Logically speaking, Dominic Jiang thought that he and Cameron Yan should be people from different worlds. After all, it was hard to say what they had in common. But Dominic Jiang soon discovered that he was indeed prejudiced.
He found Cameron Yan to be a strange person. He didn't know if he was too carefree or a little stupid. He couldn't understand other people's advice, because being friends with Dominic Jiang couldn't be called a smart thing to do.
Being friends with him neither brought any positive feedback nor any obvious benefits, but Cameron Yan still walked over and sat down.
He doesn't think traveling alone is a pitiful act, nor does he care about other people's comments on his appearance.
If Cameron Yan had an uncontrollable amount of empathy, he would recommend Cameron Yan to participate in charity volunteer activities.
However, Cameron Yan did not make any comments on his situation or his style of doing things. He was curious about many things, and his thoughts were so simple that others could see through them at a glance.
He asked Dominic Jiang many questions. Although some of the responses seemed a bit exaggerated to Dominic Jiang, he did not feel bad because of Cameron Yan's matter-of-fact attitude.
Although Dominic Jiang was not good at speaking, his personality was not unconventional, nor was he idle all day pretending to be arrogant and unwilling to communicate with others. When Cameron Yan approached, he would also show his mobile phone screen and answer his questions.
Cameron Yan's curiosity was also brought out at this time. He did not ask roundabout questions out of shyness or embarrassment, nor did he add many prepositions to a sentence to conceal his purpose, and his praise was also full of sincerity that could not be ignored.
It took him nearly half a month to finally complete this guide. Since it would be posted on the Internet in the end, it wouldn't hurt to show it to Cameron Yan in advance.
However, this was not the final outcome of this strategy. When he uploaded the strategy to the collection area of the official website, he found an unusually active player. The player went through almost every post he posted, and commented seriously on his experience of using the strategy, and also gave praise.
During the voting stage, Cameron Yan also showed keen concern for Dominic Jiang's ranking. He asked him about his ranking from time to time, and refreshed the news on the game forum after class.
When Dominic Jiang's strategy was finally selected by the official, Cameron Yan immediately congratulated him and took him out of school to eat a bowl of luxurious rice noodles. It was also at this time that Dominic Jiang saw the name of the account he forgot to log out of, and was sure that Cameron Yan was the active player.
Even without looking at Cameron Yan's account, Dominic Jiang could guess it, because Cameron Yan's way of speaking is very special, with an aura that has not yet escaped from the two-dimensional world. He could discover it with a little bit of brains.
He had originally planned to finish writing this guide, open other games he wanted to play after receiving the official reward, and delve into another story-based puzzle game again, but because of Cameron Yan's lasting passion for this game, he was more or less affected and was unable to finish the game on schedule.
In addition to failing to close the game in time, Dominic Jiang's life trajectory also changed. Wherever he went, he would run into Cameron Yan nine out of ten times.
On the way to school, during lunch break, on the way home from school, not to mention countless identical classes.
Dominic Jiang considers himself to be quite smart, but he still has not formed the correct values on many things, nor has he reached the point of being unwavering in his determination.
It was difficult for Dominic Jiang to explain his feelings during that time, because Cameron Yan's kindness was overwhelming and direct. He would bring a portion of food for Dominic Jiang when he went to the supermarket, take him to the alleys near the school for lunch to try new food, and take him to the gym after school.
Until he was approached by Fang Yu and others, who asked him to help write an article for the competition, which would add luster to his social awards.
The reason was not difficult to guess, because Dominic Jiang had already participated in it when he was in the first year of high school, so there was not much point in participating again. Moreover, he had never shown any tough attitude in school, and he did not have parents who could support him. Fang Yu naturally classified him as a student who was easily frightened and intimidated.
If there is a ranking in terms of irritating people, Dominic Jiang would also have a very good ranking.
When they were clashing, Dominic Jiang had no idea where Cameron Yan came from. Although Cameron Yan was a little shorter than him, he was still quite impressive in a fight.
However, neither of them was the type to fight, which resulted in a chaotic and funny scene. Fortunately, Fang Yu and the others didn't dare to really use all their strength in school, so the results seemed to be about the same.
The purpose of this fight was not to compete with Fang Yu to see whose punch was more powerful, but Dominic Jiang felt that they seemed to have a big misunderstanding of him and he should correct it.
But Cameron Yan's appearance was unexpected. He would not fight and his parents had never been called to school. He seemed fearless, but in fact he would abide by the school rules. If Dominic Jiang were a teacher, he would be willing to give Cameron Yan an award for good student.
In an academy where grades are not discussed, Dominic Jiang should be classified as a student who gives teachers headaches.
His father is abroad and his mother has a tight schedule, frequenting major airports. Apart from the regular increase in the amount of money in their bank card, they don't actually have much contact.
When Dominic Jiang was a child, he wanted his parents' attention, hoped that his parents would participate in his parent-teacher meetings, and wanted his parents to appear at every graduation stage to celebrate his new step in life.
