Mottled Fragments of Shadow

Ze Xun thinks of himself as “ugly, strange, and poor.” He's used to walking alone, eating alone, sitting in a corner of the classroom, and watching everyone else have fun while telling himself, “Their happiness belongs to them. I have nothing.” That is, until Lu Xiaoyang walks down the hallway to find him, until Qiao Qian offers him a glass of water in the corner, and until Li Xiaoyou, the childhood friend he'd forgotten, reappears in front of him.