Although there were more than a dozen people in the room, all classmates from both sides, no one stood up to say a word to ease the tense atmosphere. Everyone watched Ye Qing and Gao Shibao with a playful expression, curious to see how they would handle the situation.
That's how people are, not many are there to lend a hand in times of need, but quite a few enjoy watching the drama unfold. Even if they were once classmates, the gap has widened after graduation, leaving little of the former camaraderie, replaced instead by a sense of competition.