Unfortunately, none of this came to fruition.
He mentioned in a normal way that his parents were not in this city, and he also waited for the results of the mediation in a normal way.
But Cameron Yan always managed to surprise him. When Delilah Yan just appeared, Cameron Yan pulled her over and introduced Dominic Jiang enthusiastically: "Sister, this is Dominic Jiang. Nice name, isn't he? He's also very good at studying..."
The Dominic Jiang he mentioned had countless advantages. If it weren't for the mention of his name, Dominic Jiang would have thought that Cameron Yan was introducing another stranger who was completely different from him.
Delilah Yan and Cameron Yan have the same passion. They seem to be born with a strong sense of responsibility, like the righteous protagonists in anime who come down from the sky. Even if they encounter stubborn villains, they are willing to spend time persuading them. Although the results are not always good, they are still willing to try every time.
Delilah Yan teased Cameron Yan for being so bad at fighting, while promising that he would definitely help Dominic Jiang condemn them.
While waiting for mediation, Cameron Yan was so bored that he pulled him aside to discuss in a low voice where to go for food later, and then the topic evolved into which restaurant had a good boss and which had average food.
During the two-hour mediation, they exchanged their thoughts on nearby restaurants and talked about their respective tastes. However, Dominic Jiang was not picky about food and basically had no taboos.
Cameron Yan spoke in great detail, even being able to describe how the taste of a certain food cruelly attacked his mouth.
The afterglow of the setting sun came in through the gaps in the curtains, and the beams of light were refracted in the noisy conference room, so clearly that the dust floating in it could be seen. Dominic Jiang sat in a chair, watching Cameron Yan secretly complaining to him with his back to the light, with a bright light in his eyes.
He suddenly realized that it was a blessing to have Cameron Yan as a friend.
When facing Cameron Yan, he didn't need to think about other things. He just needed to discuss the trivial daily life with him, whether happy or unhappy, even if he suddenly found that the buttons of his school uniform were wrong, or he couldn't get the ribs at the cafeteria window.
He was not as bitter and vengeful as he thought, nor was he that unpopular.
After seeing how Delilah Yan and Cameron Yan got along with each other, Dominic Jiang roughly understood why Cameron Yan had this kind of personality.
He guessed that Cameron Yan's parents would take him to the zoo because the teacher assigned him an assignment to describe animals, and would never criticize him. That's why Cameron Yan's character has a bit of fairy-tale innocence, and he can express himself without scruples.
The broken pair of glasses was bought by Dominic Jiang when his nanny took him to the hospital in junior high school. The reason was that the nanny found that Dominic Jiang frequently squinted when watching TV. Then she took Dominic Jiang to the ophthalmologist to test his eyesight, and bought him a pair of older glasses on the doctor's recommendation.
Dominic Jiang had a good impression of the nanny, because helping her employer's son get glasses was not within her job scope, but she enthusiastically and proactively helped Dominic Jiang get the glasses.
Later, the nanny resigned and returned to her hometown, and Dominic Jiang was no longer old enough to need a nanny. Even though the frame looked a bit rustic and not light enough, he still didn't change it.
But now another person brought up the issue of getting glasses, so Dominic Jiang let Cameron Yan choose the frames and then put on his glasses again.
They walked around the park for 28 minutes in the evening, and Cameron Yan talked about the opportunity for him to learn to paint. When he was still in elementary school, he opened a passionate anime one day, and when the protagonist appeared just right with the exciting background music, he still remembers the picture clearly.
The next day he pestered his mother to enroll him in a cartooning class, and then he learned sketching and watercolor, and now he has enrolled in a painting studio and continues to study.
"But I've mostly just copied, and I don't know which direction to go deeper in. What do you think?" Cameron Yan talked about his distress. He has learned a little bit of everything, but is not proficient in any of them. He is currently in a dilemma.
Dominic Jiang never worried about the choice, because he always had a preferred option. So he also gave Cameron Yan a few quick questions and answers in his own way.
When asked whether Cameron Yan preferred games or painting, his answer was hesitant.
Dominic Jiang answered easily: "You can try to create a second version of the game you like."
Cameron Yan seemed to have discovered a new world and grabbed Dominic Jiang to praise him.
The conversation ended because Cameron Yan was too cold to bear it. During the conversation, he created heat by buttoning his coat, tensing his back, and warming up from time to time, but in the end he couldn't stand the cold wind and gave in early, saying that he had to go back to finish his studio assignment for the weekend.
He forgot that he had said in the morning that he had finished his studio homework early in the morning, and Dominic Jiang did not point this out.
But he still fulfilled his promise to Dominic Jiang and took the same taxi with him to send him downstairs of the community.
Their addresses were in the same direction, but Cameron Yan lived farther from school than Dominic Jiang. They said goodbye at the gate of Dominic Jiang's community, and when the driver was about to step on the accelerator, Cameron Yan pressed the window and said goodbye to him in the unclear light.
For a moment, Dominic Jiang hoped that the day would pass more slowly and the night would pass more quickly.
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