He had grown a year older, and his state of mind had changed, no longer the same as before.
Tian Xiaohui didn't avoid the topic like he used to, begging Jiang Yan and Dai Lei Liu Wenhui not to spread the word about being scammed online. He could now face it openly and even joke about himself.
Jin Dapang burst into laughter upon hearing this. "I never realized, Tian, you could be so naïve. Compared to you, I feel much better about myself."
Tian Xiaohui: ...
Damn it, so I'm comforting you just so you can stab me in the back?
"You fatso..."
"You're not slim yourself, if not a hundred and sixty then you're a hundred and fifty. Go, see that digital scale over there? Weigh yourself."
Tian Xiaohui felt even more dismayed; he had kindly accompanied him to lose weight, but instead, he himself was getting fatter. Even when he went home for the New Year holidays and met relatives, the first thing they said was, "The cafeteria food at Beijing University is that good?"