Yin remembers one thing. He remembers that last winter, someone stood in front of the honor roll for a long time, staring at his photo, then whispered, "He's amazing... but does he ever smile?" He happened to be walking by at that moment. He didn't stop. But that question has stayed with him ever since.