After building up his nerve for a few seconds, Du Hongyuan put his hands behind his back and spoke with a hint of nervousness:
"You guys always see me talking nonsense, but actually, I—I—I'm the more introverted type in private. I... I'm quite insecure. When I was very young, my parents got divorced. They each started new families and later had other children, so I always felt like I was the most redundant person in the world. The only reason I talk so much nonsense is to catch everyone's attention—I didn't want to be so invisible, like I didn't even exist... (omitting ten thousand words)..."
"I'm truly glad that I got into a good university and met a group of good friends like you, especially Kong Liu..."
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