What Should I Do About My Desk Mate Always Coughing Up Blood?

On the first day of high school, Xu Mufeng encounters someone he never expected: the person who once stood up for him, then hurriedly ran away, has returned to his side.

...Wait! Isn't this desk-mate-and-roommate arrangement a little too close?!

Xu Mufeng coughs up a mouthful of blood. Panic surges through him. Oh no, Qin Xuan is going to be terrified. He's so weak, and his blood is so dirty. It's disgusting...

"What are you thinking?!" Qin Xuan angrily flicks Xu Mufeng on the forehead. "Instead of letting your imagination run wild, why don't you study a little more?"

...Xu Mufeng silently looks at his number one spot in the grade rankings and raises an eyebrow at Qin Xuan. Are you telling me what to do?

Damn it, he can't let himself be underestimated! Qin Xuan gets serious and throws himself into both biology and chemistry competitions. He refuses to believe that all these years of hard work can't cure one Xu Mufeng!

Qin Xuan knows he missed out on Xu Mufeng's painful past, but that's all right. He'll create a bright future for the two of them with his own hands.

Calm on the outside, secretly unhinged, frail and coughing blood, hardworking top student bottom (Xu Mufeng) x cold on the outside, warm on the inside, takes on the roles of both parents, naturally gifted top student top (Qin Xuan)

You think our first meeting was a chance encounter, but to me, it was the long-awaited reunion I'd been hoping for over so many years.

Chapters one through five have been revised, so some comments may not match the text.

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Theme: Keep moving forward bravely