"Do you really want to help me?" Jiao Anlei finally mustered up the courage and asked Ji Ran.

"Yes, yes." Ji Ran nodded and replied sincerely.

"Can you tell me why? I don't know what I can have in me that attracts you, why would you want to help a failed boy like me? Jiao Anlei looked at Ji Ran and asked, still with a deep sense of inferiority in his words.

"How do you know you're a failure? In my eyes, you're no different from other boys, it's just that you don't work hard enough, and you're not a failed boy. Ji Ran said to Jiao Anlei.

"Isn't it enough that I'm so ugly and so poor at studying, and no one wants to be friends with me since I was in junior high school?" Jiao Anlei looked at Ji Ran and asked.

"It's not your fault that you're ugly, this can't be the reason for poor learning and no friends, poor learning is because you don't work hard enough, no friends, because you don't have the confidence to interact with others, the latter two are caused by your own reasons, as long as you work hard to correct it from now on, you can be a confident boy again." Ji Ran smiled and encouraged.

"Really? Do you think that if I study hard and have self-confidence, I can become a normal boy? Jiao Anlei looked at Ji Ran and asked, his eyes were full of longing.

Although he has low self-esteem and no self-confidence, it doesn't mean that he doesn't want to be a sunny and cheerful boy.

It's just that before he met Ji Ran, no one had enlightened him like this.

"Of course it's true, the purpose of my help is actually to make you regain your self-confidence and make you a boy who is no worse than others." Ji Ran explained with a smile.

Jiao Anlei looked at Ji Ran's sweet smile, recalling her care for herself these days, and felt a burst of warmth in her heart.

It's just that after he was silent for a moment, he had a big question in his heart, "What is your motive for doing this?" How can helping me do you any good? ”

"Does it have to be good to help others?" Ji Ran looked at Jiao Anlei and asked rhetorically.

Jiao Anlei was slightly stunned, but he was speechless.

Love is priceless, helping others is a joy in itself, and who would bargain when they see others in need?

What's more, Ji Ran helped Jiao Anlei, in fact, he also wanted to enhance his prestige in the class.

She doesn't want to be just a vase in the eyes of her classmates, she wants to use her practical actions to let her classmates know that she is not just a vase, but also can help others.

Jiao Anlei looked at the beautiful Ji Ran, this was the first time he looked at this beautiful girl so closely, in addition to her beautiful facial features and a pair of charming big eyes, more importantly, the optimistic and cheerful temperament she exuded was as warm as the sun.

Jiao Anlei looked at Ji Ran, smelling the faint smell of perfume on her body, and her frozen heart gradually melted.

"Actually... Seriously, I also want to be a normal boy, it's just that I don't have confidence, and no one has encouraged me, although I don't know if you really want to help me, but, hearing what you just said, my heart is really warm, Ji Ran, thank you..."Jiao Anlei looked at Ji Ran and thanked him from the bottom of his heart.

"If you really want to be confident, do what I tell you and make sure you're going to make a big difference." Ji Ran said with a smile.

"Yes, I'd like to give it a try." Jiao Anlei nodded, with a glimmer of hope in his heart.

"Then start with the basics, when talking to people, don't always keep your head down, look directly into other people's eyes, look naturally in your expression, and look confident." Ji Ran said to Jiao Anlei.

Jiao Anlei tried to do it, but no matter what, he couldn't be as confident and natural as Ji Ran said.

"I'm not a tiger, what are you nervous about? Look at me, when you laugh, your facial muscles should be relaxed, otherwise, the muscles will be wrinkled, not good-looking, relax, relax. Ji Ran patiently instructed.

"Hey... No, I can't. Jiao Anlei tried several times, but he was unsatisfactory, and immediately retreated.

"Look, why are you still so unconfident? What is a few failures? Wouldn't it be nice to practice a few more times? Ji Ran patiently encouraged.

Jiao Anlei tried a few more times, but there seemed to be no progress.

He hadn't laughed for a long time, and he had forgotten how to laugh, and when he did, he was always so unconfident and unnatural, his muscles were stiff like stones, and his eyes had a deep inferiority complex.

Ji Ran knows that this is caused by a long-term inferiority complex, if you want to change, you need to persist for a long time, and it is really difficult to change for a while.

"When you're usually fine, just practice more in front of the mirror, and having a cute smiling face will make you win a lot of popularity." Ji Ran smiled and encouraged.

"Okay, I'll practice well." Jiao Anlei said to Ji Ran.

"Oh, this little mirror is for you, I usually smile more at the mirror, and when I smile more, I will naturally be cheerful." Ji Ran said with a smile and gave a small mirror to Jiao Anlei.

The small mirror is round, only the size of a palm, and there is a decal of a Hello Kitty on the back, which is a small gift from Teacher Luo to Ji Ran.

"Thank you." got the small mirror given by Ji Ran, Jiao Anlei's heart was sweet, and he was able to get a gift from the school flower, which seemed to be the first for a boy in S University.

Throughout the morning, Jiao Anlei was in a particularly good mood, because of Ji Ran's encouragement around him, Jiao Anlei gradually became confident.

He began to try, took the initiative to socialize with others, when he had nothing to do, he would practice smiling in the mirror, and he even longed to go to the playground to run, go to the court to play football, and go to the basketball court to play basketball.

Although he had never participated in these sports, he suddenly had an urge to show himself.

On the weekend, Jiao Anlei didn't know where to get a basketball, he wore loose pants and a black bracer guard, and came to the downstairs of Ji Ran's apartment.

He plucked up his courage and shouted Ji Ran's name to Ji Ran's windowsill.

Hearing a boy downstairs shouting Ji Ran's name, many girls gossiped and poked their heads out.

And when Ji Ran heard Jiao Anlei call his name, he was also a little surprised, no one called his name under the balcony for a long time.

Ji Ran came to the balcony and saw Jiao Anlei holding a basketball in his left hand and waving his right hand at him.

"Can you come with me to play basketball?" Jiao Anlei shouted towards Ji Ran.

Ji Ran looked at Jiao Anlei's stupid appearance, and couldn't help laughing, he really changed, became so fast, and became confident to invite girls to play basketball with him.

Of course, in the eyes of many boys, this seems to be an impossible thing to happen.

How could a school girl play basketball with an ugly and sloppy boy?

Even Cao Gang, who was in the same bedroom with Jiao Anlei, resolutely did not believe that Ji Ran would agree.

However, when Ji Ran smiled and made an "OK" gesture to Jiao Anlei on the balcony, everyone's expressions were stunned...

Happy Christmas Eve to all of you and remember to eat apples ^_^

(End of chapter)